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)  March 11, 2020

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

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share	SFST	The Nasdaq Stock Market (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 ☐     

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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 383,650 shares, or approximately 5%, of the Company’s common stock 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 program after December 31, 2020 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/ Michael D. Dowling
Name:	Michael D. Dowling
Title:	Chief Financial Officer

March 11, 2020