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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration No. 333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </B></P>
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>RENASANT CORPORATION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>incorporation or organization)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></P>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>209 Troy Street </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(662) 680-1001 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address,
including zip code, and telephone number, </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>including area code, of registrant&#146;s principal executive offices) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>RENASANT CORPORATION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>2011 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full title of the Plan) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>President and Chief Executive Officer</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Renasant Corporation</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>209
Troy Street</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Tupelo, Mississippi 38804</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(662) 680-1001</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Jane E. Armstrong, Esq.</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Phelps Dunbar LLP</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>365
Canal St., Suite 2000</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>New Orleans, Louisiana 70130</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(504) 584-9244</B></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>including area code, of agent for service)</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See
the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"><B>Title of securities <BR>to be registered</B></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>to be</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>registered<SUP
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>maximum</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>offering
price</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>per share<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(2)</SUP></B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>maximum</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>aggregate</B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>registration fee</B></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common Stock $5.00 par value</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">137,600&nbsp;shares</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$34.46</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$4,741,696</TD>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(1)</SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">In the event of a stock split, stock dividend or similar transaction involving common stock of the registrant, in order to prevent dilution, the number of shares registered shall be automatically increased to cover the
additional shares in accordance with Rule 416(a) under the 1933 Act. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP>Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) of the 1933 Act and computed on the basis of the average of the high and
low sales prices per share of Renasant Corporation common stock, $5.00 par value per share, reported on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on October&nbsp;22, 2015. </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">The Registration Statement shall become effective </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">upon filing in accordance with Rule 464 under the 1933 Act. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On April&nbsp;19, 2011, the shareholders of Renasant Corporation (the &#147;<U>Registrant</U>&#148;) approved the adoption of the Renasant Corporation 2011
Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan (the &#147;<U>LTIP</U>&#148;), which replaced the Registrant&#146;s 2001 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan (the &#147;<U>Prior Plan</U>&#148;). The LTIP reserved for issuance thereunder an aggregate of
737,600 shares of common stock, $5.00 par value per share, which consisted of 600,000 new shares reserved for issuance and 137,600 shares previously reserved but not issued under the Prior Plan. On May&nbsp;7, 2012, the Registrant registered on Form
S-8 (Reg. No.&nbsp;333-179973) an aggregate of 600,000 shares of Common Stock under the LTIP (the &#147;<U>Prior Registration Statement</U>&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This
Registration Statement is being filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) solely to register 137,600 additional shares of Common Stock issuable under the LTIP. Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, the Registrant hereby incorporates by reference herein
the contents of the Prior Registration Statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART II </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Power of Attorney (included on the Signature Page attached hereto).</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>The Registrant.</B> Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to
believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Tupelo, State of Mississippi, on this 26th
day of October, 2015. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>/s/ E. Robinson McGraw</I></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">E. Robinson McGraw, Chairman,</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">President and Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears immediately below constitutes and appoints E. Robinson McGraw and
Kevin D. Chapman (each with full power to act independently of each other) as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities,
to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement on Form S-8, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith and all instruments necessary,
appropriate or advisable to enable Renasant Corporation to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and other federal and state securities laws, in connection with the Renasant Corporation 2011 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan, and
to file any such documents or instruments with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully and for all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them or their substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 26, 2015
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
RENASANT CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Mississippi
64-0676974
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
209 Troy Street
Tupelo, Mississippi, 38804
(662) 680-1001
(Address,
including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
RENASANT CORPORATION
2011 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN
(Full title of the Plan)
E. Robinson McGraw
President and Chief Executive Officer
Renasant Corporation
209
Troy Street
Tupelo, Mississippi 38804
(662) 680-1001
Copy to:
Jane E. Armstrong, Esq.
