Hancock Holding Company Announces Earnings for Second Quarter 2008


GULFPORT, Miss., July 22, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Hancock Holding Company (Nasdaq:HBHC) today announced net income for the quarter ended June 30, 2008. Hancock's second quarter 2008 net income was $21.0 million, an increase of $0.7 million, or 3.3 percent, from the second quarter of 2007. Diluted earnings per share for the second quarter of 2008 were $0.66, an increase of $0.04 from the same quarter a year ago.

Compared to the first quarter of 2008, net income was $0.9 million, or 4.6 percent higher, while diluted earnings per share were up $0.03. Net income for the first six months of 2008 was $41.0 million, an increase of $1.5 million, or 3.8 percent, from the first half of 2007. Diluted earnings per share were $1.29 for the first half of 2008, an increase of $0.09 compared to the prior year.

Hancock Holding Company Chief Executive Officer Carl J. Chaney stated, "The Company is again pleased to report very impressive financial results for the second quarter and continues to prosper in these uncertain economic conditions. The second quarter produced an ROA of 1.36 percent and ROE of 14.51 percent on a strong capital base. The Company continues to grow our loan portfolio (up $149 million at quarter end); and our conservative underwriting philosophy has enabled us to continue reporting superior asset quality. We continue to see good results from our growth markets, especially New Orleans and Mobile. Hancock has always thrived in difficult times and will continue to do so in the current crisis."

Highlights and key operating items from Hancock's second quarter earnings are as follows:



  *  Net Income and Returns: Hancock's net income for the second
     quarter of 2008 was $21.0 million compared to $20.3 million for
     the same quarter a year ago, an increase of $0.7 million, or 3.3
     percent, and an increase of $0.9 million, or 4.6 percent over the
     prior quarter. Return on average assets for the quarter was 1.36
     percent compared to 1.30 percent for 2008's first quarter. Return
     on average common equity was 14.51 percent compared to 14.13
     percent for the prior quarter.

  *  Net Charge-offs and Non-performing Assets: Net charge-offs for
     the second quarter of 2008 were $2.5 million, or 0.27 percent of
     average loans, down $438 thousand from the $2.9 million, or 0.32
     percent of average loans, reported for the first quarter of 2008.
     The majority of the decrease in net charge-offs as compared to
     the first quarter was reflected in commercial real estate loans.
     Non-performing assets as a percent of total loans and foreclosed
     assets was 0.52 percent at June 30, 2008, compared to 0.46 percent
     at March 31, 2008. The Company did report an increase in non-
     accrual loans of $5.1 million and a reduction of ORE of $1.9 
     million as compared to the first quarter. The majority of the 
     increase reported in non-accrual loans was reflected in one 
     builder relationship in the Tallahassee market. The relationship 
     in question was adequately reserved at June 30, 2008. Loans 90 
     days past due or greater (accruing) as a percent of period end 
     loans increased 8 basis points from March 31, 2008, to 0.17 
     percent at June 30, 2008.

  *  Allowance for Loan Losses: Hancock recorded a provision for loan
     losses of $2.8 million in the second quarter which, when combined
     with the quarter's net charge-offs of $2.5 million, resulted in
     a $0.3 million increase in the allowance for loan losses between
     March 31, 2008, and June 30, 2008. This increase was necessary to
     adjust the allowance to the level dictated by the Company's
     reserving methodologies. The Company's allowance for loan losses
     was $53.3 million at June 30, 2008, up $0.3 million from the $53.0
     million reported at March 31, 2008. The ratio of the allowance
     for loan losses as a percent of period-end loans was 1.41 percent
     at June 30, 2008, as compared to the 1.46 percent reported at
     March 31, 2008. The Company's first quarter increase in the
     allowance for loan losses of $6.4 million anticipated
     deterioration in certain credits reflected in this quarter's
     increase in non-accrual loans. Management believes the June 30,
     2008, allowance level is adequate.

  *  Loans: For the quarter ended June 30, 2008, Hancock's average
     total loans were $3.71 billion, which represented an increase of
     $340.5 million, or 10.1 percent, from the quarter ended June 30,
     2007. Period-end loans were up $148.8 million, or 4.1 percent,
     compared to March 31, 2008. Average total loans were up $73.3
     million, or 8.1 percent annualized, from the first quarter of 
     2008. Of that increase, approximately $30.7 million was in 
     Louisiana, $23.4 million in Alabama, and $19.2 million in 
     Florida.

  *  Deposits: Period-end deposits for the second quarter were
     $5.02 billion, up $43.1 million, or 0.9 percent, from June 30,
     2007, and were down $122.8 million, or 2.4 percent, from March
     31, 2008. Average deposits were down $85.1 million, or 6.8
     percent annualized, from the first quarter of 2008. The decreases
     in average deposits were in time deposits (down $161.6 million)
     and public fund deposits (down $15.8 million). These decreases
     were offset by increases in non-interest-bearing deposits
     (up $21.7 million) and interest-bearing transaction deposits
     (up $70.6 million).

  *  Net Interest Income: Net interest income (te) for the second
     quarter increased $0.8 million, or 1.5 percent, from the
     second quarter of 2007, and increased $1.7 million from the
     first quarter of 2008, or 12.8 percent annualized. The net
     interest margin (te) of 3.90 percent was 27 basis points narrower
     than the same quarter a year ago. Growth in average earning
     asset levels were strong compared to the same quarter a year ago
     with an increase of $435.8 million, or 8.4 percent, mostly
     reflected in higher average loans (up $340.5 million, or 10.1
     percent). With short-term interest rates down significantly
     from a year ago, the Company's loan yield fell 106 basis points,
     pushing the yield on average earning assets down 74 basis
     points. However, total funding costs over the past year were
     down only 47 basis points. Compared to the prior quarter, the
     net interest margin (te) widened 10 basis points, mostly due
     to a significant reduction in the Company's funding costs. The
     Company's total cost of funds was down 35 basis points compared
     to the previous quarter with rates on time deposits down 61 basis
     points. Over $609 million of time deposits matured in the second
     quarter at a weighted rate of 4.72 percent. The Company was able
     to retain and re-price 79 percent of those maturing deposits
     into lower rate CDs. As the interest rate environment stabilizes,
     the Company's net interest margin will continue to widen and
     return to a more normalized level.

  *  Non-interest income: Non-interest income, excluding securities
     transactions, for the second quarter was up $0.7 million, or 2.2
     percent, compared to the same quarter a year ago and was also up
     $0.7 million, or 2.2 percent, compared to the previous quarter.
     The primary factors impacting the higher levels of non-interest
     income (excluding securities transactions), as compared to the
     same quarter a year ago, were higher levels of service charge
     income (up $408 thousand, or 3.9 percent), investment and annuity
     fees (up $709 thousand or 35.2 percent), trust revenue (up $451
     thousand, or 11.0 percent), and debit card fees (up $329 thousand
     or 23.1 percent). These increases were offset by decreases in
     insurance fees (down $774 thousand or 15.4 percent), other
     income (down $346 thousand or 8.9 percent), and secondary
     mortgage market operations (down $363 thousand or 32.5 percent).
     The increase in non-interest income (excluding securities
     transactions) for the second quarter compared to the prior
     quarter was primarily due to increases in trust fees (up $400
     thousand or 9.6 percent), and debit card fees (up $344 thousand
     or 13.6 percent).

