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Allegiance Bancshares, Inc.

8847 W. Sam Houston Pkwy. N.

Suite 200

Houston, Texas 77040

February 5, 2020

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

Attention: Mr. David Lin

 

 

Re:

Allegiance Bancshares, Inc.

 

 

Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-236103)

Dear Mr. Lin:

The undersigned, Allegiance Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”), pursuant to Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, hereby requests that the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form S-3 be accelerated to 4:00 p.m. eastern time on Friday, February 7, 2020, or as soon thereafter as practicable.

We request that we be notified of such effectiveness by a telephone call to Troy L. Harder of Bracewell LLP, the Company’s counsel, at (713) 221-1456 and that such effectiveness also be confirmed in writing.

 

 

 

 

Very truly yours,

 

ALLEGIANCE BANCSHARES, INC.

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Shanna Kuzdzal

 

 

Shanna Kuzdzal

 

 

Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary