Schedule 13G Amendment No. 3

0001193125-12-058654.txt : 20120214 0001193125-12-058654.hdr.sgml : 20120214 20120214092233 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-12-058654 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120214 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120214 GROUP MEMBERS: BANKERS CAPITAL GROUP, LLC GROUP MEMBERS: DAVID C. BROWN GROUP MEMBERS: SAGUS PARTNERS, LLC SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001090009 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS [6021] IRS NUMBER: 582459561 STATE OF INCORPORATION: SC FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-57133 FILM NUMBER: 12602970 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 VERDAE BOULEVARD STREET 2: SUITE 100 CITY: GREENVILLE STATE: SC ZIP: 29607 BUSINESS PHONE: 8646799000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 VERDAE BOULEVARD STREET 2: SUITE 100 CITY: GREENVILLE STATE: SC ZIP: 29607 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: GREENVILLE FIRST BANCSHARES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19990707 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Sagus Financial Fund, L.P. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001452069 IRS NUMBER: 261413632 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3399 PEACHTREE ROAD, NE STREET 2: SUITE 2040 CITY: ATLANTA STATE: GA ZIP: 30326 BUSINESS PHONE: 404-475-6580 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3399 PEACHTREE ROAD, NE STREET 2: SUITE 2040 CITY: ATLANTA STATE: GA ZIP: 30326 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Sagus Financial Fund, LP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20081212 SC 13G/A 1 d301413dsc13ga.htm SCHEDULE 13G AMENDMENT NO. 3 Schedule 13G Amendment No. 3

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

(Rule 13d-102)

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT

TO RULES 13d-1(b), (c), AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED

PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

(Amendment No. 3)*

Southern First Bancshares, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock

(Title of Class of Securities)

842873101

(CUSIP Number)

February 14, 2012

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

¨ Rule 13d-1(b)

x Rule 13d-1(c)

¨ Rule 13d-1(d)

*	The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act, but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).


CUSIP No 842873101		Schedule 13G		Page 2 of 10 Pages


1.	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Sagus Financial Fund, LP (26-1413632)
2.	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions) (a) ¨ (b) ¨
3.	SEC USE ONLY
4.	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY E ACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5.	SOLE VOTING POWER 376,762
		6.	SHARED VOTING POWER 0
		7.	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 376,762
		8.	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
9.	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 376,762
10.	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instruction) ¨
11.	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 9.9%
12.	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) PN


CUSIP No 842873101		Schedule 13G		Page 3 of 10 Pages


1.	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons (Entities Only) Sagus Partners, LLC (26-1380469)
2.	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions) (a) ¨ (b) ¨
3.	SEC USE ONLY
4.	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Georgia
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY E ACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5.	SOLE VOTING POWER 376,762
		6.	SHARED VOTING POWER 0
		7.	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 376,762
		8.	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
9.	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 376,762
10.	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instruction) ¨
11.	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 9.9%
12.	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) OO


CUSIP No 842873101		Schedule 13G		Page 4 of 10 Pages


1.	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons (Entities Only) Bankers Capital Group, LLC (58-2643423)
2.	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions) (a) ¨ (b) ¨
3.	SEC USE ONLY
4.	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Georgia
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY E ACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5.	SOLE VOTING POWER 376,762
		6.	SHARED VOTING POWER 0
		7.	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 376,762
		8.	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
9.	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 376,762
10.	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instruction) ¨
11.	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 9.9%
12.	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) OO


CUSIP No 842873101		Schedule 13G		Page 5 of 10 Pages


1.	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons (Entities Only) David C. Brown
2.	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions) (a) ¨ (b) ¨
3.	SEC USE ONLY
4.	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY E ACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5.	SOLE VOTING POWER 376,762
		6.	SHARED VOTING POWER 0
		7.	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 376,762
		8.	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
9.	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 376,762
10.	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instruction) ¨
11.	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 9.9%
12.	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) IN

Item 1

(a).

