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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Form 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event Reported): November 26, 2018
Allegiance Bancshares, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
TEXAS
001-37585
26-3564100
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
8847 West Sam Houston Parkway N., Suite 200, Houston, Texas 77040
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(281) 894-3200
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company    ☒

Indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☒












Item 8.01    Other Events
On November 26, 2018, Allegiance Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”), the holding company of Allegiance Bank, announced that it will expand its presence in the Houston-area market with the signing of a purchase agreement for a banking location in Sugar Land and the opening of a de novo bank office in the “EaDo” district, a redevelopment area on the east side of downtown Houston.

Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)           Exhibits. The following is filed as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K:
Exhibit Number
Description of Exhibit
99.1

SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
Allegiance Bancshares, Inc.
 
 
 
Date: November 26, 2018
By:
/s/ George Martinez
 
 
George Martinez
 
 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer