Tate stated that during the fourth quarter of 2016, there was a test call placed on December 13th to the Trustmark Corporation Whistleblower Hotline. He explained that this was initiated for the purpose of testing where calls were being directed and who was notified, during which time only the Human Resource Representative was notified. Upon review, it was decided to add John Shuff, Director of Internal Audit, and Granville Tate, General Counsel to receive notification of all such calls, as well. A second call was then made a week later to the Hotline to notify them that the first call received on December 13 was for testing purpose only, at which time both Mr. Tate and Mr. Shuff received notification. Mr. Tate then reviewed a chart of the Whistleblower Hotline / Incident Process for Trustmark Corporation, as seen in the Committee’s materials.
Next, Mr. Tate gave an update to pending litigation matters that will be fully disclosed to the Board of Directors at their meeting scheduled the following