EXHIBIT 16


Mauldin & Jenkins
Certified Public Accountants, LLC
2000 Southbridge Parkway, Suite 501
Birmingham, AL  35209

 
 
May 26, 2011
 
 
 
Office of the Chief Accountant
Securities and Exchange Commission
460 Fifth Street N. W.
Washington, DC 20549
 
Re: ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.
Commission File Number 0-53149
 
 
Dear Sirs:
 
We have received a copy of, and are in agreement with, the statements being made by ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. in Item 4.01 of its Form 8-K dated May 26, 2011 and captioned “Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant”
 
We hereby consent to the filing of this letter as an exhibit to the foregoing report on Form 8-K.
 
 
 
 
Sincerely,
 
/s/ Mauldin & Jenkins, LLC
 
Mauldin & Jenkins, LLC