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
November
6, 2008
Date of
Report (Date of earliest event reported)
TRUSTMARK
CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Mississippi
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000-03683
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64-0471500
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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248
East Capitol Street, Jackson, Mississippi
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39201
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(Address of
principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code:
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(601)
208-5111
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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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Written communications pursuant
to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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o
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Soliciting material pursuant to
Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications
pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications
pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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Item 8.01 Other
Events.
On
November 6, 2008, Trustmark Corporation announced that it had received
preliminary approval from the U.S. Department of the Treasury to receive an
investment of $215 million by participating in the Treasury’s TARP Capital
Purchase Program (“CPP”). The terms of the preferred stock and warrants,
which Trustmark expects to issue to the Treasury, will be in substantial
conformity to the standardized terms provided by the Treasury in its CPP Term
Sheet. A copy of the November 6, 2008 press release announcing the preliminary
approval for participation in the CPP is attached hereto as Exhibit
99.1.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits
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Exhibit Number
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Description
of Exhibits
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99.1
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News
release dated November 6,
2008
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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
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BY:
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/s/
Louis E. Greer
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Louis
E. Greer
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Treasurer
and Principal Financial Officer
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DATE:
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November
6, 2008
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
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Exhibit
Number
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Description
of Exhibits
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News
release dated November 6,
2008
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