TUPELO, Miss., Nov. 15, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of Renasant Corporation (NASDAQ: RNST) approved the payment of a quarterly cash dividend of eighteen cents ($0.18) per share to be paid January 1, 2017, to shareholders of record as of December 14, 2016.

ABOUT RENASANT CORPORATION:

Renasant Corporation is the parent of Renasant Bank, a 112-year-old financial services institution. Renasant has assets of approximately $8.5 billion and operates more than 175 banking, mortgage, financial services and insurance offices in Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia and Florida.

For more information please visit www.renasantbank.com or Renasant's IR site at www.renasant.com.



    Contacts For Media:                     For Financials:

             John Oxford                    Kevin Chapman

             First Vice President           Executive Vice President

             Director of Corp Communication Chief Financial Officer

             (662) 680-1219                 (662) 680-1450

             joxford@renasant.com           kchapman@renasant.com

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SOURCE Renasant Corporation