---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001171843-25-000922"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SFBS"
cik: "0001430723"
company_name: "ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-02-19T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-26T11:06:53.731321+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# ServisFirst Bank appoints David Sparacio as CFO effective March 10, 2025

## Summary
- David Sparacio, 54, named Executive VP and CFO of ServisFirst Bank; starts March 10, 2025.
- Sparacio previously EVP and Corporate Controller of Ameris Bank; U.S. Army Reserve Colonel.
- Compensation: $350K base salary, $25K signing bonus, 5,000 restricted shares (5-year vest), change-in-control agreement.
- Ed Woodie, interim CFO since Oct 2024, returns to role of Senior VP and Controller after transition.
- Sparacio brings over 30 years of financial management experience; will oversee financial strategy, regulatory reporting, accounting.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001171843-25-000922
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SFBS
- cik: 0001430723
- company_name: ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-02-19T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1430723/000117184325000922/0001171843-25-000922-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1430723/000117184325000922/f8k_021925.htm

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## Key facts
- Executive change
  David Sparacio was appointed as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  source text: On February 18, 2025, ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) announced the appointment of David Sparacio, 54, as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of ServisFirst Bank (the “Bank”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1430723/000117184325000922/0001171843-25-000922-index.htm
- Executive change
  Ed Woodie changed role as Senior Vice President and Controller at ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc..
  - Action: stepped down as Interim CFO, returned to
  - Role: Senior Vice President and Controller
  source text: Ed Woodie, who was previously serving as Interim Chief Financial Officer, will continue to serve as the Company’s Senior Vice President and Controller, but no longer as Interim Chief Financial Officer effective as of March 10, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1430723/000117184325000922/0001171843-25-000922-index.htm

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