SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC

We expect all of our employees to conduct themselves honestly and ethically, particularly in handling actual and apparent conflicts of interest and providing full, accurate, and timely disclosure to the public.

We have adopted a Code of Ethics that is specifically applicable to our senior management and financial officers, including our principal executive officer, our principal financial officer, and principal accounting officer. The full text of our Code of Ethics, and any amendments thereto, is (or will be in the case of any amendments) available on our website, https://www.southernfirst.com/, under the “Investors” link at the bottom. We intend to post on our website all disclosures that are required by law or NASDAQ listing standards concerning any amendments to, or waivers from, the Code of Ethics.