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0001356224
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000750577
HANCOCK WHITNEY CORP
001-36872
ONE HANCOCK WHITNEY PLAZA 2510 14 Street
P O BOX 4019
GULFPORT
MS
39501
2288684000
Loper D Shane
Officer
Common
Charles Schwab Corp.
3000 Schwab Way
Westlake
TX
76262
17690
825769.00
86151165
01/25/2024
Nasdaq
Common
02/25/2007
Equity Compensation
Hancock Whitney Corp
N
40
02/25/2007
Equity Compensation
Common
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Equity Compensation
Hancock Whitney Corp
N
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01/08/2009
Equity Compensation
Common
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Equity Compensation
Hancock Whitney Corp
N
685
03/02/2010
Equity Compensation
Common
11/13/2016
Equity Compensation
Hancock Whitney Corp
N
940
11/13/2016
Equity Compensation
Common
11/20/2016
Equity Compensation
Hancock Whitney Corp
N
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11/20/2016
Equity Compensation
Common
11/21/2016
Equity Compensation
Hancock Whitney Corp
N
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11/21/2016
Equity Compensation
Common
12/15/2016
Dividend Reinvestment
Hancock Whitney Corp
N
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CASH
Common
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Dividend Reinvestment
Hancock Whitney Corp
N
198
03/15/2017
Cash
Common
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Dividend Reinvestment
Hancock Whitney Corp
N
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Cash
Common
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Equity Compensation
Hancock Whitney Corp
N
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11/01/2017
Cash
Common
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Hancock Whitney Corp
N
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01/05/2018
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Common
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Equity Compensation
Hancock Whitney Corp
N
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Common
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Dividend Reinvestment
Hancock Whitney Corp
N
372
03/15/2019
Cash
Common
06/14/2019
Dividend Reinvestment
Hancock Whitney Corp
N
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06/14/2019
Cash
Common
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Hancock Whitney Corp
N
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09/16/2019
Cash
Common
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Hancock Whitney Corp
N
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Hancock Whitney Corp
N
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Common
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Hancock Whitney Corp
N
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Y
01/25/2024
D. Shane Loper