UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
(Mark One)
 ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014
OR

TRANSITIONAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ________ to ________
Commission File Number 0-26995
HCSB FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
South Carolina
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
57-1079444
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
3640 Ralph Ellis Boulevard
Loris, South Carolina
29569
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (843) 756-6333
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Name of each exchange on which registered
Not applicable
Not Applicable
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, $.01 par value per share
(Title of Class)
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.  Yes  No
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.  Yes  No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and
(2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes  No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every
Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for
such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes  No
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will
not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of
this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller
reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer 
Accelerated filer 
Non-accelerated filer  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) Smaller reporting company 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.)  Yes  No
The estimated aggregate market value of the Common Stock held by non-affiliates (shareholders holding less than 5% of an
outstanding class of stock, excluding directors and executive officers) of the Company on June 30, 2014 was $2,383,752. See Part II, Item
5 of this Form 10-K for information on the market for the Company’s common stock.
There were 3,816,340 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding on March 27, 2015.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
HCSB Financial Corporation is filing this Amendment No. 1 (this “Amendment No. 1”) to our Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2014 (the “Form 10-K”), originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
March 30, 2015, for the sole purpose of furnishing the Interactive Data File with detailed note tagging as Exhibit 101 to the
Form 10-K in accordance with Rule 405 of Regulation S-T. Exhibit 101 provides the financial statements and related notes in
the Form 10-K formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language).
No other changes have been made to the Form 10-K. This Amendment No. 1 does not reflect events that may have occurred
subsequent to the original filing date and does not modify or update in any way the disclosures made in the original Form 10K filed on March 30, 2015.
PART IV
Item 15. Exhibits
3.
The exhibits required to be filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K are listed in the Exhibit Index attached
hereto and are incorporated herein by reference.
SIGNATURES
In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this
report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
HCSB FINANCIAL CORPORATION
Date: March 31, 2015
By: /s/ James R. Clarkson
James R. Clarkson, President
and Chief Executive Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
3.1
Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Form 10-KSB for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 1999).
3.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws of HCSB Financial Corporation dated December 30, 2010 (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Form 10-K filed March 23, 2012).
3.3
Articles of Amendment to Authorize Preferred Shares, filed March 2, 2009 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1
to the Company’s Form 8-K filed March 6, 2009).
3.4
Articles of Amendment to the Company’s Restated Articles of Incorporation establishing the terms of the Series T
Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed March 10, 2009).
4.1
Warrant to Purchase up to 91,714 shares of Common Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the
Company’s Form 8-K filed March 10, 2009).
4.2
Form of Series T Preferred Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K
filed March 10, 2009).
10.1
Form of Director Deferred Compensation Agreement adopted in 1997 by and between the Board of Directors and
Horry County State Bank (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Form 10-KSB for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2006).*
10.2
Letter Agreement, dated March 6, 2009, including Securities Purchase Agreement – Standard Terms incorporated
by reference therein, between the Company and the United States Department of the Treasury (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed March 10, 2009).*
10.3
ARRA Side Letter Agreement, dated March 6, 2009, between the Company and the United States Department of the
Treasury (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed March 10, 2009).*
10.4
Form of Waiver, executed by each of Messrs. James R. Clarkson, Edward L. Loehr, Jr., and Glenn R. Bullard
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed March 10, 2009).*
10.5
Form of Letter Amendment, executed by each of Messrs. James R. Clarkson, Edward L. Loehr, Jr., and Glenn R.
Bullard with the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed March 10,
2009).*
10.6
Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement, dated March 29, 2010 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the
Company’s Form 8-K filed April 23, 2010).
10.7
Form of HCSB Financial Corporation Subordinated Note Due 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the
Company’s Form 8-K filed April 23, 2010).
10.8
Consent Order, effective February 10, 2011, between the FDIC, the South Carolina State Board of Financial
Institutions, and Horry County State Bank (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Form 8-K
filed February 16, 2011).
