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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 1, 2006
Motley
Fool dubs HBHC a 'particularly good story'
GULFPORT, MS (August 31, 2006) - Tim Hanson, editor and analyst
with The Motley Fool, recently lauded Hancock Holding Company
(NASDAQ: HBHC) for its post-Hurricane Katrina response and
performance in an online article that likens Hancock's investment
returns to those of major NASDAQ players such as Adobe, Intel,
and Apple Computer.
In
"Back in Business, Better Than Before," Hanson references
Hancock's core ideology - the values on which the company
was founded 107 years ago - as secrets to the company's success
and applauds associates' resourcefulness in meeting customers'
financial needs after the storm. He also cites the company's
leadership in rebuilding storm-devastated communities along
the Gulf Coast.
Read
Hanson's complete article online.
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Hancock
Holding Company - parent company of Hancock Bank (Mississippi),
Hancock Bank of Louisiana, Hancock Bank of Florida, and Magna
Insurance Company - has assets of $6.26 billion. Hancock has
traded on The NASDAQ Stock Market for 15 years.
"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
228.563.7953 or paul_maxwell@hancockbank.com
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