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

December 21, 2023

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	75701
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)			(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (903) 531-7111

NA

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, $1.25 par value	SBSI	NASDAQ Global Select Market

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).
	Emerging growth company	☐
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.		☐

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On December 21, 2023, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Southside Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed William Sheehy as Director Emeritus, effective January 1, 2024. Mr. Sheehy served on the Board from 1983 until his retirement at the 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

In addition, on December 21, 2023, the Board appointed Herbert C. Buie as Director Emeritus, effective as of the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “2024 Annual Meeting”). Mr. Buie will retire from the Board effective upon the expiration of his term at the 2024 Annual Meeting, scheduled for May 15, 2024, in accordance with the mandatory age requirement set forth in the Company's Director Departure Policy. Mr. Buie has served on the Company's Board since 1988.

As Directors Emeritus, Mr. Sheehy and Mr. Buie will be non-voting and non-compensated members of the Board, and will also serve as Directors Emeritus on the Board of Directors of Southside Bank, a subsidiary of the Company.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

		Southside Bancshares, Inc.
Date:  December 26, 2023	By:	/s/ JULIE N. SHAMBURGER
		Julie N. Shamburger, CPA
		Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)