SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
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PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (D) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 19, 1999
INTERNATIONAL BANCSHARES CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Commission File Number 0-9439
TEXAS 74-2157138
(State or other Jurisdiction (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)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
On March 23, 1999, International Bancshares Corporation issued a news
release announcing the declaration of a sixty-cent per share for all holders of
Common Stock, $1.00 par value, of record on March 31, 1999 said cash dividend to
be payable on April 15, 1999. The news release, attached hereto and filed
herewith as Exhibit 99, is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
c. Exhibits
The following exhibit is filed as part of this report:
(99) News release of International Bancshares Corporation dated
March 23, 1999.
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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 Chief Executive Officer
Date: March 19, 1999
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION NUMBER
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99 News Release of International 5
Bancshares Corporation dated
March 19, 1999.
EXHIBIT 99
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Dennis E. Nixon
(956) 722-7611 (Laredo)
Bill West
(210) 805-0320 (San Antonio)
INTERNATIONAL BANCSHARES CORPORATION ANNOUNCES
CASH DIVIDEND
LAREDO, TX,.....March 23, 1999......International Bancshares Corporation ("IBC")
declared on March 18, 1999 a cash dividend on its outstanding shares of common
stock of $.60 per share for shareholders of record as of March 31, 1999, payable
on April 15, 1999.
IBC is a $4.9 billion multi-bank holding company headquartered in Laredo, Texas,
with 93 main banking and branch facilities located in 28 communities in south
and southeast Texas, including San Antonio, Houston, Corpus Christi, McAllen,
Brownsville, Port Lavaca, Zapata, and throughout the Rio Grande Valley and Texas
Gulf Coast.
