BancorpSouth, Inc. President and Chief Operating Officer to Present at Financial...

BancorpSouth, Inc. President and Chief Operating Officer to Present at
Financial Conference

TUPELO, Miss., May 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BancorpSouth, Inc. (NYSE: BXS)
President and Chief Operating Officer Jim Kelley will make a presentation to
bank stock analysts at the Stephens Spring Investment Conference at the New
York Palace Hotel in New York, Tuesday, June 2, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. eastern
time.

A live webcast of the presentation will be available at the company's internet
site (www.bancorpsouth.com). This will be an interactive session between
management and those attending the conference; others may listen to the live
broadcast. The conference also will be available in archived format at the
same address.

BancorpSouth, Inc. is a $13.5 billion-asset financial holding company. The
company operates approximately 315 banking and insurance locations in Alabama,
Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee and
Texas. In addition to providing traditional banking services, credit cards,
mortgages, trust and fiduciary services, the company provides investment
services through its subsidiary BancorpSouth Investment Services, Inc. and
insurance services through its subsidiary BancorpSouth Insurance Services,
Inc. BancorpSouth's common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange
under the symbol BXS.

SOURCE BancorpSouth, Inc.

Financial Contact: L. Nash Allen, Jr., +1-662-680-2330, or Media Contact:
Randy Burchfield, +1-662-620-4302, both of BancorpSouth, Inc.