Form 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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 26, 2012 (April 25, 2012)

 

 

BANCORPSOUTH, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

            Mississippi                           1-12991                       64-0659571        

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

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):

 

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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The annual meeting (the “Annual Meeting”) of BancorpSouth, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on April 25, 2012. Matters submitted at the Annual Meeting and the voting results thereof were as follows:

Proposal 1: Election of Directors. The shareholders of the Company elected each of the Class I director nominees nominated by the Company’s Board of Directors to serve until the 2015 annual meeting of shareholders or until his earlier retirement by the following vote:

 

Director

   For      Withheld      Broker
Non-Votes
 

James E. Campbell, III

     70,839,321         1,358,410         11,147,077   

Hassell H. Franklin

     68,964,841         3,232,891         11,147,077   

Keith J. Jackson

     70,805,939         1,391,793         11,147,077   

Robert C. Nolan

     68,990,184         3,207,548         11,147,077   

W. Cal Partee, Jr.

     70,359,500         1,838,232         11,147,077   

The shareholders of the Company elected the Class II director nominee nominated by the Company’s Board of Directors to serve until the 2014 annual meeting of shareholders or until his earlier retirement by the following vote:

 

Director

   For      Withheld      Broker
Non-Votes
 

Albert C. Clark

     70,814,818         1,382,914         11,147,077   

The shareholders of the Company elected each of the Class III director nominees nominated by the Company’s Board of Directors to serve until the 2013 annual meeting of shareholders or until his or her earlier retirement by the following vote:

 

Director

   For      Withheld      Broker
Non-Votes
 

Gus J. Blass, III

     70,780,659         1,417,072         11,147,077   

Grace Clark

     70,799,694         1,398,038         11,147,077   

George F. Middlebrook, III

     70,801,647         1,396,085         11,147,077   

Proposal 2: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2012 by the following vote:

 

For

   Against      Abstain  

81,439,387

     1,696,670         208,751   


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/ Cathy S. Freeman
  Cathy S. Freeman
  Executive Vice President and Corporate Secretary

Date: April 26, 2012