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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt" face="Times New Roman">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on</FONT><FONT style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp; </FONT></FONT><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt" face="Times New Roman">June 6, 2011</FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" face="Times New Roman">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</FONT></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" face="Times New Roman">Washington, D.C.&nbsp; 20549</FONT></P>
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<H6 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><B><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" face="Times New Roman">FORM S-8 </FONT></B></H6> <H4 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><B><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" face="Times New Roman">REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</FONT></B></H4>
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<H2 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><B><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt" face="Times New Roman">HANCOCK HOLDING COMPANY</FONT></B></H2>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" face="Times New Roman">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><B><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT></B><B><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" face="Times New Roman">Mississippi&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 64-0693170</FONT></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (State or other jurisdiction&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (I.R.S. Employer</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; of incorporation or organization)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Identification No.)</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" face="Times New Roman">One Hancock Plaza, 2510 14<SUP>th</SUP> Street</FONT></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" face="Times New Roman">Gulfport, Mississippi 39501</FONT></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" face="Times New Roman">(228) 868-4000</FONT></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" face="Times New Roman">(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, </FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" face="Times New Roman">including area code, of principal executive offices)</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt" face="Times New Roman">WHITNEY NATIONAL BANK SAVINGS PLUS PLAN</FONT></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" face="Times New Roman">(Full title of the plan)</FONT></P>
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<H5 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><B><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" face="Times New Roman">Joy Lambert Phillips </FONT></B></H5> <H5 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><B><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" face="Times New Roman">General Counsel</FONT></B></H5>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" face="Times New Roman">One Hancock Plaza, 2510 14<SUP>th </SUP>Street</FONT></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" face="Times New Roman">Gulfport, Mississippi 39501</FONT></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" face="Times New Roman">(228) 868-4000</FONT></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" face="Times New Roman">(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" face="Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.&nbsp; See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.</FONT></P>
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<H3 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><B><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" face="Times New Roman" color=black>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</FONT></B></H3>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" face="Times New Roman">offering price</FONT></B><SUP><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" face="Times New Roman">(2)</FONT></SUP></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" face="Times New Roman">Common Stock, $3.33 par value</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" face="Times New Roman">$31.84</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" face="Times New Roman">$4,776,000</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" face="Times New Roman">$555</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SUP><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt" face="Times New Roman">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT></SUP><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt" face="Times New Roman">Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the number of shares of common stock registered hereby shall be subject to adjustment to prevent dilution by reason of a stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or similar transaction that results in an increase in the number of outstanding shares of common stock.</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SUP><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt" face="Times New Roman">(2)</FONT></SUP><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" face="Times New Roman"> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt" face="Times New Roman">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and computed on the basis of the average of the high and low sales prices per share of the registrant&#146;s common stock, $3.33 par value, as reported on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on June 2, 2011.<SUP> </SUP></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">This Registration Statement shall become effective upon filing </FONT></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">in accordance with Rule 462 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. </FONT></B></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger dated December 21, 2010 (the &#147;Merger Agreement&#148;) between Hancock Holding Company (the &#147;Registrant&#148;) and Whitney Holding Corporation (&#147;Whitney&#148;), Whitney has been merged with and into the Registrant (the &#147;Merger&#148;), with the Registrant the surviving corporation in the Merger.&nbsp; In connection with the Merger, the Registrant has assumed the Whitney National Bank Savings Plus Plan, an employee benefit plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the &#147;Plan&#148;).&nbsp; This Registration Statement is being filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) solely to register 150,000 additional shares of the $3.33 par value common stock of the Registrant available for investment and reinvestment of accounts maintained under the Plan.</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, the Registrant hereby incorporates by reference herein the contents of its Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 on Form S-8 to Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 6, 2011 (Registration No. 333-171882).</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">The Registrant undertakes that the Whitney National Bank Savings Plus Plan and any amendment thereto have been or will be submitted to the Internal Revenue Service in a timely manner, and all changes required by the Internal Revenue Service for the Whitney National Bank Savings Plus Plan to be qualified under Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, have been or will be made.</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><B><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">SIGNATURES</FONT></B></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT><B><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">The Registrant</FONT></B><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">.&nbsp; Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Gulfport, State of Mississippi, on this 6th day of June, 2011.</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT><B><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">HANCOCK HOLDING COMPANY</FONT></B></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; By:</FONT><U><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Carl J. Chaney&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></U></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; By:</FONT><U><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/&nbsp;John M. Hairston&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></U></P>
