UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934
January
22, 2007
Date
of
Report (Date of earliest event reported)
TRUSTMARK
CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Mississippi
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0-3683
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64-0471500
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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248
East Capitol Street, Jackson, Mississippi
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39201
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code:
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(601)
208-6898
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appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
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Item
5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.
Appointment
of New Director.
On
January 16, 2007, the Board of Directors of Trustmark Corporation, acting
pursuant to the authority granted it by Article III, Section 4 of the
Corporation’s Bylaws, appointed Mr. Daniel A. Grafton to serve as a Director of
Trustmark Corporation. Mr. Grafton was appointed to fill the vacancy on
the
Board of Directors created by the resignation of former Director Matthew
L.
Holleman, III. He will serve for the remainder of Mr. Holleman’s unexpired term,
which is scheduled to expire on May 8, 2007. By virtue of his appointment,
Mr.
Grafton was also appointed to serve on the following committees of the
Trustmark
Corporation Board of Directors: Executive, Human Resources (Chair), Nominating
and Strategic Planning.
Mr.
Grafton, who will turn 60 on January 29, 2007, has served on the Board
of
Directors of Trustmark National Bank since February 2006 and he will continue
to
serve in that directorship. He currently serves as the President of L-3
Vertex
Aerospace LLC, an aviation/aerospace technical services company located
in
Madison, Mississippi, having been elected to that position in December
2003.
From April 2001 through November 2003, Mr. Grafton served as President,
Director
and Chief Executive Officer of Raytheon Aerospace, a Veritas Company. From
1980
to April 2001, Mr. Grafton held a variety of key leadership positions in
Raytheon Company including Manager, Director, Vice President, Chief Operating
Officer, President and Chief Executive Officer.
Appointment
of Principal Financial Officer.
On
January 16, 2007, the Board of Directors of Trustmark Corporation appointed
Louis E. Greer, who currently serves as the Chief Accounting Officer of
Trustmark Corporation, to serve as the Treasurer and Principal Financial
Officer
of the Corporation. On the same date, Mr. Greer’s title was changed from Chief
Accounting Officer to Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer of the
Corporation. Gerard R. Host, who has been serving as the Interim Principal
Financial Officer of the Corporation, will remain as the President of General
Banking of Trustmark Corporation’s subsidiary, Trustmark National Bank.
Mr.
Greer, age 52, is a certified public accountant and has been employed by
Trustmark Corporation and Trustmark National Bank for approximately 20
years. He
has served as the Chief Accounting Officer of the Corporation and Trustmark
National Bank since 2003, with responsibility for the internal, external
and tax
reporting functions, as well as the profit planning processes of the Corporation
and its subsidiaries. He served as the Senior Vice President and Controller
of
Trustmark National Bank from 1992 to 2003. In such positions, Mr. Greer
has
managed the Accounting Division of Trustmark National Bank and participated
actively on all of the mergers and acquisitions for the Corporation and
its
subsidiaries during that time. Mr. Greer serves as a member of the following
committees of Trustmark National Bank: Management and Asset Liability and
as a
management representative to the Trustmark Corporation Audit and Finance
Committee.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
TRUSTMARK
CORPORATION
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BY:
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/s/ T. Hariis Collier III |
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T.
Harris Collier III
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Secretary
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DATE:
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January
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