AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER by and between THE FIRST BANCSHARES, INC. and SOUTHWEST BANC SHARES, INC. Dated as of October 24, 2017Agreement and Plan of Merger • November 9th, 2017 • First Bancshares Inc /MS/ • National commercial banks • Mississippi
Contract Type FiledNovember 9th, 2017 Company Industry JurisdictionThis Agreement and Plan of Merger (this “Agreement”) is dated as of October 24, 2017, 2017, by and between The First Bancshares, Inc., a Mississippi corporation (“FBMS”), and Southwest Banc Shares, Inc., an Alabama corporation (“SWBS”) and, together with FBMS, the “Parties” and each a “Party”).