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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>WASHINGTON, DC 20549</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">FORM 8-K</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):
<B>January 24, 2012</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">SERVISFIRST BANCSHARES, INC.</P>

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Charter)</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; font: bold 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">26-0734029</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">(IRS Employer Identification No.)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">850 Shades Creek Parkway, Birmingham, Alabama</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">35209</TD></TR>
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Area Code)</P>

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Last Report)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended
to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>Section 2 &ndash; Financial Information</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>Item 2.02.&#9;Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
</B></P>

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Bancshares, Inc. (the &quot;Company&quot;) issued a press release announcing its operating results for the quarter and year ended
December 31, 2011. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The information in this
Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be considered &quot;filed&quot; for purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &quot;Exchange Act&quot;), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended or the Exchange
Act.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>Section 9 &ndash; Financial Statements and Exhibits</B></P>

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Exhibits.</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 57%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Description</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify">99.1</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify">Press Release Issued January 24, 2012</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: bold 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">SIGNATURES</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">SERVISFIRST BANCSHARES, INC.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">Date: January 24, 2012</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-decoration: underline">/s/Thomas A. Broughton III </TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">Thomas A. Broughton III</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR>
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):
January 24, 2012
SERVISFIRST BANCSHARES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its
Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
0-53149
26-0734029
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
850 Shades Creek Parkway, Birmingham, Alabama
35209
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
(205) 949-0302
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including
Area Code)
________________________________________________
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since
Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended
to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
£
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
£
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
£
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
£
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Section 2 – Financial Information
Item 2.02.	Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On January 24, 2012, ServisFirst
Bancshares, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing its operating results for the quarter and year ended
December 31, 2011. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
The information in this
Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be considered "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended or the Exchange
Act.
Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01. 	 Financial Statements and
Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits
Description
99.1
Press Release Issued January 24, 2012
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
SERVISFIRST BANCSHARES, INC.
Date: January 24, 2012
By:
/s/Thomas A. Broughton III
Thomas A. Broughton III
Chief Executive Officer