Retirement Plans

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Compensation And Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Retirement Plans

(14) RETIREMENT PLANS

In May 1986, the Company adopted the BancFirst Corporation Employee Stock Ownership and Thrift Plan effective January 1, 1985. The plan was separated into two individual plans effective January 1, 2009. The Thrift Plan (“401(k)”) and Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”) cover all eligible employees, as defined in the plans, of the Company and its subsidiaries. The 401(k) allows employees to defer up to the maximum legal limit of their compensation, of which the Company may match up to 3% of their compensation. In addition, the Company may make discretionary contributions based on employee contributions or eligible compensation to the ESOP, as determined by the Company’s Board of Directors. The ESOP sponsor purchases shares from the open market. These shares are included in the calculation of the basic earnings per share. Dividends issued on these shares are reinvested into the ESOP. The ESOP is not leveraged. The aggregate amounts of contributions by the Company to the 401(k) and ESOP are shown in the following table:

	December 31,
	2019		2018		2017
	(Dollars in thousands)
401(k) contributions	$	2,526	$	2,465	$	2,229
ESOP contributions		4,403		4,073		2,645
Total contributions	$	6,929	$	6,538	$	4,874