UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 19, 2011
PROSPERITY BANCSHARES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Texas | 0-25051 | 74-2331986 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
4295 San Felipe
Houston, Texas 77027
(Address of principal executive offices including zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (281) 269-7199
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Explanatory Note
This Form 8-K/A is being filed as an amendment (“Amendment No. 1”) to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 25, 2011 (the “Original Filing”). The sole purpose of this Amendment No. 1 is to disclose the Company’s decision regarding how frequently it will conduct shareholder advisory votes on executive compensation. No other changes have been made to the Original Filing.
| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
On April 19, 2011, the Company’s shareholders conducted a non-binding advisory vote regarding the frequency of shareholder approval of the compensation of named executive officers. After considering the results of the shareholder advisory vote, the Company’s Board of Directors has determined that the Company will hold an annual advisory vote on executive compensation until the next required vote on the frequency of shareholder votes on executive compensation.
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.
| PROSPERITY BANCSHARES, INC. (Registrant) | ||||||||
| Dated: August 19, 2011 | By: | /s/ PETER FISHER | ||||||
| Peter Fisher General Counsel | ||||||||