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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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):
September 3, 1998 (August 27, 1998)
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BANCORPSOUTH, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
MISSISSIPPI 0-10826 64-0659571
(State or Other (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer
Jurisdiction of Number) Identification
Incorporation) Number)
ONE MISSISSIPPI PLAZA
TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI 38801
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(601) 680-2000
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed from Last Report)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
On August 27, 1998, the Registrant issued a press release
regarding the Registrant's proposed merger with The First Corporation, which is
expected to close at or around December 31, 1998. A copy of the press release is
filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Statements contained in this Current Report which are not
historical in nature are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking
statements include, without limitation, those relating to the future value of
the Registrant's assets and the likelihood of either the merger with The First
Corporation or the pending mergers with Merchants Capital Corporation or Alabama
Bancorp., Inc. closing or being granted regulatory approval. Such
forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that could
cause actual results to differ materially from the anticipated results. These
risks and uncertainties include failure to obtain necessary regulatory or
shareholder approval, failure of other conditions to closing to be satisfied,
possibility of competing bids, regulatory constraints and other factors as may
be identified from time to time in the Registrant's filings with the Securities
and Exchange Commission or in the Registrant's press releases.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(c) The following exhibit is filed herewith:
Exhibit Number Description
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99.1 Press Release of the Registrant, dated August 27, 1998
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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/ L. NASH ALLEN, JR.
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L. Nash Allen, Jr.
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
Date: September 3, 1998
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number Description
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99.1 Press Release of the Registrant, dated August 27, 1998
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