TUPELO, Miss., June 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- BancorpSouth,
Inc. (NYSE: BXS) announced today the extension of the merger
agreements with Central Community Corporation and Ouachita
Bancshares Corp. The merger agreements were extended until
December 31, 2015 without material
changes.
As previously announced, the mergers have been unanimously
approved by the boards of directors of all three companies, and by
the shareholders of Central Community Corporation and Ouachita
Bancshares Corp. The transactions remain subject to required
regulatory approvals and the satisfaction of other closing
conditions.
About BancorpSouth, Inc.
BancorpSouth, Inc. is a financial holding company headquartered
in Tupelo, Mississippi, with
$13.6 billion in assets.
BancorpSouth Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BancorpSouth, Inc.,
operates 284 commercial banking, mortgage, and insurance locations
in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee and Texas, including an insurance location in
Illinois.
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