---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000705432-21-000203"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SBSI"
cik: "0000705432"
company_name: "SOUTHSIDE BANCSHARES INC"
filed_at: "2021-11-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T05:36:53.346844+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Southside Bancshares appoints Alton L. Frailey to board effective Jan 1, 2022

## Summary
- Board size increased by one to 17 members with Frailey's appointment.
- Frailey is president of Alton L. Frailey & Associates and former superintendent of Katy ISD.
- His term expires at the 2022 annual meeting of shareholders.
- Compensation matches standard non-employee director arrangements disclosed in March 2021 proxy.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000705432-21-000203
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SBSI
- cik: 0000705432
- company_name: SOUTHSIDE BANCSHARES INC
- filed_at: 2021-11-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/705432/000070543221000203/0000705432-21-000203-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/705432/000070543221000203/sbsi-20211124.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000705432-21-000203
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000705432-21-000203.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000705432-21-000203.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Alton L. Frailey was appointed as Director at SOUTHSIDE BANCSHARES INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Southside Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) elected to increase the size of the board of directors of the Company by one, to 17 members with the appointment of Alton L. Frailey to serve as a member of the Board, both effective January 1, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/705432/000070543221000203/0000705432-21-000203-index.htm

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