SEC FORM 3

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Abington Leonard Clayton

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

102 VERSAILLES BLVD

(Street)

LAFAYETTE

70501

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/24/2017

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MIDSOUTH BANCORP INC [ MSL ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	EVP/Corp Efficiency Officer

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	8,628.45	D
Common Stock	1,274.04⁽¹⁾	I	ESOP
Common Stock	614.79	I	IRA

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Series C Convertible Preferred Stock	12/28/2012	⁽²⁾	Common Stock	1,858⁽³⁾	$18	D
Series C Convertible Preferred Stock	03/18/2015	⁽²⁾	Common Stock	78⁽⁴⁾	$18	D
Stock Options	⁽⁵⁾	07/17/2023	Common Stock	5,000	$15.86	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes shares acquired in Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) distributions.

2. The Series C Convertible Preferred Stock has no expiration date.

3. Received in exchange for shares of PSB Financial Corporation common stock in connection with the merger of PSB into MidSouth Bancorp, Inc. effective as of December 28, 2012 pursuant to the agreement and plan of merger, dated as of September 26, 2012.

4. Received as part of a required distribution from the terminated People's State Bank Profit Sharing 401(K) Plan on March 18, 2015. The plan was terminated as part of the merger of PSB into MidSouth Bancorp, Inc. effective as of December 28, 2012.

5. Up to 20% of the total during the second year; up to 40% during the third year; up to 60% during the fourth year; up to 80% during the fifth year and during the sixth and each subsequent year until ten years from date of grant up to 100% of the total number of shares.

Remarks:

	Shaleen B Pellerin, Attorney in Fact	06/02/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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