SOUTH PLAINS FINANCIAL, INC. 10-Q

Item 1. Legal Proceedings The Company and its subsidiaries are subject to various legal actions, as described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 (the “2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K”) filed with the SEC on March 8, 2022. As previously disclosed, in response to a Notice of Termination received from Kasasa, Ltd. f/k/a Moneyvue Financial, Inc., Bankvue Financial, Inc., and BancVue, Ltd. (“Kasasa”) purporting to terminate a Software License and Maintenance Agreement (the “Software License Agreement”), Trademark License Agreement (the “Trademark License Agreement”), and Addendum to Software License Agreement (“Addendum”) between the Company’s wholly-owned banking subsidiary City Bank (the “Bank”) and Kasasa, the Bank filed suit against Kasasa in Travis County, Texas, styled City Bank v. Kasasa, Ltd., Cause No. D-1-GN-20-003630, 53rd Judicial District, Travis County, Texas. On or about September 23, 2022, the parties entered into a Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release (the “Settlement Agreement”), pursuant to which the parties agreed to the settlement and release of all claims related to the Software License Agreement, Trademark License Agreement, and Addendum, including all claims and counterclaims in the lawsuit. Thereafter, the parties filed a joint motion to dismiss with prejudice and the court formally dismissed the case by order dated October 7, 2022. Except as described above or in our 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K, we are not presently involved in any other litigation, nor to our knowledge is any litigation threatened against us, that in management’s opinion would result in any material adverse effect on our financial position or results of operations or that is not expected to be covered by insurance.