Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.



On February 6, 2023, BayFirst Financial Corp. issued a press release announcing
that Anthony N. Leo will retire as Chief Executive Officer at the end of 2023.
Leo will remain a Director of the Company and will also serve as Special Counsel
for strategic matters. The Board of Directors has appointed Thomas G. Zernick to
succeed Leo as Chief Executive Officer on January 1, 2024. He was also appointed
to serve as a Director of the Company, and is joining the Company's Board
effective immediately. Zernick has served as President of the Company since
February 2022, and previously served as President of its CreditBench Division,
which provides government guaranteed lending to businesses throughout the
nation. He joined the Company in 2016. A copy of this press release is included
as Exhibit 99.1 to this report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.



       (d) Exhibits

         Exhibit Number                                     Exhibit Name                                 Filed Herewith
                                      BayFirst Financial Corp. Press Release dated February 6,
                      99.1          2023                                                                        *
                                      Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the
                       104          Inline XBRL document)                                                       *



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