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<P align="center" style="font-size: 14pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
<FONT style="font-size: 12pt">Washington, D.C. 20549
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 18pt"><B>FORM 8-K</B>

<P align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>CURRENT REPORT<BR>
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B>

<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 14, 2008</B>

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<P align="center" style="font-size: 24pt"><B>SERVISFIRST BANCSHARES, INC.<BR></B>
<FONT style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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    <TD style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Delaware</B></TD>
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    <TD style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>0-53149</B></TD>
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    <TD style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>3300 Cahaba Road, Suite 300, Birmingham, Alabama<BR></B></TD>
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    <TD style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>35223</B></TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant
under any of the following provisions:

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<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT> Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)<BR><BR>
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<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT> Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))<BR><BR>
<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT> Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))<BR>


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;8.01. Other Events</B>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">On November&nbsp;14, 2008, ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) announced that the Company will not participate
in the U. S. Treasury Department&#146;s Capital Purchase Program (TARP). A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit
99.1.


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.</B>

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">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 align="left" style="margin-left:48%; font-size: 10pt">SERVISFIRST
BANCSHARES, INC.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Date: November&nbsp;17, 2008



<P align="left" style="margin-left:48%; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: -11pt">By: <U><B>/</B>s/
Thomas A.
Broughton&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>
<BR>
Thomas A. Broughton
III
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Chief Executive
Officer


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Filed by Bowne Pure Compliance
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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): November 14, 2008
SERVISFIRST BANCSHARES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
0-53149
26-0734029
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
3300 Cahaba Road, Suite 300, Birmingham, Alabama
35223
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(205) 949-0302
Not Applicable
(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 obligation of the registrant
under any of the following provisions:
o
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Section 8 – Other Events
Item 8.01. Other Events
On November 14, 2008, ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. (the "Company") announced that the Company will not participate
in the U. S. Treasury Department's Capital Purchase Program (TARP). A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit
99.1.
Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits
Description
99.1
Press Release Issued November 14, 2008
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: November 17, 2008
By:
/
s/
Thomas A.
Broughton
Thomas A. Broughton
III
Chief Executive
Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibits
Description
99.1
Press Release Issued November 14, 2008