Whitney Holding Corporation (WTNY) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell

Company to Celebrate 15th Anniversary of Listing On NASDAQ


ADVISORY, Jan. 16, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) --


 What:
 William Marks, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Whitney Holding
 Corporation (WTNY) will preside over the opening bell to celebrate the
 Company's 15th anniversary of listing on NASDAQ. Whitney Holding
 Corporation listed on October 15, 1991.

 Where:
 NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd & Broadway - Broadcast Studio

 When:
 Wednesday, January 17, 2007 at 9:30 a.m. ET

 Contacts:
 Trisha Carlson
 Investor Relations
 504.299.5208; tcarlson@whitneybank.com

 NASDAQ MarketSite:
 Jolene Libretto; 646.441.5220; mobile - 347.219.9539
 Jolene.Libretto@NASDAQ.com

Feed Information:

The opening bell is available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on uplink IA6 C band / transponder 24, downlink frequency 4180 horizontal. The feed can also be found on Waterfront fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Jolene Libretto at (646) 441-5220.

Webcast:

A live Webcast of the NASDAQ Opening Bell will be available at: http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_about.stm

Photos:

To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Open, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market open of your choice.

About Whitney Holding Corporation (WTNY):

Whitney Holding Corporation (Nasdaq:WTNY), through its banking subsidiary Whitney National Bank, serves the five-state Gulf Coast region stretching from Houston, Texas; across southern Louisiana and the coastal region of Mississippi; to central and south Alabama; the panhandle of Florida; and the Tampa Bay metropolitan area of Florida.