Forward Looking Information Certain statements contained in this presentation and the accompanying slides may not be based on historical facts and are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements may be identified by reference to a future period or by the use of forward-looking terminology, such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “foresee,” “may,” “might,” “will,” “intend,” “could,” “would” or “plan,” or future or conditional verb tenses, and variations or negatives of such terms. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements about the terms and closing of the proposed transaction with Ouachita Bancshares Corp., acceptance by customers of Ouachita Bancshares Corp. of BancorpSouth’s products and services, the opportunities to enhance market share in certain markets and market acceptance of BancorpSouth generally in new markets. We caution you not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements contained in this news release, in that actual results could differ materially from those indicated in such forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors. These factors include, but are not limited to, the ability to obtain required shareholder and regulatory approvals for the merger, the ability of BancorpSouth and Ouachita Bancshares Corp. to close the merger, BancorpSouth’s ability to successfully integrate the operations of Ouachita Independent Bank after the merger, the ability of BancorpSouth to provide competitive services and products in new markets and grow market share in existing markets, the ability of BancorpSouth to assimilate and retain key personnel after the merger, conditions in the financial markets and economic conditions generally, the adequacy of BancorpSouth’s provision and allowance for credit losses to cover actual credit losses, the credit risk associated with real estate construction, acquisition and development loans, losses resulting from the significant amount of BancorpSouth’s other real estate owned, limitations on BancorpSouth’s ability to declare and pay dividends, the impact of legal or administrative proceedings, the availability of capital on favorable terms if and when needed, liquidity risk, governmental regulation and supervision of BancorpSouth’s operations, the short-term and long-term impact of changes to banking capital standards on BancorpSouth’s regulatory capital and liquidity, the impact of regulations on service charges on BancorpSouth’s core deposit accounts, the susceptibility of BancorpSouth’s business to local economic or environmental conditions, the soundness of other financial institutions, changes in interest rates, the impact of monetary policies and economic factors on BancorpSouth’s ability to attract deposits or make loans, volatility in capital and credit markets, reputational risk, the impact of hurricanes or other adverse weather events, any requirement that BancorpSouth write down goodwill or other intangible assets, diversification in the types of financial services BancorpSouth offers, BancorpSouth’s ability to adapt its products and services to evolving industry standards and consumer preferences, competition with other financial services companies, BancorpSouth’s growth strategy, interruptions or breaches in BancorpSouth’s information system security, the failure of certain third party vendors to perform, unfavorable ratings by rating agencies, dilution caused by BancorpSouth’s issuance of additional shares of its common stock to raise capital or acquire other banks, bank holding companies, financial holding companies and insurance agencies,, other factors generally understood to affect the financial results of financial services companies and other factors detailed from time to time in the Company’s press releases and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they were made, and, except as required by law, we do not undertake any obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this presentation. Certain tabular presentations may not reconcile because of rounding. Unless otherwise noted, any quotes in this presentation can be attributed to company management. Any pro forma information presented herein, while helpful in illustrating certain characteristics of the combined companies based on certain assumptions, does not reflect the impact of, for example, asset dispositions or runoff, that may result as a consequence of the business combination and, accordingly, does not attempt to predict or suggest future results. It also does not necessarily reflect what the historical loan composition of the combined operations would have been had the companies been combined as of the date indicated. If not otherwise attributed to a particular source, factual information was obtained or derived from third-party public sources believed by BancorpSouth management to be reliable, but BancorpSouth has not undertaken an independent review to verify the accuracy of this information as of the date of this presentation. To the extent that such information predicts future results, BancorpSouth can make no assurance that such results will occur. In connection with the proposed merger, BancorpSouth, Inc. will file a registration statement on Form S-4 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Shareholders of BancorpSouth and Ouachita Bancshares Corp. are encouraged to read the registration statement, including the proxy statement/prospectus that will be a part of the registration statement, because it will contain important information about the merger, BancorpSouth and Ouachita Bancshares Corp. After the registration statement is filed with the SEC, the proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant documents will be available for free on the SEC’s web site (www.sec.gov), and the proxy statement/prospectus will also be made available for free from the Corporate Secretary of each of BancorpSouth and Ouachita Bancshares Corp. | 
