8-K

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)   June 16, 2014

ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	0-53149	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)

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:

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Item 8.01 – Other Events

On June 16, 2014, the Board of Directors of ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. (“ServisFirst”) declared a three-for-one split of ServisFirst’s common stock in the form of a stock dividend. On July 16, 2014, stockholders of record as of the close of business on July 9, 2014, will receive a distribution of two additional shares of ServisFirst common stock for each share they hold. In addition, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per share pre-split, payable on July 15, 2014, to stockholders of record on July 8, 2014.

On June 18, 2014, ServisFirst issued a press release announcing that its common stock will be included in the broad-market Russell 3000 Index when Russell Investments reconstitutes its comprehensive set of U.S. and global equity indexes on June 27, 2014, according to a preliminary list of additions posted June 13, 2014 on www.russell.com/indexes.

Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a) Not applicable

(b) Not applicable

(c) Not applicable

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are included with this Current Report on Form 8-K:

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated June 17, 2014.
99.2	Press Release dated June 18, 2014.

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.
		/s/ Thomas A. Broughton, III
Dated: June 18, 2014	By:	Thomas A. Broughton, III
		Chief Executive Officer

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

SERVISFIRST BANCSHARES, INC.

DECLARES SECOND QUARTER CASH DIVIDEND

AND ANNOUNCES THREE-FOR-ONE STOCK SPLIT

BIRMINGHAM, AL (PR Newswire) – June 17, 2014 – ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc., (NASDAQ: SFBS) (“ServisFirst”), the holding company for ServisFirst Bank, today announced that, at a meeting held on June 16, 2014, its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend and approved a three-for-one split in ServisFirst common stock. The quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share pre-split is payable on July 15, 2014 to stockholders of record as of July 8, 2014. Future declarations of quarterly dividends will be subject to the approval of the Board of Directors and may be adjusted as business needs or markets change.

In addition, ServisFirst’s Board of Directors declared a three-for-one common stock split in the form of a stock dividend. The stock dividend will be payable July 16, 2014 to stockholders of record as of July 9, 2014. Holders of ServisFirst’s common stock as of the record date will receive two additional shares for every share held on the record date of July 9, 2014.

As a result of the stock split, the total number of shares of common stock outstanding will increase from approximately 8.2 million to approximately 24.5 million. The additional shares of common stock are expected to be distributed on or about July 16, 2014 by ServisFirst’s transfer agent, Registrar and Transfer Company.

About ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.

ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. is a bank holding company based in Birmingham, Alabama. Through its subsidiary, ServisFirst Bank, ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. provides business and personal financial services from locations in Birmingham, Huntsville, Mobile, Montgomery and Dothan, Alabama, Pensacola, Florida and Nashville, Tennessee. ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. files periodic reports with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Copies of its filings may be obtained through the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or at www.servisfirstbank.com.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this press release that are not historical facts are hereby identified as “forward-looking statements” for the purpose of the safe harbor provided by Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933. The words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “project,” “plan,” “intend,” “will,” “would,” “might” and similar expressions often signify forward-looking statements. Such statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. cautions that such forward-looking statements, wherever they occur in this press release or in other statements attributable to ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc., are necessarily estimates reflecting the judgment of ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.’s senior management and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements. For discussion of these and other risks that may cause actual results to differ from expectations, please refer to “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements” and “Risk Factors” in our Registration Statement on Form S-1 and our other SEC filings. You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements that are made from time to time.

More information about ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. may be obtained over the Internet at www.servisfirstbank.com or by calling (205) 949-0302.

Contact: ServisFirst Bank

Davis Mange (205) 949-3420

DMange@servisfirstbank.com

EX-99.2

Exhibit 99.2

ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. Set to Join Russell 3000 Index

BIRMINGHAM, AL - (PR Newswire) – June 18, 2014 – ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFBS) (“ServisFirst”), the holding company for ServisFirst Bank, is set to join the broad-market Russell 3000 Index when Russell Investments reconstitutes its comprehensive set of U.S. and global equity indexes on June 27, according to a preliminary list of additions posted June 13 on www.russell.com/indexes.

Annual reconstitution of Russell's U.S. indexes captures the 4,000 largest U.S. stocks as of the end of May, ranking them by total market capitalization. Membership in the Russell 3000, which remains in place for one year, means automatic inclusion in the large-cap Russell 1000 Index or small-cap Russell 2000 Index as well as the appropriate growth and value style indexes. Russell determines membership for its equity indexes primarily by objective, market-capitalization rankings and style attributes. The Russell 3000 also serves as the U.S. component to the Russell Global Index, which Russell launched in 2007.

Russell indexes are widely used by investment managers and institutional investors for index funds and as benchmarks for active investment strategies. Approximately $5.2 trillion in assets are benchmarked to the Russell Indexes. Russell calculates more than 700,000 benchmarks daily covering approximately 98 percent of the investable market globally, more than 80 countries and 10,000 securities.

About ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.

ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. is a bank holding company based in Birmingham, Alabama. Through its subsidiary, ServisFirst Bank, ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. provides business and personal financial services from locations in Birmingham, Huntsville, Montgomery, Mobile and Dothan, Alabama, Pensacola, Florida and Nashville, Tennessee. ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. files periodic reports with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Copies of its filings may be obtained through the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or at www.servisfirstbank.com.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this press release that are not historical facts are hereby identified as “forward-looking statements” for the purpose of the safe harbor provided by Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933. The words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “project,” “plan,” “intend,” “will,” “would,” “might” and similar expressions often signify forward-looking statements. Such statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. cautions that such forward-looking statements, wherever they occur in this press release or in other statements attributable to ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc., are necessarily estimates reflecting the judgment of ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.’s senior management and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements. For discussion of these and other risks that may cause actual results to differ from expectations, please refer to “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements” and “Risk Factors” in our Registration Statement on Form S-1 and our other SEC filings. You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements that are made from time to time.

More information about ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. may be obtained over the Internet at www.servisfirstbank.com or by calling (205) 949-0302.

Contact: ServisFirst Bank

Davis Mange (205) 949-3420

DMange@servisfirstbank.com