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UNITED STATES  
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION  
Washington, D.C. 20549  

FORM 10-K  

(Mark One)  
⌧  ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT 

OF 1934  

      For The Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2012  

OR  

(cid:133)  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE 

ACT OF 1934  
 For the transition period from              to               

Commission File Number 001-35388  

PROSPERITY BANCSHARES, INC.®  

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)  

Texas 
(State or other jurisdiction of 
incorporation or organization) 
Prosperity Bank Plaza 
4295 San Felipe 
Houston, Texas 
(Address of principal executive offices) 

74-2331986 
(I.R.S. Employer 
Identification No.) 

77027 
(Zip Code) 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (713) 693-9300  
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:  

Common Stock, par value 
$1.00 per share 
(Title of each class) 

New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
(Name of each exchange on which registered)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None  

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.    Yes  ⌧    No  (cid:133)  
Indicate  by  check  mark  if  the  registrant  is  not  required  to  file  reports  pursuant  to  Section 13  or  Section 15  (d) of  the  Act.     

Yes  (cid:133)    No  ⌧    

Indicate  by  check  mark  whether  the  registrant  (1) has  filed  all  reports  required  to  be  filed  by  Section 13  or  15(d)  of  the  Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and 
(2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  ⌧    No  (cid:133)  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive 
Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter 
period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).     Yes   ⌧    No  (cid:133)  

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be 
contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive  proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this 
Form 10-K or any amendment of this Form 10-K.  ⌧  

Indicate  by  check  mark  whether  the  registrant  is  a  large  accelerated  filer,  an  accelerated  filer,  a  non-accelerated  filer  or  a  smaller 
reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the 
Exchange Act. (Check One):  

Large Accelerated Filer  ⌧ 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  (cid:133)    No  ⌧  
The aggregate market value of the shares of common stock held by non-affiliates as of June 30, 2012, based on the closing price of the 

Smaller Reporting Company  (cid:133)

Non-accelerated Filer  (cid:133) 

Accelerated Filer  (cid:133) 

common stock on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on June 30, 2012 was approximately $1.83 billion.  

As of February 15, 2013, the number of outstanding shares of common stock was 56,997,694. 

Documents Incorporated by Reference:  

Portions of the Company’s Proxy Statement relating to the 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which will be filed within 120 days 

after December 31, 2012, are incorporated by reference into Part III, Items 10-14 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.  

  
  
  
  
     
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
 
  
  
  
PROSPERITY BANCSHARES, INC.®  
2012 ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K  
TABLE OF CONTENTS  

PART I 

PART II 

PART III 

PART IV 

Item 1.  Business ...........................................................................................................................................................
General ........................................................................................................................................................
Pending and Recent Acquisitions ...............................................................................................................
Available Information .................................................................................................................................
Officers and Associates ..............................................................................................................................
Banking Activities ......................................................................................................................................
Business Strategies .....................................................................................................................................
Competition ................................................................................................................................................
Supervision and Regulation ........................................................................................................................
Item 1A.  Risk Factors .....................................................................................................................................................
Item 1B.  Unresolved Staff Comments ............................................................................................................................
Item 2.  Properties .........................................................................................................................................................
Item 3.  Legal Proceedings ...........................................................................................................................................
Item 4.  Mine Safety Disclosures ..................................................................................................................................

Item 5.  Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Shareholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity 

Securities ....................................................................................................................................................
Item 6.  Selected Consolidated Financial Data .............................................................................................................
Item 7.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations ..........................
Overview ....................................................................................................................................................
Recent Developments .................................................................................................................................
Critical Accounting Policies .......................................................................................................................
Results of Operations ..................................................................................................................................
Financial Condition ....................................................................................................................................
Item 7A.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk ..........................................................................
Item 8.  Financial Statements and Supplementary Data................................................................................................
Item 9.  Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure ..........................
Item 9A.  Controls and Procedures ..................................................................................................................................
Item 9B.  Other Information ............................................................................................................................................

Item 10.  Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance ...............................................................................
Item 11.  Executive Compensation .................................................................................................................................
Item 12.  Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Shareholder Matters ........
Item 13.  Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence ..................................................
Item 14.  Principal Accountant Fees and Services ..........................................................................................................

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ITEM 1. BUSINESS  
General  

PART I  

Prosperity  Bancshares,  Inc.®,  a  Texas  corporation  (the  “Company”),  was  formed  in  1983  as  a  vehicle  to  acquire  the  former 
Allied Bank in Edna, Texas which was chartered in 1949 as The First National Bank of Edna and is now known as Prosperity Bank. 
The Company is a registered financial holding company that derives substantially all of its revenues and income from the operation of 
its bank subsidiary, Prosperity Bank® (“Prosperity Bank®” or the “Bank”). The Bank provides a broad line of financial products and 
services  to  small  and  medium-sized  businesses  and  consumers.  As  of  December 31,  2012,  the  Bank  operated  two  hundred  thirteen 
(213) full service banking locations; fifty-nine (59) in the Houston area; twenty (20) in the South Texas area including Corpus Christi 
and  Victoria;  thirty-five  (35)  in  the  Dallas/Fort  Worth  area;  twenty-one  (21)  in  the  East  Texas  area;  thirty-four  (34)  in  the  Central 
Texas  area  including  Austin  and  San  Antonio;  thirty-four  (34)  in  the  West  Texas  area  including  Lubbock,  Midland-Odessa  and 
Abilene;  and  ten  (10)  in  the  Bryan/College  Station  area.  The  Company  added  a  net  of  two  (2)  banking  centers  in  Tyler,  TX  in 
connection  with  its  acquisition  of  East  Texas  Financial  Services  (“East  Texas”)  on  January  1,  2013,  after  consolidations.    The 
Company’s  headquarters  are  located  at  Prosperity  Bank  Plaza,  4295  San  Felipe  in  Houston,  Texas  and  its  telephone  number  is 
(713) 693-9300. The Company’s website address is www.prosperitybanktx.com.  

The Company’s market consists of the communities served by its banking centers. The diverse nature of the economies in each 
local market served by the Company provides the Company with a varied customer base and allows the Company to spread its lending 
risk  throughout  a  number  of  different  industries  including  professional  service  firms  and  their  principals,  manufacturing,  tourism, 
recreation,  petrochemicals,  farming  and  ranching.  The  Company’s  market  areas  outside  of  Houston,  Dallas,  Corpus  Christi,  San 
Antonio and Austin are dominated by either small community banks or branches of large regional banks. Management believes that 
the Company, as one of the few mid-sized financial institutions that combines responsive community banking with the sophistication 
of  a  regional  bank  holding  company,  has  a  competitive  advantage  in  its  market  areas  and  excellent  growth  opportunities  through 
acquisitions, including acquisitions of failed financial institutions, new banking center locations and additional business development.  

Operating under a community banking philosophy, the Company seeks to develop broad customer relationships based on 

service and convenience while maintaining its conservative approach to lending and sound asset quality. The Company has grown 
through a combination of internal growth, the acquisition of community banks and branches of banks and the opening of new banking 
centers. Utilizing a low cost of funds and employing stringent cost controls, the Company has been profitable in every year of its 
existence, including the periods of adverse economic conditions in Texas in the late 1980s and more recently in 2009 and 2010. From 
1988 to 1992 as a sound and profitable institution, the Company took advantage of this economic downturn and acquired the deposits 
and certain assets of failed banks in West Columbia, El Campo and Cuero, Texas and two failed banks in Houston, which diversified 
the Company’s franchise and increased its core deposits. The Company opened a full-service banking center in Victoria, Texas in 
1993 and the following year established a banking center in Bay City, Texas. The Company expanded its Bay City presence in 1996 
with the acquisition of an additional branch location from Norwest Bank Texas (now Wells Fargo), and in 1997, the Company 
acquired the Angleton, Texas branch of Wells Fargo Bank. In 1998, the Company enhanced its West Columbia Banking Center with 
the purchase of a commercial bank branch located in West Columbia and acquired Union State Bank in East Bernard, Texas. In 2008, 
the Company again took advantage of the economic downturn and acquired approximately $3.6 billion in deposits and certain assets 
of Franklin Bank headquartered in Houston, Texas from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”), as receiver.  In 2010, 
the Company further expanded its presence with the acquisition of twenty-two (22) banking centers through two separate branch 
acquisition transactions. These transactions significantly increased the Company’s presence in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.  

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From December 31, 2002 through December 31, 2012, the Company grew through internal growth and the completion of the 

following acquisitions:  

Acquired Entity 

Acquired Bank  

Completion 
Date  

Texas Guaranty Bank, N.A. .................................................... Same
The First State Bank of Needville ........................................... Same
Paradigm Bancorporation, Inc. ............................................... Paradigm Bank Texas
Southwest Bank Holding Company ........................................ Bank of the Southwest
First National Bank of Bay City ............................................. Same
Abrams Centre Bancshares, Inc. ............................................. Abrams Centre National Bank
Dallas Bancshares, Inc. ........................................................... BankDallas
MainBancorp, Inc. .................................................................. main bank, n.a.
First State Bank of North Texas .............................................. Same
Liberty Bancshares, Inc. ......................................................... Liberty Bank, S.S.B.
Village Bank and Trust, s.s.b .................................................. Same
First Capital Bankers, Inc. ...................................................... FirstCapital Bank, s.s.b.
Grapeland Bancshares, Inc. ..................................................... First State Bank of Grapeland
SNB Bancshares, Inc .............................................................. Southern National Bank of Texas
Texas United Bancshares, Inc ................................................. State Bank, GNB Financial, n.a., 

Gateway National Bank and 
Northwest Bank

The Bank of Navasota ............................................................. Same
Banco Popular, NA (6 branches) ............................................ N/A
1st Choice Bancorp ................................................................... 1st Choice Bank
Franklin Bank (from FDIC, as receiver)(4)  .............................. N/A
U.S. Bank (3 branches) ........................................................... N/A
First Bank (19 branches) ......................................................... N/A
Texas Bankers, Inc.  ................................................................ Bank of Texas 
The Bank Arlington ................................................................ Same 
American State Financial Corporation .................................... American State Bank 
Community National Bank ..................................................... Same 

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(1)  The number of banking centers added does not include any locations of the acquired entity that were closed and consolidated 
with  existing  banking  centers  of  the  Company  upon  consummation  of  the  transaction  or  closed  after  consummation  of  the 
transaction.  

(2)  The only banking center of the acquired entity was closed and consolidated into an existing banking center of the Company.  
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(4)  Assumed  approximately  $3.6  billion  of deposits  and  acquired  certain  assets,  including  thirty-three (33) banking  centers,  from 

Included one banking center under construction at the time of consummation.  

the FDIC, acting in its capacity as receiver for Franklin Bank.  

Pending and Recent Acquisitions  

  Acquisition of Texas Bankers, Inc.—On January 1, 2012, the Company completed the acquisition of Texas Bankers, Inc. and 
its wholly-owned subsidiary, Bank of Texas, Austin, Texas. The three (3) Bank of Texas banking offices in the Austin, Texas CMSA 
consisted of a location in Rollingwood, which was consolidated with the Company’s Westlake location and remains in Bank of Texas’ 
Rollingwood banking office; one banking center in downtown Austin, which was consolidated into the Company’s downtown Austin 
location; and another banking center in Thorndale.  

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Texas Bankers, Inc. on a consolidated basis, reported total assets of $77.0 million, total loans of $27.6 million and total deposits 

of $70.4 million as of December 31, 2011. Under the terms of the acquisition agreement, the Company issued 314,953 shares of 
Company common stock for all outstanding shares of Texas Bankers capital stock, resulting in an acquisition date fair value of $12.7 
million, based on the Company’s closing stock price of $40.35. The Company recognized goodwill of $6.1 million which is calculated 
as the excess of both the consideration exchanged and liabilities assumed as compared to the fair value of identifiable assets acquired. 

Acquisition of The Bank Arlington—On April 1, 2012, the Company completed the acquisition of The Bank Arlington. The 

Bank Arlington operated one banking office in Arlington, Texas, in the Dallas/Fort Worth CMSA.  

As of March 31, 2012, The Bank Arlington reported total assets of $37.3 million, total loans of $22.9 million and total deposits 

of $33.2 million. Under the terms of the acquisition agreement, the Company issued 135,347 shares of Company common stock for all 
outstanding shares of The Bank Arlington capital stock, resulting in an acquisition date fair value of $6.2 million, based on the 
Company’s closing stock price of $45.80. The Company recognized goodwill of $2.1 million which is calculated as the excess of both 
the consideration exchanged and liabilities assumed as compared to the fair value of identifiable assets acquired. 

Acquisition of American State Financial Corporation—On July 1, 2012, the Company completed the acquisition of American 

State Financial Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiary American State Bank (collectively referred to as “ASB”). ASB operated 
thirty-seven (37) full service banking offices in eighteen (18) counties across West Texas.  

On the date of acquisition, the Company recorded total assets of $3.11 billion, total loans of $1.15 billion and total deposits of 
$2.50 billion. Under the terms of the acquisition agreement, the Company issued 8,524,835 shares of Company common stock plus 
$178.5 million in cash for all outstanding shares of American State Financial Corporation capital stock, for total merger consideration 
of $536.8 million and recognized goodwill of $274.1 million. 

Acquisition of Community National Bank—On October 1, 2012, the Company completed the acquisition of Community National 

Bank, Bellaire, Texas. Community National Bank operated one (1) banking office in Bellaire, Texas, in the Houston Metropolitan 
Area.  

As of September 30, 2012, Community National Bank reported total assets of $182.0 million, total loans of $68.0 million and 

total deposits of $164.6 million. Under the terms of the acquisition agreement, the Company issued 372,282 shares of Company 
common stock plus $11.4 million in cash for all outstanding shares of Community National Bank capital stock, for total merger 
consideration of $27.3 million, based on the Company’s closing stock price of $42.62. The Company recognized goodwill of $10.3 
million which is calculated as the excess of both the consideration exchanged and liabilities assumed as compared to the fair value of 
identifiable assets acquired. 

Acquisition of East Texas Financial Services, Inc.-  On January 1, 2013, the Company completed the previously announced 

acquisition of East Texas Financial Services, Inc. (OTC BB: FFBT) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, First Federal Bank Texas 
(“Firstbank”). Firstbank operated four (4) banking offices in the Tyler MSA, including three locations in Tyler, Texas and one location 
in Gilmer, Texas. As of December 31, 2012, East Texas Financial Services reported, on a consolidated basis, total assets of $165.0 
million, total loans of $129.3 million and total deposits of $112.3 million.  

Pursuant to the terms of the acquisition agreement, the Company issued 530,940 shares of the Company common stock for all 
outstanding shares of East Texas Financial Services capital stock resulting in an acquisition date fair value of $22.3 million, based on 
the Company’s closing stock price of $42.00 and recognized goodwill of approximately $5.5 million which is calculated as the excess 
of both the consideration exchanged and liabilities assumed compared to the fair value of the assets acquired.  The Company is 
currently in the process of obtaining fair values for certain acquired assets and assumed liabilities and therefore the estimates are 
preliminary. 

Pending Acquisition of Coppermark Bancshares Inc. - On December 10, 2012, the Company entered into a definitive agreement 

to acquire Coppermark Bancshares, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Coppermark Bank (“Coppermark”) headquartered in 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Coppermark operates nine (9) full-service banking offices: six (6) in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and 
surrounding areas and three (3) in the Dallas, Texas area. As of December 31, 2012, Coppermark reported, on a consolidated basis, 
total assets of $1.3 billion, total loans of $853.4 million and total deposits of $1.2 billion.  

Under the terms of the acquisition agreement, the Company will issue approximately 3,258,845 shares of the Company’s 
common stock plus $60.0 million in cash for all outstanding shares of Coppermark Bancshares capital stock, subject to certain 
conditions and potential adjustments. Pending the satisfaction of closing conditions, the closing is expected to occur in early 2013.  

Available Information  
The Company’s website address is www.prosperitybanktx.com. The Company makes available free of charge on or through its 
website its Annual Report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and all amendments to those 
reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), as 

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soon as reasonably practicable after such material is electronically filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission. 
Information contained on the Company’s website is not incorporated by reference into this Annual Report on Form 10-K and is not 
part of this or any other report.  

Officers and Associates  

The Company’s directors and officers are important to the Company’s success and play a key role in the Company’s business 

development efforts by actively participating in civic and public service activities in the communities served by the Company.  

The Company has invested heavily in its officers and associates by recruiting talented officers in its market areas and providing 
them with economic incentives in the form of stock-based compensation and bonuses based on cross-selling performance. The senior 
management team has substantial experience in the Houston, Dallas, Austin, Bryan/College Station, East Texas, Corpus Christi, San 
Antonio  and  West  Texas  markets  and  the  surrounding  communities  in  which  the  Company  has  a  presence.  Each  banking  center 
location  is  administered  by  a  local  president  or  manager  with  knowledge  of  the  community  and  lending  expertise  in  the  specific 
industries found in the community. The Company entrusts its banking center presidents and managers with authority and flexibility 
within general parameters with respect to product pricing and decision making in order to avoid the bureaucratic structure of larger 
banks. The Company operates each banking center as a separate profit center, maintaining separate data with respect to each banking 
center’s  net  interest  income,  efficiency  ratio,  deposit  growth,  loan  growth  and  overall  profitability.  Banking  center  presidents  and 
managers are accountable for performance in these areas and compensated accordingly. The Company’s local banking centers have no 
1-800 telephone numbers. Each banking center has its own listed local business telephone number. Customers are served by a local 
banker with decision making authority.  

As of December 31, 2012, the Company and the Bank had 2,266 full-time equivalent associates, 817 of whom were officers of 
the  Bank.  The  Company  provides  medical  and  hospitalization  insurance  to  its  full-time  associates.  The  Company  considers  its 
relations with associates to be good. Neither the Company nor the Bank is a party to any collective bargaining agreement.  

Banking Activities  

The  Company,  through  the  Bank,  offers  a  variety  of  traditional  loan  and  deposit  products  to  its  customers,  which  consist 
primarily of consumers and small and medium-sized businesses. The Bank tailors its products to the specific needs of customers in a 
given market. At December 31, 2012, the Bank maintained approximately 489,000 separate deposit accounts including certificates of 
deposit, 45,000 separate loan accounts and 25.9% of the Bank’s total deposits were noninterest-bearing demand deposits. For the year 
ended December 31, 2012, the Company’s average cost of funds was 0.37% and the Company’s average cost of deposits (excluding 
all borrowings) was 0.35%.  

The  Company  has  been  an  active  real  estate  lender,  with  commercial  real  estate  and  1-4  family  residential  loans  comprising 
35.9% and 24.2% of the Company’s total loans as of December 31, 2012, respectively. The Company also offers commercial loans, 
loans  for  automobiles  and  other  consumer  durables,  home  equity  loans,  debit  cards,  internet  banking  and  other  cash  management 
services,  mobile  banking,  trust  and  wealth  management,  retail  brokerage  services  and  automated  telephone  banking.  By  offering 
certificates of deposit, interest checking accounts, savings accounts and overdraft protection at competitive rates, the Company gives 
its depositors a full range of traditional deposit products.  

The businesses targeted by the Company in its lending efforts are primarily those that require loans in the $100 thousand to $8.0 
million range. The Company offers these businesses a broad array of loan products including term loans, lines of credit and loans for 
working capital, business expansion and the purchase of equipment and machinery, interim construction loans for builders and owner-
occupied commercial real estate loans.  

The  Company  also  maintains  a  trust  department  with  $896  million  in  assets  under  management  as  of  December  31,  2012, 
acquired in connection with the ASB acquisition.  The trust department provides personal trust services and presently operates in the 
Company’s West Texas area. 

Business Strategies  

The Company’s main objective is to increase deposits and loans internally, as well as through additional expansion opportunities 
and  acquisitions,  while  maintaining  efficiency  and  individualized  customer  service  and  maximizing  profitability.  To  achieve  this 
objective, the Company has employed the following strategic goals:  

Continue  Community  Banking  Emphasis.  The  Company  intends  to  continue  operating  as  a  community  banking  organization 
focused  on  meeting  the  specific  needs  of  consumers  and  small  and  medium-sized  businesses  in  its  market  areas.  The  Company 
provides  a  high  degree  of  responsiveness  combined  with  a  wide  variety  of  banking  products  and  services.  The  Company  staffs  its 
banking centers with experienced bankers with lending expertise in the specific industries found in the given community, and gives 
them authority to make certain pricing and credit decisions, avoiding the bureaucratic structure of larger banks.  

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Expand  Market  Share  Through  Internal  Growth  and  a  Disciplined  Acquisition  Strategy.  The  Company  intends  to  continue 
seeking opportunities, both inside and outside its existing markets, to expand either by acquiring existing banks or branches of banks, 
including FDIC assisted purchases, or by establishing new banking centers. All of the Company’s acquisitions have been accretive to 
earnings within 12 months after acquisition date and generally have supplied the Company with relatively low-cost deposits which 
have  been  used  to  fund  the  Company’s  lending  and  investing  activities.  However,  the  Company  makes  no  guarantee  that  future 
acquisitions,  if  any,  will  be  accretive  to  earnings  within  any  particular  time  period.  Factors  used  by  the  Company  to  evaluate 
expansion  opportunities  include  (i) the  similarity  in  management  and  operating  philosophies,  (ii) whether  the  acquisition  will  be 
accretive  to  earnings  and  enhance  shareholder  value,  (iii) the  ability  to  improve  the  efficiency  ratio  through  economies  of  scale, 
(iv) whether  the  acquisition  will  strategically  expand  the  Company’s  geographic  footprint,  and  (v) the  opportunity  to  enhance  the 
Company’s market presence in existing market areas.  

Increase Loan Volume and Diversify Loan Portfolio. While maintaining its conservative approach to lending, the Company has 
emphasized both new and existing loan products, focusing on managing its commercial real estate  and commercial loan portfolios.  
The  Company’s  loan  portfolio  increased  $1.41  billion  during  2012  of  which  approximately  $1.27  billion  was  the  result  of  four 
acquisitions completed during the year. During the one year period from December 31, 2011 to December 31, 2012, the Company’s 
commercial and industrial loans increased from $406.4 million to $771.1 million, or 89.7%, and represented 10.8% and 14.9% of the 
total portfolio, respectively for the same period. Commercial real estate increased from $1.35 billion to $1.85 billion, or 37.1%, and 
represented 35.9% of the total portfolio, for both periods. In addition, the Company targets professional service firms, including legal 
and medical practices, for both loans secured by owner-occupied premises and personal loans to their principals.  

Maintain Sound Asset Quality. The Company continues to maintain the sound asset quality that has been representative of its 
historical loan portfolio. As the Company continues to diversify and increase its lending activities and acquire loans in acquisitions, it 
may  face  higher  risks  of  nonpayment  and  increased  risks  in  the  event  of  continued  economic  downturns.  The  Company  intends  to 
continue  to  employ  the  strict  underwriting  guidelines  and  comprehensive  loan  review  process  that  have  contributed  to  its  low 
incidence of nonperforming assets and its minimal charge-offs in relation to its size.  

Continue Focus on Efficiency. The Company plans to maintain its stringent cost control practices and policies. The Company 
has invested significantly in the infrastructure required to centralize many of its critical operations, such as data processing and loan 
processing.  For  its  banking  centers,  which  the  Company  operates  as  independent  profit  centers,  the  Company  supplies  complete 
support in the areas of loan review, internal audit, compliance and training. Management believes that this centralized infrastructure 
can accommodate additional growth while enabling the Company to minimize operational costs through economies of scale.  

Enhance Cross-Selling. The Company recognizes that its customer base provides significant opportunities to cross-sell various 
products  and  it  seeks  to  develop  broader  customer  relationships  by  identifying  cross-selling  opportunities.  The  Company  uses 
incentives and friendly competition to encourage cross-selling efforts and increase cross-selling results among its associates. Officers 
and associates have access to each customer’s existing and related account relationships and are better able to inform customers of 
additional products when customers visit or call the various banking centers or use their drive-in facilities. In addition, the Company 
includes product information in monthly statements and other mailings.  

Competition  

The banking business is highly competitive, and the profitability of the Company depends principally on its ability to compete in 
its market areas. The Company competes with other commercial banks, savings banks, savings and loan associations, credit unions, 
finance  companies,  mutual  funds,  insurance  companies,  brokerage  and  investment  banking  firms,  asset-based  nonbank  lenders  and 
certain  other  nonfinancial  entities,  including  retail  stores  which  may  maintain  their  own  credit  programs  and  certain  governmental 
organizations  which  may  offer  more  favorable  financing  than  the  Company.  The  Company  believes  it  has  been  able  to  compete 
effectively with other financial institutions by emphasizing customer service, technology and responsive decision-making with respect 
to  loans,  by  establishing  long-term  customer  relationships  and  building  customer  loyalty  and  by  providing  products  and  services 
designed to address the specific needs of its customers.  

Supervision and Regulation  

The  supervision  and  regulation  of  bank  holding  companies  and  their  subsidiaries  is  intended  primarily  for  the  protection  of 
depositors, the Deposit Insurance Fund (“DIF”) of the FDIC and the banking system as a whole, and not for the protection of the bank 
holding company’s shareholders or creditors. The banking agencies have broad enforcement power over bank holding companies and 
banks including the power to impose substantial fines and other penalties for violations of laws and regulations.  

The  following  description  summarizes  some  of  the  laws  to  which  the  Company  and  the  Bank  are  subject.  References  in  this 
Annual Report on Form 10-K to applicable statutes and regulations are brief summaries thereof, do not purport to be complete, and are 
qualified in their entirety by reference to such statutes and regulations.  

The Company  

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The Company is a financial holding company pursuant to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and a bank holding company registered 
under  the  Bank  Holding  Company  Act  of  1956,  as  amended  (“BHCA”).  Accordingly,  the  Company  is  subject  to  supervision, 
regulation and examination by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (“Federal Reserve Board”). The Gramm-Leach-
Bliley Act, the BHCA and other federal laws subject financial and bank holding companies to particular restrictions on the types of 
activities  in  which  they  may  engage,  and  to  a  range  of  supervisory  requirements  and  activities,  including  regulatory  enforcement 
actions for violations of laws and regulations.  

Regulatory  Restrictions  on  Dividends.    The  Company  is  regarded  as  a  legal  entity  separate  and  distinct  from  the  Bank.  The 
principal  source  of  the  Company’s  revenues  is  dividends  received  from  the  Bank.  As  described  in  more  detail  below,  federal  law 
places limitations on the amount that state banks may pay in dividends, which the Bank must adhere to when paying dividends to the 
Company. It is the policy of the Federal Reserve Board that bank holding companies should pay cash dividends on common stock 
only  out  of  income  available  over  the  past  year  and  only  if  the  prospective  rate  of  earnings  retention  is  consistent  with  the 
organization’s  expected  capital  needs  and  financial  condition.    The  Federal  Reserve  Board’s  policy  provides  that  bank  holding 
companies should not maintain a level of cash dividends that undermines the bank holding company’s ability to serve as a source of 
strength to its banking subsidiaries.  The Federal Reserve Board is authorized to limit or prohibit the payment of dividends if, in the 
Federal Reserve Board’s opinion, the payment of dividends would constitute an unsafe or unsound practice in light of a bank holding 
company’s financial condition.  In addition, the Federal Reserve Board has indicated that each bank holding company should carefully 
review its dividend policy, and has discouraged payment ratios that are at maximum allowable levels, which is the maximum dividend 
amount that may be issued and allow the company to still maintain its target Tier 1 capital ratio, unless both asset quality and capital 
are very strong. 

Stress  Testing.    Pursuant  to  the  Dodd-Frank  Wall  Street  Reform  and  Consumer  Protection  Act  (the  “Dodd-Frank  Act”),  in 
October  2012  the  Federal  Reserve  Board  published  its  final  rules  regarding  company-run  stress  testing.  The  rules  will  require 
institutions with average total consolidated assets greater than $10 billion, such as the Company and the Bank, to conduct an annual 
company-run stress test of capital and consolidated earnings and losses under one base and at least two stress scenarios provided by 
bank regulatory agencies.  Pursuant to the rules, institutions with total consolidated assets between $10 billion and $50 billion are to 
use data as of September 30, 2013 to conduct the stress test, using scenarios that are to be released by the agencies in November 2013. 
The results of stress tests must be reported to the agencies in March 2014. Public disclosure of summary stress test results under the 
severely adverse scenario will begin in June 2015 for stress tests commencing in 2014. It is anticipated that the Company’s capital 
ratios  reflected  in  the  stress  test  calculations  will  be  an  important  factor  considered  by  the  Federal  Reserve  Board  in  evaluating 
whether proposed payments of dividends or stock repurchases may be an unsafe or unsound practice.  

Source of Strength.   Under Federal  Reserve  Board policy,  a  bank  holding  company  has  historically  been  required to  act  as  a 
source of financial strength to each of its banking subsidiaries.  The Dodd-Frank Act codified this policy as a statutory requirement. 
Under  this  requirement,  the  Company  is  expected  to  commit  resources  to  support  the  Bank,  including  support  at  times  when  the 
Company may not be in a financial position to provide such resources. Any capital loans by a bank holding company to any of its 
subsidiary  banks  are  subordinate  in  right  of  payment  to  deposits  and  to  certain  other  indebtedness  of  such  subsidiary  banks.  As 
discussed  below,  a  bank  holding  company,  in  certain  circumstances,  could  be  required  to  guarantee  the  capital  plan  of  an 
undercapitalized banking subsidiary.  

In the event of a bank holding company’s bankruptcy under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, the trustee will be deemed 
to have assumed and is required to cure immediately any deficit under any commitment by the debtor holding company to any of the 
federal  banking  agencies  to  maintain  the  capital  of  an  insured  depository  institution.  Any  claim  for  breach  of  such  obligation  will 
generally have priority over most other unsecured claims.  

Scope  of  Permissible  Activities.  Under  the  BHCA,  bank  holding  companies  generally  may  not  acquire  a  direct  or  indirect 
interest  in  or  control  of  more  than  5%  of  the  voting  shares  of  any  company  that  is  not  a  bank  or  bank  holding  company  or  from 
engaging in activities other than those of banking, managing or controlling banks or furnishing services to or performing services for 
its subsidiaries, except that it may engage in, directly or indirectly, certain activities that the Federal Reserve Board has determined to 
be so closely related to banking or managing and controlling banks as to be a proper incident thereto. In approving acquisitions or the 
addition of activities, the Federal Reserve Board considers, among other things, whether the acquisition or the additional activities can 
reasonably be expected to produce benefits to the public, such as greater convenience, increased competition, or gains in efficiency, 
that outweigh such possible adverse effects as undue concentration of resources, decreased or unfair competition, conflicts of interest 
or unsound banking practices.  

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, effective March 11, 2000, eliminated the barriers to affiliations 
among  banks,  securities  firms,  insurance  companies  and  other  financial  service  providers  and  permits  bank  holding  companies  to 
become financial holding companies and thereby affiliate with securities firms and insurance companies and engage in other activities 
that are financial in nature. The Gramm-Leach- Bliley Act defines “financial in nature” to include securities underwriting, dealing and 
market making; sponsoring mutual funds and investment companies; insurance underwriting and agency; merchant banking activities; 
and activities that the Federal Reserve Board has determined to be closely related to banking. No regulatory approval will be required 

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for a financial holding company, such as the Company, to acquire a company, other than a bank or savings association, engaged in 
activities that are financial in nature or incidental to activities that are financial in nature, as determined by the Federal Reserve Board.  

The  Company’s  financial  holding  company  status  depends  upon  it  maintaining  its  status  as  “well  capitalized”  and  “well 
managed” under applicable Federal Reserve Board regulations. If a financial holding company ceases to meet these requirements, the 
Federal  Reserve  Board  may  impose  corrective  capital  and/or  managerial  requirements  on  the  financial  holding  company  and  place 
limitations on its ability  to conduct the broader financial activities permissible for financial holding companies.  Until the financial 
holding company returns to compliance, the company may not acquire a company engaged in such financial activities without prior 
approval  of  the  Federal  Reserve  Board.  In  addition,  the  Federal  Reserve  Board  may  require  divestiture  of  the  holding  company’s 
depository institutions and/or its non-bank subsidiaries if the deficiencies persist.  

While  the  Federal  Reserve  Board  is  the  “umbrella”  regulator  for  financial  holding  companies  and  has  the  power  to  examine 
banking organizations engaged in new activities, regulation and supervision of activities which are financial in nature or determined to 
be incidental to such financial activities will be handled along functional lines. Accordingly, activities of subsidiaries of a financial 
holding company will be regulated by the agency or authorities with the most experience regulating that activity as it is conducted in a 
financial holding company. 

The Dodd-Frank Act amends the BHCA to require the federal financial regulatory agencies to adopt rules that prohibit banks 
and their affiliates from engaging in proprietary trading and investing in and sponsoring certain unregistered investment companies. 
This  statutory  provision,  commonly  known  as  the  “Volcker  Rule,”  defines  unregistered  investment  companies  as  hedge  funds  and 
private equity funds.   In November 2011, federal regulators proposed rules to implement the Volcker Rule after a comment period,  
no  later  than  July  2012.  As  proposed,  financial  institutions  would  have  a  two  year  period,  until  July  21,  2014,    following 
implementation of the final rules to bring affected activities into conformance with the Volcker Rule, subject to extension for up to 
three additional years.  In early 2012, following the comment period, regulators announced that they would not be able to meet the 
July 2012 deadline.  At present, lawmakers continue to work on drafting the final rules. The proposed rules are highly complex, and 
many aspects of their application remain uncertain. Based on the proposed rules, the Company does not currently anticipate that the 
Volcker  Rule  will  have  a  material  effect  on  the  operations  of  the  Company  and  the  Bank,  as  the  Company  does  not  engage  in  the 
businesses prohibited by the Volcker Rule. The Company may incur costs if it is required to adopt additional policies and systems to 
ensure compliance with the Volcker Rule, but any such costs are not expected to be material. Until a final rule is adopted, the precise 
financial impact of the rule on the Company, its customers or the financial industry more generally, cannot be determined. 

Safe  and  Sound  Banking  Practices.  Bank  holding  companies  are  not  permitted  to  engage  in  unsafe  and  unsound  banking 
practices. The Federal Reserve Board’s Regulation Y, for example, generally requires a holding company to give the Federal Reserve 
Board  prior  notice  of  any  redemption  or  repurchase  of  its  own  equity  securities,  if  the  consideration  to  be  paid,  together  with  the 
consideration paid for any repurchases or redemptions in the preceding year, is equal to 10% or more of the company’s consolidated 
net  worth.  The  Federal  Reserve  Board  may  oppose  the  transaction  if  it  believes  that  the  transaction  would  constitute  an  unsafe  or 
unsound practice or would violate any law or regulation. Depending upon the circumstances, the Federal Reserve Board could take the 
position that paying a dividend would constitute an unsafe or unsound banking practice.  

The  Federal  Reserve  Board  has  broad  authority  to  prohibit  activities  of  bank  holding  companies  and  their  nonbanking 
subsidiaries  which  represent  unsafe  and  unsound  banking  practices  or  which  constitute  violations  of  laws  or  regulations,  and  can 
assess civil money penalties for certain activities conducted on a knowing and reckless basis, if those activities caused a substantial 
loss to a depository institution. The penalties can be as high as $1.0 million for each day the activity continues.  

Anti-Tying Restrictions. Bank holding companies and their affiliates are prohibited from tying the provision of certain services, 

such as extensions of credit, to other services offered by a holding company or its affiliates.  

Capital Adequacy Requirements. The Federal Reserve Board has adopted a system using risk-based capital guidelines under a 
two-tier capital framework to evaluate the capital adequacy of bank holding companies. Tier 1 capital generally consists of common 
stockholders’ equity, retained earnings, a limited amount of qualifying perpetual preferred stock, qualifying trust preferred securities 
and noncontrolling interests in the equity accounts of consolidated subsidiaries, less goodwill and certain intangibles.  Tier 2 capital 
generally consists of certain hybrid capital instruments and perpetual debt, mandatory convertible debt securities and a limited amount 
of subordinated debt, qualifying preferred stock, loan loss allowance, and unrealized holding gains on certain equity securities. 

Under the guidelines, specific categories of assets are assigned different risk weights, based generally on the perceived credit 
risk of  the  asset.  These  risk weights  are  multiplied by  corresponding  asset  balances  to  determine  a  “risk-weighted”  asset  base. The 
guidelines require a minimum ratio of total capital to total risk-weighted assets of 8.0% (of which at least 4.0% is required to consist 
of Tier 1 capital elements). Total capital is the sum of Tier 1 and Tier 2 capital. As of December 31, 2012, the Company’s ratio of Tier 
1 capital to total risk-weighted assets was 14.40% and its ratio of total capital to total risk-weighted assets was 15.22%. Risk-weighted 
assets exclude intangible assets such as goodwill and core deposit intangibles.  

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In addition to the risk-based capital guidelines, the Federal Reserve Board uses a leverage ratio as an additional tool to evaluate 
the  capital  adequacy  of  bank  holding  companies.  The  leverage  ratio  is  a  company’s  Tier  1  capital  divided  by  its  average  total 
consolidated  assets.  Certain highly  rated bank holding  companies  may  maintain  a  minimum  leverage  ratio  of  3.0%,  but  other bank 
holding companies are required to maintain a leverage ratio of 4.0%. As of December 31, 2012, the Company’s leverage ratio was 
7.10%.  

The  federal  banking  agencies’  risk-based  and  leverage  capital  ratios  are  minimum  supervisory  ratios  generally  applicable  to 
banking  organizations  that  meet  certain  specified  criteria.  Banking  organizations  not  meeting  these  criteria  are  expected  to  operate 
with  capital  positions  well  above  the  minimum  ratios.  The  federal  bank  regulatory  agencies  may  set  capital  requirements  for  a 
particular  banking  organization  that  are  higher  than  the  minimum  ratios  when  circumstances  warrant.  Federal  Reserve  Board 
guidelines also provide that banking organizations experiencing internal growth or making acquisitions will be expected to maintain 
strong capital positions substantially above the minimum supervisory levels, without significant reliance on intangible assets.  

Proposed Capital Adequacy Requirements. In June 2012, the Company’s primary federal regulator, the Federal Reserve Board, 
published  two  notices  of  proposed  rulemaking  (the  “2012  Capital  Proposals”)  that  would  substantially  revise  the  risk-based  capital 
requirements  applicable  to  bank  holding  companies  and  depository  institutions,  including  the  Company  and  the  Bank.    One  of  the 
2012  Capital  Proposals  (the  “Basel  III  Proposal”)  addresses  the  components  of  capital  and  other  issues  affecting  the  numerator  in 
banking  institutions’  regulatory  capital  ratios  and  would  implement  the  Basel  Committee’s  December 2010  framework  for 
strengthening  international  capital  standards,  commonly  known    as  “Basel  III.”    The  other  proposal  (the  “Standardized  Approach 
Proposal”)  addresses  risk  weights  and  other  issues  affecting  the  denominator  in  banking  institutions’  regulatory  capital  ratios  and 
would  replace  the  existing  Basel  I-derived  risk-weighting  approach  with  a  more  risk-sensitive  approach  based,  in  part,  on  the 
standardized  approach  in  the  Basel  Committee’s  2004  capital  accords.  The  2012  Capital  Proposals  would  also  implement  the 
requirements of Section 939A of the Dodd-Frank Act to remove references to credit ratings from the federal banking agencies’ rules. 
As proposed, the Basel III Proposal and the Standardized Approach Proposal would come into effect on January 1, 2013 (subject to a 
phase-in  period)  and  January 1,  2015  (with  an  option  for  early  adoption),  respectively.    Final  rules,  however,  have  not  yet  been 
adopted, and the Basel III framework is therefore not yet applicable to the Company or the Bank. 

The  Basel  III  Proposal,  among  other  things,  (i) introduces  a  new  capital  measure:  “Common  Equity  Tier  1”  (“CET1”), 
(ii) specifies  that  Tier  1  capital  consists  of  CET1  and  “Additional  Tier  1  capital”  instruments  meeting  specified  requirements, 
(iii) defines CET1 narrowly by requiring that most deductions and adjustments to regulatory capital measures be made to CET1 and 
not  to  the  other  components  of  capital  and  (iv) expands  the  scope  of  the  deductions  and  adjustments  as  compared  to  existing 
regulations. 

In addition, the Basel III Proposal provides for two distinct buffers of capital designed to protect the banking system as a whole 
during  periods  of  systemic  risk.  One  of  the  proposed  buffers,  a  “capital  conservation  buffer,”  is  designed  to  absorb  losses  during 
periods of economic stress.  The other,  a “countercyclical capital buffer,” may be imposed by bank regulatory agencies where there is 
excess aggregate credit growth coupled with increasing systemic risk. The “countercyclical capital buffer” is applicable to only certain 
covered institutions and is not expected to have any current applicability to the Company or the Bank.  Banking institutions with a 
ratio  of  CET1  to  risk-weighted  assets  above  the  minimum  but  below  the  conservation  buffer  (or  below  the  combined  capital 
conservation  buffer  and  countercyclical  capital  buffer,  when  the  latter  is  applied)  will  face  constraints  on  dividends,  equity 
repurchases and compensation based on the amount of the shortfall. 

Under  the  Basel  III  Proposal,  the  initial  minimum  capital  ratios  were  to  be  the  following:    (i) 3.5%  CET1  to  risk-weighted 

assets, (ii) 4.5% Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets and (iii) 8.0% Total capital to risk-weighted assets. 

When fully phased in on January 1, 2019, the Basel III Proposal will require the Bank to maintain (i) a minimum ratio of CET1 
to  risk-weighted  assets  of  at  least  4.5%,  plus  a  2.5%  “capital  conservation  buffer”  (which  is  added  to  the  4.5%  CET1  ratio  as  that 
buffer is phased in, effectively resulting in a minimum ratio of CET1 to risk-weighted assets of at least 7% upon full implementation), 
(ii) a minimum ratio of Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets of at least 6.0%, plus the capital conservation buffer (which is added to 
the  6.0%  Tier  1  capital  ratio  as  that  buffer  is  phased  in,  effectively  resulting  in  a  minimum  Tier  1  capital  ratio  of  8.5%  upon  full 
implementation), (iii) a minimum ratio of total (that is, Tier 1 plus Tier 2) capital to risk-weighted assets of at least 8.0%, plus the 
capital  conservation  buffer  (which  is  added  to  the  8.0%  total  capital  ratio  as  that  buffer  is  phased  in,  effectively  resulting  in  a 
minimum total capital ratio of 10.5% upon full implementation) and (iv) a minimum leverage ratio of 4%, calculated as the ratio of 
Tier 1 capital to average assets.  

The  Basel  III  Proposal  provides  for  a  number  of  deductions  from  and  adjustments  to  CET1.  These  include,  for  example,  the 
requirement that mortgage servicing rights, deferred tax assets dependent upon future taxable income and significant investments in 
non-consolidated financial entities be deducted from CET1 to the extent that any one such category exceeds 10% of CET1 or all such 
categories  in  the  aggregate  exceed  15%  of  CET1.  Under  current  capital  standards,  the  effects  of  accumulated  other  comprehensive 
income items included in capital are excluded for the purposes of determining regulatory capital ratios. Under the Basel III Proposal, 
the effects of certain accumulated other comprehensive items are not excluded, which could result in significant variations in the level 

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of capital depending upon the impact of interest rate fluctuations on the fair value of the Company’s securities portfolio. The Basel III 
Proposal also requires the phase-out of certain hybrid securities, such as trust preferred securities, as Tier 1 capital of bank holding 
companies  in  equal  installments  between  2013  and  2016.  Trust  preferred  securities  no  longer  included  in  Tier  1  capital  may 
nonetheless be included as a component of Tier 2 capital.  

Implementation of the deductions and other adjustments to CET1 will begin on January 1, 2014 and will be phased-in over a 
five-year period (20% per year). The implementation of the capital conservation buffer will begin on January 1, 2016 at the 0.625% 
level  and  be  phased  in  over  a  four-year  period  (increasing  by  that  amount  on  each  subsequent  January  1,  until  it  reaches  2.5%  on 
January 1, 2019).  

With respect to the Bank, the Basel III Proposal would also revise the “prompt corrective action” regulations pursuant to Section 
38  of  the  Federal  Deposit  Insurance  Act,  by  (i)  introducing  a  CET1  ratio  requirement  at  each  level  (other  than  critically 
undercapitalized), with the required CET1 ratio being 6.5% for well-capitalized status; (ii) increasing the minimum Tier 1 capital ratio 
requirement  for  each  category,  with  the  minimum  Tier  1  capital  ratio  for  well-capitalized  status  being  8%  (as  compared  with  the 
current 6%); and (iii) eliminating the current provision that provides that a bank with a composite supervisory rating of 1 may have a 
3% leverage ratio and still be adequately capitalized. The Basel III Proposal does not change the total risk-based capital requirement 
for any category. 

Proposed  Liquidity  Requirements.    Historically,  regulation  and  monitoring  of  bank  and  bank  holding  company  liquidity  has 
been addressed as a supervisory matter, without required formulaic measures. The Basel III liquidity framework requires banks and 
bank holding companies to measure their liquidity against specific liquidity tests that, although similar in some respects to liquidity 
measures historically applied by banks and regulators for management and supervisory purposes, will be required by regulation going 
forward.  However, the federal banking agencies have not proposed rules implementing the Basel III liquidity framework and have not 
determined to what extent they will apply to banks that are not large, internationally active banks.  

One test, referred to as the liquidity coverage ratio (“LCR”), is designed to ensure that a banking entity maintains an adequate 
level  of  unencumbered  high-quality  liquid  assets  equal  to  the  entity’s  expected  net  cash  outflow  for  a  30-day  time  horizon  (or,  if 
greater, 25% of its expected total cash outflow) under an acute liquidity stress scenario. The other test, referred to as the net stable 
funding ratio (“NSFR”), is designed to promote more medium- and long-term funding of the assets and activities of banking entities 
over  a  one-year  time  horizon.  These  requirements  will  provide  banking  entities  with  incentives  to  increase  their  holdings  of  U.S. 
Treasury securities and other sovereign debt as a component of assets and increase the use of long-term debt as a funding source. The 
Basel III liquidity framework contemplates that the LCR will be subject to an observation period continuing through mid-2013 and 
subject to any revisions resulting from the analyses conducted and data collected during the observation period, will be implemented 
as  minimum  standards  on  January  1,  2015,  with  a  phase-in  period  ending  January 1,  2019.    Similarly,  the  Basel III  liquidity 
framework  contemplates  that  the  NSFR  will  be  subject  to  an  observation  period  through  mid-2016  and,  subject  to  any  revisions 
resulting  from  the  analyses  conducted  and  data  collected  during  the  observation  period,  implemented  as  a  minimum  standard  by 
January 1, 2018.  These new standards are subject to further rulemaking and their terms could change before implementation.   

Imposition  of  Liability  for  Undercapitalized  Subsidiaries.  Bank  regulators  are  required  to  take  “prompt  corrective  action”  to 
resolve problems associated with insured depository institutions whose capital declines below certain levels. In the event an institution 
becomes  “undercapitalized,”  it  must  submit  a  capital  restoration  plan.  The  capital  restoration  plan  will  not  be  accepted  by  the 
regulators  unless  each  company  having  control  of  the  undercapitalized  institution  guarantees  the  subsidiary’s  compliance  with  the 
capital  restoration  plan  up  to  a  certain  specified  amount.  Any  such  guarantee  from  a  depository  institution’s  holding  company  is 
entitled to a priority of payment in bankruptcy.  

The  aggregate  liability  of  the  holding  company  of  an undercapitalized  bank  is  limited  to  the  lesser  of  5% of  the institution’s 
assets at the time it became undercapitalized or the amount necessary to cause the institution to be “adequately capitalized.” The bank 
regulators  have  greater  power  in  situations  where  an  institution  becomes  “significantly”  or  “critically”  undercapitalized  or  fails  to 
submit a capital restoration plan. For example, a bank holding company controlling such an institution can be required to obtain prior 
Federal Reserve Board approval of proposed dividends, or might be required to consent to a consolidation or to divest the troubled 
institution or other affiliates.  

Acquisitions by Bank Holding Companies. The BHCA requires every bank holding company to obtain the prior approval of the 
Federal Reserve Board before it may acquire all or substantially all of the assets of any bank, or ownership or control of any voting 
shares of any bank, if after such acquisition it would own or control, directly or indirectly, more than 5% of the voting shares of such 
bank.  In  approving  bank  acquisitions  by  bank  holding  companies,  the  Federal  Reserve  Board  is  required  to  consider,  among  other 
things,  the  financial  and  managerial  resources  and  future  prospects  of  the  bank  holding  company  and  the  banks  concerned,  the 
convenience and needs of the communities to be served and various competitive factors.  

