这项内幕交易政策(本政策 “政策”)提供了关于Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.(“Frost” 或“公司”) and the handling of confidential information related to Frost and the companies with which Frost does business. In accordance with its Core Values, Frost has adopted this Policy to further promote compliance with applicable laws that prohibit persons from: (i) trading in securities of Frost while in possession of material nonpublic information, or (ii) providing material nonpublic information related to Frost to other persons who may trade on the basis of that information.
2.受政策约束的人员
This Policy applies to directors, officers, and employees of Frost and its subsidiaries (collectively, “Insiders”) as well as their family members (defined below). The Company may also determine that other persons should be subject to this Policy, such as contractors or consultants who have access to Frost’s material nonpublic information.
Frost has established additional procedures to assist the management of Frost in the administration of this Policy, to facilitate compliance with laws prohibiting insider trading while in possession of material nonpublic information, and to avoid the appearance of any impropriety. These additional procedures are applicable only to those individuals described below.
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Quarterly Trading Windows
Section 16 D&O and certain employees may only engage in transactions in Frost securities (including bona fide gifts) during an open trading window or pursuant to a SEC Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan. The CFO, in consultation with the General Counsel/Corporate Secretary, will determine the commencement date and length of each trading window. However, open trading windows will generally commence at the beginning of the first trading day following the public release of quarterly or annual financial results and end on the close of trading of the 15楼 day of the third month of each quarter.
Trading in Frost securities during an open trading window should not be considered a “safe harbor.”