Annual Report (Form 10-K), fiscal year 1994

ITEM 1 - BUSINESS
BACKGROUND AND CURRENT OPERATIONS
BACKGROUND
GENERAL:
Hancock Holding Company (the "Company") was organized in 1984 as a bank holding company registered under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended. The Company, headquartered in Gulfport, Mississippi, operates 58 banking offices and 85 automated teller machines ("ATM's") (29 of which are free-standing) in the states of Mississippi and Louisiana through two wholly-owned bank subsidiaries, Hancock Bank, Gulfport, Mississippi ("Hancock Bank MS") and Hancock Bank of Louisiana, Baton Rouge, Louisiana ("Hancock Bank LA"). Hancock Bank MS and Hancock Bank LA hereinafter are referred to collectively as the "Banks."
The Banks are community oriented and focus primarily on offering commercial, consumer and mortgage loans and deposit services to individuals and small to middle market businesses in their respective market areas. The Company's operating strategy is to provide its customers with the financial sophistication and breadth of products of a regional bank, while successfully retaining the local appeal and level of service of a community bank. At December 31, 1994, the Company had total assets of $1.9 billion and employed on a full-time basis 819 persons in Mississippi and 383 persons in Louisiana.
Hancock Bank MS was originally chartered as Hancock County Bank in 1899 and since its organization the strategy of Hancock Bank MS has been to achieve a dominant market share on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Prior to a series of acquisitions begun in 1985, growth was primarily internal and was accomplished by concentrating branch expansions in areas of population growth where no dominant financial institution previously served the market area. Economic expansion on the Mississippi Gulf Coast has resulted primarily from growth of military and government-related facilities, tourism, port facility activities,
industrial complexes and the gaming industry. Hancock Bank MS currently has the largest market share in each of the four counties in which it operates, Harrison, Hancock, Jackson and Pearl River. With assets of $1.3 billion, Hancock Bank MS currently ranks as the fifth largest bank in Mississippi.
Beginning with the 1985 acquisition of the Pascagoula-Moss Point Bank ("PMP") in Pascagoula, Mississippi, the Company has acquired approximately $685.9 million in assets and approximately $618.2 million in deposit liabilities through selected acquisitions or purchase and assumption transactions.
RECENT ACQUISITION ACTIVITY:
The majority of the Company's acquisition activity occurred in 1990 and 1991, beginning with the June 1990, merger of Metropolitan National Bank ("MNB") Biloxi, Mississippi into Hancock Bank MS. At the time of its acquisition, MNB had total assets of approximately $98.8 million and total deposit liabilities of approximately $95.1 million.
Also in June 1990, pursuant to a purchase and assumption agreement, Hancock Bank MS acquired the Poplarville, Mississippi branch of Unifirst Bank for Savings from the Resolution Trust Corporation ("RTC"). The acquisition increased Hancock Bank MS total assets by approximately $7.8 million and its total deposit liabilities by approximately $7.4 million.
In August 1990, the Company formed Hancock Bank LA for the purpose of assuming the deposit liabilities and acquiring the consumer loan portfolio, corporate credit card portfolio and non-adversely classified securities portfolio of American Bank and Trust ("AmBank") Baton Rouge, Louisiana, from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC"). As a result of this transaction, Hancock Bank LA acquired 15 banking offices in the greater Baton Rouge area, approximately $337.5 million in assets and approximately $300.9 million in deposit liabilities. At December 31, 1994, Hancock Bank LA's deposits were $506 million. It is currently one of the five largest banks in East Baton Rouge Parish. Economic expansion in East Baton Rouge Parish has resulted primarily from growth in state government and related service
industries, educational and medical complexes, petrochemical industries, port facility activities and transportation and related industries.
In August 1991, Hancock Bank MS acquired certain assets and deposit liabilities of Peoples Federal Savings Association, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, from the RTC. As a result of this transaction, the Bank acquired assets of approximately $39.0 million and deposit liabilities of approximately $38.5 million.
In connection with the MNB and AmBank acquisitions, the Company borrowed $18,750,000 from Whitney National Bank, New Orleans, Louisiana ("Whitney") to partially fund these acquisitions. On November 28, 1991, the Company sold 1,552,500 shares of its common stock at $17 per share, following a two-for-one stock split in the form of a 100% stock dividend on October 15, 1991 and an increase in the number of authorized shares to 20,000,000. The net proceeds of this sale, after underwriting discount and expenses, of approximately $24,700,000, were used to pay the interest, retire $18,500,000 of principal debt on the Whitney loans and increase Hancock Bank LA's capital by $5,000,000.
In April 1994, the Company merged Hancock Bank of Louisiana, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company with First State Bank and Trust Company of East Baton Rouge Parish, Baker, Louisiana. The merger was consummated by the exchange of all outstanding common stock of First State Bank in return for 527,235 shares of common stock of the Company. The merger was accounted for using the pooling-of-interests method, therefore all prior years' financial information has been restated.
