FIRST FINANCIAL BANKSHARES INC
10-Q, 1999-11-09
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                                    FORM 10-Q

                                  UNITED STATES

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   (Mark One)

             [X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
               For the quarterly period ended September 30, 1999
                                              ------------------

                                       OR

          [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                  For the transition period from             to

Commission file number 0-7674
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                        FIRST FINANCIAL BANKSHARES, INC.
                        --------------------------------
             (Exact name of registrant as Specified in its charter)

                   Texas                                        75-0944023
                   -----                                        ----------
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation               (I.R.S. Employer
                or organization)                            Identification No.)

                      400 Pine Street, Abilene, Texas 79601
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                    (Address of principal executive offices)
                                   (Zip Code)

                                  (915)627-7155
                                  -------------
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                   NO CHANGE
                                   ---------
        (Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed
                               since last report)

     Indicate  by check mark  whether the  registrant  (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934  during  the  preceding  12 months  (or for such  shorter  period  that the
registrant was required to file such reports),  and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X . No   .
                                             ---    ---

    Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of
common stock, as of November 8, 1999.

            Class                            Number of Shares Outstanding
            -----                            ----------------------------
Common Stock, Par Value $10.00 Per Share               9,967,188


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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

                                     PART I


                              FINANCIAL INFORMATION

    Item                                                                   Page
    ----                                                                   ----




      1.     Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to Consolidated
             Financial Statements                                            3


      2.     Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
             Condition and Results of Operations                            10


      3.     Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk     13


             Signatures                                                     14


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                                     PART I


                              FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.   Consolidated Financial Statements.

The consolidated balance sheets of First Financial Bankshares, Inc. at September
30, 1999 and 1998,  and December 31, 1998,  and the  consolidated  statements of
earnings  and  comprehensive  earnings  for the  three  and  nine  months  ended
September  30, 1999 and 1998,  and the changes in  shareholders'  equity for the
year ended  December 31, 1998 and nine months ended  September 30, 1999, and the
cash flows for the nine months  ended  September  30,  1999 and 1998,  follow on
pages 4 through 8.


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                FIRST FINANCIAL BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                    September 30,
                                                                            --------------------------------
                                                                                1999               1998          December 31,
                                                                             (Unaudited)        (Unaudited)          1998
                                                                            -------------      -------------     -------------
<S>                                                                       <C>                <C>               <C>
ASSETS
    Cash and due from banks ...........................................   $    82,204,955    $    73,524,268   $    84,237,577
    Interest-bearing deposits in banks ................................           104,034            203,837           203,911
    Federal funds sold ................................................        70,311,142         68,191,882       116,091,417
    Investment securities:
       Securities held to maturity (approximate market value
       of $425,846,817 and $390,864,554 at September 30, 1999
       and 1998, and $419,252,100 at December 31, 1998) ...............       429,931,069        404,646,164       414,302,781
       Securities available for sale, at approximate market value .....       227,879,695        191,263,332       211,588,088
                                                                            -------------      -------------     -------------
                                            Total investment securities       657,810,764        595,909,496       625,890,869

    Loans .............................................................       796,606,220        790,052,176       779,544,287
        Less: Allowance for loan losses ...............................         8,875,789          9,454,696         8,988,320
                                                                            -------------      -------------     -------------
    Net loans .........................................................       787,730,431        780,597,480       770,555,967

    Bank premises and equipment - net .................................        41,227,336         43,967,082        42,927,162
    Goodwill, net .....................................................        20,567,013         22,201,438        21,798,277
    Other assets ......................................................        27,519,366         24,557,166        24,941,695
                                                                            -------------      -------------     -------------

TOTAL ASSETS ..........................................................   $ 1,687,475,041    $ 1,609,152,649   $ 1,686,646,875
                                                                            =============      =============     =============

LIABILITIES
    Noninterest-bearing deposits ......................................   $   311,522,602    $   300,697,462   $   334,719,132
    Interest-bearing demand deposits ..................................       425,657,538        410,618,635       451,811,746
    Interest-bearing time deposits ....................................       746,453,130        717,030,651       718,324,962
                                                                            -------------      -------------     -------------
       Total deposits .................................................     1,483,633,270      1,428,346,748     1,504,855,840

    Dividends payable .................................................         2,740,791          2,382,828         2,736,689
    Securities sold under agreements to repurchase ....................        11,149,531               --                --
    Other short-term borrowings .......................................         3,150,000            150,000           516,958
    Other liabilities .................................................        10,201,063         11,310,378         9,088,130
                                                                            -------------      -------------     -------------

