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INTERNATIONAL BANCSHARES CORPORATION
Post Office Drawer 1359
Laredo, Texas 78042-1359
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD MAY 21, 1998
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of
International Bancshares Corporation (the "Company") will be held at the offices
of the Company, 1200 San Bernardo, Laredo, Texas, on May 21, 1998 at 7:00 p.m.
for the following purposes:
(1) To elect eleven (11) directors of the Company to serve until the next
Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their successors shall have
been duly elected and qualified;
(2) To approve the appointment of independent auditors for the 1998 fiscal
year;
(3) To consider and vote upon a proposal to amend the Certificate of
Incorporation of the Company to increase the number of authorized
shares of Common Stock of the Company.
(4) To transact such other business as may lawfully come before the meeting
or any adjournment thereof.
The record date for the meeting has been fixed at April 2, 1998. Only
shareholders of record at the close of business on that date will be entitled to
vote at the meeting or any adjournment thereof.
In order to ensure the representation of a quorum at the meeting,
shareholders who do not expect to attend the meeting in person are urged to sign
the enclosed proxy and return it promptly to the Trust Division, International
Bank of Commerce, P. O. Drawer 1359, Laredo, Texas 78042-1359. A return envelope
is enclosed for that purpose.
INTERNATIONAL BANCSHARES CORPORATION
Dennis E. Nixon
President
Dated: April 20, 1998
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INTERNATIONAL BANCSHARES CORPORATION
1200 San Bernardo Avenue
Laredo, Texas 78040
PROXY STATEMENT
SOLICITATION AND REVOCATION OF PROXIES
The accompanying proxy is solicited by the Board of Directors of
International Bancshares Corporation, a Texas Corporation (the "Company") to be
voted at the 1998 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 21, 1998 at
7:00 p.m. at the offices of the Company, 1200 San Bernardo, Laredo, Texas. The
Company will bear the cost of such solicitation. It is expected that the
solicitation of proxies will be primarily by mail. Proxies may be solicited
personally by regular employees of the Company at a nominal cost. Any
shareholder giving a proxy has the power to revoke it at any time prior to the
voting of the proxy by giving notice in person or in writing to the Secretary of
the Company or by appearing at the annual meeting and voting in person. The
approximate date on which this proxy statement and the accompanying form of
proxy are first sent or given to security holders is April 20, 1998.
VOTING AT MEETING
Only holders of record of common stock, par value $1.00 per share ("Common
Stock"), of the Company at the close of business on April 2, 1998, shall be
entitled to vote at the meeting. There were 11,260,197 shares of Common Stock
issued and outstanding on the record date held of record by approximately 1,721
shareholders. Each share of Common Stock is entitled to one vote.
All shares entitled to vote represented by a properly executed and
unrevoked proxy received in time for the meeting will be voted at the meeting in
accordance with the instructions given, but in the absence of instructions to
the contrary, such shares will be voted affirmatively. Persons empowered as
Proxies will also be empowered to vote in their discretion upon such other
matters as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. If
any nominee shall be unable to serve, which is not now contemplated, the proxies
will be voted for such substitute nominee(s) as the Board of Directors
recommends.
A quorum for the transaction of business at the Annual Meeting requires
representation, in person or by proxy, of the holders of a majority of the
issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock. The judges of election will treat
abstentions and broker non-votes as shares that are present for purposes of
determining the presence of a quorum for the transaction of business at the
meeting. A quorum with respect to any matter to be voted on at the Annual
Meeting requires representation, in person or by proxy, of the holders of a
majority of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock entitled to vote
on the matter. Abstentions will be treated as present and entitled to vote with
respect to any matter submitted to the shareholders for a vote for purposes of
determining both the presence of a quorum with respect to such matter and the
approval of such matter. If a broker indicates on a proxy that it does not have
discretionary authority as to certain shares to vote on a particular matter, the
holder(s) of such shares will not be considered as present and entitled to vote
with respect to such matter for purposes of determining either the presence of a
quorum with respect to such matter or the approval of such matter. With respect
to any matter other than the election of directors, such matter shall be
determined by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of
Common Stock represented, in person or by proxy, at the meeting and entitled to
vote thereon. Thus, abstention with respect to any such matter will have the
same legal effect as a vote against such matter, while broker non-votes will not
affect the outcome of such matter. With respect to the election of directors,
the directors shall be elected by a plurality vote of the holders of shares of
Common Stock present at the meeting and entitled to vote thereon.
