FFCH First Financial Holdings, Inc. (MM)

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2012 and 2011

The First Financial Holdings, Inc. Sharing Thrift Plan (“the Plan”) is a defined contribution plan which covers substantially all full time employees of First Financial Holdings, Inc. (“First Financial”) and its subsidiaries. The following description of the Plan provides only general information about the Plan’s provisions. Participants should refer to the Plan document and the summary of plan description for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions, copies of which may be obtained from the plan sponsor, First Financial. In accordance with Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) Section 414(b), the companies participating in the Plan are a controlled group of corporations whereby all employees of each company shall be treated as employees of a single employer. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”). Ineligible employees include those whose employment are governed by collective bargaining agreements and leased employees, with certain exceptions. Employees of acquired entities are credited with their years of service prior to acquisition for all purposes under the Plan.

Employees may elect to make tax-deferred contributions beginning with the first payroll period of the calendar quarter following one full month of service. Employees may receive matching contributions if approved by First Financial’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). As of the quarter ended March 31, 2009, First Financial’s matching contribution was temporarily suspended. Effective January 1, 2013, First Financial reinstated its match of employee contributions up to 50% of deferral up to 6% of the employee salary.

The Plan is administered by the Trustee Committee, members of which are appointed by the Board. The Trustee Committee contracts with American Pensions (the “Administrator”), which is a division of one of First Financial’s subsidiaries, First Federal Bank (“First Federal”) for record-keeping, administrative, custodial and trust services and contracts with MG Trust Company, LLC (“MG Trust” or “Investment Trustee”) to operate as custodian for the Plan.

Contributions

Effective January 1, 2011, the Plan amended the definition of compensation as follows: the term Compensation means a participant’s Form W-2 Compensation received during a Compensation Determination Period. A Compensation Determination Period is defined as the Plan Year; and any elective deferrals as defined under Code §402(g) and any amount contributed or deferred by the Employer at the election of the Employee which is not includible in gross income by reason of Code §125, Code §132(f)(4) or Code §457, will be included in Compensation. In addition, any amount received under the following circumstances will not be considered Compensation: amounts set forth in Regulation §1.414(s)-1(c)(3) (i.e., reimbursements or other expense allowances, including fringe benefits (cash and non-cash), moving expenses, deferred compensation and welfare benefits, even if includible in gross income).

The Plan permits eligible participants to contribute up to a maximum annual amount of $17,000 ($22,500 if the participant will attain the age of 50 during the plan year) for 2012 and $16,500 for 2011. Participants age 50 and older are permitted to make catch-up contributions of $5,500 for 2012 and 2011.

The Plan requires newly eligible employees be automatically enrolled in the Plan with a withholding of 5% of Compensation as defined by the Plan unless a Salary Deferral Election form is filed.

The Plan provides for discretionary non-elective profit sharing contributions on an annual basis. Employees will be entitled to such contributions if they are of an eligible class, are employed on the last day of the year and have completed 1,000 hours of service during the Plan year. Employment

terminated during the year due to normal retirement, death or disability shall not result in loss of the non-elective Company contribution. There were no non-elective contributions for 2012 or 2011.

Participant Accounts

Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contributions and allocations of any First Financial contributions based on participant earnings. Plan earnings and administrative expenses are allocated based on participant account elections and account balances, respectively. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s vested account.

Vesting

All participant contributions and First Financial matching contributions are immediately vested. Participants vest in non-elective profit sharing contributions at 10% for first and second year, 20% per year for the next four years until fully vested at six years, or upon the earlier of their death, disability or retirement at age 65 or older.

Investment Options

Participants may direct how their tax deferred contributions, rollover funds, employer matching contributions and employer non-elective profit sharing contributions will be invested within various investment options selected by the Trustee Committee. All participant directed funds, except investments in First Financial Holdings, Inc. Unitized Stock Fund (“First Financial unitized stock fund”), may be redirected daily.