       Total liabilities ..............................................     1,510,874,655      1,442,189,954     1,517,197,617
                                                                            -------------      -------------     -------------

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
    Capital stock - $10 par value;
    20,000,000 shares authorized ......................................        99,665,010         90,390,700        99,526,830
    Capital surplus ...................................................        60,450,072         36,362,237        60,375,373
    Retained earnings .................................................        18,929,102         37,949,874         8,015,303
    Unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities available for sale         (2,443,798)         2,259,884         1,531,752
                                                                            -------------      -------------     -------------

       Total shareholders' equity .....................................       176,600,386        166,962,695       169,449,258
                                                                            -------------      -------------     -------------

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY ............................   $ 1,687,475,041    $ 1,609,152,649   $ 1,686,646,875
                                                                            =============      =============     =============

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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                FIRST FINANCIAL BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS - (UNAUDITED)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                Three Months Ended           Nine Months Ended
                                                                                   September 30,                September 30,
                                                                              -------------------------   -------------------------
                                                                                  1999          1998          1999          1998
                                                                              -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------
<S>                                                                           <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>
INTEREST INCOME
    Loans, including fees .................................................   $17,284,512   $18,140,148   $50,955,770   $53,048,308
    Investment income - taxable ............................... ...........     8,090,321     8,132,156    23,969,656    25,573,291
    Investment income - tax exempt ........................................     1,199,480       825,637     3,442,079     2,068,735
    Interest on interest bearing deposits .................................         2,627         2,964         8,295        10,882
    Interest on federal funds sold and other ..............................     1,115,080     1,094,311     3,484,446     3,418,248
                                                                              -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------
      Total interest income ...............................................    27,692,021    28,195,216    81,860,246    84,119,464

INTEREST EXPENSE
    Interest-bearing deposits .............................................    10,749,505    11,603,022    32,092,964    34,853,487
    Short-term borrowings .................................................        83,393        23,591       121,614       150,287
                                                                              -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------
      Total interest expense ..............................................    10,832,898    11,626,613    32,214,578    35,003,774
                                                                              -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------

NET INTEREST INCOME .......................................................    16,859,123    16,568,603    49,645,668    49,115,690
    Provision for loan losses .............................................       485,833       260,000     1,263,833       694,500
                                                                              -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------

NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER
    PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES .............................................    16,373,290    16,308,603    48,381,835    48,421,190

NONINTEREST INCOME
    Trust fees ............................................................     1,284,141     1,207,661     3,784,549     3,681,404
    Service fees on deposit accounts ......................................     3,431,179     3,046,372     9,841,763     8,664,964
    Real estate mortgage fees .............................................       306,516       357,072     1,018,238       977,476
    Net gain on securities transactions ...................................          --          36,388          --          41,440
    Other .................................................................     1,083,969     1,036,582     3,622,415     3,159,819
                                                                              -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------
              Total noninterest income.....................................     6,105,805     5,684,075    18,266,965    16,525,103

NONINTEREST EXPENSE
    Salaries and employee benefits ........................................     6,743,269     6,773,421    20,259,176    20,060,207
    Net occupancy and equipment expenses .................. ...............       959,242     1,078,800     2,909,192     3,131,384
    Equipment expense .....................................................     1,040,141     1,035,559     3,075,185     3,030,188
    Goodwill amortization .................................................       410,343       413,672     1,231,265     1,240,081
    Other .................................................................     3,860,527     3,949,355    11,388,463    11,604,251
                                                                              -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------
              Total noninterest expense ...................................    13,013,522    13,250,807    38,863,281    39,066,111
                                                                              -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------

EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAXES ..............................................     9,465,573     8,741,871    27,785,519    25,880,182
    Provision for income taxes ............................................     2,932,389     2,811,034     8,653,427     8,449,501
                                                                              -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------

NET EARNINGS ..............................................................   $ 6,533,184   $ 5,930,837   $19,132,093   $17,430,681
                                                                              ===========   ===========   ===========   ===========


BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE ..................................................   $      0.66   $      0.60   $      1.92   $      1.75

EARNINGS PER SHARE, ASSUMING DILUTION .....................................   $      0.66   $      0.60   $      1.91   $      1.74

DIVIDENDS PER SHARE .......................................................   $     0.275   $     0.275   $     0.825   $     0.727


See notes to consolidated financial statements.