10.9
Written Agreement, effective May 9, 2011, with the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.2 of the Company’s Form 10-Q filed May 12, 2011).
10.10
Purchase and Assumption Agreement dated as of March 24, 2015 between Horry County State Bank and Sandhills
Bank.**
21
Subsidiaries of Registrant.**
24
Power of Attorney (contained on signature pages of our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed March 30, 2015).
31.1
Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of the Chief Executive Officer.
31.2
Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of the Chief Financial Officer.
32
Section 1350 Certifications.
99.1
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 111(b)(4) of the Emergency Economic Stabilization
Act of 2008.
99.2
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 111(b)(4) of the Emergency Economic Stabilization
Act of 2008.
101
The following materials from the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014,
formatted in XBRL; (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) Consolidated
Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity (iv) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss), (v)
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (vi) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
* Management contract of compensatory plan or arrangement required to be filed as an Exhibit to this Annual Report on
Form 10-K.
** Previously filed as an exhibit to our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed March 30, 2015.
Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO EXCHANGE ACT RULE 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, James R. Clarkson, certify that:
1.
I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of HCSB Financial Corporation;
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not
misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present
in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the
periods presented in this report;
4.
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and
procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a–15(e) and 15d–15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a–15(f) and 15d–15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed
under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated
subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is
being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be
designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the
preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our
conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this
report based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during
the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting;
and
5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control
over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or
persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial
reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report
financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the
registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date:
March 30, 2015
/s/ James R. Clarkson
James R. Clarkson
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO EXCHANGE ACT RULE 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Edward L. Loehr, Jr., certify that:
1.
I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of HCSB Financial Corporation;
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not
misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present
in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the
periods presented in this report;
4.
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and
procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a–15(e) and 15d–15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a–15(f) and 15d–15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed
under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated
subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is
being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be
designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the
preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our
conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this
report based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during
the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting;
and
5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control
over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or
persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial
reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report
financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the
registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: March 30, 2015
By: /s/ Edward L. Loehr, Jr.
Edward L. Loehr, Jr.
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
Exhibit 32
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
The undersigned certify that, to their knowledge on the date of this certification:
1.
The annual report of the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on this date (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
2.
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and
results of operations of the Company.
Date: March 30, 2015
By: /s/ James R. Clarkson
James R. Clarkson
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
Date: March 30, 2015
By: /s/ Edward L. Loehr, Jr.
Edward L. Loehr, Jr.
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
Exhibit 99.1
Certification
