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): February 19, 2026

BAYCOM CORP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


California	001-38483	37-1849111
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File No.)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


500 Ygnacio Valley Road, Suite 200, Walnut Creek, CA		94596
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (925) 476-1800

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed from 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	BCML	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in 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 ☐

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. ☐

Item 8.01 OTHER EVENTS

On February 19, 2026, BayCom Corp (the “Company”) issued the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference announcing the declaration of a quarterly cash dividend on the Company’s common stock of $0.30 per share, payable on April 9, 2026 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on March 12, 2026.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(a)

Not applicable.

(b)

Not applicable.

(c)

Not applicable.

(d)

The following exhibits are included with this report:

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit

No.

Exhibit Description


99.1			Press Release dated February 19, 2026 announcing cash dividend
104.0			Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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.


	BAYCOM CORP

Date: February 19, 2026	/s/ Keary L Colwell
	Keary L. Colwell, Senior Executive Vice President,
	Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary

BayCom Corp 8-K