NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR ACQUISITION OF A BANK BY A BANK HOLDING COMPANY Coastal Bend Bancshares, Inc., 416 North Water Street, Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas 78401, intends to apply to the Federal Reserve Board for permission to acquire First National Bank in Port Lavaca, 1101 South Highway 35 By-Pass, Port Lavaca, Victoria County, Texas 77901. The Federal Reserve considers a number of factors in deciding whether to approve the application, including the record of performance of applicant banks in helping to meet local credit needs. You are invited to submit comments in writing on this application to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, P.O. Box 655906, Dallas, Texas 75265-5906 or via email to comments.applications@dal.frb.org. The comment period will not end before May 22, 2026 and may be somewhat longer. The Board’s procedures for processing applications may be found at 12 C.F.R. Part 262. Procedures for processing protested applications may be found at 12 C.F.R. 262.25. To obtain a copy of the Federal Reserve Board’s procedures, or if you need more information about how to submit your comments on the application, contact Lindsey Wieck, Director, Mergers & Acquisitions, at (214) 490-2183. The Federal Reserve will consider your comments and any request for a public meeting or formal hearing on the application if they are received in writing by the Reserve Bank on or before the last day of the comment period.