[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 22 (Wednesday, February 2, 1994)] [Unknown Section] [Page 0] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 94-2323] [[Page Unknown]] [Federal Register: February 2, 1994] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Southwest Bancshares, Inc., et al.; Formations of; Acquisitions by; and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies The companies listed in this notice have applied for the Board's approval under section 3 of the Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C. 1842) and Sec. 225.14 of the Board's Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.14) to become a bank holding company or to acquire a bank or bank holding company. The factors that are considered in acting on the applications are set forth in section 3(c) of the Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). Each application is available for immediate inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated. Once the application has been accepted for processing, it will also be available for inspection at the offices of the Board of Governors. Interested persons may express their views in writing to the Reserve Bank or to the offices of the Board of Governors. Any comment on an application that requests a hearing must include a statement of why a written presentation would not suffice in lieu of a hearing, identifying specifically any questions of fact that are in dispute and summarizing the evidence that would be presented at a hearing. Unless otherwise noted, comments regarding each of these applications must be received not later than February 25, 1994. A. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Randall C. Sumner, Vice President) 411 Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63166: 1. Southwest Bancshares, Inc., Jonesboro, Arkansas; to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of FirstBank of Arkansas, Kensett, Arkansas. B. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (John E. Yorke, Senior Vice President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64198: 1. Peoples Bancshares, Inc., Clay Center, Kansas; to become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of The Peoples National Bank, Clay Center, Kansas. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, January 27, 1994. Jennifer J. Johnson, Associate Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 94-2323 Filed 2-1-94; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210-01-F