UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-K/A
AMENDMENT NO. 1
 
(Mark One)
  
R
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010
 
or
£
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (NO FEE REQUIRED)
 
For the transition period from ____________ to ____________

Commission File Number 0-53149
 
 
SERVISFIRST BANCSHARES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
Delaware
26-0734029
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)
Identification No.)
   
850 Shades Creek Parkway, Suite 200
35209
Birmingham, Alabama
(Zip Code)
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  
(205) 949-0302
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
NONE
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, par value $.001 per share
(Titles of Class)

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
Yes  £     No  R
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.
Yes  £     No  R
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes R   No £

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Yes  £     No  £
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§ 229.405) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  £

 
 
 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See definitions of “larger accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.  (Check one):

Large accelerated filer £                                                                           Accelerated filer R

Non-accelerated filer  £                                                                           Smaller reporting company £
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company Yes  £     No  R

As of June 30, 2010, the aggregate market value of the voting common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant, based on a price of $25.00 per share of Common Stock, was $122,542,000.

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock as of the latest practicable date: the number of shares outstanding as of February 28, 2011, of the registrant’s only issued and outstanding class of common stock, its $.001 per share par value common stock, was 5,527,482.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the registrant’s definitive proxy statement to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with its 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference in Part III of this annual report on Form 10-K.
 
 
 
 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

We are filing this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 to file Exhibit 23, Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, and to make corresponding amendments to Part IV, Item 15(b) to reflect the inclusion of Exhibit 23.1.

As required by Rule 12b-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, we are also filing currently dated certifications of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer. No other information in our Annual Report on Form 10-K is amended or updated by this Amendment No. 1.

 
 
 
 
PART IV
 
ITEM 15.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
 
(a)           The following financial statements are filed as a part of this report:


 
Page
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on
    Consolidated Financial Statements
66
Report of Management on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
67
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on 
    Internal Control over Financial Reporting
68
Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2010 and 2009
69
Consolidated Statements of Income for the Years Ended December 31,
    2010, 2009 and 2008
70
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Years Ended
    December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008
71
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for Years Ended
    December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008
72
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years December 31, 2010,
    2009 and 2008
73
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
75


 
(b)  
The following exhibits are furnished with this report.
 
EXHIBIT NO.
  
NAME OF EXHIBIT
     
2.1
  
Plan of Reorganization and Agreement of Merger dated August 29, 2007 (1)
     
3.1
  
Certificate of Incorporation (1)
     
3.2
  
Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation (1)
     
3.3
  
Bylaws (1)
     
4.1
  
Form of Common Stock Certificate (1)
     
4.2
  
Certain provisions from the Certificate of Incorporation (1)
     
4.3
  
Revised Form of Common Stock Certificate (2)
     
4.4
  
Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of ServisFirst Capital Trust I dated September 2, 2008 (3)
     
4.5
  
Indenture dated September 2, 2008 (3)
     
4.6
  
Guarantee Agreement dated September 2, 2008 (3)
     
4.7
  
Form of  Common Stock Purchase Warrant dated September 2, 2008 (3)
     
4.8
  
ServisFirst Bank 8.5% Subordinated Note due June 1, 2016 (6)
 
 
 
 
 
4.9
  
Warrant to Purchase Shares of Common Stock dated June 23, 2009 (6)
     
4.10
  
Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of ServisFirst Capital Trust II, dated March 15, 2010 (7)
     
4.11
  
Indenture, dated March 15, 2010, by and between ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. and Wilmington Trust Company (7)
     
4.12
  
Preferred Securities Guaranty Agreement, dated March 15, 2010, by and between ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. and Wilmington Trust Company (7)
     
10.1
  
2005 Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan  (1)*
     
10.2
  
Change in Control Agreement with William M. Foshee dated May 20, 2005 (1)*
     
10.3
  
Change in Control Agreement with Clarence C. Pouncey III dated June 6, 2006 (1)*
     
10.4
  
Employment Agreement of Andrew N. Kattos dated April 27, 2006 (1)*
     
10.5
  
Employment Agreement of G. Carlton Barker dated February 1, 2007 (1)*
     
10.6
  
2009 Stock Incentive Plan (4)*
     
11
  
Statement Regarding Computation of Earnings Per Share is included herein at Note 21 to the Financial Statements in Item 8.
14
  
Code of Ethics for Principal Financial Officers (5)
     
21
  
List of Subsidiaries
     
23
  
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
     
24
  
Power of Attorney
     
31.1
  
Section 302 Certification of Chief Executive Officer
     
31.2
  
Section 302 Certification of Chief Financial Officer
     
32.1
  
Section 906 Certification of Chief Executive Officer
     
32.2
  
Section 906 Certification of Chief Financial Officer

(1) Previously filed as an exhibit to ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form 10, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 28, 2008, and incorporated herein by reference.

(2) Previously filed as an exhibit to ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated September 15, 2008, and incorporated herein by reference.

(3) Previously filed as an exhibit to ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated September 2, 2008, and incorporated herein by reference.

 
 
 
 
(4) Previously filed as Appendix A to ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.’s definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A relating to the 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and incorporated herein by reference.

(5) Previously filed as an exhibit to ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, and incorporated herein by reference.

(6) Previously filed as an exhibit to ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, and incorporated herein by reference.

(7) Previously filed as an exhibit to ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 15, 2010, and incorporated herein by reference.

* Management contract or compensatory plan arrangements.
 
 
 
 
 
SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Amendment No. 1 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
SERVISFIRST BANCSHARES, INC.
  
       
 
By:
/s/ Thomas A. Broughton, III  
   
Thomas A. Broughton, III
  
    President and Chief Executive Officer  
       

Dated: April 14, 2011

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Amendment No. 1 has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the date indicated.
 
Signature
  
Title
Date
       
/s/Thomas A. Broughton, III
  
President, Chief Executive
April 14, 2011
Thomas A. Broughton, III
  
Officer and Director (Principal
  
   
Executive Officer)
  
       
/s/ William M. Foshee
  
Executive Vice President
April 14, 2011
William M. Foshee
  
and Chief Financial Officer
  
   
(Principal Financial Officer and
  
Principal Accounting Officer)
      
       
*
  
Chairman of the Board
April 14, 2011
Stanley M. Brock
      
       
       
*
  
Director
April 14, 2011
Michael D. Fuller
      
       
   
Director
April 14, 2011
James J. Filler
      
       
*
  
Director
April 14, 2011
Joseph R. Cashio
      
       
*
  
Director
April 14, 2011
Hatton C. V. Smith
      

_________________
*The undersigned, acting pursuant to a Power of Attorney, have signed this Amendment No. 1 for and on behalf of  the persons indicated above as such persons’ true and lawful attorney-in-fact and in their names, places and stated, in the capacities indicated above ad on the date indicated below.
 
/s/ William M. Foshee
  
 
 
William M. Foshee
Attorney-in-Fact
      

 
 
 

EXHIBIT INDEX
 
EXHIBIT NO.
  
NAME OF EXHIBIT
     
23
  
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
     
31.1
  
Section 302 Certification of Chief Executive Officer
     
31.2
  
Section 302 Certification of Chief Financial Officer
     
32.1
  
Section 906 Certification of Chief Executive Officer
     
32.2
  
Section 906 Certification of Chief Financial Officer