Control  Acquisitions.  The  Change  in  Bank  Control  Act  (“CBCA”)  prohibits  a  person  or  group  of  persons  from  acquiring 
“control”  of  a  bank  holding  company  unless  the  Federal  Reserve  Board  has  been  notified  and  has  not  objected  to  the  transaction. 

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Under a rebuttable presumption established by the Federal Reserve Board, the acquisition of 10% or more of a class of voting stock of 
a  bank  holding  company  with  a  class  of  securities  registered  under  Section 12  of  the  Exchange  Act,  such  as  the  Company,  would, 
under the circumstances set forth in the presumption, constitute acquisition of control of the Company.  

In addition, the CBCA prohibits any entity from acquiring 25% (5% in the case of an acquiror that is a bank holding company) 
or more of a bank holding company’s or bank’s voting securities, or otherwise obtaining control or a controlling influence over a bank 
holding company or bank without the approval of the Federal Reserve Board. In most circumstances, an entity that owns 25% or more 
of  the  voting  securities  of  a  banking  organization  owns  enough  of  the  capital  resources  to  have  a  controlling  influence  over  such 
banking  organization  for  purposes  of  the  CBCA.  On  September 22,  2008,  the  Federal  Reserve  Board  issued  a  policy  statement  on 
equity investments in bank holding companies and banks, which allows the Federal Reserve Board to generally be able to conclude 
that an entity’s investment is not “controlling” if the entity does not own in excess of 15% of the voting power and 33% of the total 
equity  of  the  bank  holding  company  or  bank.  Depending  on  the  nature  of  the  overall  investment  and  the  capital  structure  of  the 
banking organization, the Federal Reserve Board will permit, based on the policy statement, noncontrolling investments in the form of 
voting and nonvoting shares that represent in the aggregate (i) less than one-third of the total equity of the banking organization (and 
less than one-third of any class of voting securities, assuming conversion of all convertible nonvoting securities held by the entity) and 
(ii) less than 15% of any class of voting securities of the banking organization.  

The Bank  

The Bank is a Texas-chartered banking association, the deposits of which are insured by the DIF of the FDIC. The Bank is not a 
member  of  the  Federal  Reserve  System;  therefore,  the  Bank  is  subject  to  supervision  and  regulation  by  the  FDIC  and  the  Texas 
Department of Banking. Such supervision and regulation subject the Bank to special restrictions, requirements, potential enforcement 
actions and periodic examination by the FDIC and the Texas Department of Banking. Because the Federal Reserve Board regulates 
the Company, the Federal Reserve Board also has supervisory authority which directly affects the Bank.  Further, because the Bank 
had total assets of over $10 billion as of December 31, 2012, the Bank will be subject to supervision and regulation by the Consumer 
Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”).  The CFPB is responsible for implementing, examining and enforcing compliance with federal 
consumer protection laws.. 

Equivalence to National Bank Powers. The Texas Constitution, as amended in 1986, provides that a Texas-chartered bank has 
the same rights and privileges that are or may be granted to national banks domiciled in Texas. To the extent that the Texas laws and 
regulations may have allowed state-chartered banks to engage in a broader range of activities than national banks, the FDICIA has 
operated to limit this authority. FDICIA provides that no state bank or subsidiary thereof may engage as principal in any activity not 
permitted  for national banks,  unless  the  institution  complies  with  applicable  capital  requirements  and  the  FDIC determines  that  the 
activity  poses  no  significant  risk  to  the  DIF.  In  general,  statutory  restrictions  on  the  activities  of  banks  are  aimed  at  protecting  the 
safety and soundness of depository institutions.  

Financial Modernization. Under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, a national bank may establish a financial subsidiary and engage, 
subject to limitations on investment, in activities that are financial in nature, other than insurance underwriting as principal, insurance 
company portfolio investment, real estate development, real estate investment, annuity issuance and merchant banking activities. To 
do so, a bank must be well capitalized, well managed and have a CRA rating of satisfactory or better. Subsidiary banks of a financial 
holding company or national banks with financial subsidiaries must remain well capitalized and well managed in order to continue to 
engage  in  activities  that  are  financial  in  nature  without  regulatory  actions  or  restrictions,  which  could  include  divestiture  of  the 
financial in nature subsidiary or subsidiaries. In addition, a financial holding company or a bank may not acquire a company that is 
engaged in activities that are financial in nature unless each of the subsidiary banks of the financial holding company or the bank has a 
CRA rating of satisfactory or better.  

Although the powers of state chartered banks are not specifically addressed in the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, Texas-chartered 
banks such as the Bank, will have the same if not greater powers as national banks through the parity provision contained in the Texas 
Constitution.  

Branching.  Pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Act, banks are permitted to engage in de novo interstate branching if the laws of the 
state where the new branch is to be established would permit the establishment of the branch if it were chartered by such state, subject 
to  applicable  regulatory  review  and  approval  requirements.    The  Dodd-Frank  Act  also  created  certain  regulatory  requirements  for 
interstate mergers and acquisitions, including that the acquiring bank must be well capitalized and well managed.  Texas law provides 
that a Texas-chartered bank can establish a branch anywhere in Texas provided that the branch is approved in advance by the Texas 
Department  of  Banking.  The  branch  must  also  be  approved  by  the  FDIC,  which  considers  a  number  of factors,  including  financial 
history,  capital  adequacy,  earnings  prospects,  character  of  management,  needs  of  the  community  and  consistency  with  corporate 
powers.  

Restrictions on Transactions with Affiliates and Insiders. Transactions between the Bank and its nonbanking affiliates, including 
the Company, are subject to Section 23A of the Federal Reserve Act. In general, Section 23A imposes limits on the amount of such 

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transactions to 10% of the Bank’s capital stock and surplus and requires that such transactions be secured by designated amounts of 
specified collateral. It also limits the amount of advances to third parties which are collateralized by the securities or obligations of the 
Company  or  its  subsidiaries.    The  Dodd-Frank  Act  significantly  expanded  the  coverage  and  scope  of  the  limitations  on  affiliate 
transactions within a banking organization.  

Affiliate  transactions  are  also  subject  to  Section 23B  of  the  Federal  Reserve  Act  which  generally  requires  that  certain 
transactions  between  the  Bank  and  its  affiliates  be  on  terms  substantially  the  same,  or  at  least  as  favorable  to  the  Bank,  as  those 
prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with or involving other nonaffiliated persons. The Federal Reserve Board has also 
issued  Regulation  W  which  codifies  prior  regulations  under  Sections  23A  and  23B  of  the  Federal  Reserve  Act  and  interpretive 
guidance with respect to affiliate transactions.  

The restrictions on loans to directors, executive officers, principal shareholders and their related interests (collectively referred 
to herein as “insiders”) contained in the Federal Reserve Act and Regulation O apply to all insured institutions and their subsidiaries 
and  holding  companies.  Insiders  are  subject  to  enforcement  actions  for  knowingly  accepting  loans  in  violation  of  applicable 
restrictions.  

Restrictions on Distribution of Subsidiary Bank Dividends and Assets. Dividends paid by the Bank have provided a substantial 
part of the Company’s operating funds and for the foreseeable future it is anticipated that dividends paid by the Bank to the Company 
will continue to be the Company’s principal source of operating funds. Capital adequacy requirements serve to limit the amount of 
dividends that may be paid by the Bank. Under federal law, the Bank cannot pay a dividend if, after paying the dividend, the Bank will 
be “undercapitalized.” The FDIC may declare a dividend payment to be unsafe and unsound even though the Bank would continue to 
meet its capital requirements after the dividend. Because the Company is a legal entity separate and distinct from its subsidiaries, its 
right to participate in the distribution of assets of any subsidiary upon the subsidiary’s liquidation or reorganization will be subject to 
the prior claims of the subsidiary’s creditors. In the event of a liquidation or other resolution of an insured depository institution, the 
claims of depositors and other general or subordinated creditors are entitled to a priority of payment over the claims of holders of any 
obligation of the institution to its shareholders, including any depository institution holding company (such as the Company) or any 
shareholder or creditor thereof.  

Consumer  Financial  Protection  Bureau.    The  Dodd-Frank  Act  established  the  CFPB,  which  has  supervisory  authority  over 
depository institutions with total assets of $10 billion or greater. The CFPB will focus its supervision and regulatory efforts on (i) risks 
to  consumers  and  compliance  with  the  federal  consumer  financial  laws,  when  it  evaluates  the  policies  and  practices  of  a  financial 
institution;  (ii)  the  markets  in  which  firms  operate  and  risks  to  consumers  posed  by  activities  in  those  markets;  (iii)  depository 
institutions that offer a wide variety of consumer financial products and services; depository institutions with a more specialized focus; 
and (iv) non-depository companies that offer one or more consumer financial products or services. 

Examinations. The FDIC periodically examines and evaluates state non-member banks.. The Texas Department of Banking also 
conducts  examinations  of  state  banks,  but  may  accept  the  results  of  a  federal  examination  in  lieu  of  conducting  an  independent 
examination. In addition, the FDIC and Texas Department of Banking may elect to conduct a joint examination.  Further, because the 
Bank has total assets of over $10 billion as of December 31, 2012, the CFPB has examination authority with respect to the Bank’s 
compliance  with  federal  consumer  protection  laws.    Compliance  with  consumer  protection  laws  will  be  considered  when  banking 
regulators are asked to approve a proposed transaction. 

Capital  Adequacy  Requirements.  The  FDIC  has  adopted  regulations  establishing  minimum  requirements  for  the  capital 
adequacy  of  insured  institutions.  The  FDIC  may  establish  higher  minimum  requirements  if,  for  example,  a  bank  has  previously 
received special attention or has a high susceptibility to interest rate risk.  When final rules for the Basel III framework are adopted, 
the current capital adequacy requirements are expected to change as described above in “Proposed Capital Adequacy Requirements.” 

The FDIC’s risk-based capital guidelines generally require state banks to have a minimum ratio of Tier 1 capital to total risk-
weighted  assets  of  4.0%  and  a  ratio  of  total  capital  to  total  risk-weighted  assets  of  8.0%.  The  capital  categories  have  the  same 
definitions for the Bank as for the Company. As of December 31, 2012, the Bank’s ratio of Tier 1 capital to total risk-weighted assets 
was 14.19% and its ratio of total capital to total risk-weighted assets was 15.01%.  

The FDIC’s leverage guidelines require state banks to maintain Tier 1 capital of no less than 4.0% of average total assets, except 
in the case of certain highly rated banks for which the requirement is 3.0% of average total assets. The Texas Department of Banking 
has  issued  a  policy  which  generally  requires  state  chartered  banks  to  maintain  a  leverage  ratio (defined  in  accordance  with  federal 
capital guidelines) of 5.0%. As of December 31, 2012, the Bank’s ratio of Tier 1 capital to average total assets (leverage ratio) was 
6.99%.  

Corrective Measures for Capital Deficiencies. The federal banking regulators are required to take “prompt corrective action” 
with respect to capital-deficient institutions. Agency regulations define, for each capital category, the levels at which institutions are 
“well-capitalized,” “adequately capitalized,” “under capitalized,” “significantly under capitalized” and “critically under capitalized.” 

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A “well-capitalized” bank has a total risk-based capital ratio of 10.0% or higher; a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 6.0% or higher; a 
leverage  ratio  of  5.0%  or  higher;  and  is  not  subject  to  any  written  agreement,  order  or  directive  requiring  it  to  maintain  a  specific 
capital level for any capital measure. An “adequately capitalized” bank has a total risk-based capital ratio of 8.0% or higher; a Tier 1 
risk-based capital ratio of 4.0% or higher; a leverage ratio of 4.0% or higher (3.0% or higher if the bank was rated a composite 1 in its 
most recent examination report and is not experiencing significant growth); and does not meet the criteria for a well capitalized bank. 
A bank is “under capitalized” if it fails to meet any one of the ratios required to be adequately capitalized. At December 31, 2012, the 
Bank was classified as “well-capitalized” for purposes of the FDIC’s prompt corrective action regulations.  

In  addition  to  requiring  undercapitalized  institutions  to  submit  a  capital  restoration  plan,  agency  regulations  contain  broad 
restrictions  on  certain  activities  of  undercapitalized  institutions  including  asset  growth,  acquisitions,  branch  establishment  and 
expansion  into  new  lines  of  business.  With  certain  exceptions,  an  insured  depository  institution  is  prohibited  from  making  capital 
distributions,  including  dividends,  and  is  prohibited  from  paying  management  fees  to  control  persons  if  the  institution  would  be 
undercapitalized after any such distribution or payment.  

As  an  institution’s  capital  decreases,  the  FDIC’s  enforcement  powers  become  more  severe.  A  significantly  undercapitalized 
institution is subject to mandated capital raising activities, restrictions on interest rates paid and transactions with affiliates, removal of 
management and other restrictions. The FDIC has only very limited discretion in dealing with a critically undercapitalized institution 
and is virtually required to appoint a receiver or conservator.  

Banks with risk-based capital and leverage ratios below the required minimums may also be subject to certain administrative 
actions,  including  the  termination  of  deposit  insurance  upon  notice  and  hearing,  or  a  temporary  suspension  of  insurance  without  a 
hearing in the event the institution has no tangible capital.  

Deposit  Insurance  Assessments.    Substantially  all  of  the  deposits  of  the  Bank  are  insured  up  to  applicable  limits  (currently 
$250,000)  by  the  DIF  of  the  FDIC  and  the  Bank  must  pay  deposit  insurance  assessments  to  the  FDIC  for  such  deposit  insurance 
protection. The FDIC maintains the DIF by designating a required reserve ratio. If the reserve ratio falls below the designated level, 
the FDIC must adopt a restoration plan that provides that the DIF will return to an acceptable level generally within five years. The 
designated reserve ratio is currently set at 2.00%. The FDIC has the discretion to price deposit insurance according to the risk for all 
insured institutions regardless of the level of the reserve ratio.  

The  DIF  reserve  ratio  is  maintained  by  assessing  depository  institutions  an  insurance  premium  based  upon  certain  statutory 
factors.  Under  its  current  regulations,  the  FDIC  imposes  assessments  for  deposit  insurance  according  to  a  depository  institution’s 
ranking in one of four risk categories based upon supervisory and capital evaluations. The assessment rate for an individual institution 
is determined according to a formula based on a combination of weighted average CAMELS component ratings, financial ratios and, 
for institutions that have long-term debt ratings, the average ratings of its long-term debt.  On February 7, 2011, the FDIC approved a 
final  rule  that  amended  the  then-existing  DIF  restoration  plan  and  implemented  certain  provisions  of  the  Dodd-Frank  Act.  As  of 
April 1, 2011 the assessment base is determined using average consolidated total assets minus average tangible equity rather than the 
current assessment base of adjusted domestic deposits. Since the change resulted in a much larger assessment base, the final rule also 
lowered  the  assessment  rates  in  order  to  keep  the  total  amount  collected  from  financial  institutions  relatively  unchanged  from  the 
amounts previously collected. 

For large institutions (generally those with total assets of $10 billion or more), such as the Bank, the initial base assessment rate 
ranges from 5 to 35 basis points on an annualized basis. After the effect of potential base-rate adjustments, the total base assessment 
rate  could  range  from  2.5  to  45 basis  points  on  an  annualized  basis.  Assessment  rates  for  large  institutions  are  calculated  using  a 
scorecard that combines CAMELS ratings and certain forward-looking financial measures to assess the risk a large institution poses to 
the DIF. 

In  November  2009,  the  FDIC  adopted  a  rule  that  required  all  insured  institutions,  with  limited  exceptions,  to  prepay  their 
estimated  quarterly  risk-based  assessments for  the fourth quarter of 2009  and for  all  of  2010,  2011  and 2012. As of  December 31, 
2012, $16.7 million in pre-paid deposit insurance was included in other assets in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. 

Concentrated  Commercial  Real  Estate  Lending  Regulations.  The  federal  banking  agencies,  including  the  FDIC,  have 
promulgated guidance governing financial institutions with concentrations in commercial real estate lending. The guidance provides 
that a bank has a concentration in commercial real estate lending if (i) total reported loans for construction, land development, and 
other  land  represent  100%  or  more  of  total  capital  or  (ii) total  reported  loans  secured  by  multifamily  and  non-farm  residential 
properties  and  loans  for  construction,  land  development,  and  other  land  represent  300%  or  more  of  total  capital  and  the  bank’s 
commercial real estate loan portfolio has increased 50% or more during the prior 36 months. Owner occupied loans are excluded from 
this second category. If a concentration is present, management must employ heightened risk management practices that address the 
following  key  elements:  including  board  and  management  oversight and  strategic  planning,  portfolio  management,  development  of 
underwriting  standards,  risk  assessment  and  monitoring  through  market  analysis  and  stress  testing,  and  maintenance  of  increased 
capital levels as needed to support the level of commercial real estate lending.  

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Community Reinvestment Act. The CRA and the regulations issued thereunder are intended to encourage banks to help meet the 
credit needs of their service area, including low and moderate income neighborhoods, consistent with the safe and sound operations of 
the banks. These regulations also provide for regulatory assessment of a bank’s record in meeting the needs of its service area when 
considering applications to establish branches, merger applications and applications to acquire the assets and assume the liabilities of 
another bank. FIRREA requires federal banking agencies to make public a rating of a bank’s performance under the CRA. In the case 
of a bank holding company, the CRA performance record of the banks involved in the transaction are reviewed in connection with the 
filing of an application to acquire ownership or control of shares or assets of a bank or to merge with any other bank holding company. 
An unsatisfactory record can substantially delay or block the transaction.  

Anti-Money  Laundering  and  Anti-Terrorism  Legislation.  A  major  focus  of  governmental  policy  on  financial  institutions  in 
recent  years  has  been  aimed  at  combating  money  laundering  and  terrorist  financing.  The  USA  PATRIOT  Act  of  2001  (the  “USA 
Patriot Act”) substantially broadened the scope of United States anti-money laundering laws and regulations by imposing significant 
new compliance and due diligence obligations, creating new crimes and penalties and expanding the extra-territorial jurisdiction of the 
United  States. The  United  States  Treasury  Department  has  issued  and,  in  some  cases,  proposed  a  number  of  regulations  that  apply 
various requirements of the USA Patriot Act to financial institutions. These regulations impose obligations on financial institutions to 
maintain appropriate policies, procedures and controls to detect, prevent and report money laundering and terrorist financing and to 
verify the identity of their customers. Certain of those regulations impose specific due diligence requirements on financial institutions 
that  maintain  correspondent  or  private  banking  relationships  with  non-U.S.  financial  institutions  or  persons.  Failure  of  a  financial 
institution to maintain and implement adequate programs to combat money laundering and terrorist financing, or to comply with all of 
the relevant laws or regulations, could have serious legal and reputational consequences for the institution.  

Office of Foreign Assets Control Regulation. The United States has imposed economic sanctions that affect transactions with 
designated foreign countries, nationals and others. These are typically known as the “OFAC” rules based on their administration by 
the U.S. Treasury Department Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”). The OFAC-administered sanctions targeting countries take 
many  different  forms.  Generally,  however,  they  contain  one  or  more  of  the  following  elements:  (i) restrictions  on  trade  with  or 
investment in a sanctioned country, including prohibitions against direct or indirect imports from and exports to a sanctioned country 
and  prohibitions  on  “U.S.  persons”  engaging  in  financial  transactions  relating  to  making  investments  in,  or  providing  investment-
related  advice  or  assistance  to,  a  sanctioned  country;  and  (ii) a  blocking  of  assets  in  which  the  government  or  specially  designated 
nationals  of  the  sanctioned  country  have  an  interest,  by  prohibiting  transfers  of  property  subject  to  U.S.  jurisdiction  (including 
property  in  the  possession  or  control  of  U.S.  persons).  Blocked  assets  (e.g.,  property  and  bank  deposits)  cannot  be  paid  out, 
withdrawn,  set  off  or  transferred  in  any  manner  without  a  license  from  OFAC.  Failure  to  comply  with  these  sanctions  could  have 
serious legal and reputational consequences.  

Privacy. In addition to expanding the activities in which banks and bank holding companies may engage, the Gramm-Leach-
Bliley Act also imposed new requirements on financial institutions with respect to customer privacy. The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act 
generally  prohibits  disclosure  of  customer  information  to  non-affiliated  third  parties  unless  the  customer  has  been  given  the 
opportunity  to  object  and  has  not  objected  to  such  disclosure.  Financial  institutions  are  further  required  to  disclose  their  privacy 
policies to customers annually. Financial institutions, however, will be required to comply with state law if it is more protective of 
customer privacy than the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act.  

Incentive  Compensation.  In  June 2010,  the  Federal  Reserve  Board,  OCC  and  FDIC  issued  comprehensive  final  guidance  on 
incentive  compensation  policies  intended  to  ensure  that  the  incentive  compensation  policies  of  banking  organizations  do  not 
undermine  the  safety  and  soundness  of  such  organizations  by  encouraging  excessive  risk-taking.  The  guidance,  which  covers  all 
employees that have the ability to materially affect the risk profile of an organization, either individually or as part of a group, is based 
upon the key principles that a banking organization’s incentive compensation arrangements should (i) provide incentives that do not 
encourage  risk-taking  beyond  the  organization’s  ability  to  effectively  identify  and  manage  risks,  (ii) be  compatible  with  effective 
internal controls and risk management, and (iii) be supported by strong corporate governance, including active and effective oversight 
by the organization’s board of directors  

The  Federal  Reserve  Board  will  review,  as  part  of  the  regular,  risk-focused  examination process,  the  incentive  compensation 
arrangements of banking organizations, such as the Company, that are not “large, complex banking organizations.” These reviews will 
be  tailored  to  each  organization  based  on  the  scope  and  complexity  of  the  organization’s  activities  and  the  prevalence  of  incentive 
compensation arrangements. The findings of the supervisory initiatives will be included in reports of examination. Deficiencies will be 
incorporated into the organization’s supervisory ratings, which can affect the organization’s ability to make acquisitions and take other 
actions. Enforcement actions may be taken against a banking organization if its incentive compensation arrangements, or related risk-
management control or governance processes, pose a risk to the organization’s safety and soundness and the organization is not taking 
prompt and effective measures to correct the deficiencies.  

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From time to time, various legislative and regulatory initiatives are introduced in Congress and state legislatures, as well as by 
regulatory  agencies.  Such  initiatives  may  include  proposals  to  expand  or  contract  the  powers  of  bank  holding  companies  and 
depository institutions or proposals to substantially change the financial institution regulatory system. Such legislation could change 
banking  statutes  and  the  operating  environment  of  the  Company  in  substantial  and  unpredictable  ways.  If  enacted,  such  legislation 
could increase or decrease the cost of doing business, limit or expand permissible activities or affect the competitive balance among 
banks, savings associations, credit unions, and other financial institutions. The Company cannot predict whether any such legislation 
will be enacted, and, if enacted, the effect that it, or any implementing regulations, would have on the financial condition or results of 
operations of the Company. A change in statutes, regulations or regulatory policies applicable to the Company or the Bank could have 
a material effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations. 

Dodd-Frank Act 

The Dodd-Frank Act, enacted in July 2010, significantly restructured the financial regulatory landscape in the United States.  It 
contains numerous provisions that affect all bank holding companies and banks.  Many of the Dodd-Frank Act’s provisions are still 
subject to the final rulemaking by federal banking agencies, and the implication of the Dodd-Frank Act for the Company’s business 
will  depend  to  a  large  extent  on  how  such  rules  are  adopted  and  implemented.    The  Company’s  management  continues  to  review 
actively  the  provisions  of  the  Dodd–Frank  Act  and  assess  its  probable  impact  on  its  business,  financial  condition,  and  results  of 
operations. 

The Dodd-Frank Act authorized the Federal Reserve Board to adopt enhanced supervision and prudential standards for, among 
others,  bank  holding  companies  with  total  consolidated  assets  of  $50  billion  or  more  (often  referred  to  as  “systemically  important 
financial institutions” or “SIFI”), and authorized the Federal Reserve Board to establish such standards either on its own or upon the 
recommendations of the Financial Stability Oversight Council, a new systemic risk oversight body created by the Dodd-Frank Act. 
Most of the Proposed SIFI Rules will not apply to the Company as its total consolidated assets remain below $50 billion. However, 
two aspects of the Proposed SIFI Rules apply to bank holding companies with total consolidated assets of $10 billion or more: (a) 
requirements  for  annual  stress  testing  of  capital  under  one  base  and  two  stress  scenarios  and  (b)  certain  corporate  governance 
provisions requiring, among other things, that each bank holding company establish a risk committee of its board of directors and that 
that committee include a “risk expert.” 

Effect on Economic Environment  

The policies of regulatory authorities, including the monetary policy of the Federal Reserve Board, have a significant effect on 
the operating results of bank holding companies and their subsidiaries. Among the means available to the Federal Reserve Board to 
affect  the  money  supply  are  open  market  operations  in  U.S.  government  securities,  changes  in  the  discount  rate  on  member  bank 
borrowings,  and  changes  in  reserve  requirements  against  member  bank  deposits.  These  means  are  used  in  varying  combinations  to 
influence overall growth and distribution of bank loans, investments and deposits, and their use may affect interest rates charged on 
loans or paid for deposits.  

Federal Reserve Board monetary policies have materially affected the operating results of commercial banks in the past and are 
expected to continue to do so in the future. The nature of future monetary policies and the effect of such policies on the business and 
earnings of the Company and its subsidiaries cannot be predicted.  

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS  

An  investment  in  the  Company’s  common  stock  involves  risks.  The  following  is  a  description  of  the  material  risks  and 
uncertainties that the Company believes affect its business and an investment in the common stock. Additional risks and uncertainties 
that the Company is unaware of, or that it currently deems immaterial, also may become important factors that affect the Company 
and its business. If any of the risks described in this Annual Report on Form 10-K were to occur, the Company’s financial condition, 
results of operations and cash flows could be materially and adversely affected. If this were to happen, the value of the common stock 
could decline significantly and you could lose all or part of your investment.  

Risks Associated with the Company’s Business  
If the Company is not able to continue its historical levels of growth, it may not be able to maintain its historical earnings trends.  

To achieve its past levels of growth, the Company has focused on both internal growth and acquisitions. The Company may not 
be able to sustain its historical rate of growth or may not be able to grow at all.  More specifically, the Company may not be able to 
obtain the financing necessary to fund additional growth and may not be able to find suitable acquisition candidates. Various factors, 
such  as  economic  conditions  and  competition,  may  impede  or  prohibit  the  opening  of  new  banking  centers  and  the  completion  of 
acquisitions. Further, the Company may be unable to attract and retain experienced bankers, which could adversely affect its internal 

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growth. If the Company is not able to continue its historical levels of growth, it may not be able to maintain its historical earnings 
trends.  

If the Company is unable to manage its growth effectively, its operations could be negatively affected.  

Companies that experience rapid growth face various risks and difficulties, including:  
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finding suitable markets for expansion;  
finding suitable candidates for acquisition;  
attracting funding to support additional growth;  

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•  maintaining asset quality;  
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•  maintaining adequate regulatory capital.  

attracting and retaining qualified management; and  

In addition, in order to manage its growth and maintain adequate information and reporting systems within its organization, the 
Company  must  identify,  hire  and  retain  additional  qualified  associates,  particularly  in  the  accounting  and  operational  areas  of  its 
business.  

If  the  Company  does  not  manage  its  growth  effectively,  its  business,  financial  condition,  results  of  operations  and  future 
prospects  could  be  negatively  affected,  and  the  Company  may  not  be  able  to  continue  to  implement  its  business  strategy  and 
successfully conduct its operations.  

Difficult market conditions and economic trends have adversely affected the banking industry and could adversely affect the 
Company’s business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.  

The  Company  is  operating  in  a  challenging  and  uncertain  economic  environment,  including  generally  uncertain  conditions 
nationally and locally in its markets. Although economic conditions have improved in the last year, financial institutions continue to 
be affected by declines in the real estate market and uncertain conditions. 

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The  Company’s  ability  to  assess  the  creditworthiness  of  customers  and  to  estimate  the  losses  inherent  in  its  loan  portfolio  is 
made  more  complex  by  these  uncertain  market  and  economic  conditions.  A  prolonged  national  economic  recession  or  further 
deterioration of these conditions in the Company’s markets could drive losses beyond that which is provided for in its allowance for 
credit losses and result in the following consequences:  
increases in loan delinquencies;  
increases in nonperforming assets and foreclosures;  
decreases in demand for the Company’s products and services, which could adversely affect its liquidity position; and  
decreases in the value of the collateral securing the Company’s loans, especially real estate, which could reduce customers’ 
borrowing power.  

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While  economic  conditions  in  the State  of Texas  and  the U.S.  are  showing signs  of recovery,  there  can  be  no  assurance  that 
these difficult conditions will continue to improve. Continued declines in real estate values, home sales volumes and financial stress 
on borrowers as a result of the uncertain economic environment, including job losses, could have an adverse effect on the Company’s 
borrowers or their customers, which could adversely affect the Company’s business, financial condition, results of operations and cash 
flows.  

The Company’s business is subject to interest rate risk and fluctuations in interest rates may adversely affect its financial condition 
and results of operations.  

The majority of the Company’s assets are monetary in nature and, as a result, the Company is subject to significant risk from 
changes in interest rates. Changes in interest rates can impact the Company’s net interest income as well as the valuation of its assets 
and liabilities. The Company’s earnings are significantly dependent on its net interest income. Net interest income is the difference 
between the interest income earned on loans, investments and other interest-earning assets and the interest expense paid on deposits, 
borrowings and other interest-bearing liabilities.   

Changes in monetary policy, including changes in interest rates, could influence the interest the Company receives on loans and 
securities and the amount of interest it pays on deposits and borrowings, and could also affect (i) the Company’s ability to originate 
loans  and  obtain  deposits,  (ii)  the  fair  value  of  the  Company’s  financial  assets  and  liabilities  and  (iii)  the  average  duration  of  the 
Company’s mortgage-backed securities portfolio. If the interest rates paid on deposits and other borrowings increase at a faster rate 

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than the interest rates received on loans and other investments, the Company’s net interest income, and therefore earnings, could be 
adversely  affected.  Earnings  could  also  be  adversely  affected  if  the  interest  rates  received  on  loans  and  other  investments  decrease 
more  quickly  than  the  interest  rates paid on  deposits  and other borrowings.  Further,  the  Company’s assets  and  liabilities  may  react 
differently  to  changes  in  overall  market  rates  or  conditions  because  there  may  be  mismatches  between  the  repricing  or  maturity 
characteristics  of  the  assets  and  liabilities.    Any  substantial,  unexpected,  prolonged  change  in  market  interest  rates  could  have  a 
material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations.   

If the Company is unable to identify and acquire other financial institutions and successfully integrate its acquired businesses, its 
business and earnings may be negatively affected.  

The market for acquisitions remains highly competitive, and the Company may be unable to find acquisition candidates in the 
future that fit its acquisition and growth strategy. To the extent that the Company is unable to find suitable acquisition candidates, an 
important component of its growth strategy may be lost.  

Acquisitions of financial institutions involve operational risks and uncertainties and acquired companies may have unforeseen 
liabilities,  exposure  to  asset  quality  problems,  key  employee  and  customer  retention  problems  and  other  problems  that  could 
negatively affect the Company’s organization. The Company may not be able to complete future acquisitions and, if completed, the 
Company may not be able to successfully integrate the operations, management, products and services of the entities that it acquires 
and eliminate redundancies. The integration process could result in the loss of key employees or disruption of the combined entity’s 
ongoing  business  or  inconsistencies  in  standards,  controls,  procedures  and  policies  that  adversely  affect  the  Company’s  ability  to 
maintain relationships with customers and employees or achieve the anticipated benefits of the transaction. The integration process 
may also require significant time and attention from the Company’s management that they would otherwise direct at servicing existing 
business  and  developing  new  business.  The  Company’s  inability  to  find  suitable  acquisition  candidates  and  failure  to  successfully 
integrate  the  entities  it  acquires  into  its  existing  operations  may  increase  its  operating  costs  significantly  and  adversely  affect  its 
business and earnings.  

The Company’s dependence on loans secured by real estate subjects it to risks relating to fluctuations in the real estate market that 
could adversely affect its financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.  

Approximately 81.0% of the Company’s total loans as of December 31, 2012 consisted of loans included in the real estate loan 
portfolio,  with  10.6%  in  construction  and  land  development,  27.8%  in  residential  real  estate  and  42.6%  in  commercial  real  estate 
(includes farmland and multifamily residential). The real estate collateral in each case provides an alternate source of repayment in the 
event of default by the borrower and may deteriorate in value during the time the credit is extended. A weakening of the real estate 
market in the Company’s primary market areas could have an adverse effect on the demand for new loans, the ability of borrowers to 
repay  outstanding  loans,  the  value  of  real  estate  and  other  collateral  securing  the  loans  and  the  value  of  real  estate  owned  by  the 
Company. If real estate values decline, it is also more likely that the Company would be required to increase its allowance for credit 
losses, which could adversely affect its financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.  

The Company’s commercial real estate and commercial loans expose it to increased credit risks, and these risks will increase if the 
Company succeeds in increasing these types of loans.  

The  Company,  while  maintaining  its  conservative  approach  to  lending, has  emphasized  both new  and  existing  loan products, 
focusing on managing its commercial real estate (includes farmland and multifamily residential) and commercial loan portfolios, and 
intends  to  continue  to  increase  its  lending  activities  and  acquire  loans  in  possible  future  acquisitions.  As  a  result,  commercial  real 
estate  and  commercial  loans  as  a  proportion  of  its  portfolio  could  increase.  As  of  December 31,  2012,  commercial  real  estate  and 
commercial loans totaled $2.97 billion. In general, commercial real estate loans and commercial loans yield higher returns and often 
generate a deposit relationship, but also pose greater credit risks than do owner-occupied residential real estate loans. These types of 
loans are also typically larger than residential real estate loans.  Accordingly, the deterioration of one or several of these loans could 
cause a significant increase in nonperforming loans, which could result in a loss of earnings from these loans and an increase in the 
provision for credit losses and net charge-offs.   

The Company makes both secured and some unsecured commercial loans. Unsecured loans generally involve a higher degree of 
risk  of  loss  than  do  secured  loans  because,  without  collateral,  repayment  is  wholly  dependent  upon  the  success  of  the  borrowers’ 
businesses. Secured commercial loans are generally collateralized by accounts receivable, inventory, equipment or other assets owned 
by the borrower and include a personal guaranty of the business owner. Compared to real estate, that type of collateral is more difficult 
to monitor, its value is harder to ascertain, it may depreciate more rapidly and it may not be as readily saleable if repossessed. Further, 
commercial  loans  generally  will  be  serviced  primarily  from  the  operation  of  the  business,  which  may  not  be  successful,  while 
commercial real estate loans generally will be serviced from income on the properties securing the loans.  As the Company’s various 
commercial loan portfolios increase, the corresponding risks and potential for losses from these loans will also increase. 

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The Company’s profitability depends significantly on local economic conditions.  

The  Company’s  success  depends  primarily  on  the  general  economic  conditions  of  the  primary  markets  in  Texas  in  which  it 
operates and where its loans are concentrated. In addition, the pending acquisition of Coppermark Bancshares, Inc. will expand the 
Company’s market area to Oklahoma and the Company’s success will also be impacted by general economic conditions in Oklahoma.  
The local economic conditions in Texas have a significant impact on the Company’s commercial, real estate and construction and land 
development loans, the ability of its borrowers to repay their loans and the value of the collateral securing these loans. Accordingly, if 
the population or income growth in the Company’s market areas is slower than projected, income levels, deposits and housing starts 
could be adversely affected and could result in a reduction of the Company’s expansion, growth and profitability. Although economic 
conditions in Texas have not deteriorated to the same extent as in other areas of the country, such conditions could decline further. If 
the  Company’s  market  areas  experience  a  downturn  or  a  recession  for  a  prolonged  period  of  time,  the  Company  could  experience 
significant  increases  in  nonperforming  loans,  which  could  lead  to  operating  losses,  impaired  liquidity  and  eroding  capital.  A 
significant decline in general economic conditions, caused by inflation, recession, acts of terrorism, outbreaks of hostilities or other 
international  or  domestic  calamities,  unemployment  or  other  factors  could  impact  these  local  economic  conditions  and  could 
negatively affect the Company’s financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.  

The Company’s allowance for credit losses may not be sufficient to cover actual credit losses, which could adversely affect its 
earnings.  

As a lender, the Company is exposed to the risk that its loan customers may not repay their loans according to the terms of these 
loans and the collateral securing the payment of these loans may be insufficient to fully compensate the Company for the outstanding 
balance of the loan plus the costs to dispose of the collateral.  The Company maintains an allowance for credit losses in an attempt to 
cover estimated losses inherent in its loan portfolio. Additional credit losses will likely occur in the future and may  occur at a rate 
greater than the Company has experienced to date. The determination of the appropriate level of the allowance inherently involves a 
high degree of subjectivity and requires the Company to make significant estimates of current credit risks, future trends and general 
economic  conditions,  all  of  which  may  undergo  material  changes.  If  the  Company’s  assumptions  prove  to  be  incorrect  or  if  it 
experiences  significant  loan  losses  in  future  periods,  its  current  allowance  may  not  be  sufficient  to  cover  actual  loan  losses  and 
adjustments  may  be  necessary  to  allow  for different  economic  conditions  or  adverse developments  in  its  loan portfolio.  A  material 
addition to the allowance could cause net income, and possibly capital, to decrease.  

In  addition,  federal  and  state  regulators  periodically  review  the  Company’s  allowance  for  credit  losses  and  may  require  the 
Company to increase its provision for credit losses or recognize further charge-offs, based on judgments different than those of the 
Company’s  management.  An  increase  in  the  Company’s  allowance  for  credit  losses  or  charge-offs  as  required  by  these  regulatory 
agencies could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s operating results and financial condition.  

The small to medium-sized businesses that the Company lends to may have fewer resources to weather a downturn in the economy, 
which could materially harm the Company’s operating results.  

The  Company  makes  loans  to  privately-owned  businesses,  many  of  which  are  considered  to  be  small  to  medium-sized 
businesses. Small to medium-sized businesses frequently have smaller market share than their competition, may be more vulnerable to 
economic  downturns,  often  need  substantial  additional  capital  to  expand  or  compete  and  may  experience  significant  volatility  in 
operating results. Any one or more of these factors may impair the borrower’s ability to repay a loan. In addition, the success of a 
small  to  medium-sized  business  often  depends  on  the  management  talents  and  efforts  of  one  or  two  persons  or  a  small  group  of 
persons, and the death, disability or resignation of one or more of these persons could have a material adverse impact on the business 
and its ability to repay a loan. Economic downturns and other events that negatively impact the Company’s market areas could cause 
the Company to incur substantial credit losses that could negatively affect the Company’s results of operations and financial condition.  

Liquidity risk could impair the Company’s ability to fund operations and jeopardize its financial condition.  

Liquidity is essential to the Company’s business. An inability to raise funds through deposits, borrowings, the sale of loans and 
other sources could have a substantial negative effect on its liquidity. The Company’s access to funding sources in amounts adequate 
to finance its activities or on terms which are acceptable to it could be impaired by factors that affect the Company specifically or the 
financial services industry or economy in general. Factors that could detrimentally impact the Company’s access to liquidity sources 
include a decrease in the level of its business activity as a result of a downturn in the markets in which its loans are concentrated or 
adverse regulatory action against it. The Company’s ability to borrow could also be impaired by factors that are not specific to it, such 
as a disruption in the financial markets or negative views and expectations about the prospects for the financial services industry in 
light of the recent turmoil faced by banking organizations and the continued deterioration in credit markets.  

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If the goodwill that the Company recorded in connection with a business acquisition becomes impaired, it could require charges to 
earnings.  

Goodwill represents the amount by which the acquisition cost exceeds the fair value of net assets the Company acquired in the 
purchase of another financial institution. The Company reviews goodwill for impairment at least annually, or more frequently if events 
or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value of the asset might be impaired.  

The  Company  determines  impairment  by  comparing  the  implied  fair  value  of  the  reporting  unit  goodwill  with  the  carrying 
amount  of  that  goodwill.  If  the  carrying  amount  of  the  reporting  unit  goodwill  exceeds  the  implied  fair  value  of  that  goodwill,  an 
impairment  loss  is  recognized  in  an  amount  equal  to  that  excess.  Any  such  adjustments  are  reflected  in  the  Company’s  results  of 
operations in the periods in which they become known. At December 31, 2012, the Company’s goodwill totaled $1.22 billion. While 
the Company has not recorded any such impairment charges since it initially recorded the goodwill, there can be no assurance that the 
Company’s  future  evaluations  of  goodwill  will  not  result  in  findings  of  impairment  and  related  write-downs,  which  may  have  a 
material adverse effect on its financial condition and results of operations.  

The Company’s accounting estimates and risk management processes rely on analytical and forecasting models.  

The processes the Company uses to estimate its probable credit losses and to measure the fair value of financial instruments, as 
well as the processes used to estimate the effects of changing interest rates and other market measures on the Company’s financial 
condition and results of operations, depends upon the use of analytical and forecasting models. These models reflect assumptions that 
may not be accurate, particularly in times of market stress or other unforeseen circumstances. Even if these assumptions are accurate, 
the models may prove to be inadequate or inaccurate because of other flaws in their design or their implementation.  

If  the  models  the  Company  uses  for  interest  rate  risk  and  asset-liability  management  are  inadequate,  the  Company  may  incur 
increased or unexpected losses upon changes in market interest rates or other market measures. If the models the Company uses for 
determining its probable credit losses are inadequate, the allowance for credit losses may not be sufficient to support future charge-
offs. If the models the Company uses to measure the fair value of financial instruments is inadequate, the fair value of such financial 
instruments may fluctuate unexpectedly or may not accurately reflect what the Company could realize upon sale or settlement of such 
financial instruments. Any such failure in the Company’s analytical or forecasting models could have a material adverse effect on the 
Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations.  

The Company may be adversely affected by the soundness of other financial institutions.  

Financial services institutions are interrelated as a result of trading, clearing, counterparty, or other relationships. The Company 
has exposure to many different industries and counterparties, and routinely executes transactions with counterparties in the financial 
services industry, including commercial banks, brokers and dealers, investment banks, and other institutional clients. Many of these 
transactions expose the Company to credit risk in the event of a default by a counterparty or client. In addition, the Company’s credit 
risk may be exacerbated when the collateral held by the Company cannot be realized upon or is liquidated at prices not sufficient to 
recover the full amount of the credit or derivative exposure due to the Company. Any such losses could have a material adverse effect 
on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.  

The Company may need to raise additional capital in the future and such capital may not be available when needed or at all.  

The Company may need to raise additional capital in the future to provide it with sufficient capital resources and liquidity to 
meet its commitments and business needs. In addition, the Company may elect to raise additional capital to support its business or to 
finance  acquisitions,  if  any.  The  Company’s  ability  to  raise  additional  capital,  if  needed,  will  depend  on,  among  other  things, 
conditions in the capital markets at that time, which are outside of its control, and its financial performance.  

The Company cannot assure you that such capital will be available to it on acceptable terms or at all. Any occurrence that may 
limit its access to the capital markets, such as a decline in the confidence of investors, depositors of Prosperity Bank or counterparties 
participating in the capital markets, may adversely affect the Company’s capital costs and its ability to raise capital and, in turn, its 
liquidity. Moreover, if the Company needs to raise capital in the future, it may have to do so when many other financial institutions are 
also seeking to raise capital and would have to compete with those institutions for investors. An inability to raise additional capital on 
acceptable  terms  when  needed  could  have  a  material  adverse  effect  on  the  Company’s  business,  financial  condition  and  results  of 
operations.  

New lines of business or new products and services may subject the Company to additional risks.  

From time to time, the Company may implement or may acquire new lines of business or offer new products and services within 
existing lines of business. There are substantial risks and uncertainties associated with these efforts, particularly in instances where the 
markets are not fully developed.  In developing and marketing new lines of business and/or new products and services, the Company 
may invest significant time and resources. Initial timetables for the introduction and development of new lines of business and/or new 
products  or  services  may  not  be  achieved  and  price  and  profitability  targets  may  not  prove  feasible.  External  factors,  such  as 

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compliance with regulations, competitive alternatives and shifting market preferences, may also impact the successful implementation 
of a new line of business or a new product or service. Furthermore, any new line of business and/or new product or service could have 
a significant impact on the effectiveness of the Company’s system of internal controls.  Failure to successfully manage these risks in 
the development and implementation of new lines of business or new products or services could have a material adverse effect on the 
Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations.  

An interruption in or breach in security of the Company’s information systems may result in a loss of customer business and have 
an adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.  

The Company relies heavily on communications and information systems to conduct its business. Any failure, interruption or 
breach in security of these systems could result in failures or disruptions in the Company’s customer relationship management, general 
ledger, deposits, servicing or loan origination systems. If any such failures, interruptions or security breaches of its communications or 
information  systems  occur,  they  may  not  be  adequately  addressed  by  the  Company.  Further,  the  occurrence  of  any  such  failures, 
interruptions or security breaches could damage the Company’s reputation, result in a loss of customer business, subject the Company 
to additional regulatory scrutiny or expose the Company to civil litigation and possible financial liability, any of which could have a 
material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.  

The business of the Company is dependent on technology.  

The financial services industry is undergoing rapid technological changes with frequent introductions of new technology-driven 
products  and  services.  In  addition  to  better  serving  customers,  the  effective  use  of  technology  increases  efficiency  and  enables 
financial  institutions  to  reduce  costs.  The  Company’s  future  success  depends  in  part  upon  its  ability  to  address  the  needs  of  its 
customers by using technology to provide products and services that will satisfy customer demands for convenience as well as create 
additional  efficiencies  in  its  operations.  Many  of  the  Company’s  competitors  have  substantially  greater  resources  to  invest  in 
technological improvements. The Company may not be able to effectively implement new technology-driven products and services or 
be  successful  in  marketing  these  products  and  services  to  its  customers,  which  may  negatively  affect  the  Company’s  results  of 
operations, financial condition and cash flows.  

The Company’s operations rely on external vendors.  

The Company relies on certain external vendors to provide products and services necessary to maintain day-to-day operations of 
the Company. Accordingly, the Company’s operations are exposed to risk that these vendors will not perform in accordance with the 
contracted  arrangements  under  service  agreements.  The  failure  of  an  external  vendor  to  perform  in  accordance  with  the  contracted 
arrangements under service agreements, because of changes in the vendor’s organizational structure, financial condition, support for 
existing products and services or strategic focus or for any other reason, could be disruptive to the Company’s operations, which could 
have a material adverse impact on the Company’s business and, in turn, the Company’s financial condition and results of operations.  

The Company is subject to claims and litigation pertaining to intellectual property. 

Banking  and  other  financial  services  companies,  such  as  the  Company,  rely  on  technology  companies  to  provide  information 
technology products and services necessary to support the Company’s day-to-day operations. Technology companies frequently enter 
into litigation based on allegations of patent infringement or other violations of intellectual property rights. In addition, patent holding 
companies  seek  to  monetize  patents  they  have  purchased  or  otherwise  obtained.  Competitors  of  the  Company’s  vendors,  or  other 
individuals  or  companies,  have  from  time  to  time  claimed  to  hold  intellectual  property  sold  to  the  Company  by  its  vendors.  Such 
claims  may  increase  in  the  future  as  the  financial  services  sector  becomes  more  reliant  on  information  technology  vendors.  The 
plaintiffs in these actions frequently seek injunctions and substantial damages.  

Regardless of the scope or validity of such patents or other intellectual property rights, or the merits of any claims by potential or 
actual  litigants,  the  Company  may  have  to  engage  in  protracted  litigation.  Such  litigation  is  often  expensive,  time-consuming, 
disruptive to the Company’s operations and distracting to management. If the Company is found to infringe one or more patents or 
other  intellectual  property  rights,  it  may  be  required  to  pay  substantial  damages  or  royalties  to  a  third-party.  In  certain  cases,  the 
Company may consider entering into licensing agreements for disputed intellectual property, although no assurance can be given that 
such licenses can be obtained on acceptable terms or that litigation will not occur. These licenses may also significantly increase the 
Company’s operating expenses. If legal matters related to intellectual property claims were resolved against the Company or settled, 
the  Company  could  be  required  to  make  payments  in  amounts  that  could  have  a  material  adverse  effect  on  its  business,  financial 
condition and results of operations.  

