SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
February 15, 2006
HANCOCK HOLDING COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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)
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
Item 8.01. Other Events. On February 15, 2006, Hancock Holding Company
issued a press release announcing quarterly dividend. 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 February 15, 2006, headed "Hancock Holding
Company announces quarterly dividend"
SIGNATURE
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: February 15, 2006
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 For More Information Contact
February 15, 2006 Carl J. Chaney, Chief Financial Officer
Paul Guichet, VP-Investor Relations
800.522.6542 or 228.563.6559
Hancock Holding Company announces quarterly dividend
GULFPORT, MS (February 15, 2006) - Hancock Holding Company (NASDAQ: HBHC) today announced that the
company's board of directors approved a regular first quarter 2006 common stock cash dividend of $0.195
per share.
Approved during the February meeting of the company's board of directors, the regular quarterly
common stock cash dividend is payable March 15, 2006, to shareholders of record as of March 3, 2006.
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 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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