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PROPOSAL - 1
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Eleven directors, constituting the entire Board of Directors, are to be
elected at the Annual Meeting. Each director is to hold office until the next
Annual Meeting and until his/her successor is elected and qualified. The Proxies
named in the accompanying proxy, who have been designated by the Board of
Directors of the Company, intend to vote for the following nominees, all of whom
are currently directors, unless otherwise instructed in such proxy. Certain
information concerning each nominee is set forth below including information
regarding each nominee's positions with International Bank of Commerce, the
Company's lead bank subsidiary ("IBC"):
SERVED AS
NOMINEE FOR DIRECTOR
DIRECTOR SINCE (1) AGE PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION (2)
----------- --------- --- ------------------------
Lester Avigael 1966 71 Retail Merchant and
Director of IBC
Irving Greenblum 1981 68 Retail Merchant (Muebleria
Mexico, S.A.)
R. David Guerra 1993 45 Vice President of the Company
since 1986 and President of the
IBC branch in McAllen, Texas
and Director of IBC since 1990
Richard E. Haynes 1977 55 Attorney at Law; Real Estate
Investments; and Director of IBC
Roy Jennings Jr. 1966 74 Investments; Vice Chairman of
the Board of the Company and
Director of IBC
Sioma Neiman 1981 70 International entrepreneur
Peggy J. Newman 1997 66 Real Estate Investments;
President of Newman Poultry Co.
and Director Of IBC since 1996
Dennis E. Nixon 1975 55 Chairman of the Board of the
Company since May 1992 and
President of the Company since
1979; President, Chief Executive
Officer and Director of IBC
Leonardo Salinas 1976 64 Vice President of the Company
since 1982; Senior Executive
Vice President and Director of
IBC
Antonio R. Sanchez Jr. 1995 55 Chairman of the Board of Sanchez
O'Brien Oil & Gas Corporation;
Investments; and Director of IBC
Alberto A. Santos 1966 70 Investments; and Director of IBC
(1) Includes time served as director of IBC prior to July 28, 1980 when the
Company became the successor issuer to IBC.
(2) Except as otherwise noted, each nominee has held the office indicated or
other offices in the same company for the last five years.
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None of the nominees for director and none of the executive officers of
the Company have a family relationship with any of the other nominees for
director or executive officers, except for Leonardo Salinas and Alberto A.
Santos, who are first cousins.
None of the above nominees is a director of any other company which has a
class of securities registered under, or is required to file reports under, the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or of any company registered under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, except for Mr. Sanchez who is Chairman of the
Board of Sanchez O'Brien Oil & Gas Corporation.
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The executive officers of the Company are Dennis E. Nixon, President and
Chairman of the Board; Leonardo Salinas, Vice President; R. David Guerra, Vice
President; and Arnoldo Cisneros, Secretary-Treasurer, all of whom are nominees
for director except for Arnoldo Cisneros. Arnoldo Cisneros, age 46 is presently
Treasurer of the Company and Executive Vice President of IBC and has served both
organizations since 1982.
MEETINGS AND COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors during 1997 consisted of
Lester Avigael, Alberto A. Santos and Richard E. Haynes. The Committee met five
times during the 1997 fiscal year. Each member of the Committee attended all six
meetings. The functions of the Audit Committee are to recommend the appointment
of the independent auditors; to review the annual plan of the internal and
independent auditors; to review annual and quarterly financial reports and to
review the results of examinations by the internal auditor and the independent
auditors, including recommendations regarding internal controls and operating
procedures, along with management's response and follow-up to ensure any
necessary corrective action has been implemented. Under applicable law, the
Audit Committee is required to review with management and the independent
auditors the basis for all financial reports.
The Stock Option Plan Committee of the Board of Directors during 1997
consisted of Lester Avigael, Roy Jennings Jr., Richard E. Haynes and Alberto A.
Santos. The Committee met four times during the 1997 fiscal year. Each member of
the Committee attended all four meetings with the exception of Mr. Avigael who
only attended three of those meetings. The primary function of the Stock Option
Plan Committee is the administration of the Company's 1996 International
Bancshares Corporation Stock Option Plan.
The Board of Directors of the Company does not have a standing nominating
committee or a committee which performs similar functions.
During 1997, the Board of Directors held seven meetings. All of the
directors attended 100% of the aggregate of the total number of meetings of the
board and of committees on which they served, except for Irving Greenblum who
missed two meetings, A. R. Sanchez, Jr. and Roy Jennings, Jr. who missed one
meeting each and Sioma Neiman who attended fewer than 75% of such meetings.
PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS
Insofar as is known to the Company, no person beneficially owned, as of
April 2, 1998, more than five percent of the outstanding Common Stock of the
Company, except as follows:
SHARES OF COMMON STOCK PERCENT
NAME AND ADDRESS BENEFICIALLY OWNED AS OF
OF BENEFICIAL OWNER OF APRIL 2, 1998 CLASS
------------------- ---------------------- ------
Alicia M. Sanchez (1) 2,024,125 18.00%
2119 Guerrero Street
Laredo, Texas 78040
A. R. Sanchez Jr. (2) 1,091,280 9.69%
P.O. Box 2986
Laredo, Texas 78041
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(1) All the shares shown for Mrs. Alicia M. Sanchez are held by certain trusts
and a family limited partnership for which Mrs. Sanchez serves as sole
trustee or general partner. Mrs. Sanchez has the sole power to vote and to
dispose of all of the shares held by such trusts and the family limited
partnership. Mrs. Sanchez is the mother of A. R. Sanchez Jr.
(2) A. R. Sanchez Jr. owns directly and has the sole power to vote and to
dispose of 654,308 shares owned beneficially by him. Mr. Sanchez also
controls the disposition of 436,972 shares as trustee for trusts in which
his children have a vested interest in the income and corpus of such
trusts, however, George M. Sanchez, the brother of Mr. Sanchez, has the
power to vote the 436,972 shares. Mr. Sanchez also has the power to vote
and dispose of 1,700 shares which were gifted to Texas A & M International
University.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT
Based upon information received from the persons concerned, each of whom
is a director and nominee for director, the following individuals and all
directors and executive officers of the Company as a group owned beneficially as
of April 2, 1998, the number and percentage of outstanding shares of Common
Stock of the Company indicated in the following table:
NAME OF INDIVIDUAL SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED PERCENT
OR IDENTITY OF GROUP AS OF APRIL 2, 1998 OF CLASS
-------------------- ------------------------- --------
Lester Avigael (1) 96,065 *
Irving Greenblum (2) 106,287 *
R. David Guerra (3) 89,072 + *
Richard E. Haynes 9,078 *
Roy Jennings Jr. (4) 99,688 *
Sioma Neiman (5) 384,437 3.41%
Peggy J. Newman 312 *
Dennis E. Nixon (6) 537,079 + 4.77%
Leonardo Salinas (7) 40,155 + *
A. R. Sanchez Jr (8) 1,091,280 9.69%
Alberto A. Santos 59,396 *
All Directors and Executive Officers
as a group (12 persons) (9) 2,542,818 22.58%
* Ownership of less than one percent
+ Include shares which are issuable upon the exercise of options
exercisable on or prior to June 1, 1998 ("currently exercisable
options").
(1) The holdings shown for Mr. Avigael include 7,826 shares which he holds as
trustee for the benefit of his grandchildren.
(2) The holdings shown for Mr. Greenblum include 53,334 shares held in two
trusts for the benefit of himself and his wife.
(3) The holdings shown for Mr. Guerra include 86,894 shares which he and his
wife hold in their names jointly. Total holdings for Mr. Guerra include
2,226 shares which are issuable upon the exercise of currently exercisable
options.
(4) The holdings shown for Mr. Jennings include 19,488 shares which he and his
wife hold in their names jointly, and 34,764 shares held in the name of his
wife.
(5) The holdings shown for Mr. Neiman include 384,437 shares in the name of
Inar Investments, Corp., of which he is the Managing Director.
(6) The holdings shown for Mr. Nixon include 7,093 shares which are issuable
upon the exercise of currently exercisable options. The holdings shown for
Mr. Nixon also include 1,618 shares held in the name of his wife.
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(7) The holdings shown for Mr. A. R. Sanchez Jr. include 654,308 shares which
he owns directly and has the sole power to dispose of and to vote. Mr.
Sanchez also controls the disposition of 436,972 shares as trustee for
trusts in which his children have a vested interest in the income and
corpus of such trusts, however, George M. Sanchez, the brother of Mr.
Sanchez, has the power to vote the 436,972 shares. Mr. Sanchez also has the
power to vote and dispose of 1,700 shares which were gifted to Texas A & M
International University.
(8) The holdings shown for all directors and executive officers as a group
include 11,837 shares which are issuable upon the exercise of currently
exercisable options.
Except as reflected in the notes to the preceding table, each of the
individuals listed in the table owns directly the number of shares indicated in
the table and has the sole power to vote and to dispose of such shares.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Summary
The following table contains information concerning the compensation
awarded during each of the last three years for the Chief Executive Officer of
the Company and the other most highly compensated executive officers of the
Company whose total annual salary and bonus exceeded $100,000 in 1997.
