BancorpSouth, Inc. (NYSE:BXS) announces a share repurchase program. Under the program, the comapny will repurchase up to 7,000,000 shares of its outstanding common stock. The shares may be purchased periodically in open market transactions at prevailing market prices, in privately negotiated transactions, or by other means in accordance with federal securities laws.

The program will be conducted pursuant to a written plan and is intended to comply with Rule 10b-18 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The actual means and timing of purchase, target number of shares and maximum price or range of prices under the program will be determined by management at its discretion and will depend on a number of factors, including the market price of the company's stock, general market and economic conditions, and applicable legal and regulatory requirements. The program will expire on December 29, 2017.