In July 1994, the Company agreed to merge Hancock Bank of Louisiana with Washington Bank & Trust Company ("Washington"), Franklinton, Louisiana. The merger was consummated by the exchange of all outstanding common stock of Washington in return for 542,350 shares of common stock of the Company. The merger was accounted for using the pooling-of- interests method on February 1, 1995. Washington had total assets of approximately $86,100,000 (unaudited) and stockholders' equity of approximately $12,400,000 (unaudited) as of December 31, 1994 and net earnings of approximately $1,300,000 (unaudited) for the year then ended.
On January 13, 1995, the Company merged with First Denham Bancshares, Inc. ("Bancshares") which owns 100% of the stock of First National Bank of Denham Springs, Denham Springs, Louisiana. The merger was in return for approximately $4,000,000 cash and 774,098 shares of common stock of the Company. The merger was accounted for using the purchase method. Bancshares had total assets of approximately $111,000,000 (unaudited) and stockholders' equity of approximately $10,300,000 (unaudited) as of December 31, 1994 and net earnings of approximately $2,500,000 (unaudited) for the year then ended.
CURRENT OPERATIONS
LOAN PRODUCTION AND CREDIT REVIEW:
The Banks' primary lending focus is to provide commercial, consumer and real estate loans to consumers and to small and middle market businesses in their respective market areas. The Banks have no concentrations of loans to particular borrowers or loans to any foreign entities. Each loan officer has Board approved loan limits on the principal amount of secured and unsecured loans he or she can approve for a single borrower without prior approval of a loan committee. All loans, however, must meet the credit underwriting and loan policies of the Banks.
For Hancock Bank MS, all loans over an individual loan officer's Board approved lending authority and below $150,000 must be approved by his or her region's loan committee or by another loan officer with greater lending authority. If a borrower's total indebtedness exceeds $150,000, any loan must be reviewed and approved by both the regional loan committee and the Bank's senior loan committee. Each loan file is reviewed by the Bank's loan review department to ensure proper documentation.
For Hancock Bank LA, all loans over an individual loan officer's Board approved lending authority must be approved by the Bank's senior loan committee or by another loan officer with greater lending authority. Aggregate lending relationships above the loan officers' authority of up to
$500,000 must be approved by the Company's loan committee. Each loan file is reviewed by the Bank's loan review department to ensure proper documentation.
LOAN REVIEW AND ASSET QUALITY:
Each Bank's portfolio of credit relationships aggregating $250,000 or more is continually reviewed by the respective Bank to identify any deficiencies and to take corrective actions as necessary. Credit relationships aggregating less than $250,000 are reviewed on a periodic basis. As a result of such reviews, each Bank places on its Watchlist loans that are deemed to require close or frequent review. All loans classified by a regulator are also placed on the Watchlist. All Watchlist and past due loans are reviewed at least monthly by the Banks' senior lending officers and monthly by the Banks' Board of Directors.
In addition, all loans to a particular borrower are reviewed, regardless of classification, each time such borrower requests a renewal or extension of any loan or requests an additional loan. All lines of credit are reviewed annually prior to renewal. The Banks currently have mechanisms in place which allow for at least an annual review of the financial statements and the financial condition of all borrowers, except borrowers with secured installment and residential mortgage loans.
As a matter of policy, the Banks place loans on nonaccrual status whenever debt service becomes impaired or collection becomes questionable.
The Banks follow the standard FDIC loan classification system which is designed to serve the dual purpose of providing management with (1) a general view of the quality of the overall loan portfolio (each branch's loans and each commercial loan officer's lending portfolio) and (2) information on specific loans which may need individual attention.
The Banks hold nonperforming assets, consisting of real property, vehicles and other items held for resale, which were acquired generally through the process of foreclosure. At December 31, 1994, the book value of nonperforming assets held for resale was approximately $808 thousand.
SECURITIES PORTFOLIO:
The Banks maintain portfolios of securities consisting primarily of U.S. Treasury securities, U.S. Government agency issues and tax-exempt obligations of states and political subdivisions. The portfolios are designed to enhance liquidity while providing acceptable rates of return. Therefore, the Banks invest only in high grade investment quality securities with acceptable yields and generally with maturities or durations of less than 7 years.
Investments are limited by the Banks' policies to securities having a rating of no less than "Baa" by Moody's Investors' Service, Inc., except that non-rated but creditworthy general obligations of Mississippi or Louisiana governmental agencies or political subdivisions are permissible.
DEPOSITS:
The Banks have a number of programs designed to attract depository accounts which are offered to consumers and to small and middle market businesses at interest rates generally consistent with market conditions. Additionally, the Banks offer 85 ATMs, 56 ATMs at their 58 banking offices and 29 free-standing ATMs at other locations. As members of regional and international ATM networks such as "GulfNet", "PLUS" and "CIRRUS", the Banks offer customers access to their depository accounts from regional, national and international ATM facilities. Deposit flows are controlled by the Banks primarily through pricing of such deposits and to a certain extent through promotional activities. Management believes that the rates it offers, which are posted weekly on deposit accounts, are generally competitive with or, in some cases, slightly below other financial institutions in the Banks' respective market areas.
