UNITED STATES
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On March 20, 2025, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Southside Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) acknowledged the retirements of directors Tony K. Morgan, John F. Sammons, Jr. and Donald W. Thedford from the Board, effective upon the expiration of their terms at the 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “2025 Annual Meeting”), scheduled for May 14, 2025, in accordance with the mandatory age requirement set forth in the Company's Director Departure Policy. Mr. Morgan and Mr. Sammons have served on the Company's Board since 2017. Mr. Thedford has served on the Company's Board since 2009. The upcoming retirements are not a result of any disagreement with the Board or management.
Mr. Morgan, Mr. Sammons and Mr. Thedford also serve on the Board of Directors of Southside Bank, a subsidiary of the Company, and will retire effective as of the 2025 Annual Meeting.
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: March 24, 2025 | By: | /s/ JULIE N. SHAMBURGER | ||||||
| Julie N. Shamburger, CPA | ||||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
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