—] Shares MidSouth Bancorp, Inc. Common Stock UNDERWRITING AGREEMENTUnderwriting Agreement • December 9th, 2009 • Midsouth Bancorp Inc • National commercial banks • Illinois
MidSouth Bancorp, Inc., a Louisiana corporation (the “Company”), proposes, subject to the terms and conditions stated herein, to issue and sell to the several underwriters named in Schedule I hereto (the “Underwriters”) for whom Howe Barnes Hoefer & Arnett, Inc. is acting as representative (the “Representative”) an aggregate of [—] shares (the “Firm Shares”) of the common stock, par value $0.10 per share, of the Company (“Common Stock”). The Company also proposes to sell to the several Underwriters, for the sole purpose of covering over-allotments, if any, in connection with the sale of the Firm Shares, at the option of the Underwriters, up to an additional [—] shares of Common Stock (the “Option Shares”). The Firm Shares and the Option Shares are hereinafter referred to collectively as the “Shares.”
