EXHIBIT 99
| Contact: | Judith Wawroski |
| | Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer |
| | International Bancshares Corporation |
| | (956) 722-7611 (Laredo) |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
INTERNATIONAL BANCSHARES CORPORATION
ANNOUNCES CASH DIVIDEND
LAREDO, TX, September 8, 2020 - International Bancshares Corporation (“IBC”) announced today that on September 4, 2020, IBC’s Board of Directors approved the declaration of a .55 cents per share cash dividend for shareholders of record of Common Stock, $1.00 par value, as of the close of business on September 21, 2020, payable on October 5, 2020. “This cash dividend was made possible because of our company’s strong earnings performance, augmented by the benefits of the 2017 Tax Cut and Jobs Act, and the company’s exceptionally strong capital position,” said Dennis E. Nixon, President and CEO of IBC.
IBC (NASDAQ:IBOC - News) is a multi-bank financial holding company headquartered in Laredo, Texas, with over $13.3 billion in total assets and 187 facilities and 282 ATMs serving 88 communities in Texas and Oklahoma.
“Safe Harbor” statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: The statements contained in this release which are not historical facts contain forward-looking information with respect to plans, projections or future performance of IBC and its subsidiaries, the occurrence of which involve certain risks and uncertainties detailed in IBC’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Copies of IBC’s SEC filings and Annual Report (as an exhibit to the 10-K) may be downloaded from the SEC filings site located at http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml or IBC’s website at http://www.ibc.com.
