Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company

The notificants listed below have applied under the Change in Bank Control Act (Act) (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and § 225.41 of the Board's Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.41) to acquire shares of a bank or bank holding company. The factors that are considered in acting on the notices are set forth in paragraph 7 of the Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)).

The applications listed below, as well as other related filings required by the Board, if any, are available for immediate inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated. The applications will also be available for inspection at the offices of the Board of Governors. Interested persons may express their views in writing on the standards enumerated in paragraph 7 of the Act.

Comments regarding each of these applications must be received at the Reserve Bank indicated or the offices of the Board of Governors, Ann E. Misback, Secretary of the Board, 20th and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20551-0001, not later than January 3, 2020.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (Dennis Denney, Assistant Vice President) 1 Memorial Drive, Kansas City, Missouri 64198-0001:

1. The PG Pierce 2005 Trust, Peter G. Pierce III, trustee, both of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; to retain voting shares of First Bethany Bancorp, Inc. and thereby indirectly retain voting shares of First Bethany Bank and Trust, both of Bethany, Oklahoma. In addition, Paul G. Pierce, M.D., Poppy G. Pierce, and Louisa M. Pierce, all of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Meredith A. Cunningham, Alistar T. Cunningham, Virginia R. Cunningham, and Pierce S. Cunningham, all of New Orleans, Louisiana, as members of the Pierce Family Group, to retain voting shares of First Bethany Bancorp, Inc. and thereby indirectly retain voting shares of First Bethany Bank and Trust.