  *  Operating expense: Operating expenses for the second quarter
     were $0.2 million, or 0.4 percent, lower compared to the same
     quarter a year ago, but were $2.1 million, or 4.1 percent, higher
     than the previous quarter. The decrease from the same quarter
     a year ago was reflected in lower other operating expenses (down
     $2.6 million) which was offset by higher levels of personnel
     expense (up $2.2 million) and occupancy expense (up $233
     thousand), somewhat reflective of the Company's on-going
     rebuilding efforts in the wake of the storm of 2005, but also
     due to the recent facilities opened in expansion markets
     (Mobile, Pensacola, and New Orleans). The increase in
     operating expense from last quarter was due to personnel
     expense (up $1.4 million), occupancy expense (up $101 thousand),
     and other operating expense (up $679 thousand). These increases
     were offset by a decrease in equipment expense (down $124
     thousand). Full-time equivalent headcount at June 30, 2008,
     was up 26 from March 31, 2008, and was down 41 compared to
     June 30, 2007.

The Company did not repurchase any shares during the second quarter of 2008 under the Stock Repurchase Plan that was approved in 2007. This plan authorizes the repurchase of 3,000,000 shares. No shares were repurchased in the first six months of 2008, but 661,000 shares were repurchased in the first six months of 2007. Subject to market conditions, repurchases will be conducted solely through a Rule 10b5-1 repurchase plan. Shares purchased under this program will be held in treasury and used for general corporate purposes as determined by Hancock's board of directors. Management intends to continue repurchasing shares as long as market conditions are conducive to that action.

Hancock Holding Company -- parent company of Hancock Bank (Mississippi), Hancock Bank of Louisiana, Hancock Bank of Florida, and Hancock Bank of Alabama -- has assets of approximately $6.27 billion. Founded in 1899, Hancock Bank consistently ranks as one of the country's strongest, safest financial institutions, according to Veribanc, Inc., and BauerFinancial Services, Inc. More corporate information and online banking are available at www.hancockbank.com.

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 Hancock Holding Company 
 Financial Highlights
 (amounts in thousands, except per share data and FTE headcount)
 (unaudited)
                 ---------------------------------------------------
                       Three Months Ended         Six Months Ended
                 ---------------------------------------------------
                 6/30/2008  3/31/2008  6/30/2007 6/30/2008 6/30/2007
                 ---------------------------------------------------
 Per Common 
  Share Data
 -----------
 Earnings per 
  share:
  Basic               $0.67     $0.64     $0.63     $1.31     $1.22
  Diluted             $0.66     $0.63     $0.62     $1.29     $1.20
 Cash dividends 
  per share          $0.240    $0.240    $0.240    $0.480    $0.480
 Book value per
  share
 (period-end)        $18.27    $18.41    $17.13    $18.27    $17.13
 Tangible book 
  value per share 
  (period -end)      $16.06    $16.17    $14.90    $16.06    $14.90
 Weighted average
 number of shares:
  Basic              31,382    31,346    32,233    31,366    32,447
  Diluted            31,814    31,790    32,749    31,779    33,024
 Period-end number
  of shares          31,386    31,372    32,094    31,386    32,094
 Market data:
  High closing
   price             $45.68    $44.29    $44.37    $45.68    $54.09
  Low closing 
   price             $38.38    $33.45    $37.50    $33.45    $37.50
  Period end
   closing price     $39.29    $42.02    $37.55    $39.29    $37.55
  Trading volume     14,527    17,204    11,614    31,731    20,195

 Other Period-end
  Data
 ----------------

 FTE headcount        1,903     1,877     1,944     1,903     1,944
 Tangible common
  equity           $503,953  $507,287  $478,085  $503,953  $478,085
 Tier I capital    $527,479  $512,248  $510,096  $527,479  $510,096
 Goodwill           $62,277   $62,277   $62,277   $62,277   $62,277
 Amortizable
 intangibles         $6,762    $7,388    $8,607    $6,762    $8,607
 Mortgage 
  servicing
 intangibles           $413      $477      $729      $413      $729
 Common shares
  repurchased for
  publicly 
  announced
  plans                   0         0       433         0       661

 Performance 
  Ratios
 -----------

 Return on average
  assets               1.36%     1.30%     1.42%     1.33%     1.37%
 Return on average
 common equity        14.51%    14.13%    14.53%    14.32%    14.15%
 Earning asset
  yield (TE)           6.02%     6.28%     6.76%     6.15%     6.70%
 Total cost of
  funds                2.12%     2.47%     2.59%     2.30%     2.59%
 Net interest
  margin (TE)          3.90%     3.80%     4.17%     3.85%     4.11%
 Noninterest
  expense as a
  percent of total
  revenue (TE)
  before
  amortization of
  purchased
  intangibles
  and securities
  transactions        60.26%    59.49%    61.51%    59.88%    61.46%
 Common equity
  (period-end) as a
  percent of total
  assets (period-
  end)                 9.15%     8.99%     9.36%     9.15%     9.36%
 Leverage (Tier I)
  ratio                8.57%     8.34%     9.01%     8.57%     9.01%
 Tangible common
  equity ratio         8.13%     7.98%     8.24%     8.13%     8.24%
 Net charge-offs as
  a percent of 
  average loans        0.27%     0.32%     0.18%     0.30%     0.18%
 Allowance for loan
  losses as a
  percent of period
  -end loans           1.41%     1.46%     1.35%     1.41%     1.35%
 Allowance for loan
  losses to NPAs +
  accruing loans 90
  days past due      203.06%   265.81%   410.98%   203.06%   410.98%
 Loan/deposit ratio   74.82%    72.10%    69.62%    73.45%    67.75%
 Non-interest
  income excluding
  securities
  transactions as a
  percent of total
   revenue (TE)       36.50%    36.73%    36.33%    36.61%    34.69%
                  --------------------------------------------------

 Hancock Holding Company 
 Financial Highlights
 (amounts in thousands)
 (unaudited)
             ------------------------------------------------------
                    Three Months Ended           Six Months Ended
             ------------------------------------------------------
              6/30/2008  3/31/2008  6/30/2007  6/30/2008  6/30/2007
             ------------------------------------------------------
 Asset 
  Quality 
  Information
 ------------
 Non-accrual
  loans         $18,106    $12,983     $7,544    $18,106     $7,544
 Foreclosed
  assets          1,693      3,619      1,146      1,693      1,146
             ------------------------------------------------------
 Total non-
  performing
  assets        $19,799    $16,602     $8,690    $19,799     $8,690
             ------------------------------------------------------
 Non-
  performing
  assets as
  a percent
  of loans
  and
  foreclosed
  assets           0.52%      0.46%      0.25%      0.52%      0.25%
 Accruing





  loans 90
  days past
  due            $6,449     $3,340     $2,558     $6,449     $2,558
 Accruing
  loans 90
  days past
  due as a
  percent of
  loans            0.17%      0.09%      0.07%      0.17%      0.07%
 Non-
  performing
  assets +
  accruing
  loans 90
  days
  past due to
  loans
  and
  foreclosed
  assets           0.69%      0.55%      0.33%      0.69%      0.33%

 Net charge-
  offs           $2,495     $2,933     $1,528     $5,428     $2,994
 Net charge-
  offs as
  a percent
  of average
  loans            0.27%      0.32%      0.18%      0.30%      0.18%

 Allowance
  for loan
  losses        $53,300    $53,008    $46,227    $53,300    $46,227
 Allowance
  for loan
  losses as a
  percent of
  period-
  end loans        1.41%      1.46%      1.35%      1.41%      1.35%
 Allowance
  for loan
  losses to
  NPAs +
  accruing
  loans 90
  days past
  due            203.06%    265.81%    410.98%    203.06%    410.98%

