LAFAYETTE, La., April 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MidSouth Bancorp, Inc.("MidSouth") (NYSE Amex: MSL), announced today that C. R. "Rusty" Cloutier, President and Chief Executive Officer and James R. McLemore, Chief Financial Officer, will present at the 14th Annual BURKENROAD REPORTS Investment Conference hosted by Tulane University's Freeman School of Business. The event will be held on Friday, April 23, 2010 at the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel, 500 Canal Street.
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The event is free and open to the public. To see the conference agenda and register please go to http://www.burkenroad.org/. The conference coincides with the first weekend of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and is a very popular annual event for both individual and institutional investors.
About MidSouth Bancorp, Inc.
MidSouth Bancorp, Inc. (MSL) is a bank holding company headquartered in Lafayette, Louisiana with assets of $972.1 million as of December 31, 2009. Through our wholly owned subsidiary, MidSouth Bank, N.A., we offer a full range of banking services to commercial and retail customers in south Louisiana and southeast Texas. MidSouth Bank has 35 locations in Louisiana and Texas and more than 50 ATMs.
Forward-Looking Statements Certain statements contained herein are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and subject to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which involve risks and uncertainties. These statements include, among others, statements regarding future results, changes in the local and national economy and potential acquisitions. Actual results may differ materially from the results anticipated in these forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such a difference include, among other matters, changes in interest rates and market prices that could affect the net interest margin, asset valuation, and expense levels; changes in local economic and business conditions, including, without limitation, changes related to the oil and gas industries, that could adversely affect customers and their ability to repay borrowings under agreed upon terms, adversely affect the value of the underlying collateral related to their borrowings, and reduce demand for loans; increased competition for deposits and loans which could affect compositions, rates and terms; the timing and impact of future acquisitions, the success or failure of integrating operations, and the ability to capitalize on growth opportunities upon entering new markets; loss of critical personnel and the challenge of hiring qualified personnel at reasonable compensation levels; legislative and regulatory changes, including changes in banking, securities and tax laws and regulations and their application by our regulators, changes in the scope and cost of FDIC insurance and other coverages, and changes in the U.S. Treasury's Capital Purchase Program; and other factors discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" in MidSouth's Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed with the SEC on December 9, 2009 and in its other filings with the SEC. MidSouth does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any of these forward-looking statements, whether to reflect new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
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CONTACT: Investors, Rusty Cloutier, President & CEO, or Jim McLemore,
CFA, Sr. EVP and CFO, +1-337-237-8343, or Media, Alex Calicchia, Chief
Marketing Officer, +1-337-593-3008, all for MidSouth Bancorp, Inc.
Web Site: http://www.burkenroad.org/
