---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001140361-26-010771"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SPFI"
cik: "0001163668"
company_name: "SOUTH PLAINS FINANCIAL, INC."
filed_at: "2026-03-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T09:20:03.302862+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# SPFI receives all regulatory and shareholder approvals; BOH merger to close April 1

## Summary
- BOH shareholders voted to approve merger with SPFI on March 20, 2026.
- Regulatory approvals received from Federal Reserve, FDIC, and Texas Dept. of Banking.
- Merger expected to close on April 1, 2026, subject to customary closing conditions.
- Bank of Houston will subsequently merge into City Bank, a SPFI subsidiary.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001140361-26-010771
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SPFI
- cik: 0001163668
- company_name: SOUTH PLAINS FINANCIAL, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-03-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1163668/000114036126010771/0001140361-26-010771-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1163668/000114036126010771/ef20068476_8k.htm

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