BancorpSouth, Inc. Announces 20.8 Percent Increase in Net Income and 26.9 Percent Increase in Earnings Per Share for Third Quarter
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TUPELO, Miss.

BancorpSouth, Inc. today announced that net income for the third quarter of 2002 increased 20.8 percent to $26.1 million, or $0.33 per basic and diluted share, compared to net income of $21.6 million, or $0.26 per basic and diluted share, for the third quarter of 2001.

Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 totaled $86.4 million, a 28.7 percent increase from $67.1 million for the same period last year. Basic and diluted net income per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 was $1.07, compared to basic and diluted net income per share of $0.81 and $0.80 respectively, for the same period in 2001.

"Our core earnings remain strong," said Aubrey Patterson, BancorpSouth Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. At the same time, our net income for the quarter increased 21 percent despite the impact of a $9.2 million provision for the impairment of our mortgage-servicing asset. As consumers have continued to take advantage of the historically low mortgage interest rates, prepayment speeds have increased and have impaired the value of our mortgage-servicing asset. Impairment is a non-cash valuation charge that generally moves in tandem with mortgage interest rates, so we anticipate being able to recapture much of this impairment when mortgage loan interest rates rise."

Partially offsetting this impairment charge was a $2.5 million gain in the third quarter of 2002 on the sale of securities that the Company had previously purchased. The net effect of both the mortgage-servicing asset impairment provision and the gain on the sale of securities reduced net income for the third quarter of 2002 by approximately $4.1 million, or $0.05 per basic and diluted share.

Net Interest Revenue

Total interest revenue was $148.9 million in the third quarter of 2002, down 9.7 percent from $165.0 million in the third quarter of 2001 and down slightly from $150.2 million in the second quarter of 2002. Total interest expense for the third quarter was $54.9 million, down 31.9 percent from $80.5 million for the third quarter of 2001 and essentially unchanged from $54.7 million for the second quarter of 2002.

The average taxable equivalent yield on earning assets was 6.46 percent in the third quarter of 2002 versus 7.70 percent in the third quarter of 2001 and 6.69 percent in the second quarter of 2002. The average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities during the third quarter of 2002 was 2.72 percent, compared to 4.35 percent during the third quarter of 2001 and 2.80 percent during the second quarter of 2002.

Net interest revenue was $94.0 million in the third quarter of 2002, up 11.4 percent from $84.4 million in the third quarter of 2001. Net interest margin was 4.13 percent in the third quarter of 2002 compared to 4.00 percent in the third quarter of 2001 and 4.30 percent in the second quarter of 2002.

"Interest rates have remained relatively flat during 2002," continued Patterson, "and we, like most other banks, are dealing with pressure on our net interest margin. Through careful pricing of assets and liabilities, we have been able to maintain our net interest margin at favorable levels while continuing to maintain our market share."

Deposit and Loan Activity

At September 30, 2002, total assets were $10.1 billion, up 7.8 percent from $9.4 billion at September 30, 2001. Total deposits at September 30, 2002 grew 8.7 percent to $8.5 billion from $7.8 billion at September 30, 2001. Total loans at September 30, 2002 were $6.4 billion, an increase of 5.0 percent over loans of $6.1 billion on the same date a year ago.

"We are pleased with our growth in loans and deposits and are especially pleased with our growth in non-interest bearing demand deposits, which increased 9.7% over the same date of 2001," said Patterson. "We attribute our success to the quality of our service as well as our outstanding sales effort. BancorpSouth provides the service level of traditional relationship banking while offering a sophisticated array of products that smaller banks generally cannot provide," concluded Patterson.

Provision for Credit Losses and Allowance for Credit Losses

The provision for credit losses for the third quarter of 2002 was $8.2 million, up 19.8% from $6.9 million for the same quarter last year and up 13.8% from $7.2 million for the second quarter of 2002. Annualized net charge-offs for the third quarter of 2002 were 0.44 percent of average loans compared to 0.34 percent of average loans for the third quarter of 2001 and 0.39 percent of average loans for the second quarter of 2002.