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</FONT><B><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">POWER OF ATTORNEY</FONT></B></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears immediately below constitutes and appoints Carl J. Chaney and John M. Hairston, and each or any one of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith and all instruments necessary, appropriate or advisable to enable the Registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and other federal and state securities laws, in connection with the Whitney National Bank Savings Plus Plan, and to file any such documents or instruments with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully and for all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them or their substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT><U><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">Signature</FONT></U><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT><U><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">Title</FONT></U><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT><U><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">Date</FONT></U></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><U><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp; /s/ Carl J. Chaney&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></U><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp; President, Chief Executive Officer&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; June 6, 2011</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp; Carl J. Chaney&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; and Director&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><U><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ John M. Hairston&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></U><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Chief Executive Officer, Chief&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; June 6, 2011</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp; John M. Hairston&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Operating Officer and Director</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><U><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Michael M. Achary&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></U><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Chief Financial Officer&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; June 6, 2011</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><U><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ James B. Estabrook, Jr.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></U><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chairman and Director&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;June 6, 2011</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp; James B. Estabrook, Jr.</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><U><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Alton G. Bankston&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></U><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Director&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;June 6, 2011</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp; Alton G. Bankston</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><U><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Richard B. Crowell&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></U><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Director&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; June 6, 2011</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp; Richard B. Crowell</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><U><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Don P. Descant&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></U><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Director&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; June 6, 2011</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp; Don P. Descant</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><U><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Hardy B. Fowler&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></U><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Director&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; June 6, 2011</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp; Hardy B. Fowler</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><U><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Terence E. Hall&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></U><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Director&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; June 6, 2011</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp; Terence E. Hall</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><U><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Randy Hanna&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></U><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Director&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; June 6, 2011</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp; Randy Hanna</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman"><U>&nbsp; /s/ James H. Horne&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Director&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; June 6, 2011</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp; James H. Horne</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><U><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ R. King Milling&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></U><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Director&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; June 6, 2011</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp; R. King Milling</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><U><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;/s/ Eric J. Nickelsen&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></U><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Director&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; June 6, 2011</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp; Eric J. Nickelsen</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman"><U>&nbsp; /s/ John H. Pace&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Director&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; June 6, 2011</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp; John H. Pace</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><U><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Christine L. Pickering&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></U><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Director&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; June 6, 2011</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp; Christine L. Pickering</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp; Robert W. Roseberry</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp; Anthony J. Topazi</FONT></P>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
June 6, 2011
Registration No. 333-__________
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549
____________________________
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
____________________________
HANCOCK HOLDING COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Mississippi                                                                                                             64-0693170
(State or other jurisdiction                                                                                               (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization)                                                                                       Identification No.)
One Hancock Plaza, 2510 14
th
Street
Gulfport, Mississippi 39501
(228) 868-4000
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of principal executive offices)
____________________
WHITNEY NATIONAL BANK SAVINGS PLUS PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
_______________________
Joy Lambert Phillips
General Counsel
One Hancock Plaza, 2510 14
th
Street
Gulfport, Mississippi 39501
(228) 868-4000
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
x
Accelerated filer
¨
Non-accelerated filer
¨
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
¨
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities
to be registered
Amount
to be
registered
(1)
Proposed
maximum offering price
per share
(2)
Proposed
maximum
aggregate
offering price
(2)
Amount of registration fee
Common Stock, $3.33 par value
150,000
$31.84
$4,776,000
$555
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the number of shares of common stock registered hereby shall be subject to adjustment to prevent dilution by reason of a stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or similar transaction that results in an increase in the number of outstanding shares of common stock.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and computed on the basis of the average of the high and low sales prices per share of the registrant's common stock, $3.33 par value, as reported on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on June 2, 2011.
