SEC FORM 3

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Harper Angela

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O VERITEX HOLDINGS, INC.

8214 WESTCHESTER DRIVE, SUITE 400

(Street)

DALLAS

75225

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
10/08/2014

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Veritex Holdings, Inc. [ VBTX ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	EVP, Credit Risk Officer

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	10,000	D⁽¹⁾

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Restricted Stock Units	⁽²⁾	⁽²⁾	Common Stock	6,000	⁽²⁾	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	⁽³⁾	01/01/2021	Common Stock	20,000	$10	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Shares held in the name of Pershing LLC custodian of personal IRA.

2. Units vest in full upon 48 months of consecutive employment with the Company; restricted stock units expected to vest in full in January 2015. Units expire ten years from grant date, 5,000 will expire in January 2021 and the remaining 1,000 will expire in January 2022.

3. The option became exercisable as to 4,000 shares on January 1, 2012, as to 4,000 shares on January 1, 2013, and as to 4,000 shares on January 1, 2014, and becomes exercisable as to the remaining 8,000 shares in two equal installments on January 1, 2015, and January 1, 2016.

	/s/ C. Malcolm Holland, III, by power of attorney	10/08/2014
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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