UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): September 6, 2017
BANCORPSOUTH, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Mississippi | 1-12991 | 64-0659571 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
One Mississippi Plaza 201 South Spring Street Tupelo, Mississippi | 38804 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (662)680-2000
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Section 7 – Regulation FD
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
Representatives of BancorpSouth, Inc. (the “Company”) will be conducting investor meetings during September 2017. As a supplement for these meetings, the Company has prepared a presentation that contains certain updated financial information and other relevant information related to the Company’s pending acquisitions of Ouachita Bancshares Corp. and Central Community Corporation. A copy of the presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form8-K and is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit | Description | |
| 99.1 | Presentation by BancorpSouth, Inc. | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| BANCORPSOUTH, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Cathy Freeman | |
| Cathy S. Freeman | ||
| Senior Executive Vice President and | ||
| Chief Administrative Officer | ||
Date: September 6, 2017