</TABLE>


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                FIRST FINANCIAL BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
         CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE EARNINGS - (UNAUDITED)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                          Three Months Ended                Nine Months Ended
                                                                              September 30,                    September 30,
                                                                       ----------------------------    ----------------------------
                                                                           1999            1998            1999            1998
                                                                       ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------

<S>                                                                    <C>             <C>             <C>             <C>
NET EARNINGS .......................................................   $  6,533,184    $  5,930,837    $ 19,132,093    $ 17,430,681

    OTHER ITEMS OF COMPREHENSIVE EARNINGS

       Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investment
           securities available for sale, before tax ...............       (571,464)      1,717,925      (6,116,231)      2,838,794

       Reclassification adjustment for realized gains
           on investment securities included in net earnings .......           --           (36,388)           --           (41,440)
                                                                       ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------

               Total other items of comprehensive earnings .........       (571,464)      1,681,537      (6,116,231)      2,797,354
                                                                       ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE EARNINGS, BEFORE TAX ...........................      5,961,720       7,612,374      13,015,862      20,228,035

       Income tax (benefit) expense related to
           other items of comprehensive earnings ...................       (200,012)        588,538      (2,140,681)        979,074
                                                                       ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------


COMPREHENSIVE EARNINGS .............................................   $  6,161,733    $  7,023,836    $ 15,156,543    $ 19,248,961
                                                                       ============    ============    ============    ============

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

</TABLE>

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                FIRST FINANCIAL BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
           CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                                      Unrealized
                                                                                                    Gain (Loss) on
                                                                                                       Investment
                                               Capital Stock                                           Securities         Total
                                          -------------------------       Capital        Retained      Available       Shareholders'
                                            Shares        Amount          Surplus        Earnings       For Sale          Equity
                                          ---------    ------------    ------------    ------------   ------------    -------------

<S>                                       <C>          <C>             <C>             <C>            <C>             <C>
Balances at December 31, 1997             9,025,852    $ 90,258,520    $ 36,595,698    $ 27,203,391   $    403,597    $ 154,461,206

  Net earnings                                 -               -               -         23,253,939           -          23,253,939

  Stock issuances                            23,257         232,570          60,857            -              -             293,427

  Cash dividends declared                      -               -               -         (9,687,469)          -          (9,687,469)

  Stock dividend, 10%                       903,574       9,035,740      23,718,818     (32,754,558)          -                -

  Change in unrealized gain (loss)             -               -               -               -         1,128,155        1,128,155
                                          ---------    ------------    ------------    ------------   ------------    -------------

Balances at December 31, 1998             9,952,683      99,526,830      60,375,373       8,015,303      1,531,752      169,449,258

  Net earnings                                 -               -               -         19,132,093           -          19,132,093

  Stock issuances                            13,818         138,180          74,699            -              -             212,879

  Cash dividends declared                      -               -               -         (8,218,294)          -          (8,218,294)

  Change in unrealized gain (loss)             -               -               -               -        (3,975,550)      (3,975,550)
                                          ---------    ------------    ------------    ------------   ------------    -------------


Balances at September 30,1999(unaudited)  9,966,501    $ 99,665,010    $ 60,450,072    $ 18,929,102   $ (2,443,798)   $ 176,600,386
                                          =========    ============    ============    ============   ============    =============


See notes to consolidated financial statements.

</TABLE>


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                FIRST FINANCIAL BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
               CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - (UNAUDITED)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                        Nine Months Ended
                                                                                                          September 30,
                                                                                                 ------------------------------
                                                                                                      1999             1998
                                                                                                 -------------    -------------
<S>                                                                                              <C>              <C>
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
     Net earnings ............................................................................   $  19,132,093    $  17,430,700
     Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to
      net cash provided by operating activities:
         Depreciation and amortization .......................................................       4,474,536        4,554,779
         Provision for loan losses ...........................................................       1,263,833          664,500
         Premium amortization, net of discount accretion .....................................       2,247,844        1,702,734
         Gain on sale of  assets .............................................................        (259,005)          (1,279)
         Deferred federal income tax benefit .................................................        (201,700)        (233,020)
         Decrease (increase) in other assets .................................................         220,541       (1,004,917)
         Increase in other liabilities .......................................................       1,112,933        4,347,350
                                                                                                 -------------    -------------
                                        Total adjustments ....................................       8,858,982       10,030,147
                                                                                                 -------------    -------------
         Net cash provided by operating activities ...........................................      27,991,074       27,460,847