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
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LONG TERM COMPENSATION
ANNUAL COMPENSATION ----------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------- SECURITIES ALL OTHER
NAME AND PRINCIPAL POSITION YEAR SALARY (1) BONUS(2) UNDERLYING OPTIONS COMPENSATION (3)
- --------------------------- ---- ---------- -------- ------------------- ----------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Dennis E. Nixon 1995 $295,601 $600,000 5,000 $ 9,144
President and Director of 1996 313,722 700,000 -- 8,672
the Company and of IBC 1997 320,005 800,000 14,275 10,416
R. David Guerra 1995 161,587 33,317 2,500 8,392
Vice President and 1996 172,588 36,688 -- 8,375
Director of the Company; 1997 181,363 44,402 5,000 9,537
President of IBC branch
in McAllen, Texas and
Director of IBC
Leonardo Salinas 1995 145,799 19,393 -- 8,043
Vice President and 1996 108,670 13,975 -- 5,473
Director of the Company; 1997 109,770 13,975 -- 6,172
Director and Senior
Executive Vice President
of IBC
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(1) These amounts do not include certain perquisites and other personal
benefits, securities or property received by the officers which did not
exceed the lesser of $50,000 or 10% of such executive officer's total
salary and bonus set forth in the table; however, such amounts include
directors fees as well as certain expense allowances. All cash
compensations paid to the named officers was paid by IBC. The Company does
not pay any cash compensation to any officer.
(2) All amounts shown in this column are discretionary cash bonuses except
$485,000 paid to Mr. Nixon for services rendered in 1997 pursuant to the
Executive Incentive Compensation Plan.
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(3) All amounts shown in this column consist of funds contributed or allocated
by the Company pursuant to the Company's Employee Profit Sharing Plan and
Trust, a deferred profit sharing plan for employees with one year of
continual employment.
Each director of the Company and each director of IBC receives
compensation for his services as a director in the amount of $800 for each
meeting of the Board he attends and $300 for each meeting of a committee of the
Board he attends. Salaried officers who are directors are not compensated for
committee meetings. The director fees paid to the named executive officers are
included in the salary totals set forth in the table.
Stock Options
During 1997, the Company granted options to the named executive officers
of the Company. The following table reflects certain information concerning
grants of options made by the Company during 1997 to the named executive
officers of the Company:
OPTION GRANTS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR
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PERCENT OF
NUMBER OF TOTAL OPTIONS POTENTIAL REALIZABLE VALUE
SECURITIES GRANTED TO AT ASSUMED ANNUAL RATES OF
UNDERLYING EMPLOYEES PRICE APPRECIATION FOR OPTION TERM
OPTIONS IN FISCAL EXERCISE OR ----------------------------
GRANTED(1) YEAR BASE PRICE($/SH) EXPIRATION DATE 5%($)(2) 10% ($)(2)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Dennis E. Nixon ........ 14,275 4.97% 59.00 5/13/2007 529,674 1,342,250
R. David Guerra ........ 5,000 1.74% 59.00 5/13/2005 140,833 337,303
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(1) The options shown in the table are incentive stock options within the
meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
each of which were granted under the Company's 1996 International
Bancshares Corporation Stock Option Plan with an exercise price equal to
the fair market value on the date of grant. Twenty percent of these options
become exercisable on the anniversary date of the option grant during each
of the five years beginning May 13, 1998 and will expire eight or ten years
from the date of grant, subject to earlier termination pursuant to the
terms and provisions of the Plan and the Stock Option Agreement.
(2) The dollar amounts shown are based on certain assumed rates of appreciation
and the assumption that the options will not be exercised until the end of
the expiration periods applicable to the options. Actual realizable values,
if any, on stock option exercises and common stock holdings are dependent
on the future performance of the Company's common stock and overall stock
market conditions. There can be no assurances that the amounts reflected
will be achieved.
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The following table reflects certain information regarding individual
exercises of stock options with respect to the Common Stock during 1997 and
through April 2, 1998, by each of the named executive officers of the Company.
AGGREGATED OPTION EXERCISES IN 1997
AND FY-END OPTION VALUES
NUMBER OF
UNDERLYING VALUE OF
SHARES OF UNEXERCISED
UNEXERCISED IN-THE-MONEY
OPTIONS AT OPTIONS AT
SHARES 12/31/97 12/31/97
ACQUIRED ON VALUE EXERCISABLE/ EXERCISABLE/
EXERCISE REALIZED UNEXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE
NAME (#) ($) (1) (#) ($) (1)
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Dennis E. Nixon .... 54,931 3,799,756 3,906/ 200,856/
23,702 815,127
R. David Guerra ... 9,960 431,452 0/ 0/
9,178 330,528
Leonardo Salinas .. 1,171 44,452 1,463/ 101,188/
0 0
(1) Based on market value of underlying shares minus aggregate exercise price.
