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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000715072-21-000029
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	S-8
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		5
FILED AS OF DATE:		20210122
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20210122
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20210122

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			RENASANT CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000715072
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
		IRS NUMBER:				640676974
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MS
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		S-8
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-252356
		FILM NUMBER:		21546591

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		209 TROY STREET
		CITY:			TUPELO
		STATE:			MS
		ZIP:			38804-4827
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(662) 680-1001

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		P.O. BOX 709
		CITY:			TUPELO
		STATE:			MS
		ZIP:			38802-0709

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	PEOPLES HOLDING CO
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="i74e9eb06a2d044ce9a61c32631002533_1"></div><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 22, 2021</font></div><div style="text-align:right"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:98.076%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:98.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #b6b6b6;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Registration No. 333-___________</font></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="text-align:right"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;vertical-align:top;width:98.076%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:98.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">UNITED STATES</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">____________________________</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">FORM S-8</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">UNDER</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><img alt="image_13.jpg" src="image_13.jpg" style="height:1px;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:192px"></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%"> </font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">RENASANT CORPORATION </font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Mississippi&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;64-0676974</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(State or other&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(I.R.S. Employer</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;jurisdiction of incorporation&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Identification No.)</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;or organization)</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">209 Troy Street</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Tupelo, Mississippi 38804-4827</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(Address, including zip code,</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> of registrant's principal executive offices)</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:center"><img alt="image_13.jpg" src="image_13.jpg" style="height:1px;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:192px"></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">RENASANT CORPORATION</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">DEFERRED STOCK UNIT PLAN</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(Full title of the plan)</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><img alt="image_13.jpg" src="image_13.jpg" style="height:1px;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:192px"></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;vertical-align:top;width:98.076%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:48.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:48.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">C. MITCHELL WAYCASTER</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Copy to&#58;</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">President and Chief Executive Officer</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">MARK W. JEANFREAU</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Renasant Corporation</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">General Counsel</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">209 Troy Street</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Renasant Corporation</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Tupelo, Mississippi 38804-4827</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">209 Troy Street</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(662) 680-1001</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Tupelo, Mississippi 38804-4827</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;(Name and address, including zip code, and telephone number,</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">including area code, of agent for service)</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(662) 680-1445</font></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:9pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. 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MS',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#9744;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:6pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;vertical-align:top;width:91.346%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:36.268%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:14.689%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:15.742%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:13.110%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:14.691%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:3pt double #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Title of securities to be registered</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">(1)</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:3pt double #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Amount to be registered</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">(2)</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:3pt double #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Proposed maximum offering price per share</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">(3)</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:3pt double #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Proposed maximum</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">aggregate offering price</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:3pt double #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Amount of registration fee</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Common Stock, par value $5.00 per share</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">150,000 shares</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">$37.70</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">$5,655,000</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid 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style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Securities Act</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;), this Registration Statement also covers any additional shares of Common Stock that become issuable under the plan covered by this Registration Statement by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other anti-dilution provision contained in such plan. </font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:5.85pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-3.15pt;vertical-align:baseline">(3)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7.15pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-3.85pt;vertical-align:baseline"> &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Determined in accordance with Rules 457(c) and (h) of the Securities Act solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee on the basis of $37.70 per share, which is the average high and low prices of Common Stock as reported on The Nasdaq Stock Market on January 15, 2021. </font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">This Registration Statement shall become effective upon filing in accordance with Rule 462 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.</font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><div id="i74e9eb06a2d044ce9a61c32631002533_4"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="-sec-extract:summary;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">EXPLANATORY NOTE</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">This Registration Statement on Form S-8 registers an aggregate of 150,000 shares of Common Stock authorized and reserved for issuance under the DSU Plan. As more fully explained below, after the filing of this Registration Statement, an aggregate of 467,500 shares of Common Stock will be registered for issuance under the DSU Plan&#58; </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;padding-left:72pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8226;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:29.34pt">On December 23, 2002, the Company filed a Registration Statement on </font><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/715072/000071507202000025/s8dec2002.txt" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Form S-8</a></font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> (File No. 333-102152) (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">2002 Registration Statement</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;) to register 30,000 shares of Common Stock for issuance under the DSU Plan. On each of December 1, 2003 and August 28, 2006, the Company effected a three-for-two stock split of the Common Stock, and, as provided in the 2002 Registration Statement, the number of shares registered pursuant to such registration statement increased to 67,500 shares in accordance with Rule 416(a) of the Securities Act.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;padding-left:72pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8226;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:29.34pt">On June 29, 2007, the Company filed a Registration Statement on </font><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/715072/000119312507146957/ds8.