At their regular quarterly meeting on April 27, 2005, the Board of Directors of BancorpSouth, Inc.
The dividend is payable July 1, 2005 to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 15, 2005.
BancorpSouth previously reported net income of $31.7 million or $0.40 per diluted share for the first quarter of 2005.
BancorpSouth, Inc., with total assets of approximately $10.8 billion, operates banking, insurance and financial service offices in Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas and Louisiana.
SOURCE: BancorpSouth, Inc.
CONTACT: L. Nash Allen, Jr., +1-662-680-2330, or Gary C. Bonds,
+1-662-680-2332, both of BancorpSouth, Inc.
Web site: http://www.bancorpsouth.com/