UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO

~~PURSUANT TO~~ SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

~~OF THE~~ SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 1927, 2017 ~~(October 18, 2017)~~

BANCORPSOUTH, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Mississippi	1-12991	64-0659571
(State or other jurisdictionof incorporation)	(CommissionFile Number)	(IRS EmployerIdentification No.)
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

One Mississippi Plaza

201 South Spring Street

Tupelo, Mississippi

38804

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (662) 680-2000

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Section 27 – ~~Financial~~Regulation ~~Information~~FD

Item 27.0201. ~~Results~~Regulation ofFD ~~Operations and Financial Condition~~Disclosure.

On October 1827, 2017, BancorpSouth, Inc. (the “Company”) ~~issued~~released a ~~news~~summary ~~release~~of ~~announcing~~ its ~~financial results~~stress ~~for~~test ~~the~~results ~~third~~as ~~quarter~~required ~~ended~~by ~~September 30,~~the ~~2017.~~Dodd-Frank AWall ~~copy~~Street ofReform ~~the~~and ~~news~~Consumer ~~release~~Protection isAct ~~furnished~~of as2010. ~~Exhibit~~A ~~99.1~~link to ~~this~~the ~~Current~~summary ~~Report~~is onprovided ~~Form~~under ~~8-K~~the ~~(this~~tab “~~Report~~Stress Test Results”) ~~and~~located on isthe ~~incorporated~~Company’s ~~herein~~Investor byRelations ~~reference~~webpage inwhich ~~its~~may ~~entirety~~be accessed at www.bancorpsouth.investorroom.com.

~~Section 7~~Information –contained ~~Regulation~~on FDthe Company’s website is not incorporated by reference into this Current Report on Form 8-K. Also, the information in the preceding paragraph is being “furnished” and shall not be considered “filed” under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and shall not be incorporated by reference into any of the Company’s previous or future filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

~~Item~~SIGNATURES ~~7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.~~

~~The~~Pursuant ~~Company will conduct a conference call at 10:00 a.m. (Central Time) on October 19, 2017~~ to ~~discuss its financial results for~~ the ~~third~~requirements ~~quarter ended September 30, 2017. A copy~~ of the ~~presentation~~Securities toExchange beAct ~~used~~of ~~for~~1934, the ~~conference~~Registrant ~~call~~has isduly ~~furnished~~caused asthis ~~Exhibit~~report ~~99.2~~ to ~~this~~be ~~Report~~signed ~~and~~on isits ~~incorporated~~behalf ~~herein~~ by the ~~reference~~undersigned inhereunto ~~its~~duly ~~entirety~~authorized.

~~Section 9~~BANCORPSOUTH, –INC. ~~Financial~~By: ~~Statements~~/s/ Cathy S. Freeman Cathy S. Freeman Senior Executive Vice President and ~~Exhibits~~Chief Administrative Officer

~~Item~~Date: ~~9.01.~~October 27, ~~Financial~~2017 ~~Statements and Exhibits.~~

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		News release issued on October 18, 2017 by BancorpSouth, Inc.
99.2		Presentation for conference call to be conducted by BancorpSouth, Inc. on October 19, 2017

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.

BANCORPSOUTH, INC. By: /s/ Cathy Freeman Cathy S. Freeman Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer

Date: October 19, 2017

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