Insider trading activities (stock purchases, sales, and option exercises) reported by insiders of Southern First Bancshares Inc (SFST) since 2015 are shown in Table 1 and Table 2. Table 1 shows the monthly insider trading data of Southern First Bancshares Inc. Table 2 shows the detailed insider transactions. This company's CIK number is 1090009.
Total stock buying since 2015: $1,572,788.
Total stock sales since 2015: $14,125,418.
Total stock option exercises since 2015: $2,730,146.
| Insider Buying | Insider Sales | Option Exercises | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Shares | Value | Shares | Value | Shares | Value |
| 2025 | 1,585 | $61,640 | 13,876 | $725,374 | 11,500 | $391,000 |
| 2024 | 250 | $9,711 | 26,729 | $842,663 | 0 | $0 |
| 2023 | 32,440 | $970,079 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| 2022 | 4,925 | $212,249 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| 2021 | 400 | $24,945 | 25,128 | $1,284,171 | 12,100 | $72,721 |
| 2020 | 4,000 | $120,057 | 33,793 | $1,134,505 | 14,790 | $87,297 |
| 2019 | 22 | $966 | 90,753 | $3,608,302 | 112,808 | $865,701 |
| 2018 | 2,000 | $71,246 | 51,007 | $2,243,149 | 64,159 | $469,327 |
| 2017 | 1,000 | $33,625 | 56,188 | $1,941,883 | 17,000 | $102,170 |
| 2016 | 400 | $10,200 | 42,896 | $1,266,045 | 59,007 | $350,259 |
| 2015 | 3,200 | $58,070 | 52,031 | $1,079,326 | 42,604 | $391,671 |
| Trading Period | Insider Buying | Insider Sales | Option Exercises | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| year-month | Shares | Value | Shares | Value | Shares | Value |
| 2025-12 | 0 | $0 | 11,000 | $604,705 | 10,000 | $356,500 |
| 2025-11 | 200 | $8,700 | 1,258 | $62,900 | 1,500 | $34,500 |
| 2025-10 | 325 | $14,312 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| 2025-08 | 0 | $0 | 35 | $1,579 | 0 | $0 |
| 2025-06 | 0 | $0 | 1,583 | $56,190 | 0 | $0 |
| 2025-05 | 700 | $25,305 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| 2025-02 | 360 | $13,323 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| 2024-12 | 160 | $6,795 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| 2024-11 | 0 | $0 | 1,000 | $45,230 | 0 | $0 |
| 2024-09 | 0 | $0 | 10,049 | $327,605 | 0 | $0 |
| 2024-05 | 0 | $0 | 5,080 | $140,937 | 0 | $0 |
| 2024-04 | 0 | $0 | 600 | $16,800 | 0 | $0 |
| 2024-03 | 90 | $2,916 | 10,000 | $312,091 | 0 | $0 |
| 2023-12 | 200 | $6,900 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| 2023-11 | 200 | $5,850 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| 2023-10 | 650 | $17,214 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| 2023-09 | 150 | $4,044 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| 2023-08 | 1,550 | $46,864 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| 2023-07 | 1,900 | $56,050 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| 2023-06 | 1,400 | $35,477 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| 2023-05 | 10,718 | $246,067 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| 2023-04 | 6,000 | $165,348 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| 2023-03 | 2,250 | $80,555 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| 2023-02 | 2,922 | $121,755 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| Trade Date | Insider Name | Trade Type | Shares | Price ($) | Value ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-15 | Seaver R Arthur Jr (Chief Executive Officer) | Sale | 10,000 | 55.14 | 551,420 |
