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): March 1, 2012
PROSPERITY BANCSHARES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Texas | 1-35388 | 74-2331986 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
4295 San Felipe
Houston, Texas 77027
(Address of principal executive offices including zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 693-9300
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On March 1, 2012, management of Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) presented information to investors at the Keefe, Bruyette, & Woods 2012 Bank Conference in Boston regarding the Company’s business and operational results for the fourth quarter and year ending December 31, 2012 and its proposed business combination with American State Financial Corporation. The slide presentation given at this conference is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The foregoing description is qualified by reference to such exhibit.
As provided in General Instruction B.2 to Form 8-K, the information in Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and such information shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits. The following is furnished as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K:
| Exhibit |
Description of Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Investor presentation given March 1, 2012. | |
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.
| PROSPERITY BANCSHARES, INC. | ||||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||
| Dated: March 1, 2012 | By: | /s/ James D. Rollins III | ||||
| James D. Rollins III | ||||||
| President and Chief Operating Officer | ||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description of Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Investor presentation given March 1, 2012. | |