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SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC. 2023-2024 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC.’s Form 8-K, filed May 21, 2024 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 14, 2026.

8Reported items
130Asset managers
1,354Fund votes
May 21, 2024Meeting date

Results at a glance

Meeting of May 21, 2024: 8 items on SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC.’s Form 8-K, filed May 21, 2024: 8 without a stated outcome.

Material dissent

Elect Director: Rudolph G. Johnstone, III, M.D. 74% of votes cast Outcome not stated Director under 80%

Material dissent: a director nominee under 80% of the votes cast, say-on-pay under 70%, any other item the board put forward under 80%, or a shareholder proposal with more than 50%, on the company’s own Form 8-K tally. How this is decided

Proxy season: 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026

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Official 2023-2024 meeting results reported by SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC.

These tallies are SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed May 21, 2024 (Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders”). They cover every share voted at the meeting, not just the funds that file Form N-PX.

SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held May 21, 2024
Ballot item	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Broker non-votes	Support (of votes cast)	Reported outcome	Voting standard
Elect Director: Mark A. Cothran	5,913,146	--	--	500,149	823,055	92%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Rudolph G. Johnstone, III, M.D.	4,731,316	--	--	1,681,979	823,055	74%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: R. Arthur Seaver, Jr.	6,209,128	--	--	204,167	823,055	97%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Anna T. Locke	6,233,488	--	--	179,807	823,055	97%	Not verified	—
1. The election of four members to our board of directors to serve a one-year term	5,442,831	967,774	2,690	--	823,055	85%	Not verified	—
3. The amendment to the Southern First Bancshares, Inc. 2020 Equity Incentive Plan to extend its term for an additional three years	6,093,781	316,950	2,564	--	823,055	95%	Not verified	—
4. The non-binding resolution on our executive compensation policies and procedures; and	4,726,923	1,679,894	6,478	--	823,055	74%	Not verified	—
5. The ratification of the appointment of Elliott Davis, LLC as our independent public accountant	7,202,036	30,200	4,114	--	--	99.5%	Not verified	—

Source: SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 21, 2024 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC. 2023-2024 meeting

Each item below shows how the 130 asset managers that disclosed a SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC. vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report. These are reported items, not a count of the ballot: fund filings describe one ballot item in different words. Two descriptions are shown as one item only on evidence — the same text (or one cut short of the other), the same director nominee, or a match to the same row of SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC.’s own Form 8-K tally — never because they merely read alike. A description that could not be joined that way is listed on its own, so one ballot item can appear more than once.

1. Elect Director: Anna T. Locke

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 97%

FOR: 6,233,488WITHHELD: 179,807

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 53 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: To elect directors (01), (02), (03) and (04) for a 1-year term: Anna T. Locke

SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Anna T. Locke”): 6,233,488 for, 179,807 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 21, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 53 asset managers below reported 2,352,858 for, 27,651 withheld.

FOR

FOR: 2,352,858WITHHOLD: 27,651

Largest asset managers voting on “To elect directors (01), (02), (03) and (04) for a 1-year term: Anna T. Locke” at SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Withheld	Vote
T. Rowe Price	451,881	0	For
Vanguard	392,654	0	For
BlackRock	351,092	0	For
Dimensional	259,554	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	232,250	0	For
Fidelity	152,321	0	For
American Century	82,345	0	For
Russell Investments	61,687	0	For
Northwestern Mutual	37,238	0	For
Equitable	37,166	0	For
Invesco	31,184	0	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	0	27,038	Withhold
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/	25,177	0	For
RBC FUNDS TRUST	24,610	0	For
Principal	21,024	0	For
Charles Schwab	20,510	0	For
TIAA	17,754	0	For
Goldman Sachs	15,716	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	13,074	0	For
EA Series Trust	12,790	0	For
John Hancock	12,198	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	11,157	0	For
Nationwide	10,574	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	8,483	0	For
Managed Portfolio Series	8,168	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 53 asset managers. See all 53 in the interactive database.