| 2025-12-15 | Seaver R Arthur Jr (Chief Executive Officer) | Option Ex | 10,000 | 35.65 | 356,500 |
| 2025-12-10 | Ellison David G (Director) | Sale | 1,000 | 53.28 | 53,285 |
| 2025-11-24 | Fairchild Julie Ann (Chief Accounting Officer) | Option Ex | 1,500 | 23.00 | 34,500 |
| 2025-11-21 | Fairchild Julie Ann (Chief Accounting Officer) | Sale | 1,258 | 50.00 | 62,900 |
| 2025-11-03 | Ellison David G (Director) | Buy | 200 | 43.50 | 8,700 |
| 2025-10-31 | Locke Anna T (Director) | Buy | 225 | 44.05 | 9,912 |
| 2025-10-31 | Ellison David G (Director) | Buy | 100 | 44.00 | 4,400 |
| 2025-08-27 | Cubbage Leighton M (Director) | Sale | 35 | 45.12 | 1,579 |
| 2025-06-23 | Cubbage Leighton M (Director) | Sale | 1,083 | 35.72 | 38,684 |
| 2025-06-04 | Ellefson Anne S (Director) | Sale | 500 | 35.01 | 17,506 |
| 2025-05-14 | Maner William Iv (Director) | Buy | 700 | 36.15 | 25,305 |
| 2025-02-10 | Locke Anna T (Director) | Buy | 360 | 37.01 | 13,323 |
| 2024-12-18 | Grayson-caprio Terry (Director) | Buy | 160 | 42.47 | 6,795 |
| 2024-11-25 | Fairchild Julie Ann (Chief Accounting Officer) | Sale | 1,000 | 45.23 | 45,230 |
| 2024-09-17 | Cubbage Leighton M (Director) | Sale | 2,500 | 34.02 | 85,050 |
| 2024-09-16 | Cubbage Leighton M (Director) | Sale | 2,515 | 33.44 | 84,111 |
| 2024-09-13 | Cubbage Leighton M (Director) | Sale | 2,000 | 32.03 | 64,062 |
| 2024-09-12 | Cubbage Leighton M (Director) | Sale | 1,744 | 31.18 | 54,369 |
| 2024-09-09 | Cubbage Leighton M (Director) | Sale | 1,290 | 31.02 | 40,013 |
| 2024-05-21 | Cubbage Leighton M (Director) | Sale | 812 | 29.11 | 23,633 |
| 2024-05-15 | Cubbage Leighton M (Director) | Sale | 1,771 | 27.34 | 48,419 |
| 2024-05-10 | Cubbage Leighton M (Director) | Sale | 1,717 | 27.63 | 47,435 |
| 2024-05-09 | Cubbage Leighton M (Director) | Sale | 780 | 27.50 | 21,450 |
| 2024-04-24 | Ellefson Anne S (Director) | Sale | 600 | 28.00 | 16,800 |
| 2024-03-21 | Seaver R Arthur Jr (CEO) | Sale | 996 | 31.25 | 31,125 |
| 2024-03-20 | Seaver R Arthur Jr (CEO) | Sale | 4,267 | 31.24 | 133,288 |
| 2024-03-19 | Seaver R Arthur Jr (CEO) | Sale | 17 | 31.00 | 527 |
| 2024-03-15 | Seaver R Arthur Jr (CEO) | Sale | 2,220 | 31.02 | 68,871 |
| 2024-03-14 | Seaver R Arthur Jr (CEO) | Sale | 2,500 | 31.31 | 78,280 |
| 2024-03-13 | Locke Anna T (Director) | Buy | 90 | 32.40 | 2,916 |
| 2023-12-20 | Ellison David G (Director) | Buy | 200 | 34.50 | 6,900 |
| 2023-11-22 | Ellison David G (Director) | Buy | 200 | 29.25 | 5,850 |
| 2023-10-31 | Ellison David G (Director) | Buy | 200 | 27.00 | 5,400 |
| 2023-10-26 | Ellison David G (Director) | Buy | 200 | 27.21 | 5,442 |
| 2023-10-25 | Ellison David G (Director) | Buy | 250 | 25.49 | 6,372 |
| 2023-09-19 | Ellison David G (Director) | Buy | 150 | 26.96 | 4,044 |
| 2023-08-09 | Ellison David G (Director) | Buy | 150 | 29.35 | 4,402 |