At September 30, 2002, non-performing assets totaled $55.3 million, or 0.86 percent of loans, compared to $62.6 million, or 1.03 percent of loans, at September 30, 2001 and $59.9 million, or 0.94 percent of loans, at June 30, 2002. The allowance for credit losses at September 30, 2002 was 1.37 percent of loans, compared to 1.36 percent of loans at September 30, 2001 and 1.36 percent of loans at June 30, 2002.

"Loan losses are running ahead of last year's pace due to the economic slowdown," said Patterson. "We increased our provision for credit losses consistent with our conservative stance regarding credit quality. We believe this vigilance will continue to serve us well."

Non-Interest Revenue

Total non-interest revenue for the third quarter of 2002 was $27.9 million compared to $26.7 million in the 2001 third quarter and $31.4 million for the second quarter of 2002. The most significant event affecting non-interest revenue during the quarter was the impairment charge from revaluation of BancorpSouth's mortgage-servicing asset. The impairment charge was $9.2 million in the third quarter of 2002, compared to $6.0 million in the third quarter of 2001 and $4.2 million in the second quarter of 2002. While experiencing a negative impact from impairment of BancorpSouth's mortgage- servicing asset as mortgage interest rates declined, mortgage loan originations for BancorpSouth increased by 52% to $269.1 million for the third quarter of 2002 when compared to the $177.6 million for same period of 2001. We expect this high level of new mortgage loan originations to have a strong impact on future earnings. The volume of mortgage loans being serviced totaled $2.9 billion at September 30, 2002, compared to $2.8 billion at June 30, 2002 and $2.7 billion at September 30, 2001.

Service charges increased 23.1 percent to $12.9 million in the third quarter of 2002 when compared to $10.5 million in the third quarter of 2001, reflecting an expansion of BancorpSouth's deposit services which began in March 2002 and which should continue to positively impact non-interest revenue.

Non-Interest Expense

Non-interest expense for the third quarter of 2002 was $75.8 million, up 3.4 percent from $73.3 million for the 2001 third quarter and up 1.6 percent from $74.6 million for the second quarter of 2002. Salaries and employee benefits continue to increase primarily due to commission based payments (especially commissions to mortgage loan originators), increased incentive accruals and the increased cost of employee benefits. The other components of non-interest expense generally reflect decreases as BancorpSouth continues to focus on expense control.

Capital Management

In February of 2002, BancorpSouth announced a common stock repurchase plan, which authorized the repurchase of up to 4.1 million shares within a period of 18 months. During the third quarter of 2002, BancorpSouth repurchased 2,343,403 shares of common stock under this plan, resulting in as of September 30, 2002, a total of 2,568,508 shares having been repurchased under this plan.

Conference Call

BancorpSouth will conduct a conference call with stock analysts at 1:30 p.m. (Central Time) on October 17, 2002. Investors may listen via the Internet by accessing BancorpSouth's website at http://www.bancorpsouth.com/ . A replay of the conference call will be available at BancorpSouth's website following the call.

BancorpSouth, Inc. is a bank holding company headquartered in Tupelo, Mississippi with approximately $10.1 billion in assets. BancorpSouth operates approximately 250 commercial banking, insurance, trust, broker/dealer and consumer finance locations in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this news release may not be based on historical facts and are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements may be identified by their reference to a future period or periods or by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "may," "might," "will," "would," "could" or "intend." These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, those relating to interest rates, loan volume, credit quality, interest rate margin, loan losses, expansion and prospects of products and services, deposits, expenses, capital management and liquidity, mortgage servicing and BancorpSouth's future growth and profitability.

