Sept 15 (Reuters) - Allegiance Bancshares Inc ABTX.O :
* ALLEGIANCE BANCSHARES, INC. AND CBTX, INC. ANNOUNCE
REGULATORY
APPROVALS FOR MERGER OF EQUALS
* ALLEGIANCE BANCSHARES - RECEIPT OF REGULATORY APPROVAL
FROM
BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM TO COMPLETE
PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED MERGER
* ALLEGIANCE BANCSHARES - FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF MERGER,
COMBINED
CO WILL CHANGE NAME TO STELLAR BANCORP AND WILL TRADE UNDER
TICKER SYMBOL "STEL"
* ALLEGIANCE BANCSHARES INC- ALLEGIANCE & CBTX EXPECT TO
COMPLETE
MERGER ON OR ABOUT OCT 1
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