REPORT OF THE SALARY AND STEERING COMMITTEE
The Company's compensation package for each of its executive officers
consists of base salary, annual discretionary bonus and a discretionary
incentive stock option grant. Stock option grants are determined by the
Company's Compensation Committee and are discussed under the Committee's
separate report below. All cash compensation paid to executive officers of the
Company is paid by IBC. Base salary levels and annual bonuses are recommended by
the Salary and Steering Committee of IBC (the "Committee").
The Committee's recommendations regarding each executive officer's
compensation is subjective with regard to both the base salary and bonus. The
annual financial performance of IBC is the most important factor in the
subjective analysis. The bonus program is intended to compensate each executive
officer for the officer's contribution to IBC's financial performance during the
previous year. At the end of each year based on the financial performance of IBC
and the perceived contribution by each executive officer, a base salary
recommendation for the next year and a bonus recommendation for the previous
year is made for each executive officer by the Committee. The overall bonus pool
for executive officers is affected by the earnings performance of IBC for the
previous year. All base salary and bonus recommendations of the Committee are
subject to final approval of the Board of Directors of IBC.
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With respect to the compensation of Mr. Nixon, the CEO of the Company,
the Committee recommends to the Board of Directors the CEO's salary and bonus
based on its subjective determination. In determining the CEO compensation, the
Committee reviews the objectives of the Company for the previous year and the
attainment thereof, principally including the Company's financial performance.
For services rendered to IBC in 1997, Mr. Nixon received a cash bonus under
IBC's discretionary cash bonus program of $315,000. During 1997, the Company met
both the return on average total assets and the return on average total
shareholders= equity targets established pursuant to the 1997 Executive
Incentive Compensation Plan (the AEICP@) by the Committee. Accordingly, Mr.
Nixon received an incentive award under the EICP of $485,000 for services
rendered to the Company during 1997. The amounts of the cash bonus and the
incentive award were largely affected by the strong financial results of the
Company during 1997, which included (i) net income of $48.9 million, or $4.79
per share-basic, an amount which represents a 8.14% increase in earnings per
share compared to the previous year, (ii) the Company's excellent return on
average total assets of 1.30% and (iii) the Company's very strong return on
average total shareholders= equity of 16.41%.
The Salary and Steering Committee has considered the limitations on
deductibility of compensation of the named executive officers under Section
162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Steering Committee's current policy is
to ensure that substantially all such compensation is deductible under Section
162(m) when paid.
Lester Avigael Roy Jennings, Jr.
Richard E. Haynes Dennis E. Nixon
REPORT OF THE STOCK OPTION PLAN COMMITTEE
The Stock Option Plan Committee of the Board of Directors determines the
stock option grants to executive officers and key salaried employees of the
Company. During 1997, the Stock Option Plan Committee met and granted options to
purchase a total of 285,225 shares of Common Stock to several of the key
salaried employees of the Company. The primary purpose of the Company's Stock
Option Plan is to increase the interest of the executive and key salaried
employees of the Company and the subsidiary banks in its future growth and
success through the added incentive created by the opportunity afforded for
stock ownership under the Plan. The size of the option grants was determined by
the Stock Option Plan Committee based upon a subjective assessment of the
respective employee's performance, compensation management level and other
factors. The exercise price of each option equaled the fair market value of the
Common Stock as of the date of grant.
Lester Avigael Roy Jennings Jr.
Richard E. Haynes Alberto A. Santos
SALARY AND STEERING COMMITTEE AND STOCK OPTION PLAN COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS
AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION
The Salary and Steering Committee members during 1997 were Lester Avigael,
Richard E. Haynes, Roy Jennings, Jr. and Alberto A. Santos. Mr. Nixon, President
and Chairman of the Board of the Company and President and CEO of IBC, is
consulted with respect to compensation decisions for all executives and key
salaried employees other than for himself. Stock Option grants are determined by
the Stock Option Plan Committee whose members are Lester Avigael, Richard E.
Haynes, Roy Jennings Jr. and Alberto A. Santos. Messrs. Richard E. Haynes,
Dennis E. Nixon and Alberto A. Santos each have total indebtedness outstanding
with the Company and/or the subsidiary banks of the Company in an amount which
exceeds $60,000, which indebtedness is fully performing and is included in the
disclosure regarding the aggregate amount receivable to the banks and the
Company from certain related parties of the Company set forth on pages 9 and 10,
under the caption "Interest of Management in Certain Transactions".
