8-K

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

August 7, 2015

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

TRUSTMARK CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Mississippi	000-03683	64-0471500
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

248 East Capitol Street, Jackson, Mississippi	39201
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:	(601) 208-5111

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Item 5.04.  Temporary Suspension of Trading Under Registrant's Employee Benefit Plans.

Trustmark Corporation (the “Company”) is changing the recordkeeper for the Company’s 401(k) Plan.  As a result of this change in recordkeeper, a conversion period is necessary to transition account and 401(k) Plan records.  On July 20, 2015, the Company sent a notice to participants in the 401(k) Plan informing them that the 401(k) Plan would be changing its recordkeeper.  The notice also stated that while this conversion is being made, participants in the 401(k) Plan would not be able to access their accounts to direct or diversify their investments or request a distribution from the 401(k) Plan.  Participants will not be able to effectuate these changes in the 401(k) Plan for the period starting at 3:00 p.m. (Central Time) on August 24, 2015 and ending at 11:59 p.m. (Central Time) on September 10, 2015.  This period is referred to as the “Blackout Period.”

A participant in the 401(k) Plan, a security holder or other interested person may obtain, without charge, information regarding the Blackout Period by contacting T. Harris Collier, III, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, at (601) 208-5088, Trustmark Corporation, 248 East Capitol Street, Jackson, Mississippi 39201.

On August 7, 2015, the Company sent a blackout trading restriction notice (the “BTR Notice”) to its executive officers and directors informing them that, pursuant to Section 306(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the SEC’s rules promulgated thereunder, they would be prohibited during the Blackout Period from purchasing and selling shares of the Company’s common stock (including derivative securities pertaining to such shares) acquired in connection with their employment as an executive officer or service as a director.

A copy of the BTR Notice is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number	Description of Exhibits
99.1		Notice to Executive Officers and Directors of Trustmark Corporation regarding the 401(k) Plan Blackout Period and Trading Restrictions.

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.

TRUSTMARK CORPORATION

BY:	/s/ Louis E. Greer
	Louis E. Greer
	Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer
DATE:	August 7, 2015

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description of Exhibits
99.1		Notice to Executive Officers and Directors of Trustmark Corporation regarding the 401(k) Plan Blackout Period and Trading Restrictions.

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

TO:	Executive Officers and Directors of Trustmark Corporation
FROM:	T. Harris Collier, III, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
DATE:	August 7, 2015
RE:	IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING 401(K) PLAN BLACKOUT PERIOD ANDRESTRICTIONS ON ABILITY TO TRADE SHARES OF THE COMPANY’S SECURITIES

This notice is to inform you of significant restrictions on your ability to trade any equity securities of Trustmark Corporation (the “Company”) during an upcoming “blackout period” that will apply to the Company’s 401(k) Plan.  This special “blackout period” is imposed on executive officers and directors of the Company by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation BTR (Blackout Trading Restriction) and is in addition to the Company’s trading black-out periods related to its earnings releases.

The 401(k) Plan blackout period is being imposed because of the conversion to a new recordkeeper for the 401(k) Plan.  The 401(k) Plan blackout period will begin at 3:00 p.m. (Central Time) on August 24, 2015 and will end at 11:59 p.m. (Central Time) on September 10, 2015 (the “401(k) Plan Blackout Period”).  During the 401(k) Plan Blackout Period, participants in the 401(k) Plan will not be able to access their accounts to direct or diversify their investments or request a distribution from the 401(k) Plan.

In accordance with Section 306(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Rule 101 of Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation BTR, the Company’s directors and executive officers are prohibited – during the 401(k) Plan Blackout Period – from purchasing, selling, or otherwise acquiring or transferring, directly or indirectly, any equity security of the Company acquired in connection with his or her employment as an executive officer or service as a director.

Please note the following:

● “Equity securities” is defined broadly to include the Company’s common stock, no par value, stock options, and other derivative securities. 

● Prohibited transactions are not limited to those involving your direct ownership, but include any transaction in equity securities in which you have a pecuniary interest (for example, transactions by your immediate family members living in your household).

● Among other things, these rules prohibit selling shares of Company stock acquired pursuant to an exercise of options granted to you in connection with your employment as an executive officer or service as a director, selling shares of Company stock originally received as a restricted stock grant or upon the vesting of a restricted performance award, or selling shares to cover withholding taxes upon the vesting of restricted stock or restricted performance awards.

● Exemptions from these rules generally apply for purchases or sales under pre-existing Rule 10b5-1 plans, dividend reinvestment plans, sales required by law and certain other “automatic” transactions.

● Although you are permitted to engage in transactions involving equity securities that were not acquired in connection with your employment as an executive officer or service as a director, there is a presumption that any such transactions are prohibited unless you can identify the source of the shares and show that you used the same identification for all related purposes, such as tax reporting and disclosure requirements.

Inquiries with respect to this blackout period, including determining whether this blackout period has ended, should be directed to:

T. Harris Collier, III, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Trustmark Corporation

248 East Capitol Street

Jackson, MS 39201

(601) 208-5088

hcollier@trustmark.com

These rules apply in addition to the trading restrictions under the Company’s Insider Trading Policy.  If you engage in a transaction that violates these rules, you may be required to disgorge your profits from the transaction, and you may be subject to civil and criminal penalties.  Because of the complexity of these rules and the severity of the penalties and other remedies, please contact me before engaging in any transaction involving the Company’s equity securities during the 401(k) Plan Blackout Period.