 Provision
  for loan
  losses         $2,787     $8,818     $1,238    $11,605     $2,449

 Allowance
  for Loan
  Losses
 ---------

 Beginning
  Balance       $53,008    $47,123    $46,517    $47,123    $46,772
 Provision
  for loan
  loss            2,787      8,818      1,238     11,605      2,449
 Charge-offs      3,968      4,197      3,521      8,165      6,597
 Recoveries       1,473      1,264      1,993      2,737      3,603
             ------------------------------------------------------
 Net charge-
  offs            2,495      2,933      1,528      5,428      2,994
             ------------------------------------------------------
 Ending
  Balance       $53,300    $53,008    $46,227    $53,300    $46,227
             ------------------------------------------------------

 Net Charge-
  off
  Information
 ------------

 Net charge-
  offs:
 Commercial/
  real estate
  loans            $600       $834       ($63)    $1,434       $105
 Mortgage
  loans              61         --        (22)        61          1
 Direct
  consumer
  loans             442        588        617      1,031        972
 Indirect
  consumer
  loans             681        463        471      1,143        902
 Finance
  company
  loans             711      1,048        525      1,759      1,014
             ------------------------------------------------------
 Total net
  charge-
  offs           $2,495     $2,933     $1,528    $ 5,428     $2,994
             ======================================================

 Average
  loans:
 Commercial/
  real
  estate
  loans       2,272,057 $2,224,695 $2,040,088 $2,248,375 $2,010,572
 Mortgage
  loans         413,076    399,374    382,642    406,225    380,007
 Direct
  consumer
  loans         526,752    514,441    487,267    520,597    486,239
 Indirect
  consumer
  loans         386,565    386,985    360,451    386,775    358,739
 Finance
  Company
  loans         113,555    113,113    101,092    113,334     96,728
             ------------------------------------------------------
 Total
  average
  loans      $3,712,005 $3,638,608 $3,371,540 $3,675,306 $3,332,285

 Net charge-
  offs to
  average
  loans:
 Commercial/
  real
  estate
  loans            0.11%      0.15%    -0.01%       0.13%      0.01%
 Mortgage
  loans            0.06%      0.00%    -0.02%       0.03%      0.00%
 Direct
  consumer
  loans            0.34%      0.46%      0.51%      0.40%      0.40%
 Indirect
  consumer
  loans            0.71%      0.48%      0.52%      0.59%      0.51%
 Finance
  Company
  loans            2.52%      3.73%      2.08%      3.12%      2.11%
             ------------------------------------------------------
 Total net
  charge-
  offs to
  average
  loans            0.27%      0.32%      0.18%      0.30%      0.18%
             ------------------------------------------------------

 Hancock Holding Company 
 Financial Highlights
 (amounts in thousands)
 (unaudited)

                 --------------------------------------------------
                       Three Months Ended        Six Months Ended
                 --------------------------------------------------
                  6/30/2008 3/31/2008 6/30/2007 6/30/2008 6/30/2007
                 --------------------------------------------------
 Income 
  Statement
 ----------
 Interest income    $81,754   $84,813   $84,937  $166,567  $170,646
 Interest income 
  (TE)               84,186    87,269    87,204   171,455   175,329
 Interest 
  expense            29,573    34,344    33,394    63,917    67,702
                 --------------------------------------------------
 Net interest
  income (TE)        54,613    52,925    53,810   107,538   107,627
 Provision for 
  loan losses         2,787     8,818     1,238    11,605     2,449
 Noninterest
  income
  excluding
  securities
  transactions       31,390    30,728    30,710    62,118    57,167
 Securities
  transactions
  gains/(losses)        426     5,652        34     6,078        40
 Noninterest
  expense            52,189    50,134    52,374   102,323   102,081
                 --------------------------------------------------
 Income before
  income taxes       29,021    27,897    28,675    56,918    55,621

 Income tax
  expense             8,037     7,840     8,352    15,877    16,068
                 --------------------------------------------------
 Net income         $20,984   $20,057   $20,323   $41,041   $39,553
                 ==================================================

 Noninterest
  Income and
  Noninterest
  Expense
 ------------

 Service charges
  on deposit
  accounts          $10,879   $10,790   $10,471   $21,669   $19,662
 Trust fees           4,575     4,175     4,124     8,751     7,816
 Debit card &
  merchant fees       2,884     2,540     2,618     5,423     4,909
 Insurance fees       4,259     4,341     5,033     8,600     9,402
 Investment &
  annuity fees        2,727     2,809     2,018     5,536     3,995
 ATM fees             1,757     1,691     1,428     3,448     2,808
 Secondary
  mortgage
  market
  operations            753       778     1,116     1,531     2,027
 Other income         3,556     3,604     3,902     7,160     6,548
                 --------------------------------------------------
 Noninterest
  income
  excluding
  securities
  transactions      $31,390   $30,728   $30,710   $62,118   $57,167
 Securities
  transactions
 gains/(losses)         426     5,652        34     6,078        40
                 --------------------------------------------------
 Total
  noninterest
  income
  including
  securities
  transactions      $31,816   $36,380   $30,744   $68,196   $57,207
                 ==================================================

 Personnel 
  expense           $27,031   $25,631   $24,837   $52,662   $51,401
 Occupancy
  expense (net)       4,702     4,601     4,469     9,303     8,542
 Equipment
  expense             2,785     2,909     2,768     5,694     5,041
 Other operating
  expense            17,307    16,628    19,916    33,935    36,290
 Amortization of
  intangibles           364       365       384       729       807
                 --------------------------------------------------
 Total
  noninterest
  expense           $52,189   $50,134   $52,374  $102,323  $102,081
                 ==================================================
 Hancock Holding Company 
 Financial Highlights
 (amounts in thousands)
 (unaudited)
             ------------------------------------------------------
                       Three Months Ended        Six Months Ended
             ------------------------------------------------------
              6/30/2008  3/31/2008  6/30/2007  6/30/2008  6/30/2007
             ------------------------------------------------------
 Period-end 
  Balance 
  Sheet
 ----------
 Commercial/
  real estate
  loans      $2,348,816 $2,240,823 $2,094,018 $2,348,816 $2,094,018
 Mortgage
  loans         410,469    393,445    370,494    410,469    370,494
 Direct
  consumer
  loans         520,230    506,372    481,565    520,230    481,565
 Indirect
  consumer
  loans         393,625    386,614    364,375    393,625    364,375
 Finance
  Company
  loans         114,664    111,806    105,700    114,664    105,700
             ------------------------------------------------------
 Total loans  3,787,804  3,639,060  3,416,152  3,787,804  3,416,152
 Loans held
  for sale       28,808     22,752     25,198     28,808     25,198
 Securities   1,807,595  1,765,416  1,617,204  1,807,595  1,617,204
 Short-term
  investments     9,848    366,809    196,944      9,848    196,944
             ------------------------------------------------------
 Earning
  assets      5,634,055  5,794,037  5,255,498  5,634,055  5,255,498
             ------------------------------------------------------
 Allowance
  for loan
  losses        (53,300)   (53,008)   (46,227)   (53,300)   (46,227)
 Other assets   689,361    684,084    665,535    689,361    665,535
             ------------------------------------------------------
 Total 
  assets     $6,270,116 $6,425,113 $5,874,806 $6,270,116 $5,874,806
             ======================================================

