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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001104659-08-066954.txt : 20081030
<SEC-HEADER>0001104659-08-066954.hdr.sgml : 20081030
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20081030154546
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-08-066954
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	PRE 14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20081208
FILED AS OF DATE:		20081030
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20081030

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			INTERNATIONAL BANCSHARES CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000315709
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
		IRS NUMBER:				742157138
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			TX
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		PRE 14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-09439
		FILM NUMBER:		081150988

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		12OO SAN BERNARDO AVE
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 1359
		CITY:			LAREDO
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			78040-1359
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9567227611

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		P O BOX 1359
		STREET 2:		1200 SAN BERNARDO
		CITY:			LAREDO
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			78040
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<TYPE>PRE 14A
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SCHEDULE 14A</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Proxy
  Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of<br>
  the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;)</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Filed by the Registrant&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font face="Wingdings">x</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Filed by a Party other than the
  Registrant</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font face="Wingdings">o</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="100%" colspan="4" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:100.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Check the appropriate box:</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">x</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="94%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:94.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Preliminary Proxy Statement</font></p>
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  </td>
  <td width="94%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:94.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Confidential, for
  Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="94%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:94.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Definitive Proxy Statement</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Definitive Additional Materials</font></p>
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  <td width="94%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:94.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Soliciting Material Pursuant to
  &#167;240.14a-12</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">INTERNATIONAL
  BANCSHARES CORPORATION</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Name
  of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Name
  of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)</font></p>
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  <td width="100%" colspan="4" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:100.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="100%" colspan="4" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:100.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Payment of Filing Fee (Check the
  appropriate box):</font></p>
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  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">x</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="94%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:94.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">No fee required.</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="94%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:94.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Fee computed on table below per
  Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11.</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Title of each class of securities to
  which transaction applies:</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Aggregate number of securities to
  which transaction applies:</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Per unit price or other underlying
  value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (set forth
  the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was
  determined):</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(4)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Proposed maximum aggregate value of
  transaction:</font></p>
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  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(5)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Total fee paid:</font></p>
  </td>
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  </td>
  <td width="4%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Fee paid previously with preliminary
  materials.</font></p>
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  <td width="94%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:94.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Check box if any part of the fee is
  offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing
  for which the offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify the previous
  filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date
  of its filing.</font></p>
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  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Form, Schedule or Registration
  Statement No.:</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)</font></p>
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  <td width="90%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Filing Party:</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(4)</font></p>
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  <td width="90%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date Filed:</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.6%;">
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">INTERNATIONAL BANCSHARES CORPORATION</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Post Office Drawer 1359</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Laredo, Texas 78042-1359</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">TO BE HELD ON DECEMBER 8, 2008</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">NOTICE
IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Special Meeting of Shareholders (the &#147;Special Meeting&#148;)
of International Bancshares Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;) will be held at the
Company facility located at 2416 Jacaman Road, Laredo, Texas&#160; 78045<b>, on
Monday, December&nbsp;8, 2008 at 7:00&nbsp;p.m., local time</b>, for the
following purposes:</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="92%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:92.86%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">To act on a proposed
  amendment to the Company&#146;s Articles of Incorporation to authorize issuance of
  up to 25,000,000 shares of preferred stock;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">To grant management the
  authority to adjourn, postpone or continue the Special Meeting; and</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="92%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:92.86%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">To transact such other
  business as may lawfully come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Shareholders
of record at the close of business on November&nbsp;6, 2008, are entitled to
notice of and to vote at the Special Meeting and any postponements or
adjournments thereof.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant
to new rules&nbsp;promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, we
have elected to provide access to our proxy materials both by sending you this
full set of proxy materials, including a proxy card, and by notifying you of
the availability of our proxy materials on the Internet. The enclosed proxy
statement is available on our website at <i>www.ibc.com</i>,
under the heading &#147;Investors&#148; in the section for &#147;SEC Filings.&#148; Additionally,
and in accordance with SEC rules, you may access our Proxy Statement at http://materials.proxyvote.com/459044,
which does not have &#147;cookies&#148; that identify visitors to the site.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In
order to ensure the representation of a quorum at the Special Meeting,
shareholders who do not expect to attend the Special Meeting in person are
urged to sign the enclosed proxy and return it promptly to the Trust Division,
International Bank of Commerce, <br>
P. O. Drawer 1359, Laredo, Texas 78042-1359. A return envelope is enclosed for
that purpose.</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">INTERNATIONAL BANCSHARES
  CORPORATION</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dennis E. Nixon</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">President</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dated:
  November&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2008</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">INTERNATIONAL BANCSHARES CORPORATION</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">1200 San Bernardo Avenue</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Laredo, Texas 78040</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SOLICITATION AND REVOCATION OF PROXIES, AVAILABILITY
OF PROXY MATERIALS AND VOTING OF PROXIES AND SHARES</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Solicitation
and Revocation of Proxies</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
Board of Directors of International Bancshares Corporation, a Texas corporation
(the &#147;Company&#148;) is soliciting proxies to be used at the Special Meeting of
Shareholders (the &#147;Special Meeting&#148;) to be held on Monday, December&nbsp;8,
2008 at 7:00&nbsp;p.m., local time, at the Company facility located at 2416
Jacaman Road, Laredo, Texas&#160; 78045&#160; The Company will pay for the cost of the
proxy preparation and solicitation, including the reasonable charges and
expenses of brokerage firms, banks or other nominees for forwarding proxy
materials to street name holders.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">It
is expected that the solicitation of proxies will be primarily by mail. Proxies
may also be solicited personally or by telephone by regular employees of the
Company. No additional compensation will be paid to employees for such
services. 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 at 1200 San Bernardo Avenue, Laredo, Texas 78040
or by appearing at the Special Meeting, giving notice of revocation of the
proxy 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 November&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2008.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Important
Notice Regarding Availability of Proxy Materials For Special Meeting To Be Held
On December&nbsp;8, 2008</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant
to new rules&nbsp;promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, we
have elected to provide access to our proxy materials both by sending you this
full set of proxy materials, including a proxy card, and by notifying you of
the availability of our proxy materials on the Internet. This proxy statement
is available on our website at <i>www.ibc.com</i>,
under the heading &#147;Investors&#148; in the section for &#147;SEC Filings.&#148; The information
found on or otherwise accessible through our website is not incorporated by
reference into, and is not otherwise a part of, this Proxy Statement.&#160; Additionally, and in accordance with new SEC
rules, you may access our Proxy Statement at
http://materials.proxyvote.com/459044, which does not have &#147;cookies&#148; that
identify visitors to the site, and thus protects your privacy.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Voting of
Proxies and Shares</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Only
holders of record of common stock, par value $1.00 per share (&#147;Common Stock&#148;),
of the Company at the close of business on November&nbsp;6, 2008 (the &#147;Record
Date&#148;), shall be entitled to vote at the Special Meeting. There were
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; shares of Common
Stock issued and outstanding on the Record Date held of record by approximately
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; shareholders. Each
owner of record on the Record Date is entitled to one vote for each share of
Common Stock held.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">All
shares entitled to vote represented by a properly executed and unrevoked proxy
received in time for the Special Meeting will be voted at the Special 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 or
postponement thereof. Each of the Proxies will have the power to appoint his
substitute. Any of the Proxies, or their respective substitutes, who shall be
present and acting at the Special Meeting, shall have and may exercise all the
powers granted to the Proxies.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">A
quorum for the transaction of business at the Special 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
Special Meeting. A quorum with respect to any specific proposal to be voted on
at the Special 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 proposal. Abstentions will be treated </font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">as present and entitled to
vote with respect to any proposal submitted to the shareholders for a vote for
purposes of determining both the presence of a quorum with respect to such
proposal and the approval of such proposal. 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)&nbsp;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 proposal other than the Amendment
of the Articles, such proposal 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 Special Meeting and entitled to vote thereon. Thus,
abstentions 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.&#160; With respect to the
proposal to amend the Company&#146;s Articles of Incorporation, such proposal
requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the issued and
outstanding shares of Common Stock as of the Record Date.&#160; Thus, abstentions and broker non-votes will
have the same legal effect as a vote against such proposal.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Special
Meeting Admission</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">If
you wish to attend the Special Meeting in person, you must present a form of
personal identification. If you are a beneficial owner of Company Common Stock
that is held of record by a bank, broker or other nominee, you will also need
proof of ownership to be admitted to the meeting. A recent brokerage statement
or a letter from your bank or broker are examples of proof of ownership. No
cameras, recording equipment, or electronic devices will be permitted in the
meeting.</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PROPOSAL&#151;1</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">AMENDMENT TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION</font></b></p>

