The information in this proxy statement/prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This proxy statement/prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities, and it is not soliciting to buy these securities, in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.
PRELIMINARY—SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED OCTOBER 29, 2019
PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS
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TB&T BANCSHARES, INC.
PROPOSED MERGER—YOUR VOTE IS VERY IMPORTANT
Dear Shareholder:
You are cordially invited to attend the special meeting of shareholders of TB&T Bancshares, Inc., which we refer to as “TB&T,” to be held on December 3, 2019 at 3:00 p.m., local time, at the Phillips Event Center, 1929 Country Club Drive, Bryan, Texas 77802. At this special meeting, you will be asked to approve the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, which we refer to as the “reorganization agreement,” dated September 19, 2019, by and among First Financial Bankshares, Inc., which we refer to as “First Financial,” Brazos Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of First Financial, which we refer to as “Merger Sub,” and TB&T, which provides for the acquisition of TB&T by First Financial. The acquisition of TB&T by First Financial will be completed pursuant to the terms and conditions of the reorganization agreement by means of a merger of Merger Sub with and into TB&T, which we refer to as the “merger,” with TB&T surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of First Financial. Thereafter, First Financial will cause TB&T to merge with and into First Financial, with First Financial surviving the merger, which together with the merger we refer to as the “integrated mergers,” and subsequently, at such later time as First Financial may determine, First Financial will cause The Bank & Trust of Bryan/College Station to merge with and into First Financial Bank, N.A., with First Financial Bank, N.A. as the surviving bank.
If the merger is completed, all outstanding shares of TB&T common stock, other than cancelled shares and dissenting shares, will be converted, pursuant to the reorganization agreement, into the right to receive 1.2502 shares of First Financial common stock. In addition, in connection with the closing of the merger, TB&T may pay a special dividend, referred to as the “special dividend,” to its shareholders of up to $2.0 million in the aggregate on or prior to the closing of the merger. For illustration purposes only, based on the number of shares of First Financial common stock issued and outstanding as of October 29, 2019, the aggregate number of shares of First Financial common stock to be received by TB&T shareholders pursuant to the terms of the reorganization agreement would have provided TB&T shareholders with aggregate ownership of approximately 4.4% of the issued and outstanding shares of First Financial common stock after completion of the merger. The market value of the stock consideration will fluctuate with the market price of First Financial common stock and will not be known at the time TB&T shareholders vote on the reorganization agreement and the merger. First Financial common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “FFIN.” On September 19, 2019, the last full trading day before the public announcement of the reorganization agreement, the last reported sale price of First Financial common stock was $33.11 per share, and on October 25, 2019, the latest practicable full trading day before the printing of this proxy statement/prospectus, the last reported sale price of First Financial common stock was $34.82 per share.We urge you to obtain current market quotations for First Financial’s common stock. There are no current market quotations for TB&T common stock because TB&T is a privately owned corporation and its common stock is not traded on any established public trading market.
The board of directors of TB&T has determined that the reorganization agreement and the transactions contemplated therein, including the merger, are fair to and in the best interests of TB&T and its shareholders, and approved and declared advisable the reorganization agreement and the transactions contemplated therein, including the merger.The TB&T board of directors recommends that you vote “FOR” the proposal to approve the reorganization agreement.
First Financial and TB&T intend that the merger will qualify for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, which we refer to as the “Code.” If the merger qualifies as a reorganization under Section 368(a) of the Code, a U.S. holder (as defined in this proxy statement/prospectus) of TB&T common stock who exchanges TB&T common stock for First Financial common stock and receives payment of the special dividend in cash, if any, should recognize gain (but not loss) in the exchange equal to the lesser of the cash received by such holder and the amount, if any, by which the cash plus the fair market value of First Financial common stock received by such holder exceeds the tax basis of such holder’s TB&T common stock surrendered in exchange therefor (in each case excluding cash received in lieu of a fractional share of First Financial common stock). Further, a U.S. holder of TB&T common stock generally will recognize gain or loss with respect to cash received in lieu of fractional shares of First Financial common stock that the U.S. holder would otherwise be entitled to receive.
Your vote is very important. Whether or not you plan to attend the special meeting, please take the time to vote by completing and mailing the enclosed proxy card to TB&T. Submitting a proxy now will not prevent you from being able to vote in person at the special meeting. If you sign, date and mail your proxy card without indicating your vote, your proxy will be counted as a vote “FOR” the proposal to adopt and approve the reorganization agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby. If you do not return your proxy card, abstain from voting or do not instruct your brokerage firm, bank, trust or other nominee how to vote any shares held for you in “street name,” the effect will be a vote “AGAINST” such proposal.
This proxy statement/prospectus contains a more complete description of the special meeting, the reorganization agreement and the transactions contemplated therein, including the merger.Please carefully read this entire proxy statement/prospectus, including the “Risk Factors,” beginning on page17, for a discussion of the risks relating to the proposed merger and an investment in First Financial common stock. You may also obtain information about First Financial from documents that First Financial has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which we refer to as the “SEC.”
We thank you for your continued support and look forward to seeing you at the special meeting.
Sincerely,
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Timothy N. Bryan
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
TB&T Bancshares, Inc.
Neither the SEC nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of the securities to be issued in connection with the merger or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this proxy statement/prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The securities that First Financial is offering through this document are not savings or deposit accounts or other obligations of any bank ornon-bank subsidiary of either of First Financial or TB&T, and they are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency.
The date of this proxy statement/prospectus is October 29, 2019 and it is first being mailed to shareholders of TB&T on or about November 1, 2019.