The Company is subject to claims and litigation pertaining to fiduciary responsibility.  

From  time  to  time,  customers  make  claims  and  take  legal  action  pertaining  to  the  Company’s  performance  of  its  fiduciary 
responsibilities. Whether customer claims and legal action related to the Company’s performance of its fiduciary responsibilities are 
founded or unfounded, if such claims and legal actions are not resolved in a manner favorable to the Company, they  may result in 

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significant  financial  liability,  adversely  affect  the  market  perception  of  the  Company  and  its  products  and  services  and/or  impact 
customer demand for those products and services. Any financial liability or reputation damage could have a material adverse effect on 
the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations.  

The Company operates in a highly regulated environment and, as a result, is subject to extensive regulation and supervision.  

The  Company  and  the  Bank  are  subject  to  extensive  federal  and  state  regulation  and  supervision.  Banking  regulations  are 
primarily intended to protect depositors’ funds, federal deposit insurance funds and the banking system as a whole, not the Company’s 
shareholders. These regulations affect the Company’s lending practices, capital structure, investment practices, dividend policy and 
growth, among other things. Congress and federal regulatory agencies continually review banking laws, regulations and policies for 
possible changes. Any change in applicable regulations or federal or state legislation could have a substantial impact on the Company, 
the Bank and their respective operations.  

The Dodd-Frank Act, enacted in July 2010, instituted major changes to the banking and financial institutions regulatory regimes 
in  light  of  the  recent  performance  of  and  government  intervention  in  the  financial  services  sector.  Additional  legislation  and 
regulations  or  regulatory  policies,  including  changes  in  interpretation  or  implementation  of  statutes,  regulations  or  policies,  could 
significantly affect the Company’s powers, authority and operations, or the powers, authority and operations of the Bank in substantial 
and unpredictable ways. Further, regulators have significant discretion and power to prevent or remedy unsafe or unsound practices or 
violations of laws by banks and bank holding companies in the performance of their supervisory and enforcement duties. The exercise 
of this regulatory discretion and power could have a negative impact on the Company. Failure to comply with laws, regulations or 
policies could result in sanctions by regulatory agencies, civil money penalties and/or reputation damage, which could have a material 
adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations.  

The Company is subject to losses resulting from fraudulent and negligent acts on the part of loan applicants, correspondents or 
other third parties.  

The  Company  relies  heavily  upon  information  supplied  by  third  parties,  including  the  information  contained  in  credit 
applications, property appraisals, title information, equipment pricing and valuation and employment and income documentation, in 
deciding  which  loans  the  Company  will  originate,  as  well  as  the  terms  of  those  loans.  If  any  of  the  information  upon  which  the 
Company relies is misrepresented, either fraudulently or inadvertently, and the misrepresentation is not detected prior to asset funding, 
the value of the asset may be significantly lower than expected, or the Company may fund a loan that it would not have funded or on 
terms it would not have extended. Whether a misrepresentation is made by the applicant or another third party, the Company generally 
bears the risk of loss associated with the misrepresentation. A loan subject to a material misrepresentation is typically unsellable or 
subject to repurchase if it is sold prior to detection of the misrepresentation. The sources of the misrepresentations are often difficult to 
locate, and it is often difficult to recover any of the monetary losses the Company may suffer.  

The recent repeal of federal prohibitions on payment of interest on demand deposits could increase the Company’s interest 
expense.  

All federal prohibitions on the ability of financial institutions to pay interest on demand deposit accounts were repealed as part 
of the Dodd-Frank Act beginning on July 21, 2011.  Accordingly, financial institutions can now offer interest on demand deposits to 
compete  for  clients.    The  Company’s  interest  expense  will  increase  and  its  net  interest  margin  will  decrease  if  it  begins  offering 
interest on demand deposits to attract additional customers or maintain current customers, which could have an adverse effect on the 
Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations.  

The Company is subject to environmental liability risk associated with lending activities.  

A significant portion of the Company’s loan portfolio is secured by real property. During the ordinary course of business, the 
Company  may  foreclose  on  and  take  title  to  properties  securing  certain  loans.  In  doing  so,  there  is  a  risk  that  hazardous  or  toxic 
substances could be found on these properties. If hazardous or toxic substances are found, the Company may be liable for remediation 
costs, as well as for personal injury and property damage. Environmental laws may require the Company to incur substantial expenses 
and may materially reduce the affected property’s value or limit the Company’s ability to use or sell the affected property. In addition, 
future  laws  or  more  stringent  interpretations  or  enforcement  policies  with  respect  to  existing  laws  may  increase  the  Company’s 
exposure to environmental liability. Although the Company has policies and procedures to perform an environmental review before 
initiating any foreclosure action on real property, these reviews may not be sufficient to detect all potential environmental hazards. 
The remediation costs and any other financial liabilities associated with an environmental hazard could have a material adverse effect 
on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations.  

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Risks Associated with the Company’s Common Stock  
The Company’s corporate organizational documents and the provisions of Texas law to which it is subject may delay or prevent a 
change in control of the Company that a shareholder may favor.  

The  Company’s  amended  and  restated  articles  of  incorporation  and  amended  and  restated  bylaws  contain  various  provisions 

which may delay, discourage or prevent an attempted acquisition or change of control of the Company. These provisions include:  

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a  board  of  directors  classified  into  three  classes  of  directors  with  the  directors  of  each  class  having  staggered  three-year 
terms;  
a provision that any special meeting of the Company’s shareholders may be called only by the chairman of the board and 
chief executive officer, the president, a majority of the board of directors or the holders of at least 50% of the Company’s 
shares entitled to vote at the meeting;  
a  provision  establishing  certain  advance  notice  procedures  for  nomination  of  candidates  for  election  as  directors  and  for 
shareholder proposals to be considered at an annual or special meeting of shareholders; and  
a provision that denies shareholders the right to amend the Company’s bylaws.  

The Company’s articles of incorporation provide for noncumulative voting for directors and authorize the board of directors to 
issue  shares  of  its  preferred  stock without shareholder  approval  and  upon  such  terms  as  the board of directors  may  determine.  The 
issuance  of  the  Company’s  preferred  stock  could  have  the  effect  of  making  it  more  difficult  for  a  third  party  to  acquire,  or  of 
discouraging  a  third  party  from  acquiring,  a  controlling  interest  in  the  Company.  In  addition,  certain  provisions  of  Texas  law, 
including a provision which restricts certain business combinations between a Texas corporation and certain affiliated shareholders, 
may delay, discourage or prevent an attempted acquisition or change in control of the Company.  

There are restrictions on the Company’s ability to pay dividends.  

Holders of the Company’s common stock are only entitled to receive such dividends as the Company’s Board of Directors may 
declare  out  of  funds  legally  available  for  such  payments.  Although  the  Company  has  historically  declared  cash  dividends  on  its 
common  stock,  it  is  not  required  to  do  so  and  there  can  be  no  assurance  that  the  Company  will  pay  dividends  in  the  future.  Any 
declaration and payment of dividends on common stock will depend upon the Company’s earnings and financial condition, liquidity 
and capital requirements, the general economic and regulatory climate, the Company’s ability to service any equity or debt obligations 
senior to the common stock and other factors deemed relevant by the Board of Directors.  

The Company’s principal source of funds to pay dividends on the shares of common stock is cash dividends that the Company 
receives from the Bank. Various banking laws applicable to the Bank limit the payment of dividends and other distributions by the 
Bank  to  the  Company,  and  may  therefore  limit  the  Company’s  ability  to  pay  dividends  on  its  common  stock.  Further,  if  required 
payments on the Company’s outstanding junior subordinated debentures held by its unconsolidated subsidiary trusts are not made or 
are suspended, the Company will be prohibited from paying dividends on its common stock.  

The holders of the Company’s junior subordinated debentures have rights that are senior to those of the Company’s shareholders.  

As of December 31, 2012, the Company had $85.1 million in junior subordinated debentures outstanding that were issued to the 
Company’s unconsolidated subsidiary trusts. The subsidiary trusts purchased the junior subordinated debentures from the Company 
using the proceeds from the sale of trust preferred securities to third party investors. Payments of the principal and interest on the trust 
preferred securities are conditionally guaranteed by the Company to the extent not paid or made by each trust, provided the trust has 
funds available for such obligations.  

The junior subordinated debentures are senior to the Company’s shares of common stock. As a result, the Company must make 
interest payments on the junior subordinated debentures (and the related trust preferred securities) before any dividends can be paid on 
its common stock; and, in the event of the Company’s bankruptcy, dissolution or liquidation, the holders of the debentures must be 
satisfied before any distributions can be made to the holders of the common stock. Additionally, the Company has the right to defer 
periodic  distributions  on  the  junior  subordinated  debentures  (and  the  related  trust  preferred  securities)  for  up  to  five  years,  during 
which time the Company would be prohibited from paying dividends on its common stock. The Company’s ability to pay the future 
distributions  depends  upon  the  earnings  of  the  Bank  and  dividends  from  the  Bank  to  the  Company,  which  may  be  inadequate  to 
service the obligations.  

ITEM 1B.  UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS  

None.  

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ITEM 2.  PROPERTIES  

As  of  December 31,  2012,  the  Company  conducted  business  at  two  hundred  thirteen  (213) full-service  banking  centers.  The 
Company’s headquarters are located at Prosperity Bank Plaza, 4295 San Felipe, in the Galleria area in Houston, Texas. The Company 
also owns or leases other facilities in which its banking centers are located as listed below by geographical market area. The expiration 
dates of the leases range from 2013 to 2020 and do not include renewal periods which may be available at the Company’s option.  

The following table sets forth specific information regarding the banking centers located in each of the Company’s geographical 

market areas at December 31, 2012:  

Geographical Area 

Number of 
Banking Centers  

Number of 
Leased Banking Centers  

Bryan/College Station area ................................................................
Houston area ......................................................................................
Central Texas area .............................................................................
Dallas/Fort Worth Texas ....................................................................
East Texas area ..................................................................................
West Texas area .................................................................................
South Texas area ................................................................................

Deposits at 
December 31, 2012  
(Dollars in 
thousands)

10  
59  
34  
35  
21  
34                                    6 
20  

—     $ 
17    
7    
9    
—      

629,093 
4,565,100 
1,239,919
1,271,230 
656,358 
              2,430,613
849,531 

5    
44   $ 

Total .........................................................................................

213  

11,641,844 

ITEM 3.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS  

The  Company  and  the  Bank  are  defendants,  from  time  to  time,  in  legal  actions  arising  from  transactions  conducted  in  the 
ordinary course of business. The Company and the Bank believe, after consultations with legal counsel, that the ultimate liability, if 
any, arising from such actions will not have a material adverse effect on their financial statements.  

ITEM 4.  MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES 

None.  

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PART II.  

ITEM 5.  MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER  

PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES  

Common Stock Market Prices  

The Company’s common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “PB.”  Prior to December 28, 2011, 
the Company’s common stock was listed for trading under the symbol “PRSP” on the NASDAQ Global Select Market (“NASDAQ”).  
As  of  February 15,  2013,  there  were  56,997,694  shares  outstanding  and  2,970  shareholders  of  record.  The  number  of  beneficial 
owners is unknown to the Company at this time.  

The following table presents the high and low intra-day sales prices for the common stock as reported by NASDAQ (through 
December  27,  2011)  or  the  New  York  Stock  Exchange  (beginning  December  28,  2011)  during  the  two  years  ended  December 31, 
2012:  

2012 
Fourth Quarter ................................................................................................................... $ 
Third Quarter .....................................................................................................................
Second Quarter ..................................................................................................................
First Quarter .......................................................................................................................

2011 
Fourth Quarter ................................................................................................................... $ 
Third Quarter .....................................................................................................................
Second Quarter ..................................................................................................................
First Quarter .......................................................................................................................

High  
43.54   $ 
45.40    
47.31    
47.66    

High  
41.74   $ 
46.87    
46.75    
42.92    

Low

38.56 
38.90 
39.87 
39.66 

Low

31.31 
30.91 
40.83 
38.23 

Dividends  

Holders of common stock are entitled to receive dividends when, as and if declared by the Company’s Board of Directors out of 
funds  legally  available  therefor.  While  the  Company  has  declared  dividends  on  its  common  stock  since  1994,  and  paid  quarterly 
dividends aggregating $0.80 per share in 2012 and $0.72 per share in 2011, there is no assurance that the Company will continue to 
pay dividends in the future. Future dividends on the common stock will depend upon the Company’s earnings and financial condition, 
liquidity and capital requirements, the general economic and regulatory climate, the Company’s ability to service any equity or debt 
obligations senior to the common stock and other factors deemed relevant by the Board of Directors of the Company.  

As a holding company, the Company is ultimately dependent upon its subsidiaries to provide funding for its operating expenses, 
debt service and dividends. Various banking laws applicable to the Bank limit the payment of dividends and other distributions by the 
Bank to the Company, and may therefore limit the Company’s ability to pay dividends on its common stock. Regulatory authorities 
could  impose  administratively  stricter  limitations  on  the  ability  of  the  Bank  to  pay  dividends  to  the  Company  if  such  limits  were 
deemed appropriate to preserve certain capital adequacy requirements.  

In addition, the Federal Reserve Board has indicated that bank holding companies should carefully review their dividend policy 
in relation to the organization’s overall asset quality, level of current and prospective earnings and level, composition and quality of 
capital. The guidance provides that the Company inform and consult with the Federal Reserve Board prior to declaring and paying a 
dividend  that  exceeds  earnings  for  the period for  which  the  dividend  is  being paid or  that  could  result  in  an  adverse  change  to  the 
Company’s capital structure, including interest on the subordinated debentures underlying the Company’s trust preferred securities. If 
required payments on the Company’s outstanding junior subordinated debentures held by its unconsolidated subsidiary trusts are not 
made or suspended, the Company will be prohibited from paying dividends on its common stock.  

The cash dividends declared per share by quarter (and paid on the first business day of the subsequent quarter except for the 

fourth quarter of 2012 which was paid on December 31, 2012) for the Company’s last two fiscal years were as follows:  

Fourth quarter ......................................................................................................... $ 
Third quarter ...........................................................................................................
Second quarter ........................................................................................................
First quarter .............................................................................................................

2012  
0.2150  
0.1950  
0.1950  
0.1950  

$ 

2011

0.1950 
0.1750 
0.1750 
0.1750 

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Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities  

None.  

Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans  

As of December 31, 2012, the Company had outstanding stock options granted under three stock award plans, all of which were 
approved  by  the  Company’s  shareholders.  As  of  such  date,  the  Company  also  had  outstanding  stock  options  granted  under  stock 
award  plans  that  it  assumed  in  connection  with  various  acquisition  transactions.  The  following  table  provides  information  as  of 
December 31, 2012 regarding the Company’s equity compensation plans under which the Company’s equity securities are authorized 
for issuance:  

Plan category 
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders ......
Equity compensation plans not approved by  

security holders ..................................................................

Total ..............................................................................

Number of securities to 
be issued upon exercise 
of outstanding  options, 
warrants and rights 
(a)  

Weighted-average 
exercise price of 
outstanding options, 
warrants and rights 
(b)  

Number of securities 
remaining available for 
future issuance  under 
equity compensation 
plans (excluding 
securities reflected in 
column (a)) 
(c)  

386,605(1)

$ 

—    
386,605 

$ 

28.39    

—      
28.39    

1,743,796 

—   

1,743,796 

(1) 

Includes 6,950 shares which may be issued upon exercise of options outstanding assumed by the Company in connection with 
the acquisition of SNB Bancshares, Inc. at a weighted average exercise price of $17.53.  

Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers  

None.  

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Performance Graph  

The following Performance Graph compares the cumulative total shareholder return on the Company’s common stock for the 
period beginning at the close of trading on December 31, 2007 to December 31, 2012, with the cumulative total return of the S&P 500 
Total  Return  Index  and  the  Nasdaq  Bank  Index  for  the  same  period.  Dividend  reinvestment  has  been  assumed.  The  Performance 
Graph  assumes  $100  invested  on  December 31,  2007  in  the  Company’s  common  stock,  the  S&P  500  Total  Return  Index  and  the 
Nasdaq  Bank  Index.  The  historical  stock  price  performance  for  the  Company’s  common  stock  shown  on  the  graph  below  is  not 
necessarily indicative of future stock performance.  

COMPARISON OF 5 YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN*
Among Prosperity Bancshares, Inc., the S&P 500 Index, and the NASDAQ Bank Index

$180

$160

$140

$120

$100

$80

$60

$40

$20

$0

12/07

12/08

12/09

12/10

12/11

12/12

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.

S&P 500

NASDAQ Bank

*$100 invested on 12/31/07 in stock or index, including reinvestment of dividends.
Fiscal year ending December 31.

Copyright© 2013 S&P, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. All rights reserved.

12/07 

12/08 

12/09 

12/10 

12/11 

12/12 

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. 
S&P 500 
NASDAQ Bank 

100.00 
100.00 
100.00 

102.45 
63.00 
78.22 

142.74 
79.67 
68.07 

141.01 
91.67 
82.40 

147.56 
93.61 
70.08 

156.46 
108.59 
82.33 

              Copyright© 2012 Standard & Poor's, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. All rights reserved. (www.researchdatagroup.com/S&P.htm) 

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ITEM 6. SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA  

The following selected consolidated financial data of the Company for, and as of the end of, each of the years in the five-year 
period  ended  December 31,  2012,  is  derived  from  and  should  be  read  in  conjunction  with  the  Company’s  consolidated  financial 
statements and the notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.  

Income Statement Data:
Interest income 
Interest expense 

Net interest income 
Provision for credit losses 

Net interest income after provision for 
credit losses 
Noninterest income 
Noninterest expense 

Income before taxes 
Provision for income taxes 
Net income 

Per Share Data:
Basic earnings per share 
Diluted earnings per share 
Book value per share 
Cash dividends declared 
Dividend payout ratio 
Weighted average shares outstanding (basic)
Weighted average shares outstanding (diluted)
Shares outstanding at end of period

Balance Sheet Data (at period end):
Total assets 
Securities 
Loans 
Allowance for credit losses 
Total goodwill and intangibles 
Other real estate owned 
Total deposits 
Borrowings and notes payable 
Junior subordinated debentures
Total shareholders’ equity 

2012(1) 

2011(1) 

2010(1) 

2009 

2008 

As of and for the Years Ended December 31,

(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)

$      

419,842
39,136
380,706
6,100

$      

371,908
45,240
326,668
5,200

$      

384,537
66,389
318,148
13,585

$      

409,614
102,513
307,101
28,775

$      

347,878
120,149
227,729
9,867

374,606
75,535
198,457
251,684
83,783
167,901

$      

321,468
56,043
163,745
213,766
72,017
141,749

$      

304,563
53,833
166,594
191,802
64,094
127,708

$      

278,326
60,097
169,700
168,723
56,844
111,879

$      

217,862
52,370
143,796
126,436
41,929
84,507

$        

(2)

$            

3.24
3.23
37.02
0.80
24.74%
51,794
51,941
56,447

$            

3.03
3.01
33.41
0.72
23.80%
46,846
47,017
46,910

$            

2.74
2.73
31.11
0.64
23.37%
46,621
46,832
46,684

$            

2.42
2.41
29.03
0.57
23.45%
46,177
46,354
46,541

(2)

$1.87 (2)
1.86
27.24
0.51
27.66%
45,300
45,479
46,080

$ 

$   

14,583,573
7,442,065
5,179,940
52,564
1,243,321
7,234
11,641,844
256,753
85,055
2,089,389

9,822,671
4,658,936
3,765,906
51,594
945,533
8,328
8,060,254
12,790
85,055
1,567,265
(Table continued on next page)

(3)

$   

9,476,572
4,617,116
3,485,023
51,584
953,034
11,053
7,454,920
374,433
92,265
1,452,339

$   

8,850,400
4,118,290
3,376,703
51,863
912,372
7,829
7,258,550
98,736
92,265
1,351,245

$   

9,072,364
4,160,401
3,567,057
36,970
912,850
4,450
7,303,297
325,412
92,265
1,255,106

(3)

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Average Balance Sheet Data:
Total assets 
Securities 
Loans 
Allowance for credit losses 
Total goodwill and intangibles 
Total deposits 
Junior subordinated debentures 
Total shareholders’ equity 

Performance Ratios:
Return on average assets 
Return on average equity 
Net interest margin (tax equivalent) 
Efficiency ratio(5)  

Asset Quality Ratios(6): 
Nonperforming assets to total loans and other       
real estate 
Net charge-offs to average loans 
Allowance for credit losses to total loans 
Allowance for credit losses to nonperforming       
loans(7)  

Capital Ratios(6): 
Leverage ratio 
Average shareholders’ equity to average total 
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio 
Total risk-based capital ratio 

2012(1) 

2011(1) 

2010(1) 

2009 

2008 

As of and for the Years Ended December 31,

(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)

$ 

12,432,666
6,364,917
4,514,171
51,770
1,078,804
9,748,843
85,055
1,844,334

$   

9,628,884
4,625,833
3,648,701
51,871
949,273
7,751,196
86,557
1,513,749

$   

9,278,380
4,508,918
3,394,502
52,151
940,080
7,532,739
92,265
1,406,159

$   

8,851,694
4,052,989
3,455,761
42,279
914,384
7,212,015
92,265
1,304,749

$   

7,025,418
2,409,758
3,250,447
33,004
842,580
5,471,441
99,998
1,192,293

1.35%
9.10%
3.53%
43.48%

0.25%
0.11%
1.01%

1.47%
9.36%
3.98%
42.76%

0.32%
0.14%
1.37%

1.38%
9.08%
4.04%
44.83%

0.45%
0.41%
1.48%

1.26%
8.57%
4.08%
46.27%

     1.20%(4)
7.09 (4)

3.96%
46.51%

0.48%
0.40%
1.54%

0.40%
0.23%
1.04%

920.1%

1442.0%

1114.6%

616.6%

379.7%

7.10%
14.83%
14.40%
15.22%

7.89%
15.72%
15.90%
17.09%

6.87%
15.16%
13.64%
14.87%

6.47%
14.74%
12.61%
13.86%

5.68%
16.97%
10.27%
11.17%

(1)  The Company completed four acquisitions during the twelve month period ended December 31, 2012.  The Company completed 
no  acquisitions  during  the  twelve  months  ended  December  31,  2011  and  completed  the  acquisition  of  three  branches  of  U.S 
Bank on March 29, 2010 and the acquisition of nineteen branches of First Bank on April 30, 2010.  

(2)  Net income for the year ended December 31, 2008 includes a $14.0 million pre-tax, or $9.1 million after-tax, impairment charge 
on  write-down  of  securities  which  resulted  in  a  decrease  of  basic  and  diluted  earnings  per  share  of  $0.20  for  the  year  ended 
December 31, 2008.  

(3)  Consists of $15.5 million of junior subordinated debentures of Prosperity Statutory Trust II due July 31, 2031, $12.9 million of 
junior subordinated debentures of Prosperity Statutory Trust III due September 17, 2033, $12.9 million of junior subordinated 
debentures of Prosperity Statutory Trust IV due December 30, 2033, $10.3 million of junior subordinated debentures of SNB 
Capital  Trust  IV  due  September 25,  2033  (assumed  by  the  Company  on  April 1,  2006),  $5.2  million  of  junior  subordinated 
debentures of TXUI Statutory Trust II due December 19, 2033 (assumed by the Company on January 3l, 2007), $16.0 million of 
junior subordinated debentures of TXUI Statutory Trust III due December 15, 2035 (assumed by the Company on January 3l, 
2007)  and  $12.4  million  of  junior  subordinated  debentures  of  TXUI  Statutory  Trust  IV  due  June 30,  2036  (assumed  by  the 
Company on January 3l, 2007).  

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Includes a $14.0 million pre-tax, or $9.1 million after-tax, impairment charge on write-down of securities, which resulted in a 
decrease of return on average assets of 13 basis points and a decrease of return on average equity of 76 basis points for the year 
ended December 31, 2008.  

(5)  Calculated by dividing total noninterest expense, excluding credit loss provisions and impairment write-down on securities, by 
net interest income plus noninterest income, excluding net gains and losses on the sale of securities and assets. Additionally, 
taxes are not part of this calculation.  

(6)  At period end, except for net charge-offs to average loans and average shareholders’ equity to average total assets, which is for 

periods ended at such dates.  

(7)  Nonperforming loans consist of nonaccrual loans, loans contractually past due 90 days or more and any other loan management 

deems to be nonperforming.  

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ITEM 7.MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF 

OPERATIONS  

Special Cautionary Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements  

Statements  and  financial  discussion  and  analysis  contained  in  this  Annual  Report  on  Form  10-K  that  are  not  statements  of 
historical fact constitute forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation 
Reform  Act  of  1995. These  forward-looking  statements  are  based  on  assumptions  and  involve  a number  of risks and  uncertainties, 
many  of  which  are  beyond  the  Company’s  control.  Many  possible  events  or  factors  could  affect  the  future  financial  results  and 
performance of the Company and could cause such results or performance to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-
looking statements. These possible events or factors include, but are not limited to:  

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changes  in  the  strength  of  the  United  States  economy  in  general  and  the  strength  of  the  local  economies  in  which  the 
Company  conducts  operations  resulting  in,  among  other  things,  a  deterioration  in  credit  quality  or  reduced  demand  for 
credit, including the result and effect on the Company’s loan portfolio and allowance for credit losses;  
changes in interest rates and market prices, which could reduce the Company’s net interest margins, asset valuations and 
expense expectations;  
changes in the levels of loan prepayments and the resulting effects on the value of the Company’s loan portfolio;  
changes  in  local  economic  and  business  conditions  which  adversely  affect  the  Company’s  customers  and  their  ability  to 
transact  profitable  business  with  the  company,  including  the  ability  of  the  Company’s  borrowers  to  repay  their  loans 
according to their terms or a change in the value of the related collateral;  
increased competition for deposits and loans adversely affecting rates and terms;  
the timing, impact and other uncertainties of any future acquisitions, including the Company’s ability to identify suitable 
future  acquisition  candidates,  the  success  or  failure  in  the  integration  of  their  operations,  and  the  ability  to  enter  new 
markets successfully and capitalize on growth opportunities;  
the possible impairment of goodwill associated with an acquisition and possible adverse short-term effects on the results of 
operations;  
increased  credit  risk  in  the  Company’s  assets  and  increased  operating  risk  caused  by  a  material  change  in  commercial, 
consumer and/or real estate loans as a percentage of the total loan portfolio;  
the concentration of the Company’s loan portfolio in loans collateralized by real estate;  
the failure of assumptions underlying the establishment of and provisions made to the allowance for credit losses;  
changes in the availability of funds resulting in increased costs or reduced liquidity;  
a  deterioration  or  downgrade  in  the  credit  quality  and  credit  agency  ratings of  the securities  in  the Company’s  securities 
portfolio;  
increased asset levels and changes in the composition of assets and the resulting impact on the Company’s capital levels 
and regulatory capital ratios;  
the Company’s ability to acquire, operate and maintain cost effective and efficient systems without incurring unexpectedly 
difficult or expensive but necessary technological changes;  
the loss of senior management or operating personnel and the potential inability to hire qualified personnel at reasonable 
compensation levels;  
government intervention in the U.S. financial system;  
changes in statutes and government regulations or their interpretations applicable to financial holding companies and the 
Company’s present and future banking and other subsidiaries, including changes in tax requirements and tax rates;  
poor performance by external vendors; 

the failure of analytical and forecasting models used by the Company to estimate probable credit losses and to measure the 
fair value of financial instruments; 

additional risks from new lines of businesses or new products and services; 

claims or litigation related to intellectual property or fiduciary responsibilities; 
potential risk of environmental liability associated with lending activities;  
the potential payment of interest on demand deposit accounts in order to effectively compete for clients;  
acts of terrorism, an outbreak of hostilities or other international or domestic calamities, weather or other acts of God and 
other matters beyond the Company’s control; and  

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other risks and uncertainties listed from time to time in the Company’s reports and documents filed with the Securities and 
Exchange Commission.  

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A  forward-looking  statement  may  include  a statement  of  the  assumptions  or bases underlying  the  forward-looking statement. 
The Company believes it has chosen these assumptions or bases in good faith and that they are reasonable. However, the Company 
cautions you that assumptions or bases almost always vary from actual results, and the differences between assumptions or bases and 
actual results can be material. Therefore, the Company cautions you not to place undue reliance on its forward-looking statements. 
The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date the statements are made. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly 
update or otherwise revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.  

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations analyzes the major elements of the 
Company’s  balance  sheets  and  statements  of  income.  This  section  should  be  read  in  conjunction  with  the  Company’s  consolidated 
financial  statements  and  accompanying  notes  and  other  detailed  information  appearing  elsewhere  in  this  Annual  Report  on  
Form 10-K.  

Overview  

The Company generates the majority of its revenues from interest income on loans, service charges on customer accounts and 
income from investment in securities. In 2012, the Company added additional products and services including trust services, credit 
card,  mortgage lending and independent sales organization (ISO) sponsorship operations. The revenues are partially offset by interest 
expense paid on deposits and other borrowings and noninterest expenses such as administrative and occupancy expenses. Net interest 
income is the difference between interest income on earning assets such as loans and securities and interest expense on liabilities such 
as deposits and borrowings which are used to fund those assets. Net interest income is the Company’s largest source of revenue. The 
level of interest rates and the volume and mix of earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities impact net interest income and margin. 
The Company has recognized increased net interest income due primarily to an increase in the volume of interest-earning assets.  

Three  principal  components  of  the  Company’s  growth  strategy  are  internal  growth,  stringent  cost  control  practices  and 
acquisitions,  including  strategic  merger  transactions  and  FDIC  assisted  transactions.  The  Company  focuses  on  continual  internal 
growth. Each banking center is operated as a separate profit center, maintaining separate data with respect to its net interest income, 
efficiency  ratio,  deposit  growth,  loan  growth  and  overall  profitability.  Banking  center  presidents  and  managers  are  accountable  for 
performance in these areas and compensated accordingly. The Company also focuses on maintaining stringent cost control practices 
and policies. The Company has centralized many of its critical operations, such as data processing and loan processing. Management 
believes that this centralized infrastructure can accommodate substantial additional growth while enabling the Company to minimize 
operational costs through certain economies of scale. The Company also intends to continue to seek expansion opportunities. During 
2012, the Company completed four acquisitions including Texas Bankers, Inc., The Bank Arlington, ASB and Community National 
Bank. Combined these acquisitions added forty-one (41) banking centers.   

Net  income  was  $167.9  million,  $141.7  million  and  $127.7  million  for  the  years  ended  December 31,  2012,  2011  and  2010, 
respectively,  and  diluted  earnings  per  share  were  $3.23,  $3.01  and  $2.73,  respectively,  for  these  same  periods.  The  change  in  net 
income during both 2012 and 2011 was principally due to an increase in net interest income resulting from balance sheet growth from 
acquisitions.  The Company posted returns on average assets of 1.35%, 1.47% and 1.38% and returns on average equity of 9.10%, 
9.36% and 9.08% for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The Company’s efficiency ratio was 43.48% 
in 2012, 42.76% in 2011 and 44.83% in 2010. The efficiency ratio is calculated by dividing total noninterest expense (excluding credit 
loss  provisions  and  impairment  write-down  on  securities)  by  net  interest  income  plus  noninterest  income  (excluding  net  gains  and 
losses on the sale of securities and assets). Additionally, taxes are not part of this calculation.  

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Total assets at December 31, 2012 and 2011 were $14.58 billion and $9.82 billion, respectively. Total deposits at December 31, 
2012 and 2011 were $11.64 billion and $8.06 billion, respectively. Total loans were $5.18 billion at December 31, 2012, an increase 
of $1.41 billion or 37.5% compared with $3.77 billion at December 31, 2011. At December 31, 2012, the Company had $5.7 million 
in nonperforming loans and its allowance for credit losses was $52.6 million compared with $3.6 million in nonperforming loans and 
an  allowance  for  credit  losses  of  $51.6  million  at  December 31,  2011.  Shareholders’  equity  was  $2.09  billion  and  $1.57  billion  at 
December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.  

Recent Developments 

During 2012, the Company completed four acquisitions.  These acquisitions increased total assets, loans and deposits on their 

respective acquisition date as detailed in the table below (dollars in thousands).  Additionally, the Company completed its acquisition 
of East Texas Financial Services, Inc. on January 1, 2013 and signed a definitive agreement on December 10, 2012 to purchase 
Coppermark Bancshares, Inc. 

Texas Bankers, Inc.
The Bank Arlington
American State Financial Corp
Community National Bank

Acquisition
Date
 January 1, 2012 
 April 1, 2012 
 July 1, 2012 
 October 1, 2012 

Total
Assets
 $         77,033 
            37,323 
       3,105,283 
          182,008 
 $    3,401,647 

Loans
 $       27,583 
          22,862 
     1,147,637 
          67,998 
 $  1,266,080 

Deposits
$       70,413 
         33,149 
    2,495,652 
       164,622 
$  2,763,836 

Acquisition of Texas Bankers, Inc.—On January 1, 2012, the Company completed the acquisition of Texas Bankers, Inc. and its 
wholly-owned subsidiary, Bank of Texas, Austin, Texas. The three (3) Bank of Texas banking offices in the Austin, Texas CMSA 
consisted of a location in Rollingwood, which was consolidated with the Company’s Westlake location and remains in Bank of Texas’ 
Rollingwood banking office; one banking center in downtown Austin, which was consolidated into the Company’s downtown Austin 
location; and another banking center in Thorndale.  

Texas Bankers, Inc. on a consolidated basis, reported total assets of $77.0 million, total loans of $27.6 million and total deposits 

of $70.4 million as of December 31, 2011. Under the terms of the acquisition agreement, the Company issued 314,953 shares of 
Company common stock for all outstanding shares of Texas Bankers capital stock, resulting in an acquisition date fair value of $12.7 
million, based on the Company’s closing stock price of $40.35. The Company recognized goodwill of $6.1 million which is calculated 
as the excess of both the consideration exchanged and liabilities assumed as compared to the fair value of identifiable assets acquired. 

Acquisition of The Bank Arlington—On April 1, 2012, the Company completed the acquisition of The Bank Arlington. The 

Bank Arlington operated one banking office in Arlington, Texas, in the Dallas/Fort Worth CMSA.  

As of March 31, 2012, The Bank Arlington reported total assets of $37.3 million, total loans of $22.9 million and total deposits 

of $33.2 million. Under the terms of the acquisition agreement, the Company issued 135,347 shares of Company common stock for all 
outstanding shares of The Bank Arlington capital stock, resulting in an acquisition date fair value of $6.2 million, based on the 
Company’s closing stock price of $45.80. The Company recognized goodwill of $2.1 million which is calculated as the excess of both 
the consideration exchanged and liabilities assumed as compared to the fair value of identifiable assets acquired. 

Acquisition of American State Financial Corporation—On July 1, 2012, the Company completed the acquisition of American 

State Financial Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiary American State Bank (collectively referred to as “ASB”). ASB operated 
thirty-seven (37) full service banking offices in eighteen (18) counties across West Texas.  

On the date of acquisition, the Company recorded total assets of $3.11 billion, total loans of $1.15 billion and total deposits of 
$2.50 billion. Under the terms of the acquisition agreement, the Company issued 8,524,835 shares of Company common stock plus 
$178.5 million in cash for all outstanding shares of American State Financial Corporation capital stock, for total merger consideration 
of $536.8 million and recognized goodwill of $274.1 million. 

Acquisition of Community National Bank—On October 1, 2012, the Company completed the acquisition of Community National 

Bank, Bellaire, Texas. Community National Bank operated one (1) banking office in Bellaire, Texas, in the Houston Metropolitan 
Area.  

As of September 30, 2012, Community National Bank reported total assets of $182.0 million, total loans of $68.0 million and 

total deposits of $164.6 million. Under the terms of the acquisition agreement, the Company issued 372,282 shares of Company 

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common stock plus $11.4 million in cash for all outstanding shares of Community National Bank capital stock, for total merger 
consideration of $27.3 million, based on the Company’s closing stock price of $42.62. The Company recognized goodwill of $10.3 
million which is calculated as the excess of both the consideration exchanged and liabilities assumed as compared to the fair value of 
identifiable assets acquired. 

Acquisition of East Texas Financial Services, Inc.-  On January 1, 2013, the Company completed the previously announced 

acquisition of East Texas Financial Services, Inc. (OTC BB: FFBT) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, First Federal Bank Texas 
(“Firstbank”). Firstbank operated four (4) banking offices in the Tyler MSA, including three locations in Tyler, Texas and one location 
in Gilmer, Texas. As of December 31, 2012, East Texas Financial Services reported, on a consolidated basis, total assets of $165.0 
million, total loans of $129.3 million and total deposits of $112.3 million.  

Pursuant to the terms of the acquisition agreement, the Company issued 530,940 shares of the Company’s common stock for all 
outstanding shares of East Texas Financial Services capital stock resulting in an acquisition date fair value of $22.3 million, based on 
the Company’s closing stock price of $42.00and recognized goodwill of approximately $5.5 million which is calculated as the excess 
of both the consideration exchanged and liabilities assumed compared to the fair value of the assets acquired.  The Company is 
currently in the process of obtaining fair values for certain acquired assets and assumed liabilities and therefore the estimates are 
preliminary. 

Pending Acquisition of Coppermark Bancshares Inc. - On December 10, 2012, the Company entered into a definitive agreement 

to acquire Coppermark Bancshares, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Coppermark Bank (“Coppermark”) headquartered in 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Coppermark operates nine (9) full-service banking offices: six (6) in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and 
surrounding areas and three (3) in the Dallas, Texas area. As of December 31, 2012, Coppermark reported, on a consolidated basis, 
total assets of $1.3 billion, total loans of $853.4 million and total deposits of $1.2 billion.  

Under the terms of the acquisition agreement, the Company will issue approximately 3,258,845 shares of the Company’s 
common stock plus $60.0 million in cash for all outstanding shares of Coppermark Bancshares capital stock, subject to certain 
conditions and potential adjustments. Pending the satisfaction of closing conditions, the closing is expected to occur in early 2013.  

Critical Accounting Policies  

The  Company’s  significant  accounting  policies  are  integral  to  understanding  the  results  reported.  The  Company’s  accounting 
policies are described in detail in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, appearing elsewhere is this Annual Report on Form 
10-K. The Company believes that of its significant accounting policies, the following may involve a higher degree of judgment and 
complexity:  

Allowance  for  Credit  Losses—The  allowance  for  credit  losses  is  established  through  charges  to  earnings  in  the  form  of  a 
provision  for  credit  losses.  Management  has  established  an  allowance  for  credit  losses  which  it  believes  is  adequate  for  estimated 
losses in the Company’s loan portfolio. Based on an evaluation of the loan portfolio, management presents a monthly review of the 
allowance for credit  losses  to  the  Bank’s Board  of Directors,  indicating  any  change  in  the  allowance  since  the  last  review  and  any 
recommendations as to adjustments in the allowance. In making its evaluation, management considers factors such as historical loan 
loss experience, industry diversification of the Company’s commercial loan portfolio, the amount of nonperforming assets and related 
collateral,  the  volume,  growth  and  composition  of  the  Company’s  loan  portfolio,  current  economic  conditions  that  may  affect  the 
borrower’s ability to pay and the value of collateral, the evaluation of the Company’s loan portfolio through its internal loan review 
process and other relevant factors. Portions of the allowance may be allocated for specific credits; however, the entire allowance is 
available  for  any  credit  that,  in  management’s  judgment,  should  be  charged  off.  Charge-offs  occur  when  loans  are  deemed  to  be 
uncollectible.  For  further  discussion  of  the  methodology  used  in  the  determination  of  the  allowance  for  credit  losses,  refer  to  the 
“Allowance for Credit Losses” section in this financial review and Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements. 

Goodwill and Intangible Assets—Goodwill and intangible assets that have indefinite useful lives are subject to an impairment 
test at least annually, or more often, if events or circumstances indicate that it is more likely than not that the fair value of Prosperity 
Bank, the Company’s only reporting unit with assigned goodwill, is below the carrying value of its equity. On January 1, 2012, the 
Company adopted Accounting Standard Update No. 2011-08, "Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Testing Goodwill for 
Impairment,"  (ASU  2011-08),  which  allows  companies  to  use  a  qualitative  approach  to  assess  goodwill  for  impairment.  The 
provisions of ASU 2011-08 give companies the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not 
that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount as a basis for determining the need to perform step one of the 
annual  test  for  goodwill  impairment.  An  entity  has  an  unconditional  option  to  bypass  the  qualitative  assessment  described  in  the 
preceding paragraph for any reporting unit in any period and proceed directly to performing the first step of the goodwill impairment 
test. An entity may resume performing the qualitative assessment in any subsequent period. 

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If the Company bypasses the qualitative assessment, a two-step goodwill impairment test is performed. The two-step process 
begins with an estimation of the fair value of the Company’s reporting unit compared with its carrying value. If the carrying amount 
exceeds  the  fair  value  of  the  reporting  unit,  a  second  test  is  completed  comparing  the  implied  fair  value  of  the  reporting  unit’s 
goodwill to its carrying value to measure the amount of impairment.   

Estimating the fair value of the Company’s reporting unit is a subjective process involving the use of estimates and judgments, 
particularly related to future cash flows of the reporting unit, discount rates (including market risk premiums) and market multiples. 
Material assumptions used in the valuation models include the comparable public company price multiples used in the terminal value, 
future  cash  flows  and  the  market  risk  premium  component  of  the  discount  rate.  The  estimated  fair  values  of  the  reporting  unit  is 
determined using a blend of two commonly used valuation techniques: the market approach and the income approach. The Company 
gives consideration to both valuation techniques, as either technique can be an indicator of value. For the market approach, valuations 
of the reporting unit were based on an analysis of relevant price multiples in market trades in companies with similar characteristics. 
For the income approach, estimated future cash flows (derived from internal forecasts and economic expectations) and terminal value 
(value at the end of the cash flow period, based on price multiples) were discounted. The discount rate was based on the imputed cost 
of equity capital. 

The Company had no intangible assets with indefinite useful lives at December 31, 2012.  Other identifiable intangible assets 
that  are  subject  to  amortization  are  amortized on  an accelerated basis over  the  years  expected  to  be benefited,  which  the  Company 
believes  is  between  eight  and  ten years.  These  amortizable  intangible  assets  are  reviewed  for  impairment  if  circumstances  indicate 
their value may not be recoverable based on a comparison of fair value to carrying value. Based on the Company’s annual goodwill 
impairment  test  as  of September 30,  2012, management  does not  believe  any of  its  goodwill  is  impaired  as of December 31, 2012, 
because the fair value of the Company’s equity substantially exceeded its carrying value. While the Company believes no impairment 
existed at December 31, 2012, under accounting standards applicable at that date, different conditions or assumptions, or changes in 
cash  flows  or  profitability,  if  significantly  negative  or  unfavorable,  could  have  a  material  adverse  effect  on  the  outcome  of  the 
Company’s impairment evaluation and financial condition or future results of operations.  

Stock-Based Compensation—The Company accounts for stock-based employee compensation plans using the fair value-based 
method of accounting. The Company’s results of operations reflect compensation expense for all employee stock-based compensation, 
including the unvested portion of stock options granted prior to 2003. The fair value of stock options granted is estimated at the date of 
grant  using  the  Black-Scholes  option-pricing  model.  This  model  requires  the  input  of  subjective  assumptions  including  stock  price 
volatility and employee turnover that are utilized to measure compensation expense. 

Other-Than-Temporarily Impaired Securities—When the fair value of a security is below its amortized cost, and depending on 
the length of time the condition exists and the extent the fair market value is below amortized cost, additional analysis is performed to 
determine whether an impairment exists. Available for sale and held to maturity securities are analyzed quarterly for possible other-
than-temporary impairment. The analysis considers (i) the length of time and the extent to which the fair value has been less than cost, 
(ii) the  financial  condition  and  near-term  prospects  of  the  issuer,  (iii) whether  the  market  decline  was  affected  by  macroeconomic 
conditions, and (iv) whether the entity has the intent to sell the debt security or more likely than not will be required to sell the debt 
security before its anticipated recovery. Often, the information available to conduct these assessments is limited and rapidly changing, 
making estimates of fair value subject to judgment. If actual information or conditions are different than estimated, the extent of the 
impairment of the security may be different than previously estimated, which could have a material effect on the Company’s results of 
operations and financial condition.  

Fair Values of Financial Instruments. The Company determines the fair market values of financial instruments based on the fair 

value hierarchy established which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable 
inputs when measuring fair value. There are three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value. Level 1 inputs include 
quoted market prices, where available. If such quoted market prices are not available Level 2 inputs are used. These inputs are based 
upon internally developed models that primarily use observable market-based parameters. Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs 
which are typically based on an entity’s own assumptions, as there is little, if any, related market activity. The Company’s assessment 
of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, and considers factors specific 
to the asset or liability.  

Results of Operations  
Net Interest Income  

The Company’s operating results depend primarily on its net interest income, which is the difference between interest income 
on  interest-earning  assets,  including  securities  and  loans,  and  interest  expense  incurred  on  interest-bearing  liabilities,  including 
deposits  and  other  borrowed  funds.  Interest  rate  fluctuations,  as  well  as  changes  in  the  amount  and  type  of  earning  assets  and 
liabilities, combine to affect net interest income. The Company’s net interest income is affected by changes in the amount and mix of 

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interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, referred to as a “volume change.” It is also affected by changes in yields earned 
on interest-earning assets and rates paid on interest-bearing deposits and other borrowed funds, referred to as a “rate change.”  

2012  versus  2011.    Net  interest  income  before  the  provision  for  credit  losses  for  2012,  was  $380.7  million  compared  with 
$326.7 million for 2011, an increase of $54.0 million or 16.5%.  The increase in net interest income was primarily due to an increase 
in average interest-earning assets of $2.65 billion or 31.9% during 2012, and a decrease in the average rate paid on interest-bearing 
liabilities of 24 basis points.  The increase in average earning assets was due to the four acquisitions completed during 2012.  Interest 
income was $419.8 million in 2012, an increase of $47.9 million over 2011. Interest income on loans was $271.3 million for 2012, an 
increase of $57.1  million  or 26.6%  compared  with 2011 due  in  part  to  an  increase  in average  loans outstanding of  $865.5  million.  
Additionally, during 2012 interest income on loans benefited from purchase accounting loan discount accretion of $26.4 million which 
partially offset the decrease in interest rates on the loan portfolio.  The Company had remaining accretable discounts on purchased 
loans of $63.6 million outstanding at December 31, 2012.  Interest income on securities was $148.4 million during 2012, a decrease of 
$9.2 million over 2011 due, in part, to an increase in the amortization of security premiums of $38.2 million for 2012 compared with 
2011.  Average  interest-bearing  liabilities  increased  $1.81  billion  for  2012  compared  to  2011  and  average  rate  paid  decreased  from 
0.72% to 0.48% for the same time period resulting in an overall decrease in interest expense of $6.1 million.  During 2012, average 
noninterest bearing deposits increased $642.8 million from $1.80 billion during 2011 to $2.44 billion during 2012.  This increase in 
low-cost noninterest bearing funds contributed to a decrease in total cost of funds to 0.37% during 2012 from 0.56% during 2011. 

Net interest margin on a tax equivalent basis, defined as net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets, for 2012 

was 3.53%, a decrease of 45 basis points compared with 3.98% for 2011.  

2011  versus  2010.    Net  interest  income  before  the  provision  for  credit  losses  for  the  year  ended  December 31,  2011  was 
$326.7  million  compared  with  $318.1  million  for  the  year  ended  December 31,  2010,  an  increase  of  $8.5  million  or  2.7%.  The 
improvement  in  net  interest  income  for  2011  was  principally  due  to  a  $349.0  million  or  4.4%  increase  in  average  interest-earning 
assets to $8.301 billion at December 31, 2011 compared with $7.952 billion at December 31, 2010.  The average rate paid on interest-
bearing  liabilities  decreased  34  basis  points  from  1.06%  for  the  year  ended  December 31,  2010  to  0.72%  for  the  year  ended 
December 31, 2011 and the average yield on interest-earning assets decreased 36 basis points from 4.84% at December 31, 2010 to 
4.48% at December 31, 2011. At December 31, 2011, period end demand deposits represented an important component of funding and 
were 24.5% of total period end deposits compared with 22.4% at December 31, 2010.  