| 2023-08-02 | Ellison David G (Director) | Buy | 100 | 29.42 | 2,942 |
| 2023-08-01 | Locke Anna T (Director) | Buy | 1,300 | 30.40 | 39,520 |
| 2023-07-28 | Borrmann David Andrew (Chief Financial Officer) | Buy | 1,900 | 29.50 | 56,050 |
| 2023-06-23 | Ellison David G (Director) | Buy | 100 | 25.00 | 2,500 |
| 2023-06-22 | Ellison David G (Director) | Buy | 300 | 25.51 | 7,653 |
| 2023-06-21 | Ellison David G (Director) | Buy | 300 | 25.40 | 7,620 |
| 2023-06-20 | Ellison David G (Director) | Buy | 100 | 25.83 | 2,582 |
| 2023-06-06 | Ellison David G (Director) | Buy | 200 | 26.71 | 5,342 |
| 2023-06-05 | Ellison David G (Director) | Buy | 200 | 25.00 | 5,000 |
| 2023-06-01 | Ellison David G (Director) | Buy | 200 | 23.90 | 4,780 |
| 2023-05-31 | Ellison David G (Director) | Buy | 250 | 23.12 | 5,780 |
| 2023-05-25 | King Silvia T (Chief Human Resources Officer) | Buy | 500 | 24.16 | 12,078 |
| 2023-05-22 | Borrmann David Andrew (CFO) | Buy | 500 | 23.25 | 11,625 |
| 2023-05-17 | Locke Anna T (Director) | Buy | 115 | 23.90 | 2,748 |
| 2023-05-16 | Borrmann David Andrew (CFO) | Buy | 200 | 22.73 | 4,545 |
| 2023-05-16 | Hooper Tecumseh Jr (Director) | Buy | 1,100 | 22.79 | 25,065 |
| 2023-05-09 | Borrmann David Andrew (Chief Financial Officer) | Buy | 200 | 22.35 | 4,470 |
| 2023-05-08 | Hurst Calvin C (President) | Buy | 500 | 22.06 | 11,030 |
| 2023-05-08 | Seaver R Arthur Jr (CEO) | Buy | 253 | 22.50 | 5,692 |
| 2023-05-05 | Aiken William M. Iii (Chief Risk Officer) | Buy | 400 | 22.52 | 9,008 |
| 2023-05-05 | Cothran Mark A (Director) | Buy | 4,500 | 22.53 | 101,376 |
| 2023-05-04 | Borrmann David Andrew (Chief Financial Officer) | Buy | 200 | 21.45 | 4,290 |
| 2023-05-04 | Grayson-caprio Terry (Director) | Buy | 1,000 | 21.16 | 21,160 |
| 2023-05-01 | Borrmann David Andrew (Chief Financial Officer) | Buy | 1,000 | 27.20 | 27,200 |
| 2023-04-28 | Borrmann David Andrew (Chief Financial Officer) | Buy | 6,000 | 27.56 | 165,348 |
| 2023-03-14 | Ellefson Anne S (Director) | Buy | 500 | 32.75 | 16,375 |
| 2023-03-13 | Ellison David G (Director) | Buy | 500 | 33.69 | 16,845 |
| 2023-03-10 | Aiken William M. Iii (Chief Risk Officer) | Buy | 1,000 | 38.21 | 38,210 |
| 2023-03-10 | Ellefson Anne S (Director) | Buy | 250 | 36.50 | 9,125 |
| 2023-02-22 | Locke Anna T (Director) | Buy | 675 | 40.70 | 27,472 |
| 2023-02-06 | Lattimore Ray (Director) | Buy | 128 | 41.96 | 5,370 |
| 2023-02-02 | Lattimore Ray (Director) | Buy | 2,119 | 41.96 | 88,913 |
| 2023-01-30 | Ellison David G (Director) | Buy | 4,500 | 40.88 | 183,955 |
| 2022-12-22 | Ellison David G (Director) | Buy | 100 | 45.01 | 4,501 |
| 2022-09-21 | Ellison David G (Director) | Buy | 1,000 | 43.20 | 43,200 |
| 2022-09-06 | Maner William Iv (Director) | Buy | 575 | 42.75 | 24,581 |
| 2022-08-01 | Grayson-caprio Terry (Director) | Buy | 1,000 | 43.74 | 43,745 |
| 2022-05-16 | Grayson-caprio Terry (Director) | Buy | 1,000 | 42.58 | 42,580 |
| 2022-05-16 | Maner William Iv (Director) | Buy | 1,000 | 42.50 | 42,500 |
| 2022-05-09 | Ellison David G (Director) | Buy | 250 | 44.57 | 11,142 |
| 2021-12-23 | Ellison David G (Director) | Buy | 300 | 63.26 | 18,978 |
