GULFPORT, Miss., April 25, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Monday, April 30, 2007, at 11:10 a.m. (EDT), senior officers of Hancock Holding Company (Nasdaq:HBHC) -- parent company of 108-year-old Hancock Bank -- will address financial analysts from across the nation during the 12th annual Gulf South Bank Conference at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in New Orleans.
At the conference, Hancock's Chairman George A. Schloegel, CEOs Carl J. Chaney and John M. Hairston and Chief Financial Officer Michael M. Achary will highlight the company's financial performance, corporate business strategies, and economic profiles of Hancock's Gulf South markets.
Investors may access a live, listen-only webcast of Hancock Holding Company's presentation by visiting www.hancockbank.com and clicking the Investor Relations tab. The archived presentation will be available for two weeks after the conference concludes.
The investment community recognizes the Gulf South Bank Conference as one of the premier regional bank conferences with an emphasis on mid-to-small-cap companies. Scheduled for April 30 - May 2, this year's conference will feature insightful presentations from executive management representing 25 financial institutions from across the Southeast. Additional information about the conference and a list of participating banks are available at www.gulfsouthbankconference.com.
Hancock Holding Company -- parent company of Hancock Bank of Alabama, Hancock Bank Mississippi, Hancock Bank of Florida, and Hancock Bank of Louisiana -- has assets of more than $5.8 billion. Bank subsidiaries include Hancock Investment Services, Inc., Hancock Insurance Agency, and Harrison Finance Company. Additionally, the company operates corporate trust offices in Gulfport, MS, Jackson, MS, New Orleans, LA, and Baton Rouge, LA. Hancock's trust department, a division of the wealth management group, has assets of $7.1 billion, with assets under management of $2.3 billion, as of December 31, 2006. Founded October 10, 1899, Hancock Bank is the only financial services company headquartered in the Gulf South to rate among the top 20 percent of America's top performing banks. Hancock consistently ranks as one of the country's strongest, safest financial institutions, according to Veribanc, Inc., and BauerFinancial Services, Inc. Thomson Financial also recently listed Hancock as the ninth largest corporate trustee bank in the U.S. More corporate information and online banking are available at www.hancockbank.com.
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