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SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC (SFST) director Leighton M. Cubbage reported selling 800 shares of common stock on August 20, 2026, in an open market or private transaction at an average price of $63.0183 per share. Following this sale, he directly holds 49,915 shares of SFST common stock.
Southern First Bancshares, Inc. received an updated Schedule 13G/A indicating that a group led by Endeavour Capital Advisors Inc. reports beneficial ownership of 662,860 shares of common stock, equal to 7.0% of the outstanding shares. These figures are based on 9,471,755 shares of common stock outstanding as of July 28, 2026, as reported by the company.
The group includes Endeavour Capital Advisors Inc., Endeavour Regional Bank Opportunities Fund II L.P., and individuals Laurence M. Austin, Mitchell J. Katz, and Jonah Marcus. The Fund itself reports beneficial ownership of 388,364 shares, or 4.1% of the outstanding common stock. The reporting persons have shared voting and dispositive power over the reported shares and no sole voting or dispositive power. They formally disclaim beneficial ownership of the shares beyond their pecuniary interest.
Southern First Bancshares Chief Executive Officer R. Arthur Seaver Jr. reported multiple equity transactions on August 12, 2026. He exercised stock options covering 10,429 shares of common stock at exercise prices between $32.32 and $42.80 per share, from grants that vest equally over four years. On the same date, he sold 21,000 shares of common stock at prices between $63.00 and $64.00 per share.
Southern First Bancshares Inc. Chief Accounting Officer Julie Ann Fairchild reported option and stock transactions involving 1,500 shares of common stock. She exercised 1,500 stock options with a $35.65 exercise price, corresponding to options originally exercisable on January 17, 2018 and expiring January 17, 2027, and received 1,500 shares. Separately, she reported a sale of 1,500 common shares at $63.00 per share in an open-market or private transaction. Following the option exercise, the reported option grant shows 0 derivative shares remaining in that specific award.
Southern First Bancshares (SFST) filed a notice of proposed stock sales by an affiliated holder. The filing covers the potential sale of 21,000 shares of common stock through Wells Fargo Clearing Services on or after August 12, 2026 on NASDAQ, with an aggregate market value of $1,332,190.49. The shares relate to stock options granted on December 13, 2018 and July 2, 2021, for 10,000 and 11,000 shares respectively. Shares outstanding were 9,471,755 at the time referenced; this is a baseline figure, not the amount being offered.
Southern First Bancshares’ chief accounting officer, Julie Ann Fairchild, exercised 1,500 stock options for common stock on August 4, 2026 at an exercise price of $35.65 per share from an award expiring January 17, 2027, leaving no options from that grant outstanding.
On August 3, 2026 she sold 1,500 shares of Southern First Bancshares common stock at $63.00 per share. After this sale, she directly owned 5,200 shares of SFST common stock. The Rule 10b5-1 checkbox was left unchecked.
Southern First Bancshares, Inc. reported stronger profitability for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. Net income for the quarter was $11,195 thousand, up from $6,581 thousand a year earlier, with diluted earnings per share of $1.20 versus $0.81. For the first six months of 2026, net income was $21,082 thousand, compared with $11,847 thousand for the same period of 2025.
Total assets reached $4,700,171 thousand at June 30, 2026, and loans were $4,030,255 thousand, while deposits were $3,935,452 thousand. The allowance for credit losses was $44,232 thousand, or 1.10% of gross loans. Nonperforming assets were $12,561 thousand, representing 0.31% of gross loans and 0.27% of total assets, and capital ratios were above all regulatory requirements. Financing activities included repayment of $11,500 thousand of subordinated debentures and proceeds of $61,275 thousand from issuance of common stock, contributing to total shareholders’ equity of $452,268 thousand at June 30, 2026.
Southern First Bancshares Inc. director Ray Lattimore reported selling 253 shares of Common Stock on 2026-06-23 in a sale described as an open market or private transaction at $59.2768 per share. Following this transaction, he directly owns 1,127 shares of the company’s common stock.
Southern First Bancshares, Inc. reported strong results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, with net income available to common shareholders of $11.2 million and diluted EPS of $1.20, up $0.39, or 48%, from the second quarter of 2025 and slightly above the first quarter of 2026.
Net interest income rose 28.0% year over year to $32.37 million, driven by strong loan growth and continued net interest margin expansion to 2.87%. Management highlighted retail client deposit growth of $184 million in the quarter, a 22% annualized rate, and loan portfolio growth at a 9% annualized rate.
Asset quality metrics were stable, with net charge-offs of approximately $96 thousand, or 0.01% of average loans annualized, nonperforming assets at 0.27% of total assets, and an allowance for credit losses equal to 1.10% of loans. Capital strengthened as the company raised $65.2 million of gross proceeds by issuing 1.2 million common shares and redeemed a portion of higher-rate subordinated notes; tangible common equity to assets improved to 9.62% and key regulatory capital ratios increased.