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<div id="a220" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:bold;left:369px;top:59px;">SIGNATURE </div><div id="a223" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';left:36px;top:91px;">Pursuant<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px">&#160;</div>to<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px">&#160;</div>the requirements<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px">&#160;</div>of<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px">&#160;</div>the Securities<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px">&#160;</div>and<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px">&#160;</div>Exchange Act<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px">&#160;</div>of 1934,<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px">&#160;</div>the Registrant<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px">&#160;</div>has<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px">&#160;</div>duly<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px">&#160;</div>caused<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px">&#160;</div>this report<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px">&#160;</div>to be<div style="display:inline-block;width:6px">&#160;</div>signed<div style="display:inline-block;width:5px">&#160;</div>on its </div><div id="a225" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';left:36px;top:107px;">behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</div><div id="a234" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';left:62px;top:173px;">Date: </div><div id="a236" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';left:98px;top:173px;">February 22, 2023 </div><div id="a238" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';left:553px;top:173px;">CROSSFIRST BANKSHARES, INC. </div><div id="a240" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';left:44px;top:192px;"><div style="display:inline-block;width:3px">&#160;</div></div><div id="a242" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';left:98px;top:192px;"><div style="display:inline-block;width:3px">&#160;</div></div><div id="a244" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';left:553px;top:192px;"><div style="display:inline-block;width:3px">&#160;</div></div><div id="a246" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';left:583px;top:192px;"><div style="display:inline-block;width:3px">&#160;</div></div><div id="a248" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';left:44px;top:211px;"><div style="display:inline-block;width:3px">&#160;</div></div><div id="a250" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';left:98px;top:211px;"><div style="display:inline-block;width:3px">&#160;</div></div><div id="a252" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';left:301px;top:211px;"><div style="display:inline-block;width:3px">&#160;</div></div><div id="a254" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';left:553px;top:211px;">By: </div><div id="a257" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';left:588px;top:211px;">/s/ Benjamin R. Clouse </div><div id="a259" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';left:44px;top:243px;"><div style="display:inline-block;width:3px">&#160;</div></div><div id="a261" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';left:98px;top:243px;"><div style="display:inline-block;width:3px">&#160;</div></div><div id="a263" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';left:301px;top:243px;"><div style="display:inline-block;width:3px">&#160;</div></div><div id="a265" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';left:553px;top:243px;"><div style="display:inline-block;width:3px">&#160;</div></div><div id="a268" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';left:588px;top:228px;">Benjamin R. Clouse </div><div id="a270" style="position:absolute;font-family:'Times New Roman';left:588px;top:243px;">Chief Financial Officer </div></div>
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8_kerq4_2022_PAO
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
February 17, 2023
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)
CROSSFIRST BANKSHARES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Kansas
001-39028
26-3212879
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
11440 Tomahawk Creek Parkway
Leawood
Kansas
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
66211
(Zip Code)
(
913
)
901-4516
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended
to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under
any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
☐
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐
Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under
the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under
the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
CFB
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 1934 (§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 5.02.
Departure
of
Directors
or
Certain
Officers;
Election
of
Directors;
Appointment
of
Certain
Officers;
Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On February
17, 2023,
the Board
of Directors
of CrossFirst
Bankshares, Inc.
(the "Company"),
the bank
holding company
for CrossFirst
Bank (the "Bank"), appointed Michael J.
Daley, Chief Accounting Officer of the Company and the Bank,
as principal accounting officer of
the
Company,
to
become
effective
immediately
following
the
filing
of
the
Company's
annual
report
on
Form
10-K
for
the
year
ended
December
31,
2022.
Benjamin
Clouse,
Chief
Financial
Officer
of
the
Company
and
the
Bank,
currently
serves
as
principal
financial
officer
and
principal
accounting
officer
of
the
Company.
Mr.
Clouse
will
continue
to
serve
as
principal
accounting
officer
until
Mr.
Daley's appointment
becomes effective
at which
time Mr.
Clouse will
cease serving
as principal
accounting officer
and continue
only as
principal financial officer.
Mr. Daley, 40,
joined the Company
and the Bank
as Chief Accounting Officer
in January 2023.
Prior to joining
the Company, Mr.
Daley
was Vice
President,
Chief Accounting
Officer,
at Waddell
&
Reed
Financial,
Inc.
from April
2018
to
December
2022.
Prior
to
joining
Waddell,
Mr.
Daley
served
in
various
roles
at
National
Bank
Holdings
Corporation
from
September
2011
to April
2018,
departing
as
Senior Vice
President,
Chief Accounting
Officer &
Controller.
Prior to
that, he
served in
various roles
in the
audit practice
of Deloitte,
LLP for approximately six
years.
Mr. Daley has been
previously licensed as
a Certified Public Accountant
and previously designated
as a
FINRA Series 27 Financial and
Operations Principal license
holder.
Mr. Daley received
a Bachelor of Science
in Finance and Accounting
from the University of Nebraska.
Mr. Daley will continue
to participate in
the Company's management
incentive compensation program
and be eligible
to participate in
the
Company's 401(k)
plan, health
plans and
other benefits
on the
same terms
as all
other Company
employees. There
is no
arrangement or
understanding between
Mr. Daley
and any
other persons
pursuant to
which he
was appointed
as principal
accounting officer,
and there
is
no
family
relationship
between
Mr.
Daley
and
any
directors
or
executive
officers
of
the
Company.
Mr.
Daley
has
no
direct
or
indirect
material interest
in any
transaction required
to be
disclosed pursuant
to Item
404(a) of
Regulation S-K.
Additionally, Mr.
Daley does
not
have an employment agreement with the Company.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to
the requirements
of
the Securities
and
Exchange Act
of 1934,
the Registrant
has
duly
caused
this report
to be
signed
on its
behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date:
February 22, 2023
CROSSFIRST BANKSHARES, INC.
By:
/s/ Benjamin R. Clouse
Benjamin R. Clouse
Chief Financial Officer