body of report for 13g sec filing

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

 
 

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 28)

 
 
 

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.

 

(Name of Issuer)

 
 
 

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

 

(Title of Class of Securities)

 
 

229899 10 9

 

(CUSIP Number)

 
 

Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement: /__/

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

CUSIP No. 229899 10 9

1)

Names of Reporting Persons S.S. or I.R.S.

 

Identification Nos. of Above Persons.

 

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. ("Cullen/Frost Bankers")

 

74-1751768

2)

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See

 

Instructions).

 

(a) /__/

 

(b) /__/

3)

SEC USE ONLY

4)

Citizenship or Place of Organization. Incorporated

 

under the laws of the State of Texas

 

Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

with:

5)

Sole Voting Power

263,562

 

6)

Shared Voting Power

3,252,150

**

7)

Sole Dispositive Power

178,730

 

8)

Shared Dispositive Power

43,714

 

9)

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting

 

Person. 5,058,550*

10)


Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes

 

Certain Shares (See Instructions)

11)


Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9.

 

8.5%

12)


Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions). HC

* Includes 1,542,838 shares with respect to which subsidiaries of Cullen/Frost Bankers have no voting power and 4,836,106** shares with respect to which subsidiaries of Cullen/Frost Bankers have no dispositive power. Inasmuch as all shares are held by subsidiaries of Cullen/Frost Bankers in a fiduciary capacity, Cullen/Frost Bankers explicitly disclaims beneficial ownership of all such shares for purposes of Sections 13(d) and 13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("1934 Act") pursuant to the provisions of Rule 13d-4 promulgated under the 1934 Act.

** Includes 3,252,150 shares held by participants of the 401(k) Plan.

 

CUSIP No. 229899 10 9

1)

Names of Reporting Persons S.S. or I.R.S. Identification

 

Nos. of Above Persons

 

The Frost National Bank ("Frost Bank") 74-0635455

2)

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See

 

Instructions)

 

(a) /__/

 

(b) /__/

3)

SEC USE ONLY

 

Citizenship or Place of Organization.

 

Incorporated under the laws of the United States

 

Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

with:

5)

Sole Voting Power

263,562

 

6)

Shared Voting Power

3,252,150

**

7)

Sole Dispositive Power

178,730

 

8)

Shared Dispositive Power

43,714

 

9)

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting

 

Person. 5,058,550*

10)


Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes

 

Certain Shares (See Instructions)

11)


Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9.

 

8.5%

12)


Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions). BK

* Includes 1,542,838 shares with respect to which Frost Bank has no voting power and 4,836,106** shares with respect to which Frost Bank has no dispositive power. Inasmuch as all shares are held by Frost Bank in a fiduciary capacity, Frost Bank explicitly disclaims beneficial ownership of all such shares for purposes of Sections 13(d) and 13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("1934 Act") pursuant of the provisions of Rule 13d-4 promulgated under the 1934 Act.

** Includes 3,252,150 shares held by participants of the 401(k) Plan.

 

Item

1

(a)

Name of Issuer:

       
     

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. ("Cullen/Frost Bankers")

       

Item

1

(b)

Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

       
     

100 West Houston Street

     

San Antonio, Texas 78205

       

Item

2

(a)

Name of Persons Filing:

       
     

Cullen/Frost Bankers and The Frost National Bank

     

("Frost Bank")

       

Item

2

(b)

Address or Principal Business Office or, if none,

     

Residence:

       
     

The address of Cullen/Frost Bankers and Frost Bank

     

is 100 W. Houston Street, San Antonio, Texas 78205

       

Item

2

(c)

Citizenship:

       
     

Cullen/Frost Bankers is incorporated under the laws

     

of the State of Texas; Frost Bank is incorporated

     

under the laws of the United States.

       

Item

2

(d)

Title of Class of Securities:

       
     

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

       

Item

2

(e)

CUSIP Number:

       
     

229899 10 9

       

Item

3

 

If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-

     

1(b), or 13d-2(b), check whether the person filing

     

is a:

       
     

(a)

[ ]

Broker or Dealer registered under section

         

15 of the Act

           
     

(b)

[x]

Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the

         

Act (Note: See Items 2, 4, 6, and 7)

         

(Frost Bank)

           
     

(c)

[ ]

Insurance Company as defined in sections

         

3(a)(19) of the Act

           
     

(d)

[ ]

Investment Company registered under

         

sections 8 of the Investment Company Act

           
           
           
           
     

(e)

[ ]

Investment Adviser registered under

         

section 203 of the Investment Advisers

         

Act of 1940

           
     

(f)

[ ]

