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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

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United States

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): January 21, 2020

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



111 W. Houston Street,	San Antonio,	Texas	78205
(Address of principal executive offices)			(Zip code)



	(210)	220-4011
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)



N/A
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:



Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $.01 Par Value	CFR	New York Stock Exchange
5.375% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A	CFR.PRA	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐


Item 5.02	Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On January 21, 2020, Richard M. Kleberg, III notified Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. (“Cullen/Frost”) of his decision not to stand for re-election to the Board of Directors of Cullen/Frost when his term expires at Cullen/Frost’s 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders currently scheduled to be held on April 29, 2020.

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

Dated: January 24, 2020