Participants must wait 30 calendar days before exchanging back into First Financial common stock. The 30-day clock restarts after every exchange out of the account. This does not apply to the following:

Forfeitures

Forfeitures may be used to pay administrative expenses incurred by the Plan. Any additional balances in the forfeiture account will then be applied to restore previous forfeitures of participant accounts pursuant to the Plan document. The portion of the forfeiture account available after the above items are satisfied is then available to be used to offset any employer contribution.

Notes Receivable from Participants

Participants may borrow from their Plan assets after one year of participation. A participant must borrow at least $2,500 with the maximum amount being the lesser of (1) $50,000 or (2) one-half of the participant’s vested account balance. Loans are payable in full upon default or termination of employment. Outstanding loans at December 31, 2012 and 2011 carry interest rates ranging from 4.25 % to 10.00%.

The Plan allows one loan outstanding per participant at a time. A participant also must wait until at least 30 days after the pay-off of the previous loan to obtain a new loan. The Plan does not restrict loans from any portion of the participant’s funds invested in First Financial’s common stock.

Benefits and Withdrawals

On termination of service due to death, disability or retirement, a participant will receive the value of the vested interest in his or her account.

A participant may also receive a hardship withdrawal upon meeting certain immediate financial need requirements as defined by the Plan and receiving approval of the Trustee Committee. Funds derived from matching and profit sharing contributions are not available for hardship withdrawals.

The Plan allows the Administrator, at its sole discretion, to distribute a participant’s Vested Aggregate Account balance without the consent of the participant if the account balance is less than $5,000. Such distribution may be made in a lump sum at any time after a participant terminates employment, subject to certain provisions of the Plan.

Administrative and Accounting Fees

Substantially all administrative and accounting fees are paid by the Plan. Investment related expenses are included in net appreciation of fair value of investments.

Plan Termination

Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, First Financial has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA. In the event of Plan termination, participants will become 100 percent vested in their 401(k) and profit sharing accounts.

Basis of Accounting

The financial statements of the Plan are prepared under the accrual method of accounting, except benefit payments which are recorded when paid.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, and changes therein, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Investment Valuation and Income Recognition

The Plan’s investments are stated at fair value. Fair value estimates are intended to represent the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. See Note 4 for discussion of fair value measurements.

Investment contracts held by a defined-contribution plan are required to be reported at fair value. However, contract value is the relevant measurement attribute for that portion of the net assets available for benefits of a defined-contribution plan attributable to fully benefit-responsive investment contracts because contract value is the amount participants would receive if they were to initiate permitted transactions under the terms of the Plan. The Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits present the fair value of the investment contracts as well as the adjustment of the fully benefit-responsive investment contracts from fair value to contract value. The Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits is prepared on a contract value basis.

Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Net appreciation (depreciation) includes the Plan’s gains (losses) on investments bought and sold during the year.

Payment of Benefits and Withdrawals

Benefits and withdrawals are recorded when paid. Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants may be recorded on the Form 5500 for benefit claims that have been processed and approved for payment prior to December 31 but not yet paid as of that date.

Notes Receivable from Participants

Notes receivable from participants are measured at their unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest. Delinquent participant loans are reclassified as distributions based on the terms of the Plan document. No allowance for credit losses has been recorded as of December 31, 2012 or 2011.

Risks and Uncertainties

The Plan invests in various investment securities which are exposed to various risks such as interest rate, market volatility and credit risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect participants’ account balances and the amounts reported in the Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2011-04, Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurements and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRS. ASU 2011-04 amended ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures , to converge the fair value measurement guidance in GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards. Some of the amendments clarify the application of existing fair value measurement requirements, while other amendments change a particular principle in ASC 820. In addition, ASU 2011-04 requires additional fair value disclosures. The amendments were effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011 and did not have a significant effect on the Plan’s financial statements.

Plan assets are held in a trust established pursuant to an agreement between First Financial and the Trustee Committee.

The Trustee Committee and Investment Trustee direct the investment activities of the trust and have full discretionary authority for the purchase and sale of investments, subject to the participants’ permitted investment elections and certain other specified limitations.

