R. Arthur Seaver, Jr. compensation by year
SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES Summary Compensation Table · all 2 fiscal years held| Component | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Salary | $515,000 | $515,000 |
| Bonus | $135,000 | $150,000 |
| Stock awards | $308,978 | $204,608 |
| Option awards | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $0 | $0 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $110,300 | $201,981 |
| All other | $72,170 | $75,243 |
| Total | $1,141,448 | $1,146,832 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC DEF 14A filed April 6, 2026, accession 0001206774-26-000194, and prior-year filings.
How this page was built: the SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC filed document, accession 0001206774-26-000194. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 6, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 13,804 | $711,182 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC's FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
14 Form 4 lines since the FY2025 proxy (filed April 6, 2026)current to 2026-11-06 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-12 | Exercise or conversion derivative | — | 2,254 | $0.00 | 5,746 |
| 2026-08-12 | Exercise or conversion derivative | — | 2,903 | $0.00 | 12,097 |
| 2026-08-12 | Exercise or conversion derivative | — | 2,445 | $0.00 | 5,555 |
| 2026-08-12 | Sale | — | 5,000 | $63.00 | 97,597 |
| 2026-08-12 | Sale | — | 5,000 | $63.50 | 92,597 |
| 2026-08-12 | Sale | — | 6,000 | $64.00 | 86,597 |
| 2026-08-12 | Sale | — | 500 | $64.00 | 86,097 |
| 2026-08-12 | Sale | — | 4,500 | $63.75 | 81,597 |
The 8 most recent of 14 lines, each as reported on the Form 4. "10b5-1" marks a trade the filing reports under a pre-arranged trading plan. View every Form 4 filing on EDGAR →
Change-in-control & termination
estimated payments SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES discloses, by trigger · FY2025| Trigger | Cash severance | Accelerated equity | Benefits continuation | Total as disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change in control and resignation for good reason | $1,545,000 | — | — | — |
| Change in control and involuntary termination | $1,545,000 | — | — | — |
Per the Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control table in SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC's FY2025 proxy. Estimates as the company printed them; a dash means it printed no figure.
SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| R. Arthur Seaver, Jr. · this page | Chief Executive Officer | $1,146,832 |
| Calvin Hurst | President | $697,941 |
| Christian Zych | Chief Financial Officer | $539,606 |
| Wesley Wilbanks | Chief Credit Officer | $365,472 |
| Julie Fairchild | Chief Accounting Officer | $312,230 |
| William Aiken III | Chief Risk Officer | $152,050 |
Board service
SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES board · FY2021–FY2025How this board is paid
Company policy: SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES pays directors a $18,000 cash retainer and $17,494 in RSUs. As stated in SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES's FY2025 proxy.
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