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
     Net decrease in interest-bearing deposits in banks ......................................          99,877          194,834
     Proceeds from sale of securities available for sale .....................................            --          4,064,365
     Proceeds from maturity of securities available for sale .................................      31,409,193      100,416,498
     Proceeds from maturity of securities held to maturity ...................................      88,072,762      168,919,691
     Purchase of securities available for sale ...............................................     (54,738,022)    (127,104,153)
     Purchase of securities held to maturity .................................................    (105,027,902)    (125,031,313)
     Net increase in loans ...................................................................     (18,678,881)     (48,460,248)
     Capital expenditures ....................................................................      (2,908,108)      (3,471,712)
     Proceeds from sale of assets ............................................................       1,408,421          507,915
                                                                                                 -------------    -------------
         Net cash used in investing activities ...............................................     (60,362,661)     (29,964,123)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
     Net decrease in noninterest-bearing deposits ............................................     (23,196,530)     (23,462,668)
     Net increase (decrease) in interest-bearing deposits ....................................       1,973,960      (36,899,312)
     Net increase (decrease) in other short-term borrowings ..................................      13,782,573       (4,620,000)
     Proceeds from stock issuances ...........................................................         212,879          143,914
     Dividends paid ..........................................................................      (8,214,192)      (6,709,483)
                                                                                                 -------------    -------------
         Net cash used in financing activities ...............................................     (15,441,310)     (71,547,549)
                                                                                                 -------------    -------------

     Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents ...............................................     (47,812,897)     (74,050,825)

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF YEAR ...............................................     200,328,994      215,766,975
                                                                                                 -------------    -------------

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD ...................................................   $ 152,516,097    $ 141,716,150
                                                                                                 =============    =============


SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION AND NONCASH TRANSACTIONS
     Interest paid ...........................................................................   $  32,700,315    $  34,215,488
     Federal income tax paid .................................................................       9,125,971        8,514,043
     Assets acquired through foreclosure .....................................................         370,791           21,000



See notes to consolidated financial statements.


</TABLE>

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                FIRST FINANCIAL BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
             NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

Note 1 - Basis of Presentation

     In the opinion of management, the consolidated financial statements reflect
     all  adjustments  necessary  for  a  fair  presentation  of  the  Company's
     financial  position and results of  operation.  All  adjustments  were of a
     normal recurring  nature.  However,  the results of operations for the nine
     months  ended  September  30, 1999 are not  necessarily  indicative  of the
     results to be expected for the year ended  December  31, 1999.

Note 2 - Earnings Per Share

     Basic  earnings  per  common  share is  computed  by  dividing  net  income
     available to common  shareholders by the weighted  average number of shares
     outstanding  during the period.  In computing  diluted  earnings per common
     share for the quarters and nine-month  periods ended September 30, 1999 and
     1998, the Company assumes that all  outstanding  options to purchase common
     stock  have  been  exercised  at the  beginning  of the  year  (or  time of
     issuance,  if later).  The dilutive  effect of the  outstanding  options is
     reflected by application of the treasury stock method, whereby the proceeds
     from the exercised  options are assumed to be used to purchase common stock
     at the average  market price  during the  respective  period.  The weighted
     average  common shares  outstanding  used in computing  basic  earnings per
     common  share for the  quarters  ended  September  30,  1999 and 1998, were
     9,963,747 and 9,941,357 shares,  respectively.  The weighted average common
     shares  outstanding  used in  computing  basic  earnings  per share for the
     nine-month  periods ended  September  30, 1999 and 1998, were 9,958,714 and
     9,937,834  shares,   respectively.   The  weighted  average  common  shares
     outstanding  used in  computing  diluted  earnings per common share for the
     quarters  ended  September 30, 1999 and 1998, were 10,000,578 and 9,990,908
     shares,  respectively.  The weighted average common shares outstanding used
     in computing  diluted earnings per common share for the nine-month  periods
     ended  September 30, 1999 and 1998, were 10,002,115  and 9,991,753  shares,
     respectively.

     The Company's per share financial  information has been adjusted to reflect
     the 10 percent  stock  dividend  declared on October 27,  1998,  payable on
     December 1, 1998 to shareholders of record on November 16, 1998.


