SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2024-07-29

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Exhibit 10.2 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM OF BUYER VOTING AGREEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This VOTING AGREEMENT (this &#147;<U>Agreement</U>&#148;) is made and entered into as of July 29, 2024, by and among Renasant Corporation
(&#147;<U>Buyer</U>&#148;), a Mississippi corporation, The First Bancshares, Inc. (&#147;<U>Seller</U>&#148;), a Mississippi corporation, and the undersigned shareholder [and director][and executive officer] (the &#147;<U>Shareholder</U>&#148;) of
Buyer in the Shareholder&#146;s capacity as a shareholder of Buyer, and not in his or her capacity as [a director][an executive officer] of Buyer. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Preamble </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Concurrently
with the execution of this Agreement, Buyer and Seller are entering into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the &#147;<U>Merger
Agreement</U>&#148;), pursuant to which, among other things, Seller will merge with and into Buyer, with Buyer as the surviving corporation (the &#147;<U>Merger</U>&#148;), and The First Bank, a Mississippi state-chartered bank and wholly owned
subsidiary of Seller (&#147;<U>Seller Bank</U>&#148;), will merge with and into Renasant Bank, a Mississippi state-chartered bank and wholly owned subsidiary of Buyer (&#147;<U>Buyer Bank</U>&#148;), with Buyer Bank as the surviving bank (together
with the Merger, the &#147;<U>Mergers</U>&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As of the date hereof, the Shareholder is [a director][an executive officer] of Buyer
and has Beneficial Ownership of, in the aggregate, those shares of common stock, par value $5.00 per share, of Buyer (&#147;<U>Buyer Common Stock</U>&#148;) specified on Schedule 1 attached hereto. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As a condition and inducement to Buyer and Seller entering into the Merger Agreement, Buyer and Seller have required that the Shareholder
agree, and the Shareholder has agreed, to enter into this Agreement and abide by the covenants and obligations set forth herein. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Other
individuals, as a condition and inducement to Buyer and Seller entering into the Merger Agreement, will enter into and abide by the covenants and obligations set forth in substantially similar voting agreements. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>NOW</B>, <B>THEREFORE</B>, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual representations, warranties, covenants and agreements herein
contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ARTICLE I </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>GENERAL </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1.1. <U>Defined
Terms</U>. The following capitalized terms, as used in this Agreement, shall have the meanings set forth below. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Merger Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Affiliate</U>&#148; of a Person means any other Person directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controlling,
controlled by or under common control with such Person. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Beneficial Ownership</U>&#148; by a Person of any securities means
ownership by any Person who, directly or indirectly, through any Contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise, has or shares (a)&nbsp;voting power which includes the power to vote, or to direct the voting of, such security; or
(b)&nbsp;investment power which includes the power to dispose, or to direct the disposition, of such security; and shall otherwise be interpreted in accordance with the term &#147;beneficial ownership&#148; as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the
Exchange Act; provided, that for purposes of determining Beneficial Ownership, a Person shall be deemed to be the Beneficial Owner of any securities which such Person has, at any time during the term
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of this Agreement, the right to acquire pursuant to any Contract, arrangement or understanding or upon the exercise of conversion rights, exchange rights, warrants or options, or otherwise
(irrespective of whether the right to acquire such securities is exercisable immedia