TRUST SERVICES:
The Banks', through their respective Trust Departments, offer a full range of trust services on a fee basis. The Banks act as executor, administrator, or guardian in administering estates. Also provided are investment custodial services for individual, businesses and charitable and religious organizations. In their trust capacities, the Banks provide investment management services on an agency basis and act as trustee for pension plans, profit sharing plans, corporate and municipal bond issues, living trusts, life insurance trusts and various other types of trusts created by or for individuals, businesses and charitable and
religious organizations. As of December 31, 1994, the Trust Departments of the Banks had approximately $1.6 billion of assets under management, of which $1.0 billion were corporate accounts and $600 million were personal, employee benefit, estate and other trust accounts.
OPERATING EFFICIENCY STRATEGY:
The primary focus of the Company's operating strategy is to increase operating income and to reduce operating expense. Management has taken steps beginning in January of 1988 to improve operating efficiencies and as a result, employees at Hancock Bank MS have been reduced from 0.78 per $1.0 million in assets in February 1988 to .60 as of December 31, 1994. Since its acquisition in August 1990, Hancock Bank LA's employees have been reduced from 0.97 per $1.0 million of assets to .67 as of December 31, 1994. Management annually establishes an employee to asset goal for each Bank. The Banks also have set an internal long range goal of at least covering total salary and benefit costs by fee income. The ratio of fee income to total salary and benefit costs is $.53 per $1.00 of total salary and benefit costs at Hancock Bank MS. Hancock Bank LA has a higher level of fee income and through December 31, 1994 has achieved a ratio of $.77 to $1.00 of salary and benefit costs.
OTHER ACTIVITIES:
Hancock Bank MS has six subsidiaries through which it engages in the following activities: providing consumer financing services; mortgage lending; owning, managing and maintaining certain real property; providing general insurance agency services; holding investment securities; and marketing credit life insurance. The income of these subsidiaries generally accounts for less than 10% of the Company's total income annually.
During 1994, the Company began offering alternative investments through a third party vendor. The Investment Center is now located in several branch locations in Mississippi and Louisiana to accommodate the investment needs of customers which fall outside the traditional commercial bank product line.
Hancock Bank MS also owns approximately 3,700 acres of timberland in Hancock County, Mississippi, most of which was acquired through foreclosure in the 1930's. Less than 1% of the Company's annual income is generated from timber sales and oil and gas leases on this acreage.
COMPETITION:
The deregulation of the financial services industry, the elimination of many previous distinctions between commercial banks and other types of financial institutions and the enactment in Mississippi, Louisiana and other states of legislation permitting state-wide branching or multi-bank holding companies as well as regional interstate banking has created a highly competitive environment for commercial banking in the Company's market area. The principal competitive factors in the markets for deposits and loans are interest rates paid and charged. The Company also competes through the efficiency, quality, range of services and products it provides, convenience of office and ATM locations and office hours.
In attracting deposits and in its lending activities, the Company competes generally with other commercial banks, savings associations, credit unions, mortgage banking firms, consumer finance companies, securities brokerage firms, mutual funds, insurance companies and other financial institutions, many of which have greater resources than those available to the Company.
SUPERVISION AND REGULATION
BANK HOLDING COMPANY REGULATION
GENERAL:
As a bank holding company, the Company is subject to extensive regulation by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the "Federal Reserve") pursuant to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the "Bank Holding Company Act"). The Company also is required to file certain reports with, and otherwise comply with the rules and regulations of, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under federal securities laws.
FEDERAL REGULATION:
The Bank Holding Company Act generally prohibits the Company from engaging in activities other than banking or managing or controlling banks or other permissible subsidiaries or from acquiring or obtaining direct or indirect control of any company engaged in activities other than those activities determined by the Federal Reserve to be so closely related to banking or managing or controlling banks as to be proper incident thereto. In determining whether a particular activity is permissible, the Federal Reserve must consider whether the performance of such an activity can reasonably be expected to produce benefits to the public, such as greater convenience, increased competition or gains in efficiency, that outweigh possible adverse effects, such as undue concentration of resources, decreased or unfair competition, conflicts of interest or unsound banking practices. For example, making, acquiring or servicing loans, leasing personal property, providing certain investment or financial advice, performing certain data processing services, acting as agent or broker in selling credit life insurance and certain other types of insurance in connection with credit transactions and certain insurance underwriting activities have all been determined by regulations of the Federal Reserve to be permissible activities. The Bank Holding Company Act does not place territorial limitations on permissible
bank-related activities of bank holding companies. However, despite prior approval, the Federal Reserve has the power to order a holding company or its subsidiaries to terminate any activity, or terminate its ownership or control of any subsidiary, when it has reasonable cause to believe that continuation of such activity or ownership of such subsidiary or control constitutes a serious risk to the financial safety, soundness or stability of any bank subsidiary of that holding company.