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<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company&#146;s Board of
Directors adopted, subject to shareholder approval, an amendment to Article&nbsp;IV
of the Company&#146;s Articles of Incorporation, as amended, that authorizes the
issuance of 25,000,000 shares of &#147;blank check&#148; preferred stock, par value $0.01
per share. The Company currently has 275,000,000 shares of authorized Common
Stock, but it is not authorized to issue preferred stock. The full text of the
proposed amendment is attached to this proxy statement as Appendix A, and the
following description is qualified in its entirety by Appendix A.</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The preferred stock is
referred to as a &#147;blank check&#148; because the Board of Directors, in its
discretion, will be authorized to provide for the issuance of all or any shares
of the preferred stock in one or more series, specifying the number of shares to
be included in the series, the distinguishing designations of each series and
the designations, preferences, limitations and relative rights, including
voting rights, applicable to each series, subject to the limitations of Texas
law. The authority of the Board of Directors with respect to each series will
include, without limitation, the right to determine:</font></p>

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<h3 align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-align:left;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Redemption price or prices and timing;</h3>

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non-cumulative), conditions, and timing, as well as preferences in relation to
the dividends payable on any other class or series;</h3>

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<h3 align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-align:left;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Rights upon the dissolution, or upon any
distribution of the assets, of the Company;</h3>

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<h3 align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-align:left;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Conversion or exchange rights, including the
price or prices and rates of conversion or exchange and adjustments, if any;</h3>

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<h3 align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-align:left;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Limitations on the issuance of additional
shares of such class or series, or shares of any other class or series of
preferred stock;</h3>

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<h3 align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-align:left;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Voting rights; and</h3>

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<h3 align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-align:left;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Other preferences, powers, qualifications,
rights and privileges, all as the Board of Directors may deem advisable and as
are not inconsistent with law and the provisions of the Articles of
Incorporation.</h3>

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<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">No further authorization
will be required from the Company&#146;s shareholders for any of the above-described
actions, except as may be required for a particular transaction by applicable
law or regulation.</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Under the proposed amendment,
the Company will have a total of 300,000,000 authorized shares of stock, of
which 275,000,000 shares are Common Stock and 25,000,000 shares are preferred
stock.</font></p>

