--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001157523-23-000591" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "SFBS" cik: "0001430723" company_name: "ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc." filed_at: "2023-04-21T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-16T21:14:33.266087+00:00" event_type: "other" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.25 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # ServisFirst Bancshares appoints Dr. Betsy Bugg Holloway to board; shareholders approve all proposals ## Summary - Dr. Betsy Bugg Holloway appointed to board effective April 17, 2023, filling vacancy from retirement of Michael D. Fuller; Fuller named director emeritus. - Holloway receives initial grant of 2,892 restricted stock awards; will serve on Corporate Governance & Nominations Committee. - All six director nominees elected at annual meeting with no opposition; say-on-pay advisory vote approved with 'Every Year' frequency. - Shareholders ratified FORVIS, LLP as independent auditor for 2023 and approved amendment to certificate of incorporation for officer exculpation. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001157523-23-000591 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: SFBS - cik: 0001430723 - company_name: ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. - filed_at: 2023-04-21T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.25 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1430723/000115752323000591/0001157523-23-000591-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1430723/000115752323000591/a53384808.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001157523-23-000591 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001157523-23-000591.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001157523-23-000591.txt ## Key facts - Executive change Betsy Bugg Holloway was appointed as Director at ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.. - Action: appointed - Role: Director source text: voted to appoint Dr. Betsy Bugg Holloway to the Board to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Mr. Michael D. Fuller. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1430723/000115752323000591/0001157523-23-000591-index.htm - Executive change Michael D. Fuller retired as Director at ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.. - Action: retired - Role: Director source text: the vacancy created by the retirement of Mr. Michael D. Fuller. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1430723/000115752323000591/0001157523-23-000591-index.htm - Shareholder Votes ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. shareholders approved Advisory vote on executive compensation at the 2023-04-17 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-04-17 source text: Proposal 2 Advisory vote on executive compensation - approved For Against Abstain Broker non-votes 39,067,630 540,167 149,475 8,263,413 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1430723/000115752323000591/0001157523-23-000591-index.htm - Shareholder Votes ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of FORVIS, LLP as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the year ending December 31, 2023 at the 2023-04-17 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-04-17 source text: Proposal 4 Ratification of FORVIS, LLP as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the year ending December 31, 2023 - approved For Against Abstain Broker non-votes 47,852,610 57,271 110,805 - evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1430723/000115752323000591/0001157523-23-000591-index.htm - Shareholder Votes ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. shareholders approved Approval of amendment to the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation to reflect new Delaware law provisions regarding office exculpation at the 2023-04-17 meeting. - Proposal: charter amendment - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-04-17 source text: Proposal 5 Approval of amendment to the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation to reflect new Delaware law provisions regarding office exculpation - approved For Against Abstain Broker non-votes 36,732,410 2,969,574 55,288 8,263,413 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1430723/000115752323000591/0001157523-23-000591-index.htm - Shareholder Votes ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2023-04-17 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-04-17 source text: Proposal 1 Election of Directors Nominee For Withhold Abstain Broker non-votes Thomas A. Broughton III 39,980,948 476,324 - 8,263,413 J. Richard Cashio 37,206,719 2,550,563 - 8,263,413 James J. Filler 39,271,496 485,776 - 8,263,413 Christopher J. Mettler 39,640,440 116,832 8,263,413 Hatton C.V. Smith 39,057,374 699,898 - 8,263,413 Irma L. Tuder 38,945,987 811,286 - 8,263,413 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1430723/000115752323000591/0001157523-23-000591-index.htm - Shareholder Votes ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. shareholders approved Advisory vote on frequency of advisory vote on executive compensation at the 2023-04-17 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay frequency - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-04-17 source text: Proposal 3 Advisory vote on frequency of advisory vote on executive compensation – Every Year Every Year Every 2 Years Every 3 Years Abstain Broker non-votes 38,301,539 107,722 1,194,457 153,552 8,263,413 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1430723/000115752323000591/0001157523-23-000591-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.