The Bank Holding Company Act requires every bank holding company to obtain the prior approval of the Federal Reserve: (1) before it may acquire direct or indirect ownership or control of any voting shares of any bank if, after such acquisition, such bank holding company will directly or indirectly own or control more than 5% of the voting shares of such bank, (2) before it or any of its subsidiaries other than a bank may acquire all or substantially all of the assets of a bank, or (3) before it may merge or consolidate with any other bank holding company. In reviewing a proposed acquisition, the Federal Reserve considers financial, managerial and competitive aspects, and must take into consideration the future prospects of the companies and banks concerned and the convenience and needs of the community to be served. As part of its review, the Federal Reserve reviews the indebtedness to be incurred by a bank holding company in connection with the proposed acquisition to ensure that the bank holding company can service such indebtedness in a manner that does not adversely affect the capital requirements of the holding company or its subsidiaries. The Bank Holding Company Act further requires that consummation of approved acquisitions or mergers be delayed for a period of not less than 30 days following the date of such approval. During such 30-day period, complaining parties may obtain a review of the Federal Reserve's order granting its approval by filing a petition in the appropriate United States Court of Appeals petitioning that the order be set aside.
The Federal Reserve has adopted capital adequacy guidelines for use in its examination and regulation of bank holding companies. The regulatory capital of a bank holding company under applicable federal capital adequacy guidelines is particularly important in the Federal Reserve's evaluation of a bank holding company and any applications by the bank holding company to the
Federal Reserve. If regulatory capital falls below minimum guideline levels, a bank holding company or bank may be denied approval to acquire or establish additional banks or non-bank businesses or to open additional facilities. In addition, a financial institution's failure to meet minimum regulatory capital standards can lead to other penalties, including termination of deposit insurance or appointment of a conservator or receiver for the financial institution. There are two measures of regulatory capital presently applicable to bank holding companies, (1) risk-based capital and (2) leverage capital ratios.
The Federal Reserve rates bank holding companies by a component and composite 1-5 rating system ("BOPEC"). The leverage ratios adopted by the Federal Reserve requires all but the most highly rated bank holding companies to maintain Tier 1 Capital at 4% to 5% of total assets. Certain bank holding companies having a composite 1 BOPEC rating and not experiencing or anticipating significant growth may satisfy the Federal Reserve guidelines by maintaining Tier 1 Capital of at least 3% of total assets. Tier 1 Capital for bank holding companies includes: stockholder's equity; minority interest in equity accounts of consolidated subsidiaries; and qualifying perpetual preferred stock. In addition, Tier 1 Capital excludes goodwill and other disallowed intangibles. The Company's leverage ratio at December 31, 1994, was 8.59%.
The risk-based capital guidelines are designed to make regulatory capital requirements more sensitive to differences in risk profile among banks and bank holding companies, to account for off-balance sheet exposure and to minimize disincentives for holding liquid assets. Under the risk-based capital guidelines, assets are assigned to one of four risk categories; these are 0%, 20% 50% and 100%. As an example, U.S. Treasury securities are assigned to the 0% risk category while most categories of loans are assigned to the 100% risk category. The risk weight of off-balance sheet items such as standby letters of credit is determined by a two-step process. First, the amount of the off-balance sheet item is multiplied by a credit conversion factor of either 0%, 20%, 50% or 100%. Then, the result is assigned to one of the four risk categories. At December 31, 1994, the Company's off-balance
sheet items aggregated $194.5 million; however, after the credit conversion these items represented $13.2 million of balance sheet equivalents.
The primary component of risk-based capital is defined as Tier 1 Capital, which is essentially equal to common stockholders' equity, plus a certain portion of perpetual preferred stock. Tier 2 Capital, which consists primarily of the excess of any perpetual preferred stock, mandatory convertible securities, subordinated debt and general reserves for loan losses, is a secondary component of risk-based capital. The risk-weighted asset base is equal to the sum of the aggregate dollar values of assets and off-balance sheet items in each risk category, multiplied by the weight assigned to that category. Under these guidelines bank holding companies are required to maintain a ratio of Tier 1 Capital to risk-weighted assets of at least 4% and a ratio of Total Capital (Tier 1 and Tier 2) to risk-weighted assets of at least 8%. At December 31, 1994, the Company's Tier 1 and Total Capital ratios were 16.87% and 17.78%, respectively.
Proposed regulations will increase capital requirements when as yet undetermined levels of interest rate risk are exceeded. Because the Company's liabilities generally reprice within periods of one year, interest rate risk occurs when assets funded by such liabilities reprice at longer intervals. It is not anticipated that such regulations will have a significant impact on the Company's capital requirements.