2. Elect Director: Mark A. Cothran

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

92% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 92%

FOR: 5,913,146WITHHELD: 500,149

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 53 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: To elect directors (01), (02), (03) and (04) for a 1-year term: Mark A. Cothran

SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Mark A. Cothran”): 5,913,146 for, 500,149 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 21, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 92% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 53 asset managers below reported 2,094,915 for, 277,655 withheld, 7,939 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 2,094,915ABSTAIN: 7,939WITHHOLD: 277,655

Largest asset managers voting on “To elect directors (01), (02), (03) and (04) for a 1-year term: Mark A. Cothran” at SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Withheld	Vote
T. Rowe Price	451,881	0	0	For
Vanguard	392,654	0	0	For
BlackRock	351,092	0	0	For
Dimensional	259,554	0	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	0	0	232,250	Withhold
Fidelity	152,321	0	0	For
American Century	82,345	0	0	For
Russell Investments	61,687	0	0	For
Northwestern Mutual	37,238	0	0	For
Equitable	37,166	0	0	For
Invesco	31,184	0	0	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	0	0	27,038	Withhold
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/	25,177	0	0	For
RBC FUNDS TRUST	24,610	0	0	For
Principal	21,024	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	20,510	0	0	For
TIAA	0	0	17,754	Withhold
Goldman Sachs	15,716	0	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	13,074	0	0	For
EA Series Trust	12,790	0	0	For
John Hancock	12,198	0	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	3,218	7,939	0	Mixed
Nationwide	10,574	0	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	8,483	0	0	For
Managed Portfolio Series	8,168	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 53 asset managers. See all 53 in the interactive database.

3. Elect Director: R. Arthur Seaver, Jr.

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 97%

FOR: 6,209,128WITHHELD: 204,167

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 53 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: To elect directors (01), (02), (03) and (04) for a 1-year term: R. Arthur Seaver, Jr.

SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: R. Arthur Seaver, Jr.”): 6,209,128 for, 204,167 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 21, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

The 53 asset managers below reported 2,344,919 for, 27,651 withheld, 7,939 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 2,344,919ABSTAIN: 7,939WITHHOLD: 27,651

Largest asset managers voting on “To elect directors (01), (02), (03) and (04) for a 1-year term: R. Arthur Seaver, Jr.” at SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Withheld	Vote
T. Rowe Price	451,881	0	0	For
Vanguard	392,654	0	0	For
BlackRock	351,092	0	0	For
Dimensional	259,554	0	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	232,250	0	0	For
Fidelity	152,321	0	0	For
American Century	82,345	0	0	For
Russell Investments	61,687	0	0	For
Northwestern Mutual	37,238	0	0	For
Equitable	37,166	0	0	For
Invesco	31,184	0	0	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	0	0	27,038	Withhold
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/	25,177	0	0	For
RBC FUNDS TRUST	24,610	0	0	For
Principal	21,024	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	20,510	0	0	For
TIAA	17,754	0	0	For
Goldman Sachs	15,716	0	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	13,074	0	0	For
EA Series Trust	12,790	0	0	For
John Hancock	12,198	0	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	3,218	7,939	0	Mixed
Nationwide	10,574	0	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	8,483	0	0	For
Managed Portfolio Series	8,168	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 53 asset managers. See all 53 in the interactive database.

4. Elect Director: Rudolph G. Johnstone, III, M.D.

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

74% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 74%WITHHELD

FOR: 4,731,316WITHHELD: 1,681,979

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 53 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: To elect directors (01), (02), (03) and (04) for a 1-year term: Rudolph G. Johnstone

SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Rudolph G. Johnstone, III, M.D.”): 4,731,316 for, 1,681,979 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 21, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 74% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 53 asset managers below reported 1,473,696 for, 889,650 withheld, 17,163 abstained.

