SEC FORM 3

SEC FORM 3 SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

OMB APPROVAL

OMB Number:			3235-0104
Estimated average burden
hours per response:			0.5

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Clouse Benjamin R

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

11440 TOMAHAWK CREEK PARKWAY

(Street)

LEAWOOD

66211

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/28/2021

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CROSSFIRST BANKSHARES, INC. [ CFB ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
CFO

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Restricted Stock Units	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	Common Stock	5,000	0⁽²⁾	D
Stock Settled Appreciation Right	⁽³⁾	07/28/2031	Common Stock	25,000	14.14	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. These restricted stock units are scheduled to vest as follows: 1,667 units will vest on July 28, 2022, 1,666 units will vest on July 28, 2023, and 1,667 units will vest on July 29, 2024

2. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock

3. Stock settled appreciation rights scheduled to vest as follows: 3,571 vesting on July 28, 2022, 3,572 vesting on July 28, 2023, 3,571 vesting on July 29, 2024, 3,572 vesting on July 28, 2025, 3,571 vesting on July 28, 2026, 3,572 vesting on July 28, 2027, and 3,571 vesting on July 28, 2028.

	/s/ Aisha Reynolds, Attorney-in-Fact for Benjamin R. Clouse	07/30/2021
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5 (b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.