The Company, as a bank holding company within the meaning of the Bank Holding Company Act, is required to obtain the prior approval of the Federal Reserve before it may acquire substantially all the assets of any bank, or ownership or control of any voting shares of any bank, if, after such acquisition, it would own or control, directly or indirectly, more than 5% of the voting shares of such bank. In no case, however, may the Federal Reserve approve the acquisition by the Company of the voting shares, or substantially all the assets, of any bank located outside Mississippi unless such acquisition is specifically authorized by the laws of the state in which the bank to be acquired is located. The banking laws of Mississippi presently permit out-of-state banking organizations to acquire Mississippi banking
organizations, provided the out-of-state banking organization's home state grants similar privileges to banking organizations in Mississippi. This reciprocity privilege is restricted to banking organizations in specified geographic regions which encompass the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia. In addition, Mississippi banking organizations are permitted to acquire certain out-of-state financial institutions. A bank holding company is additionally prohibited from itself engaging in, or acquiring direct or indirect control of more than 5% of the voting shares of any company engaged in, non-banking activities.
With passage of "The Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act" adequately capitalized bank holding companies will be permitted to acquire control of banks in any state. States could limit acquisition eligibility and states also can opt-in to interstate branching earlier, or opt-out before the June 1, 1997 date. Branching where an out of state bank opens a new branch in another state would require a state's specific approval. The legislation further provides that no bank could acquire more than ten percent of nationwide insured deposits or thirty percent of deposits statewide. States would have the right to waive the thirty percent limit. Additional provisions require that interstate activities conform to the Community Reinvestment Act.
As a bank holding company, the Company is required to give the Federal Reserve prior written notice of any purchase or redemption of its outstanding equity securities if the gross consideration for the purchase or redemption, when combined with the net consideration paid for all such purchases or redemptions during the proceeding 12 months, is equal to 10% or more of the Company's consolidated net worth. The Federal Reserve may disapprove such a purchase or redemption if it determines that the proposal constitutes an unsafe or unsound practice, would violate any law, regulation, Federal Reserve order or directive or any condition imposed by, or written agreement with, the Federal Reserve.
In November 1985, the Federal Reserve adopted its Policy Statement on Cash Dividends Not Fully Covered by Earnings (the "Policy Statement"). The
Policy Statement sets forth various guidelines that the Federal Reserve believes that a bank holding company should follow in establishing its dividend policy. In general, the Federal Reserve stated that bank holding companies should not pay dividends except out of current earnings and unless the prospective rate of earnings retention by the holding company appears consistent with its capital needs, asset quality and overall financial condition.
The activities of the Company are also restricted by the provisions of the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933 (the "Act"). The Act prohibits the Company from owning subsidiaries engaged principally in the issue, floatation, underwriting, public sale or distribution of securities. The interpretation, scope and application of the provisions of the Act currently are being reviewed by regulators and legislators. The outcome of the current examination and appraisal of the provisions in the Act and effect of such outcome on the ability of bank holding companies to engage in securities- related activities cannot be predicted.
The Company is a legal entity separate and distinct from the Banks. There are various restrictions which limit the ability of the Banks to finance, pay dividends or otherwise supply funds to the Company or other affiliates. In addition, subsidiary banks of holding companies are subject to certain restrictions imposed by the Federal Reserve Act on any extension of credit to the bank holding company or any of its subsidiaries, on investments in the stock or other securities thereof and on the taking of such stock or securities as collateral for loans to any borrower. Further, a bank holding company and its subsidiaries are prohibited from engaging in certain tie-in arrangements in connection with extensions of credit, or leases or sales of property or furnishing of services.
BANK REGULATION:
The operations of the Banks are subject to state and federal statutes applicable to state banks and the regulations of the Federal Reserve and of the FDIC. Such statutes and regulations relate to, among other things, required reserves, investments, loans, mergers and consolidations, issuance of
securities, payment of dividends, establishment of branches and other aspects of the Banks' operations.
Hancock Bank MS is subject to regulation and periodic examinations by the FDIC and the State of Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance. Hancock Bank LA is subject to regulation and periodic examinations by the FDIC and the Office of Financial Institutions, State of Louisiana. These regulatory authorities examine such areas as reserves, loan and investment quality, management policies, procedures and practices and other aspects of operations. These examinations are designed for the protection of the Banks' depositors, rather than their stockholders. In addition to these regular examinations, the Company and the Banks must furnish periodic reports to their respective regulatory authorities containing a full and accurate statement of their affairs.
The Banks are members of the FDIC, and their deposits are insured as provided by law by the Bank Insurance Fund ("BIF"). On December 19, 1991, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 (the "FDIC Improvement Act") was enacted. The Federal Deposit Insurance Act as amended by Section 302 of the FDIC Improvement Act calls for risk-related deposit insurance assessment rates. The risk classification of an institution will determine its deposit insurance premium. Assignment to one of three capital groups, coupled with assignment to one of three supervisory sub groups determines which of the nine risk classifications is appropriate for an institution.
There is currently a proposal by the FDIC to lower banks' deposit insurance premiums from the current rates of 23 to 31 cents per hundred dollars in insured deposits to a rate of 4 to 31 cents. This change is scheduled to be effective in the third quarter of 1995 and will reduce the Banks' premium payments. The Banks have received a risk classification of 1A for assessment purposes and paid BIF premiums of 23 cents per hundred dollars of insured deposits which amounted to $3.8 million in 1994.