We caution you not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements contained in this news release in that actual results could differ materially from those indicated in such forward-looking statements, due to a variety of factors. Those factors include, but are not limited to, changes in economic conditions and government fiscal and monetary policies, fluctuations in prevailing interest rates, the ability of BancorpSouth to reduce interest rates paid on deposits as interest rates decline or stabilize, ability to maintain credit quality, laws and regulations affecting financial institutions, possible adverse rulings, judgments, settlements and other outcomes of pending litigation, the ability of BancorpSouth to compete with other financial services companies, the ability of BancorpSouth to provide competitive services and products, changes in BancorpSouth's operating or expansion strategy, geographic concentration of BancorpSouth's assets, availability of and costs associated with obtaining adequate and timely sources of liquidity, the ability of BancorpSouth to effectively manage its capital resources, the ability of BancorpSouth to attract, train and retain qualified personnel, the ability of BancorpSouth to effectively market its services and products, the ability of BancorpSouth to repurchase its common stock on favorable terms, the ability of BancorpSouth to identify potential acquisitions, changes in consumer preferences, other factors generally understood to affect the financial results of financial services companies, and other factors described from time to time in BancorpSouth's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We undertake no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that occur after the date on which such statements were made.

  Selected Financial Data
                              Three Months Ended       Nine Months Ended
                                September 30,            September 30,
                               2002        2001        2002         2001
  (Dollars in thousands,
   except per share
   amounts)
  Earnings Summary:
  Net interest revenue         $94,022     $84,436     $283,396    $246,960
  Provision for credit
   losses                        8,208       6,852       22,183      15,718
  Noninterest revenue           27,907      26,734       92,792      86,674
  Noninterest expense           75,773      73,285      227,519     219,363
  Income before income
   taxes                        37,948      31,033      126,486      98,553
  Income tax provision          11,876       9,450       40,090      31,405
  Net income                   $26,072     $21,583      $86,396     $67,148
  Earning per share:  Basic      $0.33       $0.26        $1.07       $0.81
                   Diluted:      $0.33       $0.26        $1.07       $0.80


  Balance sheet data at
   September 30:
  Total assets                                      $10,120,612  $9,388,462
  Total earning assets                                9,384,987   8,703,017
  Loans and lease
   receivables, net of
   unearned discount                                  6,373,149   6,061,146
  Allowance for credit
   losses                                                87,497      82,605
  Total deposits                                      8,490,860   7,810,741
  Common shareholders'
   equity                                               804,250     796,441
  Book value per share                                    10.24        9.78


  Average balance sheet
   data:
  Total assets              $9,977,577  $9,258,257   $9,797,543  $9,232,750
  Total earning assets       9,321,348   8,653,304    9,160,134   8,621,313
  Loans and lease
   receivables, net of
   unearned discount         6,355,451   6,004,966    6,258,897   5,999,552
  Total deposits             8,326,409   7,699,508    8,165,513   7,669,155
  Common shareholders'
   equity                      813,798     789,400      813,590     793,014

  Non-performing assets at
   September 30:
  Non-accrual loans                                     $10,705     $13,238
  Loans 90+ days past due                                23,629      39,756
  Restructured loans                                         21          46
  Other real estate owned                                20,959       9,528

  Net charge-offs as a
   percentage
       of average loans
        (annualized)             0.44%       0.34%        0.41%       0.33%

  Performance ratios
   (annualized)
  Return on average assets       1.04%       0.92%        1.18%       0.97%
  Return on common equity       12.71%      10.85%       14.20%      11.32%

  Net interest margin            4.13%       4.00%        4.27%       3.97%

  Average shares
   outstanding - diluted    80,166,776  82,437,761   81,115,325  83,437,112




             BancorpSouth, Inc.
        Consolidated Balance Sheets
           (dollars in thousands)
                (Unaudited)            September 30, September 30,
                                            2002         2001       % Chg
                   Assets
     Cash & due from banks                  $340,868     $332,241      2.6%
     Interest bearing deposits with
       other banks                            23,989       17,781     34.9%
     Held-to-maturity securities           1,237,916    1,207,230      2.5%
     Available-for-sale securities         1,434,485    1,107,626     29.5%
     Federal funds sold and securities
       purchased under agreement
         to resell                           247,118      260,020     (5.0%)

     Loans & leases                        6,373,149    6,061,146      5.1%
          Allowance for credit losses        (87,497)     (82,605)     5.9%
       Net loans & leases                  6,285,652    5,978,541      5.1%

