Southern First Bancshares shareholders approve board declassification at annual meeting

SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC

Approved amendment to phase out classified board structure (6,495,350 for, 4,371 against, 6,722 abstain).
Elected five directors: Cajka, Ellefson, Hooper, Lattimore, Maner (each with >5.4M votes for).
Non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation passed (4,312,380 for, 2,091,829 against).
Ratified Elliott Davis as independent auditor (7,193,840 for, 15,034 against, 4,681 abstain).
Presentation made available at annual meeting; no financial results or guidance disclosed in filing.

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC shareholders approved Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation to phase out the classified board of directors structure at the 2023-05-16 meeting.

Proposal: charter amendment
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2023-05-16

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2. the amendment to the Articles of Incorporation to phase out the classified board of directors structure;

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC shareholders approved Non-binding resolution on our executive compensation policies and procedures at the 2023-05-16 meeting.

Proposal: say on pay
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2023-05-16

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3. the non-binding resolution on our executive compensation policies and procedures;

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC shareholders approved Ratification of the appointment of Elliott Davis, LLC as our independent public accountant at the 2023-05-16 meeting.

Proposal: auditor ratification
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2023-05-16

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4. the ratification of the appointment of Elliott Davis, LLC as our independent public accountant.

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC shareholders approved Election of five directors at the 2023-05-16 meeting.

Proposal: director election
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2023-05-16

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1. the election of five members to our board of directors;

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