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)     May 19, 2026           

             Southern First Bancshares, Inc.              

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                 South Carolina                 

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

                   (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):

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

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).

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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 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The 2026 annual meeting of shareholders of Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”), was held on May 19, 2026 (the “Annual Meeting”). As of March 20, 2026, the record date of the Annual Meeting, 8,247,710 shares of the Company’s common stock were outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. A total of 7,510,163 shares (91.05%) of Southern First’s common stock, constituting a quorum, were represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting.

The Company’s shareholders voted on three proposals at the Annual Meeting:

The following is a summary of the voting results for each matter presented to the shareholders:

1. Election of Directors

2. Approval of Compensation of Named Executive Officers

3. Ratification of the Appointment of Elliott Davis, LLC

ITEM 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On May 19, 2026, the Company made available the presentation (“Presentation”) prepared for the Company’s Annual Shareholders’ meeting. Attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit 99.1 is the text of that Presentation.

The information contained in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report, including the information set forth in the Presentation filed as Exhibit 99.1 to, and incorporated in, this Current Report, is being “furnished” and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

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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.

May 20, 2026