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<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Reason for the Authorization of &#147;Blank Check&#148;
Preferred Stock</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In
connection with the recent turbulence in the financial markets, on October&nbsp;14,
2008, the United States Department of the Treasury (the &#147;Treasury Department&#148;)
announced a capital purchase program pursuant to which it will purchase up to
$250 billion of preferred stock to be issued by eligible U.S. banks, savings
associations and their holding companies (the &#147;Program&#148;).&#160; While the Company&#146;s capital ratios remain
well above the minimum levels required for well capitalized status, management
is considering participating in the Program because the Program may offer
significant benefits to the Company by providing the Company an additional
layer of capital.&#160; The Program requires
the issuance of preferred stock and it is therefore necessary for the Company
to amend its Articles of Incorporation to authorize the issuance of preferred
stock in order for the Company to be eligible to participate in the
Program.&#160; The maximum amount of preferred
stock that the Company would be eligible to sell to the Treasury Department
under the Program would be 3% of the Company&#146;s total risk weighted assets as of
September&nbsp;30, 2008, or approximately $200,000,000.&#160; The sale of preferred stock to the Treasury
Department would be for cash in an amount constituting fair value of the
securities.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In
addition to enabling the Company to consider participation in the Program,
authorizing blank check preferred stock would provide the Company with
flexibility to raise capital, structure acquisitions and to otherwise meet
corporate needs.&#160; Authorizing the
preferred stock would permit the Company&#146;s Board of Directors to determine the
exact terms of the series of preferred stock at the time of issuance and to
issue such stock without further shareholder approvals or delay and thereby
provide the Company with maximum flexibility with respect to capital
matters.&#160; The preferred stock would
enable the Company to respond promptly to and take advantage of market
conditions and other favorable opportunities without incurring the delay and expense
associated with calling a special shareholders&#146; meeting to approve a
contemplated stock issuance.&#160; The Board
of Directors believes that this will also help to reduce costs because it will
not need to seek additional shareholder approval to issue the preferred shares
unless it is required to obtain shareholder </font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">approval for the transaction
under the rules&nbsp;of any quotation board or stock exchange to which it is
subject.&#160; Although the Company presently
contemplates no particular transaction involving the issuance of preferred
stock other than participating in the Program pursuant to the Emergency
Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, the Company&#146;s management acknowledges that
preferred stock may be a component in future capital raising initiatives of the
Company.&#160; The terms and conditions of the
Program are contained in information and documentation that is or will be
available from the Treasury Department on its website at
http://www.treas.gov/.&#160; The Treasury
Department is currently in the process of finalizing the documentation.&#160; If the Company participates in the Program,
the Company must adopt the Treasury Department&#146;s standards for executive
compensation and corporate governance for the period during which the Treasury
Department holds any equity in the Company under the Program.&#160; The Treasury Department&#146;s Summary of Senior
Preferred Terms, as of the date of this filing, summarizes the terms of its
proposed investment in the securities of the Company issued under the Program
and is attached hereto as Appendix B.&#160;
The terms of the Program and the documentation are subject to further
changes by the Treasury Department.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Under
the Program, the Treasury Department would purchase from the Company cumulative
perpetual preferred stock.&#160; The preferred
stock would be senior to the Company&#146;s Common Stock and would pay cumulative
dividends at a rate of 5% per annum until the fifth anniversary date of the
issuance and thereafter at a rate of 9% per annum (the &#147;Senior Preferred Shares&#148;).&#160; The redemption of the Senior Preferred Shares
would be subject to the provisions of the Program.&#160; As long as the Senior Preferred Shares were
outstanding, the Company would not be able to declare or pay dividends on any
Common Stock unless all dividends on the Senior Preferred Shares had been paid
in full.&#160; Furthermore, unless the Senior
Preferred Shares are redeemed or fully transferred to third parties, until the
third anniversary of the investment of the Treasury Department, any increase in
the Common Stock dividends would be prohibited without the prior approval of the
Treasury Department.</font></p>

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<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Possible Adverse Effects of the Proposal</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The authorization of
preferred shares will not have any immediate effect on the rights of existing
shareholders; however, the later issuance of preferred stock by the Board of
Directors may have certain adverse effects upon our current holders of Common
Stock. The issuance of preferred stock with disproportionately high voting
rights generally or with respect to particular matters will adversely affect
the voting power of holders of Common Stock. Further, a series of preferred
stock convertible into or redeemable for Common Stock may be issued by the
Board of Directors. The issuance of Common Stock upon the conversion of
preferred stock will increase the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding,
diluting the percentage ownership of existing shareholders. If the Company
participates in the Program, the Company will be required to issue warrants to
the Treasury Department to purchase a number of shares of Common Stock having
an aggregate market price equal to 15% of the preferred stock issued to the
Treasury Department, diluting the percentage ownership of existing holders of
Common Stock accordingly.&#160; The initial
exercise price for the warrants and the market price for determining the number
of shares of Common Stock subject to the warrants, will be determined by
reference to the market price of the Common Stock on the date of the investment
by the Treasury Department in the preferred stock (calculated on a 20-day
trailing average), subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments.&#160; The issuance of Common Stock upon a
conversion may also dilute book value per share and/or earnings per share.
Holders of our stock will not have pre-emptive rights with respect to the
preferred stock or Common Stock issued upon the conversion of shares of
preferred stock. Finally, shares of preferred stock generally are preferred to
common stock with respect to dividend rights and distributions in the event of
liquidation. As a result, holders of our Common Stock may not receive any
dividends or distributions in the event of liquidation until satisfaction of
any dividend or liquidation preference granted to holders of preferred
stock.&#160; Other than considering
participation in the Program, the Company currently has no arrangements,
commitments or plans with respect to the issuance of any of the shares of
preferred stock as to which authorization is sought.</font></p>

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<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Possible Anti-Takeover Effects of the Proposal</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The authorization of &#147;blank
check&#148; preferred stock may operate to provide anti-takeover protection for the
Company. In the event of a proposed merger, tender offer or other attempt to
gain control of the Company that the Board of Directors does not believe is in
the best interests of the Company or its shareholders, the Board of Directors
will have the ability to quickly issue shares of preferred stock with certain
rights, preferences and limitations that make the proposed takeover attempt
more difficult to complete. Blank check preferred stock may also be used in
connection with the issuance of a shareholder rights plan, sometimes called a &#147;poison
pill.&#148;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The authorization to issue
preferred stock may also benefit present management. A potential acquiror may
be discouraged from attempting a takeover because the Board of Directors
possesses the authority to issue preferred stock. Thus, management may be able
to retain its position more easily. The Board of Directors, however, does not
intend to issue any preferred stock except on terms that the Board of Directors
deems to be in the best interest of the Company and its shareholders.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This proposal is not in
response to any attempt to acquire control of the Company, nor is the Company
aware of any such attempt. Further, it is not an effort by management of the
Company to make it more difficult to replace incumbent management. Finally,
this proposal is not part of a plan by the Company to adopt a series of
anti-takeover measures, nor does the Company have any present intention of
proposing the adoption of anti-takeover measures in the future.</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Vote Required for Approval</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Approval of the Amendment of
Article&nbsp;IV requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of
the shares of Common Stock entitled to vote on such matter.&#160; <b>THE BOARD
OF DIRECTORS HAS APPROVED AND RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE &#147;FOR&#148; THE PROPOSED
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE IV OF THE COMPANY&#146;S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION</b>.&#160; Unless otherwise specified, all properly
executed proxies received by the Company will be voted in favor of the approval
of the amendment.</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PROPOSAL&#151;2</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ADJOURNMENT, POSTPONEMENT OR CONTINUATION OF THE
SPECIAL MEETING</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">If
at the Special Meeting the number of shares of the Company&#146;s Common Stock
present or represented and voting in favor of Proposal 1 is insufficient to
approve Proposal 1, the Company&#146;s management may move to adjourn, postpone or
continue the Special Meeting in order to enable its Board of Directors to
continue to solicit additional proxies in favor of the proposal to amend the
Articles of Incorporation; however, the Special Meeting may not be adjourned,
postponed or continued to a date later than December&nbsp;30, 2008. In that
event, you will be asked to vote only upon the adjournment, postponement or
continuation proposal and not Proposal 1.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In
this proposal, the Company is asking you to authorize the holder of any proxy
solicited by its Board of Directors to vote in favor of adjourning, postponing
or continuing the Special Meeting and any later adjournments.&#160; If the Company&#146;s shareholders approve the
adjournment, postponement or continuation proposal, the Company could adjourn,
postpone or continue the Special Meeting, and any adjourned session of the
Special Meeting, to use the additional time to solicit additional proxies in
favor of Proposal 1, including the solicitation of proxies from the
shareholders that have previously voted against such proposal to amend the
Company&#146;s Articles of Incorporation.&#160;
Among other things, approval of the adjournment, postponement or
continuation proposal could mean that, even if proxies representing a
sufficient number of votes against Proposal 1 have been received, the Company
could adjourn, postpone or continue the Special Meeting without a vote on
Proposal 1 and seek to convince the holders of those shares to change their
votes to vote in favor of the approval of Proposal 1.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Approving
the adjournment, postponement or continuation proposal requires the affirmative
vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of Common Stock represented, in
person or by proxy, at the Special Meeting and entitled to vote thereon.&#160; 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, because such shares
will not be considered as present and entitled to vote with respect to such
matter.&#160; No proxy that is specifically
marked AGAINST Proposal 1 will be voted in favor of the adjournment,
postponement or continuation proposal, unless the proxy is specifically marked
FOR the discretionary authority to adjourn, postpone or continue the Special
Meeting to a later date.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
Company&#146;s Board of Directors believes that if the number of shares of its
Common Stock present or represented at the Special Meeting and voting in favor
of Proposal 1 is insufficient to approve the amendment, it is in the best
interests of the shareholders to enable the Board of Directors, for a limited
period of time, to continue to seek to obtain a sufficient number of additional
votes to approve the amendment.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS APPROVED AND RECOMMENDS A VOTE
&#147;FOR&#148; THE PROPOSAL TO GRANT MANAGEMENT THE DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY TO ADJOURN
THE SPECIAL MEETING TO A DATE NOT LATER THAN DECEMBER 30, 2008.</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Based
upon information received from the persons concerned, each of whom is a
director, the following individuals and all directors and executive officers of
the Company as a group owned beneficially as of November&nbsp;6, 2008, the
number and percentage of outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company
indicated in the following table:</font></p>

