TYLER, Texas, Oct. 14, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Southside Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SBSI), the holding company for Southside Bank, announced today it will release its third quarter 2016 financial results before the market opens on Friday, October 28, 2016.  Southside will host a conference call to discuss its results on Friday, October 28, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. CDT.

The call will be hosted by Sam Dawson, CEO, Lee R. Gibson, President and Deborah Wilkinson, EVP Investor Relations.  Following prepared remarks there will be a question and answer session for the analyst community. 

The Conference Call Details

The call can be accessed by dialing 844-775-2540 and by identifying the conference ID number 95800526 or by identifying “Southside Bancshares, Inc., Third Quarter 2016 Earnings Call”.  To listen to the call via webcast, register at www.southside.com/about/investor-relations. 

For those unable to listen to the conference call live, a recording of the conference call will be available from approximately 3:00 p.m. CDT October 28, 2016 through November 9, 2016 by accessing the company website, www.southside.com/about/investor-relations.

It is recommended that those wishing to participate in the conference call dial-in or register on the website approximately 5 to 10 minutes prior to the call to ensure a more efficient registration process.  For further information contact Deborah Wilkinson, EVP Investor Relations at 817-367-4962.

About Southside Bancshares, Inc.

Southside Bancshares, Inc. is a bank holding company with approximately $5.0 billion in assets that owns 100% of Southside Bank.  Southside Bank currently has 60 banking centers in Texas and operates a network of over 70 ATMs.

To learn more about Southside Bancshares, Inc., please visit our investor relations website at www.southside.com/about/investor-relations.  Our investor relations site provides a detailed overview of our activities, financial information and historical stock price data.  To receive e-mail notification of company news, events and stock activity, please register on the E-mail Notification portion of the website.  Questions or comments may be directed to Deborah Wilkinson at (817) 367-4962, or deborah.wilkinson@southside.com.

For further information:                                      
Deborah Wilkinson                                            
817-367-4962