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Hancock to Present at Sandler O'Neill Financial Services Conference

November 4, 2011

GULFPORT, Miss., Nov. 4, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hancock Holding Company's (Nasdaq:HBHC) President & CEO, Carl J. Chaney, and CFO, Michael M. Achary, will address analysts and investors attending the Sandler O'Neill + Partners East Coast Financial Services Conference, on Thursday, November 10, 2011 beginning at 7:10 a.m. Eastern Standard Time.

Interested parties may access a live listen-only webcast of the presentation through the Investor Relations section of Hancock's website at www.hancockbank.com. A replay of the presentation will be available for 30 days following the conference.      

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.

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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CONTACT: Trisha Voltz Carlson, SVP Investor Relations Manager
         504-299-5208 or trisha_carlson@hancockbank.com

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Source: Hancock Holding Company