The Board of Directors of BancorpSouth, Inc. (NYSE:BXS) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.22 per common share. The dividend is payable January 2, 2009 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 15, 2008.

BancorpSouth, Inc., with total assets of approximately $13.4 billion, operates banking, insurance and financial service offices in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas and Louisiana.

Web site: http://www.bancorpsouth.com/