SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) -- February 3, 1997
CULLEN/FROST BANKERS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
TEXAS 0-7275 74-1751768
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
100 WEST HOUSTON STREET
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78205
(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code -- (210) 220-4011
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
By press release dated February 3, 1997, the Registrant announced that
Cullen/Frost Capital Trust I, a Delaware business trust, has agreed to issue
$100,000,000 of its 8.42% Capital Securities, Series A, to certain initial
purchasers in a private transaction not registered under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.
The following exhibit is filed herewith:
Exhibit
Number Description
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99.1 Press Release, dated February 3, 1997.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
CULLEN/FROST BANKERS, INC.
Date: February 4, 1997 By: /s/ Phillip D. Green
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Phillip D. Green
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number Description Method of Filing
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99.1 Press Release dated February 3, 1997. Filed herewith.
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