FIRST RELIANCE BANCSHARES INC

Overview

• IndustryNational Commercial Banks²
• HeadquartersFlorence, United States²
• Legal formCorporation²
• LEI549300B331IVGQKPZN42²
• StatusActive²
• LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)²
• Registered addressC/O F R SAUNDERS JR, 29501 Florence, United States²
• Registered withBusiness Filings database (South Carolina Secretary of State), 00052151²

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Corporate structure

FIRST RELIANCE BANCSHARES INC sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G; stakes of 5% or more it reported on Schedules 13D and 13G (1 companies). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Leadership

Who has led FIRST RELIANCE BANCSHARES INC, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

• Chief executive officerF. R. Saunders Jr. Feb 16, 2006 to Apr 8, 2014³
• PresidentF. R. Saunders Jr. Feb 16, 2006 to Apr 8, 2014³
• Chief financial officerF. R. Saunders Jr. Jan 29, 2007 to Mar 6, 2007⁴
• Chief financial officerJeffrey A. Paolucci Jan 29, 2007 to Apr 8, 2014⁵
• Chief operating officerCraig S. Evans Jan 26, 2009 to Apr 13, 2010⁶

Named in SEC Form D filings

People the company listed in its private-offering notices.

• Executive OfficerRobert C. Haile named Oct 5, 2021²⁴
• DirectorMike C. Reichenbach named Oct 5, 2021²⁴
• DirectorOctavia C. Williams-Blake named Oct 5, 2021²⁴
• DirectorRobby C. Hill named Oct 5, 2021²⁴

Timeline

1. Feb 16, 2006New chief executive F. R. Saunders Jr. becomes CEO³
2. Apr 12, 2001Founded FIRST RELIANCE BANCSHARES INC is founded²

Filings

8 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 7 large holders, 1 private raises. The latest 8:

1. Feb 17, 2026SCHEDULE 13G/A EDGAR
2. Nov 14, 2025SCHEDULE 13G EDGAR
3. Nov 14, 2024SC 13G SCHEDULE TO REPORT BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP EDGAR
4. Feb 8, 2024SC 13G/A NONE EDGAR
5. Feb 8, 2024SC 13G/A NONE EDGAR
6. Feb 6, 2023SC 13G/A NONE EDGAR
7. Feb 9, 2022SC 13G/A NONE EDGAR
8. Oct 5, 2021D EDGAR

Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Major holders

Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.

• BANC FUNDS CO LLCSCHEDULE 13G/A, 5 filings Feb 9, 2022 to Feb 17, 2026²⁵
• AllianceBernsteinSCHEDULE 13G, 1 filing Nov 14, 2025²⁶
• Fourthstone LLCSC 13G, 1 filing Nov 14, 2024²⁷

Stakes it holds

FIRST RELIANCE BANCSHARES INC has told the SEC it owns more than 5% of 1 company, latest first (Schedules 13D and 13G).

• Manulife FinancialSC 13G/A Feb 16, 2022 to Feb 13, 2024²⁸

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Private raises

Private offerings the company reported to the SEC on Form D. The amount is what the latest filing says was sold so far, charted in the year of the first sale. Covers filings since Oct 1, 2021.

1. Sep 22, 2021Raised $10 million in a private offering of debt²⁴ Form D: 11 investors so far Form D