Employee Benefit Plan, Pensions Fund

         

which is subject to the provisions of

         

the Employee Retirement Income Security

         

Act of 1974 or Endowment Fund; see

         

s 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)

           
     

(g)

[X]

Parent Holding Company, in accordance

         

with s 340.13d-1(b)(ii)(G) (Note: See

         

Items 2, 4, 5, and 7) (Cullen/Frost

         

Bankers)

           
     

(h)

[ ]

Group, in accordance with s 240.13d-

         

1(b)(1)(ii)(H)

Item

4

 

Ownership:

     

(a)

Amount Beneficially Owned:

           
       

At December 31, 2008, Cullen/Frost Bankers

       

was deemed to have owned beneficially

       

5,058,550 shares of Cullen/Frost Bankers

       

Common Stock, including -0- shares where

       

there was a right to acquire. Included among

       

such shares were shares which were

       

beneficially owned by Frost Bank, a wholly-

       

owned subsidiary of Cullen/Frost Bankers.

         
     

(b)

Percent of Class:

         
         

Cullen/Frost Bankers

8.5%

         

Frost Bank

8.5%

           
     

(c)

Number of shares as to which such person has:

         
       

(i)

sole power to vote or to direct the vote

         
         

Cullen/Frost Bankers

263,562 shares

         

Frost Bank

263,562

           
       

(ii)

Shared power to vote or to direct the

         

vote

         
         

Cullen/Frost Bankers

3,252,150** shares

         

Frost Bank

3,252,150**

           
       

(iii)

sole power to dispose or to direct the

         

disposition of

         
         

Cullen/Frost Bankers

178,730 shares

         

Frost Bank

178,730

             
             

 

     

(iv)

shared power to dispose or to direct

         

the disposition of

         
         

Cullen/Frost Bankers

43,714 shares

         

Frost Bank

43,714

           

These totals do not include a total of 1,542,838 shares with respect to which Cullen/Frost Bankers and Frost Bank have no voting power and 4,836,106** shares with respect to which Cullen/Frost Bankers and Frost Bank have no dispositive power. Inasmuch as all shares described are held by subsidiaries of Cullen/Frost Bankers in a fiduciary capacity, Cullen/Frost Bankers and Frost Bank specifically disclaim beneficial ownership of all such shares for purposes of Sections 13 (d) and 13 (g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("1934 Act") pursuant to Rule 13d-4 promulgated under the 1934 Act.

       

Item

5

 

Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

       
     

Not Applicable.

       

Item

6

 

Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of

     

Another Person.

       
     

At December 31, 2008, Frost Bank did not own securities of Cullen/Frost Bankers for their own account; but, said bank held of record in various fiduciary capacities an aggregate of 5,058,550 shares. The Bank has reported to Cullen/Frost Bankers that these securities, registered in the name of the reporting bank as fiduciary or in the names of various of their nominees, were owned by a separate instrument which sets forth the power of the reporting bank with regard to the securities held in such account. Virtually all of these accounts involved persons who have the right to receive or direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds of the sale of, the securities reported in Item 4. The individual interest of each of said persons did not relate to more than five percent of the class.

       
       

** Includes 3,252,150 shares held by participants of the 401(k) Plan.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item

7

 

Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.

       
     

All of the securities being reported on are held of record by Frost Bank. Each of such entities is an Item 3(b) entity. See Items 4 and 6.

       

Item

8

 

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

       
     

Not Applicable.

       

Item

9

 

Notice of Dissolution of Group.

       
     

Not Applicable.

       

Item

10

 

Certification.

       
     

By signing below, I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purposes or effect.

       

Signature

 

      After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

       

February 6, 2009

 

       

Date

     
       

CULLEN/FROST BANKERS, INC.

       

/s/ Stan McCormick

 

Signature

 
       

Stan McCormick, Secretary

Name/Title

 
       

THE FROST NATIONAL BANK

       

/s/ Richard Kardys

 

Signature

 
       

Richard Kardys, Group Executive Vice President

Name/Title

 
       

 

 

Exhibit A

 

     
     
 

AGREEMENT

 
 
 

      Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. and The Frost National Bank do each hereby agree that the Schedule 13G, to which this Agreement is attached as Exhibit A, shall be jointly filed by such entities.

 

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc., acting by and through a duly authorized officer, and The Frost National Bank , acting by and through a duly authorized officer, have executed this Agreement, on the 6th day of February, 2009.

 
 

CULLEN/FROST BANKERS, INC.

     
 

By /s/ Stan McCormick

 

 

Its Secretary

 
 
 
 

THE FROST NATIONAL BANK

     
 

By /s/ Richard Kardys

 

 

Its Group Executive Vice President