GULFPORT, Miss., Nov. 5, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Executives of Hancock Holding Company (Nasdaq:HBHC), the parent company of 109-year-old Hancock Bank, will present a corporate overview to attendees at the Sandler O'Neill East Coast Financial Services Conference at The Ritz-Carlton in Palm Beach, FL, from 4:05 p.m. to 4:35 p.m. (EDT) on Thursday, November 13, 2008.
At the Sandler O'Neill conference, Hancock's chief executive officer Carl J. Chaney and chief financial officer Michael M. Achary will review the company's recent financial performance and business strategies.
Investors and analysts may access a live webcast of Hancock's presentation by visiting the company's website at http://investor.shareholder.com/hbhc/. Beginning November 14th, a replay of Hancock's presentation will be available for a period of 60 days after the conference.
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 $6.74 billion. Founded in 1899, Hancock Bank consistently ranks as one of the country's strongest, safest financial institutions. More corporate information and online banking are available at www.hancockbank.com.
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"SAFE HARBOR" STATEMENT UNDER THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995:
Congress passed the Private Securities Litigation Act of 1995 in an effort to encourage corporations to provide information about companies' anticipated future financial performance. This act provides a safe harbor for such disclosure, which protects the companies from unwarranted litigation if actual results are different from management expectations. This release contains forward-looking statements and reflects management's current views and estimates of future economic circumstances, industry conditions, Company performance, and financial results. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of factors and uncertainties which could cause the Company's actual results and experience to differ from the anticipated results and expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements.