Exhibit 99.1
VOTING AND SUPPORT AGREEMENT
This VOTING AND SUPPORT AGREEMENT, dated as of April 30, 2019 (this “Agreement”), is by and between Hancock Whitney Corporation, a Mississippi corporation (“Hancock Whitney”), and the undersigned shareholder (the “Shareholder”) of MidSouth Bancorp, Inc., a Louisiana corporation (“MidSouth”). Capitalized terms used herein and not defined shall have the meanings specified in the Merger Agreement (as defined below).
WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, Hancock Whitney and MidSouth are entering into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (as the same may be amended, supplement or modified, the “Merger Agreement”) pursuant to which, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, (a) MidSouth will merge with and into Hancock Whitney (the “Merger”), with Hancock Whitney being the surviving corporation in the Merger and (b) at the Effective Time, the shares of common stock, par value $0.10 per share, of MidSouth (“MidSouth Common Stock”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than certain shares of MidSouth Common Stock held by MidSouth or Hancock Whitney) will, without any further action on the part of the holder thereof, be automatically converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration as set forth in the Merger Agreement;
WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, the Shareholder is the record or beneficial owner of, has the sole right to dispose of, and has the right to vote the number ofsharesof MidSouth Common Stock set forth below the Shareholder’s signature on the signature page hereto (all such MidSouth Common Stock, together with any other capital stock of MidSouth acquired by the Shareholder after the execution of this Agreement, whether acquired directly or indirectly, upon the exercise of options, conversion of convertible securities or otherwise, and any other securities issued by MidSouth that are entitled to vote on the approval of the Merger Agreement held or acquired by the Shareholder (whether acquired heretofore or hereafter), being collectively referred to herein as the “Shares”);
WHEREAS, receiving the Requisite MidSouth Vote is a condition to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement; and
WHEREAS, as an inducement to Hancock Whitney to enter into the Merger Agreement and incur the obligations therein, Hancock Whitney has required that certain shareholders of the MidSouth, including the Shareholder, enter into this Agreement or a similar agreement, and the Shareholder has agreed to enter into this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, intending to be legally bound, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Section 1. Agreement to Vote; Restrictions on Voting and Transfers.
(a) Agreement to Vote the Shares. The Shareholder hereby agrees that from the date hereof until the Expiration Time (as defined below), at any meeting (whether annual or special and any adjournment or postponement thereof) of MidSouth’s shareholders,