SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Today, Cullen/Frost
Bankers, Inc. (CFR) celebrated the 10th anniversary of its listing on the
NYSE, with a ceremonial ringing of The Closing Bell. Company CEO Dick Evans
gaveled the August 13 session to a close, with Group EVP and CFO Phil Green
participating. CFR began trading on the NYSE on August 14, 1997.
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030109/CFRLOGO
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This year also marks 10 years since Evans became CEO of the 139-year old
Texas financial services institution. Under his leadership, the company has
reported record earnings and has grown to more than 100 locations and nearly
$13 billion in assets.
The company has been publicly traded since July 7, 1977, when Cullen
Bankers, Inc. merged with Frost Bank Corporation to create the holding
company.
Click here for streaming video of closing bell after 5:00 p.m. EDT:
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08132007.asx
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. (NYSE: CFR)
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. (NYSE: CFR) is a financial holding company,
headquartered in San Antonio, with assets of $12.9 billion at June 30, 2007.
The corporation provides a full range of commercial and consumer banking
products, investment and brokerage services, insurance products and investment
banking services. Frost operates more than 100 financial centers across Texas
in the Austin, Corpus Christi, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Rio Grande Valley
and San Antonio regions. Founded in 1868, Frost is one of the largest banking
organizations headquartered in Texas, with a legacy of helping Texans with
their financial needs during three centuries.
SOURCE Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.
Contact: Laura H. Aplin of Dublin & Assoc., +1-210-227-0221, cell, +1-210-323-6356, for Cullen-Frost Bankers, Inc.; or Renee Sabel of Cullen-Frost Bankers, Inc., +1-210-220-5416, cell, +1-210-363-1122