Item 8.01. Other Events



On January 27, 2022, Bayfirst Fiancial Corp. issued a press release announcing
that its Board of Directors increased its quarterly cash dividend by 14% to
$0.08 per common share. The dividend will be payable March 15, 2022 to common
shareholders of record as of March 1, 2022. This dividend marks the 23rd
consecutive quarterly cash dividend paid since BayFirst initiated cash dividends
in 2016, and represents a 240% increase over the 23-quarter period. 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 January 27,
                      99.1          2022                                                                        *
                                      Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the
                       104          Inline XBRL document)                                                       *



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.

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