UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B) OR 12(G)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
SERVISFIRST BANCSHARES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 26-0734029 | |
| (State of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
850 Shades Creek Parkway, Suite 200
Birmingham, Alabama 35209
(Address of principal executive officers and zip code)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class to be so registered |
Name of each exchange on which each class is to be so registered | |
| Common stock, $0.001 par value | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC |
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), check the following box. x
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), check the following box. ¨
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates:
333-193401 (if applicable)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
| ITEM 1. | DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT’S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED. |
ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. (the “Registrant”) hereby incorporates by reference the description of its common stock, $0.001 par value per share, to be registered hereunder contained under the heading “Description of Capital Stock” in the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-193401), as originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on January 17, 2014, as subsequently amended (the “Registration Statement”), and in the prospectus included in the Registration Statement to be filed separately by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which prospectus will be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein.
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ITEM 2. |
EXHIBITS. |
In accordance with the “Instructions as to Exhibits” with respect to Form 8-A, no exhibits are required to be filed as part of this registration statement because no other securities of the Registrant are registered on The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC and the securities registered hereby are not being registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: May 9, 2014
| SERVISFIRST BANCSHARES, INC. | ||||
| By: | /s/ Thomas A. Broughton, III | |||
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Thomas A. Broughton, III President and Chief Executive Officer |
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