ABILENE, Texas, May 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- First Financial Bank,
National Association, Abilene, today announced that it has applied for a new
branch at 132 Hill Street (U.S. Highway 180) in Albany, Texas. The
announcement was made by Ron Butler, President & CEO. The new branch is
subject to regulatory approval and is expected to open in July 2007. A
subsidiary of First Financial Bankshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: FFIN), First Financial
Bank currently has ten locations in Abilene, one in Clyde and one in Moran.
"We are constantly looking for opportunities to serve our customers and
are very excited about adding a branch in Albany to provide convenient banking
for our customers," Butler said. "Stephen C. Waller, Moran branch manager and
Senior Vice President, and Jana Kitchens, Vice President of the Moran branch,
will work in both bank locations and support both communities."
Waller and Kitchens are both residents of Albany and active in the Albany
community. Waller is a board member, treasurer, executive committee member
and chairman of the building and grounds committee of the Old Jail Art Center.
He is also a board member of Fort Griffin Fandangle Association, the
Shackelford County Youth & Livestock Association, the Shackelford County
Historical Commission and the Friends of Fort Griffin. He is also president
of the Albany Booster Club and a member of Albany Kiwanis Club, the Albany
Chamber of Commerce and Krewe de Aztecia.
Kitchens is a member of the Albany Booster Club and the Albany Lions Club.
She is a board member of the Albany Chest and member of Albany PTO as well as
serving as a class parent for the Albany ISD Elementary and High School.
Headquartered in Abilene, Texas, First Financial Bankshares is a financial
holding company that operates ten separately chartered banks with 44 locations
in Texas. The bank subsidiaries are First Financial Bank, N.A., Abilene,
Clyde and Moran; First Financial Bank, N.A., Eastland, Ranger and Rising Star;
First Financial Bank, N.A., Cleburne, Burleson, Alvarado and Midlothian;
Hereford State Bank, Hereford; City National Bank, Mineral Wells; San Angelo
National Bank, San Angelo; First Financial Bank, N.A., Southlake, Trophy Club,
Keller, Bridgeport, Decatur and Boyd; First Financial Bank, N.A.,
Stephenville, Granbury and Glen Rose; First National Bank, Sweetwater, Roby
and Trent; and Weatherford National Bank, Weatherford, Willow Park and Aledo.
The Company also operates First Financial Trust and Asset Management Company,
N.A., with five locations and First Technology Services, Inc., a technology
operating company.
The Company is listed on The NASDAQ Global Select Market under the trading
symbol FFIN. For more information about First Financial Bankshares, please
visit our Web site at http://www.ffin.com .
Certain statements contained herein may be considered "forward-looking
statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. These statements are based upon the belief of the Company's management,
as well as assumptions made beyond information currently available to the
Company's management, and may be, but not necessarily are, identified by such
words as "expect", "plan", "anticipate", "target", "forecast" and "goal".
Because such "forward-looking statements" are subject to risks and
uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or
implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from the Company's expectations include
competition from other financial institutions and financial holding companies;
the effects of and changes in trade, monetary and fiscal policies and laws,
including interest rate policies of the Federal Reserve Board; changes in the
demand for loans; fluctuations in value of collateral and loan reserves;
inflation, interest rate, market and monetary fluctuations; changes in
consumer spending, borrowing and savings habits; and acquisitions and
integration of acquired businesses, and similar variables. Other key risks
are described in the Company's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, which may be obtained under "Investor Relations-Documents/Filings"
on the Company's Web site or by writing or calling the Company at
325.627.7155. Except as otherwise stated in this news announcement, the
Company does not undertake any obligation to update publicly or revise any
forward-looking statements because of new information, future events or
otherwise.
SOURCE First Financial Bankshares, Inc.
Contact: Ron Butler, President & CEO of First Financial Bankshares, Inc., +1-325-627-7045