[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 139 (Thursday, July 20, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37448-37449]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-17823]



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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

 First Empire State Corporation, 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.

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    Unless otherwise noted, comments regarding each of these 
applications must be received not later than August 14, 1995.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of New York (William L. Rutledge, Senior 
Vice President) 33 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10045:
    1. First Empire State Corporation, Buffalo, New York; to acquire 
100 percent of the voting shares of M&T Bank, National Association, 
Oakfield, New York, a de novo bank.
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (Lloyd W. Bostian, Jr., Senior 
Vice President) 701 East Byrd Street, Richmond, Virginia 23261:
    1. First Bancorp, Inc., Lebanon, Virginia; to acquire 100 percent 
of the voting shares of First Bank and Trust Company of Tennessee, 
Johnson City, Tennessee, a de novo bank.
    C. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Zane R. Kelley, Vice President) 
104 Marietta Street, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30303:
    1. Ameribank Bancshares, Inc., Hollywood, Florida; to merge with 
First National Bancshares, Inc., Hollywood, Florida, and thereby 
indirectly acquire First National Bank of Hollywood, Hollywood, 
Florida.
    D. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (James A. Bluemle, Vice 
President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690:
    1. Shorebank Corporation, Chicago, Illinois; to acquire 100 percent 
of the voting shares of Indecorp Inc., Chicago, Illinois, and thereby 
indirectly acquire Independence National Bank, Chicago, Illinois, and 
Drexel National Bank, Chicago, Illinois.
    E. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (James M. Lyon, Vice 
President) 250 Marquette Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55480:
    1. Community First Bankshares, Inc., Fargo, North Dakota; to 
acquire 95.25 percent of the voting shares of Farmers & Merchants Bank 
of Beach, Beach, North Dakota.
    F. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (John E. Yorke, Senior Vice 
President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64198:
    1. First National Corporation of Ardmore, Inc., Ardmore, Oklahoma; 
to acquire 50.50 percent of the voting shares of Bank of Love County, 
Marietta, Oklahoma.
    G. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Genie D. Short, Vice President) 
2200 North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201-2272:
    1. Central Texas Bankshare Holdings, Inc., Columbus, Texas; to 
acquire 12.7 percent of the voting shares of Hill Bancshare Holdings, 
Inc., Weimar, Texas, and thereby indirectly acquire Hill Bank & Trust 
Company.
    2. Columbus State Bankshare Holdings, Inc., Wimington, Delaware; to 
acquire 25.4 percent of the voting shares of Hill Bancshare Holdings, 
Inc., Weimar, Texas, and thereby indirectly acquire Hill Bank & Trust 
Company.
    3. Maedgen & White, Ltd., Lubbock, Texas; to become a bank holding 
company by acquiring 10.71 percent of the voting shares of Plains 
Capital Corporation, Lubbock, Texas, which owns 100 percent of the 
voting shares of Plains National Bank of West Texas, Lubbock, Texas, 
and to indirectly acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of Friona 
Bancorporation, Inc., Friona, Texas, which owns 100 percent of the 
voting shares of Friona State Bank, Friona, Texas.
    4. Plains Capital Corporation, Lubbock, Texas; to acquire 100 
percent of the voting shares of Friona Bancorporation, Inc., Friona, 
Texas, which owns 100 percent of the voting shares of Friona State 
Bank, Friona, Texas.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, July 14, 1995.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 95-17823 Filed 7-19-95; 8:45 am]
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