# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001458412
**File Stem:** 0001562762-23-000051
**Filing Date:** 2023-2
**Character Count:** 6366
**Document Hash:** 8df8962b2b11035cbdcb3b4eeb45fa8d
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001562762-23-000051.hdr.sgml**: 20230222

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001562762-23-000051

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 12

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20230217

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230222

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230222

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** CROSSFIRST BANKSHARES, INC.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001458412
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** KS
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-39028
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23653693

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 11440 TOMAHAWK CREEK PARKWAY
- **CITY:** LEAWOOD
- **STATE:** KS
- **ZIP:** 66211
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 913-754-9704

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 11440 TOMAHAWK CREEK PARKWAY
- **CITY:** LEAWOOD
- **STATE:** KS
- **ZIP:** 66211

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** CROSSFIRST HOLDINGS LLC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20090311

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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):

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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

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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.

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#### 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