SCHEDULE 13D/A Filed 2026-04-13 Event 2026-04-09 Intent: STRATEGIC SEC 0001104659-26-042763 →

Castle Creek Capital Partners VII, LP → Primis Financial Corp. FRST

Stake: 5.40% Shares: 1,330,674 CUSIP: 74167B109 Class: Common Stock

Composite Decision Signal · PASS (LOW BASE-RATE EDGE) Conviction Score: 42/100 · Filer 90d Win Rate: 100% · Hist. 90d Edge: +9.9%

Active Schedule 13D filer baseline
Active catalyst intent classification: strategic
Held by 1 tracked 13F institutional manager
8 NPORT-P mutual funds holding CUSIP
Elevated short days-to-cover (6.1 DTC)

AI Analyst Brief conf: medium

Castle Creek Capital Partners VII, a bank-focused PE firm, filed a 13D/A on community bank Primis Financial (FRST) at 5.4% — the amendment itself signals a change in position or intent from a prior filing, but no explicit purpose was extracted; Castle Creek typically takes active roles in community bank turnarounds, making this worth watching for board or strategic pressure despite the thin disclo

Item 4 — Purpose of Transaction

Not extracted from this filing — typically because it's an amendment (13D/A) and Item 4 is unchanged from the parent filing. Read the raw SEC filing →

Cross-References

Insider Activity (last 365d)

1 transaction

1 buys · 0 sales · 0 awards/exercises

Issuer Cluster

4 13D/G filings on this issuer

3 other filings besides this one

Filer Track Record

4 filings by this filer

3 other filings in the data moat

Short Interest · settle 2026-10-15

DTC 6.13

648,854 shares short · -4.0% vs prior

Institutional Consensus · 2025-12-31

Held by elite portfolio managers

1 holder · $299K

Point72 Asset Mgmt

Post-Filing Returns · since 2026-04-09 on FRST

+1 day

-1.1%

+5 days

-1.9%

+30 days

+12.2%

+60 days

+12.2%

+90 days

+9.9%

+180 days

+9.8%

Anchor price 14.03 on closest trading day on/after 2026-04-09. Source: Yahoo Finance daily adj_close (split + dividend adjusted).

Form 4 Insider Transactions · last 365d

Date	Insider	Role	Type	Shares	Price	Value
2026-09-01	Johnson Eric Alan	director	Buy	1,280	$15.60	$20K

Other 13D/G Filings on Primis Financial Corp.

Filed	Form	Filer	Stake	Shares
2020-12-18	SC	CASTLE CREEK CAPITAL PARTNERS IV, LP	—	—	view →
2020-11-19	SC	CASTLE CREEK CAPITAL PARTNERS IV, LP	—	—	view →
2020-11-10	SC	CASTLE CREEK CAPITAL PARTNERS IV, LP	—	—	view →

Other Filings by Castle Creek Capital Partners VII, LP

Filed	Form	Issuer	Stake	Shares
2020-11-17	SC	Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc. PBHC	—	—	view →
2020-06-01	SC	CENTRAL FEDERAL CORP CFBK	—	—	view →
2020-03-31	SC	CENTRAL FEDERAL CORP CFBK	—	—	view →

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