Effective October 29, 2021, Cadence Bancorporation completed its previously announced merger (the Merger) with BancorpSouth Bank (BancorpSouth) pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of April 12, 2021 and amended as of May 27, 2021 (the Merger Agreement). At the closing, the company merged with and into BancorpSouth, with BancorpSouth surviving the Merger as the surviving corporation. In connection with the closing, BancorpSouth Bank changed its name from BancorpSouth Bank" to Cadence Bank" and changed its New York Stock Exchange ticker symbol from BXS" to CADE". At the Effective Time, Valerie C. Toalson, the current Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the company, was appointed as Chief Financial Officer of BancorpSouth.