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<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100.0%;">
 <tr>
  <td width="54%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:54.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Name&nbsp;of&nbsp;Beneficial&nbsp;Owner</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Amount&nbsp;and&nbsp;Nature&nbsp;of<br>
  Beneficial&nbsp;Ownership<br>
  of&nbsp;Common&nbsp;Stock</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Percent<br>
  of&nbsp;Class</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="54%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:54.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="54%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:54.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Irving Greenblum(1)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">634,484</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="54%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:54.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">R. David Guerra(2)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">340,207</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">+</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="54%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:54.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Daniel B. Hastings,&nbsp;Jr.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">159,018</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="54%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:54.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Richard E. Haynes</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">45,760</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="54%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:54.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Imelda Navarro(3)</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">293,917</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">+</font></p>
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  <td width="20%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="54%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:54.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Sioma Neiman(4)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">618,736</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.90</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">%</font></p>
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  <td width="54%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:54.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Peggy J. Newman</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">17,016</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="54%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:54.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dennis E. Nixon(5)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2,414,272</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3.52</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">%</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Leonardo Salinas(6)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">114,926</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">A. R. Sanchez Jr.(7)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">12,991,496</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">18.95</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">%</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">All Directors and Executive Officers as a
  group(10)&nbsp;persons)(8)</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">17,629,832</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">25.71</font></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">%</font></p>
  </td>
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</table>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<div style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><hr size="1" width="25%" noshade color="black" align="left"></div>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">* Ownership of less than one
percent</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">+ Includes shares which are
issuable upon the exercise of options exercisable on or prior to January&nbsp;6,
2009 (&#147;currently exercisable options&#148;).</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)The holdings shown for Mr.&nbsp;Greenblum
include 88,331 shares held in a family limited partnership, which he has the
power to dispose of and to vote. The holdings for Mr.&nbsp;Greenblum include
77,457 shares held in his wife&#146;s name.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)The holdings shown for Mr.&nbsp;Guerra
include 9,976 shares issuable upon the exercise of currently exercisable
options. The holdings shown for Mr.&nbsp;Guerra include 308,231 shares held
jointly with his wife and 22,000 shares held in a family limited partnership,
which he has the power to dispose of and to vote.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)The holdings shown for Ms.&nbsp;Navarro
include 7,538 shares issuable upon the exercise of currently exercisable
options.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(4)The holdings shown for Mr.&nbsp;Neiman
are in the name of Inar Investments, Corp., of which he is the Managing
Director.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(5)The holdings shown for Mr.&nbsp;Nixon
include 72,814 shares held in his wife&#146;s name.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(6)The holdings shown for Mr.&nbsp;Salinas
include 51,562 shares held in a family limited partnership, which he has the
power to dispose of and to vote.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(7)Mr.&nbsp;Sanchez owns
directly and has the sole power to vote and to dispose of 2,949,556 shares. The
shares shown for Mr.&nbsp;Sanchez include 2,848,835 shares owned by the Alicia
M. Sanchez Charitable Lead Annuity Trust. Mr.&nbsp;Sanchez serves as a trustee
of this trust and has the sole power to vote and dispose of such shares. The
shares shown for Mr.&nbsp;Sanchez also include 4,062,115 additional shares held
by trusts in which various family members, including his children, have a
vested interest in the income and corpus and for which Mr.&nbsp;Sanchez serves
as trustee or co-trustee. Of such amount, Mr.&nbsp;Sanchez has shared power to
vote and to dispose of 950,398 shares and has sole power to vote and to dispose
of 3,111,717 shares. The shares shown for Mr.&nbsp;Sanchez also include (i)&nbsp;475,723
shares held indirectly by a limited partnership, the general partner of which
is a limited liability company for which Mr.&nbsp;Sanchez serves as a manager; (ii)&nbsp;2,216,486
shares held by a limited partnership, the managing general partner of which is
a corporation of which Mr.&nbsp;Sanchez is the president and sole shareholder;
and (iii)&nbsp;438,781 shares held by the A. R. &#147;Tony&#148; and Maria J. Sanchez
Family Foundation, of which Mr.&nbsp;Sanchez is a director.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(8)The holdings shown for
all directors and executive officers as a group include 17,514 shares issuable
upon the exercise of currently exercisable options.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">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.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Insofar
as is known to the Company, no person beneficially owned, as of November&nbsp;6,
2008, more than five percent of the outstanding Common Stock of the Company,
except as follows:</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Name&nbsp;and&nbsp;Address&nbsp;of&nbsp;Beneficial&nbsp;Owner</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Amount&nbsp;and&nbsp;Nature&nbsp;of<br>
  Beneficial&nbsp;Ownership<br>
  of&nbsp;Common&nbsp;Stock</font></b></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  of&nbsp;Class</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">A. R.
  Sanchez Jr.(1)<br>
  P.O.&nbsp;Box 2986<br>
  Laredo, Texas 78040</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="20%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">12,991,496</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Wellington
  Management Company, LLP(2)<br>
  75 State Street<br>
  Boston, Massachusetts 02109</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3,570,146</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5.21</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)Mr.&nbsp;Sanchez owns
directly and has the sole power to vote and to dispose of 2,949,556 shares. The
shares shown for Mr.&nbsp;Sanchez include 2,848,835 shares owned by the Alicia