Net interest margin on a tax equivalent basis, defined as net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets, for 2011 

was 3.98%, a decrease of 6 basis points compared with 4.04% for 2010.  

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The  following  table  presents,  for  the  periods  indicated,  the  total  dollar  amount  of  average  balances,  interest  income  from 
average interest-earning assets and the resultant yields, as well as the interest expense on average interest-bearing liabilities, expressed 
both in dollars and rates. Except as indicated in the footnotes, no tax-equivalent adjustments were made and all average balances are 
daily average balances. Any nonaccruing loans have been included in the table as loans carrying a zero yield.  

Average
Outstanding
Balance

2012
Interest
Earned/
Paid

Average
Yield/
Rate

Years Ended December 31,
2011
Interest
Earned/
Paid
(Dollars in thousands)

Average
Outstanding
Balance

Average
Yield/
Rate

Average
Outstanding
Balance

2010
Interest
Earned/
Paid

Average
Yield/
Rate

5.87%
3.41%

0.20%
4.48%

0.53%
0.49%
1.02%
3.45%
0.54%
0.60%
0.72%

6.01%
2.33%

0.21%
3.83%

0.42%
0.33%
0.73%
3.05%
0.27%
0.32%
0.48%

$          

4,514,171
6,364,917

 $    271,324 
       148,374 

              144 
       419,842 

68,900
10,947,988
(51,770)
1,536,448
12,432,666

$        

8,228
10,600
15,658
2,593
705
1,352
39,136

$          

1,979,345
3,174,256
2,152,382
85,055
263,689
416,925
8,071,652

2,442,860
73,820
10,588,332
1,844,334
12,432,666

$        

$        

3,648,701
4,625,833

$        214,273 
          157,580 

                   55 
          371,908 

26,879
8,301,413
(51,871)
1,379,342
9,628,884

$        

7,416
11,836
21,723
2,984
369
912
45,240

$        

1,393,501
2,421,735
2,135,858
86,557
68,049
152,716
6,258,416

1,800,102
56,617
8,115,135
1,513,749
9,628,884

$        

6.18%
3.87%

0.24%
4.84%

0.67%
0.69%
1.53%
3.52%
0.73%
0.95%
1.06%

$      

3,394,502
4,508,918

$     209,711 
       174,707 

              119 
       384,537 

8,994
15,159
37,356
3,250
595
1,035
66,389

48,944
7,952,364
(52,151)
1,378,167
9,278,380

$      

$      

1,336,400
2,189,695
2,438,968
92,265
81,623
109,260
6,248,211

1,567,676
56,334
7,872,221
1,406,159
9,278,380

$      

3.35%

3.76%

3.78%

$    

380,706

3.48%

$        

326,668

3.94%

$     

318,148

4.00%

$    

386,671

3.53%

$        

330,282

3.98%

$     

321,049

4.04%

Assets
Interest Earning Assets: 
   Loans
   Investment securities
   Federal funds sold and other
       earning assets
               Total interest earning assets 
Allowance for credit losses 
Non-interest earning assets 
                Total assets

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

Interest-bearing liabilities:
    Interest-bearing demand deposits 
    Savings and money market accounts 
    Certificates of deposit 
    Junior subordinated debentures 
    Securities sold under repurchase agreements 
    Other borrowings 

Total interest-bearing liabilities 

Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
     Noninterest-bearing demand deposits 
     Other liabilities 

Total liabilities 

Shareholders’ equity 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity 

Net interest rate spread 
Net interest income and
margin(1) 
Net interest income and margin (tax-equivalent basis)(2) 

(1) The net interest margin is equal to net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets. 

(2) In order to make pretax income and resultant yields on tax-exempt investments and loans comparable to those on taxable investments and loans, a tax-equivalent adjustment has been computed using a federal income tax rate of 35% for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 
and other applicable effective tax rates. 

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The following table presents information regarding the dollar amount of changes in interest income and interest expense for the 
periods  indicated  for  each  major  component  of  interest-earning  assets  and  interest-bearing  liabilities  and  distinguishes  between  the 
changes attributable to changes in volume and changes in interest rates. For purposes of this table, changes attributable to both rate 
and volume which cannot be segregated have been allocated to rate.  

2012 vs. 2011 

2011 vs. 2010 

Years Ended December 31,

Increase

(Decrease)

Due to Change in

Increase

(Decrease)

Due to Change in

Volume

Rate

Total

Volume

Rate

Total

(Dollars in thousands)

Interest-earning assets:

Loans 
Securities 
Federal funds sold and other temporary investments 

Total increase (decrease) in interest income 

$              

50,825
59,242
86
110,153

$       

6,226
(68,448)
3
(62,219)

$     

57,051
(9,206)
89
47,934

$             

Interest-bearing liabilities:

Interest-bearing demand deposits 
Savings and money market accounts 
Certificates of deposit 
Junior subordinated debentures 
Securities sold under repurchase agreements 
Other borrowings 

Total increase (decrease) in interest expense 

Increase (decrease) in net interest income 

$            

3,118
3,678
168
(52)
1,061
1,578
9,551
100,602

(2,306)
(4,914)
(6,233)
(339)
(725)
(1,138)
(15,655)
(46,564)

$    

812
(1,236)
(6,065)
(391)
336
440
(6,104)
54,038

$     

$             

15,704
4,530
(54)
20,180

384
1,606
(4,643)
(201)
(99)
412
(2,541)
22,721

$         

(11,142)
(21,657)
(10)
(32,809)

$          

4,562
(17,127)
(64)
(12,629)

(1,962)
(4,929)
(10,990)
(65)
(127)
(535)
(18,608)
(14,201)

$         

(1,578)
(3,323)
(15,633)
(266)
(226)
(123)
(21,149)
8,520

$          

Provision for Credit Losses  

The  Company’s  provision  for  credit  losses  is  established  through  charges  to  income  in  the  form  of  the  provision  in  order  to 
bring the Company’s allowance for credit losses to a level deemed appropriate by management based on the factors discussed under 
“Financial  Condition—Allowance  for  Credit  Losses.”  The  allowance  for  credit  losses  at  December 31,  2012,  was  $52.6  million, 
representing  1.01%  of  outstanding  loans  as  of  such  date.  Loans  acquired  during  2012  were  recorded  at  fair  value  based  on  a 
discounted  cash  flow  valuation  methodology  that  considers,  among  other  things,  projected  default  rates,  loss  given  defaults  and 
recovery  rates  with  no  carryover  of  any  existing  allowance  for  credit  losses.    The  provision  for  credit  losses  for  the  year  ended 
December 31, 2012 was $6.1 million compared with $5.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2011. Net charge-offs for each of 
the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 were $5.1 million and $5.2 million, respectively. The provision for credit losses and net 
charge-offs for the year ended December 31, 2010 were $13.6 million and $13.9 million, respectively.  

Noninterest Income  

The Company’s primary sources of recurring noninterest income are NSF fees, debit and ATM card income and service charges 
on deposit accounts. During 2012, the Company added certain lines of business including trust services, credit card, ISO sponsorship 
and mortgage lending operations with the acquisition of ASB on July 1, 2012.  Noninterest income does not include loan origination 
fees  which  are  recognized  over  the  life  of  the  related  loan  as  an  adjustment  to  yield  using  the  interest  method.  For  the  year  ended 
December  31,  2012,  noninterest  income  totaled  $75.5  million,  an  increase  of  $19.5  million  or  34.8%  compared  with  2011.    This 
increase  was  primarily  due  to  the  four  acquisitions  completed  during  2012.    For  the  year  ended  December 31,  2011,  noninterest 
income totaled $56.0 million, an increase of $2.2 million or 4.1% compared with $53.8 million in 2010. The increase was primarily 
due to an increase in debit card and ATM card income and a reduction in net losses on sale of other real estate, partially offset by a 
decrease in NSF fees.  

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Non-sufficient funds (NSF) fees 
Debit card and ATM card income 
Service charges on deposit accounts
Banking related service fees 
Trust
Mortgage
Bank Owned Life Insurance income (BOLI) 
Net (losses) gains on sales of assets 
Net losses on sale of other real estate
Net losses on sale of securities 
Other 

Total noninterest income

Noninterest Expense  

2012

2010

Years Ended December 31,
2011
(Dollars in thousands)
 $             24,442 
                15,391 
                  9,981 
                  2,184 
                        -   
                     211 
                  1,382 
                     377 
                   (904)
                   (581)

 $             27,580 
                12,581 
                10,089 
                  2,166 
                        -   
                     205 
                  1,658 
                     402 
                (4,262)
                        -   

 $             29,113 
                21,057 
                11,112 
                  2,650 
                  1,746 
                  2,681 
                  2,673 
                   (231)
                   (457)
                        -   

5,191
75,535

$             

3,560
56,043

$             

3,414
53,833

$             

For  the  year  ended  December  31,  2012,  noninterest  expense  totaled  $198.5  million,  an  increase  of  $34.7  million  or  21.2% 
compared with  2011.    This  increase was primarily  related  to  the  four  acquisitions  completed  during  2012.    The  Company  incurred 
$7.0  million  of  pre-tax  merger  related  expenses  during  2012.  The  merger  related  expenses  are  reflected  on  the  Company’s  income 
statement  for  the  applicable  periods  and  are  reported  primarily  in  the  categories  of  salaries  and  benefits,  data  processing  and 
professional fees.  For the year ended December 31, 2011, noninterest expense totaled $163.7 million, a decrease of $2.8 million or 
1.7%  compared  with  $166.6  million  for  the  same  period  in  2010.  This  decrease  was  principally  due  to  reductions  in  FDIC 
assessments, reductions in ORE expenses and a decrease in core deposit intangibles amortization. These items and other changes in 
the various components of noninterest expense are discussed in more detail below.  

The following table presents, for the periods indicated, the major categories of noninterest expense:  

Salaries and employee benefits(1) 
Non-staff expenses:

Years Ended December 31,

2012

2011

2010

(Dollars in thousands)

$        

115,505

$          

92,057

$       

86,980

Net occupancy  
Depreciation 
Debit card, data processing and software amortization 
Regulatory assessments and FDIC insurance 
Property taxes
Core deposit intangibles amortization 
Communications(2)  
Other real estate 
Professional fees 
Printing and supplies 
Other 

Total noninterest expense  

16,475
8,923
9,445
7,679
4,623
7,229
8,158
1,810
4,118
2,586
11,906
198,457

$        

14,634
8,150
6,823
8,901
3,823
7,780
6,946
1,501
2,598
1,807
8,725
163,745

$        

15,153
8,313
6,222
11,039
3,947
9,016
7,781
3,483
3,099
1,951
9,610
166,594

$     

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(1)  Total salaries and employee benefits includes $3.6 million, $3.6 million and $3.0 million in 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively, in 

stock-based compensation expense.  

(2)  Communications expense includes telephone, data circuits, postage and courier expenses.  

 Salaries and Employee Benefits.  Salaries and benefits were $115.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2012, an increase 
of $23.4 million compared to 2011.  Salaries and benefits included additional merger related expenses of approximately $3.6 million 
during 2012.  The remaining increase was primarily due to the four acquisitions completed during 2012 which resulted in an increase 
in employee FTE’s from 1,664 at December 31, 2011, to 2,266 at December 31, 2012.  Salaries and employee benefits increased $5.1 
million  to  $92.1  million  at  December 31,  2011, compared  with  $87.0  million  at  December 31,  2010,  primarily  due  to  the  full  year 
effect of the U.S. Bank and First Bank acquisitions and increases in incentive pay. The number of FTE’s employed by the Company 
decreased  from  1,708  at  December 31,  2010  to  1,664  at  December 31,  2011.  Total  salaries  and  benefits  for  the  year  ended 
December 31, 2012 includes $3.6 million in stock-based compensation expense compared with $3.6 million and $3.0 million recorded 
for each of the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  

Debit Card, Data Processing and Software Amortization. Debit card, data processing and software amortization expenses were 
$9.4 million, $6.8 million and $6.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  The increase of $2.6 
million or 38.4% for 2012 compared to 2011 was due primarily to the addition of ASB on July 1, 2012 and merger related costs of 
approximately $800 thousand.   

Regulatory Assessments and FDIC Insurance. Regulatory assessments and FDIC insurance assessments were $7.7 million for 
the year ended December 31, 2012, compared with $8.9 million and $11.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, 
respectively. The sequential decrease in regulatory assessment fees for both 2012 and 2011 was due to a change in the  assessment 
base used for determining fees. On February 7, 2011, the FDIC approved a final rule that amended its then-existing DIF restoration 
plan  and  implemented  certain  provisions  of  the  Dodd-Frank  Act.  Effective  April 1,  2011,  the  assessment  base  is  determined  using 
average consolidated total assets minus average tangible equity rather than the previous assessment base of adjusted domestic deposits 
and  the  assessments  rates  were  lowered  to  account  for  the  larger  assessment  base.  Additional  information  is  discussed  under  the 
section captioned “Supervision and Regulation—The Bank—Deposit Insurance Assessments” in Part I, Item 1 of this Annual Report 
on Form 10-K.  

Property Taxes. Property taxes increased $800 thousand or 20.91% for the year ended December 31, 2012 compared to 2011.  
This increase is due primarily to the four acquisitions completed during 2012 that increased the number of banking centers from 175 at 
December 31, 2011 to 213 at December 31, 2012.  Property taxes decreased slightly from $3.9 million for the year ended December 
31, 2010 to $3.8 million for 2011.  

Core  Deposit  Intangibles  Amortization.  Core  deposit  intangibles  (“CDI”)  amortization  decreased  $551  thousand  from  $7.8 
million for the year ended December 31, 2011 to $7.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2012, and decreased $1.2 million or 
13.7%  from  $9.0  million  for  the  year  ended  December 31,  2010.  The  decrease  in  CDI for  both  periods  was  primarily  attributed  to 
certain CDI that fully amortized in 2011. The decrease in 2012 was partially offset by the addition of ASB in July 2012.  Core deposit 
intangibles are being amortized on an accelerated basis over an estimated life of eight to ten years.  

Other  Real  Estate.  Other  real  estate  expense  increased  $309  thousand  or  20.5%  from  $1.5  million  for  the  year  ended 
December 31,  2011  to  $1.8  million  for  the  year  ended  December 31,  2012.    The  increase  in  other  real  estate  expenses  was  due  to 
increased other real estate carrying costs.  Other real estate expense decreased $2.0 million or 56.9% from $3.5 million for the year 
ended December 31, 2010 to $1.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2011. The decrease was primarily due to reduced ORE 
property recorded by the Company. 

Professional Fees. Professional fees were $4.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2012, an increase of $1.5 million or 
58.5% compared to the year ended December 31, 2011.  This increase was primarily due to merger related expenses of approximately 
$1.5  million  incurred  during  2012.    Professional  fees  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2011,  decreased  $501  thousand  or  16.2% 
compared to the year ended December 31, 2010. 

Efficiency Ratio. The efficiency ratio is a supplemental financial measure utilized in  management’s internal evaluation of the 
Company  and  is  not  defined  under  generally  accepted  accounting  principles.  The  efficiency  ratio  is  calculated  by  dividing  total 
noninterest  expense,  excluding  credit  loss  provisions  and  impairment  write-down  on  available  for  sale  securities,  by  net  interest 
income plus noninterest income, excluding net gains and losses on the sale of securities and on the sale of assets. Taxes are not part of 
this calculation. An increase in the efficiency ratio indicates that  more resources are being utilized to generate the same volume  of 
income, while a decrease would indicate a more efficient allocation of resources. The Company’s efficiency ratio was 43.48% for the 
year  ended  December 31,  2012,  compared  with  42.76%  for  the  year  ended  December 31,  2011.  The  efficiency  ratio  for  2012  was 
impacted by merger-related expenses of $7.0 million. The Company’s efficiency ratio was 44.83% for the year ended December 31, 
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Income Taxes  

The amount of federal income tax expense is influenced by the amount of pre-tax income, the amount of tax-exempt income, 
and  the  amount  of  other  nondeductible  expenses.  For  the  year  ended  December 31,  2012,  income  tax  expense  was  $83.8  million 
compared with $72.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2011 and $64.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2010. The 
increases were primarily attributable to higher pretax net earnings. The effective tax rate for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 
and  2010  was  33.3%,  33.7%  and  33.4%,  respectively.  The  effective  income  tax  rates  differed  from  the  U.S.  statutory  rate  of  35% 
during the comparable periods primarily due to the effect of tax-exempt income from loans and securities.  

Impact of Inflation  

The  Company’s  consolidated  financial  statements  and  related  notes  included  in  this  Annual  Report  on  Form 10-K  have  been 
prepared  in  accordance  with  generally  accepted  accounting  principles.  These  require  the  measurement  of  financial  position  and 
operating results in terms of historical dollars, without considering changes in the relative value of money over time due to inflation or 
recession.  

Unlike many industrial companies, substantially all of the Company’s assets and liabilities are monetary in nature. As a result, 
interest  rates  have  a  more  significant  impact  on  the  Company’s  performance  than  the effects  of  general  levels  of  inflation.  Interest 
rates may not necessarily move in the same direction or in the same magnitude as the prices of goods and services. However, other 
operating expenses do reflect general levels of inflation.  

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Financial Condition  
Loan Portfolio  

At  December 31,  2012,  total  loans  were  $5.18  billion,  an  increase  of  $1.41  billion  or  37.5%  compared  with  $3.77  billion  at 
December 31, 2011.  Loans at December 31, 2012, included $10.4 million of loans held for sale and consisted of residential mortgage 
loans that were acquired as part of the acquisition of ASB in 2012. As reflected in the table below, loan growth was also impacted by 
the acquisition of Texas Bankers, Inc., The Bank Arlington, ASB and Community National Bank.  Excluding loans acquired in these 
acquisitions  and  new  production  at  the  acquired  banking  centers  since  their  respective  acquisition  dates,  loans  held  for  investment 
grew approximately $234.9 million, or 6.2%.  The table below provides details of loans acquired (including new production since the 
respective acquisition date) as of December 31, 2012 (dollars in thousands): 

Loans acquired (including new production 
since respective acquisition dates):
   Texas Bankers, Inc.
   The Bank Arlington
   ASB
   Community National Bank
All other

Total loans

$      

23,803
23,308
1,068,077
63,940
4,000,812
5,179,940

$ 

    At December 31, 2011, total loans were $3.77 billion, an increase of $280.9 million or 8.1% compared with $3.49 billion at 
December 31, 2010.  The increase was due to internal growth.  At December 31, 2012, total loans were 44.5% of deposits and 35.5% 
of total assets.  At December 31, 2011, total loans were 46.7% of deposits and 38.3% of total assets.   

The following table summarizes the Company’s loan portfolio by type of loan as of the dates indicated:  

2012 

2011 

December 31,
2010 

2009 

2008 

Amount

Percent

Amount

Percent

Amount

Percent

Amount

Percent

Amount

Percent

$    

771,114

14.9%

$   

406,433

10.8%

$   

409,426

11.7%

$    

392,975

11.6%

$   

482,476

13.5%

(Dollars in thousands)

550,768
1,255,765
186,801
1,854,057
211,156
136,585
74,481
103,725
35,488
$ 
5,179,940

10.6%
24.2%
3.6%
35.9%
4.1%
2.6%
1.4%
2.0%
0.7%
100.0%

482,140
1,007,266
146,999
1,351,986
136,008
89,240
34,226
78,187
33,421
3,765,906

$

12.8%
26.7%
3.9%
35.9%
3.6%
2.4%
0.9%
2.1%
0.9%
100.0%

502,327
824,057
118,781
1,288,023
98,871
82,626
41,881
87,977
31,054
3,485,023

$

14.4%
23.7%
3.4%
37.0%
2.8%
2.4%
1.2%
2.5%
0.9%
100.0%

557,245
709,101
117,661
1,261,267
93,288
77,952
42,241
102,436
22,537
$ 
3,376,703

16.5%
21.0%
3.5%
37.4%
2.8%
2.3%
1.3%
3.0%
0.6%
100.0%

666,081
668,097
107,048
1,268,340
96,970
75,063
48,679
137,639
16,664
3,567,057

$

18.7%
18.7%
3.0%
35.6%
2.7%
2.1%
1.3%
3.9%
0.5%
100.0%

Commercial and industrial
Real estate:
    Construction and land development 
    1-4 family residential
    Home equity 
    Commercial(1) 
    Farmland 
    Multifamily residential 
    Agriculture 
Consumer (net of unearned discount) 
Other 
Total loans(2)(3) 

(1)  Commercial  real  estate  loans  include  approximately  $1.053  billion  and  $602.8  million  of  owner-occupied  loans  for  the  years  ended  December 31,  2012  and  2011, 

respectively.  
Includes loans held for sale in 2012 and 2008.  

(2) 
(3)    Includes net of accretable discounts on acquired loans of $63.6 million at December 31, 2012. 

The Company’s commercial real estate loans increased from $1.35 billion at December 31, 2011, to $1.85 billion at December 
31, 2012, an increase of $502.1 million or 37.1%.  This increase was primarily related to the four acquisitions previously discussed.  
The  Company’s  commercial  real  estate  loans  increased  from  $1.29  billion  at  December 31,  2010  to  $1.35 billion  at  December 31, 
2011, an increase of $64.0 million or 5.0%. The Company offers a variety of commercial lending products including term loans and 
lines of credit. The Company offers a broad range of short to medium-term commercial loans, primarily collateralized, to businesses 
for working capital (including inventory and receivables), business expansion (including acquisitions of real estate and improvements) 
and  the  purchase  of  equipment  and  machinery.  Historically,  the  Company  has  originated  loans  for  its  own  account  and  has  not 

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securitized its loans. The purpose of a particular loan generally determines its structure. All loans in the 1-4 family residential category 
were originated by the Company.  

All  loans  over  $500  thousand  and  below  $2.5  million  are  evaluated  and  acted  upon  on  a  daily  basis  by  two  of  the  eight 
company-wide loan concurrence officers. All loans above $2.5 million are evaluated and acted upon by an officers’ loan committee 
which meets weekly. In addition to the officers’ loan committee evaluation, loans from $15.0 million to $25.0 million are evaluated 
and  acted  upon by  the  directors’  loan  committee  which  consists  of  three  directors of  the  Bank  and meets  as  necessary.  Loans over 
$25.0 million are evaluated and acted upon by the Bank’s Board of Directors either at a regularly scheduled monthly board meeting or 
by teleconference or written consent.  

Commercial  and  Industrial  Loans.  In  nearly  all  cases,  the  Company’s  commercial  loans  are  made  in  the  Company’s  market 
areas and are underwritten on the basis of the borrower’s ability to service the debt from income. As a general practice, the Company 
takes as collateral a lien on any available real estate, equipment or other assets owned by the borrower and obtains a personal guaranty 
of the borrower or principal. Working capital loans are primarily collateralized by short-term assets whereas term loans are primarily 
collateralized  by  long-term  assets.  In  general,  commercial  loans  involve  more  credit  risk  than  residential  mortgage  loans  and 
commercial mortgage loans and, therefore, usually yield a higher return. The increased risk in commercial loans is due to the type of 
collateral securing these loans. The increased risk also derives from the expectation that commercial loans generally will be serviced 
principally from the operations of the business, and those operations may not be successful. Historical trends have shown these types 
of  loans  to  have  higher  delinquencies  than  mortgage  loans.  As  a  result  of  these  additional  complexities,  variables  and  risks, 
commercial loans require more thorough underwriting and servicing than other types of loans.  

Commercial Real Estate. The Company makes commercial real estate loans collateralized by owner-occupied and non-owner-
occupied real estate to finance the purchase of real estate. The Company’s commercial  real estate loans are collateralized by first liens 
on real estate, typically have variable interest rates (or five year or less fixed rates) and amortize over a 15 to 20 year period. Payments 
on loans secured by such properties are often dependent on the successful operation or management of the properties. Accordingly, 
repayment of these loans may be subject to adverse conditions in the real estate market or the economy to a greater extent than other 
types  of  loans.  The  Company  seeks  to  minimize  these  risks  in  a  variety  of  ways,  including  giving  careful  consideration  to  the 
property’s  operating  history,  future  operating  projections,  current  and  projected  occupancy,  location  and  physical  condition  in 
connection  with  underwriting  these  loans.  The  underwriting  analysis  also  includes  credit  verification,  analysis  of  global  cash  flow, 
appraisals and a review of the financial condition of the borrower.  

1-4 Family Residential Loans. The Company’s lending activities also includes the origination of 1-4 family residential mortgage 
loans collateralized by owner-occupied residential properties located in the Company’s market areas. The Company offers a variety of 
mortgage loan products which generally are amortized over five to 25 years. Loans collateralized by 1-4 family residential real estate 
generally  have  been  originated  in  amounts  of  no  more  than  89%  of  appraised  value  or  have  mortgage  insurance.  The  Company 
requires mortgage title insurance and hazard insurance. Other than with respect to mortgage banking activities acquired in the ASB 
acquisition, the Company has elected to keep all 1-4 family residential loans for its own account rather than selling such loans into the 
secondary  market.  By  doing  so,  the  Company  is  able  to  realize  a  higher  yield  on  these  loans;  however,  the  Company  also  incurs 
interest rate risk as well as the risks associated with nonpayments on such loans.  

Construction and Land Development Loans. The Company makes loans to finance the construction of residential and, to a lesser 
extent, nonresidential properties. Construction loans generally are collateralized by first liens on real estate and have floating interest 
rates. The Company conducts periodic inspections, either directly or through an agent, prior to approval of periodic draws on these 
loans.  Underwriting  guidelines  similar  to  those  described  above  are  also  used  in  the  Company’s  construction  lending  activities. 
Construction loans involve additional risks attributable to the fact that loan funds are advanced upon the security of a project under 
construction, and the project is of uncertain value prior to its completion. Because of uncertainties inherent in estimating construction 
costs,  the  market  value  of  the  completed  project  and  the  effects  of  governmental  regulation  on  real  property,  it  can  be  difficult  to 
accurately evaluate the total funds required to complete a project and the related loan to value ratio. As a result of these uncertainties, 
construction  lending  often  involves  the  disbursement  of  substantial  funds  with  repayment  dependent,  in  part,  on  the  success  of the 
ultimate project rather than the ability of a borrower or guarantor to repay the loan. If the Company is forced to foreclose on a project 
prior to completion, there is no assurance that the Company will be able to recover all of the unpaid portion of the loan. In addition, 
the  Company  may  be  required  to  fund  additional  amounts  to  complete  a  project  and  may  have  to  hold  the  property  for  an 
indeterminate period of time. While the Company has underwriting procedures designed to identify what it believes to be acceptable 
levels of risks in construction lending, no assurance can be given that these procedures will prevent losses from the risks described 
above.  

Agriculture  Loans.  The  Company  provides  agriculture  loans  for  short-term  crop  production,  including  rice,  cotton,  milo  and 
corn, farm equipment financing and agriculture real estate financing. The Company evaluates agriculture borrowers primarily based 
on  their  historical  profitability,  level  of  experience  in  their  particular  agriculture  industry,  overall  financial  capacity  and  the 
availability of secondary collateral to withstand economic and natural variations common to the industry. Because agriculture loans 
present a higher level of risk associated with events caused by nature, the Company routinely makes on-site visits and inspections in 
order to identify and monitor such risks.  

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Consumer Loans. Consumer loans made by the Company include direct “A”-credit automobile loans, recreational vehicle loans, 
boat  loans,  home  improvement  loans,  home  equity  loans,  personal  loans  (collateralized  and  uncollateralized)  and  deposit  account 
collateralized loans. The terms of these loans typically range from 12 to 120 months and vary based upon the nature of collateral and 
size of loan. Generally, consumer loans entail greater risk than do real estate secured loans, particularly in the case of consumer loans 
that are unsecured or collateralized by rapidly depreciating assets such as automobiles. In such cases, any repossessed collateral for a 
defaulted consumer loan may not provide an adequate source of repayment for the outstanding loan balance. The remaining deficiency 
often does not warrant further substantial collection efforts against the borrower beyond obtaining a deficiency judgment. In addition, 
consumer  loan  collections  are  dependent  on  the  borrower’s  continuing  financial  stability,  and  thus  are  more  likely  to  be  adversely 
affected by job loss, divorce, illness or personal bankruptcy. Furthermore, the application of various federal and state laws may limit 
the amount which can be recovered on such loans.  

The contractual maturity ranges of the 1-4 family residential, home equity, commercial and industrial, commercial real estate, 

construction and land development and agriculture portfolios and the amount of such loans with predetermined interest rates and 
floating rates in each maturity range as of December 31, 2012 are summarized in the following table.  Contractual maturities are based 
on contractual amounts outstanding and do not include loan purchase discounts of $79.9 million or loans held for sale of $10.4 million 
at December 31, 2012:  

Commercial and industrial 
Real estate:

Construction and land development 
1-4 family residential and home equity 
Commercial 
Agriculture  and farmland
Consumer and other

Total 

Loans with a predetermined interest rate
Loans with a floating interest rate

Total 

One Year
or Less

$    

292,241

137,931
21,418
85,272
58,007
54,524
649,393

$    

$    

$    

226,903
422,490
649,393

After One
Through
Five Years

After Five
Years
(Dollars in thousands)
304,785

190,994

$    

$     

65,535
106,056
338,642
66,315
73,341
954,674

$     

349,768
1,305,520
1,619,353
168,184
11,563
3,645,382

$ 

Total

$      

788,020

553,234
1,432,994
2,043,267
292,506
139,428
5,249,449

$   

$     

$     

454,651
500,023
954,674

$ 

1,756,732
1,888,650
3,645,382

$ 

$   

$   

2,438,286
2,811,163
5,249,449

Nonperforming Assets  

Nonperforming assets include loans on nonaccrual status, accruing loans 90 days past due or more, and real estate which has 
been  acquired  through  foreclosure  and  is  awaiting  disposition.  Nonperforming  assets  do  not  include  purchased  loans  that  were 
identified upon acquisition as having experienced credit deterioration since origination (“purchased credit impaired loans” or“PCI”). 

The Company has several procedures in place to assist it in maintaining the overall quality of its loan portfolio. The Company 
has established underwriting guidelines to be followed by its officers and the Company also monitors its delinquency levels for any 
negative  or  adverse  trends.  There  can  be  no  assurance,  however,  that  the  Company’s  loan  portfolio  will  not  become  subject  to 
increasing pressures from deteriorating borrower credit due to general economic conditions.  

As  part  of  the  on-going  monitoring  of  the  Company’s  loan  portfolio  and  the  methodology  for  calculating  the  allowance  for 
credit losses, management grades each loan from 1 to 7. Depending on the grade, loans in the same grade are aggregated and a loss 
factor is applied to the total loans in the group to determine the allowance for credit losses. For certain loans in risk grades 5 to 7, a 
specific reserve may be taken.  

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The  Company  generally  places  a  loan  on  nonaccrual  status  and  ceases  accruing  interest  when  the  payment  of  principal  or 
interest is delinquent for 90 days, or earlier in some cases, unless the loan is in the process of collection and the underlying collateral 
fully supports the carrying value of the loan.  

The Company requires appraisals on loans collateralized by real estate. With respect to potential problem loans, an evaluation of 
the borrower’s overall financial condition is made to determine the need, if any, for possible writedowns or appropriate additions to 
the allowance for credit losses.  

The  Company’s  conservative  lending  approach  has  resulted  in  sound  asset  quality.  The  Company  had  $13.0  million  in 
nonperforming assets at December 31, 2012 compared with $12.1 million at December 31, 2011 and $15.8 million at December 31, 
2010. The nonperforming assets at December 31, 2012 consisted of one hundred sixteen (116) separate credits or ORE properties. If 
interest on nonaccrual loans had been accrued under the original loan terms, approximately $270 thousand, $253 thousand and $701 
thousand would have been recorded as income for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  

The following table presents information regarding past due loans and nonperforming assets at the dates indicated:  

2012 

2011 

2010 

2009 

2008 

December 31,

Nonaccrual loans 
Accruing loans 90 or more       
days past due 

Total nonperforming 
loans 
Repossessed assets 
Other real estate 

Total nonperforming 
assets 

Nonperforming assets to total  
loans and other real estate 

$      

5,382

$      

3,578

331

5,713
68
7,234

-

3,578
146
8,328

(Dollars in thousands)
4,439

$          

$          

6,079

189

4,628
161
11,053

2,332

8,411
116
7,829

$          

2,142

7,594

9,736
182
4,450

$    

13,015

$    

12,052

$        

15,842

$        

16,356

$        

14,368

0.25%

0.32%

0.45%

0.48%

0.40%

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Allowance for Credit Losses  

The following table presents, as of and for the periods indicated, an analysis of the allowance for credit losses and other related 

data:  

2012 

2011 

Years Ended December 31, 
2010 
(Dollars in thousands)

2009 

2008 

Average loans outstanding 

$

4,514,171

$

3,648,701

$

3,394,502

$ 

3,455,761

$

3,250,447

Gross loans outstanding at end of period 

$

5,179,940

$

3,765,906

$

3,485,023

$ 

3,376,703

$

3,567,057

Allowance for credit losses at beginning of 
period 
Balance acquired with acquisitions 
Provision for credit losses 
Charge-offs:

Commercial and industrial 
Real estate and agriculture 
Consumer 

Recoveries:

Commercial and industrial 
Real estate and agriculture 
Consumer 

$          

51,594
-
6,100

$          

51,584
-
5,200

$          

51,863
-
13,585

$          

36,970
-
28,775

$          

32,543
2,182
9,867

(674)
(4,337)
(2,885)

815
342
1,609

(1,694)
(3,927)
(1,229)

481
472
707

(2,863)
(10,549)
(2,071)

346
444
829

(3,816)
(8,585)
(2,998)

275
236
1,006

(2,799)
(3,650)
(2,733)

308
220
1,032

Net charge-offs 

(5,130)

(5,190)

(13,864)

(13,882)

(7,622)

Allowance for credit losses at end of period 

$      

52,564

$      

51,594

$      

51,584

$      

51,863

$      

36,970

Ratio of allowance to end of period loans 
Ratio of net charge-offs to average loans 
Ratio of allowance to end of period               
nonperforming loans 

1.01%
0.11%

1.37%
0.14%

1.48%
0.41%

1.54%
0.40%

1.04%
0.23%

920.1%

1442.0%

1114.6%

616.6%

379.7%

The allowance for credit losses is a valuation established through charges to earnings in the form of a provision for credit losses. 
Management has established an allowance for credit losses which it believes is adequate for estimated losses in the Company’s loan 
portfolio. The amount of the allowance for credit losses is affected by the following: (i) charge-offs of loans that occur when loans are 
deemed  uncollectible  and  decrease  the  allowance,  (ii) recoveries  on  loans  previously  charged  off  that  increase  the  allowance  and 
(iii) provisions  for  credit  losses  charged  to  earnings  that  increase  the  allowance.  Based  on  an  evaluation  of  the  loan  portfolio  and 
consideration  of  the  factors  listed  below,  management  presents  a  quarterly  review  of  the  allowance  for  credit  losses  to  the  Bank’s 
Board of Directors, indicating any change in the allowance since the last review and any recommendations as to adjustments in the 
allowance.  

The Company’s allowance for credit losses consists of two components: a specific valuation allowance based on probable losses 
on  specifically  identified  loans  and  a  general  valuation  allowance  based  on  historical  loan  loss  experience,  general  economic 
conditions and other qualitative risk factors both internal and external to the Company.  

In setting the specific valuation allowance, the Company follows a loan review program to evaluate the credit risk in the loan 
portfolio and assigns risk grades to each loan. Through this loan review process, the Company maintains an internal list of impaired 
loans  which,  along  with  the  delinquency  list  of  loans,  helps  management  assess  the  overall  quality  of  the  loan  portfolio  and  the 
adequacy of the allowance for credit losses. All loans that have been identified as impaired are reviewed on a quarterly basis in order 
to  determine  whether  a  specific  reserve  is  required.  For  certain  impaired  loans,  the  Company  allocates  a  specific  loan  loss  reserve 
primarily based on the value of the collateral securing the impaired loan. The specific reserves are determined on an individual loan 
basis. Loans for which specific reserves are provided are excluded from the general valuation allowance described below.  

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In  determining  the  amount  of  the  general  valuation  allowance,  management  considers  factors  such  as  historical  loan  loss 
experience, industry diversification of the Company’s commercial loan portfolio, concentration risk of specific loan types, the volume, 
growth and composition of the Company’s loan portfolio, current economic conditions that may affect the borrower’s ability to pay 
and the value of collateral, the evaluation of the Company’s loan portfolio through its internal loan review process, general economic 
conditions and other qualitative risk factors both internal and external to the Company and other relevant factors. Based on a review of 
these factors for each loan type, the Company applies an estimated percentage to the outstanding balance of each loan type, excluding 
any loan that has a specific reserve allocated to it. The Company uses this information to establish the amount of the general valuation 
allowance.  

In connection with its review of the loan portfolio, the Company considers risk elements attributable to particular loan types or 

categories in assessing the quality of individual loans. Some of the risk elements include:  

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

for 1-4 family residential mortgage loans, the borrower’s ability to repay the loan, including a consideration of the debt to 
income  ratio  and  employment  and  income  stability,  the  loan  to  value  ratio,  and  the  age,  condition  and  marketability  of 
collateral;  
for commercial mortgage loans and multifamily residential loans, the debt service coverage ratio (income from the property 
in  excess  of  operating  expenses  compared  to  loan  payment  requirements),  operating  results  of  the  owner  in  the  case  of 
owner-occupied  properties,  the  loan  to  value  ratio,  the  age  and  condition  of  the  collateral  and  the  volatility  of  income, 
property value and future operating results typical of properties of that type;  
for construction and land development loans, the perceived feasibility of the project including the ability to sell developed 
lots or improvements constructed for resale or the ability to lease property constructed for lease, the quality and nature of 
contracts for presale or prelease, if any, experience and ability of the developer and loan to value ratio;  
for  commercial  and  industrial  loans,  the  operating  results  of  the  commercial,  industrial  or  professional  enterprise,  the 
borrower’s  business,  professional  and  financial  ability  and  expertise,  the  specific  risks  and  volatility  of  income  and 
operating results typical for businesses in that category and the value, nature and marketability of collateral;  
for agricultural real estate loans, the experience and financial capability of the borrower, projected debt service coverage of 
the operations of the borrower and loan to value ratio; and  
for non-real estate agricultural loans, the operating results, experience and financial capability of the borrower, historical 
and expected market conditions and the value, nature and marketability of collateral.  

In addition, for each category, the Company considers secondary sources of income and the financial strength and credit history 

of the borrower and any guarantors. 

 Loans  acquired  during  2012  were  initially  recorded  at  fair  value,  which  included  an  estimate  of  credit  losses  expected  to  be 
realized over the remaining lives of the loans, and therefore no corresponding allowance for loan losses was recorded for these loans at 
acquisition.  Methods  utilized  to  estimate  the  required  allowance  for  loan  losses  for  acquired  loans  not  deemed  credit-impaired  at 
acquisition are similar to originated loans; however, the estimate of loss is based on the unpaid principal balance less the remaining 
purchase discount.  

At December 31, 2012, the allowance for credit losses totaled $52.6 million, or 1.01% of total loans.  At December 31, 2011, the 
allowance aggregated $51.6 million or 1.37% of total loans and at December 31, 2010, the allowance was $51.6 million or 1.48% of 
total loans.   The allowance for loans losses as a percentage of total loans decreased 36 basis points at December 31, 2012 compared to 
December 31, 2011, due to acquired loans.  At December 31, 2012, no allowance was required for acquired loans not deemed credit-
impaired and $56.2 million of purchase discounts remained.  Purchased credit impaired (PCI) loans are not considered nonperforming 
loans.  PCI  loans  had  $23.8  million  of  purchase  discounts  outstanding  at  December  31,  2012  of  which  $7.5  million  is  considered 
accretable.  No impairment charges or related allowances were required in 2012 for acquired PCI loans. 

The following tables show the allocation of the allowance for credit losses among various categories of loans and certain other 
information as of the dates indicated. The allocation is made for analytical purposes and is not necessarily indicative of the categories 
in which future losses may occur. The total allowance is available to absorb losses from any loan category.  

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2012 

2011 

Percent of
Loans to
Total Loan

Amount

Percent of
Loans to
Total Loan

Amount

December 31,
2010 

Percent of
Loans to
Total Loan

Amount
(Dollars in thousands)

2009 

2008 

Percent of
Loans to
Total Loan

Amount

Percent of
Loans to
Total Loan

Amount

Balance of allowance for credit            
losses  applicable to:
         Commercial and industrial 
          Real estate 
         Agriculture 
         Consumer and other 
Total allowance for credit losses 

$        

5,777
45,458
764
565
52,564

$  

14.9%
77.0%
5.5%
2.7%
100.0%

$       

3,826
46,587
123
1,058
51,594

$ 

10.8%
85.3%
0.9%
3.0%
100.0%

$        

3,891
46,446
92
1,155
51,584

$  

11.6%
83.4%
1.3%
3.7%
100.0%

$         

5,107
44,799
221
1,736
51,863

$   

11.6%
83.4%
1.3%
3.7%
100.0%

$      

6,159
27,953
313
2,545
$
36,970

13.5%
80.8%
1.3%
4.4%
100.0%

The Company believes that the allowance for credit losses at December 31, 2012, is adequate to cover estimated losses in the 
loan portfolio as of such date. There can be no assurance, however, that the Company will not sustain losses in future periods, which 
could be substantial in relation to the size of the allowance at December 31, 2012.  

Securities  

The  Company  uses  its  securities  portfolio  to  manage  interest  rate  risk  and  as  a  source  of  income  and  liquidity  for  cash 
requirements. At December 31, 2012, the carrying amount of investment securities totaled $7.44 billion, an increase of $2.78 billion or 
59.7%  compared  with  $4.66  billion  at  December 31,  2011.    At  December 31,  2012,  securities  represented  51.0%  of  total  assets 
compared with 47.4% of total assets at December 31, 2011.  The increase in the securities portfolio during 2012 was due to the four 
acquisitions completed during the year.   

At the date of purchase, the Company is required to classify debt and equity securities into one of three categories: held to 

maturity, trading or available for sale. At each reporting date, the appropriateness of the classification is reassessed. Investments in 
debt securities are classified as held to maturity and measured at amortized cost in the financial statements only if management has the 
positive intent and ability to hold those securities to maturity. Securities that are bought and held principally for the purpose of selling 
them in the near term are classified as trading and measured at fair value in the financial statements with unrealized gains and losses 
included in earnings. Investments not classified as either held to maturity or trading are classified as available for sale and measured at 
fair value in the financial statements with unrealized gains and losses reported, net of tax, in a separate component of shareholders’ 
equity until realized.  

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2012

December 31, 
2011

2010

Amortized
Cost

Fair
Value

Amortized
Cost

Fair
Value

Amortized
Cost

Fair
Value

(Dollars in thousands)

Available for Sale
States and political subdivisions 
Collateralized mortgage obligations 
Mortgage-backed securities 
Qualified Zone Academy Bond
Other securities 
Total

Held to Maturity
U.S. Treasury securities and                   
obligations of U.S. government              
agencies 
States and political subdivisions 
Corporate debt securities 
Collateralized mortgage obligations 
Mortgage-backed securities 
Qualified School Construction Bonds     
(QSCB) 

Total 

$       

$      

$      

$      

$       

$      

34,743
616
168,701
-
8,786
212,846

36,434
604
180,416
-
9,216
226,670

37,060
786
254,965
-
8,778
301,589

39,076
765
273,206
-
9,269
322,316

39,637
967
349,170
8,000
8,772
406,546

40,514
943
369,545
8,326
9,225
428,553

$     

$    

$    

$    

$     

$    

$         

7,061
391,510
1,500
125,912
6,676,512

$         

7,221
398,230
1,528
128,166
6,868,201

$         

8,696
37,914
1,500
281,778
3,993,832

$         

9,151
38,912
1,614
286,637
4,141,732

$       

10,996
36,394
1,500
443,859
3,682,914

$       

11,785
35,878
1,676
450,702
3,797,541

12,900
7,215,395

$  

15,349
7,418,695

$  

12,900
4,336,620

$  

14,942
4,492,988

$  

12,900
4,188,563

$  

13,225
4,310,807

$  

Certain  investment  securities  are  valued  at  less  than  their  historical  cost.  Management  evaluates  securities  for  other-than-
temporary impairment (“OTTI”) at least on a quarterly basis, and more frequently when economic or market conditions warrant such 
an evaluation.  

In  determining  OTTI,  management  considers  many  factors,  including:  (i) the  length  of  time  and  the  extent  to  which  the  fair 
value has been less than cost, (ii) the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer, (iii) whether the market decline was 
affected by macroeconomic conditions and (iv) whether the entity has the intent to sell the debt security or more likely than not will be 
required  to  sell  the  debt  security  before  its  anticipated  recovery.  The  assessment  of  whether  an other-than-temporary  decline  exists 
involves a high degree of subjectivity and judgment and is based on the information available to management at a point in time.   

Management does not intend to sell any debt securities or more likely than not will not be required to sell any debt securities 

before their anticipated recovery, at which time the Company will receive full value for the securities. Furthermore, as of 
December 31, 2012, management does not have the intent to sell any of the securities classified as available for sale and believes that 
it is more likely than not that the Company will not have to sell any such securities before a recovery of cost. As of December 31, 
2012, management believes any impairment in the Company’s securities are temporary and no impairment loss has been realized in 
the Company’s consolidated income statement.  The Company recorded no other-than-temporary impairment charges in 2010, 2011 or 
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The  following  table  summarizes  the  contractual  maturity  of  securities  and  their  weighted  average  yields  as  of  December 31, 
2012. The contractual maturity of a mortgage-backed security is the date at which the last underlying mortgage matures. Available for 
sale securities are shown at fair value and held to maturity securities are shown at amortized cost. Other securities are included in the 
corporate debt securities category. For purposes of the table below, tax-exempt states and political subdivisions are calculated on a tax 
equivalent basis.  

Within One
Year

Amount

Yield

After One Year
but
Within Five Years
Amount
Yield

December 31, 2012

After Five Years
but
Within Ten Years
Amount

Yield

(Dollars in thousands)

After Ten
Years

Total

Amount

Yield

Total

Yield

U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of        
U.S. government agencies 
States and political subdivisions
Corporate debt securities and other 
Collateralized mortgage obligations
Mortgage-backed securities 
Qualified School Construction Bonds (QSCB) 

Total 

$        

$        

4,250
22,754
10,716
-
7,521
-
45,241

4.66%
2.92%
2.43%
-
3.73%
-
3.10%

2,811
123,791
-
510
64,639
-
191,751

1.23%
2.10%
-
3.91%
4.39%
-
2.86%

$                
-
180,088
-
41,814
2,046,646

-

$      

2,268,548

-
3.25%
-
3.41%
3.33%
-
3.33%

$                
-
101,311
-
84,192
4,738,122
12,900
4,936,525

$     

-
4.13%
-
3.15%
1.97%
1.58%
3.33%

$             

7,061
427,944
10,716
126,516
6,856,928
12,900
7,442,065

$      

3.29%
3.11%
2.43%
3.24%
2.40%
1.58%
2.45%

$      

$    

The  contractual  maturity  of  mortgage-backed  securities  and  collateralized  mortgage  obligations  is  not  a  reliable  indicator  of 
their expected life because borrowers have the right to prepay their obligations at any time. Mortgage-backed securities monthly pay 
downs cause the average lives of the securities to be much different than their stated lives. During a period of increasing interest rates, 
fixed rate mortgage-backed securities do not tend to experience heavy prepayments of principal and consequently, the average life of 
this security will be lengthened. If interest rates begin to fall, prepayments may increase, thereby shortening the estimated life of this 
security.  The  weighted  average  life  of  the  Company’s  complete  portfolio  is  2.88  years  with  an  effective  duration  of  2.99  years  at 
December 31, 2012.  

At December 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company did not own securities of any one issuer (other than the U.S. government and its 

agencies) for which aggregate adjusted cost exceeded 10% of the consolidated shareholders’ equity at such respective dates.  

The  average  tax  equivalent  yield  of  the  securities  portfolio  was  2.45%  in  2012  compared  with  3.41%  in  2011  and  3.87%  in 
2010. The average yield excluding the tax equivalent adjustment was 2.33% for the year ended December 31, 2012. Both decreases in 
yields were primarily due to the Company reinvesting funds at lower rates in 2012 and 2011 compared to 2011 and 2010, respectively. 
The overall non-acquisition growth in the average securities portfolio over the comparable periods was primarily funded by deposit 
growth.  