| 2021-12-13 | Grayson-caprio Terry (Director) | Buy | 100 | 59.67 | 5,967 |
| 2021-11-05 | Dowling Michael D (COO/CFO) | Sale | 2,000 | 57.47 | 114,948 |
| 2021-10-29 | Cubbage Leighton M (Director) | Sale | 28 | 52.93 | 1,482 |
| 2021-09-15 | Johnstone Rudolph G Iii (Director) | Sale | 1,000 | 50.25 | 50,250 |
| 2021-09-14 | Johnstone Rudolph G Iii (Director) | Sale | 2,000 | 50.25 | 100,500 |
| 2021-03-12 | Seaver R Arthur Jr (Chief Executive Officer) | Sale | 12,100 | 54.79 | 662,983 |
| 2021-03-12 | Seaver R Arthur Jr (Chief Executive Officer) | Option Ex | 12,100 | 6.01 | 72,721 |
| 2021-03-05 | Ellefson Anne S (Director) | Sale | 1,250 | 46.75 | 58,437 |
| 2021-03-04 | Ellefson Anne S (Director) | Sale | 1,500 | 47.00 | 70,500 |
| 2021-02-26 | Dowling Michael D (COO/CFO) | Sale | 3,000 | 45.01 | 135,015 |
| 2021-02-01 | Ellefson Anne S (Director) | Sale | 2,250 | 40.02 | 90,056 |
| 2020-12-17 | Cubbage Leighton M (Director) | Sale | 1,620 | 35.00 | 56,700 |
| 2020-12-09 | Dowling Michael D (EVP, Chief Financial Officer) | Sale | 3,000 | 35.10 | 105,300 |
| 2020-11-25 | Ellefson Anne S (Director) | Sale | 500 | 32.75 | 16,375 |
| 2020-11-13 | Seaver R Arthur Jr (Chief Executive Officer) | Sale | 5,000 | 30.39 | 151,925 |
| 2020-11-13 | Seaver R Arthur Jr (Chief Executive Officer) | Option Ex | 5,000 | 5.97 | 29,850 |
| 2020-11-12 | Seaver R Arthur Jr (Chief Executive Officer) | Sale | 6,462 | 30.10 | 194,512 |
| 2020-11-12 | Seaver R Arthur Jr (Chief Executive Officer) | Option Ex | 6,462 | 5.97 | 38,578 |
| 2020-11-10 | Ellefson Anne S (Director) | Sale | 500 | 31.57 | 15,787 |
| 2020-09-21 | Cubbage Leighton M (Director) | Sale | 2,300 | 25.10 | 57,727 |
| 2020-06-16 | Cubbage Leighton M (Director) | Sale | 1,985 | 28.38 | 56,334 |
| 2020-05-27 | Cubbage Leighton M (Director) | Sale | 1,546 | 29.05 | 44,911 |
| 2020-03-23 | Ellison David G (Director) | Buy | 1,000 | 22.35 | 22,350 |
| 2020-03-12 | Ellison David G (Director) | Buy | 3,000 | 32.57 | 97,707 |
| 2020-03-02 | Cubbage Leighton M (Director) | Sale | 1,500 | 37.84 | 56,764 |
| 2020-02-20 | Ellefson Anne S (Director) | Sale | 2,250 | 41.76 | 93,962 |
| 2020-02-19 | Orders James B Iii (Director) | Option Ex | 3,328 | 5.67 | 18,869 |
| 2020-02-11 | Cubbage Leighton M (Director) | Sale | 1,075 | 40.90 | 43,964 |
| 2020-02-06 | Ellefson Anne S (Director) | Sale | 450 | 40.37 | 18,165 |
| 2020-02-04 | Ellefson Anne S (Director) | Sale | 1,500 | 40.06 | 60,087 |
| 2020-02-03 | Ellefson Anne S (Director) | Sale | 750 | 39.50 | 29,626 |
| 2020-02-03 | Cubbage Leighton M (Director) | Sale | 3,328 | 39.45 | 131,289 |
| 2020-01-31 | Cubbage Leighton M (Director) | Sale | 27 | 39.89 | 1,077 |
| 2019-12-18 | Locke Anna T (Director) | Buy | 22 | 43.95 | 966 |
| 2019-12-17 | Hooper Tecumseh Jr (Director) | Sale | 1,300 | 43.61 | 56,694 |
| 2019-12-12 | Hooper Tecumseh Jr (Director) | Sale | 1,100 | 43.70 | 48,072 |
| 2019-12-11 | Hooper Tecumseh Jr (Director) | Sale | 1,300 | 43.36 | 56,315 |
| 2019-12-10 | Hooper Tecumseh Jr (Director) | Sale | 1,500 | 43.44 | 65,152 |
| 2019-12-10 | Ellefson Anne S (Director) | Sale | 1,500 | 43.19 | 64,779 |
