UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event Reported): January 28, 2021
Allegiance Bancshares, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Texas | 001-37585 | 26-3564100 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
8847 West Sam Houston Parkway N., Suite 200, Houston, Texas 77040
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(281) 894-3200
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share | | ABTX | | NASDAQ Global Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities
Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Emerging growth company ☐ | | |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition
period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the
Exchange Act. ☐
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On January 28, 2021, the Board of Directors of Allegiance Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”), upon recommendation of the Company’s Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, appointed Jon-Al Duplantier, as a Class II Director. As an appointed director, Mr. Duplantier will be slated to stand for election at the Company’s 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. As of the date of this filing, Mr. Duplantier has been appointed to the Company’s Audit Committee. The Company entered into a Director and Officer Indemnification Agreement with Mr. Duplantier, the form of which is filed as an exhibit hereto and incorporated herein by reference. Mr. Duplantier will receive fees consistent with those fees received by the existing non-employee directors for service as a director of the Company.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits. The following are filed as exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K:
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Allegiance Bancshares, Inc. |
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Date: January 29, 2021 | By: | /s/ Steve Retzloff |
| | Steve Retzloff |
| | Chief Executive Officer |