I, James R. Clarkson, President and Chief Executive Officer, certify, based on my knowledge, that:
(i) The compensation committee of HCSB Financial Corporation (“HCSB”) has discussed, reviewed, and evaluated with
senior risk officers at least every six months during any part of the most recently completed fiscal year that was a TARP
period, senior executive officer (SEO) compensation plans and employee compensation plans and the risks these plans pose
to HCSB;
(ii) The compensation committee of HCSB has identified and limited during any part of the most recently completed
fiscal year that was a TARP period, any features of the SEO compensation plans that could lead SEOs to take unnecessary
and excessive risks that could threaten the value of HCSB, and has identified any features of the employee compensation
plans that pose risks to HCSB and has limited those features to ensure that HCSB is not unnecessarily exposed to risks;
(iii) The compensation committee has reviewed, at least every six months during any part of the most recently
completed fiscal year that was a TARP period, the terms of each employee compensation plan and identified any features of
the plan that could encourage the manipulation of reported earnings of HCSB to enhance the compensation of an employee,
and has limited any such features;
(iv) The compensation committee of HCSB will certify to the reviews of the SEO compensation plans and employee
compensation plans required under (i) and (iii) above;
(v) The compensation committee of HCSB will provide a narrative description of how it limited during any part of the
most recently completed fiscal year that included a TARP period the features in
(A) SEO compensation plans that could lead SEOs to take unnecessary and excessive risks that could threaten the
value of HCSB;
(B) Employee compensation plans that unnecessarily expose HCSB to risks; and
(C) Employee compensation plans that could encourage the manipulation of reported earnings of HCSB to enhance
the compensation of an employee;
(vi) HCSB has required that bonus payments to SEOs or any of the next twenty most highly compensated employees, as
defined in the regulations and guidance established under section 111 of EESA (bonus payments), be subject to a recovery or
“clawback” provision during any part of the most recently completed fiscal year that was a TARP period if the bonus
payments were based on materially inaccurate financial statements or any other materially inaccurate performance metric
criteria;
(vii) HCSB has prohibited any golden parachute payment, as defined in the regulations and guidance established under
section 111 of EESA, to an SEO or any of the next five most highly compensated employees during any part of the most
recently completed fiscal year that was a TARP period;
(viii) HCSB has limited bonus payments to its applicable employees in accordance with section 111 of EESA and the
regulations and guidance established thereunder during any part of the most recently completed fiscal year that was a TARP
period;
(ix) HCSB and its employees have complied with the excessive or luxury expenditures policy, as defined in the
regulations and guidance established under section 111 of EESA, during any part of the most recently completed fiscal year
that was a TARP period; and any expenses that, pursuant to this policy, required approval of the board of directors, a
committee of the board of directors, an SEO, or an executive officer with a similar level of responsibility were properly
approved;
(x) HCSB will permit a non-binding shareholder resolution in compliance with any applicable Federal securities rules
and regulations on the disclosures provided under the Federal securities laws related to SEO compensation paid or accrued
during any part of the most recently completed fiscal year that was a TARP period;
(xi) HCSB will disclose the amount, nature, and justification for the offering during any part of the most recently
completed fiscal year that was a TARP period, of any perquisites, as defined in the regulations and guidance established
under section 111 of EESA, whose total value exceeds $25,000 for any employee who is subject to the bonus payment
limitations identified in paragraph (viii);
(xii) HCSB will disclose whether HCSB, the board of directors of HCSB, or the compensation committee of HCSB has
engaged during any part of the most recently completed fiscal year that was a TARP period a compensation consultant; and
the services the compensation consultant or any affiliate of the compensation consultant provided during this period;
(xiii) HCSB has prohibited the payment of any gross-ups, as defined in the regulations and guidance established under
section 111 of EESA, to the SEOs and the next twenty most highly compensated employees during any part of the most
recently completed fiscal year that was a TARP period;
(xiv) HCSB has substantially complied with all other requirements related to employee compensation that are provided
in the agreement between HCSB and Treasury, including any amendments;
(xvi) HCSB has submitted to Treasury a complete and accurate list of the SEOs and the twenty next most highly
compensated employees for the current fiscal year, with the non-SEOs ranked in descending order of level of annual
compensation, and with the name, title, and employer of each SEO and most highly compensated employee identified; and
(xvi) I understand that a knowing and willful false or fraudulent statement made in connection with this certification
may be punished by fine, imprisonment, or both. (See, for example, 18 U.S.C. 1001.)
