Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On December 31, 2022, Trustmark National Bank ("Trustmark") agreed to a settlement in principle (the "Settlement") relating to litigation involving the Stanford Financial Group that includes a lawsuit initially filed in the District Court of Harris County, Texas on August 23, 2009 and also includes other subsequently-filed Stanford-related lawsuits. Trustmark Corporation, the parent company of Trustmark, has provided disclosure relating to these matters in its periodic reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q throughout the pendency of these actions.

The parties to the Settlement are, on the one hand, (i) Ralph S. Janvey, solely in his capacity as the court-appointed receiver (the "Receiver") for the Stanford Receivership Estate; (ii) the Official Stanford Investors Committee; (iii) each of the plaintiffs in the Rotstain and Smith Actions (as defined below); and, on the other hand, (iv) Trustmark.

Under the terms of the Settlement, the parties have agreed to settle and dismiss Rotstain et al. v. Trustmark National Bank, et al., CA No. 4-22-CV-00800 (S.D. Tex.) (the "Rotstain Action"), Smith et al. v. Independent Bank, et al., CA No. 4-20-CV-00675 (S.D. Tex.) (the "Smith Action"), and all current or future claims arising from or related to Stanford. In addition, the Settlement provides that the parties will request dismissal of Jackson, et al., v. Cox, et al., CA No. 3:10-CV-0328 (N.D. Tex.) (the "Jackson Action" and, collectively with the Rotstain Action and the Smith Action, the "Actions") pursuant to the terms of the bar orders described below. If the Settlement, including the bar orders described below, is approved by the Court and is not subject to further appeal, Trustmark will make a one-time cash payment of $100 million to the Receiver. Trustmark expects to be relieved of pre-trial deadlines and the February 27, 2023 trial setting in the Rotstain Action pending final Court approval of a Settlement Agreement reflecting the terms of the Settlement and pending entry of the bar orders. The Smith and Jackson Actions are currently stayed.

The Settlement includes the parties' agreement to seek the Northern District of Texas District Court's entry of bar orders prohibiting any continued or future claims against Trustmark and its related parties relating to Stanford, whether asserted to date or not. The bar orders therefore would prohibit all litigation relating to Stanford described in Trustmark Corporation's SEC periodic reports, including not only the Actions and any pending matters but also any actions that may be brought in the future. Final Court approval of these bar orders is a condition of the Settlement.

The Settlement is also subject to the execution and delivery of a definitive Settlement Agreement reflecting the terms of the Settlement, notice to Stanford's investor claimants and final, non-appealable approval by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. The timing of any final decision by the Court is subject to the discretion of the Court and any appeal. While Trustmark believes that the Settlement is consistent with the terms of prior Stanford-related settlements that have been approved by the Court and were not successfully appealed, it is possible that the Court may decide not to approve the Settlement Agreement or that the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals could decide to accept an appeal thereof.

The Settlement Agreement will provide that Trustmark makes no admission of liability or wrongdoing in connection with any Stanford matter. As has been the case throughout the pendency of the Actions, Trustmark expressly denies any liability or wrongdoing with respect to any matter alleged in regard of the multi-billion-dollar Ponzi scheme operated by Stanford for almost 20 years. Trustmark's relationship with Stanford consisted of ordinary banking services provided to business deposit customers.

Trustmark and Trustmark Corporation have determined that it is in the best interest of Trustmark, Trustmark Corporation and the shareholders of Trustmark Corporation to enter into the Settlement to eliminate the risk, ongoing expense, uncertainty as to ultimate outcome and imposition on management and the business of Trustmark of further litigation of the Actions and related Stanford claims.

As a result of the entry into the Settlement, Trustmark Corporation recognized a $100 million litigation settlement expense included in non-interest expense related to the Stanford litigation during the fourth quarter of 2022. Trustmark Corporation expects that the Settlement will be tax deductible. Trustmark will remain substantially above levels considered to be well-capitalized under all relevant standards.

The foregoing description of the Settlement Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Settlement Agreement, a copy of which will be filed as an exhibit to a future periodic or current report of Trustmark Corporation.

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