In a recent announcement, a merger was revealed between Southside Bank and OmniAmerican Bancorp. Per reports, OmniAmerican will merge into Southside, giving the combined organization about $5 billion in assets. This bank merger will also make Southside the ninth largest bank in Texas.

According to President and CEO of Southside Bank and Southside Bancshares, Inc. Sam Dawson, “this merger of two strong institutions is a superb strategic fit, creating a well-capitalized, community-oriented bank with a major presence in East Texas, Central Texas and now Fort Worth.”

Based on the agreement, OmniAmerican shareholders will be given 0.4459 shares of Southside common stock, as well as $13,125 in cash for every outstanding share of OmniAmerican common stock.

It appears that the board of directors from both banks are for this deal. Approval from regulators, among other things, will be needed before this transaction comes to a close. The expectation is that the deal will be complete at some point in the fourth quarter of this year.

To keep local decision making in place, the executive management at OmniAmerican will remain in their positions.

Bank Mergers & Acquisitions

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