FORWITHHOLD

FOR: 1,473,696ABSTAIN: 17,163WITHHOLD: 889,650

Largest asset managers voting on “To elect directors (01), (02), (03) and (04) for a 1-year term: Rudolph G. Johnstone” at SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Withheld	Vote
T. Rowe Price	451,422	0	459	For
Vanguard	392,654	0	0	For
BlackRock	351,092	0	0	For
Dimensional	0	0	259,554	Withhold
Columbia Threadneedle	0	0	232,250	Withhold
Fidelity	0	0	152,321	Withhold
American Century	0	0	82,345	Withhold
Russell Investments	61,687	0	0	For
Northwestern Mutual	37,238	0	0	For
Equitable	37,166	0	0	For
Invesco	0	0	31,184	Withhold
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	0	0	27,038	Withhold
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/	0	0	25,177	Withhold
RBC FUNDS TRUST	24,610	0	0	For
Principal	0	0	21,024	Withhold
Charles Schwab	20,510	0	0	For
TIAA	17,754	0	0	For
Goldman Sachs	15,716	0	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	13,074	0	0	For
EA Series Trust	12,790	0	0	For
John Hancock	8,371	3,827	0	Mixed
Bridge Builder Trust	3,218	7,939	0	Mixed
Nationwide	0	0	10,574	Withhold
Prudential/PGIM	0	0	8,483	Withhold
Managed Portfolio Series	8,168	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 53 asset managers. See all 53 in the interactive database.

5. TO AMEND THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES, INC. TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED SHARES…

No official matchSHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

100% of fund votes cast · no official result

FOR

Details: description as filed, votes by 55 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: TO AMEND THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES, INC. TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED SHARES OF COMMON STOCK TO 20,000,000.

The 55 asset managers below reported 2,442,702 for. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

FOR: 2,442,702

Largest asset managers voting on “TO AMEND THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES, INC. TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED” at SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Vote
T. Rowe Price	451,881	For
Vanguard	392,654	For
BlackRock	351,092	For
Dimensional	259,554	For
Columbia Threadneedle	232,250	For
Fidelity	152,321	For
American Century	82,345	For
Russell Investments	61,687	For
TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS	37,500	For
Northwestern Mutual	37,238	For
Equitable	37,166	For
Invesco	31,184	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	27,038	For
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/	25,177	For
Gabelli	24,693	For
RBC FUNDS TRUST	24,610	For
Principal	21,024	For
Charles Schwab	20,510	For
TIAA	17,754	For
Goldman Sachs	15,716	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	13,074	For
EA Series Trust	12,790	For
John Hancock	12,198	For
Bridge Builder Trust	11,157	For
Nationwide	10,574	For

Showing the 25 largest of 55 asset managers. See all 55 in the interactive database.

6. 3. The amendment to the Southern First Bancshares, Inc. 2020 Equity Incentive Plan to extend its term for an additional…

Outcome not verifiedCOMPENSATIONReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

95% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 95%

FOR: 6,093,781AGAINST: 316,950

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 55 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: TO AMEND THE SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES, INC. 2020 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN TO EXTEND IT FOR AN ADDITIONAL THREE YEARS.

SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC.’s own tally for this item (“3. The amendment to the Southern First Bancshares, Inc. 2020 Equity Incentive Plan to extend its term for an additional three years”): 6,093,781 for, 316,950 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 21, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 95% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 55 asset managers below reported 2,304,766 for, 137,936 against.

FOR

FOR: 2,304,766AGAINST: 137,936

Largest asset managers voting on “TO AMEND THE SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES, INC. 2020 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN TO EXTEND IT FOR AN ADDITIONAL THREE Y” at SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
T. Rowe Price	451,881	0	For
Vanguard	392,654	0	For
BlackRock	351,092	0	For
Dimensional	259,554	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	232,250	0	For
Fidelity	152,321	0	For
American Century	0	82,345	Against
Russell Investments	61,687	0	For
TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS	37,500	0	For
Northwestern Mutual	37,238	0	For
Equitable	37,166	0	For
Invesco	31,184	0	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	27,038	0	For
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/	25,177	0	For
Gabelli	24,693	0	For
RBC FUNDS TRUST	0	24,610	Against
Principal	21,024	0	For
Charles Schwab	20,510	0	For
TIAA	0	17,754	Against
Goldman Sachs	15,716	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	13,074	0	For
EA Series Trust	12,790	0	For
John Hancock	12,198	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	3,218	7,939	Mixed
Nationwide	10,574	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 55 asset managers. See all 55 in the interactive database.

