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)    November 20, 2018    

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.)
	100 Verdae Boulevard, Suite 100, 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)

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ITEM 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On November 20, 2018, the joint Board of Directors of Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”), and Southern First Bank (the “Bank”), voted to approve the appointment of a new director, Ms. Anna T. Locke, effective on December 3, 2018. Ms. Locke will serve as a director of the Company and the Bank and will serve on the Audit and Finance Committee of the Boards.

Ms. Locke serves as President and Founder of A.T. Locke, a full-service accounting management company, of Greenville, South Carolina. She has significant experience in financial and accounting services from bookkeeping to business strategy.

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/ Michael D. Dowling
Name:	Michael D. Dowling
Title:	Chief Financial Officer

November 29, 2018