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| 8-K - TRUSTMARK CORPORATION - FORM 8K - TRUSTMARK CORP | form8k.htm |
Exhibit 99.1
| TO: | Executive Officers and Directors of Trustmark Corporation |
| FROM: | T. Harris Collier, III, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
| DATE: | August 7, 2015 |
| RE: | IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING 401(K) PLAN BLACKOUT PERIOD ANDRESTRICTIONS ON ABILITY TO TRADE SHARES OF THE COMPANY’S SECURITIES |
This notice is to inform you of significant restrictions on your ability to trade any equity securities of Trustmark Corporation (the “Company”) during an upcoming “blackout period” that will apply to the Company’s 401(k) Plan. This special “blackout period” is imposed on executive officers and directors of the Company by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation BTR (Blackout Trading Restriction) and is in addition to the Company’s trading black-out periods related to its earnings releases.
The 401(k) Plan blackout period is being imposed because of the conversion to a new recordkeeper for the 401(k) Plan. The 401(k) Plan blackout period will begin at 3:00 p.m. (Central Time) on August 24, 2015 and will end at 11:59 p.m. (Central Time) on September 10, 2015 (the “401(k) Plan Blackout Period”). During the 401(k) Plan Blackout Period, participants in the 401(k) Plan will not be able to access their accounts to direct or diversify their investments or request a distribution from the 401(k) Plan.
In accordance with Section 306(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Rule 101 of Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation BTR, the Company’s directors and executive officers are prohibited – during the 401(k) Plan Blackout Period – from purchasing, selling, or otherwise acquiring or transferring, directly or indirectly, any equity security of the Company acquired in connection with his or her employment as an executive officer or service as a director.
Please note the following:
| ● | “Equity securities” is defined broadly to include the Company’s common stock, no par value, stock options, and other derivative securities. |
| ● | Prohibited transactions are not limited to those involving your direct ownership, but include any transaction in equity securities in which you have a pecuniary interest (for example, transactions by your immediate family members living in your household). |
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Among other things, these rules prohibit selling shares of Company stock acquired pursuant to an exercise of options granted to you in connection with your employment as an executive officer or service as a director, selling shares of Company stock originally received as a restricted stock grant or upon the vesting of a restricted performance award, or selling shares to cover withholding taxes upon the vesting of restricted stock or restricted performance awards.
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Exemptions from these rules generally apply for purchases or sales under pre-existing Rule 10b5-1 plans, dividend reinvestment plans, sales required by law and certain other “automatic” transactions.
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Although you are permitted to engage in transactions involving equity securities that were not acquired in connection with your employment as an executive officer or service as a director, there is a presumption that any such transactions are prohibited unless you can identify the source of the shares and show that you used the same identification for all related purposes, such as tax reporting and disclosure requirements.
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Inquiries with respect to this blackout period, including determining whether this blackout period has ended, should be directed to:
T. Harris Collier, III, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Trustmark Corporation
248 East Capitol Street
Jackson, MS 39201
(601) 208-5088
hcollier@trustmark.com
These rules apply in addition to the trading restrictions under the Company’s Insider Trading Policy. If you engage in a transaction that violates these rules, you may be required to disgorge your profits from the transaction, and you may be subject to civil and criminal penalties. Because of the complexity of these rules and the severity of the penalties and other remedies, please contact me before engaging in any transaction involving the Company’s equity securities during the 401(k) Plan Blackout Period.