Brent A. Bates - 17 Feb 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for SOUTH PLAINS FINANCIAL, INC. (SPFI)

Role: CCO - City Bank
Signature: /s/ Mikella D. Newsom as Attorney-in-Fact for Brent A. Bates
Issuer symbol: SPFI
Transactions as of: 17 Feb 2026
Net transactions value: -$35,700
Form type: 4
Filing time: 19 Feb 2026, 19:56:45 UTC
Previous filing: 20 Feb 2025
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
Bates Brent A	CCO - City Bank	5219 CITY BANK PARKWAY, LUBBOCK	/s/ Mikella D. Newsom as Attorney-in-Fact for Brent A. Bates	19 Feb 2026	0002044170

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	SPFI	Common Stock	Tax liability	$35,700	-840	-6.9%	$42.50	11,337	17 Feb 2026	Direct	F1
transaction	SPFI	Common Stock	Award	$0	+2,283	+20%	$0.000000	13,620	18 Feb 2026	Direct	F1

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	The shares reported include restricted stock units that may be settled only by delivery of an equal number of shares of common stock and which are subject to vesting and forfeiture conditions.