NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 24, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Whitney Holding Corporation (Nasdaq:WTNY) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer John C. Hope, III will ring the NASDAQ Opening Bell on Monday, October 27th to celebrate Whitney's 125th anniversary.
"Whitney Bank stands as a monument to strength -- not just today, but for the past 125 years," said Mr. Hope. "This year marks a long, successful, and continuing tradition of providing specialized banking products, financing, and customer and community service for one of our country's oldest independent, continuously operating banks. Through floods and hurricanes, wartime booms, the depression and other economic challenges, Whitney Bankers have provided superior banking and financial services to communities throughout the Gulf Coast."
Whitney National Bank was founded in New Orleans in 1883 and is the oldest continuously operating bank in New Orleans.
Also attending Monday's NASDAQ Opening Bell ceremony will be Whitney Holding Corporation and Whitney Bank President John M. Turner, Jr. and Investor Relations Manager Trisha Voltz Carlson. Customers, prospects, partners, press and analysts can also view the event live on media networks CNBC and Bloomberg TV, and on the MarketSite Live Web Cam at http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_about.stm.
Feed Information:
The Opening Bell is available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on Galaxy 28 C/9, downlink frequency 3880 horizontal. The feed can also be found on Ascent fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Robert Madden at (646) 441-5045.
Radio Feed:
An audio transmission of the Opening Bell is also 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 be found on Ascent fiber 1623 as well.
Whitney Holding Corporation, 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.
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