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 24, 2013 (April 24, 2013)

 

 

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 24, 2013. 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 III director nominees nominated by the Company’s Board of Directors to serve until the 2016 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		70,228,900		1,163,196		3,710
Grace Clark		70,280,282		1,111,814		3,710
Larry G. Kirk		68,587,921		2,804,175		3,710
Guy W. Mitchell III		66,546,464		4,845,632		3,710
James D. Rollins III		70,157,612		1,234,484		3,710

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
Aubrey B. Patterson		65,537,924		5,854,172		3,710

Proposal 2: Approval of the Amended and Restated BancorpSouth, Inc. Executive Performance Incentive Plan. The Company’s shareholders approved the Amended and Restated BancorpSouth, Inc. Executive Performance Incentive Plan, including re-approval of business criteria available for performance-based awards, by the following vote:

 

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
68,407,401		2,472,350		516,055		—

 

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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.

 

Date: April 24, 2013