Hancock Holding Company Form 8-K

-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, IoTp2xtjDeEtN3zo6jOBeoilP6P2JK29WxBR6i82OWw3g7eVe4h7au64mOMU59La sVWR77U5b3nUtYsDro7lWQ== 0001030798-05-000098.txt : 20050914 0001030798-05-000098.hdr.sgml : 20050914 20050913183108 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001030798-05-000098 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20050913 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20050914 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20050913 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HANCOCK HOLDING CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000750577 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022] IRS NUMBER: 640693170 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MS FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-13089 FILM NUMBER: 051083137 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE HANCOCK PLZ STREET 2: P.O. BOX 4019 CITY: GULFPORT STATE: MS ZIP: 39501 BUSINESS PHONE: 6018684605 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE HANCOCK PLZ STREET 2: P O BOX 4019 CITY: GULFPORT STATE: MS ZIP: 39501 8-K 1 hhc_8k-091305.htm HHC 8K, PRESS RELEASE DATED 9/13/05 Hancock Holding Company Form 8-K

                                 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):
                                    September 13, 2005

                                   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 September 13, 2005, Hancock Holding Company
issued a press release announcing hurricane business recovery update.  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 September 13, 2005, headed "Hancock Holding
                             Company Provides Hurricane Business Recovery Update"

                                          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:   September 13, 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 For More Information Contact
September 13, 2005 Michael Achary, SVP-Treasurer
985.789.0033
Paul Guichet, VP-Investor Relations
228.323.6556

HANCOCK HOLDING COMPANY PROVIDES HURRICANE BUSINESS RECOVERY UPDATE

BATON ROUGE, La. (September 13, 2005) - Senior Management of Hancock Holding Company, the parent company
of Hancock Bank, will provide a live overview of its Hurricane Katrina business recovery efforts on
Wednesday, September 14, 2005 at 1:00 p.m. Central Time. The event will be accessible through the bank's
website (www.hancockbank.com) and Vcall's Investor Calendar (www.investorcalendar.com). For those who are
unable to attend the webcast, you may dial in and listen to the live conference call (877) 407-0783 for
persons calling from within the U.S. or Canada, and the number for international callers will be (201)
689-8564. A telephone replay will be available two hours following completion of the webcast. The replay
is accessible to callers from the U.S. and Canada at (877) 660-6853 and to international callers at (201)
612-7415. Enter the account number: 286 and conference ID number: 169117.

Hancock Holding Company (NASDAQ: HBHC) - the parent company of Hancock Bank Mississippi, Hancock Bank of
Louisiana, Hancock Bank of Florida and Magna Insurance Company - has assets of $4.7 billion. Founded in
1899, Hancock Bank consistently ranks among America's strongest, safest, financial institutions. Hancock
Bank operates 103 full-service offices and more than 130 automated teller machines throughout South
Mississippi, Louisiana and the Florida Panhandle, as well as subsidiaries Hancock Investment Services,
inc. Hancock Insurance Agency, Ross King Walker, J. Everett Eaves and Harrison Finance Company.

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