Name of Issuer:

Southern First Bancshares, Inc.

Item 1

(b).

Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:

100 Verdae Boulevard, Suite 100, Greenville, SC 29607

Item 2

(a).

Name of Person Filing:

This Schedule 13G is being filed jointly by Sagus Financial Fund, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“SFF”), Sagus Partners, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company and managing partner of SFF (“SP”), Bankers Capital Group, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company and 50% owner of SP (“BCG”), and David C. Brown, a resident of Georgia who is the 50% owner and manager of SP (Mr. Brown, with SFF, SP and BCG, the “Reporting Persons”). The reporting persons do not admit that they constitute a group. The filing of this statement shall not be construed as an admission that any of the Reporting Persons are, for the purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, beneficial owners of any securities covered by this statement.

Item 2

(b).

Address of Principal Business Office, or if None, Residence:

The principal business office of each of the Reporting Persons is 3399 Peachtree Rd, Suite 2040, Atlanta, GA 30326.

Item 2

(c).

Citizenship:

SFF is a Delaware limited partnership. SP is a Georgia limited liability company. BCG is a Georgia limited liability company. Mr. Brown is a citizen of the United States.

Item 2

(d).

Title of Class of Securities:

Common Stock

Item 2

(e).

CUSIP Number:

842873101

Item 3.

If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

(a)

Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o);

(b)

Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);

(c)

Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);

(d)

Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8);

(e)

An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d- 1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

(f)

An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Rule 13d- 1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

(g)

A parent holding company or control person in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

(h)

A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

(i)

A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3); or

(j)

Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).


Item 4.	Ownership.

	(a)	Amount Beneficially Owned:

		376,762 shares

	(b)	Percent of Class:

		9.9%

	(c)	Number of Shares as to which the Reporting Persons have:

		(i)	Sole power to direct the vote:

			376,762 shares

		(ii)	Shared power to vote or direct the vote:

			0

		(iii)	Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of:

			376,762 shares

		(iv)	Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of:

			0

Item 5.	Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

	If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following: ¨

Item 6.	Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

	Not applicable.

Item 7.	Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.

	Not applicable.

Item 8.	Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

	Not applicable.

Item 9.	Notice of Dissolution of Group.

	Not applicable.

Item 10.	Certifications.

	“By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.”


Exhibits		Exhibit 1

		Joint Filing Agreement by and among the Reporting Persons.

SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.


Dated: February 14, 2012	SAGUS FINANCIAL FUND, LP

	By:	/s/ David Brown
	Name:	David Brown
	Title:	Managing Principal - General Partner

	SAGUS PARTNERS, LLC

	By:	/s/ David Brown
	Name: Title:	David Brown Managing Principal

	BANKERS CAPITAL GROUP, LLC

	By:	/s/ J. Dan Speight
	Name: Title:	J. Dan Speight Managing Principal

	/s/ David C. Brown
	David C. Brown

EXHIBIT 1

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the undersigned agree to the joint filing on behalf of each of them of a Statement on Schedule 13G (including any and all amendments thereto) with respect to the common stock of Fidelity Southern Corporation, and further agree that this Joint Filing Agreement shall be included as an Exhibit to such joint filings.

The undersigned further agree that each party hereto is responsible for the timely filing of such Statement on Schedule 13G and any amendments thereto, and for the accuracy and completeness of the information concerning such party contained therein; provided, however, that no party is responsible for the accuracy or completeness of the information concerning any other party, unless such party knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate.

This Joint Filing Agreement may be signed in counterparts with the same effect as if the signature on each counterpart were upon the same instrument.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of February 14, 2012.


SAGUS FINANCIAL FUND, LP

By:		/s/ David Brown
Name: Title:		David Brown Managing Principal - General Partner

SAGUS PARTNERS, LLC

By:		/s/ David Brown
Name: Title:		David Brown Managing Principal

BANKERS CAPITAL GROUP, LLC

By:		/s/ J. Dan Speight
Name: Title:		J. Dan Speight Managing Principal

/s/ David C. Brown
David C. Brown