Form 8-K

 

 

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): April 29, 2010

 

 

CULLEN/FROST BANKERS, INC.

(Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Texas   001-13221   74-1751768

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

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)

 

 

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

At the Corporation’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on April 29, 2010, shareholders voted on the following matters:

 

(1) To elect four Class I and four Class II director nominees to serve until the 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Final voting results were as follows:

 

Name of Nominee

   Votes For    Votes Withheld    Broker Non-Votes

Class I

        

Crawford H. Edwards

   47,865,675    181,146    5,014,511

Ruben M. Escobedo

   45,429,429    2,617,392    5,014,511

Patrick B. Frost

   45,478,525    2,568,296    5,014,511

David J. Haemisegger

   47,843,776    203,045    5,014,511

Class II

        

Richard W. Evans, Jr.

   47,270,648    776,173    5,014,511

Karen E. Jennings

   45,577,574    2,469,247    5,014,511

Richard M. Kleberg, III

   47,600,894    445,927    5,014,511

Horace Wilkins, Jr.

   47,653,404    393,417    5,014,511

 

(2) To ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP to act as independent auditors of the Corporation for the fiscal year that began January 1, 2010. Final voting results were as follows:

 

Votes For

   52,845,310

Votes Against

   160,631

Abstentions

   55,391


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/    JERRY SALINAS        

  Jerry Salinas
  Senior Executive Vice President and Treasurer
Dated: May 10, 2010