Exhibit 4.1




	
  

  	
  THIS CERTIFIES THAT
  is the owner of CUSIP DATED COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED: COMPUTERSHARE TRUST
  COMPANY, N.A. TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR, FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE
  SHARES OF $1.25 PAR VALUE COMMON STOCK OF Southside Bancshares, Inc., transferable
  only on the books of the Company in person or by duly authorized attorney
  upon surrender of this Certificate properly endorsed. This Certificate and
  the shares represented hereby are issued and shall be subject to all the
  provisions of the Certificate of incorporation of the Corporation (copies of
  which are on file with the Transfer Agent), as now or hereafter amended, to
  all of which the holder hereof by acceptance hereof assents. This Certificate
  is not valid unless countersigned by the Transfer Agent and Registrar. IN
  WITNESS WHEREOF, the said Company has caused this Certificate to be executed
  by the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers and to be sealed
  with the facsimile seal of the Company. COMMON STOCK PAR VALUE $1.25 COMMON
  STOCK THIS CERTIFICATE IS TRANSFERABLE IN CANTON, MA AND NEW YORK, NY SEE
  REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS Certificate Number Shares . SOUTHSIDE
  BANCSHARES, INC. iNCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS Chief
  Executive Officer Chief Financial Officer By AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE TEXAS
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  SAMPLE & MR. SAMPLE & MRS. SAMPLE ZQ00000000 Certificate Numbers
  1234567890/1234567890 1234567890/1234567890 1234567890/1234567890
  1234567890/1234567890 1234567890/1234567890 1234567890/1234567890 Total
  Transaction Num/No. 123456 Denom. 123456 Total 1234567 MR A SAMPLE
  DESIGNATION (IF ANY) ADD 1 ADD 2 ADD 3 ADD 4 PO BOX 43004, Providence, RI
  02940-3004 CUSIP XXXXXX XX X Holder ID XXXXXXXXXX Insurance Value
  1,000,000.00 Number of Shares 123456 DTC 12345678 123456789012345 

  






 


 












	
  

  	
  The IRS
  requires that we report the cost basis of certain shares acquired after
  January 1, 2011. If your shares were covered by the legislation and you have
  sold or transferred the shares and requested a specific cost basis
  calculation method, we have processed as requested. If you did not specify a
  cost basis calculation method, we have defaulted to the first in, first out
  (FIFO) method. Please visit our website or consult your tax advisor if you
  need additional information about cost basis. If you do not keep in contact
  with us or do not have any activity in your account for the time periods
  specified by state law, your property could become subject to state unclaimed
  property laws and transferred to the appropriate state. For value received, hereby
  sell, assign and transfer unto Shares Attorney Dated: 20 Signature: Signature:
  Notice: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as
  written upon the face of the certificate, in every particular, without
  alteration or enlargement, or any change whatever. PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL
  SECURITY OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE (PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE
  NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING POSTAL ZIP CODE, OF ASSIGNEE) of the Common stock
  represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute
  and appoint to transfer the said stock on the books of the within-named
  Corporation with full power of substitution in the premises. . SOUTHSIDE
  BANCSHARES, INC. Signature(s) Guaranteed: Medallion Guarantee Stamp THE
  SIGNATURE(S) SHOULD BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION
  (Banks, Stockbrokers, Savings and Loan Associations and Credit Unions) WITH
  MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM, PURSUANT TO
  S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15. The following abbreviations, when used in the
  inscription on the face of this certificate, shall be construed as though
  they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:
  TEN COM - as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - Custodian (Cust) (Minor)
  TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act
  (State) JT TEN - as joint tenants with right of survivorship UNIF TRF MIN ACT
  - Custodian (until age ) and not as tenants in common (Cust) under Uniform
  Transfers to Minors Act (Minor) (State) Additional abbreviations may also be
  used though not in the above list.