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(the “Company”) and Southern First Bank (the “Bank”) approved the appointment of Mr. Bryan Kennedy as a director.","confidence":0.95,"filing_url":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001206774-26-000308","anchor_url":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001206774-26-000308#claim-698a2f77d0","edgar_index_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1090009/000120677426000308/0001206774-26-000308-index.htm"},{"fact_type":"shareholder_vote","fact_key":"22a282451d7ac466004e173085e1f272b888ec61","cik":1090009,"ticker":"SFST","company_name":"SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC","filed_at":"2026-05-20T18:50:47+00:00","payload":{"item_codes_triggered":["5.07"],"meeting_date":"2026-05-19","outcome":"passed","proposal_text":"Ratification of the appointment of Elliott Davis, LLC as independent public accountant for the year ending December 31, 2026.","proposal_type":"auditor_ratification","results":[{"broker_non_votes":"0","subject":null,"votes_abstain":"0","votes_against":"72,135","votes_for":"7,438,028","votes_withheld":"0"}]},"claim":"SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC shareholders approved Ratification of the appointment of Elliott Davis, LLC as independent public accountant for the year ending December 31, 2026. at the 2026-05-19 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"3. the ratification of the appointment of Elliott Davis, LLC as our independent public accountant for the year ending December 31, 2026. 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