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): March 10, 2017

 

 

CULLEN/FROST BANKERS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Texas   001-13221   74-1751768

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation or organization)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

100 West Houston Street,

San Antonio, Texas

    78205
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)     (Zip Code)

(210) 220-4011

(Registrant’s telephone number)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4 (c))

 

 

 


Item 8.01 Other Events

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. (the “Company”) is filing this Current Report on Form 8-K to file the computation of its ratio of earnings to fixed charges and its ratio of earnings to fixed charges and preferred stock dividends for each of the five years from 2012 through 2016 as an exhibit that is incorporated by reference into its Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-214987).

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

12.1    Statement re: Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Earnings to Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends.


SIGNATURE

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.
Date: March 10, 2017     By:   /s/ Jerry Salinas
      Name: Jerry Salinas
      Title: Group Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

12.1    Statement re: Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Earnings to Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends.