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) | September 19, 2013 |
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)
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Item 8.01 – Other Events.
On September 19, 2013, ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”), announced that its Board of Directors had approved a special cash dividend of $0.50 per common share, payable on December 16, 2013 to shareholders of record on December 10, 2013. Additionally, the Company announced that its Board of Directors had approved the initiation of a quarterly cash dividend beginning in 2014. The first quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per common share will be payable on April 14, 2014 to shareholders of record as of April 7, 2014. Future declarations of quarterly dividends will be subject to the approval of the Company’s Board of Directors. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
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 September 19, 2013. |
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: September 19, 2013 | Thomas A. Broughton III | |
| Chief Executive Officer | ||