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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): April 25, 2017 
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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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).

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On April 25, 2017, Allegiance Bancshares, Inc., the holding company of Allegiance Bank, issued a press release announcing its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2017.  A copy of the press release as well as a copy of the accompanying earnings presentation are furnished as Exhibits 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2 hereto, respectively, and incorporated herein by reference.
As provided in General Instruction B.2 to Form 8-K, the information furnished in Item 2.02, Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2 of this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and such information shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)           Exhibits. The following are furnished as exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K:
Exhibit Number
Description of Exhibit
99.1
Press Release issued by Allegiance Bancshares, Inc. dated April 25, 2017.
99.2
First Quarter 2017 Earnings Presentation dated April 25, 2017.





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: April 25, 2017
By:
/s/ George Martinez
 
 
George Martinez
 
 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer





EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
Description of Exhibit
99.1
Press Release dated April 25, 2017.
99.2
First Quarter 2017 Earnings Presentation dated April 25, 2017.