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 July 27, 2006, Hancock Holding Company
issued a press release announcing a presentation to be made to attendees at the
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (KBW) Honor Roll & 7th Annual Community Bank Investor
Conference in New York, NY on Tuesday, August 1, 2006. 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 July 27, 2006, headed "Hancock Holding
Company to present at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Community Bank Investor Conference."
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: July 27, 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
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July 27, 2006 Paul D. Guichet, VP, Investor Relations
800.522.6542 or 228.563.6559
paul_guichet@hancockbank.com
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Hancock Holding Company to present at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Community Bank Investor Conference
GULFPORT, MS (July 27, 2006) - Executives of Hancock Holding Company (NASDAQ: HBHC), the parent company of
107-year-old Hancock Bank, will present a corporate overview to attendees at the Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (KBW)
Honor Roll & 7th Annual Community Bank Investor Conference at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York, NY, from 9:30 a.m.
to 9:55 p.m. (EDT) on Tuesday, August 1, 2006.
At the KBW conference, Hancock's chief executive officer George A. Schloegel and chief financial officer
Carl J. Chaney will review the company's recent financial performance and business strategies. Investor
Relations vice president Paul D. Guichet will attend to coordinate one-on-one meetings with analysts and
investors.
A live webcast of Hancock's presentation will be available at the conference link
http://www.kbw.com/news/conference_investor.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 at www.hancockbank.com and selecting the Investor Relations link.
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 $6.2 billion. Founded in 1899, Hancock Bank
stands among the strongest, safest financial institutions in the United States and is the only financial services
company headquartered in the Gulf South to rate among the top 20 percent of America's top performing banks.
Hancock offers comprehensive financial solutions through more than 140 banking and financial services offices and
more than 130 automated teller machines throughout South Mississippi, Louisiana, southern Alabama, and the
Florida Panhandle.
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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