Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On January 28, 2021, the Board of Directors of Allegiance Bancshares, Inc. (the "Company"), upon recommendation of the Company's Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, appointed Jon-Al Duplantier, as a Class II Director. As an appointed director, Mr. Duplantier will be slated to stand for election at the Company's 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. As of the date of this filing, Mr. Duplantier has been appointed to the Company's Audit Committee. The Company entered into a Director and Officer Indemnification Agreement with Mr. Duplantier, the form of which is filed as an exhibit hereto and incorporated herein by reference. Mr. Duplantier will receive fees consistent with those fees received by the existing non-employee directors for service as a director of the Company.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits. The following are filed as exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K:

Exhibit Number Description of Exhibit


                 Form of indemnification agreement (incorporated herein by
               reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company's Registration Statement
10.4           on Form S-1 (Registration 333-206536)).
                 Press Release issued by Allegiance Bancshares, Inc. dated January
99.1           29, 2021
               Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL
104            document)

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