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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 17, 2021

 

INTERNATIONAL BANCSHARES CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Texas   000-9439   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);

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

 

Title of each class:   Trading Symbol   Name of each exchange on which registered:
Common Stock, $1.00 par value   IBOC   NASDAQ

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

 

Emerging growth company ¨

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

  

 

 

 

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

On May 14, 2021, Mr. Irving Greenblum provided notice to the Company that he had decided to retire and no longer seek or accept re-election to the Company’s Board once his term expired on May 17, 2021.

 

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

 

On May 17, 2021, International Bancshares Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”), at which the Company submitted the following proposals to its shareholders for a vote:

 

(1)To elect eight (8) directors to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their successors shall have been duly elected and qualified;1

 

(2)To ratify the appointment of RSM US LLP as independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021;

 

(3)To consider and approve a non-binding advisory resolution to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as described in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis and the tabular disclosures in the Proxy Statement; and

 

The following table lists the final voting results for Proposals 1, 2, and 3 at the Annual Meeting:

 

   For   Against   Abstained/Withheld   Broker Non-
Votes		 
Election of Directors                    
Javier De Anda   51,370,919    1,545,102    13,677    10,714,238 
Douglas B. Howland   37,982,636    14,933,530    13,531    10,714,239 
Rudolph M. Miles   51,511,421    1,404,689    13,587    10,714,239 
Dennis E. Nixon   50,278,982    2,635,918    14,797    10,714,239 
Larry A. Norton   37,979,971    14,936,194    13,531    10,714,239 
Roberto R. Resendez   51,371,167    1,544,908    13,621    10,714,238 
Antonio R. Sanchez,Jr.   51,249,543    1,667,345    12,808    10,714,236 
                     
Ratification of RSM US LLP   57,478,261    121,939    14,574    6,098,932 
                     
Non-binding Advisory Resolution on Compensation   52,202,263    683,671    42,021    10,714,239 

 

Based on the foregoing results, each of the above director nominee was elected by a majority vote standard, which is the voting standard required by the Company’s Articles of Incorporation for uncontested director elections. Proposals 2 and 3 were also approved by majority vote.

 

 

1 On May 14, 2021, Mr. Irving Greenblum provided notice to the Company that he had decided to retire and no longer seek or accept re-election to the Company’s Board once his term expired on May 17, 2021. Therefore, only seven directors were elected at the Annual Meeting as shown above.

 

 

 

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 CEO

 

Date: May 20, 2021