TUPELO, Miss., Dec. 11, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- BancorpSouth Bank's
(NYSE: BXS) board of directors took the podium at the New York
Stock Exchange (NYSE) and rang the bell to open Monday's trading
session at America's oldest and the world's largest stock
exchange.
The event marked BancorpSouth's 20th anniversary as a
NYSE-listed firm, one of three Mississippi-based companies traded on the Big
Board.
BancorpSouth Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Dan Rollins led the BXS delegation which
included current and former BancorpSouth directors.
"As a company that traces its roots back 141 years," Rollins
said, "we are pleased to mark this milestone and celebrate our
growth over the past 20 years as a New York Stock Exchange listed
and traded firm. It is an honor to represent all BancorpSouth
teammates ringing the opening bell."
When BancorpSouth was listed on the NYSE, it was a banking
company with nearly $4 billion in
assets. Since then, it has grown in size and strength to become a
banking company with nearly $15
billion in assets. And with pending acquisitions it could
soon reach nearly $17 billion in
assets.
BancorpSouth (NYSE: BXS) is headquartered in Tupelo, Mississippi, with $14.8 billion in assets. BancorpSouth operates
234 full-service branch locations as well as additional mortgage,
insurance, and loan production offices in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee and Texas, including an insurance location in
Illinois. BancorpSouth is
committed to a culture of respect, diversity, and inclusion in both
its workplace and communities. To learn more, visit our Community
Commitment page at www.bancorpsouth.com "Like" us on Facebook;
follow us on Twitter @MyBXS; or connect with us through
LinkedIn.
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