SFST Director James B. Orders III Sells 8,045 Shares

What Happened

• James B. Orders III, a director of Southern First Bancshares Inc. (SFST), sold 8,044.66 shares in an open-market/private sale on September 18, 2026. The shares were sold at $62.05 per share, generating proceeds of approximately $499,171. This was a sale (disposition) of existing shares rather than a purchase or option exercise.

Key Details

• Transaction date and price: 2026-09-18 — 8,044.66 shares at $62.05 each.
• Total proceeds: ~$499,171.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing summary.
• Footnotes / special plans: No 10b5-1 plan, tax-withholding, or other special footnotes were disclosed in the information provided.
• Filing timeliness: Form 4 was filed on 2026-09-22. For a trade on 2026-09-18 this filing date is within the typical two-business-day Form 4 reporting window (filed timely based on business days).

Context

• This report documents a routine insider sale (disposition) of already-owned shares. Sales by directors are common and do not necessarily indicate a change in company outlook; they can reflect personal liquidity needs, portfolio rebalancing, or other non-public reasons. No exercise of options or immediate cashless sale was reported in this transaction.