E9-27357. Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisition of Shares of Bank or Bank Holding Companies

The notificants listed below have applied under the Change in Bank Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and § 225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.41) to acquire 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 notices are available for immediate inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated. The notices also will be available for inspection at the office of the Board of Governors. Interested persons may express their views in writing to the Reserve Bank indicated for that notice or to the offices of the Board of Governors. Comments must be received not later than November 27, 2009.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (Jacqueline G. King, Community Affairs Officer) 90 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55480-0291:

1. Gary R. Howell, Malta, Montana; to acquire voting shares of Milk River Banquo, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of Malta Banquo, Inc., and First Security Bank of Malta, all of Malta, Montana, and Valley Bank of Glasgow, Glasgow, Montana.

B. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (Todd Offenbacker, Assistant Vice President) 1 Memorial Drive, Kansas City, Missouri 64198-0001:

1. The William R. Oliver GST Exempt Trust, the Jackson T. Oliver GST Exempt Trust, and Thomas M. Annesley, Norman, Oklahoma, as trustee of the William R. Oliver GST Exempt Trust and the Jackson T. Oliver GST Exempt Trust; to retain control of Valliance Financial Corp, and thereby indirectly retain control of Valliance Bank, both in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, November 9, 2009.

Robert deV. Frierson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.