UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE
14A
SCHEDULE
14A INFORMATION
Proxy
Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of
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Preliminary
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Definitive
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Additional Materials
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Soliciting
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SERVISFIRST BANCSHARES,
INC.
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(Name
of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if Other Than the
Registrant
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previously. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number,
or the Form or Schedule and the date of its
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SERVISFIRST
BANCSHARES, INC.
850
Shades Creek Parkway, Suite 200
Birmingham,
Alabama 35209
NOTICE
OF INTERNET AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS
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IMPORTANT
NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE 2009 ANNUAL
STOCKHOLDER MEETING TO BE HELD ON May 4, 2010
This
communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy
materials that are available to you on the Internet. We encourage you to
access and review all of the information contained in the proxy materials
before voting.
The
Notice of our Annual Meeting, our 2009 Annual Report to Stockholders and
the Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting are available at www.cfpproxy.com/6547.
If
you want to receive a paper copy of these documents, you must request one.
There is no charge to you for requesting a copy. Please make
your request for a copy as instructed in this notice on or before April
23, 2010 to facilitate timely
delivery.
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March 24,
2010
Dear
ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. Stockholder:
The 2010
Annual Meeting of Stockholders of ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. will be held at
the Dothan Country Club, 200 South Cherokee Avenue, Dothan,
Alabama 36301 on Thursday, May 4, 2010, at 5:30 p.m., Central
Daylight Time. The Annual Meeting is for the purpose of considering and acting
upon:
1. the
election of six nominees to serve on our board of directors until the next
Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and
qualified;
2.
the ratification of the appointment of Mauldin & Jenkins, LLC as ServisFirst
Bancshares, Inc.’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year
ending December 31, 2009; and
3. such
other matters as may properly come before the Annual Meeting, including any
adjournments thereof.
Our board
of directors is not aware of any other such business. Stockholders of record at
the close of business on March 12, 2010 are entitled to notice of and to vote at
the Annual Meeting.
YOUR
BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” EACH OF THE ABOVE
PROPOSALS.
The proxy
materials for the Annual Meeting are available online. If you would like a paper
copy of the proxy materials mailed to you, you must
request one by:
1. calling
(800) 951-2405 (please have handy your Stockholder Control Number, which is
printed at the bottom of this notice), or
2. sending
an email to fulfillment@rtco.com
and by inserting your Stockholder Control Number in the subject line,
or
3. sending
a written request to our Secretary, William M. Foshee, at 850 Shades Creek
Parkway, Suite 200, Birmingham, Alabama 35209, or
4. making
your request online at http://www.cfpproxy.com/6547 and inserting your
Stockholder Control Number when prompted.
You will
have the opportunity to make your request for paper copies apply to all future
annual stockholder meetings (which you may later revoke at any time) or only for
the 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
You may
vote by Internet, by telephone, by mail or in person. If you wish to vote by
Internet or by telephone, you will need your Stockholder Control Number, which
can be found in the bottom right hand corner of this notice, and the web address
and/or toll-free phone number above. No other personal information will be
required in order to vote in this manner. The rules of the Securities and
Exchange Commission do not allow us to provide you with a paper Proxy Card until
10 days after this initial notice. Therefore, to facilitate the process for our
stockholders of record who prefer to execute a paper Proxy Card, we will
transmit (i) another copy of this notice, (ii) a paper Proxy Card and (iii) a
return postage-prepaid envelope approximately 10 days following the mailing of
this notice. Additionally, you may request a paper copy of the proxy materials
in accordance with the instructions above, in which case you will receive a
second Proxy Card. If you wish to vote by mail, simply cast your vote on the
Proxy Card and sign and return it. You may also vote in person at the Annual
Meeting. If you wish to vote in person at the Annual Meeting, you will need
personal identification and, unless you are a registered holder, evidence of
your ownership of ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. common stock. We ask
that you cast your vote promptly. Thank you for your continued
support!
Stockholder
Control Number _______________