M. Sanchez Charitable Lead Annuity Trust. Mr.&nbsp;Sanchez serves as a trustee
of this trust and has the sole power to vote and dispose of such shares. The
shares shown for Mr.&nbsp;Sanchez also include 4,062,115 additional shares held
by trusts in which various family members, including his children, have a
vested interest in the income and corpus and for which Mr.&nbsp;Sanchez serves
as trustee or co-trustee. Of such amount, Mr.&nbsp;Sanchez has shared power to
vote and to dispose of 950,398 shares and has sole power to vote and to dispose
of 3,111,717 shares. The shares shown for Mr.&nbsp;Sanchez also include (i)&nbsp;475,723
shares held indirectly by a limited partnership, the general partner of which
is a limited liability company for which Mr.&nbsp;Sanchez serves as a manager; (ii)&nbsp;2,216,486
shares held by a limited partnership, the managing general partner of which is
a corporation of which Mr.&nbsp;Sanchez is the president and sole shareholder;
and (iii)&nbsp;438,781 shares held by the A. R. &#147;Tony&#148; and Maria J. Sanchez
Family Foundation, of which Mr.&nbsp;Sanchez is a director.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)Wellington Management
Company, LLP (&#147;Wellington&#148;), in its capacity as investment adviser, may be
deemed to beneficially owned 3,498,053 shares which are held of record by
clients of Wellington. Wellington has shared voting power over 2,360,717 shares
and shared dispositive power over 3,459,833 shares. Information relating to
this shareholder is based on the shareholder&#146;s Schedule 13G, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on February&nbsp;14, 2008, as updated
according to publicly available information on NASDAQ regarding their holdings
as of June&nbsp;30, 2008.</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ADDITIONAL COMPANY INFORMATION</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company files reports,
proxy statements and other information with the SEC under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.&#160; The
SEC maintains an internet worldwide website that contains reports, proxy
statements and other information about issuers, including the Company, who file
electronically with the SEC.&#160; The address
of that site is http://www.sec.gov.&#160; The
Company maintains a website that includes the Company&#146;s reports and proxy
statements that it files with the SEC at www.ibc.com under the heading &#147;Investors&#148;
in the section for &#147;SEC Filings.&#148;&#160; The
information found on or otherwise accessible through our website is not
incorporated by reference into, and is not otherwise a part of, this Proxy
Statement.&#160; Additionally, and in
accordance with SEC rules, you may access our Proxy Statement at
http://materials.proxyvote.com/459044.</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR 2009 SPECIAL MEETING</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant
to Article&nbsp;II, Section&nbsp;12(B)&nbsp;of the Amended and Restated By-Laws
of the Company (the &#147;Bylaws&#148;), only such business shall be conducted at a
special meeting of shareholders as shall have been brought before the meeting
pursuant to the Company&#146;s notice of meeting.&#160;
The 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held on May&nbsp;18,
2009. In connection with the Company&#146;s next Annual Meeting, shareholder
proposals which are not submitted for inclusion in the Company&#146;s proxy
materials pursuant to Rule&nbsp;14a-8 under the Exchange Act may be brought
before an Annual Meeting pursuant to Article&nbsp;II, Section&nbsp;12 of the
Bylaws, which provides that business at an Annual Meeting of shareholders must
be (a)&nbsp;pursuant to the Company&#146;s notice of meeting, (b)&nbsp;by or at the
direction of the Board of Directors or (c)&nbsp;by any shareholder of the
Company who was a shareholder of record at the time of giving of notice
provided for in Article&nbsp;II, Section&nbsp;12 of the Bylaws, who is entitled
to vote at the meeting and who complies with the notice procedures set forth in
Article&nbsp;II, Section&nbsp;12 of the Bylaws. For business to be properly
brought before an Annual Meeting by a shareholder, the shareholder must have
given timely notice thereof in writing to the Company&#146;s Secretary.</font></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">To
be timely, a shareholder&#146;s notice for business to be brought before the Annual
Meeting shall be delivered to the Secretary of the Company at 1200 San Bernardo
Avenue, Laredo, Texas 78042 not later than the close of business on the 60</font><font size="1" style="font-size:7.0pt;position:relative;top:-2.0pt;">th</font>&#160;day nor earlier than the close of business on
the 90<font size="1" style="font-size:7.0pt;position:relative;top:-2.0pt;">th</font>&#160;day prior to the first
anniversary of the preceding year&#146;s Annual Meeting; provided, however, that in
the event that the date of the Annual Meeting is more than 30 days before or
more than 60 days after such anniversary date, notice by the shareholder to be
timely must be so delivered not earlier than the close of business on the 90<font size="1" style="font-size:7.0pt;position:relative;top:-2.0pt;">th</font>&#160;day prior to such Annual Meeting and not later
than the close of business on the later of the 60<font size="1" style="font-size:7.0pt;position:relative;top:-2.0pt;">th</font>&#160;day
prior to such Annual Meeting or the 10<font size="1" style="font-size:7.0pt;position:relative;top:-2.0pt;">th</font>&#160;day
following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is
first made by the Company. The Company&#146;s 2009 Annual Meeting is scheduled for May&nbsp;18,
2009.&#160; Thus, a shareholder notice must be
received by the Company no later than March&nbsp;21, 2009 and no earlier than February&nbsp;19,
2009.&#160; If the date of the 2009 Annual
Meeting is changed, these dates may change. Such shareholder&#146;s notice is
required to set forth, as to each matter the shareholder proposes to bring
before an Annual Meeting, certain information specified in the Bylaws. A copy
of the Bylaws of the Company may be obtained from the Secretary of the Company
at the address set forth above.</p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Proposals
from shareholders which are intended to be included in the proxy statement relating
to the Company&#146;s 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders must comply with Rule&nbsp;14a-8
under the Exchange Act and must be received in writing by the Company at its
principal executive offices at the address set forth above no later than December&nbsp;20,
2008.</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">OTHER MATTERS</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">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 properly arise, including matters relating to the conduct of the Special
Meeting, the persons named in the accompanying proxy will vote thereon
according to their best judgment in the interest of the Company.</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">INTERNATIONAL BANCSHARES
  CORPORATION</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="52%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:52.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="52%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:52.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dennis E. Nixon</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">President</font></p>
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  <td width="52%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:52.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dated:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;,
  2008</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">THE ENCLOSED
PROXY STATEMENT IS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT <i>WWW.IBC.COM</i>
UNDER THE HEADING &#147;INVESTORS&#148; IN THE SECTION&nbsp;FOR &#147;SEC FILINGS.&#148;
ADDITIONALLY, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH SEC RULES, YOU MAY&nbsp;ACCESS OUR PROXY
STATEMENT AT http://materials.proxyvote.com/459044, WHICH WEBSITE DOES NOT HAVE
&#147;COOKIES&#148; THAT IDENTIFY VISITORS TO THE SITE, AND THUS PROTECTS THE PRIVACY OF
VISITORS TO THE SITE.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">INTERNATIONAL
BANCSHARES CORPORATION</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">P. O.
Drawer 1359</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Laredo,
Texas 78042-1359</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(956)
722-7611</font></b></p>

