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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Berntsen Torry   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Independent Bank Group, Inc. [IBTX] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below) Former Director and President (Last) (First) (Middle) 1600 REDBUD BOULEVARD, SUITE 400 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/22/2016 (Street) DALLAS, TX 75069 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 10/05/2016   D   19,066 (1) D (1) 69,137 D   Common Stock 11/22/2016   S   2,500 D $ 57.1 66,637 D   Common Stock 11/22/2016   S(2)   2,500 D $ 58 64,137 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Berntsen Torry 1600 REDBUD BOULEVARD SUITE 400 DALLAS, TX 75069				Former Director and President

Signatures

/s/ Jan Webb, as Attorney in Fact		11/25/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	THE REPORTING PERSON FORFEITS THESE SHARES UPON TERMINATION FROM THE COMPANY. THESE SHARES WERE PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER THE ISSUER'S 2013 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN AND REPRESENT THE UNVESTED PORTION OF THE TOTAL GRANTED SHARES AT TIME OF FORFEITURE.
(2)	THE REPORTING PERSON'S SALE OF 2,500 SHARES OF IBTX COMMON STOCK REPORTED HEREIN WAS MATCHABLE UNDER SECTION 16(b) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, TO THE EXTENT OF 450 SHARES, WITH THE REPORTING PURCHASE OF 200, 100, AND 150 SHARES OF IBTX COMMON STOCK AT A PRICE OF $40.6883, $39.727 AND $39.3199 PER SHARE ON JUNE 10, 2016, JUNE 24, 2016 AND JUNE 28, 2016, RESPECTIVELY. THE REPORTING PERSON HAS AGREED TO PAY IBTX, UPON SETTLEMENT OF THE SALE, $8,091.66, REPRESENTING THE FULL AMOUNT OF THE PROFIT REALIZED IN CONNECTION WITH THE SHORT SWING TRANSAcTION, LESS TRANSACTION COSTS.

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