Financial Performance
The graph on the following page illustrates the cumulative return
experienced by the Company's shareholders for the period commencing on December
31, 1992 and ending at year end 1997 as compared with the cumulative total
returns of the other companies included within the Standard & Poor's 500 Stock
Index and Standard & Poors Regional Banks Index. The calculations were prepared
on a dividends-reinvestment basis.
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TOTAL RETURN ANALYSIS
INTERNATIONAL BANCSHARES CORPORATION
VS. MARKET INDICES
YEAR END: 12/31/92 TO 12/31/97
[LINEAR GRAPH PLOTTED FROM DATA IN TABLE BELOW]
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
Int. Bchs. Corp .... 100 160 241 234 355 653
S&P 500 ............ 100 110 111 153 188 251
S&P Regional Banks . 100 106 100 158 215 324
INTEREST OF MANAGEMENT IN
CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS
Some of the directors, executive officers and nominees for directors of
the Company and IBC and principal shareholders of the Company and their
immediate families and the companies with which they are associated were
customers of, and had banking transactions with, the Company's subsidiary banks
in the ordinary course of the subsidiary banks' business during 1997, and the
Company anticipates that such banking transactions will continue in the future.
All loans and commitments to loan included in such banking transactions were
made in the ordinary course of business, on substantially the same terms,
including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing in the industry at
the time for comparable transactions with non-insiders, and, in the opinion of
management of the Company, did not involve more than a normal risk of
collectibility or present other unfavorable features.
At December 31, 1997, loans outstanding made by the Company and all
subsidiary banks to directors, executive officers and nominees for directors of
the Company (not including those executive officers and directors who only serve
at the bank subsidiaries) and principal shareholders of the Company and to
persons or entities affiliated with such individuals aggregated $35,926,397.76.
At December 31, 1997, all of such loans were current with respect to principal
and interest.
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During 1994, the Company obtained approval from the Federal Reserve Bank
of Dallas to engage in the activity of making loans to certain of its executive
officers, directors, affiliates, and principal shareholders, and to certain
executive officers and directors and their related interests of the subsidiary
banks. In connection with such approval, the Company committed that all loans
would be on terms and under circumstances, including credit standards, that are
substantially the same or at least as favorable to it, as those prevailing at
the time for comparable transactions with or involving other non-affiliated
borrowers, or in the absence of comparable transactions, on terms and under
circumstances, including credit standards, that in good faith would be offered
to or would apply to non-affiliated companies. As of December 31, 1997, loans
outstanding made by the Company to such persons or entities aggregated
$6,208,856 and all of said loans, which are described in the following
paragraph, were made on terms and under circumstances consistent with the
commitment made by the Company to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.
As of December 31, 1997, IBC Partners, Ltd., (Athe Partnership@) paid to
the Company the balance of $2,825,676 in connection with three real estate
related loans. As of December 31, 1997, IBC Partners Investment Joint Venture
and IBC Partners Organizational Joint Venture were indebted to the Company in
the amount of $215,436 and $626,754, respectively. The two loans were extended
as part of a single credit facility in connection with the formation of the
Partnership. The two joint ventures are controlled by certain directors and
executive officers of the Company or its subsidiary banks. The joint ventures
repaid $92,938 and $191,816, respectively, on the credit facility during 1997.
As of December 31, 1997, Dennis E. Nixon and his related interests were indebted
to the Company in the amount of $4,996,667 in connection with three real estate
and two consumer related loans. Mr. Nixon and his related interests repaid
$417,406 on the related loans during 1997. As of December 31, 1997, R. David
Guerra and his related interests were indebted to the Company in the amount of
$370,000 in connection with two consumer loans. At December 31, 1997, all of the
loans outstanding in the aggregate principal amount of $6,208,856 (as described
in this paragraph and the foregoing paragraph) were current with respect to
principal and interest.
IBC and Sanchez O'Brien Oil & Gas Corporation, a related interest of
Antonio R. Sanchez, Jr., who is a director and principal shareholder of the
Company, jointly own, in varying percentages certain aircraft used for business
purposes by IBC, the other bank subsidiaries and said company. The net book
value of IBC's aggregate interest in all of the aircraft as of April 2, 1998 was
approximately $6.5 million. Each bank subsidiary and said company pay the pro
rata expense related to their actual use of the aircraft.
