BayFirst Registers Resale of 22.9M Shares — Lehman's 42% Stake Becomes Tradable

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BayFirst registered the resale of 22.9 million shares held by 39 selling shareholders, including Kenneth Lehman's 42.38% controlling stake, making the entire overhang tradable.

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• 22.9M Share Resale Registered

  Registration covers 22,856,000 shares issued in the July 14 preferred conversion, held by 39 selling shareholders. BayFirst receives no proceeds from any resale.

• Lehman's 42.38% Stake Becomes Tradable

  Kenneth R. Lehman holds 11,428,000 shares (42.38% of outstanding) and can now sell at any time. He also holds gross-up rights to maintain his ownership percentage in future equity raises.

• Registration Rights with Penalties

  If the registration statement lapses or fails to become effective, BayFirst owes 1% monthly liquidated damages on the $80 million purchase price to selling shareholders.

• Overhang Compounds Distress

  This resale registration comes four days after an S-1/A for a rights offering at $3.50 per share (47% discount to the $7.38 reference price), and follows a $32.7 million Q2 loss and material weakness disclosure.

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This 424B3 makes the 22.9 million shares issued in the July 14 preferred conversion freely tradable, creating a massive overhang on a stock already reeling from a $32.7 million Q2 loss and a material weakness disclosure. Kenneth Lehman's 42.38% stake — 11.4 million shares — can now be sold at any time, and his gross-up rights mean any future equity raise could trigger additional dilution to maintain his ownership. The registration rights agreement adds teeth: if the registration lapses, BayFirst owes 1% monthly liquidated damages on the $80 million purchase price. Against the backdrop of a 47%-discount rights offering filed just four days ago, this filing confirms the company is simultaneously flooding the market with shares from multiple directions.