Mortgage-backed securities are securities that have been developed by pooling a number of real estate mortgages and which are 
principally  issued  by  federal  agencies  such  as  Government  National  Mortgage  Association  (Ginnie  Mae),  Fannie  Mae  and  Freddie 
Mac. These securities are deemed to have high credit ratings, and minimum regular monthly cash flows of principal and interest are 
guaranteed by the issuing agencies.  

Unlike U.S. Treasury and U.S. government agency securities, which have a lump sum payment at maturity, mortgage-backed 
securities  provide  cash  flows  from  regular  principal  and  interest  payments  and  principal  prepayments  throughout  the  lives  of  the 
securities.  Premiums  and  discounts  on  mortgage-backed  securities  are  amortized  over  the  expected  life  of  the  security  and  may  be 
impacted by prepayments.  As such, mortgage-backed securities which are purchased at a premium will generally suffer decreasing 
net yields as interest rates drop because home owners tend to refinance their mortgages resulting in prepayments and an acceleration 
of premium amortization. Securities purchased at a discount will obtain higher net yields in a decreasing interest rate environment as 
prepayments result in a acceleration of discount accretion. At December 31, 2012, 69.1% of the mortgage-backed securities held by 
the Company had contractual final maturities of more than ten years with a weighted average life of 3.17 years.  

Collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”) are bonds that are backed by pools of mortgages. The pools can be Ginnie Mae, 
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a  cash  flow  sufficient  to  provide  for  the  timely  repayment  of  the  bonds.  The  mortgage  collateral  pool  can  be  structured  to 
accommodate various desired bond repayment schedules, provided that the collateral cash flow is adequate to meet scheduled bond 
payments. This is accomplished by dividing the bonds into classes to which payments on the underlying mortgage pools are allocated 
in different order. The bond’s cash flow, for example, can be dedicated to one class of bondholders at a time, thereby increasing call 
protection to bondholders. In private-label CMOs, losses on underlying mortgages are directed to the most junior of all classes and 
then  to  the  classes  above  in  order  of  increasing  seniority,  which  means  that  the  senior  classes  have  enough  credit  protection  to  be 
given the highest credit rating by the rating agencies.  

Deposits  

The  Company’s  lending  and  investing  activities  are  primarily  funded  by  deposits.  The  Company  offers  a  variety  of  deposit 
accounts having a wide range of interest rates and terms including demand, savings, money market and time accounts. The Company 
relies primarily on competitive pricing policies and customer service to attract and retain these deposits. The Company does not have 
or accept any brokered deposits.  

Total deposits at December 31, 2012, were $11.64 billion, an increase of $3.58 billion or 44.4% compared with $8.06 billion at 
December 31, 2011 due primarily to the four acquisitions completed during 2012.  The Company added approximately $2.76 billion in 
deposits as of December 31, 2012 with these acquisitions. Excluding these acquisitions, deposits increased approximately 10.1% for 
the year ended December 31, 2012, compared to their level at December 31, 2011.  Total deposits at December 31, 2011, were $8.06 
billion,  an  increase  of  $605.3  million  or  8.1%  compared  with  $7.46  billion  at  December 31,  2010.  Noninterest-bearing  deposits  at 
December 31,  2012,  were  $3.02  billion  compared  with  $1.97  billion  at  December 31,  2011,  an  increase  of  $1.04  billion  or  52.9%.  
Noninterest-bearing  deposits  at  December 31,  2011,  were  $1.97  billion  compared  with  $1.67  billion  at  December 31,  2010,  an 
increase of $299.0 million or 17.9%.  Interest-bearing deposits at December 31, 2012, were $8.63 billion, up $2.54 billion or 41.7% 
compared with $6.09 billion at December 31, 2011.  Interest-bearing deposits at December 31, 2011, were $6.09 billion, up $306.3 
million or 5.3% compared with $5.78 billion at December 31, 2010.   

The daily average balances and weighted average rates paid on deposits for each of the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 

and 2010 are presented below:  

Years Ended December 31,

2012 

2011 

2010 

Average

Balance

Average

Rate

Average

Balance

Average

Rate

Average

Balance

Average

Rate

(Dollars in thousands)

$        

$         

Interest-bearing checking 
Regular savings 
Money market savings 
Time deposits 

Total interest-bearing deposits 

Noninterest-bearing deposits 
Total deposits 

1,979,345
907,766
2,266,490
2,152,382
7,305,983
2,442,860
9,748,843

0.42%
0.22%
0.38%
0.73%
0.47%
-
0.35%

$        

$         

1,393,501
472,983
1,948,752
2,135,858
5,951,094
1,800,102
7,751,196

0.53%
0.32%
0.53%
1.02%
0.69%
-
0.53%

$   

$   

1,336,400
377,456
1,812,239
2,438,968
5,965,063
1,567,676
7,532,739

0.67%
0.46%
0.74%
1.53%
1.03%
-
0.82%

The Company’s ratio of average noninterest-bearing deposits to average total deposits for the years ended December 31, 2012, 

2011, and 2010 was 20.3%, 23.2%, and 20.8%, respectively.  

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The  following  table  sets  forth  the  amount  of  the  Company’s  certificates  of  deposit  that  are  $100,000  or  greater  by  time 

remaining until maturity (dollars in thousands):  

Three months or less 
Over three through six months. 
Over six through 12 months 
Over 12 months 

Total 

$           

323,408
672,438
186,720
77,877
1,260,443

$        

Other Borrowings  

The Company utilizes borrowings to supplement deposits to fund its lending and investment activities. Borrowings consist of 

funds from the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) and securities sold under repurchase agreements.  

 The following table presents the Company’s borrowings at December 31, 2012 and 2011:  

December 31, 2012

Amount outstanding at year-end
Weighted average interest rate at year-end
Maximum month-end balance during the year
Average balance outstanding during the year

Weighted average interest rate during the year

December 31, 2011

Amount outstanding at year-end
Weighted average interest rate at year-end
Maximum month-end balance during the year
Average balance outstanding during the year
Weighted average interest rate during the year

FHLB 
Advances 

FHLB 
Long-Term
Notes Payable
(Dollars in thousands)

$     

245,000
0.17%
870,000
404,628

$            

11,753
5.22%
12,790
12,297

Securities
Sold Under
Repurchase 
Agreements

$   

454,502
0.27%
478,293
263,689

0.19%

4.86%

0.27%

$             
-
0.00%
252,000
138,886
0.18%

$            

12,790
4.40%
14,347
13,830
4.83%

$     

54,883
0.54%
102,104
68,049
0.54%

FHLB advances and long-term notes payable—The Company has an available line of credit with the FHLB of Dallas, which 

allows the Company to borrow on a collateralized basis. FHLB advances are considered short-term, overnight borrowings and used to 
manage liquidity as needed.  Additionally, the Company utilizes long-term FHLB notes.  Maturing advances are replaced by drawing 
on available cash, making additional borrowings or through increased customer deposits.  At December 31, 2012, the Company had 
total funds of $3.71 billion available under this agreement of which a total amount of $256.8 million was outstanding.  At December 
31, 2012, short-term overnight FHLB advances of $245.0 million were outstanding at December 31, 2012, at a rate of 0.17%.  Long-
term notes payable were $11.8 million at December 31, 2012, with an average interest rate of 5.22%.  The maturity dates on the FHLB 
notes payable range from the years 2013 to 2028 and have interest rates ranging from 4.08% to 6.10%. 

Securities sold under repurchase agreements— At December 31, 2012, the Company had $454.5 million in securities sold 
under repurchase agreements compared with $54.9 million at December 31, 2011 with weighted average rates paid of 0.27% and 
0.54% for years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Repurchase agreements with banking customers are generally 
settled on the following business day.  Approximately, $23.5 million of repurchase agreements outstanding at December 31, 2012, 

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have maturity dates ranging from one to sixteen months. All securities sold under agreements to repurchase are collateralized by 
certain pledged securities. 

 Junior Subordinated Debentures 

At both December 31, 2012 and  2011, the Company had outstanding $85.1 million in junior subordinated debentures issued to 

the Company’s unconsolidated subsidiary trusts. On March 7, 2011, the Company redeemed $7.2 million in junior subordinated 
debentures held by TXUI Statutory Trust I that bore a fixed interest rate of 10.60%. A penalty of $383 thousand was incurred in 
connection with the payoff and recorded as interest expense.  

A  summary  of  pertinent  information  related  to  the  Company’s  seven  issues  of  junior  subordinated  debentures  outstanding  at 

December 31, 2012 is set forth in the table below (dollars in thousands):  

Description 
Prosperity Statutory Trust II ..............

Issuance Date  
  July 31, 2001  $ 

Trust 
Preferred 
Securities 
Outstanding 
15,000

Junior 
Subordinated 
Debt Owed 
to Trusts  
15,464 

$ 

Maturity 
Date(2)  
  July 31, 2031 

Interest Rate(1)  
3 month LIBOR 
+ 3.58%, not to exceed 
12.50% 

Prosperity Statutory Trust III .............

 Aug. 15, 2003 

12,500

3 month LIBOR + 3.00% 

12,887  Sept. 17,  2033 

Prosperity Statutory Trust IV .............

  Dec. 30, 2003 

12,500

3 month LIBOR + 2.85% 

12,887 

  Dec. 30, 2033 

SNB Capital Trust IV  ........................

 Sept. 25, 2003 

10,000

3 month LIBOR + 3.00% 

10,310 

 Sept. 25, 2033 

TXUI Statutory Trust II  .....................

  Dec. 19, 2003 

5,000

3 month LIBOR + 2.85% 

5,155 

  Dec. 19, 2033 

TXUI Statutory Trust III  ...................

 Nov. 30, 2005 

15,500

3 month LIBOR + 1.39% 

15,980 

  Dec. 15, 2035 

TXUI Statutory Trust IV  ...................

 Mar. 31, 2006 

12,000

3 month LIBOR + 1.39% 

12,372 

  June 30, 2036 

$ 

85,055 

(1)  The 3-month LIBOR in effect as of December 31, 2012 was 0.306%.  
(2)  All debentures are callable five years from issuance date. 

Each of the trusts is a capital or statutory business trust organized for the sole purpose of issuing trust securities and investing 
the  proceeds  in  the  Company’s  junior  subordinated  debentures.  The  preferred  trust  securities  of  each  trust  represent  preferred 
beneficial  interests  in  the  assets  of  the  respective  trusts  and  are  subject  to  mandatory  redemption  upon  payment  of  the  junior 
subordinated debentures held by the trust. The common securities of each trust are wholly owned by the Company. Each trust’s ability 
to  pay  amounts  due  on  the  trust  preferred  securities  is  solely  dependent  upon  the  Company  making  payment  on  the  related  junior 
subordinated debentures. The debentures, which are the only assets of each trust, are subordinate and junior in right of payment to all 
of  the  Company’s  present  and  future  senior  indebtedness.  The  Company  has  fully  and  unconditionally  guaranteed  each  trust’s 
obligations under the trust securities issued by such trust to the extent not paid or made by each trust, provided such trust has funds 
available for such obligations.  

Under the provisions of each issue of the debentures, the Company has the right to defer payment of interest on the debentures 
at  any  time,  or  from  time  to  time,  for  periods  not  exceeding  five  years.  If  interest  payments  on  either  issue  of  the  debentures  are 
deferred, the distributions on the applicable trust preferred securities and common securities will also be deferred.  

Interest Rate Sensitivity and Market Risk  

The  Company’s  asset  liability  and  funds  management  policy  provides  management  with  the  guidelines  for  effective  funds 
management,  and  the  Company  has  established  a  measurement  system  for  monitoring  its  net  interest  rate  sensitivity  position.  The 
Company manages its sensitivity position within established guidelines.  

As  a financial  institution,  the  Company’s  primary  component of  market  risk  is  interest  rate  volatility.  Fluctuations in  interest 
rates will ultimately impact both the level of income and expense recorded on most of the Company’s assets and liabilities, and the 
market value of all interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, other than those which have a short term to maturity. Interest 
rate risk is the potential of economic losses due to future interest rate changes. These economic losses can be reflected as a loss of 

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future net interest income and/or a loss of current fair market values. The objective is to measure the effect on net interest income and 
to adjust the balance sheet to minimize the inherent risk while at the same time maximizing income.  

The  Company  manages  its  exposure  to  interest  rates  by  structuring  its  balance  sheet  in  the  ordinary  course  of  business.  The 
Company does not enter into instruments such as leveraged derivatives, interest rate swaps, financial options, financial future contracts 
or forward delivery contracts for the purpose of reducing interest rate risk. Based upon the nature of the Company’s operations, the 
Company is not subject to foreign exchange or commodity price risk. The Company does not own any trading assets.  

The Company’s exposure to interest rate risk is managed by the Asset Liability Committee (“ALCO”), which is composed of 
senior officers of the Company, in accordance with policies approved by the Company’s Board of Directors. The ALCO formulates 
strategies  based  on  appropriate  levels  of  interest  rate  risk.  In  determining  the  appropriate  level  of  interest  rate  risk,  the  ALCO 
considers  the  impact  on  earnings  and  capital  of  the  current  outlook  on  interest  rates,  potential  changes  in  interest  rates,  regional 
economies, liquidity, business strategies and other factors. The ALCO meets regularly to review, among other things, the sensitivity of 
assets and liabilities to interest rate changes, the book and market values of assets and liabilities, unrealized gains and losses, purchase 
and sale activities, commitments to originate loans and the maturities of investments and borrowings. Additionally, the ALCO reviews 
liquidity,  cash  flow  flexibility,  maturities  of  deposits  and  consumer  and  commercial  deposit  activity.  Management  uses  two 
methodologies  to  manage  interest  rate  risk:  (i) an  analysis  of  relationships  between  interest-earning  assets  and  interest-bearing 
liabilities; and (ii) an interest rate shock simulation model. The Company has traditionally managed its business to reduce its overall 
exposure to changes in interest rates.  

An interest rate sensitive asset or liability is one that, within a defined time period, either matures or experiences an interest rate 
change  in  line  with  general market  interest  rates.  The  management  of  interest  rate  risk  is  performed  by  analyzing the  maturity  and 
repricing  relationships  between  interest-earning  assets  and  interest-bearing  liabilities  at  specific  points  in  time  (“GAP”)  and  by 
analyzing the effects of interest rate changes on net interest income over specific periods of time by projecting the performance of the 
mix  of  assets  and  liabilities  in  varied  interest  rate  environments.  Interest  rate  sensitivity  reflects  the  potential  effect  on  net  interest 
income of a movement in interest rates. A company is considered to be asset sensitive, or having a positive GAP, when the amount of 
its  interest-earning  assets  maturing  or  repricing  within  a  given  period  exceeds  the  amount  of  its  interest-bearing  liabilities  also 
maturing or repricing within that time period. Conversely, a company is considered to be liability sensitive, or having a negative GAP, 
when  the  amount  of  its  interest-bearing  liabilities  maturing  or  repricing  within  a  given  period  exceeds  the  amount  of  its  interest-
earning assets also maturing or repricing within that time period. During a period of rising interest rates, a negative GAP would tend to 
affect net interest income adversely, while a positive GAP would tend to result in an increase in net interest income. During a period 
of falling interest rates, a negative GAP would tend to result in an increase in net interest income, while a positive GAP would tend to 
affect net interest income adversely.  

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The following table sets forth the Company’s interest rate sensitivity analysis at December 31, 2012:  

Interest-earning assets:

  Securities (gross of unrealized gain of        
$13.8 million)

     Loans (excludes loan purchase
           discounts of $79.9 million)
     Federal funds sold and other 
             earning assets
          Total interest-earning assets

Interest-bearing liabilities:
     Demand, money market and
          savings deposits
     Certificates of deposit and other 
          time deposits
    Junior subordinated debentures
    Securities sold under repurchase agreements
    FHLB advances and notes payable
          Total interest-bearing liabilities

0-30 days

31-180 days

181-365 days After 1 Year

Total

Volumes Subject to Repricing Within

(dollars in thousands)

$     

207,249

$         

977,125

$         

987,294

$ 

5,256,573

$      

7,428,241

1,528,396

410,415

425,799

2,895,274

5,259,884

34,310
1,769,955

$ 

-

-

-

$     

1,387,540

$     

1,413,093

$ 

8,151,847

$   

34,310
12,722,435

$ 

6,282,337

$                

-

$                
-

$           

-

$     

6,282,337

223,620
85,055
434,534
245,228
7,270,774

$ 

965,490
-
13,834
447
979,771

686,060
-
4,634
528
691,222

468,132
-
1,500
10,550
480,182

$    

$        

$        

2,343,302
85,055
454,502
256,753
9,421,949

3,300,486

$     

Period GAP
Cumulative GAP
Period GAP to total assets
Cumulative GAP to total assets

(5,500,819)
(5,500,819)
-37.72%
-37.72%

407,769
(5,093,050)
2.80%
-34.92%

721,871
(4,371,179)
4.95%
-29.97%

7,671,665
3,300,486
52.60%
22.63%

While  the  GAP  position  is  a  useful  tool  in  measuring  interest  rate  risk  and  contributes  toward  effective  asset  and  liability 
management, it is difficult to predict the effect of changing interest rates solely on that measure, without accounting for alterations in 
the maturity or repricing characteristics of the balance sheet that occur during changes in market interest rates. For example, the GAP 
position  reflects  only  the  prepayment  assumptions  pertaining  to  the  current  rate  environment.  Assets  tend  to  prepay  more  rapidly 
during  periods  of  declining  interest  rates  than  during  periods  of  rising  interest  rates.  Because  of  this  and  other  risk  factors  not 
contemplated by the GAP position, an institution could have a matched GAP position in the current rate environment and still have its 
net  interest  income  exposed  to  increased  rate  risk.  Additionally,  the  Company  had  $3.02  billion  in  noninterest-bearing  deposits  at 
December 31, 2012 that are not reflected in the table above and are not directly impacted by interest rate changes.  

The assumptions used are inherently uncertain and, as a result, the model cannot precisely measure future net interest income or 
precisely predict the impact of fluctuations in market interest rates on net interest income. Actual results will differ from the model’s 
simulated  results  due  to  timing,  magnitude  and  frequency  of  interest  rate  changes  as  well  as  changes  in  market  conditions  and  the 
application and timing of various management strategies.  

In addition to GAP analysis, the Company uses an interest rate risk simulation model and shock analysis to test the interest rate 
sensitivity of net interest income and the balance sheet, respectively. Contractual maturities and repricing opportunities of loans are 
incorporated in the model as are prepayment assumptions, maturity data and call options within the investment portfolio. Assumptions 
based  on  past  experience  are  incorporated  into  the  model  for  nonmaturity  deposit  accounts.  The  assumptions  used  are  inherently 
uncertain and, as a result, the model cannot precisely measure future net interest income or precisely predict the impact of fluctuations 
in market interest rates on net interest income. Actual results will differ from the model’s simulated results due to timing, magnitude 
and frequency of interest rate changes as well as changes in market conditions and the application and timing of various management 
strategies.  

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The  Company  utilizes  static  balance  sheet  rate  shocks  to  estimate  the  potential  impact  on  net  interest  income  of  changes  in 
interest  rates  under  various  rate  scenarios.  This  analysis  estimates  a  percentage  of  change  in  the  metric  from  the  stable  rate  base 
scenario versus alternative scenarios of rising and falling market interest rates by instantaneously shocking a static balance sheet. The 
following table summarizes the simulated change in net interest income over a 12-month horizon as of December 31, 2012:  

Change in Interest 
Rates (Basis Points) 
+200 ...............................................................................................................................
+100 ...............................................................................................................................
Base ...............................................................................................................................
-100 ................................................................................................................................

Percent Change 
in Net Interest Income  
                               6.3%
                               6.4%
—   
(14.5)%

The  results  are  primarily  due  to  behavior  of  demand,  money  market  and  savings  deposits  during  such  rate  fluctuations.  The 
Company  has  found  that  historically,  interest  rates  on  these  deposits  change  more  slowly  than  changes  in  the  discount  and  federal 
funds  rates.  This  assumption  is  incorporated  into  the  simulation  model  and  is  generally  not  fully  reflected  in  a  GAP  analysis.  The 
assumptions  incorporated  into  the  model  are  inherently  uncertain  and,  as  a  result,  the  model  cannot  precisely  measure  future  net 
interest income or precisely predict the impact of fluctuations in market interest rates on net interest income. Actual results will differ 
from  the  model’s  simulated  results  due  to  timing,  magnitude  and  frequency  of  interest  rate  changes  as  well  as  changes  in  market 
conditions and the application and timing of various strategies.  

Liquidity  

Liquidity involves the Company’s ability to raise funds to support asset growth and acquisitions or reduce assets to meet deposit 
withdrawals and other payment obligations, to maintain reserve requirements and otherwise to operate the Company on an ongoing 
basis and manage unexpected events. During 2011 and 2012, the Company’s liquidity needs have primarily been met by growth in 
core deposits, security and loan maturities and amortizing investment and loan portfolios. Although access to purchased funds from 
correspondent  banks  and  overnight  advances  from  the  Federal  Home  Loan  Bank-Dallas  are  available  and  have  been  utilized  on 
occasion to take advantage of investment opportunities, the Company does not generally rely on these external funding sources.  

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which those funds are invested as a percentage of the Company’s average total assets for the period indicated. Average assets totaled 
$12.43 billion for 2012 compared to $9.63 billion for 2011.  

Source of Funds:
Deposits:

Noninterest-bearing 
Interest-bearing 

Junior subordinated debentures 
Securities sold under repurchase agreements 
Other borrowings 
Other noninterest-bearing liabilities 
Shareholders’ equity 

Total 

Uses of Funds:
Loans 
Securities 
Federal funds sold and other interest-earning assets 
Other noninterest-earning assets 

Total 

Average noninterest-bearing deposits to total average deposits 
Average loans to average deposits 

2012 

2011 

19.65%
58.77%
0.68%
2.12%
3.35%
0.59%
14.84%
100.00%

36.31%
51.20%
0.55%
11.94%
100.00%

25.06%
46.30%

18.69%
61.80%
0.90%
0.71%
1.59%
0.59%
15.72%
100.00%

37.89%
48.04%
0.28%
13.79%
100.00%

23.22%
47.07%

The Company’s largest source of funds is deposits and its largest uses of funds are securities and loans. The Company does not 
expect a change in the source or use of its funds in the foreseeable future. The Company’s average loans increased 37.6% for the year 
ended December 31, 2012 compared with the year ended December 31, 2011. The Company predominantly invests excess deposits in 
government  backed  securities  until  the  funds  are  needed  to  fund  loan  growth.  The  Company’s  securities  portfolio  has  a  weighted 
average life of 2.88 years and an effective duration of 2.99 years at December 31, 2012.  

As of December 31, 2012, the Company had outstanding $942.6 million in commitments to extend credit and $28.7 million in 
commitments  associated  with  outstanding  standby  letters  of  credit.  Since  commitments  associated  with  letters  of  credit  and 
commitments  to  extend  credit  may  expire  unused,  the  total  outstanding  may  not  necessarily  reflect  the  actual  future  cash  funding 
requirements.  

As of December 31, 2012, the Company had no exposure to future cash requirements associated with known uncertainties or 

capital expenditures of a material nature.  

As  of  December 31,  2012,  the  Company  had  cash  and  cash  equivalents  of  $326.3  million  compared  with  $213.4  million  at 

December 31, 2011. The increase was primarily due to the four acquisitions completed during 2012.  

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Contractual Obligations  

The following table summarizes the Company’s contractual obligations and other commitments to make future payments as of 
December 31, 2012 (other than deposit obligations and securities sold repurchase agreements). The Company’s future cash payments 
associated with its contractual obligations pursuant to its junior subordinated debentures, FHLB notes payable and operating leases as 
of December 31, 2012 are summarized below. Payments for junior subordinated debentures include interest of $48.9 million that will 
be paid over the future periods. The future interest payments were calculated using the current rate in effect at December 31, 2012. 
The  current  principal  balance  of  the  junior  subordinated  debentures  at  December 31,  2012  was  $85.1  million.  Payments  for  FHLB 
notes payable include interest of $2.8 million that will be paid over the future periods. Payments related to leases are based on actual 
payments specified in underlying contracts.  

1 year or less 

More than 1

year but less

than 3 years 

3 years or

more but less

than 5 years 

(Dollars in thousands)

5 years

or more 

Total 

Junior subordinated debentures 

Federal Home Loan Bank notes payable 
Operating leases 

Total

Off-Balance Sheet Items  

$                    

$            

$                      

$              

$       

2,355
246,527
4,784
253,666

4,711
3,836
6,271
14,818

4,711
2,312
2,279
9,302

122,140
6,898
380
129,418

133,917
259,573
13,714
407,204

$                

$          

$                      

$              

$       

In the normal course of business, the Company enters into various transactions, which, in accordance with accounting principles 
generally  accepted  in  the  United  States,  are  not  included  in  its  consolidated  balance  sheets.  The  Company  enters  into  these 
transactions to meet the financing needs of its customers. These transactions include commitments to extend credit and standby letters 
of credit, which involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit risk and interest rate risk in excess of the amounts recognized in the 
consolidated balance sheets.  

The Company’s commitments associated with outstanding standby letters of credit and commitments to extend credit expiring 
by period as of December 31, 2012 are summarized below. Since commitments associated with letters of credit and commitments to 
extend credit may expire unused, the amounts shown do not necessarily reflect the actual future cash funding requirements:  

More than 1

year but less

than 3 years 

1 year or less 

Standby letters of credit
Commitments to extend credit

Total

$                  

$            

24,075
484,713
508,788

4,554
123,483
128,037

$                

$        

3 years or

more but less

than 5 years 
(Dollars in thousands)
$                           
70
65,848
65,918

$                    

5 years

or more 

Total 

$                      
-
268,580
268,580

$              

$         

28,699
942,624
971,323

$       

Standby Letters of Credit. Standby letters of credit are written conditional commitments issued by the Company to guarantee the 
performance of a customer to a third party. In the event the customer does not perform in accordance with the terms of the agreement 
with the third party, the Company would be required to fund the commitment. The maximum potential amount of future payments the 
Company could be required to make is represented by the contractual amount of the commitment. If the commitment is funded, the 
Company would be entitled to seek recovery from the customer. The Company’s policies generally require that standby letter of credit 
arrangements contain security and debt covenants similar to those contained in loan agreements.  

Commitments  to  Extend  Credit.  The  Company  enters  into  contractual  commitments  to  extend  credit,  normally  with  fixed 
expiration dates or termination clauses, at specified rates and for specific purposes. Substantially all of the Company’s commitments 
to  extend  credit  are  contingent  upon  customers  maintaining  specific  credit  standards  at  the  time  of  loan  funding.  The  Company 
minimizes  its  exposure  to  loss  under  these  commitments  by  subjecting  them  to  credit  approval  and  monitoring  procedures. 
Management assesses the credit risk associated with certain commitments to extend credit in determining the level of the allowance 
for credit losses.  

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Capital Resources  

Capital  management  consists  of  providing  equity  to  support  the  Company’s  current  and  future  operations.  The  Company  is 
subject  to  capital  adequacy  requirements  imposed  by  the  Federal  Reserve  Board  and  the  Bank  is  subject  to  capital  adequacy 
requirements imposed by the FDIC. Both the Federal Reserve Board and the FDIC have adopted risk-based capital requirements for 
assessing  bank  holding  company  and  bank  capital  adequacy.  These  standards  define  capital  and  establish  minimum  capital 
requirements in relation to assets and off-balance sheet exposure, adjusted for credit risk. The risk-based capital standards currently in 
effect  are  designed  to  make  regulatory  capital  requirements  more  sensitive  to  differences  in  risk  profiles  among  bank  holding 
companies and banks, to account for off-balance sheet exposure and to minimize disincentives for holding liquid assets. Assets and 
off-balance sheet items are assigned to broad risk categories, each with appropriate relative risk weights. The resulting capital ratios 
represent capital as a percentage of total risk-weighted assets and off-balance sheet items.  

The  risk-based  capital  standards  issued  by  the  Federal  Reserve  Board  require  all  bank  holding  companies  to  have  “Tier  1 
capital” of at least 4.0% and “total risk-based” capital (Tier 1 and Tier 2) of at least 8.0% of total risk-weighted assets. “Tier 1 capital” 
generally includes common shareholders’ equity and qualifying perpetual preferred stock together with related surpluses and retained 
earnings, less deductions for goodwill and various other intangibles. “Tier 2 capital” may consist of a limited amount of intermediate-
term  preferred  stock,  a  limited  amount  of  term  subordinated  debt,  certain  hybrid  capital  instruments  and  other  debt  securities, 
perpetual preferred stock not qualifying as Tier 1 capital, and a limited amount of the general valuation allowance for loan losses. The 
sum of Tier 1 capital and Tier 2 capital is “total risk-based capital.”  

The  Federal  Reserve  Board  has  also  adopted  guidelines  which  supplement  the  risk-based  capital  guidelines  with  a  minimum 
ratio of Tier 1 capital to average total consolidated tangible assets, or “leverage ratio,” of 3.0% for institutions with well diversified 
risk, including no undue interest rate exposure; excellent asset quality; high liquidity; good earnings; and that are generally considered 
to be strong banking organizations, rated composite 1 under applicable federal guidelines, and that are not experiencing or anticipating 
significant growth. Other banking organizations are required to maintain a leverage ratio of at least 4.0%. These rules further provide 
that  banking  organizations  experiencing  internal  growth  or  making  acquisitions  will  be  expected  to  maintain  capital  positions 
substantially above the minimum supervisory levels and comparable to peer group averages, without significant reliance on intangible 
assets.  

Pursuant  to  FDICIA,  each  federal  banking  agency  revised  its  risk-based  capital  standards  to  ensure  that  those  standards  take 
adequate account of interest rate risk, concentration of credit risk and the risks of nontraditional activities, as well as reflect the actual 
performance and expected risk of loss on multifamily mortgages. The Bank is subject to capital adequacy guidelines of the FDIC that 
are substantially similar to the Federal Reserve Board’s guidelines. Also pursuant to FDICIA, the FDIC has promulgated regulations 
setting the levels at which an insured institution such as the Bank would be considered “well-capitalized,” “adequately capitalized,” 
“undercapitalized,”  “significantly  undercapitalized”  and  “critically  undercapitalized.”  Under  the  FDIC’s  regulations,  the  Bank  is 
classified “well-capitalized” for purposes of prompt corrective action.  

Total shareholders’ equity increased to $2.09 billion at December 31, 2012, compared with $1.57 billion at December 31, 2011, 
an increase of $522.1 million or 33.3%. This increase was primarily the  result of net income of $167.9 million and common stock 
issued in connection with acquisitions of $393.1 million, partially offset by dividends paid on the common stock of $41.5 million.    

The  following  table  provides  a  comparison  of  the  Company’s  and  the  Bank’s  leverage  and  risk-weighted  capital  ratios  as  of 

December 31, 2012 to the minimum and well-capitalized regulatory standards:  

Minimum Required 
for Capital 
Adequacy Purposes  

To Be Categorized as 
Well-Capitalized Under Prompt 
Corrective Action 
Provisions  

Actual Ratio at 
December 31, 2012  

The Company 

Leverage ratio ...........................................
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio ...................
Total risk-based capital ratio ....................

The Bank 

Leverage ratio ...........................................
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio ...................
Total risk-based capital ratio ....................

3.00%(1)
4.00 
8.00 

3.00%(2)
4.00 
8.00 

N/A  
N/A  
N/A  

5.00% 
6.00  
10.00  

7.10%
14.40 
15.22 

6.99%
14.19 
15.01 

(1)  The Federal Reserve Board may require the Company to maintain a leverage ratio above the required minimum.  
(2)  The FDIC may require the Bank to maintain a leverage ratio above the required minimum.  

As of December 31, 2012, all trust preferred securities were counted as Tier 1 capital. Under the Dodd-Frank Act, the Company 
must deduct all trust preferred securities issued on or after May 19, 2010 from the Company’s Tier 1 capital; however, bank holding 

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companies that had less than $15.0 billion in total consolidated assets as of December 31, 2009, such as the Company, are not required 
to deduct existing trust preferred securities issued prior to May 19, 2010 from Tier 1 capital.  

ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK  

For information regarding the market risk of the Company’s financial instruments, see Item 7. Management’s Discussion and 
Analysis  of  Financial  Condition  and  Results  of  Operation—Financial  Condition—Interest  Rate  Sensitivity  and  Market  Risk.  The 
Company’s principal market risk exposure is to changes in interest rates.  

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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA  

The  financial  statements,  the  report  thereon,  the  notes  thereto  and  supplementary  data  commence  at  page  68  of  this  Annual 

Report on Form 10-K.  

The following table presents certain unaudited consolidated quarterly financial information concerning the Company’s results of 
operations for each of the two years indicated below. The information should be read in conjunction with the historical consolidated 
financial statements of the Company and the notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.  

CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA OF THE COMPANY 

Quarter Ended 2012

December 31

September 30

June 30

March 31

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)

$     

$       

$      

Interest income 
Interest expense 

Net interest income 
Provision for credit losses 

Net interest income after 

Noninterest income 
Noninterest expense 

Income before income taxes 

Provision for income taxes 
Net income 

Earnings per share(1):
Basic 

Diluted 

117,719
9,418
108,301
3,550
104,751
24,106
56,968
71,889
23,623
48,266

117,633
10,740
106,893
1,800
105,093
23,828
60,242
68,679
22,503
46,176

92,874
9,208
83,666
600
83,066
13,656
40,788
55,934
18,962
36,972

$     

$     

91,616
9,770
81,846
150
81,696
13,945
40,459
55,182
18,695
36,487

$       

$         

$      

$           

0.86

$             

0.83

$          

0.78

$         

0.77

$            

0.85

$              

0.82

$          

0.78

$          

0.77

Quarter Ended 2011 

December 31

September 30

June 30

March 31

Interest income 
Interest expense 

Net interest income 
Provision for credit losses 

Net interest income after 

Noninterest income 
Noninterest expense 

Income before income taxes 

Provision for income taxes 
Net income 

$       

$       

$     

$      

$         

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
93,189
10,651
82,538
950
81,588
14,581
41,151
55,018
18,645
36,373

95,652
12,022
83,630
1,400
82,230
13,530
42,514
53,246
18,154
35,092

89,658
9,571
80,087
1,150
78,937
14,065
38,385
54,617
18,211
36,406

$         

$      

$     

93,409
12,996
80,413
1,700
78,713
13,867
41,695
50,885
17,007
33,878

Earnings per share(1):
Basic 
Diluted 

$           
$            

0.78
0.77

$             
$              

0.78
0.77

$          
$          

0.75
0.75

$         
$          

0.72
0.72

(1)  Earnings per share are computed independently for each of the quarters presented and therefore may not total earnings per share 

for the year.  

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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL 

DISCLOSURE  

None.  

ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES  

Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. As of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company carried out 
an  evaluation,  under  the  supervision  and  with  the  participation  of  its  management,  including  its  Chief  Executive  Officer  and  Chief 
Financial  Officer,  of  the  effectiveness  of  the  design  and  operation  of  its  disclosure  controls  and  procedures.  In  designing  and 
evaluating  the  disclosure  controls  and  procedures,  management  recognizes  that  any  controls  and  procedures,  no  matter  how  well 
designed  and  operated,  can  provide  only  reasonable  assurance  of  achieving  the  desired  control  objectives,  and  management  was 
required  to  apply  judgment  in  evaluating  its  controls  and  procedures.  Based  on  this  evaluation,  the  Company’s  Chief  Executive 
Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) 
and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.  

Changes in internal control over financial reporting. There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial 
reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the quarter ended December 31, 
2012,  that  have  materially  affected,  or  are  reasonably  likely  to  materially  affect,  the  Company’s  internal  control  over  financial 
reporting.  

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MANAGEMENT’S REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING  

The  management  of  the  Company  is  responsible  for  establishing  and  maintaining  adequate  internal  control  over  financial 
reporting.  The  Company’s  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  is  a  process  designed  under  the  supervision  of  the  Company’s 
Chief  Executive  Officer  and Chief  Financial  Officer  to provide  reasonable  assurance  regarding  the  reliability  of  financial  reporting 
and  the  preparation  of  the  Company’s  financial  statements  for  external  purposes  in  accordance  with  generally  accepted  accounting 
principles.  

As  of  December 31,  2012,  management  assessed  the  effectiveness of  the  Company’s  internal  control  over  financial reporting 
based on the criteria for effective internal control over financial reporting established in “Internal Control—Integrated Framework,” 
issued  by  the  Committee  of  Sponsoring  Organizations  (“COSO”)  of  the  Treadway  Commission.  This  assessment  included  controls 
over  the  preparation  of  the  schedules  equivalent  to  the  basic  financial  statements  in  accordance  with  the  instructions  for  the 
Consolidated Financial Statements for Bank Holding Companies (Form FR Y-9C) to meet the reporting requirements of Section 112 
of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act. Based on the assessment, management determined that the Company 
maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2012.  

Deloitte & Touche LLP the independent registered public accounting firm that audited the consolidated financial statements of 
the Company included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, has issued an attestation report on the Company’s internal control over 
financial reporting as of December 31, 2012. The report is included in this Item under the heading “Report of Independent Registered 
Public Accounting Firm.”  

Compliance with Designated Laws and Regulations  

Management is also responsible for ensuring compliance with the federal laws and regulations concerning loans to insiders and 
the federal and state laws and regulations concerning dividend restrictions, both of which are designated by the FDIC as safety and 
soundness laws and regulations.  

Management assessed its compliance with the designated safety and soundness laws and regulations and has maintained records 
of its determinations and assessments as required by the FDIC. Based on this assessment, management believes that the Company has 
complied with the designated safety and soundness laws and regulations for the year ended December 31, 2012.  

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM  

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of  
Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.  
Houston, Texas  

We have audited the internal control over financial reporting of Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as 
of  December 31,  2012,  based  on  criteria  established  in  Internal  Control—Integrated  Framework  issued  by  the  Committee  of 
Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Because management’s assessment and our audit were conducted to meet the 
reporting  requirements  of  Section 112  of  the  Federal  Deposit  Insurance  Corporation  Improvement  Act  (FDICIA),  management’s 
assessment  and  our  audit  of  the  Company’s  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  included  controls  over  the  preparation  of  the 
schedules equivalent to the basic financial statements in accordance with the instructions for the Consolidated Financial Statements for 
Bank  Holding  Companies  (Form  FR  Y-9C).  The  Company’s  management  is  responsible  for  maintaining  effective  internal  control 
over  financial  reporting  and  for  its  assessment  of  the  effectiveness  of  internal  control  over  financial  reporting,  included  in  the 
accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the 
Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.  

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). 
Those  standards  require  that  we  plan  and perform  the  audit  to  obtain  reasonable  assurance  about  whether  effective  internal  control 
over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over 
financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of 
internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. 
We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.  

A  company’s  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  is  a  process  designed  by,  or  under  the  supervision  of,  the  company’s 
principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, and effected by the company’s board of 
directors,  management,  and  other  personnel  to  provide  reasonable  assurance  regarding  the  reliability  of  financial  reporting  and  the 
preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s 
internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in 
reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable 
assurance  that  transactions  are  recorded  as  necessary  to  permit  preparation  of  financial  statements  in  accordance  with  generally 
accepted  accounting  principles,  and  that  receipts  and  expenditures  of  the  company  are  being  made  only  in  accordance  with 
authorizations  of  management  and  directors  of  the  company;  and  (3) provide  reasonable  assurance  regarding  prevention  or  timely 
detection of unauthorized  acquisition, use, or disposition of  the company’s  assets  that  could  have  a material  effect  on  the  financial 
statements.  

Because of the inherent limitations of internal control over financial reporting, including the possibility of collusion or improper 
management override of controls, material  misstatements due to error or fraud may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. 
Also, projections of any evaluation of the effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting to future periods are subject to 
the risk that the controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies 
or procedures may deteriorate.  

In  our  opinion,  the  Company  maintained,  in  all  material  respects,  effective  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  as  of 
December 31,  2012,  based  on  the  criteria  established  in  Internal  Control—Integrated  Framework  issued  by  the  Committee  of 
Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.  

We  have  not  examined  and,  accordingly,  we  do  not  express  an  opinion  or  any  other  form  of  assurance  on  management’s 

statement referring to compliance with laws and regulations.  

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the 
consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2012 of the Company and our report dated February 28, 
2013 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements.  

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP  
Houston, Texas  
February 28, 2013  

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ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION  

None.  

PART III.  

ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE  

The  information  required  by  this  Item  is  incorporated  herein  by  reference  to  the  information  under  the  captions  “Election  of 
Directors,” “Continuing Directors and Executive Officers,” “Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance,” “Corporate 
Governance—Committees of the Board—Audit Committee,” “Corporate Governance—Director Nomination Process” and “Corporate 
Governance—Code of Ethics” in the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement for its 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “2013 
Proxy  Statement”)  to  be  filed  with  the  Commission  pursuant  to  Regulation  14A  under  the  Exchange  Act  within  120  days  of  the 
Company’s fiscal year end.  

ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION  

The  information  required  by  this  Item  is  incorporated  herein  by  reference  to  the  information  under  the  captions  “Executive 

Compensation and Other Matters” and “Director Compensation” in the 2013 Proxy Statement.  

ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED 

SHAREHOLDER MATTERS  

Certain information required by this Item 12 is included under “Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation 
Plans” in Part II, Item 5 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The other information required by this Item is incorporated herein by 
reference  to  the  information  under  the  caption  “Beneficial  Ownership  of  Common  Stock  by  Management  of  the  Company  and 
Principal Shareholders” in the 2013 Proxy Statement.  

ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE  

The  information  required  by  this  Item  is  incorporated  herein  by  reference  to  the  information  under  the  captions  “Corporate 

Governance—Director Independence” and “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions” in the 2013 Proxy Statement.  

ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES  

The  information  required  by  this  Item  is  incorporated  herein  by  reference  to  the  information  under  the  caption  “Fees  and 

Services of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” in the 2013 Proxy Statement.  

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ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES  

(a) The following documents are filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K:  

PART IV.  

1. Consolidated Financial Statements. Reference is made to the Consolidated Financial Statements, the report thereon and 
the notes thereto commencing at page 68 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Set forth below is a list of such Consolidated 
Financial Statements:  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm  
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2012 and 2011  
Consolidated Statements of Income for the Years Ended December 31, 2012, 2011, and 2010  
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Years Ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010  
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010  
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements  
2.  Financial  Statement  Schedules.  All  supplemental  schedules  are  omitted  as  inapplicable  or  because  the  required 

information is included in the Consolidated Financial Statements or notes thereto.  

3. The exhibits to this Annual Report on Form 10-K listed below have been included only with the copy of this report 
filed  with  the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission.  The  Company  will  furnish  a  copy  of  any  exhibit  to  shareholders  upon 
written request to the Company and payment of a reasonable fee not to exceed the Company’s reasonable expense.  

Each exhibit marked with an asterisk is filed or furnished with this Annual Report on Form 10-K as noted below.  

Exhibit 
Number(1)  
  3.1   —  Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to 
Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-63267))

Description 

  3.2   —  Articles of Amendment to Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. 

(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter 
ended March 31, 2006) 

  3.3   —  Amended and Restated Bylaws of Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the 

Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 19, 2007)

  4.1   —  Form of certificate representing shares of Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. common stock (incorporated herein by 
reference to Exhibit 4 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-63267))

  4.2   — 

Indenture dated as of July 31, 2001 by and between Prosperity Bancshares, Inc., as Issuer, and State Street Bank and 
Trust Company of Connecticut, National Association, as Trustee, with respect to the Floating Rate Junior 
Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures of Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to 
Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2001)

  4.3   —  Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of Prosperity Statutory Trust II dated as of July 31, 2001 (incorporated 

herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 
September 30, 2001) 

  4.4   —  Guarantee Agreement dated as of July 31, 2001 by and between Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. and State Street Bank 

and Trust Company of Connecticut, National Association (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the 
Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2001) 

10.1†  —  Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. 1995 Stock Option Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the 

Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-63267))

10.2†  —  Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. 1998 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the 

Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-63267))

10.3†  —  Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. 2004 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the 

Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-121767)) 

10.4†  —  Second Amended and Restated Employment Agreement effective January 1, 2009 by and among Prosperity 

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Exhibit 
Number(1)  

Description 
Bancshares, Inc., Prosperity Bank and David Zalman (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the 
Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 7, 2009)

  10.5†   —  First Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Employment Agreement effective February 22, 2012 by and 

among Prosperity Bancshares, Inc., Prosperity Bank and H. E. Timanus, Jr. (incorporated herein by reference to 
Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 24, 2012) 

  10.6†   —  Second Amended and Restated Employment Agreement effective January 1, 2009 by and among Prosperity 

Bancshares, Inc., Prosperity Bank and H. E. Timanus, Jr. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the 
Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 7, 2009)

  10.7†   —  Amended and Restated Employment Agreement effective January 1, 2009 by and among Prosperity Bancshares, 

Inc., Prosperity Bank and David Hollaway (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s 
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 7, 2009)

  10.8†   —  SNB Bancshares, Inc. 2002 Stock Option Plan, as amended and restated (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 

4.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-133214)) 

      10.9† 

   — 

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. 2012 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the 
Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 23, 2012) 

  21.1*   —  Subsidiaries of Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.

  23.1*   —  Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP

  31.1*   —  Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as 

amended. 

  31.2*   —  Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as 

amended. 

 32.1**   —  Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, adopted pursuant to Section 906 of 

the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. 

 32.2**   —  Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, adopted pursuant to Section 906 of 

  101**   — 

the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. 
Interactive financial data 

†  Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.  
* 
** 
(1)  The Company has other long-term debt agreements that meet the exclusion set forth in Section 601(b)(4)(iii)(A) of Regulation 

Filed with this Annual Report on Form 10-K.  
Furnished with this Annual Report on Form 10-K.  

S-K. The Company hereby agrees to furnish a copy of such agreements to the Commission upon request.  

(b) Exhibits. See the exhibit list included in Item 15(a)3 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.  

(c) Financial Statement Schedules. See Item 15(a)2 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.  

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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant, 

has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.  

Date: February 28, 2013  

SIGNATURES  

PROSPERITY BANCSHARES, INC.® 
(Registrant)

By: 

/s/    DAVID ZALMAN        

David Zalman
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, this report has been signed below by 

the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the date indicated.  

Signature 

/s/    DAVID ZALMAN         
David Zalman 

/s/    DAVID HOLLAWAY         
David Hollaway 

/s/    JAMES A. BOULIGNY         
James A. Bouligny

/s/    W. R. Collier         
W. R. Collier 

/s/    WILLIAM H. FAGAN, M.D.         
William Fagan, M.D. 

/s/    LEAH HENDERSON         
Leah Henderson 

/s/    NED S. HOLMES         
Ned S. Holmes 

/s/    PERRY MUELLER, JR., D.D.S.         
Perry Mueller, Jr., D.D.S. 

/s/    HARRISON STAFFORD II         
Harrison Stafford II 

/s/    ROBERT STEELHAMMER         
Robert Steelhammer 

/s/    H.E. TIMANUS, JR.         
H.E. Timanus, Jr. 

/s/    ERVAN ZOUZALIK         
Ervan Zouzalik 

Positions

Date

Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive 

Officer (principal executive officer); Director 

February 28, 2013

Chief Financial Officer (principal financial 
officer and principal accounting officer) 

February 28, 2013

February 28, 2013

February 28, 2013

February 28, 2013

February 28, 2013

February 28, 2013

February 28, 2013

February 28, 2013

February 28, 2013

February 28, 2013

February 28, 2013

Director

Director

Director

Director

Director

Director

Director

Director

Director

Director

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TABLE OF CONTENTS TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  

Page

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.® 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm ..................................................................................................

  69 

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2012 and 2011 ........................................................................................

  70 

Consolidated Statements of Income for the Years Ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 ............................................

  71 

          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Years Ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010………….        72 

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2012,  

2011 and 2010 ..................................................................................................................................................................

  73 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 .....................................

  74 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements .........................................................................................................................

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM 

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of 
Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. 
Houston, Texas 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Company") 
as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholders' equity, and cash flows 
for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2012. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s 
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). 
Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are 
free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the 
financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, 
as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our 
opinion. 

In our opinion, such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Prosperity 
Bancshares, Inc. and subsidiaries at December 31, 2012 and 2011, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of 
the three years in the period ended December 31, 2012, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United 
States of America. 

