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): January 20, 2009

SERVISFIRST BANCSHARES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

0-53149
26-0734029
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)


3300 Cahaba Road, Suite 300, Birmingham, Alabama
35223
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)

(205) 949-0302
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 
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Section 2 – Financial Information

Item 2.02.   Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On January 20, 2009, ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. issued a press release announcing its operating results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2008.  A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be considered "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended or the Exchange Act.

Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01.   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

                                                            

 (d)  
Exhibits
Description
   
99.1
  
Press Release Issued January 20, 2009


 
 
 



SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



 


                                                            
 
 
  SERVISFIRST BANCSHARES, INC.  
       
Date:  January 21, 2009                                                                
By:
/s/ Thomas A. Broughton III   
    Thomas A. Broughton III  
    Chief Executive Officer