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) April 26, 2017
| 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.) | |||
| 100 Verdae Boulevard, Suite 100, Greenville, SC | 29607 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
| (864) 679-9000 | ||
| (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) | ||
| Not Applicable | ||
| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) | ||
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On April 26, 2017, Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) announced the commencement of an underwritten public offering of 700,000 shares of the Company’s common stock through Sandler O’Neill + Partners, L.P. The Company intends to grant the underwriter a 30-day option to purchase from the Company up to an additional 15 percent of the offered amount of common stock. The shares will be issued pursuant to a prospectus supplement filed as part of an existing shelf registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form S-3.
A copy of the press release issued by the Company announcing the commencement of the offering is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit | |||
| Number | Description | ||
| 99.1 | Press Release dated April 26, 2017. | ||
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/ | Michael D. Dowling | ||
| Name: | Michael D. Dowling | |||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||
April 26, 2017