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      <amendmentNo>7</amendmentNo>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock, $.01 Par Value</securitiesClassTitle>
      <eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>03/31/2026</eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>
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        <issuerName>CULLEN/FROST BANKERS, INC.</issuerName>
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          <issuerCusipNumber>229899109</issuerCusipNumber>
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        <issuerPrincipalExecutiveOfficeAddress>
          <com:street1>111 W HOUSTON ST</com:street1>
          <com:city>SAN ANTONIO</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>TX</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>78205</com:zipCode>
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        <designateRulePursuantThisScheduleFiled>Rule 13d-1(b)</designateRulePursuantThisScheduleFiled>
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      <reportingPersonName>Aristotle Capital Management, LLC</reportingPersonName>
      <citizenshipOrOrganization>CA</citizenshipOrOrganization>
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        <issuerPrincipalExecutiveOfficeAddress>111 W HOUSTON ST, SAN ANTONIO, TX, 78205</issuerPrincipalExecutiveOfficeAddress>
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        <filingPersonName>Aristotle Capital Management, LLC</filingPersonName>
        <principalBusinessOfficeOrResidenceAddress>11100 SANTA MONICA BLVD, SUITE 1700, LOS ANGELES, CA, 90025</principalBusinessOfficeOrResidenceAddress>
        <citizenship>California</citizenship>
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          <solePowerOrDirectToVote>4,547,105</solePowerOrDirectToVote>
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        <notApplicableFlag>N</notApplicableFlag>
        <ownershipMoreThan5PercentOnBehalfOfAnotherPerson>All of the shares of Common Stock set forth in Item 4 are owned by various investment advisory clients of Aristotle Capital Management, LLC, which is deemed to be a beneficial owner of those shares pursuant to Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, due to its discretionary power to make investment decisions over such shares for its clients and/or its ability to vote such shares.  In all cases, persons other than Aristotle Capital Management, LLC have the right to receive, or the power to direct the receipt of, dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of the shares.</ownershipMoreThan5PercentOnBehalfOfAnotherPerson>
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        <subsidiaryIdentificationAndClassification>Not applicable.</subsidiaryIdentificationAndClassification>
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      <item8>
        <notApplicableFlag>N</notApplicableFlag>
        <identificationAndClassificationOfGroupMembers>Not applicable.</identificationAndClassificationOfGroupMembers>
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      <item9>
        <notApplicableFlag>N</notApplicableFlag>
        <groupDissolutionNotice>Not applicable.</groupDissolutionNotice>
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        <notApplicableFlag>N</notApplicableFlag>
        <certifications>By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under § 240.14a-11.</certifications>
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    <signatureInformation>
      <reportingPersonName>Aristotle Capital Management, LLC</reportingPersonName>
      <signatureDetails>
        <signature>/s/ Michelle M. Gosom</signature>
        <title>Michelle M. Gosom, Chief Compliance Officer</title>
        <date>06/02/2026</date>
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