Mississippi 0-13089 64-0169065
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(State or other (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of Number) Identification Number)
incorporation)
One Hancock Plaza, 2510 14th Street,
Gulfport, Mississippi 39501
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
(228) 868-4000
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Item 8.01. Other Events. On May 19, 2005, Hancock Holding Company
issued a press release announcing its quarterly dividend of $0.165 per share.
The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits.
99.1 Press Release issued by Hancock Holding Company
dated May 19, 2005, headed "Hancock Holding
Company announces quarterly dividend"
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: May 19, 2005
HANCOCK HOLDING COMPANY
(Registrant)
By: /s/ Paul D. Guichet
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Paul D. Guichet
Vice President
Investor Relations
Exhibit 99.1 to Hancock Holding Company Form 8-K
For Immediate Release
May 19, 2005
For More Information
George A. Schloegel, Chief Executive Officer
Carl J. Chaney, Chief Financial Officer
Paul D. Guichet, Vice President, Investor Relations
800.522.6542 or 228.214.5242
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Hancock Holding Company announces quarterly dividend
GULFPORT, MS (May 19, 2005) - Hancock Holding Company (NASDAQ: HBHC) today announced that the company's
board of directors approved a regular second quarter 2005 common stock cash dividend of $0.165 per share.
Approved during the May meeting of the company's board of directors, the regular quarterly common stock cash
dividend is payable June 15, 2005, to shareholders of record as of June 3, 2005.
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 $4.8 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, 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 at
www.hancockbank.com.
"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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