FILING OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTS
Under the securities laws of the United States, the Company's directors,
its executive officers and any persons holding more than ten percent of the
Company's Common Stock are required to report their initial ownership of the
Company's Common Stock and any subsequent changes in that ownership to the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Specific due dates for these reports have
been established and the Company is required to disclose in this proxy statement
any failure to file such reports by the applicable dates during 1997. The
Company believes that all of these filing requirements were timely satisfied. In
making these disclosures, the Company has relied solely on written
representations of its directors, executive officers and its ten percent holders
and copies of the reports that they have filed with the Commission.
PROPOSAL - 2
APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The Board of Directors of the Company has appointed the firm of KPMG Peat
Marwick LLP to audit the accounts of the Company for the 1998 fiscal year. The
firm has audited the books of the Company and its predecessor, IBC, annually
since 1979.
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Audit services rendered by KPMG Peat Marwick LLP for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 1997 included the annual examination of the Company's
financial statements, including reports to shareholders and the Securities and
Exchange Commission; and consultation on accounting and related matters and
services performed in connection with other regulatory filings.
Representatives of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP are expected to be present at
the annual meeting of shareholders with the opportunity to make a statement if
they desire to do so and are expected to be available to respond to appropriate
questions.
Approval of the appointment of independent auditors is not a matter which
is required to be submitted to a vote of shareholders, but the Board of
Directors considers it appropriate for the shareholders to express whether they
approve or withhold their approval of the appointment. If shareholder approval
should be withheld, the Board of Directors would consider an alternative
appointment for the succeeding fiscal year. The Board of Directors of the
Company recommends that the shareholders approve the appointment of KPMG Peat
Marwick LLP as the independent auditors. The affirmative vote of a majority of
the shares present and entitled to vote thereon will constitute approval.
PROPOSAL - 3
INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED SHARES PROPOSAL
INTRODUCTION
The Company is proposing to amend its Articles of Incorporation to
increase the authorized number of shares of Common Stock, $1.00 par value per
share, from 15,000,000 to 40,000,000 (the AIncrease in Authorized Shares
Proposal@). The Company is requesting its shareholders to approve the proposed
increase in the number of authorized shares of Common Stock.
For the reasons set forth below, the Board of directors believes that the
best interests of the Company and its shareholders will be served if the
Company's Articles of Incorporation are amended to increase the authorized
number of shares of Common Stock, $1.00 per value per share, from 15,000,000 to
40,000,000 shares. The Board of Directors has unanimously approved and
recommends a vote AFOR@ the Increase in Authorized Shares Proposal.
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION TO INCREASE THE AUTHORIZED SHARES OF
COMMON STOCK
The Board of Directors has approved for submission to the shareholders a
proposal relating to the amendment of Article IV of the Articles of
Incorporation of the Company to increase the number of authorized shares of
Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share, from 15,000,000 to 40,000,000. The
additional 25,000,000 shares of Common Stock, which will be authorized if this
proposal is approved, will increase the number of authorized, unissued and
unreserved shares of Common Stock of the Company. Currently, before the proposed
increase, the number of authorized, unissued, and non-treasury shares of Common
Stock of the Company is 1,653,858. Of this amount, 916,241 shares are reserved
for issuance pursuant to the exercise of certain stock options of the Company.
The newly authorized shares would, if and when issued, have the same rights and
privileges as the shares of Common Stock presently outstanding. The holders of
Common Stock have no preemptive rights to acquire any of the Company's Common
Stock under the existing Articles of Incorporation and will not have any such
rights if this proposal is approved.
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The Board of Directors believes that it is desirable to have the
additional authorized shares of Common Stock available for stock dividends or
splits, stock options, future financing and acquisition transactions, or other
general corporate purposes as well as to enable the Company to take advantage of
favorable opportunities which may arise in the future. The additional shares of
Common Stock would be available for issuance without further action by the
shareholders and without the accompanying delay and expense involved in calling
a special meeting of shareholders, except as may otherwise be required by law.
The issuance of any additional shares of Common Stock may result in a dilution
of the voting power of the shareholders, as well as their respective equity
interests in the Company. At the date of this Proxy Statement, the Company has
no arrangements, commitments or plans with respect to the sale or issuance of
any of the additional shares of Common Stock as to which authorization is
sought, except for a 25% stock split-up effected through a stock dividend
declared on April 2, 1998, subject to approval by the shareholders of the
Increase in Authorized Shares Proposal.
The proposed amendment to the Company's Articles of Incorporation would
cause Article IV thereof to read in its entirety as follows:
The aggregate number of shares which the corporation shall have the
authority to issue is Forty Million (40,000,000) shares of Common Stock
of the par value of One Dollar ($1.00) per share.
