FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
FOSHEE WILLIAM M
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. [SFBS]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
CFO/EVP
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
5120 STRATFORD ROAD
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/04/2016
(Street)

BIRMINGHAM, AL 35242
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
COMMON STOCK 01/04/2016   S   1,545 (2) D $ 46.0348 (1) 190,177 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
STOCK OPTION (RIGHT TO BUY) $ 8.33               (3) 02/16/2020 COMMON STOCK 15,000   15,000 D  
STOCK OPTION (RIGHT TO BUY) $ 8.33             01/19/2016 01/19/2021 COMMON STOCK 7,500   22,500 D  
STOCK OPTION (RIGHT TO BUY) $ 10             02/21/2017 02/21/2022 COMMON STOCK 7,500   30,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
FOSHEE WILLIAM M
5120 STRATFORD ROAD
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35242
      CFO/EVP  

Signatures

 /S/ Davis S. Mange, attorney-in-fact   01/06/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares sold in multiple transactions ranging in price from $45.96 to $46.25, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each price set forth in this footnote (2) to this Form 4.
(2) These shares were sold pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 plan.
(3) 3,000 options exercisable on 2/16/2014 and 12,000 options exercisable on 2/16/2015.

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