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8-K — SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC

Accession: 0001206774-26-000469

Filed: 2026-08-28

Period: 2026-08-27

CIK: 0001090009

SIC: 6021 (NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS)

Item: Other Events

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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)     August 27, 2026

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.)

6 Verdae Boulevard, 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)

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):

☐  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(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock

SFST

The Nasdaq Global Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging

growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange

Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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. ¨

ITEM 8.01 Other Events.

The Board of Directors of Southern First Bancshares,

Inc. (the “Company”) announced the authorization for the repurchase of up to $10.0 million of the Company’s common stock,

or approximately 2%, under a share repurchase plan.

Under the repurchase plan, the Company may repurchase

shares from time to time by means of, among other means, open market purchases and in solicited and unsolicited privately negotiated transactions.

The actual means and timing of any purchases, quantity of purchased shares and prices will be, subject to certain limitations, at the

discretion of management and will depend on a number of factors, including the market price of the Company’s common stock, share

issuances under Company equity plans, general market and economic conditions, and applicable legal and regulatory requirements.

The Company’s management believes the repurchase

plan, depending upon market and business conditions, may, among other things, provide capital management opportunities for the Company.

The Company is not obligated to repurchase any such shares under the repurchase plan. The repurchase plan may be discontinued, suspended

or restarted at any time; however, repurchases under the share repurchase plan after August 23, 2027, would require additional Board of

Directors and Federal Reserve approval.

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/

Christian J. Zych

Name:

Christian

J. Zych

Title:

Chief

Financial Officer

August 27, 2026

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