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

~~February~~March 311, 2026

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)

RENASANT CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Mississippi	001-13253	64-0676974
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

209 Troy Street, Tupelo, Mississippi 38804-4827

(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (662) 680-1001

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:


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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, $5.00 par value per share	RNST	The New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2). Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 75.0102 Departure ~~Regulation~~of FDDirectors ~~Disclosure.~~or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

~~Representatives~~Effective March 11, 2026, Renasant Bank, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Renasant Corporation (“Renasant”), orand ~~the~~M. ~~“Company”~~Ray (Hoppy) ~~will~~Cole, ~~make~~Jr. ~~presentations~~entered tointo ~~investors~~an ~~during~~amendment ~~various~~to ~~conferences~~Mr. inCole’s ~~the~~employment ~~first~~agreement ~~quarter~~dated ofApril ~~2026.~~1, ~~Attached~~2025 ~~hereto~~relating asto ~~Exhibit 99~~Mr.1 ofCole’s ~~this~~participation ~~Form~~in ~~8-K~~Renasant’s isannual acash ~~copy~~bonus ofplan, the ~~materials~~Performance ~~that~~Based Rewards Plan (the ~~Company~~“PBRP”). Mr. ~~will~~Cole’s ~~make~~agreement ~~available~~was atamended ~~these~~in ~~presentations.~~the following respects:

In•Instead ~~accordance with General Instruction B.2~~ of ~~Form 8-K, the information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, is~~ being ~~furnished~~eligible ~~and~~for ~~shall~~bonuses ~~not be deemed to be “filed”~~ for ~~purposes~~performance ofperiods ~~Section~~under ~~18 of~~ the ~~Securities~~PBRP ~~Exchange~~from ~~Act~~April ~~of 1934~~1, as2025 ~~amended, or otherwise subject~~ to ~~the~~March ~~liabilities of that section~~31, 2026 and ~~shall~~April ~~not~~1, be2026 ~~deemed~~to ~~incorporated~~March by31, ~~reference~~2027, ~~into~~Mr. ~~any~~Cole ~~registration~~is ~~statement~~now oreligible ~~other document filed pursuant~~ to ~~the~~receive ~~Securities~~a ~~Act~~cash ofbonus ~~1933,~~under ~~as amended, or~~ the ~~Securities~~PBR ~~Exchange~~for ~~Act~~calendar ofyear ~~1934,~~2025 asand ~~amended,~~on ~~except~~a ascalendar ~~shall~~year bebasis ~~expressly~~thereafter, ~~set~~consistent ~~forth~~with byRenasant’s ~~specific~~other ~~reference~~senior inexecutive ~~such filing.~~officers;

~~CAUTIONARY~~•The ~~NOTE~~amount ~~REGARDING~~of ~~FORWARD-LOOKING~~any ~~STATEMENTS:~~PBRP payment with respect to calendar year 2025 will be prorated to 75% of the total amount, reflecting Mr. Cole’s nine months of service as a Renasant employee in 2025; and

~~The~~•If ~~presentation~~Mr. ~~furnished~~Cole ~~herewith~~remains ~~may~~a ~~contain, or incorporate by reference, statements about~~ Renasant ~~that~~employee ~~constitute~~until ~~“forward-looking~~his ~~statements”~~employment ~~within~~agreement’s ~~the~~expiration ~~meaning~~on ofApril ~~Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933~~1, ~~as amended~~2027, ~~and~~but ~~Section~~separates ~~21E~~from ofservice ~~the~~on ~~Securities~~such ~~Exchange Act of 1934~~date, ashe ~~amended. Statements~~is ~~preceded~~entitled ~~by,~~to ~~followed~~receive bya orpayment ~~that~~under ~~otherwise include~~ the ~~words~~PBRP ~~“believes,”~~equal ~~“expects,”~~to ~~“projects,”~~the ~~“anticipates,”~~amount ~~“intends,”~~of ~~“estimates,”~~his ~~“plans,”~~target ~~“potential~~award,” ~~“focus,”~~prorated ~~“possible,”~~to ~~“may~~25% ~~increase,”~~of ~~“may~~the ~~fluctuate,”~~total ~~“will likely result~~amount,” ~~and~~reflecting ~~similar~~his ~~expressions,~~three ormonths ~~future~~of orservice ~~conditional verbs such as “will,” “should,” “would” and “could,” are generally forward-looking~~ in ~~nature~~2027. ~~and~~If ~~not historical facts~~Mr. ~~Forward-looking statements include information about Renasant~~Cole’s ~~future~~employment ~~financial~~continues ~~performance,~~past ~~business~~April ~~strategy~~1, ~~projected plans and objectives and are based on the current beliefs and expectations of management. Renasant’s management believes these forward-looking statements are reasonable~~2027, ~~but~~he ~~they~~will ~~are~~be ~~all~~entitled ~~inherently subject~~ to ~~significant~~a ~~business,~~payment ~~economic~~under ~~and~~the ~~competitive~~PBRP ~~risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond Renasant’s control. In addition, these forward-looking statements are subject to assumptions~~ with respect to ~~future~~calendar ~~business~~year ~~strategies~~2027 ~~and~~on ~~decisions~~terms ~~that~~consistent ~~are~~with ~~subject to change. Actual results may differ from~~ those ~~indicated~~applicable orto implied in the forward-looking statements, and such differences may be material. Investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees for future performance and involve risks and uncertainties and, accordingly, investors should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as ofother ~~the~~Renasant ~~date~~senior ~~they~~executive ~~are made~~officers.

