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) | July 31, 2015 |
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.) |
| 850 Shades Creek Parkway, Birmingham, 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)
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Item 8.01 – Other Events.
On July 31, 2015, ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ServisFirst”), redeemed all of the issued and outstanding shares of ServisFirst’s Senior Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A (“Series A Preferred Stock”), originally issued on June 21, 2011 to the United States Department of the Treasury in connection with the Treasury’s Small Business Lending Fund program. The redemption price was the stated liquidation value of $1,000 per share, plus any accrued and unpaid dividends accumulated to, but excluding, the redemption date. Immediately prior to the redemption, there were 40,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding.
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. | ||
| By: | /s/ Thomas A. Broughton, III | |
| Dated: August 6, 2015 | Thomas A. Broughton, III | |
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||