     Mortgages held for sale                  68,329       49,215     38.8%
     Bank premises & equipment               209,637      209,367      0.1%
     Accrued interest receivable              75,921       91,089    (16.7%)
     Other real estate owned                  20,959        9,528    120.0%
     Other assets                            175,738      125,824     39.7%
          Total assets                   $10,120,612   $9,388,462      7.8%
                Liabilities
     Demand deposits:
       Non-interest bearing               $1,168,087   $1,064,780      9.7%
       Interest bearing                    2,402,511    2,006,120     19.8%
       Total demand deposits               3,570,598    3,070,900     16.3%
     Savings & time deposits:
       Savings                               800,065      862,506     (7.2%)
       Certificates of deposit             4,120,197    3,877,335      6.3%
       Total savings & time deposits       4,920,262    4,739,841      3.8%
       Total deposits                      8,490,860    7,810,741      8.7%
     Federal funds purchased and
       securities sold under
          agreement to repurchase            446,588      500,481    (10.8%)
     Short-term borrowings                         0            0
     Accrued interest payable                 27,665       44,147    (37.3%)
     Long-term debt                          140,060      141,223     (0.8%)
     Junior subordinated debt                125,000            0     NA
     Other liabilities                        86,189       95,429     (9.7%)
         Total liabilities                 9,316,362    8,592,021      8.4%
            Shareholders' Equity
     Common stock                            196,320      203,623     (3.6%)
     Capital surplus                          18,598       14,234     30.7%
     Unrealized gain(loss) on
       securities                             32,556       31,043      4.9%
     Retained earnings                       556,776      547,541      1.7%
         Total shareholders' equity          804,250      796,441      1.0%
         Total liabilities &
           shareholders' equity          $10,120,612   $9,388,462      7.8%



  BancorpSouth, Inc.
  Consolidated Statements of Income
  (amounts in thousands, except per share data)
    (Unaudited)                                   Quarter Ended
                                          Sep-02      Jun-02      Mar-02
  Interest Revenue:
  Loans, including fees                   $115,322    $115,144    $114,796
  Held-to-maturity
    securities:                             16,577      16,093      16,429
  Available-for-sale
    securities                              14,440      15,571      16,413
  Short term investments                     2,569       3,427       3,363
     Total interest revenue                148,908     150,235     151,001
  Interest Expense:
  Deposits                                  47,099      46,834      49,901
  Short term borrowings                      1,268       1,186       1,034
  Long term borrowings                       2,095       2,069       2,112
  Junior subordinated debt                   2,547       2,547       1,783
  Other interest expense                     1,877       2,107       2,288
     Total interest expense                 54,886      54,743      57,118
      Net interest revenue                  94,022      95,492      93,883
  Provision for credit
    losses                                   8,208       7,215       6,760
      Net interest revenue,
       after credit loss
       provision                            85,814      88,277      87,123
  Other Revenue:
  Mortgage lending                          (2,595)        900       5,554
  Service charges                           12,888      12,595      10,210
  Life insurance premiums                    1,091       1,091       1,127
  Trust income                               1,693       1,644       1,917
  Securities gains, net                      2,453       2,888         (25)
  Insurance commissions                      6,123       5,887       5,668
  Other                                      6,254       6,404       9,025
      Total other revenue                   27,907      31,409      33,476
  Other Expense:
  Salaries and employee
    benefits                                42,301      40,226      42,591
  Occupancy                                  5,485       5,422       5,254
  Equipment                                  6,070       6,264       6,535
  Telecommunications                         1,922       2,032       1,925
  Other                                     19,995      20,630      20,867
      Total other expense                   75,773      74,574      77,172
      Income before
       income taxes                         37,948      45,112      43,427
  Income tax expense                        11,876      14,185      14,029
      Net Income                           $26,072     $30,927     $29,398
  Net Income Per Share:
     Basic                                   $0.33       $0.38       $0.36
    Diluted                                  $0.33       $0.38       $0.36