7. 4. The non-binding resolution on our executive compensation policies and procedures; and

Outcome not verified Fund totals may overlapSECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

74% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 74%AGAINST

FOR: 4,726,923AGAINST: 1,679,894

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 130 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: TO CONDUCT AN ADVISORY VOTE ON THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AS DISCLOSED IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT (THIS IS A NON-BINDING, ADVISORY VOTE).

SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC.’s own tally for this item (“4. The non-binding resolution on our executive compensation policies and procedures; and”): 4,726,923 for, 1,679,894 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 21, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 74% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).

Fund voting reports: 55 asset managers voting on “TO CONDUCT AN ADVISORY VOTE ON THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AS DISCLOSED IN THIS PROXY STA” at SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
T. Rowe Price	451,422	459	For
Vanguard	392,654	0	For
BlackRock	351,092	0	For
Dimensional	0	259,554	Against
Columbia Threadneedle	0	232,250	Against
Fidelity	0	152,321	Against
American Century	0	82,345	Against
Russell Investments	61,687	0	For
TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS	37,500	0	For
Northwestern Mutual	37,238	0	For
Equitable	37,166	0	For
Invesco	0	31,184	Against
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	0	27,038	Against
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/	0	25,177	Against
Gabelli	24,693	0	For
RBC FUNDS TRUST	0	24,610	Against
Principal	0	21,024	Against
Charles Schwab	20,510	0	For
TIAA	17,754	0	For
Goldman Sachs	15,716	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	13,074	0	For
EA Series Trust	0	12,790	Against
John Hancock	8,371	3,827	Mixed
Bridge Builder Trust	3,218	7,939	Mixed
Nationwide	0	10,574	Against

Fund voting reports, all 55 managers: 1,505,368 for, 937,334 against. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 96 asset managers voting on “TO CONDUCT AN ADVISORY VOTE ON THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AS DISCLOSED IN THIS PROXY STA” at SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
FJ Capital Management LLC	807,223	0	For
T. Rowe Price	705,919	37,185	Mixed
ENDEAVOUR CAPITAL ADVISORS INC	507,925	0	For
BlackRock	327,966	3,071	For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	0	160,589	Against
Wellington	151,436	0	For
AllianceBernstein	134,335	0	For
American Century	0	82,849	Against
HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	0	81,086	Against
Renaissance	0	79,492	Against
Northern Trust	0	45,890	Against
Dimensional	0	40,113	Against
Invesco	0	33,588	Against
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC	0	32,478	Against
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp	0	30,832	Against
ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC	0	30,339	Against
PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC	0	27,406	Against
BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	0	27,038	Against
Gabelli	23,900	0	For
Charles Schwab	20,510	0	For
Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc	20,349	0	For
Nuveen	18,714	0	For
Goldman Sachs	16,846	0	For
STRS OHIO	0	15,600	Against
SHEETS SMITH WEALTH MANAGEMENT	14,701	0	For

Institutional-manager reports, all 96 managers: 2,808,348 for, 843,056 against. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

8. 5. The ratification of the appointment of Elliott Davis, LLC as our independent public accountant

Outcome not verifiedAUDIT-RELATEDReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.5% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.5%

FOR: 7,202,036AGAINST: 30,200

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 55 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: TO RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF ELLIOTT DAVIS, LLC AS OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2024.

SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC.’s own tally for this item (“5. The ratification of the appointment of Elliott Davis, LLC as our independent public accountant”): 7,202,036 for, 30,200 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 21, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 99.5% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 55 asset managers below reported 2,429,912 for, 12,790 against.