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<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-transform:uppercase;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;text-transform:none;">APPENDIX A</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The proposed amendment would cause Article&nbsp;IV of the Company&#146;s
Articles of Incorporation to be amended to read in its entirety as follows:</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;The aggregate
number of shares of all classes of stock which the corporation shall have the
authority to issue is Three Hundred Million (300,000,000) shares, of which Two
Hundred Seventy Five Million (275,000,000) shares shall be designated Common
Stock of the par value of One Dollar ($1.00) per share and Twenty-Five Million
(25,000,000) shares shall be designated Preferred Stock of the par value of One
Cent ($0.01) per share.&#160; The Preferred
Stock may be divided into and issued in one or more series.&#160; The Board of Directors of the corporation is
expressly authorized to establish series of unissued shares of Preferred Stock
and to fix and determine the designations, preferences, limitations and
relative rights, including voting rights, of the shares of such series in a
resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors providing for the
issue of Preferred Stock of such series.&#148;</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">TARP Capital Purchase Program</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Senior Preferred Stock and Warrants</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Summary of Senior Preferred Terms</font></u></b></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Issuer:</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Qualifying Financial
  Institution (&#147;QFI&#148;) means (i)&nbsp;any U.S. bank or U.S. savings association
  not controlled by a Bank Holding Company (&#147;BHC&#148;) or Savings and Loan Holding
  Company (&#147;SLHC&#148;); (ii)&nbsp;any U.S. BHC, or any U.S. SLHC which engages only
  in activities permitted for financial holdings companies under
  Section&nbsp;4(k)&nbsp;of the Bank Holding Company Act, and any U.S. bank or
  U.S. savings association controlled by such a qualifying U.S. BHC or U.S.
  SLHC; and (iii)&nbsp;any U.S. BHC or U.S. SLHC whose U.S. depository
  institution subsidiaries are the subject of an application under
  Section&nbsp;4(c)(8)&nbsp;of the Bank Holding Company Act; except that QFI shall
  not mean any BHC, SLHC, bank or savings association that is controlled by a
  foreign bank or company. For purposes of this program, &#147;U.S. bank&#148;, &#147;U.S.
  savings association&#148;, &#147;U.S. BHC&#148; and &#147;U.S. SLHC&#148; means a bank, savings
  association, BHC or SLHC organized under the laws of the United States or any
  State of the United States, the District of Columbia, any territory or
  possession of the United States, Puerto Rico, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam,
  American Samoa, or the Virgin Islands. <b>The
  United States Department of the Treasury will determine eligibility and
  allocation for QFIs after consultation with the appropriate Federal banking
  agency.</b></font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="78%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:78.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Initial
  Holder:</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">United States Department
  of the Treasury (the &#147;UST&#148;).</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="78%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:78.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Size:</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="78%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:78.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">QFIs may sell preferred to
  the UST subject to the limits and terms described below.</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="78%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:78.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Each QFI may issue an
  amount of Senior Preferred equal to not less than 1% of its risk-weighted
  assets and not more than the lesser of (i)&nbsp;$25 billion and (ii)&nbsp;3%
  of its risk-weighted assets.</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="78%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:78.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Security:</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="78%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:78.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Senior Preferred,
  liquidation preference $1,000 per share. (Depending upon the QFI&#146;s available
  authorized preferred shares, the UST may agree to purchase Senior Preferred
  with a higher liquidation preference per share, in which case the UST may
  require the QFI to appoint a depositary to hold the Senior Preferred and
  issue depositary receipts.)</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="78%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:78.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Ranking:</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="78%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:78.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Senior to common stock and
  pari passu with existing preferred shares other than preferred shares which
  by their terms rank junior to any existing preferred shares.</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="78%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:78.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Regulatory</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="78%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:78.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Capital
  Status:</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="78%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:78.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Tier l.</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="78%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:78.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Term:</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="78%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:78.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Perpetual life.</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="78%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:78.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Dividend:</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="78%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:78.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Senior Preferred will
  pay cumulative dividends at a rate of 5% per annum until the fifth
  anniversary of the date of this investment and thereafter at a rate of 9% per
  annum. For Senior Preferred issued by banks which are not subsidiaries of
  holding companies, the Senior Preferred will pay non-cumulative dividends at
  a rate of 5% per annum until the fifth anniversary of the date of this investment
  and thereafter at a rate of 9% per annum. Dividends will be payable quarterly
  in arrears on February&nbsp;15, May&nbsp;15, August&nbsp;15 and
  November&nbsp;15 of each year.</font></p>
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  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="78%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:78.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Redemption:</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="78%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:78.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Senior Preferred may not
  be redeemed for a period of three years from the date of this investment,
  except with the proceeds from a Qualified Equity Offering (as defined below)
  which results in aggregate gross proceeds to the QFI of not less than 25% of
  the issue price of the Senior Preferred. After the third anniversary of the
  date of this investment, the Senior Preferred may be redeemed, in whole or in
  part, at any time and from time to time, at the option of the QFI. All
  redemptions of the Senior Preferred shall be at 100% of its issue price, plus
  (i)&nbsp;in the case of cumulative Senior Preferred, any accrued and unpaid
  dividends and (ii)&nbsp;in the case of non-cumulative Senior Preferred,
  accrued and unpaid dividends for the then current dividend period (regardless
  of whether any dividends are actually declared for such dividend period), and
  shall be subject to the approval of the QFI&#146;s primary federal bank regulator.</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="78%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:78.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;Qualified Equity
  Offering&#148; shall mean the sale by the QFI after the date of this investment of
  Tier 1 qualifying perpetual preferred stock or common stock for cash.</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="78%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:78.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Following the redemption
  in whole of the Senior Preferred held by the UST, the QFI shall have the
  right to repurchase any other equity security of the QFI held by the UST at
  fair market value.</font></p>
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  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="78%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:78.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Restrictions</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="78%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:78.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">on
  Dividends:</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="78%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:78.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">For as long as any Senior
  Preferred is outstanding, no dividends may be declared or paid on junior
  preferred shares, preferred shares ranking pari passu with the Senior
  Preferred, or common shares (other than in the case of pari passu preferred
  shares, dividends on a pro rata basis with the Senior Preferred), nor may the
  QFI repurchase or redeem any junior preferred shares, preferred shares
  ranking pari passu with the Senior Preferred or common shares, unless
  (i)&nbsp;in the case of cumulative Senior Preferred all accrued and unpaid
  dividends for all past dividend periods on the Senior Preferred are fully
  paid or (ii)&nbsp;in the case of non-cumulative Senior Preferred the full
  dividend for the latest completed dividend period has been declared and paid
  in full.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="78%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:78.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Common
  dividends:</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="78%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:78.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The UST&#146;s consent shall be
  required for any increase in common dividends per share until the third
  anniversary of the date of this investment unless prior to such third
  anniversary the Senior Preferred is redeemed in whole or the UST has
  transferred all of the Senior Preferred to third parties.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="78%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:78.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Repurchases:</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="78%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:78.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The UST&#146;s consent shall be
  required for any share repurchases (other than (i)&nbsp;repurchases of the
  Senior Preferred and (ii)&nbsp;repurchases of junior preferred shares or
  common shares in connection with any benefit plan in the ordinary course of
  business consistent with past practice) until the third anniversary of the
  date of this investment unless prior to such third anniversary the Senior
  Preferred is redeemed in whole or the UST has transferred all of the Senior
