SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 
 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 11-K

 

[ X ]

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the fiscal year ended: December 31, 2007

 

Or

   

[    ]

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from _______________ to ________________

 
 

Commission File Number 0-7275

 
 

      A. Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:

   

THE 401(k) STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
FOR EMPLOYEES OF CULLEN/FROST
BANKERS, INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES

 

      B. Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:

 
 

CULLEN/FROST BANKERS, INC.

100 W. Houston Street

San Antonio, TX 78205

 

Telephone Number: (210) 220-4011

 
 
 
 
 

The 401(k) Stock Purchase Plan for Employees of

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. and Its Affiliates

Financial Statements

and Supplemental Schedule

Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006

 
 
 

Contents

 
 
   

Financial Statements

 
   

   Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

3

   Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits

4

   Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits

5

   Notes to Financial Statements

6

   
   

Supplemental Schedule

 
   

   Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

10

   
   
   
 
 
 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 
 

Compensation and Benefits Committee of

  The 401(k) Stock Purchase Plan for Employees of

  Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. and Its Affiliates

 

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of The 401(k) Stock Purchase Plan for Employees of Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. and Its Affiliates as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Plan's internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Plan's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan at December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the changes in its net assets available for benefits for the years then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Our audits were performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the financial statements taken as a whole. The accompanying supplemental schedule of assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2007 is presented for purposes of additional analysis and is not a required part of the financial statements but is supplementary information required by the Department of Labor's Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. This supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan's management. The supplemental schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in our audits of the financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the financial statements taken as a whole.

 

/s/ Ernst & Young, LLP

 

San Antonio, Texas

June 23, 2008

 

The 401(k) Stock Purchase Plan for Employees of

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. and Its Affiliates

 

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits

     
     
     
   

December 31,

   

2007

   

2006

Assets

         

Participant-directed investments, at fair value

$

309,492,445

 

$

301,401,045

Receivables:

         

  Employer contributions

 

277,058

   

1,260,671

  Participants' contributions

 

-

   

387,191

           

Net assets available for benefits

$

309,769,503

 

$

303,048,907

           
           

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

         

 

The 401(k) Stock Purchase Plan for Employees of

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. and Its Affiliates

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits

 
 
 
   

Year Ended December 31,

   

2007

   

2006

Additions:

           

  Investment income:

           

    Interest

$

1,048,702

 

$

679,981

 

    Dividends

 

8,175,736

   

6,061,958

 

    Net (depreciation) / appreciation in fair value of investments

 

(8,913,267

)

 

17,120,127

 

   

311,171

   

23,862,066

 
             

  Contributions:

           

    Employer

 

8,632,567

   

8,718,677

 

    Participants

 

12,415,909

   

11,299,338

 

    Participant roll-overs

 

1,906,499

   

6,526,927

 

   

22,954,975

   

26,544,942

 

             

    Total additions

 

23,266,146

   

50,407,008

 
             

Deductions:

           

  Benefits paid to participants

 

16,346,682

   

17,305,422

 

  Administrative fees

 

198,868

   

190,075

 

    Total deductions

 

16,545,550

   

17,495,497

 

             

Net increase

 

6,720,596

   

32,911,511

 
             

Net assets available for benefits:

           

  Beginning of year

 

303,048,907

   

270,137,396

 

  End of year

$

309,769,503

 

$

303,048,907

 

             
             

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

           

 

 

The 401(k) Stock Purchase Plan for Employees of

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. and Its Affiliates

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

December 31, 2007 and 2006

 
 
 

1. Significant Accounting Policies

   Basis of Presentation. The accounting records of The 401(k) Stock Purchase Plan for Employees of Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. and Its Affiliates (the Plan) are maintained on the accrual basis of accounting. Benefits are recorded when paid.

   Investments. The Plan's investments are composed of common stock of Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. (CFBI), mutual funds, common collective trusts and loans to participants. Investments in CFBI common stock and mutual funds are stated at fair value based on quoted market prices on the valuation date. Investments in common collective trusts are stated at fair value as determined by the issuer based on the fair value of the underlying investments. Changes in fair market value and gains and losses on the sale of investment securities are reflected in the statements of changes in net assets available for benefits as net appreciation (depreciation) in fair value of investments. Loans to participants are valued at cost.

   Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on the trade date basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest is recorded on the accrual basis.

   Administrative Expenses. Certain administrative expenses of the Plan are paid by CFBI.

   Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates that affect amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

2. Description of the Plan

   The following is a general description of the Plan. Participants should refer to the Plan document for a more complete description of the Plan's provisions.

   General. The Plan is a defined contribution plan qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) and covers full-time employees who complete 90 consecutive days of service and part-time employees who complete 90 consecutive days of service and are scheduled to work more than 1,000 hours in a year. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).

   Contributions and Investment Options. Participants may contribute an amount not less than 2% and not exceeding 20% of their compensation, limited by 401(k) regulations, and may direct investments of their accounts into various investment options offered by the Plan. Participants are able to invest their contributions in these funds in 1% increments. Participants must contribute to the Plan to receive a CFBI matching contribution. CFBI matches 100% of each participant's contributions up to 6% of each participant's annual compensation. The match is initially invested in the common stock of CFBI. Each participant may elect to direct the investment of the matching contributions into other allowed investment options by electing to make investment transfers after such contributions are allocated to the participant's account.

   Participant Accounts. Each participant's account is credited with the participant's contributions and allocations of (a) CFBI's contributions and (b) plan earnings. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant's account.

   Vesting. Participants are immediately vested in all contributions (both those made by the participant and by CFBI) plus actual earnings thereon.

   Participant Loans and Withdrawals. Participants may borrow from their fund accounts a minimum of $500 up to a maximum of $50,000, reduced by the highest amount of any loan outstanding within the previous twelve months, or 50% of their vested account balance. Loan terms range from 1 to 5 years or up to 30 years for the purchase of a primary residence. The loans are secured by the balance in the participant's account and bear interest at a rate commensurate with local prevailing rates. Principal and interest are paid ratably through semimonthly payroll deductions. Subject to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) limitations, participants may make hardship withdrawals from a portion of their 401(k) contributions to pay for an immediate and heavy financial need.

   Payment of Benefits. In the event of disability, retirement or death, a participant or the participant's beneficiary will receive a lump-sum payment equal to the amount of the participant's vested account in the Plan and all amounts that have been allocated to the participant's plan account. In the event of termination of employment for any other reason, the participant is entitled to the vested portion of the participant's account in the Plan and all vested amounts that have been allocated to the participant's Plan account. Terminated participants are required to take a distribution upon reaching normal retirement age (currently 65). Active participants have the option at age 70 1/2 as to whether or not they wish to begin minimum required distributions.

   Plan Termination. Although it has not expressed any present intent to do so, CFBI has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA.

 

3. Form 5500

   The following is a reconciliation of the Plan's net assets available for benefits per the financial statements to the amount reported in the Form 5500:

     
   

December 31,

2007

2006

Net assets available for benefits per the financial
  statements


$


309,769,503

 


$


303,048,907


Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants

 

(126,746

)

 

(895,541

)

Net assets available for benefits per the Form 5500

$

309,642,757

 

$

302,153,366

 

 

   The following is a reconciliation of benefits paid to participants per the financial statements to the amount reported in the Form 5500:

   

December 31,

2007

2006

Benefits paid to participants per the financial statements

$

16,346,682

 

$

17,305,422

 

Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants at the end of the year

 

126,746

   

895,541

 

Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants at the end of the prior year

 

(895,541

)

 

-

 

Benefits paid to participants per the Form 5500

$

15,577,887

 

$

18,200,963

 

             

Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants are recorded on the Form 5500 for benefit claims that have been processed and approved for payment prior to December 31 but not yet paid as of that date.

 

4. Income Tax Status

   The Plan has received a determination letter from the IRS dated December 4, 2002, stating that the Plan is qualified under Section 401(a) of the IRC and, therefore, the related trust is exempt from taxation. The Plan has been amended subsequent to this determination by the IRS, however, the Plan administrator does not believe the amendments affect the Plan's tax-qualified status. Once qualified, the Plan is required to operate in conformity with the IRC to maintain its qualification. The Plan administrator believes the Plan is being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRC and, therefore, believes the Plan, as amended, is qualified and the related trust is tax-exempt.

