GULFPORT, Miss., Aug. 16, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hancock Holding Company (Nasdaq:HBHC) today announced that the company's board of directors approved a regular third quarter 2011 common stock cash dividend of $0.24 per share.
Approved during the August meeting of the company's board of directors, the regular quarterly common stock cash dividend is payable September 15, 2011, to shareholders of record as of September 6, 2011.
About Hancock Holding Company
Hancock Holding Company has assets of approximately $20 billion and is the parent company of Hancock Bank and Whitney Bank. Both Hancock and Whitney were founded more than a century ago and operate a combined total of almost 300 full-service bank branches and nearly 400 ATMs across a Gulf South corridor spanning South Mississippi; southern and central Alabama; southern Louisiana; the northern, central, and Panhandle regions of Florida; and Houston, Texas. The Hancock Holding Company financial services family also includes Hancock Investment Services, Inc.; Hancock Insurance Agency and its divisions of J. Everett Eaves and Ross King Walker; Magna Insurance Company; Southern Coastal Insurance Agency, Inc.; corporate trust offices in Gulfport and Jackson, Miss., New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Orlando; and Harrison Finance Company. Investors and customers can access more information about Hancock Holding Company, Hancock Bank, and e-banking at www.hancockbank.com. Details about Whitney Bank and online banking are available at www.whitneybank.com.
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