  Preferred to third parties. In addition, there shall be no share repurchases
  of junior preferred shares, preferred shares ranking pari passu with the
  Senior Preferred, or common shares if prohibited as described above under
  &#147;Restrictions on Dividends&#148;.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="78%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:78.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Voting
  rights:</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="78%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:78.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Senior Preferred shall
  be non-voting, other than class voting rights on (i)&nbsp;any authorization
  or issuance of shares ranking senior to the Senior Preferred, (ii)&nbsp;any
  amendment to the rights of Senior Preferred, or (iii)&nbsp;any merger,
  exchange or similar transaction which would adversely affect the rights of
  the Senior Preferred.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="78%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:78.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="78%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:78.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">If dividends on the Senior
  Preferred are not paid in full for six dividend periods, whether or not
  consecutive, the Senior Preferred will have the right to elect 2 directors.
  The right to elect directors will end when full dividends have been paid for
  four consecutive dividend periods.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="78%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:78.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Transferability:</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="78%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:78.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Senior Preferred will
  not be subject to any contractual restrictions on transfer. The QFI will file
  a shelf registration statement covering the Senior Preferred as promptly as
  practicable after the date of this investment and, if necessary, shall take
  all action required to cause such shelf registration statement to be declared
  effective as soon as possible. The QFI will also grant to the UST piggyback
  registration rights for the Senior Preferred and will take such other steps
  as may be reasonably requested to facilitate the transfer of the Senior
  Preferred including, if requested by the UST, using reasonable efforts to
  list the Senior Preferred on a national securities exchange. If requested by
  the UST, the QFI will appoint a depositary to hold the Senior Preferred and
  issue depositary receipts.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="78%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:78.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Executive</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="78%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:78.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Compensation:</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="78%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:78.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As a condition to the
  closing of this investment, the QFI and its senior executive officers covered
  by the EESA shall modify or terminate all benefit plans, arrangements and
  agreements (including golden parachute agreements) to the extent necessary to
  be in compliance with, and following the closing and for so long as UST holds
  any equity or debt securities of the QFI, the QFI shall agree to be bound by,
  the executive compensation and corporate governance requirements of
  Section&nbsp;111 of the EESA and any guidance or regulations issued by the
  Secretary of the Treasury on or prior to the date of this investment to carry
  out the provisions of such subsection. As an additional condition to closing,
  the QFI and its senior executive officers covered by the EESA shall grant to the
  UST a waiver releasing the UST from any claims that the QFI and such senior
  executive officers may otherwise have as a result of the issuance of any
  regulations which modify the terms of benefits plans, arrangements and
  agreements to eliminate any provisions that would not be in compliance with
  the executive compensation and corporate governance requirements of
  Section&nbsp;111 of the EESA and any guidance or regulations issued by the
  Secretary of the Treasury on or prior to the date of this investment to carry
  out the provisions of such subsection.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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 <tr>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Warrant:</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="78%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:78.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The UST will receive
  warrants to purchase a number of shares of common stock of the QFI having an
  aggregate market price equal to 15% of the Senior Preferred amount on the date
  of investment, subject to reduction as set forth below under &#147;Reduction&#148;. The
  initial exercise price for the warrants, and the market price for determining
  the number of shares of common stock subject to the warrants, shall be the
  market price for the common stock on the date of the Senior Preferred
  investment (calculated on a 20-trading day trailing average), subject to
  customary anti-dilution adjustments. The exercise price shall be reduced by
  15% of the original exercise price on each six-month anniversary of the issue
  date of the warrants if the consent of the QFI stockholders described below
  has not been received, subject to a maximum reduction of 45% of the original
  exercise price.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="78%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:78.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Term:</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="78%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:78.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">10 years</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="78%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:78.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exercisability:</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="78%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:78.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Immediately exercisable, in
  whole or in part</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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 <tr>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Transferability:</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="78%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:78.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The warrants will not be
  subject to any contractual restrictions on transfer; provided that the UST
  may only transfer or exercise an aggregate of one-half of the warrants prior
  to the earlier of (i)&nbsp;the date on which the QFI has received aggregate
  gross proceeds of not less than 100% of the issue price of the Senior
  Preferred from one or more Qualified Equity Offerings and
  (ii)&nbsp;December&nbsp;31, 2009. The QFI will file a shelf registration
  statement covering the warrants and the common stock underlying the warrants
  as promptly as practicable after the date of this investment and, if
  necessary, shall take all action required to cause such shelf registration
  statement to be declared effective as soon as possible. The QFI will also
  grant to the UST piggyback registration rights for the warrants and the
  common stock underlying the warrants and will take such other steps as may be
  reasonably requested to facilitate the transfer of the warrants and the
  common stock underlying the warrants. The QFI will apply for the listing on
  the national exchange on which the QFI&#146;s common stock is traded of the common
  stock underlying the warrants and will take such other steps as may be
  reasonably requested to facilitate the transfer of the warrants or the common
  stock.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="78%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:78.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Voting:</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="78%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:78.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The UST will agree not to
  exercise voting power with respect to any shares of common stock of the QFI
  issued to it upon exercise of the warrants.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="78%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:78.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Reduction:</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="78%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:78.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In the event that the QFI
  has received aggregate gross proceeds of not less than 100% of the issue
  price of the Senior Preferred from one or more Qualified Equity Offerings on
  or prior to December&nbsp;31, 2009, the number of shares of common stock
  underlying the warrants then held by the UST shall be reduced by a number of
  shares equal to the product of (i)&nbsp;the number of shares originally
  underlying the warrants (taking into account all adjustments) and
  (ii)&nbsp;0.5.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="78%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:78.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Consent:</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="78%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:78.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In the event that the QFI
  does not have sufficient available authorized shares of common stock to
  reserve for issuance upon exercise of the warrants and/or stockholder
  approval is required for such issuance under applicable stock exchange rules,
  the QFI will call a meeting of its stockholders as soon as practicable after
  the date of this investment to increase the number of authorized shares of
  common stock and/or comply with such exchange rules, and to take any other
  measures deemed by the UST to be necessary to allow the exercise of warrants
  into common stock.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="78%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:78.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Substitution:</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="78%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:78.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In the event the QFI is no
  longer listed or traded on a national securities exchange or securities
  association, or the consent of the QFI stockholders described above has not
  been received within 18 months after the issuance date of the warrants, the
  warrants will be exchangeable, at the option of the UST, for senior term debt
  or another economic instrument or security of the QFI such that the UST is
  appropriately compensated for the value of the warrant, as determined by the
  UST.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">INTERNATIONAL BANCSHARES CORPORATION</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">For the Special Meeting of Shareholders Called for December&nbsp;8,
2008</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
undersigned shareholder(s)&nbsp;of International Bancshares Corporation, a
Texas corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;), hereby revoking all proxies previously
granted appoint(s)&nbsp;Irving Greenblum, Daniel B. Hastings,&nbsp;Jr. and
Richard E. Haynes, and each of them, as Proxies, each with power to appoint his
substitute, and hereby authorize(s)&nbsp;them to vote, as designated below, all
the shares of the Company&#146;s Common Stock which the undersigned may be entitled
to vote at the Special Meeting of Shareholders of the Company, to be held on
Monday, December&nbsp;8, 2008 at 7:00&nbsp;P.M., local time, and at any
adjournment of such meeting, with all powers which the undersigned would
possess if personally present:</font></p>

