Southern First Bancshares (SFST) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

R. Arthur Seaver, Jr., Chief Executive Officer, was paid $1.1M in 2025, flat from $1.1M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 15:1, on median employee pay of $77,891.

Filed
April 6, 2026
Annual meeting
May 19, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$1.1Mflat vs prior year
CEO to median employee
15:1median $77,891
CEO pay in equity
18%$204,608 in awards
Net Income Increase
95.5%Increase to $30.4 million in 2025
CEO Total Compensation
$1,146,832For fiscal year 2025
Total Loans
$3.8B5.9% increase from 2024
Total Deposits
$3.7B8.2% increase from 2024
Book Value Per Share
$44.8910.9% increase in 2025

How Jr. was paid

$1.1M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary45%Bonus13%Stock awards18%Pension and deferred comp18%All other compensation7%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
R. Arthur Seaver, Jr.Chief Executive Officer$1,146,832
Calvin C. HurstPresident$697,941
Christian J. ZychChief Financial Officer$539,606
William M. Aiken, IIIChief Risk Officer$152,050
Wesley C. WilbanksChief Credit Officer$365,472
Julie A. FairchildChief Accounting Officer$312,230

What changed and why

  • $30.4MNet income increased 95.5% to $30.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2025.
  • $1.1MCEO total compensation was $1,146,832 for 2025, compared to $1,141,448 in 2024.
  • Restricted stock units were the preferred form of equity compensation with no stock options issued.
  • William M. Aiken, III resigned from the Company and the Bank effective March 28, 2025.
  • 75.0%Shareholder support for the say-on-pay vote at the 2025 annual meeting was 75.0%.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.