First Financial Bankshares, Inc. Announces Recipient Of 2015 Walter Johnson Award

ABILENE, Texas, March 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- First Financial Bankshares, Inc. FFIN today announced that June D. Wideman has been awarded the 2015 Walter Johnson Award.  The announcement was made by F. Scott Dueser, Chairman, President and CEO of First Financial Bankshares, Inc.

The Walter Johnson Award is the highest honor that the Company bestows upon a person who has contributed greatly and advanced the Company to new heights for customers, shareholders and employees as Walter Johnson did.  Mr. Johnson served in various leadership positions within the Company from 1954 until his retirement in 1991. He was President and CEO of the Company when it became publicly traded and is credited with setting the highest of standards for today's employees of First Financial Bankshares.

"It is our pleasure to honor June with the Walter Johnson Award for what she has contributed to our company and for always going beyond the call of duty," said Dueser.  "She is the epitome of Customer Service First and handles our customers and shareholders with the utmost grace, expertise and care, not to mention being a role model to the entire company," he added.

Wideman joined the Company 31 years ago as executive secretary to Mike Brooks who was the former President and CEO of the First Financial Bank, N.A., Abilene.  She then moved up to be administrative assistant to Kenneth T. Murphy who was the former Chairman, President and CEO of the Company.  She is presently the executive assistant to Mr. Dueser. 

About First Financial Bankshares

Headquartered in Abilene, Texas, First Financial Bankshares is a financial holding company that operates 12 banking regions with 62 locations in Texas including Abilene, Acton, Albany, Aledo, Alvarado, Beaumont, Boyd, Bridgeport, Brock, Burleson, Cisco, Cleburne, Clyde, Decatur, Eastland, Fort Worth, Glen Rose, Granbury, Grapevine, Hereford, Huntsville, Keller, Mauriceville, Merkel, Midlothian, Mineral Wells, Moran, New Waverly, Newton, Odessa, Orange, Port Arthur, Ranger, Rising Star, Roby, San Angelo, Southlake, Stephenville, Sweetwater, Trent, Trophy Club, Vidor, Waxahachie, Weatherford and Willow Park. The Company also operates First Financial Trust & Asset Management Company, N.A., with eight 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.

Certain statements contained herein may be considered "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  These statements are based upon the belief of the Company's management, as well as assumptions made beyond information currently available to the Company's management, and may be, but not necessarily are, identified by such words as "expect", "plan", "anticipate", "target", "forecast" and "goal".  Because such "forward-looking statements" are subject to risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.  Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company's expectations include competition from other financial institutions and financial holding companies; the effects of and changes in trade, monetary and fiscal policies and laws, including interest rate policies of the Federal Reserve Board; changes in the demand for loans; fluctuations in value of collateral and loan reserves; inflation, interest rate, market and monetary fluctuations; changes in consumer spending, borrowing and savings habits; and acquisitions and integration of acquired businesses, and similar variables.  Other key risks are described in the Company's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which may be obtained under "Investor Relations-Documents/Filings" on the Company's Web site or by writing or calling the Company at 325.627.7155.  Except as otherwise stated in this news announcement, the Company does not undertake any obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements because of new information, future events or otherwise.

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