UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 | ||||
FORM 8-K | ||||
CURRENT REPORT | ||||
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 | ||||
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) | August 17, 2011 | |||
MidSouth Bancorp, Inc. ![]() | ||||
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | ||||
Louisiana | 1-11826 | 72-1020809 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
102 Versailles Boulevard, Lafayette, Louisiana | 70501 | |||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 337-237-8343 | ||||
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) | ||||
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Item 8.01. Other Events
On August 17, 2011, MidSouth Bancorp, Inc. announced today that its subsidiary, MidSouth Bank, N.A., has entered into an agreement with Beacon Federal (“Beacon”), a wholly owned federal savings bank of Beacon Federal Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: BFED), to acquire its branch located in Tyler, Texas. As part of the branch acquisition, MidSouth expects to purchase approximately $26 million in loans and to assume over $77 million in deposits at an estimated 4% deposit premium. The branch acquisition is subject to a number of conditions, including regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. MidSouth expects to close the acquisition by December 31, 2011. The Company has prepared a slide deck that supplements the information contained in our press release. The slide deck may be accessed on MidSouth's website, www.midsouthbank.com, under "Investor Relations", "News & Market Data" and then " Presentations". A copy of the slide deck are filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Beacon Acquisition slide deck
99.2 Press release dated August 17, 2011
Signature
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.
MIDSOUTH BANCORP, INC. | ||||
Registrant | ||||
By: | /s/ James R. McLemore | |||
James R. McLemore | ||||
Chief Financial Officer | ||||
Date: | August 17, 2011 | |||