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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
August 14, 2025
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
Southside Bancshares, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its
Charter)
| Texas |
000-12247 |
75-1848732 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 1201 S.
Beckham Avenue, Tyler, TX |
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75701 |
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(Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including
area code: (903) 531-7111
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(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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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Trading Symbol |
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Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common stock, $1.25 par value |
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SBSI |
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New York Stock Exchange |
| 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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Emerging growth company |
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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. |
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| Item 1.01. | Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On August 14, 2025, Southside
Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) completed its previously-announced public offering (the “Offering”) of $150,000,000
aggregate principal amount of its 7.00% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes due 2035 (the “Notes”). The Notes were
offered and sold pursuant to the Company’s registration statement on Form S-3ASR (Registration No. 333-271518) filed with the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on April 28, 2023, and the base prospectus, dated April 28,
2023, contained therein, as supplemented by the preliminary prospectus supplement, filed with the Commission on August 7, 2025, and
a final prospectus supplement, filed with the Commission on August 8, 2025, relating to the Notes. The Notes are intended to qualify as
Tier 2 capital for regulatory purposes. The net proceeds of the Offering were approximately $147,750,000, after deducting underwriting
discounts and commissions but before deducting Offering expenses payable by the Company. The Company intends to use the net proceeds of
the Offering for general corporate purposes, which may include, but are not limited to, the redemption of all or less than all of the
Company’s outstanding 3.875% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes due 2030 (the “2030 Subordinated Notes”) on November
15, 2025, repayment or refinancing of other outstanding indebtedness, repurchasing shares of the Company’s common stock, acquisitions
of other companies and such other purposes indicated in the applicable pricing supplement.
The Notes were issued pursuant
to the Indenture, dated as of August 14, 2025 (the “Base Indenture”), between the Company and Wilmington Trust,
National Association (the “Trustee”), as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture (the “Supplemental
Indenture”), dated as of August 14, 2025 (as so supplemented, the “Indenture”), between the Company and the
Trustee.
From and including the date
of issuance to, but excluding, August 15, 2030, or earlier redemption date, the Notes will bear interest at an initial fixed rate
of 7.00% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on February 15 and August 15 of each year, commencing on February 15,
2026. From and including August 15, 2030, to, but excluding, August 15, 2035, or earlier redemption date, the Notes will bear
interest at a floating rate per annum equal to a benchmark rate, which is expected to be Three-Month Term SOFR (as defined in the Supplemental
Indenture), plus 357 basis points, payable quarterly in arrears on February 15, May 15, August 15 and November 15
of each year, commencing on November 15, 2030. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the benchmark rate is less than zero, then the benchmark
rate shall be deemed to be zero.
The Company may, at its option,
redeem the Notes in whole or in part beginning with the interest payment date of August 15, 2030, and on any interest payment date
thereafter. The Company may also redeem the Notes, in whole but not in part, upon the occurrence of a “Tax Event” or a “Tier
2 Capital Event” (as defined in the Supplemental Indenture) or the Company becoming required to register as an investment company
pursuant to the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The redemption price for any redemption is 100% of the principal amount of
the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, to but excluding, the date of redemption. Any early redemption of the Notes will
be subject to receipt of the approval of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to the extent required under applicable
laws or regulations, including capital regulations. The Notes will not have the benefit of any sinking fund.
The Notes are unsecured, subordinated
obligations of the Company and (i) rank junior to all of the Company’s existing and future senior indebtedness; (ii) rank
equal in right of payment with any of the Company’s existing and future subordinated indebtedness, including the Company’s
outstanding 2030 Subordinated Notes; (iii) rank senior to the Company’s existing junior subordinated debt securities and any
of the Company’s future indebtedness the terms of which provide that such indebtedness ranks junior in right of payment of the Notes;
(iv) are effectively subordinated to all of the Company’s secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing
such indebtedness; and (v) are structurally subordinated to all of the existing and future liabilities and obligations of the Company’s
subsidiaries, including deposit liabilities and claims of other creditors of the Company’s bank subsidiary, Southside Bank.
The Indenture provides that the maturity of the Notes may only be accelerated
upon the occurrence of certain events related to the bankruptcy or insolvency of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, or certain
events related to the insolvency of Southside Bank. There is no right of acceleration of the payment of principal of the Notes upon a
default in the payment of principal of or interest on the Notes or in the performance of any of the Company’s covenants or agreements
contained in the Notes, in the Indenture or any of the Company’s other obligations or liabilities.
The foregoing descriptions
of the Base Indenture and the Supplemental Indenture do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to
the full text of such documents. For a complete description of the Base Indenture and the Supplemental Indenture, which includes the form
of the Notes, please refer to the Base Indenture, attached as Exhibit 4.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and the Supplemental
Indenture, attached as Exhibit 4.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, which are incorporated herein by reference. The form of the
Notes is included in Exhibit 4.3 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
A copy of the opinion of Alston
& Bird LLP, counsel to the Company, relating to the legality of the Notes is filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto.
The Company is filing this Current Report on Form 8-K to file
with the Commission certain items related to the Offering of the Notes that are to be incorporated by reference into its Registration
Statement on Form S-3ASR (Registration No. 333-271518).
| Item 2.03. | Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation
under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. |
The information set forth above under Item 1.01 of this Current
Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
| 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 |
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Description of Exhibit |
| 4.1 |
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Indenture, dated August 14, 2025, between Southside Bancshares, Inc. and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee. |
| 4.2 |
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First Supplemental Indenture, dated August 14, 2025, between Southside Bancshares, Inc. and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee. |
| 4.3 |
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Form of 7.00% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes due 2035 (included in Exhibit 4.2). |
| 5.1 |
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Opinion of Alston & Bird LLP, counsel to the Company, as to the validity of the Notes. |
| 23.1 |
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Consent of Alston & Bird LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 hereof). |
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within Inline XBRL document). |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Southside Bancshares, Inc. |
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| Date: August 14, 2025 |
By: |
/s/ JULIE N.
SHAMBURGER |
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Julie N. Shamburger, CPA |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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(Principal Financial Officer) |