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the 

Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2012, based on the criteria established in Internal Control—
Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated 
February 28, 2013 expressed an unqualified opinion on the Company's internal control over financial reporting. 

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP  

Houston, Texas  
February 28, 2013 

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PROSPERITY BANCSHARES, INC.® AND SUBSIDIARIES  
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS  

ASSETS

Cash and due from banks 
Federal funds sold 

Total cash and cash equivalents 

Available for sale securities, at fair value 
Held to maturity securities, at cost (fair value of $7,418,695 and $4,492,988,          
respectively) 

Loans held for sale
Loans held for investment 
Less allowance for credit losses 

Loans, net 

Accrued interest receivable 
Goodwill 
Core deposit intangibles, net
Bank premises and equipment, net 
Other real estate owned 
Bank Owned Life Insurance (BOLI)
Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas stock 
Other assets 
TOTAL ASSETS 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

LIABILITIES:
Deposits:

Noninterest-bearing 
Interest-bearing 

Total deposits 

Other borrowings 
Securities sold under repurchase agreements 
Accrued interest payable 
Other liabilities 
Junior subordinated debentures 

Total liabilities 

December 31,

2012 
(Dollars in thousands)

2011 

$        

325,952
352

$     

212,800
642

326,304
226,670

213,442
322,316

7,215,395

4,336,620

10,433
5,169,507
(52,564)
5,127,376

42,337
1,217,162
26,159
205,268
7,234
109,108
34,461
46,099
14,583,573

$  

-

3,765,906
(51,594)
3,714,312

29,405
924,537
20,996
159,656
8,328
50,029
11,601
31,429
9,822,671

$  

$     

3,016,205
8,625,639
11,641,844
256,753
454,502
1,904
54,126
85,055
12,494,184

$  

1,972,226
6,088,028
8,060,254
12,790
54,883
2,803
39,621
85,055
8,255,406

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Preferred stock, $1 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or            
outstanding 
Common stock, $1 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized; 56,484,234 and         
46,947,415 shares issued at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively;                  
56,447,146 and 46,910,327 shares outstanding at December 31, 2012 and             
2011, respectively 
Capital surplus 
Retained earnings 
Accumulated other comprehensive income—net unrealized gain on available for    
sale securities, net of tax of $4,839 and $7,254, respectively 
Less treasury stock, at cost, 37,088 shares 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY 

Total shareholders’ equity 

-

-

56,484
1,274,290
750,236

46,947
883,575
623,878

8,986
(607)
2,089,389
14,583,573

$  

13,472
(607)
1,567,265
9,822,671

$  

See notes to consolidated financial statements.   

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PROSPERITY BANCSHARES, INC.® AND SUBSIDIARIES  
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME  

INTEREST INCOME:

Loans, including fees 
Securities 
Federal funds sold 

Total interest income 

INTEREST EXPENSE:
Deposits 
Junior subordinated debentures 
Securities sold under repurchase agreements 
Other borrowings 

Total interest expense 

NET INTEREST INCOME 
PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSSES 
NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR CREDIT 
LOSSES 

NONINTEREST INCOME:

Non-sufficient funds fees 
Debit card and ATM card income 
Service charges on deposit accounts 
Net loss on sale of securities
Other 

Total noninterest income 

NONINTEREST EXPENSE:

Salaries and employee benefits 
Net occupancy 
Debit card, data processing and software amortization 
Regulatory assessments and FDIC insurance 
Core deposit intangibles amortization 
Depreciation 
Other 

Total noninterest expense 

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES 
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES 
NET INCOME 

EARNINGS PER SHARE:

Basic 

Diluted 

For the Years Ended December 31,

2012 

2011 

2010 

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

$       

271,324
148,374
144
419,842

$          

214,273
157,580
55
371,908

$          

209,711
174,707
119
384,537

34,486
2,593
705
1,352
39,136

380,706
6,100

40,975
2,984
369
912
45,240

326,668
5,200

61,509
3,250
595
1,035
66,389

318,148
13,585

374,606

321,468

304,563

29,113
21,057
11,112
-
14,253
75,535

115,505
16,475
9,445
7,679
7,229
8,923
33,201
198,457
251,684
83,783
167,901

$       

24,442
15,391
9,981
(581)
6,810
56,043

27,580
12,581
10,089
-
3,583
53,833

92,057
14,634
6,823
8,901
7,780
8,150
25,400
163,745
213,766
72,017
141,749

$          

86,980
15,153
6,222
11,039
9,016
8,313
29,871
166,594
191,802
64,094
127,708

$          

$             

3.24

$                

3.03

$                

2.74

$             

3.23

$                

3.01

$                

2.73

See notes to consolidated financial statements. 

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PROSPERITY BANCSHARES, INC. ® AND SUBSIDIARIES  
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME  

Net income 
Other comprehensive loss, before tax:
           Securities available for sale:

2012 

For the Years Ended
 December 31, 
2011 
(Dollars in thousands)

2010 

$    

167,901

$    

141,749

$     

127,708

        Change in unrealized gain during period
              Total other comprehensive loss
Deferred tax benefit related to other comprehensive income
Other comprehensive loss,  net of tax

Comprehensive income 

(6,903)
(6,903)
2,417
(4,486)
163,415

$    

(1,280)
(1,280)
448
(832)
140,917

$    

(3,848)
(3,848)
1,346
(2,502)
125,206

$     

See notes to consolidated financial statements.  

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1,351,245
127,708
(2,502)

2,696
3,037
(29,845)
1,452,339
141,749
(832)

4,175
3,576
(33,742)
1,567,265
167,901
(4,486)

3,573

12,708
6,199
358,299
15,866
3,607
(41,543)
2,089,389

PROSPERITY BANCSHARES, INC.® AND SUBSIDIARIES  
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY  
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income

Capital
Surplus

Common Stock

Amount

Shares

Treasury
Stock

Total
Shareholders’
Equity

Retained
Earnings
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
$    
$  
418,008
     127,708 

$            

870,460

BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2009 

46,577,968

$   

46,578

16,806

$    

(607)

$    

Net income 
Other comprehensive loss
Common stock issued in connection with the exercise 

of stock options and restricted stock awards 

Stock based compensation expense 
Cash dividends declared, $0.64 per share 

BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2010 

Net income 
Other comprehensive loss
Common stock issued in connection with the exercise 

of stock options and restricted stock awards 

Stock based compensation expense 
Cash dividends declared, $0.72 per share 

BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2011 

Net income 
Other comprehensive loss
Common stock issued in connection with the exercise 

143,146

           143 

          2,553 
3,037

46,721,114

46,721

876,050

226,301

           226 

          3,949 
          3,576 

46,947,415

46,947

883,575

     (29,845)
515,871
141,749

     (33,742)
623,878
167,901

               (2,502)

14,304

(607)

                  (832)

13,472

(607)

(4,486)

of stock options and restricted stock awards 

189,402

190

3,383

Common stock issued in connection with the              
acquisition of:

Texas Bankers, Inc.
The Bank Arlington
American State Financial Corporation
Community National Bank
Stock based compensation expense 
Cash dividends declared, $0.80 per share 

314,953
135,347
8,524,835
372,282

315
135
8,525
372

12,393
6,064
349,774
15,494
3,607

BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2012 

56,484,234

$   

56,484

$ 

1,274,290

     (41,543)
$  
750,236

$              

8,986

$    

(607)

$    

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS  

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

Net income 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

$            

167,901

$            

141,749

$            

127,708

2012 

For the Years Ended December 31,
2011 
(Dollars in thousands)

2010 

Depreciation and CDI amortization 
Provision for credit losses 
Deferred income tax expense
Net amortization of premium on investments 
Loss on sale or write down of premises, equipment and other real estate 
Loss on sale of securities 
Net amortization of premium on deposits 
Net accretion of discount on loans 
Proceeds from sale of loans held for sale 
Originations of loans held for sale 
Stock based compensation expense 
(Increase) decrease in accrued interest receivable and other assets 
Increase (decrease) in accrued interest payable and other liabilities 

Net cash provided by operating activities 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

Proceeds from maturities and principal paydowns of held to maturity securities 
Purchase of held to maturity securities 
Proceeds from maturities, sales and principal paydowns of available for sale securities 
Purchase of available for sale securities 
Net increase in loans held for investment 
Purchase of bank premises and equipment 
Proceeds from sale of bank premises, equipment and other real estate 
Net cash and cash equivalents acquired in the purchase of Texas Bankers, Inc.
Net cash and cash equivalents acquired in the purchase of The Bank Arlington
Net cash and cash equivalents acquired in the purchase of American State Financial 
Corporation
Net cash and cash equivalents acquired in the purchase of Community National Bank
Cash and cash equivalents acquired in the purchase of U.S. Bank branches 
Premium paid for U.S. Bank branches 
Cash and cash equivalents acquired in the purchase of First Bank branches 
Premium paid for First Bank branches 

16,152
6,100
9,615
66,893
688
-
(109)
(26,413)
91,798
(88,461)
3,607
(38,095)

138
209,814

1,796,741
(3,659,045)
1,724,322
(1,109,999)
(148,083)
(12,441)
16,855
44,550
12,037

123,023
10,305
-
-
-
-

15,930
5,200
2,006
28,675
528
581
(33)
-
-
-
3,576
20,967

(1,310)
217,869

1,301,230
(1,478,721)
1,255,715
(1,150,000)
(298,246)
(9,480)
14,202
-
-

-
-
-
-
-
-

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities 

(1,201,735)

(365,300)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

Net increase in noninterest-bearing deposits 
Net increase (decrease) in interest-bearing deposits 
Net proceeds from (repayments of) other short-term borrowings 
Repayments of other long-term borrowings 
Net increase (decrease) in securities sold under repurchase agreements 
Redemption of junior subordinated debentures 
Proceeds from stock option exercises 
Payments of cash dividends 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD 

NONCASH ACTIVITIES:
Stock issued in connection with the Texas Bankers, Inc. acquisition
Stock issued in connection with The Bank Arlington acquisition
Stock issued in connection with the American State Financial Corporation acquisition
Stock issued in connection with the Community National Bank acquisition

Acquisition of real estate through foreclosure of collateral 

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:
Income taxes paid 
Interest paid 

336,997
480,866
245,000
(1,037)
80,927
-
3,573
(41,543)
1,104,783

299,036
306,665
(360,000)
(1,643)
(5,776)
(7,210)
4,175
(33,742)
201,505

$            

$              

$            

112,862
213,442
326,304

54,074
159,368
213,442

$           

$            

$           

$              

12,708
6,199
358,299

$                   
-
-
-

$                   
-
-
-

15,866
12,049

-
14,051

-
44,751

$              

75,743
40,034

$              

70,324
46,451

$              

64,477
69,718

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17,329
13,585
539
22,181
3,860
-
(1,354)
-
-
-
3,037
(674)

(8,515)
177,696

1,246,820
(1,940,137)
1,168,459
(999,998)
(29,160)
(13,866)
35,353
-
-

-
-

344,722
(13,136)
379,771
(26,876)
151,952

52,066
(723,063)
360,000
(11,707)
(15,744)
-
2,696
(29,845)
(365,597)

(35,949)
195,317
159,368

 
                
                
                
                  
                  
                
                  
                  
                     
                
                
                
                     
                     
                  
                     
                     
                     
                   
                     
                
              
                     
                     
                
                     
                     
              
                     
                     
                  
                  
                  
              
                
                   
                     
                
                
              
              
              
           
           
           
         
         
         
           
           
           
         
         
            
            
            
              
              
                
              
                
                
                
                
                     
                     
                
                     
                     
              
                     
                     
                
                     
                     
                     
                     
              
                     
                     
              
                     
                     
              
                     
                     
              
         
            
              
              
              
                
              
              
            
              
            
              
                
                
              
                
                
              
                     
                
                     
                  
                  
                  
              
              
              
           
              
            
              
              
              
                  
                     
                     
              
                     
                     
                
                     
                     
                
                
                
                
                
                
 
PROSPERITY BANCSHARES, INC.® AND SUBSIDIARIES  
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  

1. NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING POLICIES  

Nature  of  Operations—Prosperity  Bancshares,  Inc.®  (“Bancshares”)  and  its  subsidiaries,  Prosperity  Holdings  of  Delaware, 
LLC  (“Holdings”)  and  Prosperity  Bank®  (the  “Bank”,  and  together  with  Bancshares  and  Holdings,  collectively  referred  to  as  the 
“Company”) provide retail and commercial banking services. The Company operates its business as one domestic segment.  

The Bank operated two hundred thirteen (213) full-service banking locations; with fifty-nine (59) in the Houston area, twenty 
(20) in  the  South  Texas  area  including  Corpus  Christi  and  Victoria,  thirty-four  (34) in  the  Central  Texas  area,  ten  (10) in  the 
Bryan/College  Station  area,  twenty-one  (21) in  East  Texas,  thirty-four  (34)  in  the  West  Texas  area  including  Lubbock,  Midland-
Odessa, and Abilene, and thirty-five (35) in the Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas area.  

Summary of Significant Accounting and Reporting Policies—The accounting and reporting policies of the Company 
conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and the prevailing practices within the 
financial services industry. A summary of significant accounting and reporting policies are as follows:  

Basis of Presentation—The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Bancshares and its subsidiaries. 

Intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Operations are managed and financial performance is evaluated on a 
company-wide basis. Accordingly, all of the Company’s banking operations are considered by management to be aggregated in one 
reportable operating segment. Because the overall banking operations comprise the vast majority of the consolidated operations, no 
separate segment disclosures are presented.  

Use of Estimates—The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates 
and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date 
of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Such estimates include, but 
are  not  limited  to  certain  fair  value  measures  including  the  calculation of  stock-based compensation,  the  valuation of goodwill  and 
available for sale securities and the calculation of allowance for credit losses. Actual results could differ from these estimates.  

Securities  —Securities  held  to  maturity  are  carried  at  cost,  adjusted  for  the  amortization  of  premiums  and  the  accretion  of 
discounts. Management has the positive intent and the Company has the ability to hold these assets as long-term securities until their 
estimated maturities.  

Securities available for sale are carried at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses are excluded from earnings and reported, net of 
tax, as a separate component of shareholders’ equity until realized. Securities within the available for sale portfolio may be used as 
part of the Company’s asset/liability strategy and may be sold in response to changes in interest rate risk, prepayment risk or other 
similar economic factors.  

For  debt  securities,  when  other-than-temporary  impairment  (“OTTI”)  occurs,  the  amount  of  the  other-than-temporary 
impairment recognized in earnings depends on whether an entity intends to sell the security or more likely than not will be required to 
sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis less any current-period credit loss. If an entity intends to sell or more likely 
than not will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis less any current-period credit loss, the OTTI 
shall be recognized in earnings equal to the entire difference between the investment’s amortized cost basis and its fair value at the 
balance sheet date. If an entity does not intend to sell the security and it is not more likely than not that the entity will be required to 
sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis less any current-period loss, the OTTI shall be separated into the amount 
representing  the  credit-related  portion  of  the  impairment  loss  (“credit  loss”)  and  the  noncredit  portion  of  the  impairment  loss 
(“noncredit  portion”).  The  amount  of  the  total  OTTI  related  to  the  credit  loss  is  determined  based  on  the  difference  between  the 
present value of cash flows expected to be collected and the amortized cost basis and such difference is recognized in earnings. The 
amount of the total OTTI related to the noncredit portion is recognized in other comprehensive income, net of applicable taxes. The 
previous amortized cost basis less the OTTI recognized in earnings shall become the new amortized cost basis of the investment.  

Premiums  and  discounts  are  amortized  and  accreted  to  operations  using  the  level-yield  method  of  accounting,  adjusted  for 
prepayments as applicable. The specific identification method of accounting is used to compute gains or losses on the sales of these 
assets. Interest earned on these assets is included in interest income.  

Loans Held for Sale—Loans held for sale are carried at the lower of aggregate cost or market value. Premiums, discounts and 

loan fees (net of certain direct loan origination costs) on loans held for sale are deferred until the related loans are sold or repaid. Gains 
or losses on loan sales are recognized at the time of sale and determined using the specific identification method.  

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Loans Held for Investment—Loans originated and held for investment are stated at the principal amount outstanding, net of 
unearned  discount  and  fees.  The  related  interest  income  for  multipayment  loans  is  recognized  principally  by  the  simple  interest 
method; for single payment loans, such income is recognized using the straight-line method.  

Loans  acquired  in  business  combinations  are  initially  recorded  at  fair  value  based  on  a  discounted  cash  flow  valuation 
methodology that considers, among other things, projected default rates, loss given defaults and recovery rates with no carryover of 
any  existing  allowance  for  loan  losses.  Acquired  loans  with  evidence  of  credit  quality  deterioration  at  acquisition  are  reviewed  to 
determine  if  it  is  probable  that  the  Company  will  not  be  able  to  collect  all  contractual  amounts  due,  including  both  principal  and 
interest. When both conditions exist, such loans are accounted for as purchased credit-impaired (“PCI”).  

The Company estimates the total cash flows expected to be collected from the acquired PCI loans, which include undiscounted 
expected principal and interest, using credit risk, interest rate and prepayment risk models that incorporate management's best estimate 
of current key assumptions such as default rates, loss severity and payment speeds. The excess of the undiscounted total cash flows 
expected to be collected over the fair value of the related PCI loans represents the accretable yield, which is recognized as interest 
income  on  a  level-yield  basis  over  the  life  of  the  related  loan.  The  difference  between  the  undiscounted  contractual  principal  and 
interest and the undiscounted total cash flows expected to be collected is the nonaccretable difference, which reflects the impact of 
estimated  credit  losses  and  other  factors.  Subsequent  increases  in  expected  cash  flows  will  result  in  a  recovery  of  any  previously 
recorded allowance for loan losses, to the extent applicable, and a reclassification from nonaccretable difference to accretable yield, 
which is recognized prospectively over the then remaining lives of the loan. Subsequent decreases in expected cash flows will result in 
an impairment charge to the provision for loan losses, resulting in an addition to the allowance for loan losses, and a reclassification 
from accretable yield to nonaccretable difference. A loan disposal, which may include a loan sale, receipt of payment in full from the 
borrower or foreclosure, results in removal of the loan at its allocated carrying amount.  

For  acquired  loans  not  deemed  credit-impaired  at  acquisition,  the  difference  between  the  initial  fair  value  and  the  unpaid 

principal balance is recognized as interest income on a level-yield basis over the lives of the related loans. 

Nonrefundable Fees and Costs Associated with Lending Activities—Loan origination fees in excess of the associated costs 

are recognized over the life of the related loan as an adjustment to yield using the interest method.  

Loan commitment fees and loan origination costs are deferred and recognized as an adjustment of yield by the interest method 

over the related loan life or, if the commitment expires unexercised, recognized in income upon expiration of the commitment.  

Nonperforming and Past Due Loans—Included in the nonperforming loan category are loans which have been categorized by 
management as nonaccrual because collection of interest is doubtful and loans which have been restructured to provide a reduction in 
the interest rate or a deferral of interest or principal payments. When the payment of principal or interest on a loan is delinquent for 90 
days, or earlier in some cases, the loan is placed on nonaccrual status unless the loan is in the process of collection and the underlying 
collateral  fully  supports  the  carrying  value  of  the  loan.  If  the  decision  is  made  to  continue  accruing  interest  on  the  loan,  periodic 
reviews are made to confirm the accruing status of the loan. When a loan is placed on nonaccrual status, interest accrued during the 
current year prior to the judgment of uncollectibility is charged to operations. Interest accrued during prior periods is charged to the 
allowance for credit losses. Any payments received on nonaccrual loans are applied first to outstanding loan amounts and next to the 
recovery of charged-off loan amounts. Any excess is treated as recovery of lost interest.  

Restructured loans are those loans on which concessions in terms have been granted because of a borrower’s financial difficulty. 

Interest is generally accrued on such loans in accordance with the new terms.  

Allowance for Credit Losses—The allowance for credit losses is a valuation allowance available for losses incurred on loans. 
All losses are charged to the allowance when the loss actually occurs or when a determination is made that such a loss is probable. 
Recoveries are credited to the allowance at the time of recovery.  

Throughout the year, management estimates the probable level of losses to determine whether the allowance for credit losses is 
adequate  to  absorb  losses  inherent  in  the  loan portfolio.  Based on  these estimates,  an  amount  is  charged  to  the provision  for  credit 
losses and credited to the allowance for credit losses in order to adjust the allowance to a level determined to be adequate to absorb 
losses.  

In making its evaluation of the adequacy of the allowance for credit losses, management considers factors such as historical loan 
loss experience, industry diversification of the Company’s commercial loan portfolio, the amount of nonperforming assets and related 
collateral,  the  volume,  growth  and  composition  of  the  Company’s  loan  portfolio,  current  economic  conditions  that  may  affect  the 
borrower’s ability to pay and the value of collateral, the evaluation of the Company’s loan portfolio through its internal loan review 
process and other relevant factors.  

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Estimates of credit losses involve an exercise of judgment. While it is possible that in the short term the Company may sustain 
losses  which  are  substantial  in  relation  to  the  allowance  for  credit  losses,  it  is  the  judgment  of  management  that  the  allowance  for 
credit losses reflected in the consolidated balance sheets is adequate to absorb probable losses that exist in the current loan portfolio.  

The Company’s allowance for credit losses consists of two elements: (i) specific valuation allowances based on probable losses 
on impaired loans; and (ii) a general valuation allowance based on historical loan loss experience, general economic conditions and 
other qualitative risk factors both internal and external to the Company. A loan is defined as impaired if, based on current information 
and  events,  it  is  probable  that  a  creditor  will  be  unable  to  collect  all  amounts  due,  both  interest  and  principal,  according  to  the 
contractual  terms  of  the  loan  agreement.  The  allowance  for  credit  losses  related  to  impaired  loans  is  determined  based  on  the 
difference of carrying value of loans and the present value of expected cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate or, as 
a practical expedient, the loan’s observable market price or the fair value of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent.  

Loans acquired in business combinations are initially recorded at fair value, which includes an estimate of credit losses expected 
to be realized over the remaining lives of the loans, and therefore no corresponding allowance for loan losses is recorded for these 
loans at acquisition. Methods utilized to estimate any subsequently required allowance for loan losses for acquired loans not deemed 
credit-impaired at acquisition are similar to originated loans; however, the estimate of loss is based on the unpaid principal balance 
and then compared to any remaining unaccreted purchase discount.  To the extent that the calculated loss is greater than the remaining 
unaccreted purchase discount, an allowance is recorded for such difference.  

Premises and Equipment—Premises and equipment are carried at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation expense is 
computed principally using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets which range from three to 39 years. 
Leasehold  improvements  are  amortized  using  the  straight-line  method  over  the  periods  of  the  leases  or  the  estimated  useful  lives, 
whichever is shorter.  

Goodwill —Goodwill is annually assessed for impairment or when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying 

amount of the asset may not be recoverable.  

On January 1, 2012, the Company adopted Accounting Standard Update No. 2011-08, "Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 
350): Testing Goodwill for Impairment," (ASU 2011-08), which allows companies to use a qualitative approach to assess goodwill for 
impairment. The provisions of ASU 2011-08 give companies the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is 
more  likely  than  not  that  the  fair  value  of  a  reporting  unit  is  less  than  its  carrying  amount  as  a  basis  for  determining  the  need  to 
perform  step  one  of  the  annual  test  for  goodwill  impairment.  An  entity  has  an  unconditional  option  to  bypass  the  qualitative 
assessment described in the preceding paragraph for any reporting unit in any period and proceed directly to performing the first step 
of the goodwill impairment test. An entity may resume performing the qualitative assessment in any subsequent period. 

If the Company bypasses the qualitative assessment, a two-step goodwill impairment test is performed. The first step of the 
goodwill impairment test compares the estimated fair value of  the Company’s reporting unit to its carrying value. If the estimated fair 
value of the reporting unit exceeds its carrying value, goodwill of the reporting unit is not impaired. If the estimated fair value of the 
reporting unit is less than the carrying value, the second step must be performed to determine the implied fair value of the reporting 
unit’s goodwill and the amount of goodwill impairment, if any.  

Estimating the fair value of the Company’s reporting unit is a subjective process involving the use of estimates and judgments, 
particularly related to future cash flows of the reporting units, discount rates (including market risk premiums) and market multiples. 
Material  assumptions  used  in  the  valuation  models  included  the  comparable  public  company  price  multiples  used  in  the  terminal 
value, future cash flows and the market risk premium component of the discount rate. The estimated fair value of the reporting unit is 
determined using a blend of two commonly used valuation techniques: the market approach and the income approach. The Company 
gives consideration to both valuation techniques, as either technique can be an indicator of value. For the market approach, valuation 
is based on an analysis of relevant price multiples in market trades in companies with similar characteristics. For the income approach, 
estimated future cash flows (derived from internal forecasts and economic expectations) and terminal value (value at the end of the 
cash flow period, based on price multiples) are discounted. The discount rate was based on the imputed cost of equity capital. 

Amortization of Core Deposit Intangibles—Core deposit intangibles are amortized using an accelerated amortization method 

over an 8 to 10 year period.  

Income Taxes—Bancshares files a consolidated federal income tax return.  

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial 
statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and are recorded in other assets on the 

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Company’s consolidated balance sheets. The Company records uncertain tax positions in accordance with ASC 740 on the basis of a 
two-step process whereby (1) the Company determine whether it is more likely than not that the tax positions will be sustained on the 
basis of the technical merits of the position and (2) for those tax positions that meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold, the 
Company recognize the largest amount of tax benefit that is more than 50 percent likely to be realized upon ultimate settlement with 
the related tax authority.   

Realization of net deferred tax assets is based upon the level of historical income and on estimates of future taxable income. 

Although realization is not assured, management believes it is more likely than not that all of the net deferred tax assets will be 
realized.  

Stock-Based Compensation—The Company accounts for stock-based employee compensation plans using the fair value-based 
method  of  accounting.    The  expense  associated  with  stock-based  compensation  is  recognized  over  the  vesting  period  of  each 
individual arrangement. The fair value of stock options granted is estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing 
model.  This  model  requires  the  input  of  subjective  assumptions.  The  fair  value  of  restricted  stock  awards  is  based  on  the  current 
market price on the date of grant. 

Cash  and  Cash  Equivalents—For  purposes  of  reporting  cash  flows,  cash  and  cash  equivalents  include  cash  and  due  from 

banks as well as federal funds sold that mature in three days or less.  

Earnings Per Common Share—Basic earnings per common share are calculated using the two-class method. The two-class 
method  provides  that  unvested  share-based  payment  awards  that  contain  nonforfeitable  rights  to  dividends  or  dividend  equivalents 
(whether paid or unpaid) are participating securities and shall be included in the computation of basic earnings per share.   

Diluted earnings per common share is computed using the weighted-average number of shares determined for the basic earnings 
per common share computation plus the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were 
exercised  or  converted  into  common  stock  using  the  treasury  stock  method.  Outstanding  stock  options  issued  by  the  Company 
represent the only dilutive effect reflected in diluted weighted average shares.  

The following table illustrates the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:  

2012 

Year Ended December 31,
2011 

2010 

Amount

$   

167,901

Per Share
Amount

Amount

Per Share
Amount

Amount

Per Share
Amount

(In thousands, except per share data)
$     

141,749

$   

127,708

51,794

$       

3.24

46,846

$       

3.03

46,621

$       

2.74

Net income 
Basic:

        Weighted average shares
outstanding 

Diluted:

        Add incremental shares for:

Effect of dilutive securities - 
Total 

147
51,941

$       

3.23

171
47,017

$       

3.01

211
46,832

$       

2.73

There were no stock options exercisable at December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 that would have had an anti-dilutive effect on the 

above computation.  

Reclassifications—Certain items in prior financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current presentation. 
For  the  years  ended  December  31,  2011  and  2010,  deferred  tax  expense  (benefit)  was  reported  as  a  component  of  the 
increase/decrease in accrued interest payable and other liabilities in the consolidated statements of cash flows.  For the current year 
presentation,  these  amounts  are  now  presented  as  a  separate  line  item  in  the  statements  of  consolidated  cash  flows.    These 
reclassifications did not have any impact on total net cash from operating activities for the periods presented.    

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New Accounting Standards  
Accounting Standards Updates (“ASU”)  

ASU 2011-03, “Transfers and Servicing (Topic 860)—Reconsideration of Effective Control for Repurchase Agreements.” ASU 

2011-03 is intended to improve financial reporting of repurchase agreements and other agreements that both entitle and obligate a 
transferor to repurchase or redeem financial assets before their maturity. ASU 2011-03 removes from the assessment of effective 
control (i) the criterion requiring the transferor to have the ability to repurchase or redeem the financial assets on substantially the 
agreed terms, even in the event of default by the transferee, and (ii) the collateral maintenance guidance related to that criterion. ASU 
2011-03 became effective for the Company on January 1, 2012, and did not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial 
statements.  

ASU 2011-04, “Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820)—Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurements and 
Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs.” ASU 2011-04 amends Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” 
to converge the fair value measurement guidance in U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and International Financial 
Reporting Standards. ASU 2011-04 clarifies the application of existing fair value measurement requirements, changes certain 
principles in Topic 820 and requires additional fair value disclosures. ASU 2011-04 became effective for the Company on January 1, 
2012, and did not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements although additional disclosures are required (see 
Note 7-Fair Value).  

ASU 2011-05, “Comprehensive Income (Topic 220)—Presentation of Comprehensive Income.” ASU 2011-05 amends Topic 

220, “Comprehensive Income,” to require that all non-owner changes in stockholders’ equity be presented in either a single 
continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. Additionally, ASU 2011-05 requires 
entities to present, on the face of the financial statements, reclassification adjustments for items that are reclassified from other 
comprehensive income to net income in the statement or statements where the components of net income and the components of other 
comprehensive income are presented. The option to present components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of 
changes in stockholders’ equity was eliminated. ASU 2011-05 became effective for the Company on January 1, 2012; however, 
certain provisions related to the presentation of reclassification adjustments have been deferred by ASU 2011-12 “Comprehensive 
Income (Topic 220)—Deferral of the Effective Date for Amendments to the Presentation of Reclassifications of Items Out of 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-05,” as further discussed below. In connection 
with the application of ASU 2011-05, the Company’s financial statements now include a separate statement of comprehensive income.  

ASU 2011-08, “Intangibles—Goodwill and Other (Topic 350)—Testing Goodwill for Impairment.” ASU 2011-08 amends Topic 

350, “Intangibles—Goodwill and Other,” to give entities the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether the 
existence of events or circumstances leads to a determination that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less 
than its carrying amount. If, after assessing the totality of events or circumstances, an entity determines it is not more likely than not 
that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, then performing the two-step impairment test is unnecessary. 
However, if an entity concludes otherwise, then it is required to perform the first step of the two-step impairment test by calculating 
the fair value of the reporting unit and comparing the fair value with the carrying amount of the reporting unit. ASU 2011-08 became 
effective for the Company on January 1, 2012, and its adoption did not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial 
statements.  

ASU 2011-11, “Balance Sheet (Topic 210)—“Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities.” ASU 2011-11 amends Topic 

210, “Balance Sheet,” to require an entity to disclose both gross and net information about financial instruments, such as sales and 
repurchase agreements and reverse sale and repurchase agreements and securities borrowing/lending arrangements, and derivative 
instruments that are eligible for offset in the statement of financial position and/or subject to a master netting arrangement or similar 
agreement. ASU 2011-11 is effective for annual and interim periods beginning on January 1, 2013, and is not expected to have a 
significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.  

ASU 2011-12 “Comprehensive Income (Topic 220)—Deferral of the Effective Date for Amendments to the Presentation of 

Reclassifications of Items Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-05.” ASU 
2011-12 defers changes in ASU 2011-05 that relate to the presentation of reclassification adjustments to allow the FASB time to 
redeliberate whether to require presentation of such adjustments on the face of the financial statements to show the effects of 
reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income on the components of net income and other comprehensive income. 
ASU 2011-12 allows entities to continue to report reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income consistent with 
the presentation requirements in effect before ASU 2011-05. All other requirements in ASU 2011-05 are not affected by ASU 2011-
12. ASU 2011-12 became effective for the Company on January 1, 2012. In connection with the application of ASU 2011-05, the 
Company’s financial statements now include a separate statement of comprehensive income.  

ASU 2012-02 “Intangibles—Goodwill and Other (Topic 350)—Testing Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets for Impairment.” 

ASU 2012-02 give entities the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events or circumstances 
leads to a determination that it is more likely than not that an indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired. If, after assessing the totality 

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of events or circumstances, an entity determines it is more likely than not that an indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired, then the 
entity must perform the quantitative impairment test. If, under the quantitative impairment test, the carrying amount of the intangible 
asset exceeds its fair value, an entity should recognize an impairment loss in the amount of that excess. Permitting an entity to assess 
qualitative factors when testing indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment results in guidance that is similar to the goodwill 
impairment testing guidance in ASU 2011-08. ASU 2012-02 is effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2013, (early adoption 
permitted) and is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.  

ASU 2012-03 “Technical Amendments and Corrections to SEC Sections—Amendments to SEC Paragraphs Pursuant to SEC 
Staff Bulletin No. 114, Technical Amendments Pursuant to SEC Release No. 33-9250, and Corrections Related to FASB Accounting 
Standards Update 2010-22.” ASU 2012-03 amends a number of SEC sections in the ASC as a result of (1) the issuance of SAB 114, 
(2) the issuance of SEC Final Rule 33-9250, and (3) necessary corrections related to ASU 2010-22. ASU 2012-03 is effective for the 
Company beginning January 1, 2013 and is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.  

ASU 2012-04 “Technical Corrections and Improvements.” ASU 2012-04 makes certain technical corrections and “conforming 
fair value amendments” to the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (the “Codification”). The amendments cover a wide range of 
Topics in the Codification, related to technical corrections and improvements and conforming amendments related to fair value 
measurements. The amendments represent changes to clarify the Codification, correct unintended application of guidance, or make 
minor improvements to the Codification that are not expected to have a significant effect on current accounting practice. The 
amendments apply to all reporting entities within the scope of those topics. ASU 2012-04 is effective for the Company beginning 
January 1, 2013, and is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.  

2. ACQUISITIONS  

Acquisitions are an integral part of the Company’s growth strategy. All acquisitions were accounted for using the acquisition 
method  of  accounting.  Accordingly,  the  assets  and  liabilities  of  the  acquired  entities  were  recorded  at  their  fair  values  at  the 
acquisition date. The excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair value of the net assets for tax free acquisitions was recorded 
as goodwill, none of which is deductible for tax purposes. The excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair value of the net 
assets  for  taxable  acquisitions  was  also  recorded  as  goodwill,  and  is  deductible  for  tax  purposes.  The  identified  core  deposit 
intangibles for each acquisition are being amortized using an accelerated amortization method over an 8 to 10 year life. The results of 
operations  for  each  acquisition  have  been  included  in  the  Company’s  consolidated  financial  results  beginning  on  the  respective 
acquisition date.  

The measurement period for the Company to determine the fair values of acquired identifiable assets and assumed liabilities will 

end at the earlier of (i) twelve months from the date of the acquisition or (ii) as soon as the Company receives the information it was 
seeking about facts and circumstances that existed as of the acquisition date or learns that more information is not obtainable. The 
Company is currently in the process of obtaining fair values for certain acquired assets and assumed liabilities and therefore the 
following estimates are preliminary. The following acquisitions were completed on the dates indicated: 

Acquisition of Texas Bankers, Inc.—On January 1, 2012, the Company completed the acquisition of Texas Bankers, Inc. and its 

wholly-owned subsidiary, Bank of Texas, Austin, Texas. The three (3) Bank of Texas banking offices in the Austin, Texas CMSA 
consisted of a location in Rollingwood, which was consolidated with the Company’s Westlake location and remains in Bank of Texas’ 
Rollingwood banking office; one banking center in downtown Austin, which was consolidated into the Company’s downtown Austin 
location; and another banking center in Thorndale. The Company acquired Texas Bankers, Inc. to increase is its market share in the 
Central Texas area. The acquisition is not considered significant to the Company’s financial statements and therefore pro forma 
financial data and related disclosures are not included.  

Texas Bankers, Inc. on a consolidated basis, reported total assets of $77.0 million, total loans of $27.6 million and total deposits 

of $70.4 million as of December 31, 2011. Under the terms of the acquisition agreement, the Company issued 314,953 shares of 
Company common stock for all outstanding shares of Texas Bankers capital stock, resulting in an acquisition date fair value of $12.7 
million, based on the Company’s closing stock price of $40.35. The Company recognized goodwill of $6.1 million which is calculated 
as the excess of both the consideration exchanged and liabilities assumed as compared to the fair value of identifiable assets acquired, 
none of which is expected to be deductible for tax purposes. 

Acquisition of The Bank Arlington—On April 1, 2012, the Company completed the acquisition of The Bank Arlington. The 
Bank Arlington operated one banking office in Arlington, Texas, in the Dallas/Fort Worth CMSA. The Company acquired The Bank 
Arlington to increase its market share in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. The acquisition is not considered significant to the Company’s 
financial statements and therefore pro forma financial data and related disclosures are not included.  

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As of March 31, 2012, The Bank Arlington reported total assets of $37.3 million, total loans of $22.9 million and total deposits 

of $33.2 million. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company issued 135,347 shares of Company common stock for all 
outstanding shares of The Bank Arlington capital stock, resulting in an acquisition date fair value of $6.2 million, based on the 
Company’s closing stock price of $45.80. The Company recognized goodwill of $2.1 million which is calculated as the excess of both 
the consideration exchanged and liabilities assumed as compared to the fair value of identifiable assets acquired, none of which is 
expected to be deductible for tax purposes. 

Acquisition of Community National Bank—On October 1, 2012, the Company completed the acquisition of Community National 

Bank, Bellaire, Texas. Community National Bank operated one (1) banking office in Bellaire, Texas, in the Houston Metropolitan 
Area. The Company acquired Community National Bank to increase its market share in the Houston area. The acquisition is not 
considered significant to the Company’s financial statements and therefore pro forma financial data is not included.  

As of September 30, 2012, Community National Bank reported total assets of $182.0 million, total loans of $68.0 million and 

total deposits of $164.6 million. Under the terms of the acquisition agreement, the Company issued 372,282 shares of Company 
common stock plus $11.4 million in cash for all outstanding shares of Community National Bank capital stock, for total merger 
consideration of $27.3 million, based on the Company’s closing stock price of $42.62. The Company recognized goodwill of $10.3 
million which is calculated as the excess of both the consideration exchanged and liabilities assumed as compared to the fair value of 
identifiable assets acquired, none of which is expected to be deductible for tax purposes. 

Acquisition of American State Financial Corporation—On July 1, 2012, the Company completed the acquisition of American 

State Financial Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiary American State Bank (collectively referred to as “ASB”). ASB operated 
thirty-seven (37) full service banking offices in eighteen (18) counties across West Texas.  

Under the terms of the acquisition agreement, the Company issued 8,524,835 shares of Company common stock plus $178.5 

million in cash for all outstanding shares of American State Financial Corporation capital stock, for total merger consideration of 
$536.8 million based on the Company’s closing stock price of $42.03.  

The assets and liabilities of ASB were recorded on the consolidated balance sheet at estimated fair value on the acquisition date. 

The purchase price allocation may change as additional information becomes available and additional analyses are completed. The 
following table presents the amounts recorded on the consolidated balance sheet on the acquisition date (dollars in thousands).  

Fair value of consideration paid:

Common stock issued (8,524,835 shares)
Cash
    Total consideration paid

Fair value of assets acquired:
Cash and due from banks
Federal funds sold 

Total cash and cash equivalents

Securities available for sale
Securities held to maturity
Loans held for sale
Loans held for investment
Bank premises and equipment
Other real estate owned
Core deposit intangibles
Federal Home Loan Bank stock
Other assets 

Total assets acquired 

Fair value of liabilities assumed:

Deposits
Other borrowings
Other liabilities 

Total liabilities assumed 
Fair value of net assets acquired

Goodwill resulting from acquisition

$              358,299 
                178,507 
$              536,806 

$                98,720 
                202,810 
                301,530 
                524,959 
                994,873 
                  13,770 
             1,133,867 
                  36,502 
                    1,232 
                  12,392 
                    2,355 
                  83,803 
             3,105,283 

             2,495,652 
                318,692 
                  28,252 
             2,842,596 
$              262,687 

$              274,119 

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The Company recognized goodwill of $274.1 million which is calculated as the excess of both the consideration exchanged and 

liabilities assumed as compared to the fair value of identifiable assets acquired. Goodwill resulted from a combination of expected 
operational synergies, an enhanced branching network, and cross-selling opportunities. Goodwill is not expected to be deductible for 
tax purposes.   

Pro Forma Information: Operations of ASB have been included in the consolidated financial statements since July 1, 2012. The 

Company does not consider ASB a separate reporting segment and does not track the amount of revenue and net income attributable 
to ASB since acquisition. As such, it is impracticable to determine such amounts for the period from July 1, 2012 through December 
31, 2012.  

The following pro forma information presents the results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2012, as if the ASB 

acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2011. The acquisitions of Texas Bankers, Inc., The Bank Arlington, and Community National 
Bank are not deemed material individually or in the aggregate and are therefore excluded from the pro forma information in the table 
below (dollars in thousands, except per share amounts).  

Net interest income
Net income
Basic earnings per share
Diluted earnings per share

2012 
 $              447,471 
                 213,830 
                       3.81 
                       3.80 

2011 
$       454,408 
         200,964 
               3.63 
               3.62 

The above pro forma results are presented for illustrative purposes and are not intended to represent or be indicative of the 
actual results of operations of the merged companies that would have been achieved had the acquisition occurred at January 1, 2011, 
nor are they intended to represent or be indicative of future results of operations. The pro forma results do not include expected 
operating cost savings as a result of the acquisition.  These pro forma results require significant estimates and judgments particularly 
as it relates to valuation and accretion of income associated with acquired loans. Pro forma adjustments principally included:  

•    Reversing interest income and interest expense as previously recorded by ASB and recording interest income and interest 
expense based on impact of estimated fair values of the acquired interest earning assets and assumed interest bearing 
liabilities.  

•    Reversing depreciation and amortization expense recorded by ASB and reporting depreciation and amortization based on 

estimated fair values and remaining lives of acquired premises, equipment, and leasehold improvements. 

•    Reversing core deposit intangible amortization as previously recorded by ASB and recording amortization expense as it 

relates to the core deposit intangible recognized from the acquisition. 

•    Reporting acquisition-related charges and professional fees related to the acquisition as if they were incurred in 2011. 

Merger  Related  Expenses:  The  Company  incurred  $7.0  million  of  pre-tax  merger  related  expenses  during  2012.  The  merger 
expenses are reflected on the Company’s income statement for the applicable periods and are reported primarily in the categories of 
salaries  and  benefits,  data  processing  and  professional  fees.  Merger  related  costs  by  acquisition  are  presented  in  the  table  below 
(dollars in thousands). 

Texas Bankers, Inc.
The Bank Arlington
Community National Bank
American State Financial Corp
All other 

$                     392 
                       168 
                       250 
                    5,889 
                       321 
$                  7,020 

Acquired  Loans and Purchase Credit Impaired Loans: Acquired loans were preliminarily recorded at fair value based on a 

discounted cash flow valuation methodology that considers, among other things, projected default rates, loss given defaults and 
recovery rates. No allowance for credit losses was carried over from acquisitions completed during 2012.  

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The Company has identified certain loans acquired by ASB and Community National Bank which have experienced credit 

deterioration since origination (“purchased credit impaired loans” or “PCI loans”).  There were no PCI loans identified in the 
remaining acquisitions completed during 2012.  PCI loan identification considers the following factors: payment history and past due 
status, debt service coverage, loan grading, collateral values and other factors that may indicate deterioration of credit quality since 
origination. Accretion of purchased discounts on PCI loans will be based on estimated future cash flows, regardless of contractual 
maturities. Accretion of purchased discounts on non-PCI loans will be recognized on a level-yield basis based on contractual maturity 
of individual loans.  

The following table discloses the preliminary fair value and contractual value of ASB loans acquired as of July 1, 2012 (dollars 

in thousands):  

Commercial and industrial
Real estate

Construction and land development
1-4 family residential
Home equity
Commercial
Farmland
Multi-family residential

Agriculture
Consumer
Other

Total fair value

Contractual principal balance

Purchased
Impaired
Loans

Non-PCI
Loans

Total
Acquired
Loans

 $             3,568 

 $     221,341 

 $     224,909 

                1,326 
                   155 

                     -   

              22,454 

                     -   
                     -   

                     78 

                     -   
                     -   

 $           27,581 

        112,011 
        126,954 
          24,851 
        460,378 
          53,979 
          48,423 
                  -   
          72,119 
                  -   
 $  1,120,056 

        113,337 
        127,109 
          24,851 
        482,832 
          53,979 
          48,423 
                 78 
          72,119 
                  -   
 $  1,147,637 

 $           54,403 

 $  1,195,741 

 $  1,250,144 

The following table presents additional information on ASB and Community National Bank’s purchased credit impaired loans 

as of the date of acquisition (dollars in thousands): 

Contractually required principal and interest
Non-accretable difference
Cash flows expected to be collected
Accretable difference
Fair value of purchased credit impaired loans 

ASB
 $           60,167 
            (24,429)
              35,738 
              (8,157)
 $           27,581 

Community 
National 
Bank
 $         3,193 
          (1,842)
            1,351 
             (179)
 $         1,172 

The carrying amount of acquired PCI loans included in the consolidated balance sheet and the related outstanding balance at 
December 31, 2012, were as follows. The outstanding balance represents the total amount owed as of December 31, 2012, including 
accrued  but  unpaid  interest  and  any  amounts  previously  charged  off.  No  allowance  for  credit  losses  was  required  on  any  of  the 
acquired PCI loan pools at December 31, 2012 (dollars in thousands). 

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Acquired PCI loans:
Carrying amount
Outstanding balance

$           22,880 
             46,914  

Changes  in  the  accretable  yield  for  acquired  PCI  loans  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2012,  were  as  follows  (dollars  in 

thousands): 

Balance at beginning of period
Additions
Reclassifications from nonaccretable
Accretion
Balance at December 31, 2012

$                  - 
               8,336 
                  541 
              (1,418)
$             7,459 

The process for identifying, valuing and determining pools (if any) of the loans that were (or may be) considered PCI loans as of 

the acquisition date remains on-going. Income recognition on PCI loans is subject to the Company’s ability to reasonably estimate 
both the timing and amount of future cash flows. PCI loans for which the Company is accruing interest income are not considered 
non-performing or impaired. The non-accretable difference represents contractual principal and interest the Company does not expect 
to collect.  

The Company completed no acquisitions in 2011.  

On March 29, 2010, the Company completed its acquisition of three (3) Texas banking centers from U.S. Bank. In connection 
with the acquisition, the Company assumed approximately $375.0 million in deposits. The Company paid a premium of $13.1 million 
to assume the deposits of the three U.S. Bank branches.  

In connection with the purchase, the Company recorded a premium of $13.3 million, of which $369 thousand was identified as 
core  deposit  intangibles.  The  remaining  $12.9  million  of  the  premium  was  recorded  as  goodwill  all  of  which  is  expected  to  be 
deductible for tax purposes.  

On  April 30,  2010,  the  Company  completed  its  acquisition  of  nineteen  (19) Texas  banking  centers  from  First  Bank.  In 
connection  with  the  acquisition,  the  Company  assumed  approximately  $500.0  million  in  deposits.  Four  banking  centers  were 
subsequently  closed  and  consolidated  with  nearby  Company  banking  centers.  The  Company  paid  a  premium  of  $26.9  million  to 
assume the deposits of the nineteen First Bank branches.  

In connection with the purchase, the Company recorded a premium of $36.4 million, of which $2.0 million was identified as 
core  deposit  intangibles.  The  remaining  $34.3  million  of  the  premium  was  recorded  as  goodwill  all  of  which  is  expected  to  be 
deductible for tax purposes.  

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3. GOODWILL AND CORE DEPOSIT INTANGIBLES  

Changes in the carrying amount of the Company’s goodwill and core deposit intangibles for fiscal 2012 and 2011 were as follows:  

Goodwill

Core Deposit
Intangibles

Balance as of December 31, 2010

Less:

Add:

Less:

Add:

Amortization 

Acquisition of First Bank branches 

Balance as of December 31, 2011 

Amortization 

Acquisition of  Texas Bankers, Inc.
Acquisition of  The Bank Arlington
Acquisition of  ASB
Acquisition of  Community National Bank

Balance as of December 31, 2012 

(Dollars in thousands)
924,258
$            

$        

28,776

-

279
924,537

-

(7,780)

-
20,996

(7,229)

6,077
2,102
274,119
10,327
1,217,162

$    

-
-
12,392
-
26,159

$            

Management performs an evaluation annually, and more frequently if a triggering event occurs, of whether any impairment of 
the goodwill and other intangibles has occurred. If any such impairment is determined, a write down is recorded. As of December 31, 
2012, there was no impairment recorded on goodwill.  

