8-K/A

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

(Amendment No. 1)

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) July 28, 2014

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

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:

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Explanatory Note

This Form 8-K/A amends our Current Report on Form 8-K that was previously filed on July 28, 2014 (the “Original Filing”) solely to correct the information that was provided in Item 8.01 of the Original Filing.  The Original Filing incorrectly stated the common stock dividend record date and payment date as October 15, 2014 and November 3, 2014, respectively.   The correct common stock dividend record date and payment date are September 15, 2014 and October 1, 2014, respectively.  The Company’s press release announcing the correction is also included as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 8.01                      Other Events

On July 28, 2014, the Board of MidSouth Bancorp, Inc. announced a cash dividend was declared in the amount of nine cents ($.09) per share.  The dividend will be paid on its common stock on October 1, 2014 to shareholders of record on September 15, 2014. The Board also announced a cash dividend of 1.00% per preferred share was declared on its 4.00% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock, Series C. The dividend is payable on October 15, 2014 to shareholders of record on October 1, 2014.

Item 9.01                      Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)  Exhibits

99.1 Press release dated August 1, 2014.

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)
Date:	August 1, 2014	By:	/s/ James R. McLemore
			James R. McLemore Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.1

Investor Contacts: Rusty Cloutier

  President & CEO or

  Jim McLemore, CFA

  Sr. EVP & CFO

  337.237.8343

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CORRECTION OF RECORD DATE AND PAYMENT DATE FOR CASH DIVIDEND ON COMMON STOCK

LAFAYETTE, LA., August 1, 2014/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MidSouth Bancorp, Inc. (“MidSouth”) (NYSE:MSL) announced a correction to the record date and payment date for the cash dividend on its common stock that was previously announced.

On July 28, 2014, MidSouth announced that a cash dividend was declared on its common stock in the amount of nine cents ($.09) per share.  The common stock dividend will be paid on October 1, 2014 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on September 15, 2014. MidSouth’s prior press release incorrectly stated that the common stock dividend would be paid on November 3, 2014 to shareholders of record on October 15, 2014.  The other information that was included in MidSouth’s prior press release on July 28, 2014 was correctly reported, including the information regarding the declaration of a quarterly cash dividend of 1.00% per preferred share on its 4.00% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock, Series C, payable on October 15, 2014 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on October 1, 2014.

About MidSouth Bancorp, Inc.

MidSouth Bancorp, Inc. is a financial holding company headquartered in Lafayette, Louisiana, with assets of $1.9 billion as of June 30, 2014. MidSouth Bancorp, Inc. trades on the NYSE under the symbol “MSL.” MidSouth’s Series C Preferred Stock is quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board ("OTCBB") under the ticker symbol MSLXP.  Through its wholly owned subsidiary, MidSouth Bank, N.A., MidSouth offers a full range of banking services to commercial and retail customers in Louisiana and Texas. MidSouth Bank currently has 60 locations in Louisiana and Texas and is connected to a worldwide ATM network that provides customers with access to more than 55,000 surcharge-free ATMs. Additional corporate information is available at MidSouthBank.com.