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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 1018, 2025 (~~February~~April 2617, 2025)

RBB BANCORP

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

California	001-38149	27-2776416
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1055 Wilshire Blvd., 12^th floor, Los Angeles, California		90017
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (213) 627-9888

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 (b) of the Act:

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of exchange on which registered
Common Stock, No Par Value		RBB		NASDAQ Global Select Market

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).

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Item 58.~~02 Departure~~01 ofOther ~~Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers~~Events.

On ~~February~~April 2617, 2025, RBB Bancorp ~~(the~~announced ~~“Company”)~~that ~~and~~its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.16 per share of its ~~wholly-owned~~common ~~subsidiary~~stock, payable ~~Royal~~on ~~Business~~May ~~Bank~~12, ~~(the “Bank”)~~2025, ~~entered~~to ~~into~~common anshareholders ~~Agreement~~of ~~and~~record ~~Release~~as of ~~Claims~~April (30, 2025. A copy of the ~~“Retirement~~press ~~Agreement”)~~release ~~with~~announcing Mrthe cash dividend described in this Item 8.01 ~~David~~is ~~Morris,~~attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein. The information contained in Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for the ~~Company’s~~purposes ~~Chief~~of ~~Executive~~Section ~~Officer~~18 of the Exchange Act, ~~confirming~~or otherwise subject to the ~~terms~~liabilities of ~~his~~such ~~retirement~~Section, nor shall such information and ~~voluntary~~Exhibit ~~termination~~be ofdeemed ~~his~~incorporated ~~employment~~by ~~following~~reference ~~the~~into ~~next~~any ~~annual~~registration ~~meeting~~statement or other filings of the Company’s ~~shareholders,~~under ~~which~~the isSecurities ~~expected~~Act, toexcept as shall be ~~held~~expressly ~~May~~set ~~21,~~forth ~~2025~~by specific reference in such filing.

~~Pursuant~~Item ~~to the terms of the Retirement Agreement, Mr~~9.01 ~~Morris~~Financial ~~will~~Statements ~~receive a retirement package that supersedes the terms of his Employment Agreement with the Company~~ and ~~the Bank dated April 17, 2017, as amended~~Exhibits. The Retirement Agreement provides, among other things, a separation payment equal to (x) his then current base salary through May 31, 2025, (y) reimbursement of his and his spouse’s Medicare costs through December 31, 2025, or until he has found employment (whichever occurs first) and (z) in the event a change-in-control occurs in 2025, a payment equal to his most recent annual salary and immediate vesting of all of his then existing equity awards. In addition, all of Mr. Morris’ unvested equity awards will be subject to continued vesting during his tenure on the Company’s and the Bank’s boards of directors (the “Boards”) and will immediately vest should his membership on the Boards cease for any reason.

(d)		Exhibits.

99.1		Press Release, dated April 17, 2025, announcing RBB Bancorp declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.16 per share

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	RBB BANCORP (Registrant)
Date: April 10, 2025	By:	/s/ Lynn Hopkins
Date: April 18, 2025	By:	/s/ Lynn Hopkins
		Lynn Hopkins
		Chief Financial Officer

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