f8kdivincr.htm
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934
October
24, 2007
Date
of
Report (Date of earliest event reported)
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Mississippi
|
0-3683
|
64-0471500
|
(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
|
(Commission
File Number)
|
(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
|
248
East Capitol Street, Jackson, Mississippi
|
39201
|
(Address
of principal executive offices)
|
(Zip
Code)
|
|
|
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code:
|
(601)
208-5111
|
Check
the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
o
|
Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
CFR
230.425)
|
|
Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
|
|
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR
240.14d-2(b))
|
|
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR
240.13e-4(c))
|
Item
8.01 Other Events
Trustmark
Corporation announced today that its Board of Directors increased its regular
quarterly dividend 4.55% to $0.23 per share from $0.22 per share. The Board
declared the dividend payable on December 15, 2007 to shareholders of record
as
of December 1, 2007. This action raises the indicated annual dividend rate
to
$0.92 per share from $0.88 per share.
Richard
G. Hickson, Chairman and CEO, stated, “This marks the 25th
consecutive increase in Trustmark Corporation’s annual dividend and reflects the
continuing financial strength of Trustmark. We appreciate the confidence
our shareholders have placed in Trustmark and are committed to enhancing
long-term shareholder value.”
Trustmark
is a financial services company providing banking and financial solutions
through over 150 offices and 2,600 associates in Florida, Mississippi, Tennessee
and Texas. For additional information, visit our website at www.trustmark.com.
Trustmark
Contacts:
Investors: |
Louis
E. Greer |
|
Joseph
Rein |
|
|
Treasurer
and Principal Financial Officer
|
|
First
Vice President |
|
|
601-208-2310 |
|
601-208-6898 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Media: |
Melanie
A. Morgan |
|
|
|
|
First
Vice President |
|
|
|
|
601-208-2979 |
|
|
|
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
TRUSTMARK
CORPORATION
BY:
|
/s/
Louis E. Greer
|
|
|
|
Louis
E. Greer
|
|
|
|
Treasurer
and Principal Financial Officer
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DATE:
|
October
24, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|