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 1, 2022
 

ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware
 001-36452
 26-0734029
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number) 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)


2500 Woodcrest Place, 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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class
Trading Symbol
Name of exchange on which registered
Common
SFBS
New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2). Emerging growth company ☐
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐


Item 4.01 – Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant
 
ServisFirst Bancshares Inc. (“ServisFirst”) was notified by its independent registered public accounting firm, Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP ("DHG"), that DHG merged with BKD, LLP ("BKD") on June 1, 2022, and the combined practice now operates under the name FORVIS, LLP. ServisFirst’s independent registered public accounting firm is now FORVIS, LLP.
 
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
 
 
 
16.1
 
 Letter from FORVIS, LLP addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission.



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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dated: June 3, 2022
By:
/s/ Thomas A. Broughton, III
 
 
 Thomas A. Broughton, III
 
 
 Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer