UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 6)*
SANDERSON FARMS, INC.
(Name of Issuer)
COMMON STOCK
(Title of Class of Securities)
800013
(CUSIP Number)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement / /. (A fee
is not required only if the filing person (1) has a previous statement on file
reporting beneficial Ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficially ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7).
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but
shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
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CUSIP NO. 800013 13G Page 2 of 11 Pages
1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Robin Robinson
###-##-####
2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
Yes
3. SEC USE ONLY
4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
UNITED STATES
5. SOLE VOTING POWER
6,419
6. SHARED VOTING POWER
115,000
7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,265,079
9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
1,265,079 (See Item 4 of this Schedule 13G)
10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES
NOT APPLICABLE
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
9.18%
12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
INDIVIDUAL
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CUSIP NO. 800013 13G Page 3 of 11 Pages
1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Lampkin Butts
###-##-####
2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
Yes
3. SEC USE ONLY
4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
UNITED STATES
5. SOLE VOTING POWER
26,563
6. SHARED VOTING POWER
115,000
7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
3,823
8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,265,079
9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
1,300,777
10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES
NOT APPLICABLE
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
9.43%
12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
INDIVIDUAL
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CUSIP NO. 800013 13G Page 4 of 11 Pages
1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
TRUSTMARK NATIONAL BANK
64-0180810
2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
Yes
3. SEC USE ONLY
4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
UNITED STATES
5. SOLE VOTING POWER
0
6. SHARED VOTING POWER
115,000
7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,265,079
9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
1,265,079
10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES
NOT APPLICABLE
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11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
9.18%
12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
BANK
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CUSIP NO.: 800013 Page 5 of 11 Pages
Schedules 13G
Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:
Sanderson Farms, Inc. (The ACompany@)
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
225 N. 13th Avenue
Laurel, Mississippi 39440
Item 2(a). Name of Persons Filing:
Lampkin Butts
Robin Robinson
Trustmark National Bank
Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if none,
Residence:
For Trustmark National Bank
415 N. Magnolia Street
Laurel, Mississippi 39440.
The principal business address for each reporting person other than
Trustmark National Bank is:
225 N. 13th Avenue
Laurel, Mississippi 39440
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Item 2(c). Citizenship:
Lampkin Butts and Robin Robinson are
United States citizens.
Trustmark National Bank is a bank organized under the laws of the
United States.
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock, $1.00 per share par value.
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Item 2(e). Cusip Number:
800013
Item 3. Not Applicable.
Item 4. Ownership
The paragraphs below set forth information for each of the reporting
persons with respect to the following:
(a) amount beneficially owned;
(b) percent of class; and
(c) number of shares as to which such person has: (i) sole power to
vote or to direct the vote; (ii) shared power to vote or to
direct the vote; (iii)sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of; (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of.
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1. Lampkin Butts, Robin Robinson and Trustmark National Bank are the
trustees of the Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust of Sanderson
Farms, Inc. and Affiliates (the "ESOP"), which is the record owner of
1,265,079 shares of common stock of the Company. Trustmark National
Bank and Mr. Butts and Ms. Robinson, in their respective capacities as
trustees of the ESOP, share with each other investment power with
respect to those shares of common stock and therefore are each deemed
to beneficially own, under applicable regulations of the Securities and
Exchange Commission, the 1,265,079 shares of common stock owned of
record by the ESOP. With respect to the voting power of the 1,265,079
shares of common stock, the members of the Administrative Committee of
the ESOP share with each other voting power as to 115,000 shares, which
are the shares of common stock not allocated to participant accounts
under the ESOP, and the participants in the ESOP exercise sole voting
power as to the 1,150,079 shares allocated to their respective accounts
under the ESOP.
B. See note (A) above for a description of the nature of Ms. Robinson's
beneficial ownership of the 1,265,079 shares of common stock owned of
record by the ESOP. Ms. Robinson, pursuant to Rule 13d-4, disclaims
beneficial ownership of all shares of common stock owned of record by
the ESOP, except the 6,419 shares allocated to her individual account.
