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) June 27, 2016
| 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 | 29606 | |||
| (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 June 27, 2016, Southern First Bancshares, Inc., holding company for Southern First Bank, issued a press release announcing that it was added to the small-cap Russell 2000® Index as part of the 2016 Russell indexes reconstitution.
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Exhibit | |||
| 99.1 | Press Release dated June 27, 2016. | |||
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 | |||
| June 27, 2016 |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number | Description | ||
| 99.1 | Press Release dated June 27, 2016. | ||