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 19, 2014

 

INTERNATIONAL BANCSHARES CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Texas

 

000-09439

 

74-2157138

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer
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 19, 2014, International Bancshares Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”), at which the Company submitted the following proposals to its shareholders for a vote:

 

(1)         To elect nine (9) 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 LLP as independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014;

 

(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 Proxy Statement;

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker

 

 

 

For

 

Against

 

Withheld

 

Abstentions

 

Non-Votes

 

Election of Directors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Irving Greenblum

 

49,005,893

 

 

 

3,727,998

 

 

 

10,447,651

 

R. David Guerra

 

41,671,963

 

 

 

11,061,928

 

 

 

10,447,651

 

Douglas B. Howland

 

51,952,970

 

 

 

780,921

 

 

 

10,447,651

 

Imelda Navarro

 

39,265,293

 

 

 

13,468,598

 

 

 

10,447,651

 

Peggy J. Newman

 

49,023,241

 

 

 

3,710,650

 

 

 

10,447,651

 

Dennis E. Nixon

 

43,957,319

 

 

 

8,776,572

 

 

 

10,447,651

 

Larry A. Norton

 

51,951,953

 

 

 

781,938

 

 

 

10,447,651

 

Leonardo Salinas

 

46,025,663

 

 

 

6,708,228

 

 

 

10,447,651

 

Antonio R. Sanchez, Jr.

 

41,420,425

 

 

 

11,313,466

 

 

 

10,447,651

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratification of McGladrey LLP

 

60,018,895

 

36,982

 

 

 

6,749

 

3,118,916

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-binding Advisory Resolution on Compensation

 

52,386,266

 

162,271

 

 

 

185,352

 

10,447,651

 

 

Based on the foregoing results, each 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.  Proposal 2 and 3 were approved by 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 21, 2014

 

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