Form 8-K

8-K — ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.

Accession: 0001171843-26-003550

Filed: 2026-05-19

Period: 2026-05-19

CIK: 0001430723

SIC: 6022 (STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS)

Item: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 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)

May 19, 2026

ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-36452

26-0734029

(State or other jurisdiction

(Commission

(IRS Employer

of incorporation)

File Number)

Identification No.)

2500 Woodcrest Place, Homewood, Alabama

35209

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(205) 949-0302

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(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:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities

Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange

Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under

the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under

the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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 Security Holders.

(a) On May 18, 2026, ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2026 Annual

Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, shareholders were asked to vote on (1) the election

of seven directors; (2) an advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; and (3) the ratification

of the appointment of Forvis Mazars, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December

31, 2026. As of the record date of the Annual Meeting, 54,663,945 shares of common stock were issued and outstanding, with 47,395,821

shares of common stock present in person or represented by proxies at the Annual Meeting.

At the Annual Meeting, all seven directors were elected, and the Company’s shareholders

approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers and approved the ratification

of the appointment of Forvis Mazars, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December

31, 2026.

(b) The final results of the voting for the election of seven directors are set forth below:

Nominee

For

Withhold

Broker non-votes

Thomas A. Broughton III

39,308,507

387,078

7,700,236

J. Richard Cashio

37,441,920

2,253,665

7,700,236

James J. Filler

38,691,085

1,004,500

7,700,236

Betsy Bugg Holloway

38,856,855

838,730

7,700,236

Christopher J. Mettler

38,844,395

851,190

7,700,236

Hatton C.V. Smith

38,597,766

1,097,819

7,700,236

Irma L. Tuder

38,784,790

910,795

7,700,236

The final results for the advisory vote on the compensation of

the Company’s named executive officers is set forth below:

For

Against

Abstain

Broker non-votes

38,957,805

635,190

102,590

7,700,236

The final results for the advisory vote on the ratification of the appointment of Forvis Mazars,

LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026 is set forth below:

For

Against

Abstain

Broker non-votes

47,115,048

157,016

123,757

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 19, 2026

By: Thomas A. Broughton III

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

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