EX-99.1 7 d877450dex991.htm EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

CONSENT OF STEPHENS INC.

We hereby consent to the inclusion of our opinion letter to the Board of Directors of Renasant Corporation (the “Company”) as an Annex to the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus relating to the proposed acquisition of The First Bancshares, Inc. by the Company contained in the Registration Statement on Form S-4, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, and to the references to our firm and such opinion in such Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus and the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not admit that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder (the “Regulations”), and we do not admit that we are experts with respect to any part of such Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus and the Registration Statement within the meaning of the term “experts” as used in the Act or the Regulations.

STEPHENS INC.
By: |  | /s/ Brian Branson
Title: |  | Managing Director
Date: |  | August 30, 2024

Stephens Inc. |  | 111 Center Street |  | 501-377-2000 |  | www.stephens.com
|  | Little Rock, AR 72201 |  | 800-643-9691 |  |