GULFPORT, Miss., Nov. 15, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hancock Holding Company (Nasdaq:HBHC) today announced that the company's board of directors approved a regular fourth quarter 2011 common stock cash dividend of $0.24 per share.
Approved during the November meeting of the company's board of directors, the regular quarterly common stock cash dividend is payable December 15, 2011 to shareholders of record as of December 5, 2011.
About Hancock Holding Company
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.
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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.
CONTACT: Trisha Voltz Carlson, SVP Investor Relations Manager
504-299-5208 or trisha_carlson@hancockbank.com
Source: Hancock Holding Company