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Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
         of Operations

Operating Results
- -----------------

     For the nine months ended  September  30, 1999,  the  Company's  net income
     amounted to $19.1  million,  or $1.92 per basic share.  For the same period
     last year, net income amounted to $17.4 million,  or $1.75 per basic share.
     Net income for the third  quarter 1999 totaled $6.5  million,  or $0.66 per
     basic share, as compared to $5.9 million,  or $0.60 per basic share, earned
     in the third  quarter  of 1998.  Return on  average  assets  and  return on
     average  equity for the nine months ended  September 30, 1999,  amounted to
     1.45  percent and 14.39  percent,  respectively.  The  Company's  return on
     average  assets and return on average  equity for the same period last year
     amounted to 1.44 percent and 14.65 percent, respectively.

     On a  tax-equivalent  basis,  net interest income totaled $51.3 million for
     the nine months ended  September 30, 1999,  and $17.4 million for the third
     quarter in 1999.  These amounts  represented  increases of $1.5 million and
     $518  thousand,   respectively,  over  the  same  periods  last  year.  The
     improvement   resulted  from  higher  average  earning  assets,   primarily
     investment  securities.  The net interest  margin of 4.54  percent  through
     September 30, 1999,  was unchanged  from the same period last year. For the
     nine  months  ended  September  30,  1999,  the  provision  for loan losses
     amounted to $1.3  million as compared to $695  thousand for the same period
     in 1998.  For the third  quarter,  the  provision  for loan losses was $486
     thousand,  as compared to $260 thousand in the third  quarter of 1998.  The
     higher provisions in 1999 resulted from the down grading of certain credits
     and the Company's  practice of maintaining the allowance for loan losses at
     a level  considered  adequate to  provide for  estimated  probable incurred
     losses.

     Total  noninterest  income for the nine months  ended  September  30, 1999,
     amounted to $18.3  million as compared to $16.5 million for the same period
     last year. Deposit service fees, sale of bank premises, and Pulse fees were
     up $1.2 million, $246 thousand, and $152 thousand,  respectively,  and were
     the  primary  factors  contributing  to the  increase  over the prior year.
     Noninterest  income for the third  quarter of 1999  totaled $6.1 million as
     compared to $5.7  million for the same  period last year.  Deposit  service
     fees were up $400 thousand which was the primary factor contributing to the
     increase.

     Noninterest  expense for the first nine months  ended  September  30, 1999,
     amounted to $38.9  million as compared to $39.0 million for the same period
     last year.  Noninterest  expense for the third  quarter of 1999 amounted to
     $13.0 million,  down $237 thousand from the 1998 third quarter amount.  The
     Company's  efficiency  ratio for the nine months ended  September 30, 1999,
     showed good improvement by dropping to 55.86 percent from 58.92 percent for
     the same period last year.

Balance Sheet Review
- --------------------

     Total  assets  at  September  30,  1999, totaled  $1.687  billion  and were
     virtually  unchanged  from  December 31,  1998.  Compared to this time last
     year,  total assets have  increased  $78.3  million,  or 4.9  percent.  The
     balance sheets presented reflect normal recurring adjustments and accruals.

     Loans at  September  30,  1999,  totaled  $797  million as compared to $780
     million at December 31, 1998, and $790 million at September 30, 1998. Since
     year-end 1998,  commercial loans, real estate loans, and student loans have
     increased $15 million,  $14 million,  and $5 million,  respectively.  These
     increases  were  offset  by a  $14  million  decrease  in  consumer  loans.
     Investment  securities  at  September  30,  1999,  totaled  $658 million as
     compared to $626 million at year-end 1998 and $596 million at September 30,
     1998. The net unrealized loss in the investment  portfolio at September 30,
     1999,  amounted to $7.8  million.  At September  30, 1999,  the  investment
     portfolio  reflected an overall yield of 6.07 percent.  Approximately  $324
     million,  or 49 percent,  of the portfolio matures within three years which
     protects the Company from  significant  interest rate risk should  interest
     rates move up. At  September  30,  1999,  the Company did not hold any CMOs
     that entail higher risks than standard  mortgage-backed  securities.  Total
     investment securities at September 30, 1999, included structured notes with
     an amortized cost of $7.0 million and an  approximate  market value of $6.9
     million.  Total deposits at September 30, 1999,  amounted to $1.484 billion
     as  compared  to $1.505  billion at  year-end  1998 and  $1.428  billion at
     September  30, 1998.  The decrease  from  December 31, 1998,  is considered
     temporary  and not  indicative  of a  long-term  downward  trend  in  total
     deposits.


