UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Allegiance Bancshares, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Texas | 26-3564100 | |
(State of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
8847 West Sam Houston Parkway, N., Suite 200 Houston, Texas |
77040 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class to be so registered |
Name of each exchange on which each class is to be registered |
|
Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC |
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), check the following box. x
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), check the following box. ¨
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates (if applicable): 333-206536
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Item 1. Description of Registrants Securities to be Registered.
The class of securities to be registered hereby is the Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share (the Common Stock), of Allegiance Bancshares, Inc., a Texas corporation (the Company). The description of the Common Stock is set forth under the caption Description of Capital Stock in the prospectus subject to completion dated September 28, 2015 included in the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-206536; as amended, the Registration Statement) of the Company, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), on August 24, 2015, and is incorporated herein by reference. The description of the Common Stock set forth under the caption Description of Capital Stock in the prospectus to be filed by the Company with the Commission under Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act following the effective date of the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be incorporated herein by reference. Any statement contained in a document incorporated herein by reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes hereof to the extent that another document incorporated herein by reference modifies or supersedes such previous statement.
Item 2. Exhibits.
No exhibits are required to be filed because no other securities of the Company are registered on The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC and the securities registered hereby are not being registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
Date: October 6, 2015 | ALLEGIANCE BANCSHARES, INC. | |||||
By: | /s/ Steven F. Retzloff | |||||
Name: Steven F. Retzloff | ||||||
Title: President |