BayFirst Financial Corp.

The common stock began trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol “BAFN” on November 30, 2021. Prior to that, the common stock was traded on the OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX) under the symbol “FHBI”.

Share Buyback Program. On January 28, 2025, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program for the repurchase of up to $2,000,000 of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock over a period beginning on January 28, 2025, and continuing until the earlier of the completion of the repurchase, or December 31, 2025, or termination of the program by the Board of Directors.

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 created a new nondeductible 1% excise tax on repurchases of corporate stock by certain publicly traded corporations or their specified affiliates after December 31, 2022. The tax is imposed on the fair value of the stock of a covered corporation that is repurchased in a given year, less the fair market value of any stock issued in that year. A “covered corporation” is any domestic corporation whose stock is traded on an established securities market, such as Nasdaq. The excise tax applies to all of the stock of a covered corporation regardless of whether the corporation has profits or losses. The act contains several exceptions to the excise tax, including, but not limited to, any repurchase of stock: in which the total value of the repurchased stock in a given year does not exceed $1,000,000; that is contributed to an employer sponsored retirement plan or other similar stock compensation plan; that is taxed as a dividend. The impact of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 on our consolidated financial statements will be dependent on the extent of stock repurchases made in future periods.