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  0001179585
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0001299939
  Cadence Bank
  028-10939
  One Mississippi Plaza
  201 S. Spring Street
  Tupelo
  MS
  38804
  662-680-2084
  Marc Shapiro
  Former Affiliate
  Common Stock
  J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
  390 Madison Avenue - 6th Floor
  New York
  NY
  10017
  31939
  967112.92
  183525441
  05/05/2025
  NYSE
  Common Stock
  03/04/2011
  Initial Capitalization of the company
  Issuer
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  25994
  03/04/2011
  Cash
  Common Stock
  04/13/2017
  Initial Public Offering
  Issuer
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  5945
  04/13/2017
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  Y
  05/05/2025
  /s/ J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as agent and attorney-in-fact for Marc Shapiro