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<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100.0%;">
 <tr>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="96%" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:96.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Proposal
  to amend the Company&#146;s Articles of Incorporation to authorize issuance of up
  to 25,000,000 shares of preferred stock.&nbsp;&nbsp;
  </font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="39%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:39.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.14%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="39%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:39.84%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FOR&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></b><font face="Wingdings">o</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.02%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">AGAINST&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></b><font face="Wingdings">o</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.14%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ABSTAIN&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></b><font face="Wingdings">o</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="25" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="273" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="225" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="225" style="border:none;"></td>
 </tr>
</table>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Board of Directors
recommends a vote <b>FOR</b> Proposal 1.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100.0%;">
 <tr>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="96%" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:96.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Proposal
  to grant management the authority to adjourn, postpone or continue the
  Special Meeting.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="39%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:39.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.14%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="39%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:39.84%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FOR&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></b><font face="Wingdings">o</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.02%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">AGAINST&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></b><font face="Wingdings">o</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.14%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ABSTAIN&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></b><font face="Wingdings">o</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="273" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="225" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="225" style="border:none;"></td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Board of Directors
recommends a vote <b>FOR</b> Proposal 2.</font></p>

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<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100.0%;">
 <tr>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="96%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:96.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In
  their discretion, the Proxies are authorized to vote upon such other matters
  as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. Any of
  the Proxies, or their respective substitutes, who shall be present and acting
  at the Special Meeting shall have and may exercise all of the powers hereby
  granted.</font></p>
  </td>
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</table>

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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">(Continued on reverse side)</font></i></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">EVERY
PROPERLY SIGNED PROXY WILL BE VOTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS MADE
THEREON. IF NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED &#147;FOR&#148; PROPOSALS 1
AND 2 ABOVE. THE DESIGNATED PROXIES WILL USE THEIR DISCRETION WITH RESPECT TO
ANY MATTERS REFERRED TO IN SECTION&nbsp;3.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
undersigned acknowledges receipt of the Notice of Special Meeting of
Shareholders and Proxy Statement of the Company dated
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;,
2008.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100.0%;">
 <tr>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dated:
  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;,
  2008</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Signature(s)</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Signature should agree
  with name on Stock Certificate as stenciled thereon. Executors,
  Administrators, Trustees, etc. should so indicate when signing).</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">YOU MAY&nbsp;REVOKE THIS PROXY AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO
ITS EXERCISE</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">RETURN YOUR PROXY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">I do &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; do not &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
plan to attend the Special Meeting of Shareholders.</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

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