The Investment Trustee maintains a First Financial unitized stock fund, for the exclusive use of the Plan, to account for the Plan’s interest in First Financial common stock, plus any undistributed cash to be invested into First Financial common stock. The common stock is presented as an investment within these financial statements, due to the nature of this unitized fund. The Investment Trustee acquires and sells the common stock through a broker-dealer.

The following table presents investments that represent 5% or more of the Plan’s net assets at December 31, 2012 and 2011.

The following table presents net appreciation (depreciation) in the fair value of the Plan’s investments.

Net appreciation (depreciation) amounts represent the total of net realized gains or losses, from investment transactions and the net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the fair value of investments. The method used in calculating realized gains and losses is based on average net cost. Interest and dividends are excluded from the above amounts.

ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures , establishes a framework for measuring fair value. That framework provides a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under ASC 820 are described below:

The following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for assets measured at fair value. There have been no changes in the valuation methodologies used for assets measured at fair value at December 31, 2012 or 2011.

Mutual funds

Valued at the daily closing price as reported by the fund. Mutual funds held by the Plan are open-end mutual funds that are registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These funds are required to publish their daily net asset value (“NAV”) and to transact at that price. The mutual funds held by the Plan are deemed to be actively traded.

First Financial Unitized Stock Fund

Valued at the closing price of First Financial’s common stock reported on the active market on which the individual securities are traded plus the carrying value of the cash component of the fund, which approximates fair value.

Interest-bearing deposits

Valued at carrying value, which approximates fair value.

Common collective trust fund

The fair value of the Plan’s interest in common collective trusts (“CCT” or “pooled funds”) is based on the NAV after adjustments to reflect all fund investments at fair value. The CCT holds guaranteed investment contracts (“GIC”), separate account GICs, and synthetic GICs. Traditional GICs represent deposits which guarantee a stated interest rate for the term of the contracts. The fair value of the traditional GICs is determined based on the present value of the contract’s expected cash flows, discounted by current market interest rates for like-duration and like-quality investments. Separate account GICs are portfolios of securities held in a separate account owned and managed by or on behalf of the insurance company issuing the GIC for the exclusive benefit of investors in the separate account. Synthetic GICs are portfolios of securities owned by the CCT. The fair value of a separate account GIC and a synthetic GIC is determined based on the fair value of the securities underlying each GIC.

C ash

The carrying amount of cash is deemed to be a reasonable estimate of fair value.

The following table sets forth by level the Plan’s assets at fair value as of December 31, 2012 and 2011.

During 2011, the Plan added an option allowing participants to invest in the Federated Capital Preservation Fund, which is a CCT fund that simulates the performance of a guaranteed investment contract through an issuer’s guarantee of a specific interest rate and a portfolio of financial instruments that are owned by the issuer. This provides a stable value fund option for Plan participants. The Group Annuity Contract (“GAC”) includes underlying assets which are held in a trust owned by Federated Investors Trust Company (“Federated Investors”), through the Plan’s investment in a separate GAC. The contract provides that participants execute Plan transactions at contract value. Contract value represents contributions made to the fund, plus earnings, less participant withdrawals. The investment is stated at fair value as reported by Federated Investors and adjusted to contract value on the Statement of Assets Available for Benefits. The GACs fair value equals the fluctuating value of the assets backing the contract.

The crediting interest rate was 2.28% and the average yield was 1.16% for the year ended December 31, 2012 in comparison to a crediting interest rate of 2.33% and the average yield of 2.09% for the year ended December 31, 2011. Participants may ordinarily direct the withdrawal or transfer of all or a portion of their investment at contract value. There are no reserves against contract value for credit risk or the contract issuer or otherwise. Federated Investors will guarantee principal and accrued interest, based on crediting interest rates, for participant initiated withdrawals as long as the contract remains active. Interest is credited to the contract at interest rates that reflect the performance of the

underlying portfolio. Federated Investors will reset the rate quarterly, by amortizing the difference between the market value of the portfolio and the guaranteed value over the weighted average duration of the fund’s investments.

