FIRST FINANCIAL BANKSHARES, INC.
Via EDGAR
November 17, 2017
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20549
Attn: Jessica Livingston, Staff Attorney
| Re: | First Financial Bankshares, Inc. |
Request for Acceleration of Effectiveness
Registration Statement on FormS-4 (FileNo. 333-221437)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, First Financial Bankshares, Inc. hereby respectfully requests that the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement on FormS-4 (FileNo. 333-221437) be accelerated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on November 20, 2017, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
Please contact Michael G. Keeley, Esq. of Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP at (214)855-3906 with any questions you may have concerning this request. In addition, please notify Mr. Keeley when this request for acceleration has been granted.
| Respectfully, | ||
| FIRST FINANCIAL BANKSHARES, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ J. Bruce Hildebrand | |
| Name: | J. Bruce Hildebrand | |
| Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |
| Cc: | Michael G. Keeley, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP |
