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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 * JOHNSON STUART   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol RENASANT CORP [RNST] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SEVP * CFO (Last) (First) (Middle) P. O. BOX 709 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/17/2012 (Street) TUPELO, MS 38802 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) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock (Performance Based Restricted) 01/17/2011   J(1)   2,000 D $ 16.91 0 D   Common Stock (Performance Based Restricted) 01/17/2012   A   2,000 (2) A $ 14.96 2,000 D   Common Stock               36,443.35 (3) I 401K Common Stock               4,268.43 D

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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

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Option (Right To Buy)

$ 14.96

01/17/2012

A

7,500

(4)

01/16/2022

Common

7,500

$ 14.96

7,500

D

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 15.64

12/31/2011

J(5)

7,875

01/01/2005

12/31/2011

Common

7,875

$ 15.64

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
JOHNSON STUART P. O. BOX 709 TUPELO, MS 38802			SEVP * CFO

Signatures

Stuart Johnson		01/19/2012
**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)	Shares previously reported were forfeited because the performance objectives for the 2011 Performance Cyle were not met.
(2)	This is the target amount of a performance based restricted stock grant available if certain criteria is met. Any adjustments to the target award will be reported at the time of the actual determination of performance as compared to the applicable threshold, target and maxium performance objectives. In no event, however, will the number of shares awarded exceed 150% of the number of shares of the target award. The share price will be determined at the close of business on the end of the performance cycle. These shares were awarded under the Renasant Bank 2011 LTIP Plan
(3)	Includes shares acquired between January 1, 2011 and December 21, 2011 under the Renasant Bank 401(k) plan.
(4)	Options issued under the Renasant 2011 LTIP Plan. Beginning with the issue date, equal installments of 33 1/3 of the option shares granted will be available for exercise upon completion of one, two and three years of service measured from date of grant, respectively. The options expire ten (10) years from the grant date.
(5)	Expiration of out-of-the-money derivative secutity.

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