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): December 12, 2022  (December 5, 2022)

RBB BANCORP

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

California	001-38149	27-2776416
(State or Other Jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of Incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)
1055 Wilshire Blvd., 12th 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

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On December 12, 2022, RBB Bancorp (the “Company”) announced the appointment of Gary Fan as Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of the Company’s subsidiary, Royal Business Bank (the “Bank”) effective December 5, 2022.  Mr. Fan, age 39, has served as President of Gateway Bank since 2021.  Prior to that, Mr. Fan served as Senior Vice President, Head of Consumer Lending of CTBC Bank Corp. (USA) from 2013 to 2018.

Item 8.01  Other Events.

   On December 12, 2022, The Company issued a press release related to the appointment of Gary Fan as Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of the Bank effective December 5, 2022.  A copy of such press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)	Exhibits.
Number	Description
99.1	Press Release, issued by RBB Bancorp on December 12, 2022
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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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:  December 12, 2022	By:	/s/ David Morris
		David Morris
		President and Chief Executive Officer
		Chief Financial Officer

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