Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  BARBER KENNETH LEE
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
02/02/2015
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. [SFBS]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
2678 HICKORY LEVEL RD.
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP, Regional CEO
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
02/10/2015
(Street)

VILLA RICA, GA 30180
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. common stock 18,172 (1)
I
By spouse
ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. common stock 1,038 (2)
I
Held by joint tenancy in which spouse is member

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
BARBER KENNETH LEE
2678 HICKORY LEVEL RD.
VILLA RICA, GA 30180
      EVP, Regional CEO  

Signatures

/s/ Edison K. Woodie III, attorney-in-fact 03/09/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) As reported on Form 3 on 2/10/2015, Metro Bancshares, Inc. was acquired by ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. on 1/31/2015. The reporting person's spouse received 18,172 previously unreported shares of common stock on 2/2/2015 as a result of the merger. The share amount reflects 2-for-1 stock split that occurred on 12/20/2016.
(2) As reported on Form 3 on 2/10/2015, Metro Bancshares, Inc. was acquired by ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. on 1/31/2015. The reporting person's spouse is a member of a joint tenancy which received 1,038 previously unreported shares of common stock on 2/2/2015 as a result of the merger. The share amount reflects 2-for-1 stock split that occurred on 12/20/2016.

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