| 2019-12-09 | Hooper Tecumseh Jr (Director) | Sale | 1,850 | 43.19 | 79,903 |
| 2019-11-12 | Strickland F Justin (President) | Sale | 7,200 | 42.65 | 307,108 |
| 2019-10-30 | Seaver R Arthur Jr (Chief Executive Officer) | Sale | 2,198 | 40.50 | 89,019 |
| 2019-10-30 | Seaver R Arthur Jr (Chief Executive Officer) | Option Ex | 2,198 | 5.67 | 12,462 |
| 2019-10-29 | Seaver R Arthur Jr (Chief Executive Officer) | Sale | 14,100 | 40.50 | 571,050 |
| 2019-10-29 | Seaver R Arthur Jr (Chief Executive Officer) | Option Ex | 14,100 | 5.67 | 79,947 |
| 2019-10-29 | Ellefson Anne S (Director) | Sale | 1,877 | 40.62 | 76,253 |
| 2019-10-28 | Strickland F Justin (President) | Sale | 4,996 | 40.51 | 202,402 |
| 2019-10-28 | Seaver R Arthur Jr (Chief Executive Officer) | Sale | 7,871 | 40.59 | 319,468 |
| 2019-10-28 | Seaver R Arthur Jr (Chief Executive Officer) | Option Ex | 7,871 | 5.67 | 44,628 |
| 2019-10-28 | Ellefson Anne S (Director) | Sale | 350 | 40.86 | 14,302 |
| 2019-10-25 | Strickland F Justin (President) | Sale | 4 | 41.10 | 164 |
| 2019-10-25 | Ellefson Anne S (Director) | Sale | 1,087 | 40.97 | 44,537 |
| 2019-08-30 | Seaver R Arthur Jr (Chief Executive Officer) | Sale | 5,700 | 38.02 | 216,685 |
| 2019-08-30 | Seaver R Arthur Jr (Chief Executive Officer) | Option Ex | 19,200 | 5.67 | 108,864 |
| 2019-08-29 | Dowling Michael D (EVP, Chief Financial Officer) | Sale | 2,357 | 38.00 | 89,566 |
| 2019-08-29 | Seaver R Arthur Jr (Chief Executive Officer) | Sale | 5,000 | 38.00 | 190,000 |
| 2019-08-29 | Seaver R Arthur Jr (Chief Executive Officer) | Option Ex | 5,000 | 5.67 | 28,350 |
| 2019-08-28 | Strickland F Justin (President) | Option Ex | 31,000 | 12.96 | 401,853 |
| 2019-07-29 | Gilmer Fred Jr (Director) | Sale | 1,600 | 40.76 | 65,216 |
| 2019-07-26 | Strickland F Justin (President) | Sale | 6,250 | 40.03 | 250,218 |
| 2019-06-19 | Johnstone Rudolph G Iii (Director) | Sale | 4,500 | 37.01 | 166,522 |
| 2019-06-18 | Cubbage Leighton M (Director) | Sale | 1,270 | 36.01 | 45,732 |
| 2019-06-11 | Seaver R Arthur Jr (Chief Executive Officer) | Option Ex | 15,566 | 5.67 | 88,259 |
| 2019-06-10 | Seaver R Arthur Jr (Chief Executive Officer) | Option Ex | 3,734 | 5.67 | 21,171 |
| 2019-06-07 | Seaver R Arthur Jr (Chief Executive Officer) | Option Ex | 4,900 | 5.67 | 27,783 |
| 2019-03-20 | Cubbage Leighton M (Director) | Sale | 330 | 34.57 | 11,407 |
| 2019-03-19 | Cubbage Leighton M (Director) | Sale | 990 | 34.52 | 34,171 |
| 2019-03-18 | Seaver R Arthur Jr (Chief Executive Officer) | Sale | 3,911 | 36.01 | 140,846 |
| 2019-03-18 | Seaver R Arthur Jr (Chief Executive Officer) | Option Ex | 3,911 | 5.67 | 22,175 |
| 2019-03-15 | Seaver R Arthur Jr (Chief Executive Officer) | Sale | 2,000 | 36.12 | 72,248 |
| 2019-03-15 | Seaver R Arthur Jr (Chief Executive Officer) | Option Ex | 2,000 | 5.67 | 11,340 |
Insider trading activities including stock purchases, stock sales, and option exercises of SFST listed in the above tables cannot be completely guaranteed as to their accuracy. For more insider trading information of Southern First Bancshares Inc (symbol SFST, CIK number 1090009) see the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website.