In general, the FDIC Improvement Act subjects banks and bank holding companies to significantly increased regulation and supervision. The FDIC
Improvement Act increased the borrowing authority of the FDIC in order to bolster the Bank Insurance Fund, and the future borrowings are to be repaid by increased assessments on FDIC member banks. Other significant provisions of the FDIC Improvement Act require a new regulatory emphasis linking supervision to bank capital levels and require the federal banking regulators to take prompt regulatory action with respect to depository institutions that fall below specified capital levels and to draft non-capital regulatory measures to assure bank safety, including underwriting standards and minimum earnings levels.
The FDIC Improvement Act contains a "prompt regulatory action" section which is intended to resolve problem institutions at the least possible long-term cost to the deposit insurance funds. Pursuant to this section, which applies to both banks and savings associations, the federal banking agencies are required to prescribe both a leverage limit and a risk- based capital requirement indicating levels at which institutions will be deemed to be "well capitalized," "adequately capitalized," "undercapitalized," "significantly undercapitalized," and "critically undercapitalized." In the case of a depository institution which is "critically undercapitalized" (a term defined to include institutions which still have a positive net worth), the federal banking regulators are generally required to appoint a conservator or receiver.
The FDIC Improvement Act further requires regulators to perform annual on-site bank examinations, places limits on real estate lending and tightens audit requirements. The new legislation eliminated the "too big to fail" doctrine, which protects uninsured deposits of large banks, and restricts the ability of undercapitalized banks to obtain extended loans from the Federal Reserve Board discount window. As previously discussed, deposit insurance premiums for the Bank Insurance Fund have changed from flat premiums to fees that will require banks engaging in risk practices or with low capital to pay higher deposit insurance premiums than conservatively managed banks. The FDIC Improvement Act also imposes new disclosure requirements relating to fees charged and interest paid on checking and deposit accounts. Most of the significant changes brought about by the FDIC Improvement Act required new regulations.
In addition to regulating capital, the FDIC has broad authority to prevent the development or continuance of unsafe or unsound banking practices. Pursuant to this authority, the FDIC has adopted regulations which, among other things, restrict preferential loans and loan amounts by banks to "affiliates" and "insiders" of banks, require banks to keep information on loans to major stockholders and executive officers and bar certain director and officer interlocks between financial institutions. The FDIC also is authorized to approve mergers, consolidations and assumption of deposit liability transactions between insured banks and between insured banks and uninsured banks or institutions to prevent capital or surplus diminution in such transactions where the resulting, continuing or assumed bank is an insured nonmember state bank, like the Banks.
Although the Banks are not members of the Federal Reserve System, they are subject to Federal Reserve regulations that require the Banks to maintain reserves against transaction accounts (primarily checking accounts), money market deposit accounts and nonpersonal time deposits. Because reserves generally must be maintained in cash or in noninterest-bearing accounts, the effect of the reserve requirements is to increase the cost of funds for the Banks. Subject to an exemption from reserve requirements on a limited amount of an institution's transaction accounts, the Federal Reserve regulations currently require that reserves be maintained against net transaction accounts in the amount of 3% of the aggregate of such accounts up to $41.4 million, or, if the aggregate of such accounts exceeds $41.4 million, $1.233 million plus 12% of the total in excess of $41.4 million.
The foregoing is a brief summary of certain statutes, rules and regulations affecting the Company and the Banks and is not intended to be an exhaustive discussion of all the statutes and regulations having an impact on the operations of such entities.
EFFECT OF GOVERNMENTAL POLICIES:
In general, the difference between the interest rate paid by a bank on its deposits and its other borrowings, and the interest rate received by a bank on loans extended to its customers and securities held in its portfolios,
will comprise a major portion of the bank's earnings. However, due to recent deregulation of the industry, the banking business is becoming increasingly dependent on the generation of fees and service charges.
The earnings and growth of a bank will be affected not only by general economic conditions, both domestic and foreign, but also by the monetary and fiscal policy of the United States Government and its agencies, particularly the Federal Reserve. The Federal Reserve can and does implement national monetary policy, such as seeking to curb inflation and combat recession by its open-market operations in United States Government securities, adjustments in the amount of reserves that banks and other financial institutions are required to maintain and adjustments to the discount rates applicable to borrowings by banks which are members of the Federal Reserve System and target rates for federal funds transactions. The actions of the Federal Reserve in these areas influence the growth of bank loans, investments and deposits and also affect interest rates charged on loans and paid on deposits. The nature and timing of any future changes in monetary policies and their potential impact on the Company cannot be predicted.
STATISTICAL INFORMATION
The following tables and other material present certain statistical information regarding the Company. This information is not audited and should be read in conjunction with the Company's consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes.
DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS, LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY AND INTEREST RATES AND DIFFERENTIALS
Net interest income, the difference between interest income and interest expense, is the most significant component of the Banks earnings. For internal analytical purposes, management adjusts net interest income to a "taxable equivalent" basis using a 34% in 1992, 35% in 1993 and 1994 federal tax rate on tax exempt items (primarily interest on municipal securities).