 Noninterest
  bearing
  deposits     $894,544   $881,380   $938,702   $894,544   $938,702
 Interest
  bearing
  transaction
  deposits    1,460,848  1,431,726  1,412,123  1,460,848  1,412,123
 Interest
  bearing
  Public
 Fund
  deposits    1,003,415  1,038,119    891,803  1,003,415    891,803
 Time
  deposits    1,662,001  1,792,360  1,735,105  1,662,001  1,735,105
             ------------------------------------------------------
 Total
  interest
  bearing
  deposits    4,126,264  4,262,205  4,039,031  4,126,264  4,039,031
             ------------------------------------------------------
 Total
  deposits    5,020,808  5,143,585  4,977,733  5,020,808  4,977,733
 Other
  borrowed
  funds         574,981    604,013    208,938    574,981    208,938
 Other
  liabilities   100,922    100,087    138,437    100,922    138,437
 Common
  share-
  holders'
  equity        573,405    577,428    549,698    573,405    549,698
             ------------------------------------------------------
 Total
  liabilities
  & common
  equity     $6,270,116 $6,425,113 $5,874,806 $6,270,116 $5,874,806
             ======================================================
 Average
  Balance
  Sheet
 --------

 Commercial/
  real estate

 loans       $2,272,057 $2,224,695 $2,040,088 $2,248,375 $2,010,572
 Mortgage
  loans         413,076    399,374    382,642    406,225    380,007
 Direct
  consumer
  loans         526,752    514,441    487,267    520,597    486,239
 Indirect
  consumer
  loans         386,565    386,985    360,451    386,775    358,739
 Finance
  Company
  loans         113,555    113,113    101,092    113,334     96,728
             ------------------------------------------------------
 Total loans  3,712,005  3,638,608  3,371,540  3,675,306  3,332,285
 Securities   1,839,225  1,743,207  1,733,869  1,791,216  1,781,946
 Short-term
  investments    57,518    199,484     67,520    128,502    149,086
             ------------------------------------------------------
 Earning
  average
  assets      5,608,748  5,581,299  5,172,929  5,595,024  5,263,317
             ------------------------------------------------------
 Allowance 
  for loan 
  losses        (53,012)   (47,385)   (46,511)   (50,198)   (46,607)
 Other assets   667,497    678,215    607,941    672,855    602,972
             ------------------------------------------------------
 Total 
  assets     $6,223,233 $6,212,129 $5,734,359 $6,217,681 $5,819,682
             ======================================================

 Noninterest
  bearing
  deposits     $880,375   $858,706   $950,637   $869,541   $967,218
 Interest
  bearing
  transaction
  deposits    1,447,301  1,376,712  1,461,092  1,412,006  1,476,661
 Interest
  bearing
  Public
 Fund
  deposits      946,411    962,170    775,431    954,290    797,916
 Time 
  deposits    1,687,218  1,848,825  1,655,322  1,768,022  1,676,651
             ------------------------------------------------------
 Total
  interest
  bearing
  deposits    4,080,930  4,187,707  3,891,845  4,134,318  3,951,228
             ------------------------------------------------------
 Total
  deposits    4,961,305  5,046,413  4,842,482  5,003,859  4,918,446
 Other
  borrowed
  funds         567,151    484,542    197,261    525,847    201,476
 Other
  liabilities   113,096    110,468    133,783    111,781    136,261
 Common
  share-
  holders'
  equity        581,681    570,706    560,833    576,194    563,499
             ------------------------------------------------------
 Total
  liabilities
  & common
  equity     $6,223,233 $6,212,129 $5,734,359 $6,217,681 $5,819,682
             ======================================================

 Hancock Holding Company   
 Financial Highlights
 (amounts in thousands)
 (unaudited)

             -------------------------------------------------------
                       Three Months Ended         Six Months Ended
             -------------------------------------------------------
               6/30/2008  3/31/2008  6/30/2007  6/30/2008  6/30/2007
             -------------------------------------------------------
 Average 
  Balance 
  Sheet Mix 
 ----------
 Percentage
  of earning
  assets/
  funding
  sources:
 Loans            66.18%     65.20%     65.17%     65.69%     63.31%
 Securities       32.79%     31.23%     33.52%     32.01%     33.86%
 Short-term
  investments      1.03%      3.57%      1.31%      2.30%      2.83%
             -------------------------------------------------------
 Earning
  average
  assets         100.00%    100.00%    100.00%    100.00%    100.00%
             =======================================================

 Noninterest
  bearing
  deposits        15.70%     15.39%     18.38%     15.54%     18.37%
 Interest
  bearing
 transaction
  deposits        25.80%     24.67%     28.24%     25.23%     28.06%
 Interest
  bearing
  Public
 Fund
  deposits        16.87%     17.24%     14.99%     17.06%     15.16%
 Time
  deposits        30.09%     33.12%     32.01%     31.60%     31.86%
             -------------------------------------------------------
 Total
  deposits        88.46%     90.42%     93.62%     89.43%     93.45%
 Other
  borrowed
  funds           10.11%      8.68%      3.81%      9.40%      3.83%
 Other net
  interest-
  free
  funding
  sources          1.43%      0.90%      2.57%      1.17%      2.72%
             -------------------------------------------------------
 Total
  average
  funding
  sources        100.00%    100.00%    100.00%    100.00%    100.00%
             =======================================================

 Loan mix:
 Commercial/
  real
  estate
  loans           61.21%     61.13%     60.51%     61.19%     60.34%
 Mortgage
  loans           11.13%     10.98%     11.35%     11.05%     11.40%
 Direct
  consumer
  loans           14.19%     14.14%     14.45%     14.16%     14.59%
 Indirect
  consumer
  loans           10.41%     10.64%     10.69%     10.52%     10.77%
 Finance
  Company
  loans            3.06%      3.11%      3.00%      3.08%      2.90%
             -------------------------------------------------------
 Total loans     100.00%    100.00%    100.00%    100.00%    100.00%
             =======================================================

 Average
  dollars (in
  thousands):

 Loans       $3,712,005 $3,638,608 $3,371,540 $3,675,306 $3,332,285
 Securities   1,839,225  1,743,207  1,733,869  1,791,216  1,781,946
 Short-term
  investments    57,518    199,484     67,520    128,502    149,086
             -------------------------------------------------------
 Earning
  average
  assets     $5,608,748 $5,581,299 $5,172,929 $5,595,024 $5,263,317

 Noninterest
  bearing
  deposits     $880,375   $858,706   $950,637   $869,541   $967,218
 Interest
  bearing
  transaction
  deposits    1,447,301  1,376,712  1,461,092  1,412,006  1,476,661
 Interest
  bearing
  Public
 Fund
  deposits      946,411    962,170    775,431    954,290    797,916
 Time
  deposits    1,687,218  1,848,825  1,655,322  1,768,022  1,676,651
             -------------------------------------------------------
 Total
  deposits    4,961,305  5,046,413  4,842,482  5,003,859  4,918,446
 Other
  borrowed
  funds         567,151    484,542    197,261    525,847    201,476
 Other net
  interest-
  free
  funding
  sources        80,292     50,344    133,186     65,318    143,395
             -------------------------------------------------------
 Total
  average
  funding    
  sources    $5,608,748 $5,581,299 $5,172,929 $5,595,024 $5,263,317    

