Southern First Bancshares (SFST) 8-K Southern First Reports Results for First Quarter of 2010

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)     April 20, 2010

Southern First Bancshares, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

South Carolina

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

000-27719	58-2459561
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

100 Verdae Boulevard, Suite 100, Greenville, SC	29606
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(864) 679-9000

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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ITEM 2.02.   Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On April 20, 2010, Southern First Bancshares, Inc., holding company for Southern First Bank, N.A., issued a press release announcing its financial results for the period ended March 31, 2010. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

ITEM 9.01.   Financial Statements and Exhibits

      (c)       Exhibits

      Exhibit No.          Exhibit

     99.1                   Earnings Press Release for period ended March 31, 2010.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES, INC.
By:	/s/ James M. Austin, III
Name:	James M. Austin, III
Title:	Chief Financial Officer

April 20, 2010

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number            Description

99.1        Earnings Press Release for the period ended March 31, 2010.

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