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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): July 27, 2018

Southside Bancshares, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Texas
0-12247
75-1848732
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)


1201 S. Beckham Avenue, Tyler, Texas
 
75701
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (903) 531-7111

NA
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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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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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. o
 










ITEM 2.02.  RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

On July 27, 2018, Southside Bancshares, Inc. issued a press release announcing financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is hereby incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the attached exhibit, is being furnished as provided in General Instruction B.2 to Form 8-K, to the Securities and Exchange Commission and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. Furthermore the information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, except as shall be expressly provided by specific reference in such filing.

ITEM 9.01.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(D)
Exhibits.  The following materials are furnished as exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K:
Exhibit
Number
 
Description of Exhibit
 
 
 
99.1

 




SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


 
 
Southside Bancshares, Inc.
 
 
 
Date:  July 27, 2018
By:
/s/ JULIE N. SHAMBURGER
 
 
Julie N. Shamburger
 
 
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
 
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)