 Loans:
 Commercial/
  real 
  estate
  loans      $2,272,057 $2,224,695 $2,040,088 $2,248,375 $2,010,572
 Mortgage
  loans         413,076    399,374    382,642    406,225    380,007
 Direct
  consumer
  loans         526,752    514,441    487,267    520,597    486,239
 Indirect
  consumer
  loans         386,565    386,985    360,451    386,775    358,739
 Finance
  Company
  loans         113,555    113,113    101,092    113,334     96,728
             -------------------------------------------------------
 Total
  average
  loans      $3,712,005 $3,638,608 $3,371,540 $3,675,306 $3,332,285
             -------------------------------------------------------

 Hancock Holding Company
 Average Balance and Net Interest Margin Summary
 (amounts in thousands)
 (unaudited)

                ------------------------------------------------------
                                    Three Months Ended
                --------------------------  --------------------------
                       06/30/08                     03/31/08
                --------------------------  --------------------------
                Interest    Volume    Rate  Interest    Volume    Rate
                --------  ----------  ----  --------  ----------  ----

 Average Earning
  Assets
 Commercial
  & real
  estate
  loans (TE)     $34,223  $2,272,057  6.05%  $36,582  $2,224,695  6.61%
 Mortgage loans    6,124     413,076  5.93%    5,961     399,374  5.97%
 Consumer loans   20,960   1,026,872  8.21%   21,540   1,014,539  8.54%
 Loan fees &
  late charges       (48)         --  0.00%      116          --  0.00%
                --------  ----------  ----   -------  ----------  ----

   Total loans
    (TE)         $61,259  $3,712,005  6.63%   64,199  $3,638,608  7.09%

 US treasury
  securities          73      11,364  2.59%      117      11,384  4.12%
 US agency
  securities       3,728     335,607  4.44%    5,638     477,630  4.72%
 CMOs              1,843     149,640  4.93%    1,728     143,691  4.81%
 Mortgage backed
  securities      14,060   1,101,270  5.11%   11,025     856,452  5.15%
 Municipals (TE)   2,361     182,571  5.17%    2,501     193,787  5.16%
 Other
  securities         557      58,773  3.79%      600      60,263  3.98%
                --------  ----------  ----   -------  ----------  ----
   Total
    securities
    (TE)          22,622   1,839,225  4.92%   21,609   1,743,207  4.96%

   Total
    short-term
    investments      305      57,518  2.13%    1,462     199,484  2.95%

   Average
    earning
    assets
    yield (TE)   $84,186  $5,608,748  6.02%  $87,270  $5,581,299  6.28%

 Interest-bearing
  Liabilities
 Interest-bearing
  transaction
  deposits        $3,273  $1,447,301  0.91%   $3,952  $1,376,712  1.15%
 Time deposits    16,089   1,687,218  3.84%   20,455   1,848,825  4.45%
 Public Funds      6,170     946,411  2.62%    6,192     962,170  2.59%
                --------  ----------  ----   -------  ----------  ----
    Total
     interest
     bearing
     deposits    $25,532   4,080,930  2.52% $ 30,599   4,187,707  2.94%

   Total
    borrowings     4,061     567,151  2.88%    3,791     484,542  3.15%

   Capitalized
    Interest         (20)                        (46)

   Total
    interest
    bearing
    liab cost    $29,573  $4,648,081  2.56%  $34,344  $4,672,249  2.96%

 Noninterest-
  bearing
  deposits                   880,375                     858,706
 Other net
  interest-free
  funding
  sources                     80,292                      50,344

 Total Cost of
  Funds          $29,573  $5,608,748  2.12%  $34,344  $5,581,299  2.47%

 Net Interest
  Spread (TE)    $54,613              3.46%  $52,926              3.32%


 Net Interest
  Margin (TE)    $54,613  $5,608,748  3.90%  $52,926  $5,581,299  3.80%
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------


                                  ----------------------------
                                       Three Months Ended
                                  ----------------------------
                                            06/30/07
                                  ----------------------------
                                  Interest    Volume      Rate
                                  --------  ----------    ----

 Average Earning
  Assets
 Commercial
  & real
  estate
  loans (TE)                      $ 37,762  $2,040,088    7.42%
 Mortgage loans                      5,604     382,642    5.86%
 Consumer loans                     20,978     948,810    8.87%
 Loan fees &
  late charges                         291          --    0.00%
                                  --------  ----------    ----

   Total loans
    (TE)                          $ 64,635   3,371,540    7.69%

 US treasury
  securities                           414      34,141    4.87%
 US agency
  securities                        10,987     866,747    5.07%
 CMOs                                  948      93,145    4.07%
 Mortgage backed
  securities                         5,847     469,500    4.98%
 Municipals (TE)                     2,653     196,861    5.39%
 Other
  securities                           932      73,475    5.07%
                                  --------  ----------    ----
   Total
    securities
    (TE)                            21,781   1,733,869    5.03%

   Total
    short-term
    investments                        788      67,520    4.68%

   Average
    earning
    assets
    yield (TE)                    $ 87,204  $5,172,929    6.76%

 Interest-bearing
  Liabilities
 Interest-bearing
  transaction
  deposits                        $  4,913  $1,461,092    1.35%
 Time deposits                      18,555   1,655,322    4.50%
 Public Funds                        8,439     775,431    4.37%
                                  --------  ----------    ----
    Total
     interest
     bearing
     deposits                     $ 31,907   3,891,845    3.29%

   Total
    borrowings                       1,814     197,261    3.65%

   Capitalized
    Interest                          (327)

   Total
    interest
    bearing
    liab cost                     $ 33,394  $4,089,106    3.28%

 Noninterest-
  bearing
  deposits                                     950,637
 Other net
  interest-free
  funding
  sources                                      133,186

 Total Cost of
  Funds                           $ 33,394  $5,172,929    2.59%

 Net Interest
  Spread (TE)                     $ 53,810                3.48%

 Net Interest
  Margin (TE)                     $ 53,810  $5,172,929    4.17%
 -------------------------------------------------------------


 Hancock Holding Company
 Average Balance and Net Interest Margin Summary
 (amounts in thousands)
 (unaudited)

               -------------------------------------------------------
                                    Six Months Ended
               --------------------------  ---------------------------
                          6/30/2008                   6/30/2007
               --------  ----------  ----  ---------  ----------  ----
               Interest    Volume    Rate   Interest    Volume    Rate
               --------  ----------  ----  ---------  ----------  ----


 Average
  Earning
  Assets
 Commercial
  & real
  estate
  loans (TE)    $70,805  $2,248,375  6.33%   $74,013  $2,010,572  7.42%
 Mortgage
  loans          12,085     406,225  5.95%    11,093     380,007  5.84%
 Consumer
  loans          42,500   1,020,706  8.37%    41,175     941,706  8.82%
 Loan fees &
  late
  charges            68          --  0.00%       734          --  0.00%
               --------  ----------  ----  ---------  ----------  ----

   Total
    loans
    (TE)        125,458  $3,675,306  6.86%   127,015  $3,332,285  7.68%


 US treasury
  securities        190      11,374  3.36%     1,151      47,238  4.91%
 US agency
  securities      9,367     406,619  4.61%    22,743     903,428  5.03%
 CMOs             3,571     146,665  4.87%     2,052     100,525  4.08%
 Mortgage
  backed
  securities     25,085     978,861  5.13%    11,330     457,032  4.96%
 Municipals
  (TE)            4,861     188,179  5.17%     5,514     197,832  5.57%
 Other
  securities      1,157      59,518  3.89%     1,854      75,891  4.89%
               --------  ----------  ----  ---------  ----------  ----

   Total
    securities
    (TE)         44,231   1,791,216  4.94%    44,644   1,781,946  5.01%

   Total
    short-term
    invest-
    ments         1,766     128,502  2.76%     3,671     149,086  4.97%

   Average
    earning
    assets
    yield
    (TE)       $171,455  $5,595,024  6.15%  $175,330  $5,263,317  6.70%

 Interest-
  Bearing
  Liabilities
 Interest-
  bearing
  transaction
  deposits       $7,225  $1,412,006  1.03%    $9,678  $1,476,661  1.32%
 Time
  deposits       36,544   1,768,022  4.16%    37,577   1,676,651  4.52%
 Public
  Funds          12,362     954,290  2.61%    17,468     797,916  4.41%
               --------  ----------  ----  ---------  ----------  ----
    Total
     interest
     bearing
     deposits   $56,131  $4,134,318  2.73%   $64,723  $3,951,228  3.30%

   Total
    borrowings    7,852     525,847  3.00%     3,697     201,476  3.70%

   Capitalized
    Interest        (66)                        (717)

   Total
    interest
    bearing
    liab
    cost        $63,917  $4,660,165  2.76%   $67,703  $4,152,704  3.29%

 Noninterest-
  bearing
  deposits                  869,541                      967,218
 Other net
  interest-
  free
  funding
  sources                    65,318                      143,395

 Total Cost
  of Funds      $63,917  $5,595,024  2.30%   $67,703  $5,263,317  2.59%

 Net Interest
  Spread (TE)  $107,538              3.39%  $107,627              3.41%

 Net Interest
  Margin (TE)  $107,538  $5,595,024  3.85%  $107,627  $5,263,317  4.11%
               --------  ----------  ----  ---------  ----------  ----

 Hancock Holding Company
 Quarterly Financial Data
 (amounts in thousands,
 except per share data and 
 FTE headcount)
 (unaudited)  ------------------------------------------------------
                    2006                      2007
              ------------------------------------------------------
                 3Q       4Q       1Q       2Q       3Q       4Q
              ------------------------------------------------------
 Per Common
  Share Data
 -----------

 Earnings per
  share:
  Basic          $1.11    $0.67    $0.59    $0.63    $0.55    $0.53
  Diluted        $1.08    $0.65    $0.58    $0.62    $0.55    $0.53
 Cash
  dividends
  per share     $0.240   $0.240   $0.240   $0.240   $0.240   $0.240
 Book value
  per share
 (period-end)   $16.64   $17.09   $17.27   $17.13   $17.55   $17.71
 Tangible book
  value per
  share
  (period-end)  $14.47   $14.87   $15.05   $14.90   $15.32   $15.45
 Weighted
  average
  number of
  shares:
   Basic        32,566   32,632   32,665   32,233   32,005   31,097
   Diluted      33,333   33,378   33,299   32,749   32,492   31,577
 Period-end
  number of
  shares        32,584   32,666   32,518   32,094   31,786   31,295
 Market data:
  High closing
   price        $56.79   $56.00   $54.09   $44.37   $43.90   $43.47
  Low closing
   price        $49.71   $50.85   $41.88   $37.50   $32.78   $33.35
  Period end
  closing
  price         $53.55   $52.84   $43.98   $37.55   $40.08   $38.20
  Trading
   volume        8,135    6,393    8,577   11,614   10,290   17,662

 Other
  Period-end
  Data
 -----------

 FTE 
  headcount      1,788    1,848    1,929    1,944    1,966    1,888
 Tangible
  common
  equity      $471,387 $485,778 $489,430 $478,085 $486,871 $483,612
 Tier I
  capital     $487,668 $510,638 $513,229 $510,096 $508,554 $497,307
 Goodwill      $59,708  $62,277  $62,277  $62,277  $62,277  $62,277
 Amortizable
  intangibles   $9,913   $9,414   $8,991   $8,607   $8,195   $7,753
 Mortgage
  servicing
  intangibles   $1,093     $941     $829     $729     $632     $545
 Common 
  shares
  repurchased
  for 
  publicly
  announced
  plans             --       --      228      433      343      552

 Performance
  Ratios
 -----------

 Return on
  average
  assets          2.36%    1.44%    1.32%    1.42%    1.21%    1.11%
 Return on
  average
  common
  equity         27.58%   15.54%   13.77%   14.53%   12.58%   11.69%
 Earning 
  asset
  yield 
  (TE)            6.60%    6.54%    6.64%    6.76%    6.81%    6.72%
 Total cost 
  of funds        2.30%    2.48%    2.60%    2.59%    2.75%    2.68%
 Net interest
  margin (TE)     4.29%    4.06%    4.04%    4.17%    4.06%    4.04%
 Noninterest
  expense as 
  a percent
  of total
  revenue 
  (TE)
  before
  amortization
  of purchased
  intangibles,
  net storm-
  related
  gain/(loss),
  gain on sale
  of credit
  card
  merchant and
  securities
  transactions   58.76%   59.79%   61.40%   61.51%   65.18%   67.98%
 Common equity
  (period-end)
  as a percent
  of total
  assets
 (period-end)     8.86%    9.36%    9.61%    9.36%    9.45%    9.15%
 Leverage
  (Tier I)
  ratio           8.15%    8.63%    8.80%    9.01%    8.82%    8.49%
 Tangible
  common
  equity
  ratio           7.79%    8.24%    8.48%    8.24%    8.34%    8.08%
 Net charge-
  offs as a
  percent of
  average
  loans           0.34%    0.19%    0.18%    0.18%    0.21%    0.26%
 Allowance for
  loan losses
  as a percent
  of period-
  end loans       1.55%    1.43%    1.41%    1.35%    1.31%    1.31%
 Allowance for
  loan losses
  to NPAs +
  loans 90
  days past
  due           494.65%  694.67%  413.60%  410.98%  335.22%  241.43%
 Loan/deposit
  ratio          60.97%   64.34%   65.91%   69.62%   70.28%   72.33%
 Noninterest
  income
  excluding
  net storm-
  related
  gain/(loss),
  gain on sale
  of credit
  card
  merchant and
  securities
  transactions
  as a percent
  of total
  revenue (TE)   30.18%   33.14%   32.96%   36.33%   36.27%   36.67%
              ------------------------------------------------------

                                           ------------------------
                                                     2008
                                           ------------------------
                                                1Q          2Q
                                           ------------------------
 Per Common Share Data                    
 ---------------------
                                         
 Earnings per share:
  Basic                                           $0.64      $0.67
  Diluted                                         $0.63      $0.66
 Cash dividends per share                        $0.240     $0.240
 Book value per share (period-end)               $18.41     $18.27
 Tangible book value per share
  (period-end)                                   $16.17     $16.06
 Weighted average number of shares:
  Basic                                          31,346     31,382
  Diluted                                        31,790     31,814
 Period-end number of shares                     31,372     31,386
 Market data:
  High closing price                             $44.29     $45.68
  Low closing price                              $33.45     $38.38
  Period end closing price                       $42.02     $39.29
  Trading volume                                 17,204     14,527

 Other Period-end Data
 ---------------------

 FTE headcount                                    1,877      1,903
 Tangible common equity                        $507,287   $503,953
 Tier I capital                                $512,248   $527,479
 Goodwill                                       $62,277    $62,277
 Amortizable intangibles                         $7,388     $6,762
 Mortgage servicing
 intangibles                                       $477       $413
 Common shares repurchased for publicly
  announced plans                                     0          0