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     Nonperforming  assets at September 30, 1999,  totaled $2.9 million,  or .34
     percent of loans and  foreclosed  assets,  and were down $500 thousand from
     the December 31, 1998,  amount.  At September  30, 1999,  the allowance for
     loan losses amounted to 331.5 percent of nonperforming  assets.  Management
     is not aware of any material  classified  credit not properly  disclosed as
     nonperforming and considers the allowance for loan losses to be adequate.

Liquidity and Capital
- ---------------------

     The Company's consolidated statements of cash flows are presented on page 8
     of this report.  At  September  30,  1999,  the parent  company had no debt
     outstanding  under  its $25  million  line of credit  with an  unaffiliated
     financial  institution.  Total equity capital amounted to $176.6 million at
     September 30, 1999,  which was up from $169.4  million at year-end 1998 and
     $166.9 million at September 30, 1998. The Company's  risk-based capital and
     leverage ratios at September 30, 1999, were 17.84 percent and 9.60 percent,
     respectively.  The third  quarter  1999 cash  dividend  of $0.275 per share
     totaled  $2.7  million  and  represented  42.0  percent  of  third  quarter
     earnings.  On October 26, 1999, the Company declared a $0.30 per share cash
     dividend payable January 3, 2000.

Interest Rate Risk
- ------------------

     Interest  rate risk results  when the  maturity or  repricing  intervals of
     interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities are different. The
     Company's  exposure to interest rate risk is managed  primarily through the
     Company's  strategy of  selecting  the types and terms of  interest-earning
     assets and interest-bearing  liabilities which generate favorable earnings,
     while limiting the potential negative effects of changes in market interest
     rates.  The Company  uses no  off-balance-sheet  financial  instruments  to
     manage  interest rate risk.  Each  subsidiary  bank has an  asset/liability
     committee which monitors  interest rate risk and compliance with investment
     policies.  Interest-sensitivity  gap and simulation  analysis are among the
     ways that the  subsidiary  banks track  interest rate risk.  Since year-end
     1998,  there has been no material  change in the  Company's  interest  rate
     risk.

Year 2000
- ---------

     The Company completed  compliance testing of its core IT systems during the
     quarter ended December 31, 1998.  The Company  believes that the results of
     its tests were  successful and that these results showed that these core IT
     systems are Year 2000 compliant.  These results were reviewed and confirmed
     by an  independent  third party that is competent  in Year 2000  compliance
     testing and hired by the Company. The Company believes that, based on these
     results and  the  warranties  and assurances provided by the third  parties
     that  licensed these core IT systems to the  Company, these core IT systems
     are Year 2000 compliant. The  Company has  also  completed  its  Year  2000
     compliance  assessment  of its other IT systems, which  includes  automatic
     teller machine software systems. These other IT systems  are also  licensed
     from  third  parties and  these third parties have assured the Company that
     their systems are Year 2000 compliant.


                                      -11-

<PAGE>


     The Company has developed  contingency  plans for Year 2000  noncompliance.
     However,  there can be no assurance  that the Company's  contingency  plans
     will prevent the Company from  suffering a material  adverse  effect on its
     operations, financial condition or results of operations if any of its core
     IT  systems,  other IT systems or embedded  technology  or any systems of a
     governmental agency, a significant customer or significant vendor prove not
     to be Year 2000 compliant.


                                      -12-

<PAGE>


Item 3.           Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

     Management considers interest rate risk to be a significant market risk for
     Bankshares. See "Item 2 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
     Condition and Results of Operations"  for disclosure  regarding this market
     risk. The Company has procedures to monitor  market risk and has determined
     that no material changes in market risk have occurred since December 31,
     1998.


                                      -13-

<PAGE>


                                   SIGNATURES

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 thereunto duly authorized.






                                                FIRST FINANCIAL BANKSHARES, INC.


Date: November 9, 1999                          By:/S/CURTIS R. HARVEY
      -----------------                            ----------------------------
                                                   Curtis R. Harvey
                                                   Executive Vice President and
                                                   Chief Financial Officer




Date: November 9, 1999                          By:/S/SANDY LESTER
      -----------------                            ----------------------------
                                                   Sandy Lester
                                                   Secretary-Treasurer


                                      -14-

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