SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Abington Leonard Q (Last) (First) (Middle) 102 VERSAILLES BLVD (Street) LAFAYETTE LA 70501 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol MIDSOUTH BANCORP INC [ MSL ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 09/21/2019
	4. 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	09/21/2019		D		450,352	D	(1)	0	D
Common Stock(2)	09/21/2019		D		344,490	D	(3)	0	D
Common Stock	09/21/2019		D		2,072	D	(3)	0	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated April 30, 2019, by and between MidSouth Bancorp, Inc. ("MidSouth") and Hancock Whitney Corporation ("Hancock Whitney"), MidSouth merged with and into Hancock Whitney with Hancock Whitney as the surviving corporation (the "Merger"). At 12:01 a.m. on September 21, 2019, the effective time of the Merger (the "Effective Time"), each share of common stock, par value $0.10 per share, of MidSouth ("MidSouth Common Stock") issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (except for certain cancelled shares) was converted into the right to receive, without interest, 0.2952 shares of the common stock, par value $3.33 per share, of Hancock Whitney (such shares, the "Merger Consideration").

2. Includes shares of MidSouth Common Stock converted from MidSouth's 4.00% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock, Series C.

3. At the Effective Time, this award of restricted shares of MidSouth Common Stock, which provided for vesting on the first anniversary of the grant date, fully vested and was cancelled and converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration per restricted share being so cancelled and converted.

Remarks:

	/s/ Cecilia Webb, Attorney in Fact	09/24/2019
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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