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): November 15, 2022

FINWISE BANCORP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Utah	001-40721	83-0356689
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission file number)	(I.R.S. employer identification no.)

756 East Winchester St., Suite 100 Murray, Utah		84107
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (801) 501-7200

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, par value $0.001 per share	FINW	The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

As previously disclosed, on October 6, 2022, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of FinWise Bancorp (the “Company”) appointed Mr. James Noone as the Chief Strategy Officer & Chief Credit Officer and Executive Vice President of FinWise Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Bank”). In connection with his promotion, on November 15, 2022, the Board approved an increase in Mr. Noone’s annual base salary to $400,000 effective as of July 1, 2022 and an annual cash bonus with respect to 2022 of $458,000. The annual cash bonus is in lieu of the previously disclosed target bonus with respect to 2022 for Mr. Noone under the Company’s Cash Bonus Plan and in addition to the previously disclosed Retention Bonus payable to Mr. Noone pursuant to a Letter Agreement, dated as of May 17, 2022, by and between the Bank and Mr. Noone.

SIGNATURES

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

DATE: November 18, 2022	FINWISE BANCORP

	/s/ Michael O’Brien
	Name: Michael O’Brien
	Title: Corporate Secretary and Executive Vice President

FinWise Bancorp filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update