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 18, 2015

 

INTERNATIONAL BANCSHARES CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Texas

 

000-09439

 

74-2157138

(State or other jurisdiction

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

of incorporation or organization)

 

 

 

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)

 

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

 

On May 18, 2015, International Bancshares Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2015 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, 2015;  and

 

(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

 

46,869,536

 

 

 

4,799,631

 

 

 

10,751,481

 

R. David Guerra

 

48,166,411

 

 

 

3,502,756

 

 

 

10,751,481

 

Douglas B. Howland

 

50,930,751

 

 

 

738,416

 

 

 

10,751,481

 

Imelda Navarro

 

46,657,133

 

 

 

5,012,034

 

 

 

10,751,481

 

Peggy J. Newman

 

51,222,086

 

 

 

447,081

 

 

 

10,751,481

 

Dennis E. Nixon

 

48,688,449

 

 

 

2,980,718

 

 

 

10,751,481

 

Larry A. Norton

 

50,929,523

 

 

 

739,644

 

 

 

10,751,481

 

Leonardo Salinas

 

51,208,969

 

 

 

460,198

 

 

 

10,751,481

 

Antonio R. Sanchez, Jr.

 

46,774,268

 

 

 

4,894,899

 

 

 

10,751,481

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratification of McGladrey LLP

 

58,849,341

 

292,918

 

 

 

49,184

 

3,229,205

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-binding Advisory Resolution on Compensation

 

51,192,041

 

425,932

 

 

 

51,190

 

10,751,481

 

 

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 20, 2015

 

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