-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, I8L++qcR1rZZHxfsz9Do6++hAqLdMt4FDBNpk9sUSd2D0WxiH2qaymVz7KDjCqtF 9HlmLNtwHPg2eOhS9kSZZA== 0000039263-06-000034.txt : 20061211 0000039263-06-000034.hdr.sgml : 20061211 20061211114121 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000039263-06-000034 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20061208 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20061211 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20061211 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CULLEN FROST BANKERS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000039263 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS [6021] IRS NUMBER: 741751768 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TX FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-13221 FILM NUMBER: 061267516 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 W HOUSTON ST STREET 2: P O BOX 1600 CITY: SAN ANTONIO STATE: TX ZIP: 78205 BUSINESS PHONE: 2102204841 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FROST BANK CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19770823 8-K 1 q46sm88k.htm CULLEN/FROST BANKERS, INC. FORM 8-K SUMMIT MERGER ITEM 8
 
 

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): December 8, 2006

 
 
 

CULLEN/FROST BANKERS, INC.

(Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter)

 
 
 
 

Texas

0-7275

74-1751768

(State or other jurisdiction

(Commission

(IRS Employer

of incorporation)

File Number)

Identification No.)

 
 

100 West Houston Street, San Antonio, Texas

78205

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 
 

(210) 220-4011

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

(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):

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 
 

 

Item 8.01 Other Events

 

   On December 8, 2006, Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. ("Cullen/Frost") completed its acquisition of Summit Bancshares, Inc. ("Summit"), pursuant to the terms and conditions of an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated July 2, 2006, as amended, that provides for the merger of Summit with and into Cullen/Frost (the "Merger").

 

   Shareholders of Summit common stock were given the option, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, to elect to receive as merger consideration cash or Cullen/Frost common stock for each share of Summit common stock, subject to certain allocation procedures under the Merger Agreement. Pursuant to such procedures, all shares as to which cash was elected and all shares for which no effective election was made will be converted into $27.64 in cash. A shareholder who had a valid stock election will have approximately 98.3% of such shareholder's shares covered by such election converted into 0.5023 shares of Cullen/Frost common stock and approximately 1.7% of such shareholder's shares covered by such election converted into $27.64 in cash.

 

   Cullen/Frost issued 3,818,934 shares of Cullen/Frost common stock and paid approximately $149.7 million in cash as consideration to the Summit shareholders.

 

   A copy of the press release regarding the consummation of the acquisition is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

   (c)   Exhibits:

 
 

2.1

Agreement and Plan of Merger by and between Summit Bancshares, Inc. and Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. dated as of July 2, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Proxy Statement / Prospectus contained in the Registration Statement filed on Form S-4, File Number 333-136626, on September 14, 2006)

     
 

99.1

Joint News Release issued by Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. and Summit Bancshares, Inc. dated December 8, 2006

     

* * *

 

   Certain statements contained in this filing that are not statements of historical fact constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the "Act"), notwithstanding that such statements are not specifically identified. In addition, certain statements may be contained in the future filings of Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), in press releases, and in oral and written statements made by or with the approval of Cullen/Frost that are not statements of historical fact and constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Act. Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: (i) statements about the benefits of the Merger of Cullen/Frost and Summit, including future financial and operating results, cost savings, enhanced revenues and accretion to reported earnings that may be realized from the Merger; (ii) statements of plans, objectives and expectations of Cullen/Frost or Summit or their managements or Boards of Directors; (iii) statements of future economic performance; and (iv) statements of assumptions underlying such statements. Words such as "believes", "anticipates", "expects", "intends", "targeted", "continue", "remain", "will", "should", "may" and other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements but are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements.

