X0303 4 2010-09-30 1 0001090009 SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC SFST 0001243352 AUSTIN JAMES M III P.O. BOX 17465 GREENVILLE SC 29606 0 1 0 0 Executive Vice President James M. Austin, III, /s/Julie A. Fairchild, POA 2010-04-12