Hobbs Michael B Form 4 Independent Bank / Michael B Hobbs ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Hobbs Michael B

(Last) (First) (Middle)

7777 HENNEMAN WAY

6TH FLOOR

(Street)

MCKINNEY TX 75070

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Independent Bank Group, Inc. [ IBTX ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
EVP, President and COO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/01/2025

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	01/01/2025		A		14,834	A	(1)	63,230	D
Common Stock	01/01/2025		F(2)		7,592	D	$60.67	55,638	D
Common Stock	01/01/2025		D		55,638	D	(3)	0	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each outstanding performance restricted stock unit award (Independent PSU) was fully vested, cancelled and converted into the right to receive SouthState Common Stock equal to (i) the product (rounded to the nearest whole number) of (x) the number of shares of Independent Common Stock subject to such Independent PSU immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger (with the performance-based vesting conditions applicable to such Independent PSU determined in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, which performance was determined by the compensation committee of the IBTX board of directors to be at target) multiplied by (y) 0.60 plus (ii) a cash payment in respect of accrued but unpaid dividend equivalents on such Independent PSU.

2. Indicates share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Independent (Independent Common Stock) withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of previously awarded shares of restricted stock pursuant to multiple grants under the Issuer's 2022 and 2013 Equity Incentive Plans and outstanding performance restricted stock unit award (Independent PSU).

3. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each share of Independent Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger was converted into the right to receive 0.60 shares of common stock, par value $2.50 per share, of SouthState (SouthState Common Stock). Shares reported include restricted stock awards. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each outstanding restricted stock award was fully vested, cancelled and converted into the right to receive SouthState Common Stock equal to the product (rounded to the nearest whole number) of (i) the number of Independent Common Stock subject to such restricted stock award immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger multiplied by (ii) 0.60. On December 31, 2024 (the day prior to the Merger), the closing price of one share of SouthState Common stock was $99.48.

Remarks:

On January 1, 2025, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the Merger Agreement), dated May 17, 2024, by and between Independent Bank Group, Inc. (Independent) and SouthState Corporation (SouthState), Independent merged with and into SouthState (the Merger).

	/s/ Mark Haynie, As Attorney in Fact	01/03/2025
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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