0001104659-06-071181.txt : 20061103 0001104659-06-071181.hdr.sgml : 20061103 20061103153751 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-06-071181 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20061103 ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure FILED AS OF DATE: 20061103 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20061103 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: INTERNATIONAL BANCSHARES CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000315709 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022] IRS NUMBER: 742157138 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TX FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-09439 FILM NUMBER: 061186724 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 12OO SAN BERNARDO AVE STREET 2: PO BOX 1359 CITY: LAREDO STATE: TX ZIP: 78040-1359 BUSINESS PHONE: 9567227611 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: P O BOX 1359 STREET 2: 1200 SAN BERNARDO CITY: LAREDO STATE: TX ZIP: 78040 8-K 1 a06-23340_28k.htm CURRENT REPORT OF MATERIAL EVENTS OR CORPORATE CHANGES

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): November 3, 2006

INTERNATIONAL BANCSHARES CORPORATION
(Exact Name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Texas	0-9439	74-2157138
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission File	(IRS Employer
of incorporation	Number)	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):

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4 (c ) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4 ( c))

Item 7.01 - Regulation FD Disclosure

On November 3, 2006, International Bancshares Corporation issued a news release announcing that on November 2, 2006, its board of directors authorized IBC to extend the termination date of its stock repurchase program. The news release, attached hereto and filed herewith as Exhibit 99, is incorporated herein by reference.

All of the information furnished in Item 7.01 of this report and the accompanying exhibits 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.

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 Chief Executive Officer


Date: November 3, 2006

EXHIBIT INDEX

99	News Release of International Bancshares Corporation dated November 3, 2006.

EX-99 2 a06-23340_2ex99.htm EX-99

EXHIBIT 99

Contact:	Rosanne Palacios	Judy Wawroski
	International Bancshares Corporation	International Bancshares Corporation
	(956) 726-6636 (Laredo)	(956) 722-7611 (Laredo)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

International Bancshares Corporation Extends its Stock Repurchase Program

Laredo, Texas—(BUSINESS WIRE)—-November 3, 2006—International Bancshares Corporation (NASDAQ:IBOC) announced that on November 2, 2006, its board of directors extended the termination date on its stock repurchase program. The Company is now authorized to conduct stock repurchases through December 2007, compared to the prior program termination date of December 2006. Under the program, the Company is authorized to repurchase up to $200 million of its common stock. Stock repurchases may be made from time to time, on the open market or through private transactions. Shares repurchased in this program will be held in treasury for reissue for various corporate purposes, including employee stock option plans. As of October 31, 2006, a total of 4,839,040 shares had been repurchased under this program at a total cost of approximately $178.6 million, adjusted for stock dividends. The Company currently has invested approximately $199.6 million in treasury shares, which amount has been accumulated since the inception of the Company.

IBC is a $10.6 billion multi-bank financial holding company headquartered in Laredo, Texas, with over 200 facilities and over 330 ATMs serving more than 90 communities in Texas and Oklahoma.

“Safe Harbor” statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: The statements contained in this release which are not historical facts contain forward looking information with respect to plans, projections or future performance of IBC and its subsidiaries, the occurrence of which involve certain risks and uncertainties detailed in IBC’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Copies of IBC’s SEC filings and Annual Report (as an exhibit to the 10-K) may be downloaded from the SEC filings site located at http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml.