Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by Southside Bancshares, Inc.

The following press release was published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System on Oct. 31, 2017. It is reproduced in full below.

The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced its approval of the application under section 3 of the Bank Holding Company Act by Southside Bancshares, Inc., Tyler, Texas, to acquire Diboll State Bancshares, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire First Bank & Trust East Texas, both of Diboll, Texas.

Attached is the Board's order relating to this action.

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Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System