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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC (SFST)

Southern First Q2 net income rises 70% to $11.2 million; diluted EPS $1.20

Positive Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Southern First Bancshares reported second-quarter 2026 net income of $11.2 million, up 70% from a year earlier, with diluted earnings per share of $1.20, up 48%. Net interest income rose 28% year over year, driven mainly by new loan volume, and the company raised $65.2 million in gross proceeds from a share issuance and redeemed part of its subordinated notes.

Key points

  • Diluted EPS was $1.20, up $0.39 or 48% from Q2 2025 and up $0.01 from Q1 2026.
  • Net interest margin was 2.87%, up 37 basis points from 2.50% in Q2 2025.
  • Retail deposits rose $184 million in the quarter to $3.6 billion; total loans reached $4.0 billion.
  • Common Equity Tier 1 ratio was 12.81% per the press release text, up from 10.71% a year earlier.

The filing

CompanySOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC (SFST)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJul 21, 2026, 8:30 AM ET
Accession number0001206774-26-000359

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 9, 2026, 8:36 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on July 21, 2026.

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