Core deposit intangibles (“CDI”) are amortized on an accelerated basis over their estimated lives, which the Company believes 
is between 8 and 10 years.  The estimated aggregate future amortization expense for CDI remaining as of December 31, 2012 is as 
follows (dollars in thousands):  

2013 
2014 
2015 
2016 
2017 
Thereafter 

Total 

$                

6,141
4,830
4,189
3,756
2,083
5,160
26,159

$             

4. CASH AND DUE FROM BANKS  

The Bank is required by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas to maintain average reserve balances. “Cash and due from banks” 
in the consolidated balance sheets includes amounts so restricted of $87.7 million and $46.2 million at December 31, 2012 and 2011, 
respectively.  

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The amortized cost and fair value of investment securities were as follows (dollars in thousands):  

Available for Sale
States and political subdivisions 
Collateralized mortgage obligations 
Mortgage-backed securities 
Other securities 

Total 

Held to Maturity
U.S. Treasury securities and 
obligations of U.S. government 

States and political subdivisions 
Corporate debt securities 
Collateralized mortgage obligations 
Mortgage-backed securities 
Qualified School Construction Bonds     
(QSCB) 

Total 

December 31, 2012
Gross
Unrealized
Losses

Gross
Unrealized
Gains

Amortized
Cost

Fair
Value

$      

34,743
616
168,701
8,786
 $     212,846 

$        

1,691
-
11,742
430
$       13,863 

$            

-
(12)
(27)
-

$            (39)

$       

36,434
604
180,416
9,216
 $     226,670 

$         

7,061
391,510
1,500
125,912
6,676,512

$            

160
7,074
28
2,304
196,206

-
$             
(354)
-
(50)
(4,517)

$         

7,221
398,230
1,528
128,166
6,868,201

12,900
 $  7,215,395 

2,449
$     208,221 

-

$       (4,921)

15,349
 $  7,418,695 

December 31, 2011
Gross
Unrealized
Losses

Gross
Unrealized
Gains

Amortized
Cost

Fair
Value

Available for Sale
States and political subdivisions 
Collateralized mortgage obligations 
Mortgage-backed securities 
Other securities 

Total 

$      

37,060
786
254,965
8,778
 $     301,589 

$        

2,022
-
18,307
491
$       20,820 

$              

(6)
(21)
(66)
-

$            (93)

$       

39,076
765
273,206
9,269
 $     322,316 

Held to Maturity
U.S. Treasury securities and 
obligations of U.S. government 

i

States and political subdivisions 
Corporate debt securities 
Collateralized mortgage obligations 
Mortgage-backed securities 
Qualified School Construction Bonds     
(QSCB) 

Total 

$         

8,696
37,914
1,500
281,778
3,993,832

$            

455
1,281
114
5,008
147,991

-
$             
(283)
-
(149)
(91)

$         

9,151
38,912
1,614
286,637
4,141,732

12,900
 $  4,336,620 

2,042
$     156,891 

-

$          (523)

14,942
 $  4,492,988 

Management evaluates securities for other-than-temporary impairment at least on a quarterly basis, and more frequently when 
economic or market conditions warrant such an evaluation. The investment securities portfolio is evaluated for OTTI by segregating 
the portfolio into two general segments and applying the appropriate OTTI model. Investment securities classified as available for sale 
or held to maturity are evaluated for OTTI under FASB ASC Topic 320, “Investments—Debt and Equity Securities.”  

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In  determining  OTTI,  management  considers  many  factors,  including:  (1) the  length  of  time  and  the  extent  to  which  the  fair 
value  has  been  less  than  cost,  (2) the  financial  condition  and  near-term  prospects  of  the  issuer,  (3) whether  the  market  decline  was 
affected by macroeconomic conditions, and (4) whether the entity has the intent to sell the debt security or more likely than not will be 
required  to  sell  the  debt  security  before  its  anticipated  recovery.  The  assessment  of  whether  an other-than-temporary  decline  exists 
involves a high degree of subjectivity and judgment and is based on the information available to management at a point in time.  

When OTTI occurs, the amount of the other-than-temporary impairment recognized in earnings depends on whether an entity 
intends to sell the security or more likely than not will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis less 
any current-period credit loss.  

As of December 31, 2012, the Company does not intend to sell any debt securities and management believes that the Company 
more likely than not will not be required to sell any debt securities before their anticipated recovery, at which time the Company will 
receive full value for the securities. Furthermore, as of December 31, 2012, management does not have the intent to sell any of its 
securities and believes that it is more likely than not that the Company will not have to sell any such securities before a recovery of 
cost. The unrealized losses are largely due to increases in market interest rates over the yields available at the time the underlying 
securities were purchased. The fair value is expected to recover as the securities approach their maturity date or repricing date or if 
market yields for such investments decline. Management does not believe any of the securities are impaired due to reasons of credit 
quality. Accordingly, as of December 31, 2012, management believes any impairment in the Company’s securities is temporary and 
no impairment loss has been realized in the Company’s consolidated statements of income.  

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Securities with unrealized losses segregated by length of time such securities have been in a continuous loss position were as 

follows:  

Less than 12 Months

Estimated
Fair Value

Unrealized
Losses

December 31, 2012
More than 12 Months

Estimated
Fair Value

Unrealized
Losses
(Dollars in thousands)

Total

Estimated
Fair Value

Unrealized
Losses

Available for Sale
Collateralized mortgage obligations 
Mortgage-backed securities 

Total 

-
$            
224
224

$            

$            

$            

-
-
-

$            

$               

$           

(12)
(27)
(39)

603
4,188
4,791

$            

$            

(12)
(27)
(39)

$         

$               

$         

Held to Maturity
States and political subdivisions 
Collateralized mortgage obligations 
Mortgage-backed securities 

Total 

Available for Sale
States and political subdivisions 
Collateralized mortgage obligations 
Mortgage-backed securities 

Total 

Held to Maturity
States and political subdivisions 
Collateralized mortgage obligations 
Mortgage-backed securities 

Total 

$          

$         

$       

37,322
2,366
1,081,414
1,121,102

$  

(335)
(50)
(4,516)
(4,901)

$       

$         

$               
(19)
-

(1)
(20)

$               

$       

38,462
2,366
1,081,648
1,122,476

$  

$          

(354)
(50)
(4,517)
(4,921)

$       

Less than 12 Months

Estimated
Fair Value

Unrealized
Losses

375
$            
-
297
672

$            

$            

-
-

(1)
(1)

$              

$         

3,169
353
281,796
285,318

$     

$          

$          

(186)
(27)
(88)
(301)

December 31, 2011
More than 12 Months

Estimated
Fair Value

Unrealized
Losses
(Dollars in thousands)

Total

Estimated
Fair Value

Unrealized
Losses

$            

$                 

$           

$              

$         

$               

$         

$            

(6)
(21)
(65)
(92)

(97)
(122)
(3)
(222)

885
765
7,720
9,370

(6)
(21)
(66)
(93)

5,972
2,046
282,101
290,119

$          

$          

(283)
(149)
(91)
(523)

$         

$               

$         

$         

$             

$     

603
3,964
4,567

1,140
-
234
1,374

510
765
7,423
8,698

2,803
1,693
305
4,801

At December 31, 2012, there were approximately 330 securities in an unrealized loss position for more than 12 months.  

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The  amortized  cost  and  fair  value  of  investment  securities  at  December 31,  2012,  by  contractual  maturity,  are  shown  below. 
Actual maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations at any time 
with or without call or prepayment penalties.  

Held to Maturity

Available for Sale

Amortized
Cost

Fair
Value

Amortized
Cost

Fair
Value

Due in one year or less 
Due after one year through five years 
Due after five years through ten years 
Due after ten years 
Subtotal 
Mortgage-backed securities and             
collateralized mortgage obligations 

Total 

$      

28,412
123,508
154,827
106,224
412,971

$      

$         

(Dollars in thousands)
28,635
124,429
157,576
111,688
422,328

8,875
2,942
24,110
7,602
43,529

$           

9,306
3,094
25,262
7,988
45,650

6,802,424
7,215,395

$  

6,996,367
7,418,695

$ 

169,317
212,846

$     

181,020
226,670

$       

The Company recorded no gain or loss on sale of securities for the twelve months ended December 31, 2012 and recorded a loss 

on sale of securities of $581 thousand for the twelve months ended December 31, 2011.  The Company sold two non-agency 
collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMO’s”) with a total book value of $3.2 million due to a downgrade of the CMO’s to less than 
investment grade in the second quarter of 2011.  At December 31, 2012, the Company had eight non-agency CMO’s with a remaining 
book value of $2.5 million and a fair value of $2.5 million.   

At December 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company did not own securities of any one issuer (other than the U.S. government and its 

agencies) for which aggregate adjusted cost exceeded 10% of the consolidated shareholders’ equity at such respective dates.  

Securities  with  an  amortized  cost  of  $4.13  billion  and  $2.48  billion  and  a  fair  value  of  $4.27  billion  and  $2.57  billion  at 
December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, were pledged to collateralize public deposits and for other purposes required or permitted 
by law.  

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6. LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES  

The loan portfolio consists of various types of loans made principally to borrowers located in Bryan/College Station, Central 

Texas, Dallas/Fort Worth, East Texas, Houston, South Texas and West Texas and is classified by major type as follows:  

December 31,

Residential mortgage loans held for sale

Commercial and industrial 
Real estate:

Construction and land development 
1-4 family residential 
Home equity 
Commercial real estate 
Farmland 
Multi-family residential 

Agriculture 
Consumer (net of unearned discount) 
Other 
Total loans held for investment

Total 

2011 
2012 
(Dollars in thousands)
$            
-

10,433

$     

771,114

406,433

550,768
1,245,332
186,801
1,854,057
211,156
136,585
74,481
103,725
35,488
5,169,507
5,179,940

$

482,140
1,007,266
146,999
1,351,986
136,008
89,240
34,226
78,187
33,421
3,765,906
3,765,906

$ 

Loan  Origination/Risk  Management.  The  Company  has  certain  lending  policies  and  procedures  in  place  that  are  designed  to 
maximize  loan  income  within  an  acceptable  level  of  risk.  Management  reviews  and  approves  these  policies  and  procedures  on  a 
regular  basis.  A  reporting  system  supplements  the  review  process  by  providing  management  with  frequent  reports  related  to  loan 
production, loan quality, concentrations of credit, loan delinquencies and non-performing and potential problem loans. Diversification 
in the loan portfolio is a means of managing risk associated with fluctuations in economic conditions. All loans over $500 thousand 
and below $2.5 million are evaluated and acted upon on a daily basis by two of the company-wide loan concurrence officers. All loans 
above $2.5 million are evaluated and acted upon by an officers’ loan committee which meets weekly. In addition to the officers’ loan 
committee evaluation, loans from $15.0 million to $25.0 million are evaluated and acted upon by the directors’ loan committee which 
consists  of  three  directors  of  the  Bank  and  meets  as  necessary.  Total  loan  relationships  over  $25.0 million  are  evaluated  and  acted 
upon by the Bank’s board of directors either at a regularly scheduled monthly board meeting or by teleconference or written consent.  

The Company maintains an independent loan review department that reviews and validates the credit risk program on a periodic 
basis.  Results  of  these  reviews  are  presented  to  management.  The  loan  review  process  complements  and  reinforces  the  risk 
identification and assessment decisions made by lenders and credit personnel, as well as the Company’s policies and procedures.  

(i) Commercial and Industrial Loans. In nearly all cases, the Company’s commercial loans are made in the Company’s market 
areas and are underwritten on the basis of the borrower’s ability to service the debt from income. As a general practice, the Company 
takes as collateral a lien on any available real estate, equipment or other assets owned by the borrower and obtains a personal guaranty 
of the borrower or principal. Working capital loans are primarily collateralized by short-term assets whereas term loans are primarily 
collateralized  by  long-term  assets.  In  general,  commercial  loans  involve  more  credit  risk  than  residential  mortgage  loans  and 
commercial mortgage loans and, therefore, usually yield a higher return. The increased risk in commercial loans is due to the type of 
collateral securing these loans. The increased risk also derives from the expectation that commercial loans generally will be serviced 
principally from the operations of the business, and those operations may not be successful. Historical trends have shown these types 
of  loans  to  have  higher  delinquencies  than  mortgage  loans.  As  a  result  of  these  additional  complexities,  variables  and  risks, 
commercial loans require more thorough underwriting and servicing than other types of loans.  

(ii)  Commercial  Real  Estate.  The  Company  makes  commercial  real  estate  loans  collateralized  by  owner-occupied  and  non-
owner-occupied real estate to finance the purchase of real estate. The Company’s commercial real estate loans are collateralized by 
first liens on real estate, typically have variable interest rates (or five year or less fixed rates) and amortize over a 15 to 20 year period. 
Payments  on  loans  secured  by  such  properties  are  often  dependent  on  the  successful  operation  or  management  of  the  properties. 
Accordingly,  repayment  of  these  loans  may  be  subject  to  adverse  conditions  in  the  real  estate  market  or  the  economy  to  a  greater 
extent  than  other  types  of  loans.  The  Company  seeks  to  minimize  these  risks  in  a  variety  of  ways,  including  giving  careful 
consideration to the property’s operating history, future operating projections, current and projected occupancy, location and physical 
condition in connection with underwriting these loans. The underwriting analysis also includes credit verification, analysis of global 
cash  flow,  appraisals  and  a  review  of  the  financial  condition  of  the  borrower.  At  December 31,  2012,  approximately  41.4%  of  the 

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outstanding  principal  balance  of  the  Company’s  commercial  real  estate  loans  were  secured  by  owner-occupied  properties.  At 
December 31,  2012,  the  Company  had  total  commercial  real  estate  loans  totaling  $2.54  billion  which  include  the  categories  of 
construction and land development loans, commercial real estate loans and multi-family residential loans.  

(iii)  1-4  Family  Residential  Loans.  The  Company’s  lending  activities  also  includes  the  origination  of  1-4  family  residential 
mortgage loans collateralized by owner-occupied residential properties located in the Company’s market areas. The Company offers a 
variety of mortgage loan products which generally are amortized over five to 25 years. Loans collateralized by 1-4 family residential 
real  estate  generally  have  been  originated  in  amounts  of  no  more  than  89%  of  appraised  value  or  have  mortgage  insurance.  The 
Company requires mortgage title insurance and hazard insurance. Other than with respect to mortgage banking activities acquired in 
the  ASB  acquisition,  the  Company  has  elected  to  keep  all  1-4  family  residential  loans  for  its  own  account  rather  than  selling  such 
loans into the secondary market. By doing so, the Company is able to realize a higher yield on these loans; however, the Company 
also incurs interest rate risk as well as the risks associated with nonpayments on such loans.  

(iv) Construction and Land Development Loans. The Company makes loans to finance the construction of residential and, to a 
lesser extent, nonresidential properties. Construction loans generally are collateralized by first liens on real estate and have floating 
interest rates. The Company conducts periodic inspections, either directly or through an agent, prior to approval of periodic draws on 
these loans. Underwriting guidelines similar to those described above are also used in the Company’s construction lending activities. 
Construction loans involve additional risks attributable to the fact that loan funds are advanced upon the security of a project under 
construction, and the project is of uncertain value prior to its completion. Because of uncertainties inherent in estimating construction 
costs,  the  market  value  of  the  completed  project  and  the  effects  of  governmental  regulation  on  real  property,  it  can  be  difficult  to 
accurately evaluate the total funds required to complete a project and the related loan to value ratio. As a result of these uncertainties, 
construction  lending  often  involves  the  disbursement  of  substantial  funds  with  repayment  dependent,  in  part,  on  the  success  of the 
ultimate project rather than the ability of a borrower or guarantor to repay the loan. If the Company is forced to foreclose on a project 
prior to completion, there is no assurance that the Company will be able to recover all of the unpaid portion of the loan. In addition, 
the  Company  may  be  required  to  fund  additional  amounts  to  complete  a  project  and  may  have  to  hold  the  property  for  an 
indeterminate period of time. While the Company has underwriting procedures designed to identify what it believes to be acceptable 
levels of risks in construction lending, no assurance can be given that these procedures will prevent losses from the risks described 
above.  

(v) Agriculture Loans. The Company provides agriculture loans for short-term crop production, including rice, cotton, milo and 
corn, farm equipment financing and agriculture real estate financing. The Company evaluates agriculture borrowers primarily based 
on  their  historical  profitability,  level  of  experience  in  their  particular  agriculture  industry,  overall  financial  capacity  and  the 
availability of secondary collateral to withstand economic and natural variations common to the industry. Because agriculture loans 
present a higher level of risk associated with events caused by nature, the Company routinely makes on-site visits and inspections in 
order to identify and monitor such risks.  

(vi) Consumer Loans. Consumer loans made by the Company include direct “A”-credit automobile loans, recreational vehicle 
loans,  boat  loans,  home  improvement  loans,  home  equity  loans,  personal  loans  (collateralized  and  uncollateralized)  and  deposit 
account  collateralized  loans.  The  terms  of  these  loans  typically  range  from  12  to  120  months  and  vary  based  upon  the  nature  of 
collateral and size of loan. Generally, consumer loans entail greater risk than do real estate secured loans, particularly in the case of 
consumer loans that are unsecured or collateralized by rapidly depreciating assets such as automobiles. In such cases, any repossessed 
collateral  for  a  defaulted  consumer  loan  may  not  provide  an  adequate  source  of  repayment  for  the  outstanding  loan  balance.  The 
remaining deficiency often does not warrant further substantial collection efforts against the borrower beyond obtaining a deficiency 
judgment.  In  addition,  consumer  loan  collections  are  dependent on  the  borrower’s  continuing  financial  stability,  and  thus  are  more 
likely to be adversely affected by job loss, divorce, illness or personal bankruptcy. Furthermore, the application of various federal and 
state laws may limit the amount which can be recovered on such loans.  

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The contractual maturity ranges of the 1-4 family residential, home equity, commercial and industrial, commercial real estate, 
construction  and  land  development  and  agriculture  portfolios  and  the  amount  of  such  loans  with  predetermined  interest  rates  and 
floating rates in each maturity range as of December 31, 2012 are summarized in the following table.  Contractual maturities are based 
on contractual amounts outstanding and do not include loan purchase discounts of $79.9 million or loans held for sale of $10.4 million 
at December 31, 2012:  

Commercial and industrial 
Real estate:

Construction and land development 
1-4 family residential and home equity 
Commercial 
Agriculture  and farmland
Consumer and other

Total 

Loans with a predetermined interest rate
Loans with a floating interest rate

Total 

One Year
or Less

$    

292,241

137,931
21,418
85,272
58,007
54,524
649,393

$    

$    

$    

226,903
422,490
649,393

After One
Through
Five Years

After Five
Years
(Dollars in thousands)
304,785

190,994

$    

$     

65,535
106,056
338,642
66,315
73,341
954,674

$     

349,768
1,305,520
1,619,353
168,184
11,563
3,645,382

$ 

Total

$      

788,020

553,234
1,432,994
2,043,267
292,506
139,428
5,249,449

$   

$     

$     

454,651
500,023
954,674

$ 

1,756,732
1,888,650
3,645,382

$ 

$   

$   

2,438,286
2,811,163
5,249,449

Concentrations  of  Credit.  Most  of  the  Company’s  lending  activity  occurs  within  the  state  of  Texas.  The  majority  of  the 
Company’s loan portfolio consists of commercial and industrial and commercial real estate loans. As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, 
there were no concentrations of loans related to any single industry in excess of 10% of total loans.  

Foreign Loans. The Company has U.S. dollar denominated loans and commitments to borrowers in Mexico. The outstanding 
balance  of  these  loans  and  the  unfunded  amounts  available  under  these  commitments  was  not  significant  at  December 31,  2012  or 
2011.  

Related Party Loans. As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, loans outstanding to directors, officers and their affiliates totaled $6.7 
million  and  $9.8  million,  respectively.  All  transactions  entered  into  between  the  Company  and  such  related  parties  are  done  in  the 
ordinary course of business, made on the same terms and conditions as similar transactions with unaffiliated persons.  

An analysis of activity with respect to these related-party loans is as follows:  

Beginning balance............................................................................................................
New loans and reclassified related loans .........................................................................
Repayments ......................................................................................................................

$ 

(Dollars in thousands)
   9,809 
967 
(4,094)

$ 

12,783 
4,168 
(7,142)

Ending balance .................................................................................................................

$ 

6,682 

$ 

9,809 

Year Ended December 31,

    2012      

    2011

Nonperforming  Assets  and  Non-Accrual  and  Past  Due  Loans.  The  Company  has  several  procedures  in  place  to  assist  it  in 
maintaining  the  overall  quality  of  its  loan  portfolio.  The  Company  has  established  underwriting  guidelines  to  be  followed  by  its 
officers  and  the  Company  also  monitors  its  delinquency  levels  for  any  negative  or  adverse  trends.  There  can  be  no  assurance, 
however, that the Company’s loan portfolio will not become subject to increasing pressures from deteriorating borrower credit due to 
general economic conditions.  

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The  Company  generally  places  a  loan  on  nonaccrual  status  and  ceases  accruing  interest  when  the  payment  of  principal  or 
interest is delinquent for 90 days, or earlier in some cases, unless the loan is in the process of collection and the underlying collateral 
fully supports the carrying value of the loan.  

The Company requires appraisals on loans collateralized by real estate. With respect to potential problem loans, an evaluation of 
the borrower’s overall financial condition is made to determine the need, if any, for possible writedowns or appropriate additions to 
the allowance for credit losses.  

An aging analysis of past due loans, segregated by class of loans, was as follows:  

Loans Past Due and Still Accruing

December 31, 2012

30-89 Days

90 or More
Days

Total Past
Due Loans

Nonaccrual
Loans

Current
Loans

Total 
Loans

(Dollars in thousands)

$      

3,863

$          
-

$          

3,863

$          

1,170

$      

545,735

$     

550,768

310

2,307

21

310

331

2,617

396

284,910

285,637

1,598

1,438,351

1,442,566

9,163
4,843
856
21,342

$    

-
-
-
331

$         

9,163
4,843
856
21,673

$        

c

-
1,469
749
5,382

$          

1,981,479
764,802
137,608
5,152,885

$   

1,990,642
771,114
139,213
5,179,940

$  

Loans Past Due and Still Accruing

December 31, 2011

30-89 Days

90 or More
Days

Total Past
Due Loans

Nonaccrual
Loans

Current
Loans

Total 
Loans

(Dollars in thousands)

$      

1,281

$          
-

$          

1,281

$          

1,175

$      

479,684

$     

482,140

365

1,527

-

-

365

1,527

49

923

169,820

170,234

1,151,815

1,154,265

5,630
1,544
89
10,436

$    

-
-
-
$          
-

5,630
1,544
89
10,436

$        

790
633
8
3,578

$          

1,434,806
404,256
111,511
3,751,892

$   

1,441,226
406,433
111,608
3,765,906

$  

Construction and land                  
development 
Agriculture and agriculture real
      estate (includes farmland) 
1-4 family (includes home           
equity) (1)
Commercial real estate (includes 
multi-family residential) 

Commercial and industrial 
Consumer and other 

Total 

Construction and land                  
development 
Agriculture and agriculture real
      estate (includes farmland) 
1-4 family (includes home           
equity)
Commercial real estate (includes 
multi-family residential) 
Commercial and industrial 
Consumer and other 

Total 

(1) Includes $10,433 of residential mortgage loans held for sale at December 31, 2012.

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2012 

2011 

2010 

2009 

2008 

December 31,

Nonaccrual loans 
Accruing loans 90 or more       
days past due 

Total nonperforming 
loans 
Repossessed assets 
Other real estate 

Total nonperforming 
assets 

Nonperforming assets to total  
loans and other real estate 

$      

5,382

$      

3,578

331

5,713
68
7,234

-

3,578
146
8,328

(Dollars in thousands)
4,439

$          

$          

6,079

189

4,628
161
11,053

2,332

8,411
116
7,829

$          

2,142

7,594

9,736
182
4,450

$    

13,015

$    

12,052

$        

15,842

$        

16,356

$        

14,368

0.25%

0.32%

0.45%

0.48%

0.40%

The Company’s conservative lending approach has resulted in sound asset quality. The Company had $13.0 million in 
nonperforming assets at December 31, 2012 compared with $12.1 million at December 31, 2011 and $15.8 million at December 31, 
2010. The nonperforming assets at December 31, 2012 consisted of 116 separate credits or ORE properties.  

If interest on nonaccrual loans had been accrued under the original loan terms, approximately $270 thousand, $253 thousand, 

and $701 thousand would have been recorded as income for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  

Impaired Loans. Loans are considered impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable the Company will 

be unable to collect all amounts due in accordance with the original contractual terms of the loan agreement, including scheduled 
principal and interest payments. Impairment is evaluated in total for smaller-balance loans of a similar nature and on an individual 
loan basis for other loans. If a loan is impaired, a specific valuation allowance is allocated, if necessary, so that the loan is reported 
net, at the present value of estimated future cash flows using the loan’s existing rate or at the fair value of collateral if repayment is 
expected solely from the collateral. Interest payments on impaired loans are typically applied to principal unless collectibility of the 
principal amount is reasonably assured, in which case interest is recognized on a cash basis. Impaired loans, or portions thereof, are 
charged off when deemed uncollectible.  

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Year-end impaired loans are set forth in the following tables. No interest income was recognized on impaired loans subsequent 

to their classification as impaired.   

With no related allowance recorded:
Construction and land development 
Agriculture and agriculture real estate (includes farmland) 
1-4 family (includes home equity) 
Commercial real estate (includes multi-family residential) 
Commercial and industrial 
Consumer and other 

With an allowance recorded:
Construction and land development 
Agriculture and agriculture real estate (includes farmland) 
1-4 family (includes home equity) 
Commercial real estate (includes multi-family residential) 
Commercial and industrial 
Consumer and other 

Total:
Construction and land development 
Agriculture and agriculture real estate (includes farmland) 
1-4 family (includes home equity) 
Commercial real estate (includes multi-family residential) 
Commercial and industrial 
Consumer and other 

With no related allowance recorded:
Construction and land development 
Agriculture and agriculture real estate (includes farmland) 
1-4 family (includes home equity) 
Commercial real estate (includes multi-family residential) 
Commercial and industrial 
Consumer and other 

With an allowance recorded:
Construction and land development 
Agriculture and agriculture real estate (includes farmland) 
1-4 family (includes home equity) 
Commercial real estate (includes multi-family residential) 
Commercial and industrial 
Consumer and other 

Total:
Construction and land development 
Agriculture and agriculture real estate (includes farmland) 
1-4 family (includes home equity) 
Commercial real estate (includes multi-family residential) 
Commercial and industrial 
Consumer and other 

Recorded
Investment

December 31, 2012

Unpaid
Principal
Balance
(Dollars in thousands)

Related
Allowance

$        

1,144
77
491
450
87
10

$        

1,175
77
522
476
89
10

-
$             
-
-
-
-
-

$            

-
34
999
2,450
1,043
66

$            

-
41
1,017
2,451
1,079
81

$        

$        

1,144
111
1,490
2,900
1,130
76
6,851

$        

$        

1,175
118
1,539
2,927
1,168
91
7,018

$             
-
29
273
610
1,002
67

-
$             
29
273
610
1,002
67
1,981

$         

December 31, 2011

Average
Recorded
Investment

$           

368
34
381
676
75
3

$           

451
45
720
2,725
782
21

$           

819
79
1,101
3,401
857
24
6,281

$        

$           

Related
Allowance

Unpaid
Principal
Balance
(Dollars in thousands)
-
$             
-
-
-
-
-

111
6
344
705
1,513
-

Average
Recorded
Investment

$             

58
5
291
637
253
3

$        

$        

$        

1,064
46
731
485
535
20

1,175
52
1,075
1,190
2,048
20
5,560

$            

312
39
362
165
300
8

$           

584
21
663
309
642
18

$            

$           

312
39
362
165
300
8
1,186

642
26
954
946
895
21
3,484

$         

$        

Recorded
Investment

$           

111
6
313
668
112
-

$        

$        

$        

1,064
43
677
483
521
8

1,175
49
990
1,151
633
8
4,006

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Credit  Quality  Indicators.  As  part  of  the  on-going  monitoring  of  the  credit  quality  of  the  Company’s  loan  portfolio  and 
methodology for calculating the allowance for credit losses, management assigns and tracks loan grades to be used as credit quality 
indicators. The following is a general description of the loan grades used:  

Grade 1—Credits in this category are of the highest standards of credit quality with virtually no risk of loss. These borrowers 
would represent top rated companies and individuals with unquestionable financial standing with excellent global cash flow coverage, 
net worth, liquidity and collateral coverage and/or secured by deposit accounts.  

Grade 2—Credits in this category are not immune from risk but are well protected by the collateral and paying capacity of the 
borrower.  These  loans  may  exhibit  a  minor  unfavorable  credit  factor,  but  the  overall  credit  is  sufficiently  strong  to  minimize  the 
possibility of loss.  

Grade 3—Credits in this category constitute an undue and unwarranted credit risk, however the factors do not rise to a level of 
substandard. These credits have potential weaknesses and/or declining trends that, if not corrected, could expose the Bank to risk at a 
future date. These loans are monitored on the Bank’s internally-generated watch list and evaluated on a quarterly basis.  

Grade  4—Credits  in  this  category  are  considered  “substandard”  but  “non-impaired”  loans  in  accordance  with  regulatory 
guidelines.  Loans  in  this  category  have  well-defined  weakness  that,  if  not  corrected,  could  make  default  of  principal  and  interest 
possible.  Loans  in  this  category  are  still  accruing  interest  and  may  be  dependent  upon  secondary  sources  of  repayment  and/or 
collateral liquidation.  

Grade  5—Credits  in  this  category  are  deemed  “substandard”  and  “impaired”  pursuant  to  regulatory  guidelines.  As  such,  the 
Bank has determined that it is probable that less than 100% of the contractual principal and interest will be collected. These loans are 
individually evaluated for a specific reserve valuation and will typically have the accrual of interest stopped.  

Grade 6—Credits in this category include “doubtful” loans in accordance with regulatory guidance. Such loans are no longer 
accruing interest and factors indicated a loss is imminent. These loans are also deemed “impaired.” While a specific reserve may be in 
place  while  the  loan  and  collateral  is  being  evaluated  these  loans  are  typically  charged  down  to  an  amount  the  Bank  estimates  is 
collectible.  

Grade 7—Credits in this category are deemed a “loss” in accordance with regulatory guidelines and have been charged off or 

charged down. The Bank may continue collection efforts and may have partial recovery in the future.  

The following table presents risk grades and classified loans by class of loan at December 31, 2012. Classified loans include 

loans in risk grades 5, 6 and 7.  

Construction
and Land
Development

Agriculture and
Real Estate
(Includes
Farmland)

1-4 Family
(Includes
Home Equity) 

$             

$                   

$                  

$              

Commercial
Real Estate
(Includes Multi-
Family) 
(Dollars in thousands)
$                

-

515
1,431,095
4,947
4,303
1,477
13
-
216
1,442,566

1,945,319
11,760
11,711
2,900
-
-
18,952
1,990,642

$       

Commercial
and Industrial

Consumer and
Other

Total

53,965
702,587
8,926
1,385
1,130
-
-
3,121
771,114

$            

38,789
100,163
-
176
76
-
-

9
139,213

$           

$       

97,940
4,993,837
34,907
23,525
6,838
13
-
22,880
5,179,940

$   

Grade 1 
Grade 2 
Grade 3 
Grade 4 
Grade 5 
Grade 6 
Grade 7 
PCI Loans

Total 

476
537,340
7,250
4,256
1,144
-
-
302
550,768

4,195
277,333
2,024
1,694
111
-
-
280
285,637

$      

$               

$         

$            

(1) Includes $10,433 of residential mortgage loans held for sale at December 31, 2012.

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The following table presents risk grades and classified loans by class of loan at December 31, 2011. Classified loans include 

loans in risk grades 5, 6 and 7. 
\

Construction
and Land
Development

$             
-
465,572
1,757
13,636
1,175
-
-
482,140

$      

Grade 1 
Grade 2 
Grade 3 
Grade 4 
Grade 5 
Grade 6 
Grade 7 

Total 

Agriculture and
Real Estate
(Includes
Farmland)

$                   

3,319
166,656
210
-
49
-
-
170,234

1-4 Family
(Includes
Home Equity)

$                  

-

Commercial
Real Estate
(Includes Multi-
Family)
(Dollars in thousands)
$                

-

1,140,210
9,131
3,934
970
20
-

1,399,915
14,335
25,825
1,151
-
-

$               

$        

1,154,265

$      

1,441,226

$           

Commercial
and Industrial

Consumer and
Other

Total

$             

45,218
355,862
4,189
531
532
101
-
406,433

$            

31,602
79,996
-

2
8

-
-
111,608

$          

$       

80,139
3,608,211
29,622
43,928
3,885
121
-

$  

3,765,906

Allowance for Possible Credit Losses. The allowance for credit losses is established through charges to earnings in the form of a 
provision  for  credit  losses.  Management  has  established  an  allowance  for  credit  losses  which  it  believes  is  adequate  for  estimated 
losses in the Company’s loan portfolio. The amount of the allowance for credit losses is affected by the following: (i) charge-offs of 
loans that occur when loans are deemed uncollectible and decrease the allowance, (ii) recoveries on loans previously charged off that 
increase the allowance and (iii) provisions for credit losses charged to earnings that increase the allowance. Based on an evaluation of 
the loan portfolio and consideration of the factors listed below, management presents a quarterly review of the allowance for credit 
losses to the Bank’s Board of Directors, indicating any change in the allowance since the last review and any recommendations as to 
adjustments in the allowance.  

The Company’s allowance for credit losses consists of two components: a specific valuation allowance based on probable losses 
on  specifically  identified  loans  and  a  general  valuation  allowance  based  on  historical  loan  loss  experience,  general  economic 
conditions and other qualitative risk factors both internal and external to the Company.  

In setting the specific valuation allowance, the Company follows a loan review program to evaluate the credit risk in the loan 
portfolio.  Through  this  loan  review  process,  the  Company  maintains  an  internal  list  of  impaired  loans  which,  along  with  the 
delinquency  list  of  loans,  helps  management  assess  the  overall  quality  of  the  loan  portfolio  and  the  adequacy  of  the  allowance  for 
credit losses. All loans that have been identified as impaired are reviewed on a quarterly basis in order to determine whether a specific 
reserve is required. For each impaired loan, the Company allocates a specific loan loss reserve primarily based on the value of the 
collateral securing the impaired loan in accordance with ASC Topic 310. The specific reserves are determined on an individual loan 
basis. Loans for which specific reserves are provided are excluded from the general valuation allowance described below.  

In  determining  the  amount  of  the  general  valuation  allowance,  management  considers  factors  such  as  historical  loan  loss 
experience, industry diversification of the Company’s commercial loan portfolio, concentration risk of specific loan types, the volume, 
growth and composition of the Company’s loan portfolio, current economic conditions that may affect the borrower’s ability to pay 
and the value of collateral, the evaluation of the Company’s loan portfolio through its internal loan review process, general economic 
conditions and other qualitative risk factors both internal and external to the Company and other relevant factors in accordance with 
ASC  Topic  450.  Based  on  a  review  of  these  factors  for  each  loan  type,  the  Company  applies  an  estimated  percentage  to  the 
outstanding  balance  of  each  loan  type,  excluding  any  loan  that  has  a  specific  reserve  allocated  to  it.  The  Company  uses  this 
information to establish the amount of the general valuation allowance.  

In connection with its review of the loan portfolio, the Company considers risk elements attributable to particular loan types or 

categories in assessing the quality of individual loans. Some of the risk elements include:  

• 

• 

• 

for 1-4 family residential mortgage loans, the borrower’s ability to repay the loan, including a consideration of the debt to 
income  ratio  and  employment  and  income  stability,  the  loan  to  value  ratio,  and  the  age,  condition  and  marketability  of 
collateral;  
for  commercial  real  estate  loans  and  multifamily  residential  loans,  the  debt  service  coverage  ratio  (income  from  the 
property  in  excess  of  operating  expenses  compared  to  loan  payment  requirements),  operating  results  of  the  owner  in  the 
case  of  owner-occupied  properties,  the  loan  to  value  ratio,  the  age  and  condition  of  the  collateral  and  the  volatility  of 
income, property value and future operating results typical of properties of that type;  
for construction and land development loans, the perceived feasibility of the project including the ability to sell developed 
lots or improvements constructed for resale or the ability to lease property constructed for lease, the quality and nature of 
contracts for presale or prelease, if any, experience and ability of the developer and loan to value ratio;  

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for  commercial  and  industrial  loans,  the  operating  results  of  the  commercial,  industrial  or  professional  enterprise,  the 
borrower’s  business,  professional  and  financial  ability  and  expertise,  the  specific  risks  and  volatility  of  income  and 
operating results typical for businesses in that category and the value, nature and marketability of collateral;  
for agricultural real estate loans, the experience and financial capability of the borrower, projected debt service coverage of 
the operations of the borrower and loan to value ratio; and  
for non-real estate agricultural loans, the operating results, experience and financial capability of the borrower, historical 
and expected market conditions and the value, nature and marketability of collateral.  

In addition, for each category, the Company considers secondary sources of income and the financial strength and credit history 

of the borrower and any guarantors.  

At December 31, 2012, the allowance for credit losses totaled $52.6 million, or 1.01% of total loans. At December 31, 2011, the 

allowance aggregated $51.6 million or 1.37% of total loans. 

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The following table details the recorded investment in loans and activity in the allowance for credit losses by portfolio segment 
for the year ended December 31, 2012 and 2011. Allocation of a portion of the allowance to one category of loans does not preclude 
its availability to absorb losses in other categories.  

Construction
and Land
Development 

$      

12,994
209
(1,509)
400
(1,109)

12,094
1,190
(1,392)
17
(1,375)
11,909

$      

$           

312
11,782
12,094

$      

-
$            
11,909
-
11,909

$      

Allowance for credit losses:
Balance January 1, 2010
Provision for credit losses
Charge-offs 
Recoveries 

Net charge-offs

Balance December 31, 2011
Provision for credit losses
Charge-offs 
Recoveries 

Net charge-offs
Balance December 31, 2012

Allowance for credit losses related to:
December 31, 2011
Individually evaluated for impairment 
Collectively evaluated for impairment 
Total allowance for credit losses
December 31, 2012
Individually evaluated for impairment 
Collectively evaluated for impairment 
PCI loans
Total allowance for credit losses

Recorded investment in loans:
December 31, 2011
Individually evaluated for impairment 
Collectively evaluated for impairment 
Total loans evaluated for impairment
December 31, 2012

Individually evaluated for impairment 
Collectively evaluated for impairment 
PCI
Total loans evaluated for impairment

Agriculture
and
Agriculture
Real Estate
(includes
Farmland) 

1-4 Family
(Includes
Home
Equity) 

Commercial
Real Estate
(Commercial
Mortgage and
Multi-Family) 
(Dollars in thousands)

Commercial
and
Industrial 

$          

$          

271
239
-

1
1

511
290
(82)
45
(37)
764

$     

$     

12,837
1,168
(1,392)
32
(1,360)

12,645
1,754
(569)
112
(457)
13,942

$     

$     

20,436
2,011
(1,027)
40
(987)

21,460
273
(2,294)
168
(2,126)
19,607

$        

3,891
1,103
(1,694)
526
(1,168)

3,826
1,810
(674)
815
141
5,777

$        

Consumer
and Other 

Total 

$    

1,155
470
(1,228)
661
(567)

1,058
783
(2,885)
1,609
(1,276)
565

$       

8
$           
1,050
1,058

$    

$     

$     

51,584
5,200
(6,850)
1,660
(5,190)

51,594
6,100
(7,896)
2,766
(5,130)
52,564

$       

$     

1,186
50,408
51,594

67
498
-
565

1,981
50,583
-
52,564

$            

$          

$          

362
12,283
12,645

$     

$          

165
21,295
21,460

$     

$           

$        

$            

$          

$          

$        

$         

$       

273
13,669
-
13,942

610
18,997
-
19,607

$          

$     

$     

$        

$       

$     

300
3,526
3,826

1,002
4,775
-
5,777

39
472
511

29
735
-
764

$           

633
405,800
406,433

$    

$        

1,130
766,863
3,121
771,114

$    

$            
8
111,600
111,608

$

$          
76
139,128
9
139,213

$

$        

4,006
3,761,900
3,765,906

$

$        

6,851
5,139,776
22,880
5,169,507

$

$        

1,175
480,965
482,140

$    

$             

49
170,185
170,234

$   

$        

1,144
549,322
302
550,768

$    

$           

111
285,246
280
285,637

$   

990
$           
1,153,275
1,154,265

$

1,151
$        
1,440,075
1,441,226

$

1,490
$        
1,430,427
216
1,432,133

$

2,900
$        
1,968,790
18,952
1,990,642

$

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An  analysis  of  activity  in  the  allowance  for  credit  losses  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2010  is  as  follows  (dollars  in 

thousands):  

Balance at beginning of year ..................................................................... $ 
Addition—provision charged to operations .....................................
Charge-offs and recoveries:

Loans charged off ..................................................................
Loan recoveries ......................................................................

Net charge-offs ................................................................................

Balance at end of year. .............................................................................. $ 

51,863  
13,585  

(15,483) 
1,619  
(13,864) 
51,584  

Troubled Debt Restructurings. The restructuring of a loan is considered a “troubled debt restructuring” if both (i) the borrower is 

experiencing financial difficulties and (ii) the creditor has granted a concession. Concessions may include interest rate reductions or 
below market interest rates, principal forgiveness, restructuring amortization schedules and other actions intended to minimize 
potential losses. Effective July 1, 2011, the Company adopted the provisions of ASU No. 2011-02, “Receivables (Topic 310)—A 
Creditor’s Determination of Whether a Restructuring Is a Troubled Debt Restructuring.” As such, the Company reassessed all loan 
modifications occurring since January 1, 2011 for identification as troubled debt restructurings.  The following table presents 
information regarding the recorded balance at December 31, 2012 and 2011 of loans modified in a troubled debt restructuring during 
the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011: 

As of December 31,

2012
Pre-

Post-

Modification Modification
Outstanding Outstanding

Number of Recorded
Investment 
Contracts 

Recorded
Number of
Investment  Contracts 
(Dollars in thousands)

2011
Pre-

Post-

Modification Modification
Outstanding Outstanding

Recorded
Investment 

Recorded
Investment 

Troubled Debt Restructurings
Construction and land development
Agriculture and agriculture real estate
1-4 Family (includes home equity)
Commercial real estate (commercial            
mortgage and multi-family)
Commercial and industrial
Consumer and other
Total

-
-
-

$          

-
-
-

$          

-
-
-

1
4
1
6

52
1,007
64
1,123

51
951
63
1,065

$       

$       

-
-

-

4

2
3

9

-
$           
-
109

$          

-
-
84

5,264
114
-
5,487

$        

5,171
93
-
5,348

$       

As of December 31, 2012, there have been no defaults on any loans that were modified as troubled debt restructurings during the 

preceding twelve months. Default is determined at 90 or more days past due. The modifications primarily related to extending the 
amortization periods of the loans, which includes loans modified during bankruptcy. The Company did not grant principal reductions 
on any restructured loan. For the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company added $1.1 million in new troubled debt restructurings 
all of which were still outstanding on December 31, 2012. The remaining restructured loans are performing and accruing loans. These 
modifications did not have a material impact on the Company’s determination of the allowance for credit losses.  

7. FAIR VALUE  

The  Company  uses  fair  value  measurements  to  record  fair  value  adjustments  to  certain  assets  and  to  determine  fair  value 
disclosures.  Fair  values  represent  the  estimated  price  that  would  be  received  from  selling  an  asset  or  paid  to  transfer  a  liability, 
otherwise known as an “exit price.”  Securities available for sale are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. Additionally, from 
time to time, the Company may be required to record at fair value other assets on a nonrecurring basis such as certain loans including 

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loans  held-for-sale,  goodwill  and  other  intangible  assets  and  other  real  estate  owned.  These  nonrecurring  fair  value  adjustments 
typically involve application of lower-of-cost-or-market accounting or write downs of individual assets. 

Fair Value Hierarchy  

The Company groups financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value in three levels, based on the markets in 

which the assets and liabilities are traded and the reliability of the assumptions used to determine fair value. These levels are:  

• 

• 

• 

Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.  

Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities) or 
other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the 
assets or liabilities.  
Level 3—Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of 
the assets or liabilities. Level 3 assets and liabilities include financial instruments whose value is determined using pricing 
models, discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques, as well as instruments for which the determination of 
fair values requires significant management judgment or estimation.  

The fair value of an asset or liability is the price that would be received to sell that asset or paid to transfer that liability in an 
orderly transaction occurring in the principal market (or most advantageous market in the absence of a principal market) for such asset 
or  liability.  In  estimating  fair  value,  the  Company  utilizes  valuation  techniques  that  are  consistent  with  the  market  approach,  the 
income approach and/or the cost approach. Such valuation techniques are consistently applied. Inputs to valuation techniques include 
the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability.  

The  fair  value  disclosures  below  represent  the  Company’s  estimates  based  on  relevant  market  information  and  information 
about  the  financial  instruments.  Fair  value  estimates  are  based  on  judgments  regarding  future  expected  loss  experience,  current 
economic  conditions,  risk  characteristics  of the various  instruments,  and  other factors. These  estimates  are  subjective  in nature  and 
involve uncertainties  and  matters  of  significant  judgment  and  therefore cannot be determined  with precision.  Changes  in  the above 
methodologies and assumptions could significantly affect the estimates.  

The following tables present fair values for assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis: 

Level 1

As of December 31, 2012
Level 3
Level 2
(Dollars in thousands)

Total

Available for sale securities:
      States and political subdivisions 
      Corporate debt securities and other 
      Collateralized mortgage obligations 
      Mortgage-backed securities 
Total 

Available for sale securities:
   States and political subdivisions
   Corporate debt securities and other 
   Collateralized mortgage obligations 
   Mortgage-backed securities 
Total 

$              

-
7,688
-
-
7,688

$   

36,434
1,528
604
180,416
218,982

$     

-
$         
-
-
-
$             
-

$       

36,434
9,216
604
180,416
226,670

$     

$          

Level 1

As of December 31, 2011
Level 2
Level 3
(Dollars in thousands)

Total

$              

-
7,656
-
-
7,656

$   

39,076
1,613
765
273,206
314,660

$     

-
$         
-
-
-
$             
-

$       

39,076
9,269
765
273,206
322,316

$     

$          

Certain assets and liabilities are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis; that is, the instruments are not measured at fair 
value on an ongoing basis but are subject to fair value adjustments in certain circumstances (for example, when there is evidence of 
impairment). These  instruments  include other  real  estate owned,  repossessed  assets,  held  to  maturity  debt  securities,  loans  held-for-
sale,  and  impaired  loans.    For  the  year  ended  December 31,  2012,  the  Company  had  additions  to  other  real  estate  owned  of  $12.0 

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million, of which $3.9 million were outstanding as of December 31, 2012.  For the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company had 
additions  to  impaired  loans  of  $11.5  million,  of  which  $5.1  million  were  outstanding  as  of  December  31,  2012.    The  remaining 
financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis that were recorded in 2012 and remained outstanding at 
December 31, 2012, were not significant.  During the reported periods, all fair value measurements for assets remeasured at fair value 
on a non-recurring basis utilized Level 2 inputs.   