VOTE REQUIRED FOR APPROVAL
Approval of the Amendment to Article IV requires the affirmative vote of
the holders of a majority of the shares of Common Stock entitled to vote on such
matter. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS APPROVED AND RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE AFOR@
THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE IV OF THE COMPANY'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.
Unless otherwise specified, all property executed proxies received by the
Company will be voted in favor of the approval of the amendment.
SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR 1999 ANNUAL MEETING
The 1999 annual meeting of shareholders will be held on May 20, 1999.
Proposals from shareholders intended to be presented at the 1999 Annual Meeting
must be received in writing by the Company at its principal executive offices
not later than December 27, 1998. The Company's principal executive offices are
located at 1200 San Bernardo Avenue, Laredo, Texas 78040.
OTHER MATTERS
No business other than the matters set forth in this proxy statement is
expected to come before the meeting, but should any other matters requiring a
vote of shareholders arise, including a question of adjourning the meeting, the
persons named in the accompanying proxy will vote thereon according to their
best judgment in the interest of the Company. In the event that any of the
nominees for director should withdraw or otherwise become unavailable for
reasons not presently known, the persons named as Proxies will vote for such
substitute nominee(s) as the Board of Directors recommends, or in the absence of
such recommendation, such other persons as they consider to be in the best
interests of the Company.
INTERNATIONAL BANCSHARES CORPORATION
Dennis E. Nixon
President
Dated: April 20, 1998
THE COMPANY WILL PROVIDE SHAREHOLDERS WITH A COPY OF THE COMPANY'S ANNUAL REPORT
ON FORM 10-K, FOR THE PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997, INCLUDING FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULES, WITHOUT CHARGE, UPON WRITTEN REQUEST ADDRESSED TO THE
SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY, MR. ARNOLDO CISNEROS AT:
INTERNATIONAL BANCSHARES CORPORATION
P. O. DRAWER 1359
LAREDO, TEXAS 78042-1359
(956) 722-7611 EXTENSION 6675
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INTERNATIONAL BANCSHARES CORPORATION
FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
CALLED FOR MAY 21, 1998
The undersigned shareholder(s) of International Bancshares Corporation, a Texas
corporation (the "Company"), hereby appoints Lester Avigael, Roy Jennings Jr.,
and Richard E. Haynes, and each of them, as Proxies, each with power to appoint
his substitute, and hereby authorizes them to vote, as designated below, all the
shares of Common Stock which the undersigned may be entitled to vote at the
Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company, to be held on Thursday, May 21,
1998 at 7:00 P.M., local time, and at any adjournment of such meeting, with all
powers which the undersigned would possess if personally present:
1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS. Nominees: L. Avigael, I. Greenblum, R.D. Guerra,
R.E. Haynes, R. Jennings Jr., S. Neiman, P. J. Newman, D.E. Nixon, L.
Salinas, A. R. Sanchez, Jr., A.A. Santos.
FOR, all nominees listed above_________
FOR, all nominees listed above, except for the nominee(s) set forth on the
line below _________
_______________________________________________________________________________
WITHHOLD AUTHORITY, to vote for all nominees listed above_________
(INSTRUCTIONS: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee, write
that nominee's name on the line provided below.)
A vote FOR all nominees is recommended by the Board of Directors.
2. PROPOSAL TO APPROVE THE APPOINTMENT OF KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP as the
independent auditors of the Company for the 1998 fiscal year.
FOR______ AGAINST______ ABSTAIN______
A vote FOR the above proposal is recommended by the Board of Directors.
3. PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION of the Company to increase
the number of authorized shares of Common Stock of the Company.
FOR______ AGAINST______ ABSTAIN______
A vote FOR the above proposal is recommended by the Board of Directors.
4. In their discretion, the Proxies are authorized to vote upon such other
matters as may properly come before the meeting.
EVERY PROPERLY SIGNED PROXY WILL BE VOTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS
MADE THEREON. IF NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED "FOR" ALL THE
NOMINEES AND "FOR" PROPOSALS 2 AND 3 ABOVE.
The undersigned acknowledges receipt of the Notice of Annual Meeting of
Shareholders and Proxy Statement of the Company dated April 20, 1998.
Dated: , 1998
Signatures(s)
(Signature should agree with name of stock
Certificate as stenciled thereon.
Executors, Administrators, Trustees,
etc. should so indicate when signing).
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
YOU MAY REVOKE THIS PROXY AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO ITS EXERCISE
I do_________ do not_________ Plan to Attend the Meeting.
