UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15 (d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 16, 2011

 

INTERNATIONAL BANCSHARES CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Commission File Number 000-09439

 

Texas

 

000-09439

 

74-2157138

(State or other jurisdiction

 

(Commission File Number

 

(I.R.S. Employer

of incorporation or organization)

 

 

 

Identification No.)

 

1200 San Bernardo, Laredo, Texas

 

78040-1359

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(ZIP Code)

 

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)  (956) 722-7611

 

None

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2.below);

 

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

On May 16, 2011, International Bancshares Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) to vote on the following proposals:

 

(1)          To elect twelve (12) directors of the Company to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified;

 

(2)          To ratify the appointment of McGladrey & Pullen, LLP as independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011; and

 

(3)          To consider and approve a non-binding advisory resolution to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executives as described in the Compensation, Discussion and Analysis and the tabular disclosure regarding named executive officer compensation in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting.

 

At the Annual Meeting 59,238,146 shares of Company common stock were present in person or by proxy.  The following table lists the final voting results for the Annual Meeting:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker

 

Election of Directors

 

For

 

Against

 

Withheld

 

Abstentions

 

Non-Votes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Irving Greenblum

 

47,466,677

 

 

 

586,625

 

 

 

11,053,805

 

R. David Guerra

 

39,280,216

 

 

 

8,773,086

 

 

 

11,053,805

 

Daniel B. Hastings, Jr.

 

47,481,122

 

 

 

572,180

 

 

 

11,053,805

 

Douglas B. Howland

 

47,505,444

 

 

 

547,858

 

 

 

11,053,805

 

Imelda Navarro

 

37,478,390

 

 

 

10,574,912

 

 

 

11,053,805

 

Sioma Neiman

 

31,977,689

 

 

 

16,075,613

 

 

 

11,053,805

 

Peggy J. Newman

 

47,486,663

 

 

 

566,639

 

 

 

11,053,805

 

Dennis E. Nixon

 

37,031,234

 

 

 

11,022,068

 

 

 

11,053,805

 

Larry A. Norton

 

47,505,307

 

 

 

547,995

 

 

 

11,053,805

 

Leonardo Salinas

 

41,191,183

 

 

 

6,862,119

 

 

 

11,053,805

 

Antonio R. Sanchez, Jr.

 

38,725,818

 

 

 

9,327,484

 

 

 

11,053,805

 

Guillermo F. Trevino

 

47,505,134

 

 

 

548,168

 

 

 

11,053,805

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratification of McGladrey & Pullen, LLP

 

59,063,763

 

148,555

 

 

 

25,828

 

131,039

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-binding Advisory Resolution

 

46,898,915

 

486,310

 

 

 

659,246

 

11,062,636

 

 

Based on the foregoing results, each director nominee was elected by a plurality vote, which is the voting standard required by the Company’s Bylaws.  In addition, each of the other proposals was approved by a majority vote.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

INTERNATIONAL BANCSHARES CORPORATION

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Dennis E. Nixon

 

 

Dennis E. Nixon, President and

 

 

Chairman of the Board

 

 

 

Date: May 18, 2011

 

 

 

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