8-K
filed January 2, 2025, 6:59 PM ET
CIK 0001564618
M&A
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.80
Independent Bank Group, Inc.: M&A transaction — Independent Bank Group completes merger into SouthState; shareholders get 0.60 shares per IBTX share
Independent Bank Group, Inc.
- Merger closed Jan 1, 2025; IBTX shareholders received 0.60 shares of SouthState per IBTX share (~24.9M SouthState shares issued).
- IBTX common stock delisted from NASDAQ effective Jan 2, 2025; Form 15 to be filed to deregister.
- Three former IBTX directors (David R. Brooks, G. Stacy Smith, Janet P. Froetscher) appointed to SouthState board.
- IBTX's $100M revolving credit facility with U.S. Bank National Association terminated upon closing.
- John G. Turpen's employment agreement with IBTX terminated at effective time; he ceased as executive officer.
Key facts
Extracted from this filing and checked against the source text.
Executive change
SEC 8-K Item 5.02
confidence 0.95
David R. Brooks was appointed as Director at Independent Bank Group, Inc..
- Action
- appointed
- Role
- Director
Exact text from the filing
appointed to the board of directors of SouthState: David R. Brooks, G. Stacy Smith and Janet P. Froetscher
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Executive change
SEC 8-K Item 5.02
confidence 0.95
G. Stacy Smith was appointed as Director at Independent Bank Group, Inc..
- Action
- appointed
- Role
- Director
Exact text from the filing
appointed to the board of directors of SouthState: David R. Brooks, G. Stacy Smith and Janet P. Froetscher
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Executive change
SEC 8-K Item 5.02
confidence 0.95
John G. Turpen was terminated as Executive Officer at Independent Bank Group, Inc..
- Action
- terminated
- Role
- Executive Officer
Exact text from the filing
Further, as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, the employment agreement, dated as of July 15, 2021, by and among IBTX, Independent Bank and John G. Turpen terminated and is of no further force or effect.
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Executive change
SEC 8-K Item 5.02
confidence 0.95
G. Stacy Smith departed as Director at Independent Bank Group, Inc..
- Action
- ceased serving
- Role
- Director
Exact text from the filing
As of the Effective Time, and pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, IBTX’s directors and executive officers ceased serving as directors and executive officers of IBTX.
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Executive change
SEC 8-K Item 5.02
confidence 0.95
David R. Brooks departed as Director at Independent Bank Group, Inc..
- Action
- ceased serving
- Role
- Director
Exact text from the filing
As of the Effective Time, and pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, IBTX’s directors and executive officers ceased serving as directors and executive officers of IBTX.
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Executive change
SEC 8-K Item 5.02
confidence 0.95
Janet P. Froetscher departed as Director at Independent Bank Group, Inc..
- Action
- ceased serving
- Role
- Director
Exact text from the filing
As of the Effective Time, and pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, IBTX’s directors and executive officers ceased serving as directors and executive officers of IBTX.
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Executive change
SEC 8-K Item 5.02
confidence 0.95
Janet P. Froetscher was appointed as Director at Independent Bank Group, Inc..
- Action
- appointed
- Role
- Director
Exact text from the filing
appointed to the board of directors of SouthState: David R. Brooks, G. Stacy Smith and Janet P. Froetscher
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Governance Changes
SEC 8-K Item 5.03/5.05/5.06
confidence 0.4
Independent Bank Group, Inc.: Certificate of formation and bylaws of IBTX ceased upon merger; SouthState documents succeeded.
- Change
- bylaw amendment
Exact text from the filing
At the Effective Time, the Amended and Restated Certificate of Formation and the Sixth Amended and Restated Bylaws of IBTX ceased to be in effect by operation of law and the organizational documents of SouthState (as successor to IBTX by operation of law) remained the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of SouthState and the Amended and Restated Bylaws of SouthState, in each case as in effect as of immediately prior to the Effective Time.
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M&A Transactions
SEC 8-K Item 2.01/5.01
confidence 0.9
Independent Bank Group, Inc. completed a disposition involving SouthState Corporation for approximately 24.9 million shares of SouthState Common Stock (closed 2025-01-01).
- Action
- disposition
- Counterparty
- SouthState Corporation
- Consideration
- approximately 24.9 million shares of SouthState Common Stock
- Closing
- 2025-01-01
Exact text from the filing
Merger Agreement, a copy of which is filed hereto as Exhibit 2.1 and incorporated herein by reference. The total aggregate consideration payable in the Merger was approximately 24.9 million shares of SouthState Common Stock. The issuance of shares of SouthState Common Stock in connection with the Merger was registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
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