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FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS

P.O. Box 442
St. Louis, MO 63166-0442
wwwstlouisfed.org

October 17, 2016

Certified Mail
Return Receipt Requested
Ms. Lindsay J. Smith
Vice President
BancorpSouth, Inc.
P.O. Box 789
Tupelo, Mississippi 38802-0789
Dear Ms. Smith:
We acknowledge receipt of your letter dated October 14, 2016, requesting the withdrawal of
the applications by BancorpSouth, Inc., Tupelo, Mississippi, pursuant to Section 3 of the
Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended. to acquire, through merger, 100 percent of
the outstanding voting shares of Ouachita Bancshares Corporation, Monroe, Louisiana, and
thereby indirectly acquire Ouachita Independent Bank, Monroe, Louisiana, and to acquire,
through merger, 1 UO percent ofthe outstanding voting shares of Central Community
Corporation, Temple, Texas, and thereby indirectly acquire First State Bank Central Texas,
Austin, Texas.
In conjunction with this correspondence, we are returning all available copies of the
applications to you. Please be advised that we must retain the copy you submitted as the
Official Record Copy of each application. The Federal Reserve System is required to retain
the Official Record Copy for a minimum period of time under applicable document retention
requirements. During this retention period, the Official Record Copy may become the
subject of a request under the Freedom of Information Act. The Board's procedures for
addressing such requests are set forth in the "Rules Regarding Availability ofInformation,"
12 CFR Part 261.
Any questions concerning this matter should be directed to Paul Lippold (800-333-0810,
extension '444'8643; paul.f.lippold@stls.frb.orgj br Greg Wynd (extension 4444632;
gregj.wynd@stls.frb.org).
Sincerely,

James W.Fuchs
Assistant Vice President

Lindsay Smith
October 17, 2016
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Copy to:

James D. Rollins, III

Chairman and CEO
BancorpSouth, Inc.
. P.O. Box 789
Tupelo, Mississippi 38802.