Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP ("Robbins Geller") today announced that a class action has been commenced, through an amended complaint filed on April 8, 2013, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi on behalf of all holders of First M&F Corporation ("FMFC" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:FMFC) common stock on February 7, 2013, in connection with the proposed takeover of FMFC and Merchants and Farmers Bank ("Merchants") by Renasant Corporation and Renasant Bank (collectively, "Renasant").

If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than 60 days from today. If you wish to discuss this action or have any questions concerning this notice or your rights or interests, please contact plaintiff's counsel, Darren Robbins of Robbins Geller at 800-449-4900 or 619-231-1058, or via e-mail at djr@rgrdlaw.com. If you are a member of this class, you can view a copy of the amended complaint as filed or join this class action online at http://www.rgrdlaw.com/cases/fmfc/. Any member of the putative class may move the Court to serve as lead plaintiff through counsel of their choice, or may choose to do nothing and remain an absent class member.

On February 7, 2013, FMFC announced that FMFC, Merchants and Renasant had entered into a definitive merger agreement whereby FMFC and Merchants would be merged with Renasant. Through the merger, the public shareholders of FMFC would have the right to receive 0.6425 shares of Renasant common stock for each share of FMFC common stock they own.

The amended complaint charges FMFC's Board of Directors (the "Board") and Renasant with violations of §§14(a) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "1934 Act") and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") Rule 14a-9 in connection with the Form S-4 (the "S-4") defendants filed with the SEC on March 29, 2013 regarding the proposed merger between FMFC, Merchants and Renasant. The amended complaint alleges that the S-4 contains material omissions and/or misstatements in contravention of §§14(a) and 20(a) of the 1934 Act and SEC Rule 14a-9 and/or defendants' fiduciary duty of disclosure under state law, including but not limited to material omissions and/or misstatements concerning the sales process leading up to the execution of the merger agreement, the Company's value, the analyses performed by the Company's financial advisor, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. ("KBW"), the analyses performed by Renasant's financial advisor Sandler O'Neill + Partners, L.P., and the potential and/or actual conflicts of interest faced by KBW. Plaintiff alleges that without this material information, FMFC shareholders will be prevented from making a fully-informed decision as to the adequacy of the proposed takeover consideration offered by Renasant and whether to vote their shares in favor of the takeover. The S-4 anticipates an FMFC shareholder vote on the proposed merger sometime in June 2013.

In addition, the amended complaint alleges the Board, FMFC, Merchants and Renasant either directly breached or aided and abetted breaches of fiduciary duties owed to FMFC shareholders in connection with the proposed merger.

Plaintiff seeks injunctive and equitable relief on behalf of all holders of FMFC common stock on February 7, 2013 (the "Class"), including but not limited to preventing the FMFC shareholder vote and consummation of the proposed takeover of FMFC by Renasant unless and until the material omissions and/or misstatements in the S-4 are corrected. Plaintiff is represented by Robbins Geller, which has expertise in prosecuting investor class actions and extensive experience in actions involving financial fraud.

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Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP
Darren Robbins, 800-449-4900 or 619-231-1058
djr@rgrdlaw.com