ABILENE, Texas, April 19, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Financial Bankshares, Inc. (Nasdaq:FFIN) will debut a new video about the 120-year history of the bank, one of Abilene's oldest businesses, on April 27, 2010 at its Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
Produced by Jay Moore, local historian and head of the Social Studies Department at Abilene High School, the video chronicles the bank's role in the growth of Abilene since the late 19th Century. Interested investors and other guests are invited to attend the Annual Meeting and view the video. The Annual Meeting is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. at the Abilene Civic Center.
Moore is well known for his video narratives about Abilene history. He produced a local television documentary series known as History in Plain Sight. He has also produced documentaries for the Abilene Independent School District and the Abilene Preservation League.
"The history of First Financial Bank and the history of Abilene are closely intertwined, as the bank and its leaders played a key role in Abilene's growth through the good times and the not-so-good times like the Great Depression," said F. Scott Dueser, Chairman, President and CEO. "This video highlights our relationship with many of Abilene's founding civic leaders as well as businesses. Jay Moore has done an outstanding job of capturing this inspiring story on video."
Headquartered in Abilene, Texas, First Financial Bankshares is a financial holding company that operates ten separately chartered banks with 50 locations in Texas. The bank subsidiaries are First Financial Bank, N.A., Abilene, Albany, Clyde, Moran and Odessa; First Financial Bank, N.A., Eastland, Ranger and Rising Star; First Financial Bank, N.A., Cleburne, Burleson, Alvarado and Midlothian; First Financial Bank, Hereford; First Financial Bank, N.A., Mineral Wells; First Financial Bank, N.A., San Angelo; First Financial Bank, N.A., Southlake, Bridgeport, Boyd, Decatur, Keller and Trophy Club; First Financial Bank, N.A., Stephenville, Granbury, Glen Rose and Acton; First Financial Bank, N.A., Sweetwater, Roby, Trent and Merkel; and First Financial Bank, N.A., Weatherford, Willow Park, Aledo, Brock and Fort Worth. The Company also operates First Financial Trust & Asset Management Company, N.A., with six locations and First Technology Services, Inc., a technology operating company.
The Company is listed on The NASDAQ Global Select Market under the trading symbol FFIN. For more information about First Financial Bankshares, please visit our website at http://www.ffin.com.
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