 Performance Ratios
 ------------------

 Return on average assets                          1.30%      1.36%
 Return on average common equity                  14.13%     14.51%
 Earning asset yield (TE)                          6.28%      6.02%
 Total cost of funds                               2.47%      2.12%
 Net interest margin (TE)                          3.80%      3.90%
 Noninterest expense as a percent of
  total revenue (TE) before amortization
  of purchased intangibles, net storm-
  related gain/(loss), gain on sale of
  credit card merchant and
 securities transactions                          59.49%     60.26%
 Common equity (period-end) as a percent
  of total assets (period-end)                     8.99%      9.15%
 Leverage (Tier I) ratio                           8.34%      8.57%
 Tangible common equity ratio                      7.98%      8.13%
 Net charge-offs as a percent of average
  loans                                            0.32%      0.27%
 Allowance for loan losses as a percent
  of period-end loans                              1.46%      1.41%
 Allowance for loan losses to NPAs +
  loans 90 days past due                         265.81%    203.06%
 Loan/deposit ratio                               72.10%     74.82%
 Noninterest income excluding net
  storm-related gain/(loss), gain on
  sale of credit card merchant and
  securities transactions as a percent
  of total revenue (TE)                           36.73%     36.50%
                                          -------------------------

 Hancock Holding Company
 Quarterly Financial Data
 (amounts in thousands,except
 per share data and FTE headcount)
                                      ----------------------------
 (unaudited)                                      2006                               
                                      ----------------------------
                                            3Q              4Q                
                                      ----------------------------
                                                              
 Asset Quality Information
 -------------------------

 Non-accrual loans                         $5,179          $3,500
 Foreclosed assets                            970             681
                                      ----------------------------
 Total non-performing assets               $6,149          $4,181
 Non-performing assets as a percent
  of loans and foreclosed assets             0.20%           0.13%

 Accruing loans 90 days past due           $3,626          $2,552
 Accruing loans 90 days past due as
  a percent of loans                         0.12%           0.08%
 Non-performing assets + accruing
  loans 90 days past due to loans
  and foreclosed assets                      0.31%           0.21%

 Net charge-offs                           $2,608          $1,523
 Net charge-offs as a percent of
  average loans                              0.34%           0.19%

 Allowance for loan losses                $48,352         $46,772
 Allowance for loan losses as a
  percent of period-end loans                1.55%           1.43%
 Allowance for loan losses to NPAs
  + accruing loans 90 days past due        494.65%         694.67%

 Provision for (recovery of) loan
  losses                                 ($20,000)           ($57)

 Net Charge-off Information
 --------------------------

 Net charge-offs:
 Commercial/real estate loans                $522           ($137)
 Mortgage loans                               367             (11)
 Direct consumer loans                      1,003             493
 Indirect consumer loans                      294             395
 Finance company loans                        422             783
                                      ----------------------------

 Total net charge-offs                     $2,608          $1,523
                                      ----------------------------
 Average loans:
 Commercial/real estate
 loans                                 $1,759,173      $1,855,506
 Mortgage loans                           423,610         428,674
 Direct consumer loans                    470,771         479,087
 Indirect consumer loans                  347,404         350,829
 Finance Company loans                     79,483          86,965
                                      ----------------------------
 Total average loans                   $3,080,441      $3,201,061

 Net charge-offs to average loans:
 Commercial/real estate loans                0.12%          -0.03%
 Mortgage loans                              0.34%          -0.01%
 Direct consumer loans                       0.85%           0.41%
 Indirect consumer loans                     0.34%           0.45%
 Finance Company loans                       2.11%           3.57%
                                      ----------------------------
 Total net charge-offs to average
  loans                                      0.34%           0.19%
                                      ----------------------------

                      ----------------------------------------------
                                            2007
                      ----------------------------------------------
                           1Q          2Q          3Q           4Q
                      ----------------------------------------------
 Asset Quality 
  Information    
 -------------
                      
 Non-accrual loans      $4,494      $7,544      $8,500     $13,067
 Foreclosed assets         718       1,146       1,374       2,297
                    ----------------------------------------------
 Total non-
  performing assets     $5,212      $8,690      $9,874     $15,364
 Non-performing
  assets as a 
  percent of loans 
  and foreclosed 
  assets                  0.16%       0.25%       0.28%       0.43%

 Accruing loans 90
  days past due         $6,035      $2,558      $3,819      $4,154
 Accruing loans 90
  days past due as a
  percent of loans        0.18%       0.07%       0.11%       0.12%
 Non-performing
  assets + accruing
  loans 90 days past
  due to loans and
  foreclosed assets       0.34%       0.33%       0.39%       0.54%

 Net charge-offs        $1,466      $1,528      $1,880      $2,370
 Net charge-offs as
  a percent of
  average loans           0.18%       0.18%       0.21%       0.26%

 Allowance for loan
  losses               $46,517     $46,227     $45,901     $47,123
 Allowance for loan
  losses as a 
  percent of period
  -end loans              1.41%       1.35%       1.31%       1.31%
 Allowance for loan
  losses to NPAs +
  accruing loans 90
  days past due         413.60%     410.98%     335.22%     241.43%

 Provision for
  (recovery of) 
  loan losses           $1,211      $1,238      $1,554      $3,592

 Net Charge-off
  Information
 --------------

 Net charge-offs:
 Commercial/real
  estate loans            $168        ($63)       ($58)      ($100)
 Mortgage loans             23         (22)         --          42
 Direct consumer 
  loans                    110         617        $864        $886
 Indirect consumer
  loans                    675         471        $314        $518
 Finance company
  loans                    489         525        $760      $1,024
                    ----------------------------------------------
 Total net charge-
  offs                  $1,465      $1,528      $1,880      $2,370
                    ----------------------------------------------

 Average loans:

 Commercial/real
  estate loans      $1,931,966  $2,040,088  $2,055,922  $2,128,279
 Mortgage loans        426,103     382,642     439,459     440,842
 Direct consumer
  loans                485,201     487,267     491,417     505,098
 Indirect consumer
  loans                357,008     360,451     373,677     385,093
 Finance Company
  loans                 92,315     101,092     109,807     114,750
                    ----------------------------------------------
 Total average 
  loans             $3,292,593  $3,371,540  $3,470,282  $3,574,062

 Net charge-offs 
  to average loans:
 Commercial/real
  estate loans            0.04%     -0.01%       -0.01%      -0.02%
 Mortgage loans           0.02%     -0.02%        0.00%       0.04%
 Direct consumer
  loans                   0.09%       0.51%       0.70%       0.70%
 Indirect consumer
  loans                   0.77%       0.52%       0.33%       0.53%
 Finance Company
  loans                   2.15%       2.08%       2.74%       3.54%
                    ----------------------------------------------
 Total net charge-
  offs to average
  loans                   0.18%       0.18%       0.21%       0.26%
                    ----------------------------------------------

                                                  2008
                                      ----------------------------
                                          1Q               2Q
                                      ----------------------------
                                                                    
 Asset Quality Information                                           
 -------------------------
                                                                    
 Non-accrual loans                        $12,983          $18,106
 Foreclosed assets                          3,619            1,693
                                      ----------------------------
 Total non-performing assets              $16,602          $19,799
 Non-performing assets as a percent 
  of loans and foreclosed assets             0.46%           0.52%
                                                                    
 Accruing loans 90 days past due           $3,340          $6,449
 Accruing loans 90 days past due as                                  
  a percent of loans                         0.09%           0.17%
 Non-performing assets + accruing 
  loans 90 days past due to loans and
  foreclosed assets                          0.55%           0.69%
                                                                    
