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FIRST FINANCIAL ANNOUNCES BOARD ELECTION AND INCREASED DIVIDEND AT ANNUAL MEETING
ABILENE, Texas, April 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- First Financial Bankshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIN) – In connection with the 2025 Annual Shareholders' Meeting, the
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[{"type":"text","content":"ABILENE, Texas, April 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- First Financial Bankshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIN) – In connection with the 2025 Annual Shareholders' Meeting, the Board of Directors of First Financial Bankshares, Inc. today declared a $0.19 per share cash dividend for the second quarter, which represents a 5.6 percent increase and will be paid to shareholders of record on June 16, 2025, with payment set for July 1, 2025.\n\nAt the Annual Shareholders' Meeting, shareholders elected thirteen members to the Board of Directors. The elected directors are Vianei Lopez Braun, Attorney, Decker Jones, P.C., Fort Worth; David Copeland, President, SIPCO, Inc., and Shelton Family Foundation, Abilene; Sally Pope Davis, Retied Managing Director of Goldman Sachs, New York: Mike Denny, President of Batjer and Associates, Inc., Abilene; Scott Dueser, Chairman and CEO of First Financial Bankshares, Abilene; Murray Edwards, Principal, The Edwards Group, Clyde; Goeff Haney, Dean of the Walter Johnson School of Business at McMurry University, Abilene; Eli Jones, Ph.D., Professor, Texas A&M University Mays School of Business, Montgomery; Tim Lancaster, former President and CEO of Hendrick Health System, Lubbock; Kade Matthews, ranching and investments, Clarendon; Robert Nickles, Jr., Executive Chairman of Alegacy Group, LLC, Houston; Blake Poutra, Managing Partner and Principal at Big Enrichment, Spring; and Johnny E. Trotter, President and CEO, Livestock Investors, Ltd., Hereford.\nApril Anthony, CEO of VitalCaring Group and Managing Partner, Anthony Family Investment Partners, LTD, Dallas, who retired from the board of directors after 10 years of service, was recognized for her leadership on the board.\nIn other business, shareholders ratified the Board's selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent auditors and approved the advisory vote on compensation of named executive officers.\n\"We are pleased to announce this increase in our quarterly cash dividend and appreciate our shareholders for electing the Board of Directors, ratifying the Company's auditors and passing the proposal on executive compensation,\" said F. Scott Dueser, Chairman and CEO. \"We were honored to have so many of our shareholders that attended the annual meeting both in person and via the live webcast,\" added Mr. Dueser.\nAbout First Financial Bankshares, Inc.Headq...