  BancorpSouth, Inc.
  Consolidated Statements of Income
  (amounts in thousands, except per share data)
    (Unaudited)                                      Quarter Ended
                                                Dec-01            Sep-01
  Interest Revenue:
  Loans, including fees                         $121,626          $128,049
  Held-to-maturity
    securities:                                   16,706            17,698
  Available-for-sale
    securities                                    14,772            14,757
  Short term investments                           3,932             4,477
     Total interest revenue                      157,036           164,981
  Interest Expense:
  Deposits                                        63,060            73,071
  Short term borrowings                            1,571             2,700
  Long term borrowings                             2,100             2,105
  Junior subordinated debt                             0                 0
  Other interest expense                           2,523             2,669
     Total interest expense                       69,254            80,545
      Net interest revenue                        87,782            84,436
  Provision for credit
    losses                                         6,542             6,852
      Net interest revenue,
       after credit loss
       provision                                  81,240            77,584
  Other Revenue:
  Mortgage lending                                12,913            (1,462)
  Service charges                                 11,041            10,469
  Life insurance premiums                          1,155             1,151
  Trust income                                     1,613             2,022
  Securities gains, net                            3,770             3,943
  Insurance commissions                            5,262             5,146
  Other                                            6,205             5,465
      Total other revenue                         41,959            26,734
  Other Expense:
  Salaries and employee
    benefits                                      41,451            37,083
  Occupancy                                        5,132             5,263
  Equipment                                        6,382             6,442
  Telecommunications                               2,143             2,244
  Other                                           20,842            22,253
      Total other expense                         75,950            73,285
      Income before
       income taxes                               47,249            31,033
  Income tax expense                              15,935             9,450
      Net Income                                 $31,314           $21,583
  Net Income Per Share:
     Basic                                         $0.39             $0.26
    Diluted                                        $0.38             $0.26


  BancorpSouth, Inc.
  Consolidated Statements of Income
  (amounts in thousands, except per share data)
    (Unaudited)                                       Year To Date
                                                Sep-02            Sep-01
  Interest Revenue:
  Loans, including fees                         $345,263          $396,580
  Held-to-maturity
    securities:                                   49,098            50,378
  Available-for-sale
    securities                                    46,425            44,576
  Short term investments                           9,358            17,265
     Total interest revenue                      450,144           508,799
  Interest Expense:
  Deposits                                       143,835           237,778
  Short term borrowings                            3,488             9,338
  Long term borrowings                             6,276             6,540
  Junior subordinated debt                         6,877                 0
  Other interest expense                           6,272             8,183
     Total interest expense                      166,748           261,839
      Net interest revenue                       283,396           246,960
  Provision for credit
    losses                                        22,183            15,718
      Net interest revenue,
       after credit loss
       provision                                 261,213           231,242
  Other Revenue:
  Mortgage lending                                 3,859             4,273
  Service charges                                 35,693            31,718
  Life insurance premiums                          3,309             3,373
  Trust income                                     5,253             5,316
  Securities gains, net                            5,316             6,901
  Insurance commissions                           17,676            15,160
  Other                                           21,686            19,933
      Total other revenue                         92,792            86,674
  Other Expense:
  Salaries and employee
    benefits                                     125,119           114,229
  Occupancy                                       16,161            15,397
  Equipment                                       18,869            20,417
  Telecommunications                               5,879             6,549
  Other                                           61,491            62,771
      Total other expense                        227,519           219,363
      Income before
       income taxes                              126,486            98,553
  Income tax expense                              40,090            31,405
      Net Income                                 $86,396           $67,148
  Net Income Per Share:
     Basic                                         $1.07             $0.81
    Diluted                                        $1.07             $0.80



     BancorpSouth, Inc.
     Average Balances, Interest Income and Expense,
       and Average Yields and Rates
     (dollars in thousands)             Year To Date
     Unaudited                       September 30, 2002
                                          Average                  Yield/
     (Taxable equivalent basis)           Balance      Interest     Rate
     ASSETS
     Loans net of Unearned Income         $6,312,781    $346,673     7.34%
     Held-to-maturity securities:
       Taxable                               993,581      41,763     5.62%
       Non Taxable                           196,275      11,286     7.69%
     Available-for-sale securities
       Taxable                             1,107,887      39,947     4.82%
       Non Taxable                           197,409       9,965     6.75%
     Short term investments                  352,201       9,359     3.55%
       Total interest earning
         assets and revenue                9,160,134     458,993     6.70%
     Other assets                            722,992
     Less:  allowance for credit losses      (85,583)
         Total                            $9,797,543

