Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFST) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

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Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFST) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFST) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM 5.02 (c),(e) Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

Appointment of Chief Operating Officer

Effective July 24, 2019, the board of directors (the “Board”) of Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Michael D. Dowling to serve as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Dowling will continue to serve as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. The information called for by Item 401(b), (d) and (e) and Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K with respect to Mr. Dowling, and information with respect to Mr. Dowling’s employment and compensatory agreements, is set forth in the Company’s proxy statement filed on April 8, 2019 and in its Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 28, 2019, which information is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.       Exhibit                     
99.1 Press Release announcing Mr. Dowling’s appointment as Chief Operating Officer of Southern First Bancshares, Inc. dated July 30, 2019.


SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC Exhibit
EX-99.1 2 sfb3577277-ex991.htm PRESS RELEASE Exhibit 99.1 MIKE DOWLING NAMED CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER OF SOUTHERN FIRST Greenville,…
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About Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFST)

Southern First Bancshares, Inc. is a bank holding company that owns the capital stock of Southern First Bank (the Bank), a South Carolina state bank, and all of the stock of Greenville First Statutory Trust I and II (the Trusts). The Bank is a commercial bank with approximately nine retail offices located in Greenville, Columbia and Charleston, South Carolina. The Bank is primarily engaged in the business of accepting demand deposits and savings deposits insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the FDIC) and providing commercial, consumer and mortgage loans to the public. In addition to deposit and loan services, the Company offers other bank services, such as Internet banking, cash management services, safe deposit boxes, direct deposit and automatic drafts for various accounts. The Bank offers a range of lending services, including real estate, commercial, and equity-line consumer loans to individuals and small- to medium-sized businesses, and professional firms.