This Registration Statement shall become effective upon filing
in accordance with Rule 462 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger dated December 21, 2010 (the "Merger Agreement") between Hancock Holding Company (the "Registrant") and Whitney Holding Corporation ("Whitney"), Whitney has been merged with and into the Registrant (the "Merger"), with the Registrant the surviving corporation in the Merger.  In connection with the Merger, the Registrant has assumed the Whitney National Bank Savings Plus Plan, an employee benefit plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Plan").  This Registration Statement is being filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) solely to register 150,000 additional shares of the $3.33 par value common stock of the Registrant available for investment and reinvestment of accounts maintained under the Plan.
Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, the Registrant hereby incorporates by reference herein the contents of its Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 on Form S-8 to Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 6, 2011 (Registration No. 333-171882).
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 8.                        Exhibits.
5.1          Opinion of Phelps Dunbar, L.L.P. as to the legality of the shares to be issued.
23.1         Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.2         Consent of KPMG LLP.
23.3         Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.4         Consent of Phelps Dunbar, L.L.P. (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24          Power of Attorney (included on the signature page attached hereto).
The Registrant undertakes that the Whitney National Bank Savings Plus Plan and any amendment thereto have been or will be submitted to the Internal Revenue Service in a timely manner, and all changes required by the Internal Revenue Service for the Whitney National Bank Savings Plus Plan to be qualified under Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, have been or will be made.
SIGNATURES
The Registrant
.  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Gulfport, State of Mississippi, on this 6th day of June, 2011.
HANCOCK HOLDING COMPANY
By:
/s/ Carl J. Chaney
Carl J. Chaney
President, Chief Executive Officer and
Director
By:
/s/ John M. Hairston
John M. Hairston
Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating
Officer and Director
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears immediately below constitutes and appoints Carl J. Chaney and John M. Hairston, and each or any one of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith and all instruments necessary, appropriate or advisable to enable the Registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and other federal and state securities laws, in connection with the Whitney National Bank Savings Plus Plan, and to file any such documents or instruments with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully and for all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them or their substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Carl J. Chaney
President, Chief Executive Officer        June 6, 2011
Carl J. Chaney                                                       and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ John M. Hairston
Chief Executive Officer, Chief          June 6, 2011
John M. Hairston                                     Operating Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Michael M. Achary
Chief Financial Officer                June 6, 2011
Michael M. Achary                                 (Principal Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ James B. Estabrook, Jr.
Chairman and Director                June 6, 2011
James B. Estabrook, Jr.
/s/ Alton G. Bankston
Director                          June 6, 2011
Alton G. Bankston
/s/ Richard B. Crowell
Director                            June 6, 2011
Richard B. Crowell
/s/ Don P. Descant
Director                            June 6, 2011
Don P. Descant
/s/ Hardy B. Fowler
Director                            June 6, 2011
Hardy B. Fowler
/s/ Terence E. Hall
Director                            June 6, 2011
Terence E. Hall
/s/ Randy Hanna
Director                            June 6, 2011
Randy Hanna
/s/ James H. Horne
Director                            June 6, 2011
James H. Horne
/s/ R. King Milling
Director                            June 6, 2011
R. King Milling
/s/ Eric J. Nickelsen
Director                            June 6, 2011
Eric J. Nickelsen
/s/ Thomas Olinde
Director                            June 6, 2011
Thomas Olinde
/s/ John H. Pace
Director                            June 6, 2011
John H. Pace
/s/ Christine L. Pickering
Director                            June 6, 2011
Christine L. Pickering
/s/ Robert W. Roseberry
Director                            June 6, 2011
Robert W. Roseberry
/s/ Anthony J. Topazi
Director                            June 6, 2011
Anthony J. Topazi
Exhibit 23.3
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description of
Exhibit
5.1          Opinion of Phelps
Dunbar, L.L.P. as to the legality of the shares to be issued.
23.1         Consent of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.2         Consent of KPMG LLP.
23.3         Consent of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.4         Consent of Phelps
Dunbar, L.L.P. (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24          Power of Attorney
(included on the signature page attached hereto).