There are 6,419 shares allocated to Ms. Robinson's account in the
Company's ESOP, with respect to which Ms. Robinson has sole voting
power, but over which she shares investment power with the other
trustees of the ESOP.
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C. See note (A)for a description of the nature of Mr. Butts' beneficial
ownership of the 1,265,079 shares of common stock owned of record by
the ESOP. The amount in the table also includes 3,773 shares owned of
record by Mr. Butts, and 50 shares held as custodian for a minor child,
over which he exercises sole voting and investment power. With respect
to the 22,740 shares allocated to his account under the Company's ESOP,
Mr. Butts has sole voting power, but shares investment power with the
other trustees of the ESOP. The amount beneficially owned by Mr. Butts
also includes 31,875 options to purchase shares owned by Mr. Butts
under the Company's Stock Option Plan, which options to purchase such
shares were exercisable on the date of this filing, and the exercise
price of which options were higher than the market price of that date.
Mr. Butts, pursuant to Rule 13d-4, disclaims beneficial ownership of
all shares of common stock owned of record by the ESOP, except the
22,740 shares allocated to his individual account, and the 50 shares
held as custodian.
4. Trustmark National Bank beneficially owns 1,265,079 shares of common
stock of the Company, which amount represents 9.18% of the outstanding
shares of common stock of the Company. See note (A) for a description
of the nature of Trustmark National Bank=s beneficial ownership of the
1,265,079 shares of common stock owned of record by the ESOP.
Trustmark National Bank, pursuant to Rule 13d-4, disclaims beneficial
ownership of all shares of common stock owned of present by the ESOP,
which constitute all shares of common stock reported as beneficially
owned by it.
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
Not Applicable.
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Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:
Not Applicable.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company:
Not Applicable.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
Not Applicable.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group:
Not Applicable.
Item 10. Certification:
Not Applicable.
Material to be filed as Exhibits:
Exhibit Description
1 Agreement of Joint Filing
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CUSIP NO.: 800013 Page 9 of 11 Pages
SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
Date: May 31, 2000
/s/Lampkin Butts
Lampkin Butts
Individually and in his capacity as a trustee of the
Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust of Sanderson Farms,
Inc. and Affiliates
/s/Robin Robinson
Robin Robinson
Individually and in her capacity as a trustee of the
Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust of Sanderson Farms,
Inc. and Affiliates
TRUSTMARK NATIONAL BANK,
In its capacity as a trustee of the Employee Stock Ownership
Plan and Trust of Sanderson Farms, Inc. and Affiliates
BY:/s/Charles Windham, Jr.
Charles Windham, Jr.
ITS: Vice President and Trust Officer
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CUSIP NO.: 800013 Page 10 of 11 Pages
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION
1 Agreement of Joint Filing
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CUSP NO.: 800013 Page 11 of 11 Pages
The undersigned hereby agree, pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f)(1) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that the foregoing Schedule 13G
relating to the beneficial ownership of shares of the common stock, $1.00 per
share par value, of Sanderson Farms, Inc. is filed on behalf of each of the
undersigned. Each of the undersigned acknowledges responsibility for the timely
filing of this Schedule and any amendments and for the completeness and accuracy
of the information contained herein with respect to such person. This Agreement
of Joint Filing may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same
instrument.
Dated this 31st day of May, 2000.
/s/Lampkin Butts
Lampkin Butts
Individually and in his capacity as a trustee of the
Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust of Sanderson
Farms, Inc. and Affiliates
/s/Robin Robinson
Robin Robinson
Individually and in her capacity as a trustee of the
Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust of Sanderson
Farms, Inc. and Affiliates
TRUSTMARK NATIONAL BANK,
In its capacity as a trustee of the Employee Stock
Ownership Plan and Trust of Sanderson Farms, Inc. and
Affiliates
BY:/s/Charles Windham, Jr.
Charles Windham, Jr.
ITS: Vice President and Trust Officer
