Hancock Holding Company to Announce Third Quarter 2011 Financial Results and Host Conference Call October 24


GULFPORT, Miss., Oct. 3, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hancock Holding Company (Nasdaq:HBHC) will announce third quarter 2011 financial results on Monday, October 24, 2011 after the market closes. Management will host a conference call for analysts and investors at 4:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time that same day to review the results.

A live listen-only webcast of the call will be available under the Investor Relations section of our website at www.hancockbank.com. To participate in the Q&A portion of the call, dial (877) 564-1219 or (973) 638-3429.

An audio archive of the conference call will be available under the Investor Relations section of our website. A replay of the call will also be available through October 31, 2011 by dialing (855) 859-2056 or (404) 537-3406, passcode 14767673.     

About Hancock Holding Company

With assets of approximately $20 billion, Hancock Holding Company is the parent company of Hancock Bank and Whitney Bank. The company operates nearly 300 full-service bank branches and almost 400 ATMs across a Gulf South corridor spanning southern Mississippi; southern Alabama; south central Louisiana; the northern, central, and Panhandle regions of Florida; and metropolitan 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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