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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION | ||
WASHINGTON, DC 20549 | ||
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FORM 8-K | ||
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CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT | ||
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | ||
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Date of report (Date of earliest event reported ) December 16, 2014 | ||
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Southern First Bancshares, Inc. | ||
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | ||
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South Carolina | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | ||
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000-27719 | 58-2459561 | |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
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100 Verdae Boulevard, Suite 100, Greenville, SC | 29606 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
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(864) 679-9000 | ||
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code) | ||
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Not Applicable | ||
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report) | ||
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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): | ||
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o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) | ||
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o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) | ||
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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17CFR 240.14d-2(b)) | ||
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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) | ||
ITEM 8.01. Other Events.
As of December 12, 2014, Southern First Bancshares, Inc. has completed the repurchase of the Company’s remaining Series T Preferred Stock originally issued to the U.S. Department of the Treasury under the CPP/TARP program. The Company repurchased 11,242 shares at $1,000 par value from third party investors who bought the shares on July 3, 2012 in a Dutch auction conducted by the Treasury.
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.
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December 16, 2014