Read on for more confirmations of Hancocks financial soundness:

• BauerFinancial, one of the nation's top bank rating and analysis firms, has recommended Hancock Bank among America's strongest, safest financial institutions for more than 20 consecutive years.

• Bank Director magazine ranked Hancock Bank in the top-10 of Americas 150 top-performing banks for two consecutive years and in the top-25 best banks for three years.

• Forbes magazine listed Hancock third among community banks with strong deposit growth.

• Forbes.com included Hancock among the Top 100 Most Trustworthy Companies in America.

• ABA Banking Journal hailed Hancock as one of bankings top-25 top performers.

• U.S. Banker magazine ranked Hancock fourth among the top 150 top-performing U.S. banks.

• On July 21, 2010, President Barack Obama signed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which, in part, permanently raises the current standard maximum deposit insurance amount to $250,000.
  
  The standard maximum insurance amount of $100,000 had been temporarily raised to $250,000 until December 31, 2013. The FDIC insurance coverage limit applies per depositor, per insured depository institution for each account ownership category. For more information on increasing FDIC coverage beyond $250,000, refer to www.fdic.gov on how to maximize coverage per insured institution.

• Hancock Bank is participating in the FDIC's Transaction Account Guarantee Program. Under that program, through December 31, 2010, all non-interest bearing transaction accounts are fully guaranteed by the FDIC for the entire amount in the account. Coverage under the Transaction Account Guarantee Program is in addition to and separate from coverage available under the FDIC's general deposit rules.