Another significant statistic in the analysis of net interest income is the effective interest differential, which is the difference between the average rate of interest earned on earning assets and the effective rate paid for all funds, non- interest bearing as well as interest bearing. Since a portion of the Bank's deposits do not bear interest, such as demand deposits, the rate paid for all funds is lower than the rate on interest bearing liabilities alone. The rate differential for the years 1993 and 1994 was 4.88% and 4.60%, respectively.
Recognizing the importance of interest differential to total earnings, management places great emphasis on managing interest rate spreads. Although interest differential is affected by national, regional, and area economic conditions, including the level of credit demand and interest rates, there are significant opportunities to influence interest differential through appropriate loan and investment policies. These policies are designed to maximize interest differential while maintaining sufficient liquidity and availability of funds for purposes of meeting existing commitments and for investment in loans and other investment opportunities that may arise.
The following table shows interest income on earning assets and related average yields earned as well as interest expense on interest bearing liabilities and related average rates paid for the periods indicated:
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(1) Includes tax equivalent adjustments to interest earned of $2.5 million, $2.3 million and $2.1 million in 1992, 1993 and 1994 respectively, using an effective tax rate of 34% in 1992 and 35% in 1993 and 1994.
(2) Interest earned includes fees on loans of $2.9 million in 1992, $3.1 million in 1993 and $2.9 million in 1994.
(3) Includes nonaccrual loans. See "Nonperforming Assets."
The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, a summary of the changes in interest income on earning assets and interest expense on interest bearing liabilities relating to rate and volume variances. Nonaccrual loans are included in average amounts of loans and do not bear interest for purposes of the presentation.
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(1) Yields on tax-exempt investments have been adjusted to a tax equivalent basis utilizing a 34% effective tax rate in 1992 and 35% in 1993 and 1994.
RATE SENSITIVITY
In order to control interest rate risk, management regularly monitors the volume of interest sensitive assets relative to interest sensitive liabilities over specific time intervals. The Company's interest rate management policy is to attempt to maintain a stable net interest margin in periods of interest rate fluctuations. Interest sensitive assets and liabilities are those that are subject to maturity or repricing within a given time period. The interest sensitivity gap is the difference between total interest sensitive assets and liabilities in a given time period. At December 31, 1994, the Company's cumulative interest sensitivity gap in the one year interval was (17.15%) as compared to a cumulative interest sensitivity gap in the one year interval of (19.72%) at December 31, 1993. The percentage reflects a higher level of interest sensitive liabilities than assets repricing within one year. Generally, where rate sensitive liabilities exceed rate sensitive assets, the net interest margin is expected to be positively impacted during periods of decreasing interest rates and negatively impacted during periods of increasing rates.
The following tables set forth the Company's interest rate sensitivity gap at December 31, 1994 and December 31, 1993:
Analysis of Interest Sensitivity at December 31, 1994 -----------------------------------------------------
Analysis of Interest Sensitivity at December 31, 1993 -----------------------------------------------------
The Company had income tax expense of $9.9 million and $10.2 million for the years ended December 31, 1994 and 1993, respectively. This represents effective tax rates of 31.2% and 30.4% for December 31, 1994 and 1993, respectively; a greater portion of the Company's income in 1994 has been generated from taxable sources contributing to the rise in the effective tax rate.
PERFORMANCE AND EQUITY RATIOS
The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the percentage of net income to average assets and average stockholders' equity, the percentage of common stock dividends to net income and the percentage of average stockholders' equity to average assets.
SECURITIES PORTFOLIO
The Company generally purchases securities to be held to maturity, with a maturity schedule that provides ample liquidity. Securities classified as held-to-maturity are carried at amortized cost. Certain securities have been classified as available-for-sale based on management's internal assessment of the portfolio considering future liquidity and earning requirements. The December 31, 1994 book value of the held-to-maturity portfolio was $833 million and the market value was $815 million. The available-for-sale portfolio balance was $20 million at December 31, 1994.
The book and market values of securities classified as available-for-sale as of December 31, 1994, and held-for-sale as of December 31, 1993, were as follows (in thousands):
The book value, book yield and market value of the securities classified as available-for-sale as of December 31, 1994, by estimated maturity, were as follows (in thousands):
The book value and market values of securities classified as held-to-maturity as of December 31, 1994, and December 31, 1993, were as follows (in thousands):
The book value, book yield and market value of the securities classified as held-to-maturity as of December 31, 1994, by contractual maturity, were as follows (in thousands):
LOAN PORTFOLIO
The following tables set forth, for the periods indicated, the composition of the loan portfolio of the Company:
1990 consumer loan balances reflect an increase of 99.8% as a result of the acquisitions of MNB (approximately $7.8 million) and AmBank (approximately $127.0 million).
Prior to July 1991, a correspondent bank of Hancock Bank MS issued credit cards under the Bank's name to customers of Hancock Bank MS and retained the outstanding receivables. In July 1991, Hancock Bank MS purchased, at par, from its correspondent bank, certain credit cards with outstanding balances of approximately $7.8 million and simultaneously transferred, at par, the cards and balances to Hancock Bank LA. The resulting combined consumer and corporate credit card portfolio aggregated approximately $11.5 million with approximately 17,700 cards outstanding. At December 31, 1994, the portfolio balance had increased to approximately $27.1 million with approximately 35,000 cards outstanding.
