8-K - SFBS - Equibles

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of theSecurities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)	May 6, 2022
ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware	001-36452	26-0734029
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(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)
2500 Woodcrest Place, Homewood, Alabama	35209
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(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)
(205) 949-0302
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(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
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(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:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of exchange on which registered
Common	SFBS	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2). 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. ☐

Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management

Item 5.07 – Submission of Matters to a Vote of SecurityHolders.

(a)	On May 6, 2022, the Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
(b)	Proxies for the Annual Meeting were solicited pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Securities<br>Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. There was no solicitation in opposition to management’s nominees for directors as listed in the<br>Proxy Statement, and all such nominees for director listed in the Proxy Statement were elected. The final results of the voting for directors<br>are set forth below:
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Proposal 1

Election of Directors

Nominee	For	Withhold	Abstain<br><br> <br>****	Broker non-votes
Thomas A. Broughton III	39,905,906	404,572	-	7,994,965
J. Richard Cashio	37,481,337	2,829,141	-	7,994,965
James J. Filler	39,812,372	498,106	-	7,994,965
Michael D. Fuller	39,370,409	940,069	-	7,994,965
Christopher J. Mettler	40,246,456	64,022	-	7,994,965
Hatton C.V. Smith	39,791,765	518,713	-	7,994,965
Irma L. Tuder	39,473,298	837,180	-	7,994,965

Described below are the other matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the final number of affirmative votes, negative votes, abstentions and broker non-votes:

Proposal 2

Advisory vote on executive compensation -approved

For	Against	Abstain<br><br> <br>****	Broker non-votes
39,742,549	457,620	110,309	7,994,965

Proposal 3

Ratification of Dixon Hughes Goodman LLPas Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

for the year ending December 31, 2022 - approved

For	Against	Abstain<br><br> <br>****	Broker non-votes
48,183,642	104,500	17,301	-

Proposal 4

Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporationto Increase the Number of Authorized

Shares of ServisFirst’s Common Stock- approved

For	Against	Abstain<br><br> <br>****	Broker non-votes
44,783,335	3,493,771	28,337	-

As of the record date of the Annual Meeting, 54,280,382 shares of common stock were issued and outstanding, with 48,305,443 shares of common stock represented by proxies at the Annual Meeting.

SIGNATURE

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.

	SERVISFIRST BANCSHARES, INC.
	/s/ Thomas A. Broughton, III
Dated: May 10, 2022	By: Thomas A. Broughton III
	Chief Executive Officer