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Issuer:     FIRST FINANCIAL BANKSHARES INC (FFIN)
CIK:        0000036029
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-01-29T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-029410
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

First Financial promotes David Bailey to CEO; Dueser becomes Executive Chairman
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- David Bailey, age 42, named President and CEO of First Financial Bankshares and First Financial Bank, effective February 1, 2026.
- Bailey has 22 years with the company, rising from teller to President; served as President since Jan 2025.
- F. Scott Dueser transitions to Executive Chairman through 2028 annual meeting under a transition agreement.
- Dueser's base salary set at $1.105M in 2026, $772,500 in 2027, $400,000 in 2028; eligible for equity awards and incentive bonuses.
- Outgoing CEO Dueser will serve in an advisory role and report to the board during the transition period.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/36029/000119312526029410/0001193125-26-029410-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/36029/000119312526029410/ffin-20260127.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-029410

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