<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001104659-24-049885.txt : 20240422
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-24-049885
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240422
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240422

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			INTERNATIONAL BANCSHARES CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000315709
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	02 Finance
		IRS NUMBER:				742157138
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			TX
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-09439
		FILM NUMBER:		24860629

	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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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.196pt;">April&#160;22, 2024 </font>
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          <font style="font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:0.196pt;">Once again, we are preparing for our </font><font style="letter-spacing:-0.196pt;">Annual Shareholders&#8217; Meeting on Monday, </font><font style=" text-decoration:underline #000000 solid;font-style:italic;letter-spacing:-0.196pt;">May&#160;20, 2024, at 5:00&#160;pm</font><font style="font-style:italic;letter-spacing:-0.196pt;">.</font><font style="letter-spacing:-0.196pt;"> We encourage everyone to arrive no later than 4:30&#160;p.m. to avoid delays in beginning the meeting promptly at 5:00&#160;p.m. The meeting will be held at the </font><font style=" text-decoration:underline #000000 solid;letter-spacing:-0.196pt;">IBC Annex Building at 2416 Jacaman Rd. Laredo, Texas 78041</font><font style="letter-spacing:-0.196pt;">. We will celebrate our 58</font><font style=" position:relative; bottom:4pt;font-size:7.5pt;letter-spacing:-0.15pt;">th</font><font style="letter-spacing:-0.196pt;"> anniversary in September of this year, and vow to continue working hard to achieve another successful 58&#160;years.</font><font style="font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:0.196pt;"> </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.196pt;">I want to make sure each shareholder understands, your management team has been intensely focused on protecting the future of IBC and your investment. As we pointed out in our earnings release on February&#160;26, 2024, your management team took immediate and effective steps to right-size IBC&#8217;s operation during 2020-2023 to make certain that every area of your company was performing and doing so at the lowest cost possible. We reduced expenses and continued to build the company&#8217;s non-interest income. Those effective steps are why we have produced an exceptional 2023. In our press release announcing our record 2023 earnings, I said: &#8220;In addition to this stellar performance in 2023, we are confident in our exceptionally strong capital position, significant liquidity, strong relationship deposit base and responsive management strategies to position us for continued success.&#8221; I want to reaffirm those remarks by clearly stating that IBC is solid. We have managed through many, many crisis periods over our 58&#160;years and have always continued to succeed because our primary responsibility is to protect the deposits of our customers and perform for you, our shareholders. When you start with these core values and you never forget your duty, you will always succeed. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.196pt;">On February&#160;1, 2024, your Board of Directors approved a sixty-six cents ($.66) per share cash dividend payable to all holders of common stock, $1.00 par value, of record on February&#160;15, 2024, which was paid to you on February&#160;28, 2024. This dividend was increased by 4.76% from our immediately preceding dividend, which continues our history of increasing dividends. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.196pt;">As you know, we participate in the householding program, and each household will only receive one copy of IBC&#8217;s 2023 Annual Report, Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement. However, each registered shareholder in the household will receive a personalized Proxy Card with the voting shares, which will allow each shareholder to vote independently. </font><font style="font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:-0.196pt;">Furthermore, to reduce our cost and improve the dividend payment process, we urge you to select direct deposit to receive your cash dividend.</font><font style="letter-spacing:0.196pt;"> </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:-0.196pt;">AS ALWAYS, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO VOTE YOUR SHARES PRIOR TO THE MEETING BY COMPLETING, SIGNING, AND RETURNING THE PROXY CARD.</font><font style="font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:0.196pt;"> </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.196pt;">As in prior&#160;years, we plan on having a social time immediately following our business session to provide you an opportunity to visit with your staff and enjoy the evening. Just one last reminder, </font><font style="font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:-0.196pt;">the meeting will begin promptly at 5:00&#160;p.m. and it will be held at the IBC Annex Building on Jacaman Road. Please plan on arriving early in order to be assembled for the start of the meeting.</font><font style="letter-spacing:0.196pt;"> </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.196pt;">Sincerely yours, </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.196pt;">Dennis E. Nixon </font>
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