-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, MyhtigZMzWDtfbDaF4sIDU1Fomb2cnngFrtkwCXIVqyK1wm1Org4K5kMIPYLQzBu pYvXbf8T4NeazZr+ZArg0A== 0000950144-05-004603.txt : 20050429 0000950144-05-004603.hdr.sgml : 20050429 20050429112049 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950144-05-004603 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20050427 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20050429 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20050429 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BANCORPSOUTH INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000701853 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022] IRS NUMBER: 640659571 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MS FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-12991 FILM NUMBER: 05783387 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE MISSISSIPPI PL CITY: TUPELO STATE: MS ZIP: 38804 BUSINESS PHONE: 6626802000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: PO BOX 789 CITY: TUPELO STATE: MS ZIP: 38802-0789 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BANCORP OF MISSISSIPPI INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 8-K 1 g94898e8vk.htm BANCORPSOUTH, INC. - FORM 8-K BANCORPSOUTH, INC. - FORM 8-K
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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): April 29, 2005 (April 27, 2005)

BANCORPSOUTH, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Mississippi   1-12991   64-0659571
         
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
of incorporation)       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

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 (see General Instruction A.2 below):

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

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Section 8 – Other Events
Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EX-99.1 PRESS RELEASE 04/28/05
EX-99.2 PRESS RELEASE 04/27/05

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Section 8 – Other Events

     Item 8.01 Other Events.

     On April 28, 2005, BancorpSouth, Inc. issued a press release announcing the commencement of a stock repurchase program. On April 27, 2005, BancorpSouth, Inc. issued a press release announcing the declaration of a quarterly cash dividend payable to shareholders of record on June 15, 2005. A copy of the press releases are furnished as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.

Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

     Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (a) Not applicable.

     (b) Not applicable.

     (c) Exhibits.

Exhibit 99.1 Press Release issued on April 28, 2005 by BancorpSouth, Inc. re: stock repurchase program

Exhibit 99.2 Press release issued on April 27, 2005 by BancorpSouth, Inc. re: quarterly dividend

 

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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.    
    L. Nash Allen, Jr.   
    Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer   
 

Date: April 28, 2005

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

         
Exhibit Number   Description
  99.1    
Press Release issued on April 28, 2005 by BancorpSouth, Inc. re: stock repurchase program
  99.2    
Press Release issued on April 27, 2005 by BancorpSouth, Inc. re: quarterly dividend

 

EX-99.1 2 g94898exv99w1.txt EX-99.1 PRESS RELEASE 04/28/05 EXHIBIT 99.1 BANCORPSOUTH, INC. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEWS RELEASE April 28, 2005 For Further Information Contact: L. Nash Allen, Jr. (662) 680-2330 BANCORPSOUTH, INC. ANNOUNCES REPURCHASE OF UP TO 3.0 MILLION SHARES OF COMMON STOCK TUPELO, Miss., April 28 -- BancorpSouth, Inc. (NYSE: BXS) announced today that it is commencing a common stock repurchase program whereby BancorpSouth may acquire up to 3.0 million shares of its common stock. This repurchase program is in addition to the 1,661,892 shares that BancorpSouth has yet to purchase pursuant to the common stock repurchase program authorized on April 23, 2003, which will expire on April 30, 2005. The shares may be purchased from time to time in the open market at prevailing market prices or in privately negotiated transactions during the period between May 1, 2005 and April 30, 2007. The extent and timing of any repurchases will depend on market conditions and other corporate considerations. Repurchased shares will either be canceled or held as authorized but unissued shares. These authorized but unissued shares will be available for use in connection with BancorpSouth's stock option plans, other compensation programs, other transactions or for other corporate purposes as determined by BancorpSouth's Board of Directors. BancorpSouth, Inc. is a bank holding company headquartered in Tupelo, Mississippi with approximately $10.8 billion in assets. BancorpSouth operates approximately 250 commercial banking, insurance, trust, broker/dealer and consumer finance locations in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas. Statements contained in this news release 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 repurchase by BancorpSouth of up to 3,000,000 shares of its common stock. Such forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include changing market conditions, changes in the market price of BancorpSouth's common stock, lack of adequate funding for stock repurchases, regulatory constraints and other factors as may be identified from time to time in BancorpSouth's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission or in BancorpSouth's press releases. We undertake no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that occur after the date on which such statements were made. EX-99.2 3 g94898exv99w2.txt EX-99.2 PRESS RELEASE 04/27/05 EXHIBIT 99.2 BANCORPSOUTH, INC. PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 27, 2005 For Further Information Contact: L. Nash Allen, Jr. (662) 680-2330 Gary C. Bonds (662) 680-2332 BANCORPSOUTH, INC. DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND TUPELO, MS - At their regular quarterly meeting on April 27, 2005, the Board of Directors of BancorpSouth, Inc. (NYSE:BXS) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.19 per common share. The dividend is payable July 1, 2005 to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 15, 2005. BancorpSouth previously reported net income of $31.7 million or $0.40 per diluted share for the first quarter of 2005. BancorpSouth, Inc., with total assets of approximately $10.8 billion, operates banking, insurance and financial service offices in Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas and Louisiana. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----