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): March 22, 2012

INTERNATIONAL BANCSHARES CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Commission File Number 000-09439

(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 5.02(e)   Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers;   Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

In connection with a general salary increase for the employees of IBC which was undertaken  in order to keep up with the rise in the cost of living and the competitiveness of the markets IBC serves,  the salaries to be paid during 2012 to Mr. Dennis E. Nixon, Ms. Imelda Navarro and Mr. David Guerra were increased on March 22, 2012 by $37,334.68, $16,200.00 and $11,872.80, respectively.

Item 8.01 Other Events

On March 22, 2012, IBC issued a news release announcing that on March 22, 2012, the IBC Board approved the declaration of a twenty cent per share cash dividend for all holders of Common Stock, $1.00 par value, of record on April 2, 2012.  The cash dividend will be payable on April 20, 2012.  The Board also announced the extension of IBC’s stock repurchase program by authorizing the repurchase of up to $40 million of IBC common stock during the twelve month period commencing on April 9, 2012, which repurchase cap the Board is inclined to increase over time.

The news release announcing the cash dividend and the extension of IBC’s stock repurchase program, attached hereto and filed herewith as Exhibit 99, is incorporated herein by reference.

All of the information furnished in Item 8.01 of this report and the accompanying exhibits are also intended to be included under “Item 7.01 — Regulation Fair Disclosure” and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is not subject to the liabilities of that section and shall not be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

99                                    News Release of International Bancshares Corporation dated March 22, 2012 entitled, “International Bancshares Corporation Announces Cash Dividend and Extension of Stock Repurchase Program.”

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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.

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EXHIBIT INDEX

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