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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
DC 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) July 22, 2025

Southern
First Bancshares, Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
South Carolina
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
000-27719 |
58-2459561 |
(Commission
File Number) |
(IRS
Employer Identification No.) |
|
6
Verdae Boulevard, Greenville, SC |
29607 |
(Address
of principal executive offices) |
(Zip
Code) |
(864) 679-9000
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
100
Verdae Boulevard, Suite 100, Greenville, SC
(Former name or former address, if changed since 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):
☐ Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐ Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐ Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐ Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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 |
SFST |
The Nasdaq Global Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company 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
2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On July 22, 2025, Southern First Bancshares, Inc., holding company for
Southern First Bank, issued a press release announcing its financial results for the period ended June 30, 2025. The press release
is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
ITEM
7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
A copy of a slide presentation also highlighting
Southern First Bancshares, Inc. financial results for the period ended June 30, 2025 is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report
on Form 8-K. The slide presentation also will be available on our website, www.southernfirst.com,
under the “Investor Relations” section.
ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits |
The
following exhibit index lists the exhibits that are either filed or furnished with the Current Report on Form 8-K. |
EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
No. |
Description |
|
|
99.1 |
Earnings Press Release for the period ended June 30, 2025. |
99.2 |
Slide
Presentation. |
104 |
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 hereunto duly authorized.
|
SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES, INC. |
|
|
|
|
|
By: |
/s/ Christian
J. Zych |
|
|
Name: |
Christian J. Zych |
|
|
Title: |
Chief Financial Officer |
|
July 22, 2025