FOR

FOR: 2,429,912AGAINST: 12,790

Largest asset managers voting on “TO RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF ELLIOTT DAVIS, LLC AS OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE F” at SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
T. Rowe Price	451,881	0	For
Vanguard	392,654	0	For
BlackRock	351,092	0	For
Dimensional	259,554	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	232,250	0	For
Fidelity	152,321	0	For
American Century	82,345	0	For
Russell Investments	61,687	0	For
TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS	37,500	0	For
Northwestern Mutual	37,238	0	For
Equitable	37,166	0	For
Invesco	31,184	0	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	27,038	0	For
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/	25,177	0	For
Gabelli	24,693	0	For
RBC FUNDS TRUST	24,610	0	For
Principal	21,024	0	For
Charles Schwab	20,510	0	For
TIAA	17,754	0	For
Goldman Sachs	15,716	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	13,074	0	For
EA Series Trust	0	12,790	Against
John Hancock	12,198	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	11,157	0	For
Nationwide	10,574	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 55 asset managers. See all 55 in the interactive database.

Largest SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC. shareholders voting in 2023-2024

Ranked separately for each type of Form N-PX report. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two tables can list the same shares and are never added together. Each is ranked by the shares voted on the item that the most managers of that type reported, shown as a share of the 8,156,109 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Fund voting reports: top SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC. shareholders by shares voted on “TO CONDUCT AN ADVISORY VOTE ON THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AS DISCLOSED IN…”, 2023-2024
#	Asset manager	% of shares outstanding
1	T. Rowe Price	5.54%
2	Vanguard	4.81%
3	BlackRock	4.30%
4	Dimensional	3.18%
5	Columbia Threadneedle	2.85%
6	Fidelity	1.87%
7	American Century	1.01%
8	Russell Investments	0.76%
9	TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS	0.46%
10	Northwestern Mutual	0.46%

Institutional-manager reports: top SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC. shareholders by shares voted on “TO CONDUCT AN ADVISORY VOTE ON THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AS DISCLOSED IN…”, 2023-2024
#	Asset manager	% of shares outstanding
1	FJ Capital Management LLC	9.90%
2	T. Rowe Price	9.11%
3	ENDEAVOUR CAPITAL ADVISORS INC	6.23%
4	BlackRock	4.06%
5	GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	1.97%
6	Wellington	1.86%
7	AllianceBernstein	1.65%
8	American Century	1.02%
9	HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	0.99%
10	Renaissance	0.97%

Reported SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC. holdings and ownership

As disclosed to the SEC in Form 13F (quarter-end holdings of 30 large managers), Schedules 13D and 13G (beneficial ownership above 5%) and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A). Each row names its form.

SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC. holdings and ownership disclosed for the 2023-2024 proxy season
Holder	% outstanding	Disclosure
S	9.70%	13G
BlackRock	8.92%	13F
Vanguard Group	5.29%	13F
Dimensional Fund Advisors	3.84%	13F
Geode Capital	1.97%	13F
State Street	1.91%	13F
Wellington Management	1.33%	13F
Renaissance Technologies	1.04%	13F
Northern Trust	0.98%	13F
Goldman Sachs	0.86%	13F

Percentages above are of 8,156,109 shares outstanding, as reported by SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC. on its Form 10-Q dated April 30, 2024 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2023-2024 meeting, not today’s. Each holding is as of its own filing, which may be dated before or after the meeting.

About this page

Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered funds disclose how they voted every proxy and institutional managers disclose their votes on executive pay (say-on-pay, say-on-frequency and golden parachutes), and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC.’s 10-Q dated April 30, 2024. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 14, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC.'s shareholder meeting held May 21, 2024, in the 2023-2024 proxy season, 130 asset managers reported how they voted in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 1,354 separate fund positions. Their filings are grouped here into 8 reported items; because filers word the same ballot item differently, that can be more than the number of items on the ballot. On the most widely held item on that ballot — TO CONDUCT AN ADVISORY VOTE ON THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AS DISCLOSED IN… — FOR was 74% of the votes cast (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST, the conventional basis for proxy support; abstentions, broker non-votes and unvoted shares are excluded because none of them took a side), which is more than half. Whether the item was approved is for the filing to say; that statement has not been read for this item. Source: SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 21, 2024.

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