Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers On January 22, 2026, BayVanguard Bank (the “Bank”), and its holding company BV Financial, Inc. (the “Company”), entered into a Separation, Consulting and Release Agreement (the “Agreement”) with David M. Flair. Under the Agreement, Mr.…
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BV Financial, Inc. is the parent company of BayVanguard Bank. The Bank is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland with fifteen branches in the Baltimore metropolitan area and the eastern shore of Maryland. The Bank is a full-service community-oriented financial institution dedicated to serving the financial service needs of consumers and businesses.
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Item 5.02Item 5.02 - Departure/Election of Directors
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On January 22, 2026, BayVanguard Bank (the “Bank”), and its holding company BV Financial, Inc. (the “Company”),
entered into a Separation, Consulting and Release Agreement (the “Agreement”) with David M. Flair. Under the Agreement, Mr. Flair resigned from his roles as Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer and as a director of the Company and the Bank,
effective January 22, 2026. Upon entering the Agreement, the employment agreement originally entered into by and among Mr. Flair, the Bank, the Company, and Bay-Vanguard, M.H.C. as of August 28, 2018, terminated in its entirety and became null and
void.
In consideration of Mr. Flair’s execution and compliance with the Agreement, including his execution of a general
release attached to the Agreement, Mr. Flair will receive a payment of $2,142,182, less applicable tax withholdings, paid in a lump sum no later than the second payroll date following the expiration of the revocation period contained in the general
release. Additionally, Mr. Flair will receive the bonus he earned for the fiscal year 2025. Mr. Flair will be paid the benefits provided for under the Bay-Vanguard Federal Savings Bank Salary Continuation Plan entered into effective as of April 10,
2017 (the “Salary Continuation Plan”), which has been amended to fix the annual benefit payable at $60,000. The Bank will also continue to maintain the Executive Split Dollar Agreement entered into by and between the Bank and Mr. Flair as of April
12, 2017, in accordance with its terms.
If Mr. Flair timely executes and does not revoke the Agreement, he will be engaged as a consultant with the Company
beginning as of January 22, 2026, and ending on September 7, 2028, unless the consulting arrangement is earlier terminated by either the Company or Mr. Flair upon thirty days written notice (the “Consulting Period”). During the Consulting Period,
Mr. Flair shall, on an as-needed basis, provide consultation to the Board of Directors of the Company regarding the Company and its respective subsidiaries and affiliates and their respective strategic business plans and opportunities (the
“Consulting Services”). In exchange for providing the Consulting Services, Mr. Flair will vest in the equity grants previously granted to him under the Company’s 2024 Equity Incentive Plan. Mr. Flair will vest in 24,497 shares of restricted stock
and 61,244 stock options on September 6, 2026, and 24,497 shares of restricted stock and 61,243 stock options on each of September 6, 2027, and September 6, 2028. If, at any time during the Consulting Period, Mr. Flair terminates the Consulting
Period for any reason, he will forfeit any unvested shares of restricted stock and unexercisable stock options. If the Company terminates the Consulting Period, Mr. Flair will receive a pro rata vesting of the restricted shares and unvested stock
options based on the number of days he provided services during the vesting period.
The Agreement contains certain non-solicitation, non-competition, confidentiality and non-disparagement provisions.
The non-competition and non-solicitation provisions apply during the Consulting Period and will cease to apply and have no further effect upon the termination of the Consulting Services.
The foregoing description of the Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by
reference to the Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference into this Item 5.02.