ABILENE, Texas, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- First Financial
Bankshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: FFIN) today reported the appointment of Register and
Transfer Company (RTC) as the Company's registered stock transfer agent and
registrar effective November 1, 2008.
"We are pleased to announce the appointment of RTC and believe our
shareholders will be better served with this change," said F. Scott Dueser,
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. "RTC will provide an enhanced
Web site, which will be more user friendly with additional information. It
will also allow us to offer our shareholders a dividend reinvestment plan
starting in 2009."
Should First Financial Bankshares' shareholders have any stock transfer
needs or inquiries, they may contact RTC effective immediately. Their contact
information is:
Registrar and Transfer Company
Attn: Investor Relations
10 Commerce Drive
Cranford NJ 07016
1.800.368.5948
E-mail: info@rtco.com
Web site: http://www.rtco.com In addition, shareholders may contact the Company at 325.627.7155 for
questions or assistance.
Headquartered in Abilene, Texas, First Financial Bankshares is a financial
holding company that operates ten separately chartered banks with 48 locations
in Texas. The bank subsidiaries are First Financial Bank, N.A., Abilene,
Clyde, Moran and Albany; First Financial Bank, N.A., Eastland, Ranger and
Rising Star; First Financial Bank, N.A., Cleburne, Burleson, Alvarado and
Midlothian; Hereford State Bank, Hereford; First Financial Bank, N.A., 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, Glen Rose and Acton; First Financial Bank,
Sweetwater, Roby, Trent and Merkel; and Weatherford National Bank,
Weatherford, Willow Park, Aledo and Brock. The Company also operates First
Financial Trust & 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: J. Bruce Hildebrand, Executive Vice President of First Financial Bankshares, Inc., +1-325-627-7155