     LIABILITIES AND
     SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
     Deposits:
       Demand - interest bearing          $2,313,168     $27,657     1.60%
       Savings                               859,490       9,901     1.54%
       Time                                3,945,818     106,277     3.60%
     Short-term borrowings                   456,620       9,762     2.86%
     Junior subordinated debt                111,264       6,877     8.15%
     Long-term debt                          140,161       6,276     5.99%
       Total interest bearing
         liabilities and expense           7,826,521     166,750     2.85%
     Demand deposits -
       non-interest bearing                1,047,037
     Other liabilities                       110,395
       Total liabilities                   8,983,953
     Shareholders' equity                    813,590
       Total                              $9,797,543
     Net interest revenue                               $292,243
     Net interest margin                                             4.27%
     Net interest rate spread                                        3.85%
     Interest bearing liabilities to
        interest earning assets                                     85.44%

     Net interest tax equivalent
      adjustment                                          $8,847



     BancorpSouth, Inc.
     Average Balances, Interest Income and Expense,
       and Average Yields and Rates
     (dollars in thousands)             Year To Date
     Unaudited                       September 30, 2001
                                          Average                  Yield/
     (Taxable equivalent basis)           Balance      Interest     Rate
     ASSETS
     Loans net of Unearned Income         $6,047,363    $397,541     8.79%
     Held-to-maturity securities:
       Taxable                               919,497      42,262     6.15%
       Non Taxable                           217,980      12,486     7.66%
     Available-for-sale securities
       Taxable                               813,006      38,233     6.29%
       Non Taxable                           176,442       9,759     7.39%
     Short term investments                  447,025      17,265     5.16%
       Total interest earning
         assets and revenue                8,621,313     517,546     8.03%
     Other assets                            692,449
     Less:  allowance for credit losses      (81,012)
         Total                            $9,232,750

     LIABILITIES AND
     SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
     Deposits:
       Demand - interest bearing          $1,841,595     $40,637     2.95%
       Savings                               886,316      26,001     3.92%
       Time                                3,948,239     171,139     5.80%
     Short-term borrowings                   504,803      17,522     4.64%
     Junior subordinated debt                      0           0
     Long-term debt                          146,466       6,541     5.97%
       Total interest bearing
         liabilities and expense           7,327,419     261,840     4.78%
     Demand deposits -
       non-interest bearing                  993,005
     Other liabilities                       119,312
       Total liabilities                   8,439,736
     Shareholders' equity                    793,014
       Total                              $9,232,750
     Net interest revenue                               $255,706
     Net interest margin                                             3.97%
     Net interest rate spread                                        3.25%
     Interest bearing liabilities to
        interest earning assets                                     84.99%

     Net interest tax equivalent
      adjustment                                          $8,746



     BancorpSouth, Inc.
     Average Balances, Interest Income and Expense,
       and Average Yields and Rates
     (dollars in thousands)            Quarter Ended
     Unaudited                       September 30, 2002
                                          Average                  Yield/
     (Taxable equivalent basis)           Balance      Interest     Rate
     ASSETS
     Loans net of Unearned Income         $6,412,420    $115,789     7.16%
     Held-to-maturity securities:
       Taxable                             1,089,342      14,182     5.17%
       Non Taxable                           194,142       3,685     7.53%
     Available-for-sale securities
       Taxable                             1,175,225      12,274     4.14%
       Non Taxable                           201,465       3,333     6.56%
     Short term investments                  248,754       2,569     4.10%
       Total interest earning
         assets and revenue                9,321,348     151,832     6.46%
     Other assets                            743,219
     Less:  allowance for credit losses      (86,990)
         Total                            $9,977,577

