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D. Michael Hunter. Mr. Hunter became a director of the Company and the Bank on March 1, 2006 in connection with the merger of First Capital Bankers, Inc. into the Company. He graduated from St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas, where he also attended law school. He began his banking career in Houston at a major banking company in 1965. In 1969 he became an Executive Vice President heading the Administrative, Trust, Lending and Marketing divisions of Corpus Christi’s second largest bank. Following that, he was President and Chief Operating Officer of Victoria Bankshares, Inc. and Victoria Bank & Trust Company (subsequently acquired by Wells Fargo). From its inception in 1995 until its sale in March 2005, he served as Chairman, President and CEO and a director of First Capital Bankers, Inc. and Chairman, CEO and a director of the FirstCapital Bank. He previously served on the board of directors of First Financial Advisors, Inc., an investment research company, and Whataburger, Inc., a fast food franchiser. He is currently a director of FirstCity Financial Corporation, a financial services company which is listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. He has also served as Chairman of the American Bankers Association Political Action Committee, BankPac and Chairman of Texas Bankers Association Political Action Committee, BALLOT. From a civic standpoint, he has served as Chairman of United Way of the Coastal Bend and various positions in chambers of commerce across South Texas. He has served as past President and a member of the board of Victoria Economic Development Corporation, served on the boards of the Art Museum of South Texas, the Victoria Regional Museum Association, the Texas Council on Economic Education and the Gulf Coast Council of Boy Scouts of America. He formerly served on the Board of Trustees of St. Mary’s University, San Antonio, Texas for eight years and on its Investment Committee overseeing the University’s Endowment Fund. | 