Hancock Holding Company to Announce Third Quarter 2014 Financial Results October 23 and Host Conference Call October 24

GULFPORT, Miss., Oct. 2, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hancock Holding Company HBHC will announce third quarter 2014 financial results on Thursday, October 23, 2014 after the market closes. Management will host a conference call for analysts and investors at 9:00 a.m. Central Time on Friday, October 24, 2014 to review the results. 

A live listen-only webcast of the call will be available under the Investor Relations section of Hancock's website at www.hancockbank.com. To participate in the Q&A portion of the call, dial (877) 564-1219 or (973) 638-3429. 

An audio archive of the conference call will be available under the Investor Relations section of our website. A replay of the call will also be available through October 31, 2014 by dialing (855) 859-2056 or (404) 537-3406, passcode 13265311. 

About Hancock Holding Company

Hancock Holding Company is a financial services company with regional business headquarters and locations throughout a growing Gulf South corridor. With a heritage dating to the late 1800s, the company's banking subsidiary provides a comprehensive network of full-service financial choices through Hancock Bank locations in Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida and Whitney Bank offices in Louisiana and Texas, including traditional and online banking; commercial and small business banking; energy banking; private banking; trust and investment services; certain insurance services; mortgage services; and consumer financing. More information and online banking are available at www.hancockbank.com and www.whitneybank.com.