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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) January 30, 2026

BAYFIRST FINANCIAL CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Florida

001-41068

59-3665079

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

file number)

(IRS employer

identification no.)

700 Central Avenue

33701

St. Petersburg, Florida

(Zip Code)

(Address of principal executive offices)

(727) 440-6848

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities Registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class registered	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of exchange on which registered
Common Stock	BAFN	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1933 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter)
Emerging growth company ☑
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

On January 29, 2026, BayFirst Financial Corp. (the “Company”) hosted a conference call to discuss its financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2025. A copy of the conference call transcript is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. An archived version of the conference call is available on the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at www.bayfirstfinancial.com.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number

Exhibit Name

Filed Herewith

99.1

BayFirst Financial Corp. Fourth Quarter 2025 Conference Call Transcript

104

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The information in this report (including the exhibits) shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



BAYFIRST FINANCIAL CORP.

Date:			2/03/2026

By:			/s/ Scott J. McKim
			Scott J. McKim
			Chief Financial Officer

BayFirst Financial Corp. filed SEC Form 8-K: Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits