South Plains Financial Inc.

11/13/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 11/13/2024 15:37

Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership - Form 3

Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Bates Brent A
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
2024-11-05 		3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SOUTH PLAINS FINANCIAL, INC. [SPFI]
(Last) (First) (Middle)
5219 CITY BANK PARKWAY
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
/ CCO - City Bank
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
(Street)
LUBBOCK TX 79407
6. Individual or Join/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City) (State) (Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
Date Exercisable Expriation Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Bates Brent A
5219 CITY BANK PARKWAY

LUBBOCK, TX79407


CCO - City Bank

Signatures

/s/ By Mikella D. Newsom as Attorney-in-Fact for Brent A. Bates 2024-11-13
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

(*) If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
(**) Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The shares reported include restricted stock units that may be settled only by delivery of an equal number of shares of common stock and which are subject to vesting and forfeiture conditions.
(2) 25% of the stock options vest on each of the first four anniversaries of January 1, 2020. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the stock options will automatically become fully vested upon the earlier of: (i) the Reporting Person's disability, (ii) the Reporting Person's death, and (iii) immediately prior to a change in control of the Issuer.
(3) 25% of the stock options vest on each of the first four anniversaries of January 1, 2021. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the stock options will automatically become fully vested upon the earlier of: (i) the Reporting Person's disability, (ii) the Reporting Person's death, and (iii) immediately prior to a change in control of the Issuer.
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