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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February
16, 2006
Hancock
Holding Company to present at KBW Regional Bank Conference
GULFPORT,
MS (February 16, 2006) - Executives of Hancock Holding Company
(NASDAQ: HBHC), the parent company of 106-year old Hancock
Bank, will present a corporate overview to attendees at the
Keefe Bruyette & Woods Regional Bank Conference at the
Langham Hotel in Boston from 9:20 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. (EST)
on Thursday, March 2, 2006. At the conference, Hancock's chief
financial officer Carl J. Chaney and corporate treasurer Michael
M. Achary will review the company's recent financial performance
and business strategies. Investor Relations vice president
Paul D. Guichet will also be present to coordinate one-on-one
meetings with analysts and investors.
A
live webcast of Hancock's presentation will be available at
http://www.kbw.com/news/conference_regional.html
. A replay of the company's presentation will be available
at this link for a period of 60 days after the conference.
Investors and analysts may also access a copy of the presentation
by visiting Hancock's website.
Hancock
Holding Company - the parent company of Hancock Bank (Mississippi),
Hancock Bank of Louisiana, Hancock Bank of Florida, and Magna
Insurance Company - has assets of nearly $6.0 billion. Founded
in 1899, Hancock Bank stands among the strongest, safest five-star
financial institutions in America. Hancock Bank operates 102
offices
and more than 140 automated
teller machines throughout South Mississippi, Alabama,
Louisiana and the Florida Panhandle as well as subsidiaries
Hancock Investment Services, Inc., Hancock Insurance Agency,
and Harrison Finance Company.
Investors
can access additional corporate
information or on-line
banking and bill
pay services online.
"SAFE
HARBOR" STATEMENT UNDER THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION
REFORM ACT OF 1995: Congress passed the Private Securities
Litigation Act of 1995 in an effort to encourage corporations
to provide information about companies' anticipated future
financial performance. This act provides a safe harbor for
such disclosure, which protects the companies from unwarranted
litigation if actual results are different from management
expectations. This release contains forward-looking statements
and reflects management's current views and estimates of future
economic circumstances, industry conditions, Company performance,
and financial results. These forward-looking statements are
subject to a number of factors and uncertainties which could
cause the Company's actual results and experience to differ
from the anticipated results and expectations expressed in
such forward-looking statements.
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FOR
MORE INFORMATION
R. Paul Maxwell, VP & Corporate Communications
Manager
(228) 214-5252 or 1.800.522.6542 (x.85252)
paul_maxwell@hancockbank.com
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