Date: March 30, 2015
/s/ James R. Clarkson
James R. Clarkson, President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
Exhibit 99.2
Certification
I, Edward L. Loehr, Jr., Chief Financial Officer, certify, based on my knowledge, that:
(i) The compensation committee of HCSB Financial Corporation (“HCSB”) has discussed, reviewed, and evaluated with
senior risk officers at least every six months during any part of the most recently completed fiscal year that was a TARP
period, senior executive officer (SEO) compensation plans and employee compensation plans and the risks these plans pose
to HCSB;
(ii) The compensation committee of HCSB has identified and limited during any part of the most recently completed
fiscal year that was a TARP period, any features of the SEO compensation plans that could lead SEOs to take unnecessary
and excessive risks that could threaten the value of HCSB, and has identified any features of the employee compensation
plans that pose risks to HCSB and has limited those features to ensure that HCSB is not unnecessarily exposed to risks;
(iii) The compensation committee has reviewed, at least every six months during any part of the most recently
completed fiscal year that was a TARP period, the terms of each employee compensation plan and identified any features of
the plan that could encourage the manipulation of reported earnings of HCSB to enhance the compensation of an employee,
and has limited any such features;
(iv) The compensation committee of HCSB will certify to the reviews of the SEO compensation plans and employee
compensation plans required under (i) and (iii) above;
(v) The compensation committee of HCSB will provide a narrative description of how it limited during any part of the
most recently completed fiscal year that included a TARP period the features in
(A) SEO compensation plans that could lead SEOs to take unnecessary and excessive risks that could threaten the
value of HCSB;
(B) Employee compensation plans that unnecessarily expose HCSB to risks; and
(C) Employee compensation plans that could encourage the manipulation of reported earnings of HCSB to enhance
the compensation of an employee;
(vi) HCSB has required that bonus payments to SEOs or any of the next twenty most highly compensated employees, as
defined in the regulations and guidance established under section 111 of EESA (bonus payments), be subject to a recovery or
“clawback” provision during any part of the most recently completed fiscal year that was a TARP period if the bonus
payments were based on materially inaccurate financial statements or any other materially inaccurate performance metric
criteria;
(vii) HCSB has prohibited any golden parachute payment, as defined in the regulations and guidance established under
section 111 of EESA, to an SEO or any of the next five most highly compensated employees during any part of the most
recently completed fiscal year that was a TARP period;
(viii) HCSB has limited bonus payments to its applicable employees in accordance with section 111 of EESA and the
regulations and guidance established thereunder during any part of the most recently completed fiscal year that was a TARP
period;
(ix) HCSB and its employees have complied with the excessive or luxury expenditures policy, as defined in the
regulations and guidance established under section 111 of EESA, during any part of the most recently completed fiscal year
that was a TARP period; and any expenses that, pursuant to this policy, required approval of the board of directors, a
committee of the board of directors, an SEO, or an executive officer with a similar level of responsibility were properly
approved;
(x) HCSB will permit a non-binding shareholder resolution in compliance with any applicable Federal securities rules
and regulations on the disclosures provided under the Federal securities laws related to SEO compensation paid or accrued
during any part of the most recently completed fiscal year that was a TARP period;
(xi) HCSB will disclose the amount, nature, and justification for the offering during any part of the most recently
completed fiscal year that was a TARP period, of any perquisites, as defined in the regulations and guidance established
under section 111 of EESA, whose total value exceeds $25,000 for any employee who is subject to the bonus payment
limitations identified in paragraph (viii);
(xii) HCSB will disclose whether HCSB, the board of directors of HCSB, or the compensation committee of HCSB has
engaged during any part of the most recently completed fiscal year that was a TARP period a compensation consultant; and
the services the compensation consultant or any affiliate of the compensation consultant provided during this period;
(xiii) HCSB has prohibited the payment of any gross-ups, as defined in the regulations and guidance established under
section 111 of EESA, to the SEOs and the next twenty most highly compensated employees during any part of the most
recently completed fiscal year that was a TARP period;
(xiv) HCSB has substantially complied with all other requirements related to employee compensation that are provided
in the agreement between HCSB and Treasury, including any amendments;
(xvi) HCSB has submitted to Treasury a complete and accurate list of the SEOs and the twenty next most highly
compensated employees for the current fiscal year, with the non-SEOs ranked in descending order of level of annual
compensation, and with the name, title, and employer of each SEO and most highly compensated employee identified; and
(xvi) I understand that a knowing and willful false or fraudulent statement made in connection with this certification
may be punished by fine, imprisonment, or both. (See, for example, 18 U.S.C. 1001.)
Date: March 30, 2015
/s/ Edward L. Loehr, Jr.
Edward L. Loehr, Jr., Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)