UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 POST EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 TRUSTMARK CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in it charter) Mississippi 64-0471500 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) 248 East Capitol Street, Jackson, MS 39201 (Address of principal executive offices including zip code) Trustmark Corporation 1997 Long Term Incentive Plan (Full title of the plan) LOUIS E. GREER Chief Accounting Officer Trustmark Corporation 248 E. Capitol Street Jackson, MS 39201 (601) 208-2310, Fax (601)208-6871 (Name and address, including area code and telephone number, of agent for service) Copies of all correspondence to: Robert D. Drinkwater Brunini, Grantham, Grower & Hewes, PLLC Post Office Drawer 119 Jackson, MS 39205 (601) 948-3101, Fax (601)960-6902 CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE Proposed maximum Proposed maximum Title of securities Amount to be offering price aggregate offering Amount of to be registered registered per share price registration fee ------------------- ------------- ---------------- ------------------ ---------------- Common Stock $0.00 par value per share 1,366,124 $27.13 $37,062,944 $4,362 Registration fee has been calculated in accordance with Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933 and is based upon the average price at which options may be exercised. If any securities being registered on this form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box. [x] Explanation ----------- This Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 is being filed to register 1,366,124 additional shares issuable pursuant to Registrant's 1997 Long Term Incentive Plan. Registrant initially registered 300,000 shares pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-8, which became effective September 18, 1997 (File No. 333-35889). Effective March 30, 1998, Registrant's shares were split 2 for 1, increasing the number of registered shares to 600,000. Registrant registered 300,000 additional shares pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-8, which became effective June 21, 2000 (File No. 333-39786), increasing the number of registered shares to 900,000. This amendment increases the number of registered shares to 2,266,124. The contents of the earlier Registration Statements on Form S-8 (File No. 333- 35889) and (File No. 333-39786) are incorporated herein by reference. Part II Item 8. Exhibits. Exhibit No. Description of Exhibit ----------- ---------------------- 5.1 Opinion and Consent of Brunini, Grantham, Grower & Hewes as to the legality of the issuance of the shares. 23.1 Consent of KPMG LLP SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Post Effective Amendment to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Jackson and State of Mississippi on the 19th day of April, 2005. TRUSTMARK CORPORATION /s/ Richard G. Hickson ---------------------- Richard G. Hickson Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post Effective Amendment has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated. Signature Title Date --------- ----- ---- /s/ Richard G. Hickson Chairman, President and Chief April 19, 2005 ---------------------------- Executive Officer (Principal Richard G. Hickson Executive Officer), Director /s/ Zach L. Wasson Treasurer (Principal April 19, 2005 ---------------------------- Financial Officer) Zach L. Wasson /s/ Louis E. Greer Chief Accounting Officer April 19, 2005 ---------------------------- (Principal Accounting Officer) Louis E. Greer /s/ J. Kelly Allgood Director April 19, 2005 ---------------------------- J. Kelly Allgood /s/ Reuben V. Anderson Director April 19, 2005 ---------------------------- Reuben V. Anderson /s/ John L. Black, Jr. Director April 19, 2005 ---------------------------- John L. Black, Jr. /s/ William C. Deviney, Jr. Director April 19, 2005 ---------------------------- William C. Deviney, Jr. /s/ C. Gerald Garnett Director April 19, 2005 ---------------------------- C. Gerald Garnett /s/ Matthew L. Holleman, III Director April 19, 2005 ---------------------------- Matthew L. Holleman, III /s/ Richard H. Puckett Director April 19, 2005 ---------------------------- Richard H. Puckett /s/ Carolyn C. Shanks Director April 19, 2005 ---------------------------- Carolyn C. Shanks Director ---------------------------- Kenneth W. Williams /s/ William G. Yates, Jr Director April 19, 2005 ---------------------------- William G. Yates, Jr. Exhibit 5.1 BRUNINI, GRANTHAM, GROWER & HEWES, PLLC TELEPHONE ATTORNEYS AT LAW MAILING ADDRESS (601) 948-3101 1400 TRUSTMARK BUILDING POST OFFICE DRAWER 119 248 EAST CAPITOL STREET JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI 39205 FACSIMILE JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI 39201 (601) 960-6902 April 15, 2005 Trustmark Corporation 248 East Capitol Street Jackson, Mississippi 39201 Ladies and Gentlemen: We have acted as counsel to Trustmark Corporation, a Mississippi corporation ("Trustmark") in connection with the preparation of Post Effective Amendment No. 2 to its registration statement on Form S-8 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Registration Statement") which Registration Statement relates to the proposed offer by Trustmark to certain of its employees of up to 1,385,974 additional shares (the "Shares") of the common stock of Trustmark issuable upon the exercise of certain options which have been or may be granted under the Trustmark 1997 Long Term Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). This opinion is being furnished to you to be included as an Exhibit to the Registration Statement. We are of the opinion that the Shares have been duly authorized for issuance and, when the Registration Statement has been declared effective and the Shares issued in accordance with the Plan, such Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-accessible. We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an Exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to our firm in the Registration Statement. Very truly yours, /s/ Robert D. Drinkwater Exhibit 23.1 Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm The Board of Directors Trustmark Corporation: We consent to the use of our reports dated March 11, 2005, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Trustmark Corporation as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholders' equity and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2004, management's assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004, incorporated by reference herein. /s/ KPMG LLP Jackson, Mississippi April 14, 2005