Edgar Filing: FIRST BANCSHARES INC /MS/

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

SEIDENBURG J DOUGLAS

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FIRST BANCSHARES INC /MS/ [FBMS]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

__X__ Director	_____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

18 LAKELAND DRIVE

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/30/2016

(Street)

LAUREL, MS 39440

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
COMMON STOCK	12/30/2016		C		11,584	A	⁽¹⁾	94,240	D
COMMON STOCK	12/30/2016		C		2,500 ⁽²⁾	A	⁽¹⁾	96,740	I ⁽²⁾	See Footnote ⁽²⁾

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Series E Preferred Stock

⁽¹⁾

12/30/2016

11,584

⁽¹⁾

COMMON STOCK

11,584

⁽¹⁾

SERIES E PREFERRED STOCK

⁽¹⁾

12/30/2016

2,500 ⁽²⁾

⁽¹⁾

COMMON STOCK

2,500 ⁽²⁾

⁽¹⁾

0 ⁽²⁾

SEE FOOTNOTE ⁽²⁾

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SEIDENBURG J DOUGLAS 18 LAKELAND DRIVE LAUREL, MS 39440	X

Signatures

J DOUGLAS SEIDENBURG		01/06/2017
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The 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.
(2)	2,500 shares held of record by M.D. Outdoor, LLC. The reporting person is a 1/2 owner of the company. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by M.D. Outdoor, LLC 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 share held by M.D. Outdoor LLC for any other purposes. These shares are included in total ownership, held indirectly.

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