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0001249459
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000750577
HANCOCK WHITNEY CORPORATION
001-36872
One Hancock Plaza
2510 14th Street
Gulfport
MI
39502
(228) 868-4000
JOSEPH STEIB EXNICIOS
Officer
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
38th Floor
New York
NY
10004
9857
464752.62
86151165
01/22/2024
NASDAQ
Common
05/05/2016
Acquired via a Retirement Investment Plan
Issuer
N
637
05/05/2016
Cash
Common
01/28/2016
Acquired via a Retirement Investment Plan
Issuer
N
9220
01/28/2016
Cash
N
JOSEPH STEIB EXNICIOS
One Hancock Plaza
2510 14th Street
Gulfport
MI
39502
Common
01/19/2024
4042
183021.76
01/22/2024
/s/ Joseph Steib Exnicios