The following table summarizes the carrying values and estimated fair values of certain financial instruments not recorded at 

fair value on a regular basis: 

Assets

Cash and due from banks 
Federal funds sold 
Held to maturity securities
Loans held for sale
Loans held for investment, net of allowance
Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas stock 

Liabilities

Deposits:

Noninterest-bearing 
Interest-bearing 

Other borrowings 
Securities sold under repurchase agreements 
Junior subordinated debentures 

Assets

Cash and due from banks 
Federal funds sold 
Held to maturity securities
Loans held for sale
Loans held for investment, net of allowance
Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas stock 

Liabilities

Deposits:

Carrying 
Amount

$      

325,952
352
7,215,395
10,433
5,116,943
34,461

$   

3,016,205
8,625,639
256,753
454,502
85,055

Carrying 
Amount

$      

212,800
642
4,336,620

-

3,714,312
11,601

As of December 31, 2012

Level 1

Estimated Fair Value
Level 2
Level 3
(Dollars in thousands)

$     

325,952
352
-
10,433
-
34,461

-
$             
-

7,418,695

-
-
-

$            

-
-
-
-

5,186,779

$            

$            

-
-
-
-
-

$  

3,016,205
8,640,625
258,819
454,596
72,705

As of December 31, 2011

Level 1

Estimated Fair Value
Level 2
Level 3
(Dollars in thousands)

$     

212,800
642
-
-
-
11,601

-
$             
-

4,492,988

-
-
-

$            

-
-
-
-

3,814,858

Total

$    

325,952
352
7,418,695
10,433
5,186,779
34,461

$ 

3,016,205
8,640,625
258,819
454,596
72,705

Total

$    

212,800
642
4,492,988

-

3,814,858
11,601

$ 

1,972,226
6,101,867
14,974
54,883
71,001

-

-
-
-
-
-

-

-
-
-
-
-

Noninterest-bearing 
Interest-bearing 

Other borrowings 
Securities sold under repurchase agreements 
Junior subordinated debentures 

$   

1,972,226
6,088,028
12,790
54,883
85,055

$            

-
-
-
-
-

$  

1,972,226
6,101,867
14,974
54,883
71,001

$            

Entities  may  choose  to  measure  eligible  financial  instruments  at  fair  value  at  specified  election  dates.  The  fair  value 
measurement  option  (i)  may  be  applied  instrument  by  instrument,  with  certain  exceptions,  (ii)  is  generally  irrevocable  and  (iii)  is 
applied only to entire instruments and not to portions of instruments. Unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value 
measurement option has been elected must be reported in earnings at each subsequent reporting date. During the reported periods, the 
Company had no financial instruments measured at fair value under the fair value measurement option.  

The fair value estimates presented herein are based on pertinent information available to management as of the dates indicated. 
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not been comprehensively revalued for purposes of these financial statements since those dates and, therefore, current estimates of fair 
value may differ significantly from the amounts presented herein.  

The following is a description of valuation methodologies used for assets and liabilities recorded at fair value, non-financial 

assets and non-financial liabilities, and for estimating fair value for financial instruments not recorded at fair value:  

Cash and due from banks—For these short-term instruments, the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value. The 

Company classifies the estimated fair value of these instruments as Level 1. 

Federal funds sold—For these short-term instruments, the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value.  The 

Company classifies the estimated fair value of these instruments as Level 1. 

Securities — Fair value measurements based upon quoted prices are considered Level 1 inputs. Level 1 securities consist of 

U.S. Treasury securities and certain equity securities which are included in the available for sale portfolio. For all other available for 
sale and held to maturity securities, if quoted prices are not available, fair values are measured using Level 2 inputs. For these 
securities, the Company generally obtains fair value measurements from an independent pricing service. The fair value measurements 
consider observable data that may include dealer quotes, market spreads, cash flows, the U.S. Treasury yield curve, live trading levels, 
trade execution data, market consensus prepayment speeds, credit information and the bond’s terms and conditions, among other 
things. The Company reviews the prices supplied by the independent pricing service, as well as their underlying pricing 
methodologies, for reasonableness.  

Securities available for sale are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. 

Loans held for investment — The Company does not record loans at fair value on a recurring basis. As such, valuation 
techniques discussed herein for loans are primarily for estimating fair value disclosures. However, from time to time, the Company 
records nonrecurring fair value adjustments to impaired loans to reflect (1) partial write downs that are based on the observable market 
price or current appraised value of the collateral, or (2) the full charge-off of the loan carrying value. Where appraisals are not 
available, estimated cash flows are discounted using a rate commensurate with the credit risk associated with those cash flows. 
Assumptions regarding credit risk, cash flows and discount rates are judgmentally determined using available market information and 
specific borrower information.  

The estimated fair value approximates carrying value for variable-rate loans that reprice frequently and with no significant 

change in credit risk. The fair value of fixed-rate loans and variable-rate loans which reprice on an infrequent basis is estimated by 
discounting future cash flows using the current interest rates at which similar loans with similar terms would be made to borrowers of 
similar credit quality. An overall valuation adjustment is made for specific credit risks as well as general portfolio credit risk.  The 
Company classifies the estimated fair value of loans held for investment as Level 3. 

Loans held for sale— Loans held for sale are carried at the lower of cost or estimated fair value. Fair value for consumer 
mortgages held for sale is based on commitments on hand from investors or prevailing market prices. As such, the Company classifies 
loans subjected to nonrecurring fair value adjustments as Level 1.  

Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas Stock— The fair value of FHLB stock is estimated to be equal to its carrying amount as 

reported in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets, given it is not a publicly traded equity security, it has an adjustable 
dividend rate, and all transactions in the stock are executed at the stated par value. FHLB stock is considered a Level 1 fair value.  

Other real estate owned— Other real estate owned is primarily foreclosed properties securing residential loans and commercial 
real estate. Foreclosed assets are adjusted to fair value less estimated costs to sell upon transfer of the loans to other real estate owned. 
Subsequently, these assets are carried at the lower of carrying value or fair value less estimated costs to sell. Other real estate carried 
at  fair  value  based  on  an  observable  market  price  or  a  current  appraised  value  is  classified  by  the  Company  as  Level  2.  When 
management  determines  that  the  fair  value  of  other  real  estate  requires  additional  adjustments,  either  as  a  result  of  a  non-current 
appraisal or when there is no observable market price, the Company classifies the other real estate as Level 3. 

Deposits—The fair value of demand deposits, savings accounts and certain money market deposits is the amount payable on 
demand at the reporting date. The fair value of fixed-maturity certificates of deposit is estimated using the rates currently offered for 
deposits of similar remaining maturities. Deposits fair value measurements utilize Level 2 inputs. 

Junior subordinated debentures—The fair value of the junior subordinated debentures was calculated using the quoted market 
prices,  if  available.  If  quoted  market  prices  are  not  available,  fair  value  is  estimated  using  quoted  market  prices  for  similar 
subordinated debentures. Junior subordinated debentures fair value measurements utilize Level 2 inputs. 

Other borrowings—Rates currently available to the Company for debt with similar terms and remaining maturities are used to 

estimate the fair value of other borrowings using a discounted cash flows methodology and are measured utilizing Level 2 inputs. 

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Securities sold under repurchase agreements—The fair value of securities sold under repurchase agreements is the amount 

payable on demand at the reporting date and are measured utilizing Level 2 inputs. 

Off-balance sheet financial instruments—The fair value of commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit is 
estimated using the fees currently charged to enter into similar agreements, taking into account the remaining terms of the agreement 
and the present creditworthiness of the counterparties. The Company has reviewed the unfunded portion of commitments to extend 
credit as well as standby and other letters of credit, and has determined that the fair value of such financial instruments is not material. 
The Company classifies the estimated fair value of credit-related financial instruments as Level 3.  

8. PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT  

Premises and equipment are summarized as follows:  

December 31,

2012 

2011 

(Dollars in thousands)

Land 
Buildings 
Furniture, fixtures and equipment 
Construction in progress 

Total 

Less accumulated depreciation 

Premises and equipment, 

$       

$       

66,694
156,140
33,056
4,334
260,224
(54,956)
205,268

$     

55,819
122,116
28,109
854
206,898
(47,242)
159,656

$      
$     

Depreciation expense was $8.9 million, $8.2 million and $8.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, 

respectively.  

9. DEPOSITS  

Included  in  interest-bearing  deposits  are  certificates  of  deposit  in  amounts  of  $100,000  or  more.  These  certificates  and  their 

remaining maturities at December 31, 2012 were as follows (dollars in thousands): 

Three months or less 
Over three through six months. 
Over six through 12 months 
Over 12 months 

Total 

$           

323,408
672,438
186,720
77,877
1,260,443

$        

Interest expense for certificates of deposit in excess of $100,000 was $8.9 million, $11.6 million and $19.5 million, for the years 

ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  

The Company has no brokered deposits and there are no major concentrations of deposits with any one depositor.  

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10. OTHER BORROWINGS AND SECURITIES SOLD UNDER REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS  

The Company utilizes borrowings to supplement deposits to fund its lending and investment activities. Borrowings consist of 

funds from the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) and securities sold under repurchase agreements.  

The following table presents the Company’s borrowings at December 31, 2012 and 2011: 

December 31,

2012 

2011 

FHLB advances 
FHLB long-term notes payable 
Total other borrowings 

Securities sold under repurchase agreements 

Total 

(Dollars in thousands)
245,000
$             
-
12,790
11,753
12,790
256,753
54,883
454,502
67,673
711,255

$       

$     

$     

FHLB advances and long-term notes payable—The Company has an available line of credit with the FHLB of Dallas, which 

allows the Company to borrow on a collateralized basis. FHLB advances are considered short-term, overnight borrowings and used to 
manage liquidity as needed.  Additionally, the Company utilizes long-term FHLB notes.  Maturing advances are replaced by drawing 
on available cash, making additional borrowings or through increased customer deposits.  At December 31, 2012, the Company had 
total funds of $3.71 billion available under this agreement of which a total amount of $256.8 million was outstanding at December 31, 
2012.  Short-term overnight FHLB advances of $245.0 million were outstanding at December 31, 2012, at a weighted average rate of 
rate of 0.17%.  Long-term notes payable were $11.8 million at December 31, 2012, with a weighted average interest rate of 5.22%.  
The maturity dates on the FHLB notes payable range from the years 2013 to 2028 and have interest rates ranging from 4.08% to 
6.10%. 

Securities sold under repurchase agreements— At December 31, 2012, the Company had $454.5 million in securities sold 
under repurchase agreements compared with $54.9 million at December 31, 2011 with average rates paid of 0.27% and 0.54% for 
years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Repurchase agreements with banking customers are generally settled on the 
following business day.  Approximately, $23.5 million of repurchase agreements outstanding at December 31, 2012, have maturity 
dates ranging from one to sixteen months. All securities sold under agreements to repurchase are collateralized by certain pledged 
securities. 

11. INCOME TAXES  

The components of the provision for federal income taxes are as follows:  

Year Ended December 31,
2011 

2012 

2010 

(Dollars in thousands)

$       

$       

74,168
9,615
83,783

70,011
2,006
72,017

$       

$       

63,555
539
64,094

$       

$       

Current 
Deferred
Total 

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income as follows:   

Taxes calculated at statutory rate 
Increase (decrease) resulting from:
Tax-exempt interest 
Qualified Zone Academy Bond credit 
Qualified School Construction Bond credit 
BOLI income 
Qualified stock options 
Merger related expenses
Other, net 

Total 

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:  

Deferred tax assets:

Loan purchase discounts
Allowance for credit losses 
Accrued liabilities 
Restricted stock 
Deferred compensation 
Net operating losses
Self insurance reserve 
ORE write-downs 
Other 
Securities 
Total deferred tax assets 

Deferred tax liabilities:

Goodwill and core deposit intangibles 
Bank premises and equipment 
Securities 
Investments in partnerships 
Unrealized gain on available for sale securities 
Prepaid expenses 
Deferred loan fees and costs 
Loans 

Total deferred tax liabilities

Net deferred tax asset (liabilities)

2012 

Year Ended December 31,
2011 
(Dollars in thousands)

2010 

$      

88,089

$      

74,818

$       

67,131

(3,836)
-
(504)
(936)
22
538
410
83,783

(2,344)
(373)
(504)
(484)
55
-
849
72,017

(1,938)
(373)
(501)
(580)
99
-
256
64,094

$       

$      

$      

December 31,

2012 
2011 
(Dollars in thousands)

$      

28,557
18,239
5,566
3,192
3,153
1,887
1,043
967
211
-
62,815

$             
-
17,886
3,474
2,309
282
-
378
525
37
512
25,403

(20,559)
(10,610)
(9,901)
(9,296)
(4,838)
(941)
(652)
-
(56,797)
6,018

$        

(15,168)
(6,980)
-
(9,233)
(7,254)
(713)
(606)
(38)
(39,992)
(14,589)

$      

The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in 
which  those  temporary  differences  become  deductible.  Management  considers  the  scheduled  reversal  of  deferred  tax  liabilities, 
projected  future  taxable  income,  and  tax  planning  strategies  in  making  this  assessment.  Based  upon  the  level  of  historical  taxable 
income and estimates of future taxable income over the periods for which the deferred tax assets are deductible, management believes 
it is more likely than not the Company will realize the benefits of these deductible differences at December 31, 2012.  

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Net operating loss carryforwards expire on various dates beginning in 2025 through 2030. 

Benefits from tax positions are recognized in the financial statements only when it is more likely than not that the tax position 
will be sustained upon examination by the appropriate taxing authority that would have full knowledge of all relevant information. A 
tax position that meets the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold is measured at the largest amount of benefit that is greater than 
fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. Tax positions that previously failed to meet the more-likely-than-not 
recognition  threshold  are  recognized  in  the  first  subsequent  financial  reporting  period  in  which  that  threshold  is  met.  Previously 
recognized tax positions that no longer meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold are derecognized in the first subsequent 
financial  reporting  period  in  which  that  threshold  is  no  longer  met.  The  Company  had  no  tax  positions  at  December 31,  2012  or 
December 31, 2011 that did not meet the more-likely-than not recognition threshold. ASC Topic 740 also provides guidance on the 
accounting for and disclosure of unrecognized tax benefits, interest and penalties. The Company’s policy for recording interest and 
penalties associated with audits is to record such items as a component of income before taxes. Penalties are recorded in other (gains) 
losses and interest paid or received is recorded in interest expense or interest income, respectively, in the consolidated statement of 
income.  As  of  December 31,  2012  and  December 31,  2011,  the  Company  has  not  accrued  any  interest  and  penalties  related  to 
unrecognized  tax  benefits.  The  Company  has  identified  its  federal  tax  return  and  its  state  tax  return  in  Texas  as  “major”  tax 
jurisdictions,  as  defined.  The  only  periods  subject  to  examination  for  the  Company’s  federal  return  are  the  2009  through  2011  tax 
years.  

12. STOCK INCENTIVE PROGRAMS  

At December 31, 2012, the Company had four stock-based employee compensation plans and one stock option plan assumed in 
connection with acquisitions under which no additional options will be granted. Two of the four plans adopted by the Company have 
expired  and  therefore  no  additional  awards  may  be  issued  under  those  plans.  The  Company  accounts  for  stock-based  employee 
compensation plans using the fair value-based method of accounting.  The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense of 
$3.6  million,  $3.6  million  and  $3.0  million  for  the  years  ended  December 31,  2012,  2011  and  2010,  respectively.  There  was 
approximately $1.2 million, $1.2 million and $964 thousand of income tax benefit recorded for the stock-based compensation expense 
for the same periods, respectively.  

During 1995, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a stock option plan (the “1995 Plan”) for executive officers and key 
associates  to  purchase  common  stock  of  Bancshares.  The  maximum  number  of  shares  reserved  for  issuance  pursuant  to  options 
granted under the 1995 Plan was 680,000 (after two-for-one and four-for-one stock splits) and a total of 675,000 options were granted 
under the 1995 Plan. Options to purchase a total of 3,750 shares of common stock of Bancshares granted under the 1995 Plan were 
outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2012. The 1995 Plan has expired and therefore no additional options may be issued from 
the 1995 Plan.  

During  1998,  the  Company’s  Board  of  Directors  and  shareholders  approved  the  Prosperity  Bancshares,  Inc.  1998  Stock 
Incentive Plan (the “1998 Plan”) which authorized the issuance of up to 920,000 (after two-for-one stock split) shares of the common 
stock of Bancshares under both non-qualified and incentive stock options to employees and non-qualified stock options to directors 
who are not employees. The 1998 Plan also provided for the granting of restricted stock awards, stock appreciation rights, phantom 
stock awards and performance awards on substantially similar terms. A total of 819,500 options were granted under the 1998 Plan. 
Options  to  purchase  a  total  of  223,030  shares  of  common  stock  of  Bancshares  granted  under  the  1998  Plan  were  outstanding  and 
exercisable at December 31, 2012. The 1998 Plan has expired and therefore no additional options may be issued from the 1998 Plan.  

In December 2004,  the  Company’s  Board of Directors  established  the  Prosperity  Bancshares, Inc.  2004  Stock Incentive  Plan 
(the “2004 Plan”), which was approved by the Company’s shareholders on February 23, 2005. The 2004 Plan authorizes the issuance 
of up to 1,250,000 shares of common stock upon the exercise of options granted under the 2004 Plan or upon the grant or exercise, as 
the case may be, of other awards granted under the 2004 Plan. The 2004 Plan provides for the granting of incentive and nonqualified 
stock options to employees and nonqualified stock options to directors who are not employees. The 2004 Plan also provides for the 
granting  of  shares  of  restricted  stock,  stock  appreciation  rights,  phantom  stock  awards  and  performance  awards  on  substantially 
similar  terms.  A  total  of  191,625  options  and  564,579  shares  of  restricted  stock  have  been  granted  under  the  2004  Plan  as  of 
December 31, 2012. Options to purchase a total of 152,875 shares of common stock of Bancshares granted under the 2004 Plan were 
outstanding  at  December 31,  2012,  of  which  92,125  were  exercisable.  Remaining  shares  available  for  grant  under  the  2004  Plan 
totaled 493,796 at December 31, 2012.  

On  April 1,  2006,  the  Company  acquired  SNB  Bancshares,  Inc.  The  options  to  purchase  shares  of  SNB  Bancshares,  Inc. 
common stock outstanding at the effective time of the transaction were converted into options to purchase a total of 467,578 shares of 
Bancshares  common  stock  at  exercise  prices  ranging  from  $8.15  to  $17.63  per  share.  The  converted  options  are  governed  by  the 
original plan under which they were issued. Options to purchase a total of 6,950 shares of common stock of Bancshares granted under 
the 2004 Plan were outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2012.  

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On February 22, 2012, the Company’s Board of Directors adopted the Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. 2012 Stock Incentive Plan 
(the “2012 Plan”), subject to approval by the Company’s shareholders. The Company’s shareholders approved the 2012 Plan at the 
annual meeting of shareholders on April 17, 2012. The 2012 Plan authorizes the issuance of up to 1,250,000 shares of common stock 
upon the exercise of options granted under the 2012 Plan or pursuant to the grant or exercise, as the case may be, of other awards 
granted under the 2012 Plan, including restricted stock, stock appreciation rights, phantom stock awards and performance awards. As 
of December 31, 2012, no options or other awards have been granted under the 2012 Plan.   

Stock options are issued at the current market price on the date of the grant, subject to a pre-determined vesting period with a 
contractual term of 10 years. Options assumed in connection with acquisitions have contractual terms as established in the original 
option grant agreements entered into prior to acquisition. The fair value of stock options granted is estimated at the date of grant using 
the Black-Scholes option-pricing model.  Black-scholes pricing model utilizes certain assumptions including expected life of the 
option, risk free interest rate, volatility and dividend yield. Stock-based compensation expense is recognized ratably over the requisite 
service period for all awards.  There were no options issued for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010.  

A summary of changes in outstanding vested and unvested options during the three year period ended December 31, 2012 is set 

forth below:   

Number of
Options
(In thousands)

Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

Weighted

Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term (in years)

Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
(In thousands)

4.48

$                

8,374

3.88

6,391

3.20

$                

5,247

Options outstanding, January 1, 2010 

Options granted 
Options forfeited 
Options exercised 

Options outstanding, December 31, 2010 

Options granted 
Options forfeited 
Options exercised 

Options outstanding, December 31, 2011 

Options granted 
Options forfeited 
Options exercised 

Options outstanding, December 31, 2012 
Shares vested or expected to vest, December 31, 
2012 

856
-
(19)
(141)
696
-
-
(171)
525
-

(8)
(131)
386

$                         

$                         

25.88
-
25.68
19.16
27.24
-
-
24.48
28.18
-
30.93
27.36
28.39

$                         

375

$                         

28.02

3.17

$                

5,242

Shares exercisable, December 31, 2012 

326

$                         

27.42

2.40

$                

4,751

The total intrinsic value of the options exercised during the year ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 was $2.2 million and $2.7 
million, respectively. The total fair value of shares vested during the year ended December 31, 2012, was $769 thousand.  The total 
fair value of unvested shares forfeited during the year ended December 31, 2012, was $39 thousand.  There were no forfeitures for the 
year ended December 31, 2011. 

The Company received $3.6 million, $4.2 million and $2.7 million in cash from the exercise of stock options during the years 
ended  December 31,  2012,  2011  and  2010,  respectively.  There  was  no  tax  benefit  realized  from  exercises  of  the  stock-based 
compensation arrangements during the years ended December 31, 2012,  2011 and 2010. 

 Share Awards  

The Company also grants shares of restricted stock pursuant to the 2004 and 2012 Plans. These shares of restricted stock 
generally vest over a period of one to five years. The Company accounts for restricted stock grants by recording the fair value of the 

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grant as compensation expense over the vesting period. Compensation expense related to restricted stock was $3.6 million, $3.6 
million and $3.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010.  

A summary of the status of nonvested shares of restricted stock as of December 31, 2012, and changes during the year then 

ended is as follows:  

Number of
Shares
(In thousands)

Weighted
Average Grant
Date Fair
Value

Nonvested share awards outstanding, December 31, 

Share awards granted 
Unvested share awards forfeited 
Share awards vested 

Nonvested shares outstanding, December 31, 2012 

403
92
(33)
(30)
432

$                         

$                         

37.44
42.76
39.25
42.27
38.12

The total fair value of restricted stock awards that fully vested during the year ended December 31, 2012 was $1.3 million. 

 As  of  December 31,  2012,  there  was  $8.1  million  of  total  unrecognized  compensation  expense  related  to  stock-based 

compensation arrangements. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.8 years.  

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13. OTHER NONINTEREST INCOME AND EXPENSE  

Other noninterest income and expense totals are presented in the following tables. Components of these totals exceeding 1% of 
the aggregate of total net interest income and total noninterest income for any of the years presented and other amounts the Company 
elected to present are stated separately.  

Other noninterest income

Banking related service fees 
Mortgage
Trust
Bank Owned Life Insurance (BOLI)
Net losses on sales of assets 
Rental income
Other 

Total 

Other noninterest expense
Communications 
Property taxes
Printing and supplies 
Travel and development 
Professional fees 
Other real estate 
Other 

Total 

14. PROFIT SHARING PLAN  

2012

Years Ended December 31,
2011
(Dollars in thousands)

2010

 $               2,650 
                  2,681 
                  1,746 
                  2,673 
                   (231)
                  1,667 
                  3,067 
$             
14,253

 $               2,184 
                     211 
                        -   
                  1,382 
                   (527)
                  1,424 
                  2,136 
$               
6,810

 $               2,166 
                     205 
                        -   
                  1,658 
                (3,860)
                  1,285 
                  2,129 
$               
3,583

 $               8,158 
                  4,623 
                  2,586 
                  2,179 
                  4,118 
                  1,810 
                  9,727 
$             
33,201

 $               6,946 
                  3,823 
                  1,807 
                  1,539 
                  2,598 
                  1,501 
                  7,186 
$             
25,400

 $               7,781 
                  3,947 
                  1,951 
                  1,691 
                  3,099 
                  3,483 
                  7,919 
$             
29,871

The  Company  has  adopted  a  profit  sharing  plan  pursuant  to  Section 401(k)  of  the  Internal  Revenue  Code whereby  the 
participants may contribute a percentage of their compensation as permitted under the Code. Matching contributions are made at the 
discretion of  the  Company. Presently,  the  Company  matches 50%  of  an  employee’s  contributions,  up  to 15%  of such  employee’s 
compensation,  not to  exceed the  maximum  allowable  pursuant  to the  Internal  Revenue  Code  and  excluding  catch-up  contributions. 
Such matching contributions were approximately $2.4 million, $1.8 million and $2.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2012, 
2011 and 2010, respectively.  

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15. OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS, COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES  

The following table summarizes the Company’s contractual obligations and other commitments to make future payments as of 
December 31, 2012 (other than deposit obligations and securities sold repurchase agreements). The Company’s future cash payments 
associated with its contractual obligations pursuant to its junior subordinated debentures, FHLB notes payable and operating leases as 
of December 31, 2012 are summarized below. Payments for junior subordinated debentures include interest of $48.9 million that will 
be paid over the future periods. The future interest payments were calculated using the current rate in effect at December 31, 2012. 
The  current  principal  balance  of  the  junior  subordinated  debentures  at  December 31,  2012  was  $85.1  million.  Payments  for  FHLB 
notes payable include interest of $2.8 million that will be paid over the future periods. Payments related to leases are based on actual 
payments specified in underlying contracts.  

1 year or less 

More than 1

year but less

than 3 years 

3 years or

more but less

than 5 years 

(Dollars in thousands)

5 years

or more 

Total 

Junior subordinated debentures 

Federal Home Loan Bank notes payable 
Operating leases 

Total

Off-Balance Sheet Items  

$                    

$            

$                      

$              

$       

2,355
246,527
4,784
253,666

4,711
3,836
6,271
14,818

4,711
2,312
2,279
9,302

122,140
6,898
380
129,418

133,917
259,573
13,714
407,204

$                

$          

$                      

$              

$       

In the normal course of business, the Company enters into various transactions, which, in accordance with accounting principles 
generally  accepted  in  the  United  States,  are  not  included  in  its  consolidated  balance  sheets.  The  Company  enters  into  these 
transactions to meet the financing needs of its customers. These transactions include commitments to extend credit and standby letters 
of credit, which involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit risk and interest rate risk in excess of the amounts recognized in the 
consolidated balance sheets.  

The Company’s commitments associated with outstanding standby letters of credit and commitments to extend credit expiring 

by period as of December 31, 2012 are summarized below.   

More than 1

year but less

than 3 years 

1 year or less 

Standby letters of credit
Commitments to extend credit

Total

$                  

$            

24,075
484,713
508,788

4,554
123,483
128,037

$                

$        

3 years or

more but less

than 5 years 
(Dollars in thousands)
70
$                           
65,848
65,918

$                    

5 years

or more 

Total 

-
$                      
268,580
268,580

$              

$         

28,699
942,624
971,323

$       

Standby Letters of Credit. Standby letters of credit are written conditional commitments issued by the Company to guarantee the 
performance of a customer to a third party. In the event the customer does not perform in accordance with the terms of the agreement 
with the third party, the Company would be required to fund the commitment. The maximum potential amount of future payments the 
Company could be required to make is represented by the contractual amount of the commitment. If the commitment is funded, the 
Company would be entitled to seek recovery from the customer. The Company’s policies generally require that standby letter of credit 
arrangements contain security and debt covenants similar to those contained in loan agreements.  

Commitments  to  Extend  Credit.  The  Company  enters  into  contractual  commitments  to  extend  credit,  normally  with  fixed 
expiration dates or termination clauses, at specified rates and for specific purposes. Substantially all of the Company’s commitments 
to  extend  credit  are  contingent  upon  customers  maintaining  specific  credit  standards  at  the  time  of  loan  funding.  The  Company 
minimizes  its  exposure  to  loss  under  these  commitments  by  subjecting  them  to  credit  approval  and  monitoring  procedures. 
Management assesses the credit risk associated with certain commitments to extend credit in determining the level of the allowance 

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for  credit  losses.  Since  many  of  the  commitments  are  expected  to  expire  without  being  fully  drawn  upon,  the  total  commitment 
amounts  disclosed  above  do  not  necessarily  represent  future  cash  funding  requirements.  At  December 31,  2012,  $130.9  million  of 
commitments to extend credit have fixed rates ranging from 1.1% to 18.0%.  

The  Company  evaluates  customer  creditworthiness  on  a  case-by-case  basis.  The  amount  of  collateral  obtained,  if  considered 

necessary by the Company upon extension of credit, is based on management’s credit evaluation of the customer.  

Leases—The  following  table  presents  a  summary  of  non-cancelable  future  operating  lease  commitments  as  of  December 31, 

2012 (dollars in thousands):  

2013 ................................................................................................................................................. $ 
2014 .................................................................................................................................................
2015 .................................................................................................................................................
2016 .................................................................................................................................................
2017 .................................................................................................................................................
Thereafter .........................................................................................................................................

 4,784 
3,763 
2,508 
1,505
774
380 

Total ....................................................................................................................................... $ 

13,714 

It is expected that in the normal course of business, expiring leases will be renewed or replaced by leases on other property or 

equipment.  

Rent  expense  under  all  noncancelable  operating  lease  obligations  aggregated  approximately  $5.4  million  for  the  year  ended 

December 31, 2012, $5.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2011 and $5.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2010.  

Litigation—The Company has been named as a defendant in various legal actions arising in the normal course of business. In 
the opinion of management, after reviewing such claims with outside counsel, resolution of such matters will not have a materially 
adverse impact on the consolidated financial statements.  

16. REGULATORY MATTERS  

The Company and the Bank are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal banking agencies. 
Any institution that fails to meet its minimum capital requirements is subject to actions by regulators that could have a direct material 
effect  on  the  Company’s  financial  statements.  Under  the  capital  adequacy  guidelines  and  the  regulatory  framework  for  prompt 
corrective action, the Bank must meet specific capital guidelines based on the Bank’s assets, liabilities and certain off-balance-sheet 
items  as  calculated  under  regulatory  accounting  practices.  The  Company’s  and  the  Bank’s  capital  amounts  and  the  Bank’s 
classification under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators 
about the components, risk weightings and other factors.  

To meet the capital adequacy requirements, the Company and the Bank must maintain minimum capital amounts and ratios as 
defined in the regulations. As of December 31, 2012, the Company and the Bank met all capital adequacy requirements to which they 
were subject.  

As  of  December 31,  2012,  the  most  recent  notification  from  the  FDIC  categorized  the  Bank  as  “well  capitalized”  under  the 
regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. To be categorized as well capitalized the Bank must maintain minimum total risk-
based, Tier I risk-based and Tier I leverage ratios as set forth in the table below. There have been no conditions or events since that 
notification which management believes have changed the Bank’s category.  

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Actual

For Capital
Adequacy Purposes

To Be Categorized As
Well Capitalized Under
Prompt Corrective
Action Provisions

Amount

Ratio

Amount

Ratio

Amount

Ratio

(Dollars in thousands)

$     

974,702

15.22%

$       

512,171

8.00%

N/A

922,138

14.40%

256,086

4.00%

N/A

922,138

7.10%

389,831

3.00%

N/A

$     

744,910

17.09%

$       

348,567

8.00%

N/A

693,315

15.90%

174,284

4.00%

N/A

693,315

7.89%

263,518

3.00%

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

$     

959,907

15.01%

$       

511,612

8.00%

$      

639,516

10.00%

907,343

14.19%

255,806

4.00%

383,709

6.00%

907,343

6.99%

389,622

3.00%

649,370

5.00%

$     

731,732

16.81%

$       

348,096

8.00%

$      

435,120

10.00%

680,138

15.62%

174,048

4.00%

261,072

6.00%

680,138

7.75%

263,342

3.00%

438,904

5.00%

CONSOLIDATED:
As of December 31, 2012
Total Capital
(to Risk Weighted Assets) 
Tier I Capital
(to Risk Weighted Assets) 
Tier I Capital
(to Average Tangible Assets) 

As of December 31, 2011
Total Capital
(to Risk Weighted Assets) 
Tier I Capital
(to Risk Weighted Assets) 
Tier I Capital
(to Average Tangible Assets) 

PROSPERITY BANK® ONLY:
As of December 31, 2012
Total Capital
(to Risk Weighted Assets) 
Tier I Capital
(to Risk Weighted Assets) 
Tier I Capital
(to Average Tangible Assets) 

As of December 31, 2011
Total Capital
(to Risk Weighted Assets) 
Tier I Capital
(to Risk Weighted Assets) 
Tier I Capital
(to Average Tangible Assets) 

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 Dividends paid by Bancshares and the Bank are subject to restrictions by certain regulatory agencies. Dividends paid by 

Bancshares during the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 were $41.5 million, $33.7 million and $29.8 million, 
respectively. Dividends paid by the Bank to Bancshares during the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 were $228.5 
million, $35.8 million and $27.4 million, respectively.  

17. JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES  

At both December 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company had outstanding $85.1 million in junior subordinated debentures issued to 

the Company’s unconsolidated subsidiary trusts. On March 7, 2011, the Company redeemed $7.2 million in junior subordinated 
debentures held by TXUI Statutory Trust I that bore a fixed interest rate of 10.60%. A penalty of $383 thousand was incurred in 
connection with the payoff and recorded as interest expense.  

A  summary  of  pertinent  information  related  to  the  Company’s  seven  issues  of  junior  subordinated  debentures  outstanding  at 

December 31, 2012 is set forth in the table below (dollars in thousands):  

Description 
Prosperity Statutory Trust II ..............

Issuance Date  
  July 31, 2001  $ 

Trust 
Preferred 
Securities 
Outstanding 
15,000

Junior 
Subordinated 
Debt Owed 
to Trusts  
15,464 

$ 

Maturity 
Date(2)  
  July 31, 2031 

Interest Rate(1)  
3 month LIBOR 
+ 3.58%, not to exceed 
12.50% 

Prosperity Statutory Trust III .............

 Aug. 15, 2003 

12,500

3 month LIBOR + 3.00% 

12,887 

Sept. 17,  2033 

Prosperity Statutory Trust IV .............

  Dec. 30, 2003 

12,500

3 month LIBOR + 2.85% 

12,887 

  Dec. 30, 2033 

SNB Capital Trust IV  ........................

 Sept. 25, 2003 

10,000

3 month LIBOR + 3.00% 

10,310 

 Sept. 25, 2033 

TXUI Statutory Trust II  .....................

  Dec. 19, 2003 

5,000

3 month LIBOR + 2.85% 

5,155 

  Dec. 19, 2033 

TXUI Statutory Trust III  ...................

 Nov. 30, 2005 

15,500

3 month LIBOR + 1.39% 

15,980 

  Dec. 15, 2035 

TXUI Statutory Trust IV  ...................

 Mar. 31, 2006 

12,000

3 month LIBOR + 1.39% 

12,372 

  June 30, 2036 

$ 

85,055 

(1)  The 3-month LIBOR in effect as of December 31, 2012 was 0.306%.  
(2)  All debentures are callable five years from issuance date. 

Each of the trusts is a capital or statutory business trust organized for the sole purpose of issuing trust securities and investing 
the  proceeds  in  the  Company’s  junior  subordinated  debentures.  The  preferred  trust  securities  of  each  trust  represent  preferred 
beneficial  interests  in  the  assets  of  the  respective  trusts  and  are  subject  to  mandatory  redemption  upon  payment  of  the  junior 
subordinated debentures held by the trust. The common securities of each trust are wholly owned by the Company. Each trust’s ability 
to  pay  amounts  due  on  the  trust  preferred  securities  is  solely  dependent  upon  the  Company  making  payment  on  the  related  junior 
subordinated debentures. The debentures, which are the only assets of each trust, are subordinate and junior in right of payment to all 
of  the  Company’s  present  and  future  senior  indebtedness.  The  Company  has  fully  and  unconditionally  guaranteed  each  trust’s 
obligations under the trust securities issued by such trust to the extent not paid or made by each trust, provided such trust has funds 
available for such obligations.  

Under the provisions of each issue of the debentures, the Company has the right to defer payment of interest on the debentures 
at  any  time,  or  from  time  to  time,  for  periods  not  exceeding  five  years.  If  interest  payments  on  either  issue  of  the  debentures  are 
deferred, the distributions on the applicable trust preferred securities and common securities will also be deferred.  

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18. PARENT COMPANY ONLY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  

PROSPERITY BANCSHARES, INC.  
(Parent Company Only)  
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS  

December 31,

2012 

2011 

(Dollars in thousands)

$            

$          

826
2,155,701
2,555
3,982
11,898
2,174,962

1,209
1,635,199
2,555
3,982
9,954
1,652,899

$  

$   

$            

518
85,055
85,573

$             

579
85,055
85,634

56,484
1,274,290
750,236
8,986
(607)
2,089,389
2,174,962

$  

46,947
883,575
623,878
13,472
(607)
1,567,265
1,652,899

$   

ASSETS

Cash 
Investment in subsidiary 
Investment in capital and statutory trusts 
Goodwill 
Other assets 

TOTAL 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
LIABILITIES:

Accrued interest payable and other liabilities 
Junior subordinated debentures 

Total liabilities 

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Common stock 
Capital surplus. 
Retained earnings 
Unrealized gain on available for sale securities, net of tax benefit 
Less treasury stock, at cost, 37,088 shares 

Total shareholders’ equity 

TOTAL 

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PROSPERITY BANCSHARES, INC.  
(Parent Company Only)  
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME  

OPERATING INCOME:

Dividends from subsidiaries 
Other income 

Total income 
OPERATING EXPENSE:

For the Years Ended December 31,
2012 
2010 
2011 

(Dollars in thousands)

$     

228,450
131
228,581

$       

35,800
142
35,942

$       

27,400
150
27,550

Junior subordinated debentures interest expense 

Stock-based compensation expense (includes 
restricted stock) 
Other expenses 

Total operating expense 

2,593

3,607
593
6,793

2,984

3,576
404
6,964

3,250

3,037
358
6,645

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX BENEFIT AND 
EQUITY    IN UNDISTRIBUTED EARNINGS OF 
SUBSIDIARIES 
FEDERAL INCOME TAX BENEFIT 
INCOME BEFORE EQUITY IN UNDISTRIBUTED        
EARNINGS OF SUBSIDIARIES 
EQUITY IN UNDISTRIBUTED EARNINGS OF              
SUBSIDIARIES 
NET INCOME 

221,788
2,325

28,978
2,350

20,905
2,191

224,113

31,328

23,096

(56,212)
167,901

$     

110,421
141,749

$     

104,612
127,708

$     

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PROSPERITY BANCSHARES, INC.  
(Parent Company Only)  
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME  

Net income 
Other comprehensive loss, before tax:
           Securities available for sale:

2012 

For the Years Ended
 December 31, 
2011 
(Dollars in thousands)

2010 

$    

167,901

$    

141,749

$     

127,708

        Change in unrealized gain during period
              Total other comprehensive loss
Deferred tax benefit related to other comprehensive income
Other comprehensive loss,  net of tax

Comprehensive income 

(6,903)
(6,903)
2,417
(4,486)
163,415

$    

(1,280)
(1,280)
448
(832)
140,917

$    

(3,848)
(3,848)
1,346
(2,502)
125,206

$     

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PROSPERITY BANCSHARES, INC.  
(Parent Company Only)  
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS  

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

Net income 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash 
provided by operating activities:

Equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiaries 
Stock based compensation expense (includes     
restricted stock) 
Decrease in other assets 
Decrease in accrued interest payable and other 
liabilities 

Net cash provided by operating 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

Cash paid for acquisitions 
Cash acquired from acquisitions 

Net cash used in investing activities 

For the Years Ended December 31,

      2012    

      2011     

      2010     

(Dollars in thousands)

$     

167,901

$     

141,749

$     

127,708

56,212

(110,421)

(104,612)

3,607
3,727

(5,266)
226,181

(189,966)
1,372
(188,594)

3,576
2,147

(223)
36,828

-
-
-

3,037
1,620

(8)
27,745

-
-
-

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from stock option exercises 
Redemption of junior subordinated debentures (net) 
Payments of cash dividends 

Net cash used in financing activities 

NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH      
EQUIVALENTS 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF      
PERIOD 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD 

3,573
-
(41,543)
(37,970)

4,175
(7,210)
(33,742)
(36,777)

2,696
-
(29,845)
(27,149)

(383)

51

596

1,209
826

$            

1,158
1,209

$         

562
1,158

$         

19. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS AND RECENT ACQUISITIONS 

Pending Acquisition of Coppermark Bancshares Inc. - On December 10, 2012, the Company entered into a definitive agreement 

to acquire Coppermark Bancshares, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Coppermark Bank (“Coppermark”) headquartered in 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Coppermark operates nine (9) full-service banking offices: six (6) in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and 
surrounding areas and three (3) in the Dallas, Texas area. As of December 31, 2012, Coppermark reported, on a consolidated basis, 
total assets of $1.3 billion, total loans of $853.4 million and total deposits of $1.2 billion.  

Under the terms of the acquisition agreement, the Company will issue approximately 3,258,845 shares of the Company’s 
common stock plus $60.0 million in cash for all outstanding shares of Coppermark Bancshares capital stock, subject to certain 
conditions and potential adjustments. Pending the satisfaction of closing conditions, the closing is expected to occur in early 2013.  

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Acquisition of East Texas Financial Services, Inc.-  On January 1, 2013, the Company completed the previously announced 

acquisition of East Texas Financial Services, Inc. (OTC BB: FFBT) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, First Federal Bank Texas 
(“Firstbank”). Firstbank operated four (4) banking offices in the Tyler MSA, including three locations in Tyler, Texas and one location 
in Gilmer, Texas. As of December 31, 2012, East Texas Financial Services reported, on a consolidated basis, total assets of $165.0 
million, total loans of $129.3 million and total deposits of $112.3 million.  

Pursuant to the terms of the acquisition agreement, the Company issued 530,940 shares of the Company’s common stock for all 
outstanding shares of East Texas Financial Services capital stock, resulting in an acquisition date fair value of $22.3 million based on 
the Company’s closing stock price of $42.00.  On the date of close, the Company recognized preliminary goodwill of $5.5 million 
which is calculated as the excess of both the consideration exchanged and liabilities assumed compared to the fair value of the assets 
acquired.  The Company is currently in the process of obtaining fair values for certain acquired assets and assumed liabilities and 
therefore the estimates are preliminary. 

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Exhibit 21.1  

Direct Subsidiaries 

Prosperity Holdings of Delaware, LLC   
Prosperity Interim Corporation 
Prosperity Statutory Trust II 
Prosperity Statutory Trust III 
Prosperity Statutory Trust IV 
SNB Capital Trust IV 
TXUI Statutory Trust II 
TXUI Statutory Trust III 
TXUI Statutory Trust IV 

Indirect Subsidiaries 

GNB Leasing Co. 
MainCorp Leasing Co. 
Community Home Loan LLC 
Prosperity Bank 

PROSPERITY BANCSHARES, INC.  
LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES  

Jurisdiction of
Organization 

Delaware
Texas 
Connecticut

Connecticut

Connecticut

Connecticut

Delaware

Connecticut

Delaware

Texas 
Texas 
Texas 
Texas 

Jurisdiction of
Organization  

Parent Entity

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.

Parent Entity

Prosperity Bank 
Prosperity Bank 
Prosperity Bank 
Prosperity Holdings of Delaware,
LLC 

 
 
  
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos. 333-78139, 333-92997, 333-123366, and 333-

133214 on Form S-8; Registration Statements Nos. 333-136848, 333-93857 and 333-180359 on Form S-3; and Registration Statement 
No. 333-186354 on Form S-4, of our reports dated February 28, 2013, relating to the consolidated financial statements of Prosperity 
Bancshares, Inc. and subsidiaries, and the effectiveness of Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.'s internal control over financial reporting, 
appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. and subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 2012. 

EXHIBIT 23.1  

/s/ Deloitte and Touche LLP  

Houston, Texas  
February 28, 2013 

 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
Exhibit 31.1  

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002  

I, David Zalman, certify that:  

I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.;  

Based  on  my  knowledge,  this  report  does  not  contain  any  untrue  statement  of  a  material  fact  or  omit  to  state  a  material  fact 
necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading 
with respect to the period covered by this report;  

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all 
material  respects  the  financial  condition,  results  of  operations  and  cash  flows  of  the  registrant  as  of,  and  for,  the  periods 
presented in this report;  

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures 
(as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting for the registrant and 
have:  

a) 

b) 

c) 

d) 

designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under 
our  supervision,  to  ensure  that  material  information  relating  to  the  registrant,  including  its  consolidated  subsidiaries,  is 
made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;  

designed  such  internal  control  over  financial  reporting,  or  caused  such  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  to  be 
designed  under  our  supervision,  to  provide  reasonable  assurance  regarding  the  reliability  of  financial  reporting  and  the 
preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;  

evaluated  the  effectiveness  of  the  registrant’s  disclosure  controls  and  procedures  and  presented  in  this  report  our 
conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this 
report based on such evaluation; and  

disclosed  in  this  report  any  change  in  the  registrant’s  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  that  occurred  during  the 
registrant’s  most  recent  fiscal  quarter  (the  registrant’s  fourth  fiscal  quarter  in  the  case  of  an  annual  report)  that  has 
materially  affected, or  is reasonably  likely to  materially  affect,  the registrant’s  internal control over financial reporting; 
and  

5. 

The  registrant’s  other  certifying  officer  and  I  have  disclosed,  based  on  our  most  recent  evaluation  of  internal  control  over 
financial  reporting,  to  the  registrant’s  auditors  and  the  audit  committee  of  the  registrant’s  board  of  directors  (or  persons 
performing the equivalent functions):  

a) 

b) 

all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting 
which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial 
information; and  

any  fraud,  whether  or  not  material,  that  involves  management  or  other  employees  who  have  a  significant  role  in  the 
registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.  

Date: February 28, 2013  

/S/     DAVID ZALMAN         
David Zalman 
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer 

 
 
  
 
Exhibit 31.2  

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002  

I, David Hollaway, certify that:  

I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.;  

Based  on  my  knowledge,  this  report  does  not  contain  any  untrue  statement  of  a  material  fact  or  omit  to  state  a  material  fact 
necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading 
with respect to the period covered by this report;  

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all 
material  respects  the  financial  condition,  results  of  operations  and  cash  flows  of  the  registrant  as  of,  and  for,  the  periods 
presented in this report;  

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures 
(as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting for the registrant and 
have:  

a) 

b) 

c) 

d) 

designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under 
our  supervision,  to  ensure  that  material  information  relating  to  the  registrant,  including  its  consolidated  subsidiaries,  is 
made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;  

designed  such  internal  control  over  financial  reporting,  or  caused  such  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  to  be 
designed  under  our  supervision,  to  provide  reasonable  assurance  regarding  the  reliability  of  financial  reporting  and  the 
preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;  

evaluated  the  effectiveness  of  the  registrant’s  disclosure  controls  and  procedures  and  presented  in  this  report  our 
conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this 
report based on such evaluation; and  

disclosed  in  this  report  any  change  in  the  registrant’s  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  that  occurred  during  the 
registrant’s  most  recent  fiscal  quarter  (the  registrant’s  fourth  fiscal  quarter  in  the  case  of  an  annual  report)  that  has 
materially  affected, or  is reasonably  likely to  materially  affect,  the registrant’s  internal control over financial reporting; 
and  

5. 

The  registrant’s  other  certifying  officer  and  I  have  disclosed,  based  on  our  most  recent  evaluation  of  internal  control  over 
financial  reporting,  to  the  registrant’s  auditors  and  the  audit  committee  of  the  registrant’s  board  of  directors  (or  persons 
performing the equivalent functions):  

a) 

b) 

all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting 
which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial 
information; and  

any  fraud,  whether  or  not  material,  that  involves  management  or  other  employees  who  have  a  significant  role  in  the 
registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.  

Date: February 28, 2013  

/S/    DAVID HOLLAWAY         
David Hollaway 
Chief Financial Officer 

 
 
  
 
Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to  
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002  

In  connection  with  this  Annual  Report  of  Prosperity  Bancshares,  Inc.  (the  “Company”)  on  Form  10-K  for  the  year  ending 
December 31,  2012  as  filed  with  the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  on  the  date  hereof  (the  “Report”),  I,  David  Zalman, 
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant 
to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:  

1. 

2. 

The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and  

The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and operating results of 
the Company.  

Exhibit 32.1  

/s/    DAVID ZALMAN         
David Zalman 
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer 

February 28, 2013  

 
 
  
  
 
 
  
Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to  
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002  

In  connection  with  this  Annual  Report  of  Prosperity  Bancshares,  Inc.  (the  “Company”)  on  Form  10-K  for  the  year  ending 
December 31, 2012 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, David Hollaway, Chief 
Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-
Oxley Act of 2002, that:  

1. 

2. 

The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and  

The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and operating results of 
the Company.  

Exhibit 32.2  

/s/    DAVID HOLLAWAY         
David Hollaway 
Chief Financial Officer 

February 28, 2013