 Net charge-offs                           $2,933          $2,495
 Net charge-offs as a percent of 
  average loans                              0.32%           0.27%
                                                                    
 Allowance for loan losses                $53,008         $53,300
 Allowance for loan losses as a 
  percent of period-end loans                1.46%           1.41%
 Allowance for loan losses to NPAs +                                 
  accruing loans 90 days past due          265.81%         203.06%
                                                                    
 Provision for (recovery of) loan 
  losses                                   $8,818          $2,787
                                                                    
 Net Charge-off Information                                          
 --------------------------
                                                                    
 Net charge-offs:                                                    

 Commercial/real estate loans                $834            $600
 Mortgage loans                                --              61
 Direct consumer loans                        588             442
 Indirect consumer loans                      463             681
 Finance company loans                      1,048             711
                                      ----------------------------
 Total net charge-offs                     $2,933          $2,495
                                      ----------------------------
                                                                    
 Average loans:                                                      
 Commercial/real estate loans          $2,224,695      $2,272,057
 Mortgage loans                           399,374         413,076
 Direct consumer loans                    514,441         526,752
 Indirect consumer loans                  386,985         386,565
 Finance Company loans                    113,113         113,555
                                      ----------------------------
 Total average loans                   $3,638,608      $3,712,005
                                                                    
 Net charge-offs to average loans:                                   
 Commercial/real estate loans                0.15%           0.11%
 Mortgage loans                              0.00%           0.06%
 Direct consumer loans                       0.46%           0.34%
 Indirect consumer loans                     0.48%           0.71%
 Finance Company loans                       3.73%           2.52%
                                      ----------------------------
 Total net charge-offs to average 
  loans                                      0.32%           0.27%
                                      ----------------------------

 Hancock Holding Company
 Quarterly Financial Data
 (amounts in thousands,
 except per share data and 
 FTE headcount)
                ----------------------------------------------------
 (unaudited)          2006                      2007
                ----------------------------------------------------
                  3Q       4Q       1Q       2Q       3Q       4Q
                ----------------------------------------------------
 Income 
  Statement 
 ----------
   
 Interest
  income        $89,233  $87,104  $85,708  $84,937  $87,661  $87,559
 Interest
  income (TE)    91,275   89,366   88,124   87,204   90,033   90,041
 Interest
  expense        31,988   33,966   34,308   33,394   36,467   36,067
                ----------------------------------------------------
 Net interest
  income (TE)    59,287   55,400   53,816   53,810   53,566   53,974
 Provision for
  (recovery
  of) loan
  losses        (20,000)     (57)   1,211    1,238    1,554    3,592
 Noninterest
  income
  excluding
  net storm-
  related
  gain/(loss)
  and
  securities
  transactions   25,627   27,459   26,457   30,710   30,485   31,897
 Net storm-
  related gain/
  (loss)             --    5,084       --       --       --       --
 Securities
  transactions
  gains/
  (losses)          110   (5,396)       6       34       34      234
 Noninterest
  expense        50,337   50,042   49,708   52,374   55,196   58,804
                ----------------------------------------------------
 Income before
  income taxes   52,645   30,300   26,944   28,675   24,963   21,227
 Income tax
  expense        16,614    8,538    7,715    8,352    7,224    4,627
                ----------------------------------------------------
 Net income      36,031   21,762   19,229   20,323   17,739   16,600
                ====================================================

 Noninterest
  Income and
  Noninterest
  Expense
 ------------

 Service
  charges on
  deposit
  accounts       $9,719   $9,402   $9,190  $10,471  $11,085  $11,182
 Trust fees       3,174    3,624    3,693    4,124    3,892    4,194
 Debit card &
  merchant
  fees            1,744    1,983    2,291    2,618    2,025    2,645
 Insurance fees   4,145    5,346    4,369    5,033    4,256    5,561
 Investment &
  annuity fees    1,595    1,519    1,978    2,018    2,253    2,498
 ATM fees         1,223    1,215    1,380    1,428    1,434    1,626
 Secondary
  mortgage
  market
  operations      1,018      945      911    1,116      935      761
 Other income     3,009    3,425    2,645    3,902    4,605    3,430
                ----------------------------------------------------
 Noninterest
  income
  excluding
  net storm-
  related
  gain/(loss)
  and
  securities
  transactions  $25,627  $27,459  $26,457  $30,710  $30,485  $31,897
 Net storm-
  related gain/
  (loss)              0    5,084       --       --       --       --
 Securities
  transactions
  gains/
  (losses)          110   (5,396)       6       34       34      234
                ----------------------------------------------------
 Total
  noninterest
  income
  including
  storm-
  related
  gain/(loss)
  and
  securities
  transactions  $25,737  $27,147  $26,463  $30,744  $30,519  $32,131
                ====================================================

 Personnel
  expense       $27,059  $24,092  $26,563  $24,837  $28,531  $27,027
 Occupancy
  expense (net)   2,882    3,335    4,073    4,469    4,731    6,162
 Equipment
  expense         2,647    2,665    2,272    2,768    2,814    2,610
 Other
  operating
  expense        17,304   19,451   16,377   19,916   18,708   22,573
 Amortization
  of
  intangibles       445      499      423      384      412      432
                ----------------------------------------------------
 Total
  noninterest
  expense       $50,337  $50,042  $49,708  $52,374  $55,196  $58,804
                ----------------------------------------------------

                                                   -----------------
                                                         2008
                                                   -----------------
                                                     1Q         2Q
                                                   -----------------
 Income Statement                                                 
 ----------------
                                                                 
 Interest income                                   $84,813   $81,754
 Interest income (TE)                               87,269    84,186
 Interest expense                                   34,344    29,573
                                                   -----------------
 Net interest income (TE)                           52,925    54,613

 Provision for (recovery of) loan losses             8,818     2,787
 Noninterest income excluding net storm-related
  gain/(loss) and securities transactions           30,728    31,390
 Net storm-related gain/(loss)                          --        --
 Securities transactions gains/(losses)              5,652       426
 Noninterest expense                                50,134    52,189
                                                   -----------------
 Income before income taxes                         27,897    29,021
 Income tax expense                                  7,840     8,037
                                                   -----------------
 Net income                                         20,057    20,984
                                                   =================

 Noninterest Income and Noninterest Expense
 ------------------------------------------

 Service charges on deposit accounts               $10,790   $10,879
 Trust fees                                          4,175     4,575
 Debit card & merchant fees                          2,540     2,884
 Insurance fees                                      4,341     4,259
 Investment & annuity fees                           2,809     2,727
 ATM fees                                            1,691     1,757
 Secondary mortgage market operations                  778       753
 Other income                                        3,604     3,556
                                                   -----------------
 Noninterest income excluding net storm-related
  gain/(loss) and securities transactions          $30,728   $31,390

 Net storm-related gain/(loss)                          --        --

 Securities transactions gains/(losses)              5,652       426
                                                   -----------------
 Total noninterest income including storm-
  related gain/(loss) and securities 
  transactions                                     $36,380   $31,816
                                                   =================

 Personnel expense                                 $25,631   $27,031
 Occupancy expense (net)                             4,601     4,702
 Equipment expense                                   2,909     2,785
 Other operating expense                            16,628    17,307
 Amortization of intangibles                           365       364
                                                   -----------------
 Total noninterest expense                         $50,134   $52,189
                                                   -----------------


            

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