SEC Form 4 · accession 0001140361-17-001063

· FBMS

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗

A later amendment supersedes this filing — read the amendment. The figures below are kept as originally reported (version chain, not an overwrite).

Reporting owner

Director

Period of report

Dec 30, 2016

Accepted (ET)

Jan 6, 2017 · 5:54 pm EST

Rule 10b5-1 plan

unknown — predates the checkbox

Issuer CIK

0000947559

Table I — non-derivative securities

Security	Date	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Owned after	D/I	Nature of ownership
COMMON STOCK^F1,F2	Dec 30, 2016	C	5,634	—	A	89,519	I	See Footnote

Security	Conv. / exercise price	Date	Code	Shares	A/D	Exercisable	Expires	Underlying	Underlying shares	Owned after	D/I
SERIES E PREFERRED STOCK^F1,F2	—	Dec 30, 2016	C	5,634	D	Dec 30, 2016	—	COMMON STOCK	5,634	0	I

F1The company's Mandatorily Convertible, Nonvoting, Noncumulative Preferred Stock, Series E, was mandatorily converted on a 1-for-1 basis into shares of The First Bancshares, Inc.'s Common Stock on 12-30-16, following shareholder approval of the issuance of the underlying Common Stock on 12-29-16. All shares of the Mandatorily Convertible, Nonvoting, Noncumulative, Preferred Stock, Series E, are being surrendered to the company and have resumed the status of authorized and unissued preferred stock.
F2The shares held of record by Oak Grove Land, Inc. The reporting person is a 1/3rd owner of the company. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by Oak Grove Land Company, Inc. except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of the shares held by Oak Grove Land Company, Inc. for any other purpose. These shares are included in the total ownership, held indirectly.