Company: RNST
Filing Date: 2025-03-12
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000715072-25-000085
Chunk: 96

Company: RENASANT CORP
Filing Date: 2025-03-12
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 96
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 D. Butler, Rose J. Flenorl, John T. Foy and Richard L. Heyer, Jr. does not expire until the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, they are not up for reelection at this year’s annual meeting, notwithstanding the declassification of the board of directors.

As required under the merger agreement for the FBMS merger, at the closing of the FBMS merger we are required to increase the size of our board of directors by four members and appoint Messrs. Cole, Levy and Parker and Ms. Moore to the board. The board has nominated Messrs. Cole, Levy and Parker and Ms. Moore for election at the 2025 Annual Meeting, contingent on the closing of the FBMS merger prior to the meeting, which remains subject to regulatory approval and the satisfaction of the remaining, customary conditions to closing. Should we not complete the merger prior to the meeting, none of Messrs. Cole, Levy and Parker and Ms. Moore will stand for election to the board at the 2025 Annual Meeting, and we will not count votes cast for any of them. Instead, they will subsequently be appointed to the board at the time of our completion of the FBMS merger in accordance with our merger agreement with FBMS. We believe that, upon their appointment to the board following the completion of the FBMS merger, Messrs. Cole, Levy and Parker and Ms. Moore will enhance the capabilities of the board.

As of the date of this proxy statement, all of our nominees are current directors standing for re-election, except for Messrs. Cole, Levy and Parker and Ms. Moore, who will be standing for election as Renasant directors for the first time, with their election subject to the completion of the FBMS merger. Biographical information about each nominee for election other than Messrs. Cole, Levy and Parker and Ms. Moore may be found in the Board Members and Compensation section under the heading “Members of the Board of Directors.” Biographical information for Messrs. Cole, Levy and Parker and Ms. Moore follows. If for any reason a nominee is not available as a candidate for director, an event that the board does not anticipate, the proxy holders will vote, in their discretion, for another candidate nominated by the board.

| Name                     |     | Age |     | Background, Experience, Qualifications and Skills                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| M. Ray (Hoppy) Cole, Jr. |     |  63 |     | Background:Since