Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Regulation FD Disclosure
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Securities and Exchange Commission
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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): July 1, 2024
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Retirement of Group Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer
On July 1, 2024, Jerry Salinas notified Cullen Frost Bankers, Inc. (the “Company”) of his intention to retire as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer of the Company and Frost Bank effective as of December 31, 2024.
Appointment of Group Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
On July 1, 2024, the Company announced that Dan Geddes will be appointed to the position of Group Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective as of January 1, 2025.
Mr. Geddes, age 50, joined the Company in 1997 and served as the San Antonio Region President from August 2021 to present. Prior to that time, he served as a Market President and the Houston Expansion Lead from October 2018 to August 2021 and held the position of Sales Manager for the Commercial Real Estate group from November 2014 to October 2018. Mr. Geddes began his career as a credit analyst in Credit Administration at Frost Bank and held various other positions with increasing responsibility within Frost Bank since 1997. Mr. Geddes graduated from Trinity University with a B.S. in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting and Finance.
There was no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Geddes and any other persons pursuant to which Mr. Geddes was elected as an officer and there are no related party transactions involving Mr. Geddes that are reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Mr. Geddes has no family relationship with any of the executive officers or directors of the Company or any person nominated or chosen by the Company to become a director or executive officer of the Company. There are no compensatory arrangements between the Company and Mr. Geddes that are required to be disclosed at this time.
Appointment of Chief Accounting Officer
On July 1, 2024, the Company announced that Matt Henson will be appointed to the position of Chief Accounting Officer effective as of January 1, 2025.
Mr. Henson, age 53, joined the Company in 2003 and has held the role of Executive Vice President and Director of External Reporting since 2006. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Henson worked in public accounting. He graduated with a B.S. in Accountancy and Finance from Miami University (Oxford, Ohio) and is a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Bank Auditor.
There was no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Henson and any other persons pursuant to which Mr. Henson was elected as an officer and there are no related party transactions involving Mr. Henson that are reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Mr. Henson has no family relationship with any of the executive officers or directors of the Company or any person nominated or chosen by the Company to become a director or executive officer of the Company.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
Attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated into this item by reference is a press release issued by the Company on July 1, 2024. The information furnished by the Company pursuant to this item, including
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Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits:
99.1 Press Release
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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. | ||||||||
| By: | /s/ Jerry Salinas | |||||||
| Jerry Salinas | ||||||||
| Group Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
| (Duly Authorized Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) | ||||||||
| Dated: | July 1, 2024 | |||||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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