 

   Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in such statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: (i) the risk that the businesses of Cullen/Frost and Summit will not be integrated successfully or such integration may be more difficult, time-consuming or costly than expected; (ii) expected revenue synergies and cost savings from the Merger may not be fully realized or realized within the expected time frame; (iii) revenues following the Merger may be lower than expected; (iv) deposit attrition, operating costs, customer loss and business disruption following the Merger, including, without limitation, difficulties in maintaining relationships with employees, may be greater than expected; (v) local, regional, national and international economic conditions and the impact they may hav e on Cullen/Frost and Summit and their customers and Cullen/Frost's and Summit's assessment of that impact; (vi) changes in the level of non-performing assets and charge-offs; (vii) changes in estimates of future reserve requirements based upon the periodic review thereof under relevant regulatory and accounting requirements; (viii) inflation, interest rate, securities market and monetary fluctuations; (ix) changes in the competitive environment among financial holding companies and banks; and (x) changes in laws and regulations (including laws and regulations concerning taxes, banking, securities and insurance) with which Cullen/Frost and Summit must comply. Additional factors that could cause Cullen/Frost's results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements can be found in Cullen/Frost's Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements concerning the p roposed transaction or other matters and attributable to Cullen/Frost or any person acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements referenced above. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which such statements are made. Cullen/Frost undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

 

 

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.

 
 
 

CULLEN/FROST BANKERS, INC.

   
   

By:  

/s/ Phillip D. Green

 

Phillip D. Green

 

Group Executive Vice President

 

and Chief Financial Officer

 
 

Dated:  

December 8, 2006

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 
 
 
 

Exhibit

Number

Description

   

   2.1

Agreement and Plan of Merger by and between Summit Bancshares, Inc. and Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. dated as of July 2, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Proxy Statement / Prospectus contained in the Registration Statement filed on Form S-4, File Number 333-136626, on September 14, 2006)

   

   99.1

Joint News Release issued by Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. and Summit Bancshares, Inc. dated December 8, 2006

   



EX-99.1 2 q4sumprx.htm CULLEN/FROST BANKERS, INC. PRESS RELEASE Form 8-K - Press Release - First Quarter 2003

EXHIBIT 99.1

 
 

Greg Parker

 

Investor Relations

 

210/220-5632

 

     or

 

Renee Sabel

 

Media Relations

 

210/220-5416

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

December 8, 2006

 
 

Cullen/Frost Bankers Finalizes Acquisition

of Summit Bancshares

 

SAN ANTONIO - Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. (NYSE: CFR) announced the completion of the acquisition of Summit Bancshares, Inc. and the merger of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Summit Bank, N.A., into The Frost National Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cullen/Frost, effective as of the close of business Friday, December 8, 2006.

     As a result of the merger, ten Fort Worth banking locations of Summit Bank became offices of Frost Bank and now operate under the Frost name. At September 30, 2006, Summit had deposits of $929 million and total loans of $858 million. This acquisition brings the number of Frost Bank financial centers in the Fort Worth region to 24 and the number statewide to more than 100. Summit Bank customers can now access the full range of Frost Bank services.

     "It has been our privilege to serve the financial needs of Texans for 138 years, and this acquisition will enable us to extend our unique brand of banking to even more customers in the vital Fort Worth region," said Dick Evans, chairman and CEO of Cullen/Frost. "As of today, we have more than 100 financial centers in Texas, a milestone for our company. With this acquisition, Fort Worth also becomes our largest loan market and second-largest deposit market. Summit Bank has a long tradition of community-oriented relationship banking, with a strong focus on superior customer service, and we are pleased to welcome them into our Frost Bank family."

     Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. (NYSE: CFR) is a financial holding company, headquartered in San Antonio, with assets of $11.6 billion at September 30, 2006. The corporation provides a full range of commercial and consumer banking products, investment and brokerage services, insurance products and investment banking services. Its subsidiary, Frost Bank, now operates more than 100 financial centers across Texas in the Austin, Corpus Christi, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Rio Grande Valley and San Antonio regions. Founded in 1868, Frost is one of the largest banks headquartered in Texas, with a legacy of helping Texans with their financial needs during three centuries.

 

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