CFO Sells Nearly $1M in Shares Following Option Exercise

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GBank Financial Holdings' EVP and CFO, Jeffery Ernest Whicker, exercised options to acquire 120,000 shares and subsequently sold 32,000 shares for $961,522 in open market transactions.

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• CFO Exercises Options

  EVP/CFO Jeffery Ernest Whicker exercised options to acquire 120,000 shares of common stock for a total value of $648,000.

• Significant Open Market Sale

  Mr. Whicker concurrently sold 32,000 shares of common stock in open market transactions for a total of $961,522, at prices ranging from $29.98 to $30.07 per share.

• Net Reduction in Holdings

  Following these transactions, the CFO's direct holdings in GBank Financial Holdings Inc. decreased to 75,125 shares.

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GBank Financial Holdings' EVP and CFO, Jeffery Ernest Whicker, engaged in a significant transaction involving both the exercise of stock options and the subsequent sale of shares. While the exercise of options is a routine event, the open market sale of nearly $1 million in shares by a key executive is a notable event. This transaction results in a net reduction of the CFO's direct holdings and follows a recent pattern of executive share sales, including a similar transaction by the EVP/COO on February 27, 2026. Such sales by C-suite executives can be interpreted as a negative signal regarding their conviction in the company's near-term prospects, even if partially driven by liquidity needs or diversification.