UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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): January 3, 2005 (December 31, 2004)
BANCORPSOUTH, INC.
| 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 |
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| (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 8 — Other Events
Item 8.01 Other Events.
Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference is a press release issued by BancorpSouth, Inc. (“BancorpSouth”) on January 1, 2005, announcing that the previously announced mergers of Business Holding Corporation with and into BancorpSouth and of Premier Bancorp, Inc. with and into BancorpSouth have been completed, effective as of December 31, 2004.
Section 9 — Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a) Not applicable.
(b) Not applicable.
(c) Exhibits.
| Exhibit 23.2 | Revised Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (No.
333-120308). |
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| Exhibit 99.1 | Press Release issued on January 1, 2005 by BancorpSouth. |
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| Exhibit 99.2 | Revised Form of Election for Business Holding Corporation merger (No.
333-120308). |
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/ L. Nash Allen, Jr.
L. Nash Allen, Jr. Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer |
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| Date: December 31, 2004 | ||||