Phelps Dunbar LLP
365
Canal St., Suite 2000
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
(504) 584-9244
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See
the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
¨
Accelerated filer
x
Non-accelerated filer
¨
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
¨
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities
to be registered
Amount
to be
registered
(1)
Proposed
maximum
offering
price
per share
(2)
Proposed
maximum
aggregate
offering price
(2)
Amount of
registration fee
Common Stock $5.00 par value
137,600 shares
$34.46
$4,741,696
$478
(1)
In the event of a stock split, stock dividend or similar transaction involving common stock of the registrant, in order to prevent dilution, the number of shares registered shall be automatically increased to cover the
additional shares in accordance with Rule 416(a) under the 1933 Act.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) of the 1933 Act and computed on the basis of the average of the high and
low sales prices per share of Renasant Corporation common stock, $5.00 par value per share, reported on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on October 22, 2015.
The Registration Statement shall become effective
upon filing in accordance with Rule 464 under the 1933 Act.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
On April 19, 2011, the shareholders of Renasant Corporation (the "
Registrant
") approved the adoption of the Renasant Corporation 2011
Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan (the "
LTIP
"), which replaced the Registrant's 2001 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan (the "
Prior Plan
"). The LTIP reserved for issuance thereunder an aggregate of
737,600 shares of common stock, $5.00 par value per share, which consisted of 600,000 new shares reserved for issuance and 137,600 shares previously reserved but not issued under the Prior Plan. On May 7, 2012, the Registrant registered on Form
S-8 (Reg. No. 333-179973) an aggregate of 600,000 shares of Common Stock under the LTIP (the "
Prior Registration Statement
").
This
Registration Statement is being filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) solely to register 137,600 additional shares of Common Stock issuable under the LTIP. Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, the Registrant hereby incorporates by reference herein
the contents of the Prior Registration Statement.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 8.
Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
Document Description
5
Opinion of Phelps Dunbar LLP.
23.1
Consent of Horne LLP.
23.2
Consent of Phelps Dunbar LLP (included in Exhibit 5 hereto).
24
Power of Attorney (included on the Signature Page attached hereto).
SIGNATURES
The Registrant.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to
believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Tupelo, State of Mississippi, on this 26th
day of October, 2015.
RENASANT CORPORATION
By:
/s/ E. Robinson McGraw
E. Robinson McGraw, Chairman,
President and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears immediately below constitutes and appoints E. Robinson McGraw and
Kevin D. Chapman (each with full power to act independently of each other) as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities,
to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement on Form S-8, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith and all instruments necessary,
appropriate or advisable to enable Renasant Corporation to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and other federal and state securities laws, in connection with the Renasant Corporation 2011 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan, and
to file any such documents or instruments with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully and for all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them or their substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ E. Robinson McGraw
Chairman of the Board, President,
Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
October 20, 2015
E. Robinson McGraw
/s/ Kevin D. Chapman
Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
October 20, 2015
Kevin D. Chapman
/s/ William M. Beasley
Director
October 20, 2015
William M. Beasley
/s/ George H. Booth, II
Director
October 20, 2015
George H. Booth, II
/s/ Frank B. Brooks
Director
October 20, 2015
Frank B. Brooks
/s/ Hollis C. Cheek
Director
October 20, 2015
Hollis C. Cheek
/s/ John M. Creekmore
Director
October 20, 2015
John M. Creekmore
/s/ Albert J. Dale, III
Director
October 20, 2015
Albert J. Dale, III
/s/ Jill V. Deer
Director
October 20, 2015
Jill V. Deer
/s/ Marshall H. Dickerson
Director
October 20, 2015
Marshall H. Dickerson
/s/ John T. Foy
Director
October 20, 2015
John T. Foy
/s/ Rick Hart
Executive Vice President
and Director
October 20, 2015
R. Rick Hart
/s/ Richard L. Heyer, Jr.
Director
October 20, 2015
Richard L. Heyer, Jr.
/s/ Neal A. Holland, Jr.
Director
October 20, 2015
Neal A. Holland, Jr.
/s/ J. Niles McNeel
Director
October 20, 2015
J. Niles McNeel
/s/ Hugh S. Potts, Jr.
Director
October 20, 2015
Hugh S. Potts, Jr.
/s/ Fred F. Sharpe
Director
October 20, 2015
Fred F. Sharpe
/s/ Michael D. Shmerling
Director
October 20, 2015
Michael D. Shmerling