MCKINNEY, Texas, Feb. 01, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Independent Bank Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:IBTX), the holding company for Independent Bank, today announced that the Board of Directors has renewed the Company’s stock repurchase program. The program authorizes the repurchase by the Company of up to $30 million of its common stock in open market transactions from time to time or through privately negotiated transactions, at the Company’s discretion.

The repurchase program is authorized to continue through December 31, 2016. The timing and amount of any share repurchases will depend on a variety of factors, including the trading price of the Company’s common stock, securities laws restrictions including but not limited to compliance with blackout periods, regulatory requirements, potential alternative uses for capital, and market and economic conditions. The Company intends to fund any repurchases through its consolidated earnings and borrowings under its revolving credit facility. Repurchased shares will be cancelled and returned to unissued status. The repurchase program does not obligate the Company to acquire any particular amount of shares, and the repurchase program may be modified, suspended or discontinued at any time, at the Company’s discretion.

About Independent Bank Group

Independent Bank Group, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Independent Bank, provides a wide range of relationship-driven commercial banking products and services tailored to meet the needs of businesses, professionals and individuals. Independent Bank Group operates 42 banking offices in three market regions located in the Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin and Houston, Texas areas.

Contacts:

Analysts/Investors: 

Torry Berntsen
President and Chief Operating Officer
(972) 562-9004
tberntsen@ibtx.com

Michelle Hickox
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(972) 562-9004
mhickox@ibtx.com

Media: 

Robb Temple
Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer
(972) 562-9004
rtemple@ibtx.com 

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