     LIABILITIES AND
     SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
     Deposits:
       Demand - interest bearing          $2,357,120      $9,528     1.60%
       Savings                               821,663       2,917     1.41%
       Time                                4,088,905      34,654     3.36%
     Short-term borrowings                   464,639       3,146     2.69%
     Junior subordinated debt                125,000       2,547     8.15%
     Long-term debt                          140,162       2,095     5.93%
       Total interest bearing
         liabilities and expense           7,997,489      54,887     2.72%
     Demand deposits -
       non-interest bearing                1,058,721
     Other liabilities                       107,569
       Total liabilities                   9,163,779
     Shareholders' equity                    813,798
       Total                              $9,977,577
     Net interest revenue                                $96,945
     Net interest margin                                             4.13%
     Net interest rate spread                                        3.74%
     Interest bearing liabilities to
        interest earning assets                                     85.80%

     Net interest tax equivalent
      adjustment                                          $2,923



     BancorpSouth, Inc.
     Average Balances, Interest Income and Expense,
       and Average Yields and Rates
     (dollars in thousands)            Quarter Ended
     Unaudited                         June 30, 2002
                                          Average                  Yield/
     (Taxable equivalent basis)           Balance      Interest     Rate
     ASSETS
     Loans net of Unearned Income         $6,323,983    $115,611     7.33%
     Held-to-maturity securities:
       Taxable                               954,261      13,643     5.73%
       Non Taxable                           196,409       3,769     7.70%
     Available-for-sale securities
       Taxable                             1,091,573      13,417     4.93%
       Non Taxable                           197,212       3,314     6.74%
     Short term investments                  424,143       3,427     3.24%
       Total interest earning
         assets and revenue                9,187,581     153,181     6.69%
     Other assets                            715,892
     Less:  allowance for credit losses      (85,472)
         Total                            $9,818,001

     LIABILITIES AND
     SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
     Deposits:
       Demand - interest bearing          $2,323,638      $9,295     1.60%
       Savings                               866,708       3,424     1.58%
       Time                                3,930,864      34,115     3.48%
     Short-term borrowings                   453,611       3,293     2.91%
     Junior subordinated debt                125,000       2,547     8.15%
     Long-term debt                          140,458       2,069     5.91%
       Total interest bearing
         liabilities and expense           7,840,279      54,743     2.80%
     Demand deposits -
       non-interest bearing                1,044,430
     Other liabilities                       113,351
       Total liabilities                   8,998,060
     Shareholders' equity                    819,941
       Total                              $9,818,001
     Net interest revenue                                $98,438
     Net interest margin                                             4.30%
     Net interest rate spread                                        3.89%
     Interest bearing liabilities to
        interest earning assets                                     85.34%

     Net interest tax equivalent
      adjustment                                          $2,946



     BancorpSouth, Inc.
     Average Balances, Interest Income and Expense,
       and Average Yields and Rates
     (dollars in thousands)            Quarter Ended
     Unaudited                         March 31, 2002
                                          Average                  Yield/
     (Taxable equivalent basis)           Balance      Interest     Rate
     ASSETS
     Loans net of Unearned Income         $6,199,602    $115,273     7.54%
     Held-to-maturity securities:
       Taxable                               935,448      13,938     6.04%
       Non Taxable                           198,319       3,832     7.84%
     Available-for-sale securities
       Taxable                             1,055,547      14,256     5.48%
       Non Taxable                           193,462       3,318     6.96%
     Short term investments                  385,204       3,363     3.54%
       Total interest earning
         assets and revenue                8,967,582     153,980     6.96%
     Other assets                            709,501
     Less:  allowance for credit losses      (84,258)
         Total                            $9,592,825

     LIABILITIES AND
     SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
     Deposits:
       Demand - interest bearing          $2,257,654      $8,834     1.59%
       Savings                               890,858       3,560     1.62%
       Time                                3,814,671      37,509     3.99%
     Short-term borrowings                   451,464       3,322     2.98%
     Junior subordinated debt                 83,333       1,783     8.15%
     Long-term debt                          139,859       2,112     6.12%
       Total interest bearing
         liabilities and expense           7,637,839      57,118     3.03%
     Demand deposits -
       non-interest bearing                1,037,730
     Other liabilities                       110,299
       Total liabilities                   8,785,869
     Shareholders' equity                    806,956
       Total                              $9,592,825
     Net interest revenue                                $96,862
     Net interest margin                                             4.38%
     Net interest rate spread                                        3.93%
     Interest bearing liabilities to
        interest earning assets                                     85.17%

