Southern First Bancshares, Inc. · NASDAQ:SFST

Southern First Bancshares — Community Bank Investor Conference 2013

13 slides from Southern First Bancshares's conference presentation, Aug 1, 2013

  1. Slide 1: Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (SFST) – Community Bank Investor Conference

    Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (SFST) Art Seaver – Chief Executive Officer Justin Strickland – President Mike Dowling – Chief Financial Officer Community Bank Investor Conference July 31, 2013

  2. Slide 2: Forward Looking Statements

    Forward Looking Statements: During the course of this presentation, management may make projections and forward-looking statements regarding events or the future financial performance of Southern First Bancshares, Inc. We wish to caution you that these forwardlooking statements involve certain risks

  3. Slide 3: Southern First Bank Corporate Profile

    Southern First Bank Corporate Profile (*) June 2013 (**) FDIC data Headquartered in Greenville S • $839 million in total assets (*) • 9th largest bank headquartered in SC • Greenville SC market – 4 offices • largest banking market in SC • #6 market share out of 34 banks (**) • Columbia SC market – 3

  4. Slide 4: SFST market valuation

    SFST market valuation: • SFST – $47 million market capitalization • $11.05 current price (7/15/13) – 97% TBV / 13 x LTM EPS • Ownership – 32% institutional / 16% insider SFST – last 12 months

  5. Slide 5: SFST: Investment Profile

    SFST: Investment Profile Performance Excellent earnings momentum / asset quality Model Proven organic growth / excellent efficiency Markets 3 largest SC markets / excellent demographics Leadership Market experience / performance driven

  6. Slide 6: Performance: Strong earnings momentum

    Performance Strong earnings momentum – up 88% in Q2 2013 Net Income * $0.10 $0.15 $0.20 $0.25 $0.30 Q2 '12 Q3 '12 Q4 '12 Q1 '13 Q2 '13 $0.13 $0.20 $0.21 $0.18 $0.25 Earnings per share $250 $500 $750 $1,000 $1,250 Q2 '12 Q3 '12 Q4 '12 Q1 '13 Q2 '13 $589 $842 $929 $784 $1,109 * Per common shareholder,

  7. Slide 7: Performance: 2nd quarter highlights

    Performance 2nd quarter highlights • Net income increased 88% to $1.1 million • Top line revenue growth – Total revenue up 12% from Q2 2012 • Margin expansion – 3.70% for Q2 2013 vs. 3.61% in Q2 2012 • Continued loan growth momentum – Loan balances up 11% from 2012 • Credit costs declining – $736 th

  8. Slide 8: Model: Proven organic growth / excellent efficiency

    Model Proven organic growth / excellent efficiency $575 $600 $625 $650 $675 $700 $725 Q2 '12 Q3 '12 Q4 '12 Q1 '13 Q2 '13 $619 $638 $646 $665 $687 Loan Growth $400 $425 $450 $475 $500 $525 Q2 '12 Q3 '12 Q4 '12 Q1 '13 Q2 '13 $427 $429 $428 $460 $474 Core Deposit Growth

  9. Slide 9: Model: Proven organic growth / excellent efficiency

    Model Proven organic growth / excellent efficiency 55% 60% 65% 70% 75% 80% Southern First SC Banks 67% 78% Efficiency Ratio $2 $3 $4 $5 $6 $7 $8 Southern First SC Banks $6.3 $4.0 Assets / Employee ($ mil) (1) FDIC March 2013

  10. Slide 10: Markets – largest in SC

    Markets – 3 largest in SC Greenville $10 billion deposit market Columbia – (2 counties) $12 billion deposit market Charleston $8 billion deposit market

  11. Slide 11: Leadership – market experience

    Leadership – market experience Greenville Art Seaver, CEO – 26 yrs Fred Gilmer, EVP – 25 yrs Mike Dowling, CFO – 18 yrs Columbia Justin Strickland, Pres – 26 yrs Charleston Len Howell, EVP – 20 yrs

  12. Slide 12: SFST: Current Focus

    SFST: Current Focus Improve core earnings strength Expand mortgage income / lower credit costs Execute growth strategies Organic markets / Charleston expansion Monitor our capital plan Growth / BASEL compliance / Preferred shares Strengthen infrastructure Service & technology / risk management

  13. Slide 13: Southern First Bancshares: Focused on shareholder value

    Southern First Bancshares Focused on shareholder value South Carolina Greenville Columbia Charleston Performance Earnings momentum Model Organic growth Markets Three largest markets in SC Leadership Focused on delivering value

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