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 5, 2003
PROSPERITY BANCSHARES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Texas |
0-25051 |
74-2331986 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer | ||
| incorporation or organization) |
Identification No.) |
| 4295 San Felipe |
||
| Houston, Texas |
77027 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) |
(Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 693-9300
Item 5. Other Events.
On March 5, 2003, Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. (“Prosperity”) publicly disseminated a press release announcing that it had entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger to acquire Dallas Bancshares Corporation and its subsidiary bank, BankDallas, SSB, for cash. The purpose of this Current Report on Form 8-K is to file as Exhibit 99.1 a copy of the Company’s press release dated March 5, 2003 announcing such event. The press release is incorporated by reference into this Item 5 and the foregoing description of the press release is qualified in its entirety by reference to this exhibit.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibit.
Exhibits. The following materials are filed as exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K:
| 99.1 |
—Press Release dated March 5, 2003. |
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 | ||||||||
| Dated: March 5, 2003 |
By: |
/s/ James D. Rollins III | ||||||
| James D. Rollins III Senior Vice President | ||||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 |
Press Release dated March 5, 2003. |
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