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Form S-8</a></font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> (File No. 333-144185) (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">2007 Registration Statement</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;) for the purpose of registering an additional 100,000 shares for issuance under the DSU Plan and incorporating by reference the contents of the 2002 Registration Statement.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;padding-left:72pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8226;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:29.34pt">On March 7, 2012, the Company filed a Registration Statement on </font><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/715072/000119312512101468/d312222ds8.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Form S-8</a></font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> (File No. 333-</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">179973) (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">2012 Registration Statement</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;) for the purpose of registering an additional 150,000 shares for issuance under the DSU Plan and incorporating by reference the contents of the 2002 Registration Statement and the 2007 Registration Statement.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">In accordance with Form S-8, General Instruction E, the contents of the 2002 Registration Statement, the 2007 Registration Statement and the 2012 Registration Statement are hereby incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement.</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">PART I</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The prospectus containing information required by Part I of Form S-8 relating to this Registration Statement is omitted in accordance with the note to Part I of Form S-8.  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Mitchell Waycaster&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">               </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">                          </font></div><div style="padding-left:252pt;text-indent:18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">C. Mitchell Waycaster</font></div><div style="padding-left:270pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">President and Chief Executive Officer&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div id="i74e9eb06a2d044ce9a61c32631002533_103"></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">POWER OF ATTORNEY</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">, that we, the undersigned directors and officers of Renasant Corporation, constitute and appoint E. 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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="i539a6f377f48408581ca19b71c08f439_1"></div><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">EXHIBIT 5.1</font></div></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">January 22, 2021</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Renasant Corporation</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">209 Troy Street</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Tupelo, Mississippi 38804</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Re&#58;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Renasant Corporation</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Registration Statement on Form S-8</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Renasant Corporation Deferred Stock Unit Plan</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Ladies and Gentlemen&#58;</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;We have acted as counsel to Renasant Corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) in connection with the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the &#8220;Registration Statement&#8221;) filed by the Company on January 22, 2021 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;Commission&#8221;).  The Registration Statement registers under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#8220;Securities Act&#8221;), an aggregate of 150,000 shares of the Company&#8217;s common stock, par value $5.00 per share (&#8220;Common Stock&#8221;), to be issued under the Renasant Corporation Deferred Stock Unit Plan, as amended and restated effective January 1, 2005, and as further amended (the &#8220;DSU Plan&#8221;).</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">As the basis for the opinion set forth below, we have examined and relied upon (a) the Registration Statement, (b) the Company&#8217;s Articles of Incorporation, as amended, and Amended and Restated Bylaws, as amended, (c) the DSU Plan, (d) minutes of a meeting of the board of directors of the Company (the &#8220;Board&#8221;) held on December 16, 2020, relating to the adoption and approval of Amendment No. 5 to the DSU Plan and a certificate of the Secretary of the Company certifying that, at its meeting held on January 19, 2021, the Board adopted resolutions authorizing and approving the Registration Statement and (e) original, photostatic or certified copies of such records and other documents as we have deemed relevant and necessary.  In making such examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures appearing on all documents, the legal capacity of all persons signing such documents, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as certified, conformed or photostatic copies, the accuracy and completeness of all corporate records made available to us by the Company and the truth and accuracy of all facts set forth in all certificates provided to or examined by us.  </font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Based upon the foregoing and subject to the limitations, qualifications, exceptions and assumptions set forth herein, we are of the opinion that Common Stock, when fully paid for and issued in accordance with the terms of the DSU Plan, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. </font></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;The foregoing opinions are limited to the laws of the State of Mississippi and the federal laws of the United States of America.  We express no opinion as to matters governed by the laws of any other state.  Furthermore, no opinion is expressed as to the effect of any future acts of the parties or changes in existing law.  We undertake no responsibility to advise you of any changes after the date hereof in the law or the facts presently in effect that would alter the scope or substance of the opinions herein expressed.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Renasant Corporation</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">January 22, 2021</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Page 2</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">This letter expresses our legal opinion as to the foregoing matters based on our professional judgment at this time&#59; it is not, however, to be construed as a guaranty, nor is it a warranty that a court considering such matters would not rule in a manner contrary to the opinion set forth above.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">We consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement.  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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="i22dc856b91274bc59edbcff6212deea6_1"></div><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Exhibit 99.1</font></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">RENASANT CORPORATION</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">DEFERRED STOCK UNIT PLAN </font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Amendment No. 5</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%"> (Additional Shares)</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">WHEREAS,</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> Renasant Corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) maintains the Renasant Corporation Deferred Stock Unit Plan, a non-qualified deferred compensation plan originally effective January 1, 2002, most recently amended and restated effective January 1, 2005, and as further amended (the &#8220;Plan&#8221;)&#59;</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">WHEREAS, </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Section 11.4 of the Plan permits its amendment by the Board of Directors of the Company (the &#8220;Board&#8221;), and the Board has determined that an amendment to increase the number of shares reserved for issuance under the Plan and to authorize certain other administrative actions is now necessary and appropriate&#59; </font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">NOW, THEREFORE, </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">effective as of January 1, 2021, the Plan shall be amended as follows&#58;</font></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">1.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Section 11.6 of the Plan, entitled &#8220;Company Stock Units,&#8221; shall be amended as follows&#58; </font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:72pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">a.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subsection a. of Section 11.6 shall be amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows&#58;</font></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:108pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8220;a.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;As of January 1, 2021, an aggregate of 467,500</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">shares of Company Stock shall be reserved for issuance under the Plan, which shares may be authorized but unissued shares, treasury shares or shares acquired on the open market or by private purchase.  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The rate of such withholdings shall be determined as the aggregate of&#58; (a) for Federal income taxes, the applicable supplemental wage rate&#59; (b) the applicable employment tax rate or rates&#59; and (c) for state income taxes, the applicable maximum marginal rate.  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Mitchell Waycaster&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;       C. 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