Southern First Bancshares (SFST) Director Leighton Cubbage Sells Shares

What Happened
Leighton M. Cubbage, a director of Southern First Bancshares, sold a total of 750 shares in two open-market transactions: 400 shares on 2026-08-24 at $63.00 ($25,200) and 350 shares on 2026-08-25 at $63.05 ($22,068), for combined proceeds of $47,268. These were outright sales (transaction code S).

Key Details

• Transaction dates and prices: 2026-08-24 — 400 shares @ $63.00; 2026-08-25 — 350 shares @ $63.05.
• Total shares sold: 750; total proceeds: $47,268.
• Shares owned following the transactions: not specified in the provided filing.
• Footnotes/plan: no 10b5-1 plan, tax-withholding, or other special footnotes disclosed in the provided data.
• Filing date: Form 4 filed 2026-08-27 reporting the 8/24–8/25 trades.

Context
These transactions are sales, which can be routine (diversification, liquidity, tax planning) and do not by themselves signal a change in insider sentiment. Retail investors often view insider purchases as more directly informative; for a fuller picture, compare this sale to prior insider activity and the insider’s remaining holdings as reported in company filings.