     Net interest tax equivalent
      adjustment                                          $2,979



     BancorpSouth, Inc.
     Average Balances, Interest Income and Expense,
       and Average Yields and Rates
     (dollars in thousands)            Quarter Ended
     Unaudited                       December 31, 2001
                                          Average                 Yield/
     (Taxable equivalent basis)           Balance      Interest    Rate
     ASSETS
     Loans net of Unearned Income         $6,114,950    $121,938    7.91%
     Held-to-maturity securities:
       Taxable                               925,219      14,155    6.07%
       Non Taxable                           204,945       3,925    7.60%
     Available-for-sale securities
       Taxable                               889,326      12,617    5.63%
       Non Taxable                           192,026       3,314    6.85%
     Short term investments                  416,228       3,933    3.75%
       Total interest earning
         assets and revenue                8,742,694     159,882    7.26%
     Other assets                            689,115
     Less:  allowance for credit losses      (83,361)
         Total                            $9,348,448

     LIABILITIES AND
     SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
     Deposits:
       Demand - interest bearing          $2,045,838     $10,089    1.96%
       Savings                               881,196       5,838    2.63%
       Time                                3,806,071      47,133    4.91%
     Short-term borrowings                   497,747       4,094    3.26%
     Long-term debt                          141,036       2,100    5.91%
       Total interest bearing
         liabilities and expense           7,371,888      69,254    3.73%
     Demand deposits -
       non-interest bearing                1,033,567
     Other liabilities                       135,332
       Total liabilities                   8,540,787
     Shareholders' equity                    807,661
       Total                              $9,348,448
     Net interest revenue                                $90,628
     Net interest margin                                            4.11%
     Net interest rate spread                                       3.53%
     Interest bearing liabilities to
        interest earning assets                                     84.3%

     Net interest tax equivalent
      adjustment                                          $2,846



     BancorpSouth, Inc.
     Average Balances, Interest Income and Expense,
       and Average Yields and Rates
     (dollars in thousands)            Quarter Ended
     Unaudited                       September 30, 2001
                                          Average                 Yield/
     (Taxable equivalent basis)           Balance      Interest    Rate
     ASSETS
     Loans net of Unearned Income         $6,054,016    $128,367    8.41%
     Held-to-maturity securities:
       Taxable                             1,005,116      15,086    5.95%
       Non Taxable                           207,277       4,017    7.69%
     Available-for-sale securities
       Taxable                               831,339      12,559    5.99%
       Non Taxable                           190,362       3,368    7.02%
     Short term investments                  365,195       4,487    4.87%
       Total interest earning
         assets and revenue                8,653,305     167,884    7.70%
     Other assets                            686,603
     Less:  allowance for credit losses      (81,651)
         Total                            $9,258,257

     LIABILITIES AND
     SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
     Deposits:
       Demand - interest bearing          $1,921,604     $12,952    2.67%
       Savings                               872,486       6,303    2.87%
       Time                                3,899,185      53,816    5.48%
     Short-term borrowings                   511,342       5,370    4.17%
     Long-term debt                          141,323       2,105    5.91%
       Total interest bearing
         liabilities and expense           7,345,940      80,546    4.35%
     Demand deposits -
       non-interest bearing                1,006,233
     Other liabilities                       116,684
       Total liabilities                   8,468,857
     Shareholders' equity                    789,400
       Total                              $9,258,257
     Net interest revenue                                $87,338
     Net interest margin                                            4.00%
     Net interest rate spread                                       3.35%
     Interest bearing liabilities to
        interest earning assets                                     84.9%

     Net interest tax equivalent
      adjustment                                          $2,902

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CONTACT: financial, L. Nash Allen, Jr., +1-662-680-2330, or media,
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