TRUSTMARK CORP
8-K, 1999-07-14
NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT


     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                                  July 14, 1999
                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)


                              TRUSTMARK CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


  Mississippi                      0-3683                        64-0471500
(State or other            (Commission File Number)            (IRS Employer
 jurisdiction of                                             Identification No.)
 incorporation)



                             248 East Capitol Street
                                Jackson, MS 39201
          (Address, including zip code, of principal executive office)


                                 (601) 354-5111
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS

     On November 10, 1998,  Trustmark  Corporation  announced  that its Board of
Directors had  authorized the  repurchase of up to 7.5%, or  approximately  5.46
million  shares  of the  Corporation's  common  stock.  Through  June 30,  1999,
Trustmark  had  purchased   approximately   1,465,000   shares   including
approximately 590,000 during the second quarter of 1999 and 1,223,000 shares
year to date. The repurchase program,  which is subject to market conditions and
management  discretion,  has been  implemented  through open market purchases or
privately negotiated transactions.
     Trustmark Corporation, whose stock is traded on the NASDAQ exchange (TRMK),
is the parent  company of  Trustmark  National  Bank which is  headquartered  in
Jackson, Mississippi.

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                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                              TRUSTMARK CORPORATION


BY:   /s/ Richard G. Hickson                       BY:   /s/ Gerard R. Host
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      Richard G. Hickson                                 Gerard R. Host
      President and                                      Treasurer
      Chief Executive Officer                            (Chief Financial and
                                                         Accounting Officer)

DATE: July 14, 1999                                DATE: July 14, 1999



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