~~Important~~Except factors currently known to management that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include the following: (i) the Company’s ability to efficiently integrate acquisitions into its operations (including its merger with The First Bancshares, Inc. (“The First”)), retain the customers of these businesses, grow the acquired operations and realize the cost savings expected from an acquisition to the extent and in the timeframe anticipated by management (including the possibility that such cost savings will not be realized when expected, or at all, as anoted ~~result of the impact of~~above, ~~or challenges arising from,~~ the ~~integration~~material ofterms ~~the acquired assets and assumed liabilities into the Company, potential adverse reactions or changes to business or employee relationships, or as a result~~ of ~~other~~Mr. unexpected factors or events); (ii) potential exposure to unknown or contingent risks and liabilities the Company has acquired, or may acquire, or target for acquisition, including in connection with its merger with The First; (iii) the effect of economic conditions and interest rates on a national, regional or international basis; (iv) timing and success of the implementation of changes in operations to achieve enhanced earnings or effect cost savings; (v) competitive pressures in the consumer finance, commercial finance, financial services, asset management, retail banking, factoring, mortgage lending and auto lending industries; (vi) the financial resources of, and products available from, competitors; (vii) changes in laws and regulations as well as changes in accounting standards; (viii) changes in governmental and regulatory policy, whether applicable specifically to financial institutions or impacting the United States generally (such as, for example, changes in trade policy); (ix) increased scrutiny by, and/or additional regulatory requirements of, regulatory agencies as a result of the CompanyCole’s ~~merger~~employment ~~with~~agreement The First; (x) changes in the securities and foreign exchange markets; (xi) the Company’s potential growth, including its entrance or expansion into new markets, and the need for sufficient capital to support that growth; (xii) changes in the quality or composition of the Company’s loan or investment portfolios, including adverse developments in borrower industries or in the repayment ability of individual borrowers or issuers of investment securities, or the impact of interest rates on the value of the Company’s investment securities portfolio; (xiii) an insufficient allowance for credit losses as apreviously ~~result~~disclosed ofremain ~~inaccurate assumptions;~~ unchanged.

~~(xiv)~~Item ~~changes~~9.01. Financial inStatements ~~the sources~~ and costs of the capital the Company uses to make loans and otherwise fund the Company’s operations, due to deposit outflows, changes in the mix of deposits and the cost and availability of borrowings; (xv) general economic, market or business conditions, including the impact of inflation; (xvi) changes in demand for loan and deposit products and other financial services; (xvii) concentrations of credit or deposit exposure; (xviii) changes or the lack of changes in interest rates, yield curves and interest rate spread relationships; (xix) increased cybersecurity risk, including potential network breaches, business disruptions or financial losses; (xx) civil unrest, natural disasters, epidemics and other catastrophic events in the Company’s geographic area; (xxi) geopolitical conditions, including acts or threats of terrorism and actions taken by the United States or other governments in response to acts or threats of terrorism and/or military conflicts, which could impact business and economic conditions in the United States and abroad; (xxii) the impact, extent and timing of technological changes; and (xxiii) other circumstances, many of which are beyond management’s controlExhibits.

Management believes that the assumptions underlying Renasant’s forward-looking statements are reasonable, but any of the assumptions could prove to be inaccurate. Investors are urged to carefully consider the risks described in Renasant’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) from time to time, including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, which are available at www.renasant.com and the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Renasant undertakes no obligation, and specifically disclaims any obligation, to update or revise forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information or to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future operating results over time, except as required by federal securities laws.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

The following ~~exhibits~~exhibit ~~are~~is being furnished herewith, and this list shall constitute the exhibit index:

Exhibit No.						Description
99.1						Presentation materials that Renasant Corporation intends to provide to investors on or after February 3, 2026.
104						The cover page of Renasant Corporation’s Form 8-K is formatted in Inline XBRL.

Exhibit No. Description

104 The cover page of Renasant Corporation’s Form 8-K is formatted in Inline XBRL

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.

	RENASANT CORPORATION
Date: February 3, 2026	By:	/s/ Kevin D. Chapman
Date: March 16, 2026	By:	/s/ Kevin D. Chapman
		Kevin D. Chapman
		President and Chief Executive Officer

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