FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD NOTICE OF CHANGE IN BANK CONTROL

FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD NOTICE OF CHANGE IN BANK CONTROL William Horwood, Lonnie Horwood, Tristan Himes, Katlin Horwood, Tate Horwood, Larry Horwood, Linda Horwood, Lathen Horwood, and Lane Horwood, each of Sterling City, Texas, along with Carly Horwood Janca of San Angelo, Texas, Trisha Horwood Halfmann of Garden City, Texas, Lyle Horwood of Ringgold, Texas, Lisa Horwood Spanjer of San Antonio, Texas, Laura Bibb of Llano, Texas, and Ellen Shoemaker of Helotes, Texas, all as a group acting in concert under the Change in Bank Control Act, intend to apply to the Federal Reserve Board for permission to retain 10 percent or more of the shares and thereby control of Sterling City Bancshares, Inc., Sterling City, Texas. Sterling City Bancshares, Inc. controls The First National Bank of Sterling City, Sterling City, Texas. The Federal Reserve considers a number of factors in deciding whether to approve the notice. You are invited to submit comments in writing on this notice to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, P.O. Box 655906, Dallas, Texas 75265-5906 or via email to comments.applications@dal.frb.org. The comment period will not end before July 18, 2026 and may be somewhat longer. The Board's procedures for processing applications may be found at 12 C.F.R. Part 262.25. To obtain a copy of the Federal Reserve Board's procedures, or if you need more information about how to submit your comments on the notice, contact Lindsey Wieck, Director, Mergers & Acquisitions, at (214) 490-2183. The Federal Reserve will consider your comments and any request for a public meeting or formal hearing on the notice if they are received in writing by the Reserve Bank on or before the last day of the comment period. June 28 2026 LACO0545047