 

5. Investments

   The following presents individual investments that represent 5% or more of the Plan's net assets at year end:

   

December 31,

2007

2006

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. common stock

$

162,295,251

 

$

175,273,845

 

Frost EB International Stock Fund

 

20,287,343

   

13,945,529

 

AIM Liquid Assets Money Market Fund

 

15,954,210

   

14,380,429

 
 

   The Plan's investments (including gains and losses on investments bought and sold, as well as held during the year) (depreciated) /appreciated in value during 2007 and 2006, as follows:

   

December 31,

2007

2006

Common collective trusts

$

8,003,492

 

$

8,409,239

 

Mutual funds

 

(734,338

)

 

2,096,122

 

Common stock

 

(16,182,421

)

 

6,614,766

 

 

$

(8,913,267

)

$

17,120,127

 

             

6. Party-In-Interest Transactions

   Parties-in-interest are defined under Department of Labor regulations as any fiduciary of the Plan, any party rendering services to the Plan, the employer, and certain others. Accordingly, transactions conducted by the Trustee, Frost National Bank; the Plan administrator/custodian, Reliance Trust Company's retirement services division effective June 1, 2007, and Invesco National Trust Company's retirement services division prior to June 1, 2007; and CFBI and its Affiliates, qualify as party-in-interest transactions.

   Plan assets are held and managed by the Trustee and the Plan administrator. The Trustee invests cash received, interest and dividend income as directed by the participants of the Plan. The Plan administrator also makes distributions to participants.

   Certain administrative functions are performed by employees of CFBI or its Affiliates; however, no such employees receive compensation from the Plan. Certain other administrative expenses are paid directly by CFBI.

 

 

7. Risks and Uncertainties

   The Plan provides for various investments in common stock, mutual funds, common collective trusts, and short-term investments. Investment securities, in general, are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, credit, and overall market volatility risk. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect the amounts reported in the statements of net assets available for benefits and participant account balances.

 

 

8. New Accounting Standards

Statement of Financial Standards (SFAS) No. 157, "Fair Value Measurements." SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for the Plan on January 1, 2008 and is not expected to have a significant impact on the Plan's financial statements.

 
 
 
 
 
 

Supplemental Schedule

 
 
 
 
 

The 401(k) Stock Purchase Plan for Employees of

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. and Its Affiliates

EIN: 74-1751768     Plan No.: 003

Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

December 31, 2007

 
 


Identity of Issue,
Borrower, Lessor,
or Similar Party

Description of Investment, Including Maturity Date,
Rate of Interest, Collateral,
Par, or Maturity Date

 



Current
Value

Common Stock

     

*Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.

3,203,338

shares

$

162,295,251

*Participant Loans

Interest rates ranging from
4.00% - 9.5%; varying
maturity dates

 

 

11,776,526

Common/Collective Trusts

     

*Invesco Conservative Asset Allocation Trust

22,161

shares

 

656,422

*Invesco Moderate Asset Allocation Trust

211,732

shares

 

6,694,969

*Invesco Aggressive Asset Allocation Trust

108,385

shares

 

3,433,625

*Invesco 500 Index Trust

245,952

shares

 

9,786,416

*Frost EB Strategic Diversified Balanced Fund

106,166

shares

 

1,272,017

*Frost EB Low Duration Fund

142,131

shares

 

3,358,428

*Frost EB Kempner Deep Value Fund

201,710

shares

 

4,633,713

*Frost EB Fixed Income Fund

429,670

shares

 

6,633,182

*Frost EB Core Growth Fund

240,953

shares

 

14,803,099

*Frost EB Small Cap Stock Fund

264,183

shares

 

6,788,179

*Frost EB International Stock Fund

979,405

shares

 

20,287,343

     

78,347,393

Mutual Funds

     

*AIM Liquid Assets Fund (Money Market)

15,954,210

shares

 

15,954,210

American Balanced Fund

487,092

shares

 

9,405,739

American Beacon Large Cap Value Fund

404,934

shares

 

9,066,479

American Funds AMCAP Fund

426,227

shares

 

8,592,730

Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund

227,113

shares

 

8,028,446

Bridgeway Aggressive Investors II Fund

180,915

shares

 

3,942,142

*AIM Real Estate Fund

50,919

shares

 

1,161,968

PIMCO Real Return Fund

84,084

shares

 

921,561

     

57,073,275

$

309,492,445

* Denotes party-in-interest.

     

 

Signatures

 

The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

 
 
 

The 401(k) Stock Purchase Plan for Employees of

 

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. and Its Affiliates

   
   

Date:

June 23, 2008

By:

  /s/ Emily Skillman

 

  Plan Administrator, Plan Chief Executive

  Officer and Plan Chief Financial Officer

 

(Duly Authorized Officer)

 
     
     

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 
 
 
 

Exhibit

Number

Description

   

   23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

   

   32.1

Section 1350 Certification