Participants withdrawing from their accounts for allowable events will receive the principal and accrued earnings. These events include transfers to other Plan investment options, and payments because of retirement, termination of employment, disability, death and in-service withdrawals as permitted by the Plan. Share redemption may be immediate, with no notice period. Certain events, such as plan termination or a Plan merger initiated by the Plan sponsor, may limit the ability of the Plan to transact at contract value. The Plan sponsor does not believe any events are probable that may limit the ability of the Plan to transact at contract value.

The following table reconciles fair value of the investments to contract value as identified in the custodian statements.

Investments in the First Financial unitized stock fund represented 14.6% and 12.0% of Plan assets at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The number of common shares held of First Financial’s stock was 633,833 and 727,078 at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

All expenses associated with maintaining the Plan are paid by the Plan. Administrative and accounting fees represent professional services rendered to the Plan by the third party administrator, auditors and legal counsel. For the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, forfeitures in the amount of $15,548 and $25,208, respectively, were used to pay plan expenses. Forfeitures available for use at December 31, 2012 and 2011 totaled $8,858 and $8,723, respectively.

The Trustee Committee selects the investment options available to the participants. MG Trust initiates transactions to purchase and sell First Financial’s common stock. Common stock transactions are at market value using registered investment brokers. Expenses incurred in connection with the administration of the Plan are paid by the Plan. The Plan’s third party administrator, American Pensions, is a division of First Federal.

The Plan paid fees of $4,415 and $18,308 to American Pensions for the cost of recordkeeping services during 2012 and 2011, respectively.

At December 31, 2012 and 2011, the Plan held the following party-in-interest investments.

Cash dividends of $135,519 and $158,716 were paid to the Plan by First Financial during 2012 and 2011, respectively, based on shares of First Financial’s common stock held by the Plan on the dates of declaration.

The Internal Revenue Service has determined and informed First Financial by a letter dated December 7, 2011, that the Plan and related trust are designed in accordance with applicable sections of the IRC. However, the Plan has been amended since receiving the determination letter, the Trustee Committee, advisors and tax counsel believe that the Plan is designed and is currently being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRC and therefore believe that the Plan is qualified and the related trust is tax-exempt.

GAAP requires plan management to evaluate tax positions taken by the Plan and recognize a tax liability (or asset) if the organization has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by the United States federal, state or local tax authorities. The Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions; however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress. The Plan administrator believes it is no longer subject to income tax examinations for years prior to 2009.

During 2011, the Plan sponsor inadvertently failed to make deposits of $137,136 for participant deferrals within the timeframe as required by the DOL. The DOL considers late deposits, without regard to materiality, to be prohibited transactions. The general rule for deposits of 401(k) withholdings requires that the employer remit withheld employee 401(k) deferrals to the Plan as of the earliest date on which such amounts can reasonably be segregated from the employer’s general assets, but in no event later than 15 business days after the end of the month in which the contributions were withheld. The plan sponsor generally makes deposits from 2 to 10 days after the date in which the contribution is withheld. The Plan sponsor filed a Form 5330 in 2012 and paid the applicable excise tax related to the late deposits. The excise tax payments were made from the Plan sponsor’s assets and not from the assets of the Plan. In addition, participant accounts were credited with the amount of investment income which would have been earned had participant contributions been remitted on a timely basis.

Participant contributions for the year ended December 31, 2011 are shown net of excess contributions of $33,908.  These refunds are required to satisfy the relevant non-discrimination provisions of the Plan.

The Plan has evaluated subsequent events through May 24, 2013, the date the financial statements were available to be issued. On February 19, 2013, First Financial entered into a merger agreement with SCBT Financial Corporation (“SCBT”). Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the agreement, First Financial plans to merge with and into SCBT with SCBT continuing as the surviving corporation after the merger and First Federal will merge with and into SCBT’s bank subsidiary. The merger is expected to close in the third quarter of 2013, subject to customary closing conditions. To date, there has been no effect to the Plan as a result of the merger.