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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT NO. _______________)*
SOUTHSIDE BANCSHARES CORP.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $1.00 Par Value
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(Title of Class of Securities)
844 700-10-4
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(CUSIP Number)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement (X). (A fee
is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement on
file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7.)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities,
and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would later the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of
the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see
the Notes).
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CUSIP NO. 844 700-10-4 13G PAGE 2 OF 5 PAGES
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Southside Bancshares Corp. Employee Stock Ownership Plan (With 401(k)
Provisions), through Southside Bancshares Corp. Employee Stock Ownership
Trust.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) / /
(b) /X/
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Missouri
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
491,920
NUMBER OF ---------------------------------------------------------------
SHARES 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY - 0 -
EACH ---------------------------------------------------------------
REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON
WITH 491,920
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
- 0 -
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
491,920
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
17.4%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
EP
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ITEM 1.
(a) Name of Issuer
Southside Bancshares Corp. ("Issuer")
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices
3606 Gravois Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63116
ITEM 2.
(a) Name of Person Filing
Southside Bancshares Corp. Employee Stock Ownership Plan (With
401(k) Provisions), (the "Plan") through Southside Bancshares Corp.
Employee Stock Ownership Trust (the "Trust").
(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence
3606 Gravois Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63116
(c) Citizenship
Missouri
(d) Title of Class of Securities
Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share
(e) CUSIP Number
844 700-10-4
ITEM 3.
IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13D-1(B) OR 13D-1(B), CHECK WHETHER
THE PERSON FILING IS A:
(a) ( ) Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act
(b) ( ) Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act
(c) ( ) Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act
(d) ( ) Investment Company registered under section 8 of the Investment
Company Act
(e) ( ) Investment Adviser registered under section 203 of the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940
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(f) (X) Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the
provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
or Endowment Fund; see Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)
(g) ( ) Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)
(ii)(G) (Note: See Item 7)
(h) ( ) Group, in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H)
ITEM 4.
OWNERSHIP
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned
The Plan, through the Trust, beneficially owns 491,920 shares of
common stock of Issuer. Of such amount, 98,832 shares have not been
allocated to the accounts of participants in the Plan. Participants
in the Plan may direct the voting of shares allocated to their
accounts; unallocated shares and shares as to which no direction is
received are voted by the trustees of the Trust.
(b) Percent of Class
17.4%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 491,920
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: -0-
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 491,920
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: -0-
ITEM 5.
OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the
date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more
than five percent of the class of securities, check the following ( ).
ITEM 6.
OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON
Not applicable
ITEM 7.
IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE
SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY
Not applicable
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ITEM 8.
IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP
Not Applicable
ITEM 9.
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP
Not Applicable
ITEM 10.
CERTIFICATION
By signing below, I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course
of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect
of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and
were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction
having such purposes or effect.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
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Date
SOUTHSIDE BANCSHARES CORP.
EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP TRUST
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Thomas M. Teschner, Trustee