SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 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): JULY 24, 2001 INTERNATIONAL BANCSHARES CORPORATION (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER) COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 0-9439 TEXAS 74-2157138 --------------------------------- ------------------- (STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION (I.R.S. EMPLOYER OF INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION) IDENTIFICATION NO.) 1200 SAN BERNARDO, LAREDO, TEXAS 78040-1359 (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE) (REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE) (956) 722-7611 NONE ---- (FORMER NAME OR FORMER ADDRESS, IF CHANGED SINCE LAST REPORT) ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS ON JULY 24, 2001, INTERNATIONAL BANCSHARES CORPORATION ("IBC") ISSUED A NEWS RELEASE ANNOUNCING THAT ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS AUTHORIZED IBC TO EXPAND ITS STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM. IBC IS NOW AUTHORIZED TO REPURCHASE UP TO $60 MILLION OF ITS COMMON STOCK THROUGH DECEMBER 2002, COMPARED TO THE PRIOR AUTHORIZATION OF $45 MILLION THROUGH DECEMBER 2001. STOCK REPURCHASES MAY BE MADE FROM TIME TO TIME, ON THE OPEN MARKET OR THROUGH PRIVATE TRANSACTIONS. SHARES REPURCHASED IN THIS PROGRAM WILL BE HELD IN TREASURY FOR REISSUE FOR VARIOUS CORPORATE PURPOSES, INCLUDING EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION PLANS. AS OF JULY 20, 2001, A TOTAL OF 969,358 SHARES HAD BEEN REPURCHASED UNDER THIS PROGRAM AT A TOTAL COST OF APPROXIMATELY $39 MILLION, WHICH SHARES ARE NOW REFLECTED AS 1,346,394 SHARES OF TREASURY STOCK AS ADJUSTED FOR STOCK DIVIDENDS. THE COMPANY CURRENTLY HAS INVESTED APPROXIMATELY $60 MILLION IN TREASURY SHARES, WHICH AMOUNT HAS BEEN ACCUMULATED SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE COMPANY. ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS c. EXHIBITS THE FOLLOWING EXHIBIT IS FILED AS PART OF THIS REPORT: (99) NEWS RELEASE OF INTERNATIONAL BANCSHARES CORPORATION DATED JULY 24, 2001. 2 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. INTERNATIONAL BANCSHARES CORPORATION (REGISTRANT) BY: /s/ DENNIS E. NIXON ---------------------- DENNIS E. NIXON, PRESIDENT, AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER DATE: JULY 24, 2001 3 EXHIBIT INDEX EXHIBIT PAGE NUMBER DESCRIPTION NUMBER ------ ----------- ------ 99 NEWS RELEASE OF INTERNATIONAL 5 BANCSHARES CORPORATION DATED JULY 24, 2001 4