Southern First Bancshares, Inc. · NASDAQ:SFST

Southern First Bancshares — Shareholder Meeting (May 2019)

16 slides from Southern First Bancshares's shareholder meeting presentation, May 22, 2019

  1. Slide 1: Southern First Bancshares, Inc. Annual Shareholder's Meeting

    Soe FIRST Southern First Bancshares, Inc. Annual Shareholder’s Meeting

  2. Slide 2: Forward Looking Statements

    a Ze. BS Pso] > 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 forward- looking statements inv

  3. Slide 3: Southern First markets

    GEORGIA SOUTH CAROLINA Southern First markets: Greenville, SC: 2000 Columbia, SC: 2007 Charleston, SC: 2012 Raleigh, NC: 2016 Atlanta, GA: 2017 Greensboro, NC: 2018

  4. Slide 4: Corporate Profile

    Corporate Profile: * Overview: — Headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina — 18 year old bank — Offices in Greenville, Columbia, Charleston, Raleigh, Atlanta * Greensboro office pending ¢ Financial snapshot (as of March 31, 2019) — Total assets: $2.0 billion — ROAA: 1.28% * — ROAE: 13.74% * — NPA’

  5. Slide 5: Highlights

    2 Highlights: Earnings: * Net Income of $22.3 million — 71% increase over 2017 * ROAA of 1.27% / ROAE of 13.83% Growth: * Total deposits increased $267 million — 19% increase ¢ Total loans increased $290 million — 21% increase Credit quality and other metrics: ¢ Total charge-offs of .11% ¢ Total non

  6. Slide 6: SFST — 2018 Valuation

    SFST — 2018 Valuation SFST declined 22% Bank Index declined 20% / S&P 500 declined 7% SFST Price Change (6) Bank Index Jan 1, 2018 - i

  7. Slide 7: SFST — Valuation Factors

    SFST — Valuation Factors Proven performance of growing book value and earnings per share ¢ Performance * Growth Made Proven Excellence * Quality « Management * Monetary Policy * Economic conditions / expectations * Tax policy Politics Industry expectations

  8. Slide 8: SFST — year valuation comparison

    SFST — 5 year valuation comparison SFST increased 274% Bank Index increased 62% Price Change (6) Bank Index Jan 1, 2013 _

  9. Slide 9: SFST — Increasing Book Value

  10. Slide 10: SFST — Book Value

    SFST — Book Value 2015 — 12% growth 2016 — 13% growth 2017 — 20% growth 2018 — 14% growth Dec '14 Dec '15 Dec '16 Dec '17 Dec '18

  11. Slide 11: SFST — Increasing Earnings per Share

    SFST — Increasing Earnings per Share SFST - Earnings per share ($) $0.90 $0.80 0.78 $0.70 $0.60 S050 2015 — 41% growth $0.40 2016 — 45% growth $0.30 2017 —-2% growth $0.20 2018 — 46% growth $0.10 2019 — 16% growth $0.00 Mar'l4.— Mar‘lS. = Mar'l6. = Mar‘17.— Mar'I8.— Mar'19

  12. Slide 12: 2019 Strategic Objectives

    2019 Strategic Objectives: ¢ Focus on creating a world-class client experience ¢ Recruit and develop superior talent and continue to invest in our unique culture ¢ Expand our risk management framework ¢ Invest in strategic infrastructure and technology * Grow our client relationships and generate su

  13. Slide 13: Strategic Vision

    Strategic Vision Q1 2019 financial highlights: ¢ Net income increased to $6.0 million — $.78 per diluted share — 16% increase over Q1 2018 ¢ Return on average assets = 1.28% ¢ Return on average equity = 13.74% a) * Total deposits increased 16% to $1.76 billion @ ¢ Loans increased 19% to $1.73 billio

  14. Slide 14: Justin Strickland, Mike Dowling, Cal Hurst, Jason Starnes

    Justin Strickland Mike Dowling Cal Hurst Jason Starnes CEO President CFO CBO clo Silvia King Fred Gilmer Len Howell Robert Thompson Jonathan Taylor Human Resources Senior Lender Charleston Greenville Raleigh Sandy Bowen Joe DePasqaule Blake Taylor Scott Bailey Atlanta Greensboro Columbia Mortgage

  15. Slide 15: Southern First Bancshares: Growing Shareholder Value

    Southern First Bancshares Growing Shareholder Value @ Leadership — performance driven

  16. Slide 16: Southern First Bancshares, Inc. Annual Shareholder's Meeting

    Soe FIRST Southern First Bancshares, Inc. Annual Shareholder’s Meeting Thank for r

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