The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the approximate maturity by type of the loan portfolio of the Company:
The sensitivity to interest rate changes of that portion of the Company's loan portfolio that matures after one year is shown below:
Loan Sensitivity to Changes in Interest Rates
NONPERFORMING ASSETS
The following table sets forth nonperforming assets by type for the periods indicated, consisting of nonaccrual loans, restructured loans, real estate owned and loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing:
The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the amount of interest that would have been recorded on nonaccrual loans had the loans not been classified as "nonaccrual" as well as the interest which would have been recorded under the original terms of restructured loans:
Interest actually received on nonaccrual and restructured loans was insignificant.
LOAN LOSS, CHARGE-OFF AND RECOVERY EXPENSES
The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, average net loans outstanding, reserve for loan losses, amounts charged-off and recoveries of loans previously charged-off.
The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, certain ratios related to the Company's charge-offs, reserve for loan losses and outstanding loans:
An allocation of the loan loss reserve by major loan category is set forth in the following table. The allocation is not necessarily indicative of the category of future losses and the full reserve at December 31, 1994 is available to absorb losses occurring in any category of loans.
DEPOSITS AND OTHER DEBT INSTRUMENTS
The following table sets forth the distribution of the average deposit accounts for the periods indicated and the weighted average interest rates on each category of deposits:
The Banks traditionally price their deposits to position themselves in the middle of the local market. The Banks' policy is not to accept brokered deposits.
Maturities of CD's of $100,000 and Over
SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS
The following table sets forth certain information concerning the Company's short-term borrowings, which consist of federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase.
Hancock Bank LA acts as a correspondent bank for 70 Louisiana financial institutions. Many of those banks maintain federal funds relationships which accounts for most of the volume of federal funds bought and sold.
LIQUIDITY
Liquidity represents an institution's ability to provide funds to satisfy demands from depositors, borrowers and other commitments by either converting assets into cash or accessing new or existing sources of incremental funds. The principal sources of funds which provide liquidity are customer deposits, payments of interest and principal on loans, maturities in and sales of investment securities, earnings and borrowings. At December 31, 1994, cash and due from banks, securities available- for-sale, federal funds sold and repurchase agreements were in excess of 10% of total deposits at December 31, 1994.
The Company depends upon the dividends paid to it from the Banks as a principal source of funds for its debt service requirements. As of December 31, 1994, there was approximately $47 million available to be dividended up to the Company from the Banks.
CAPITAL RESOURCES
Risk-based and leverage capital ratios for the Company and the Banks for the periods indicated are shown in the following table:
Risk-based capital requirements are intended to make regulatory capital more sensitive to risk elements of the Company. Currently, the Company is required to maintain a minimum risk-based capital ratio of 8.0%, with not less than 4.0% in Tier 1 capital. In addition, the Company must maintain a minimum Tier 1 leverage ratio (Tier 1 capital to total assets) of at least 3.0% based upon the regulators latest composite rating of the institution.
RECENT CHANGES IN FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
During 1992, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 106, "Employer's Accounting for Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions." This Statement requires accrual of postretirement benefits (such as health care benefits) during the years an employee provides services. The costs of these benefits were previously expenses on a pay-as-you-go basis. The adoption of this Statement decreased net earnings by $250,000 ($0.03 per share) in 1992.
Effective January 1, 1993, the Company changed its method of accounting for income taxes from the deferred method to the liability method as required by Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 109. Prior years were not restated. The cumulative effect of this accounting change did not have a significant effect on the Company's financial statements and was recorded in income tax expense in the year ended December 31, 1993.
The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 114, "Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of Certain Loans," which requires the present value of expected future cash flows of impaired loans be discounted at the loan's effective interest rate. The Financial Accounting Standards Board has also issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 118, "Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of Loan-Income Recognition and Disclosures," which allows a creditor to use existing methods for recognizing interest income on impaired loans. The Company does not anticipate that the adoption of this Statement in 1995 will have a significant effect on its financial condition or results of operations.
The Financial Accounting Standards Board has issued Statement of Financial Standards No. 115, "Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities," which required the investment portfolio to be classified into one of three reporting categories, held-to-maturity, available-for-sale, or trading. The Company's Adoption of this statement did not have a material effect on its financial statements.
IMPACT OF INFLATION:
Unlike most industrial companies, the assets and liabilities of financial institutions such as the Banks are primarily monetary in nature. Therefore, interest rates have a more significant effect on the Banks' performance than the effect of general levels of inflation on the price of goods and services. While interest rates earned and paid by the Banks are affected to a degree by the rate of inflation, and noninterest income and expenses can be affected by increasing rates of inflation, the Company believes that the effects of inflation are generally manageable through asset/liability management.
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ITEM 2 - PROPERTIES
The Company's main offices are located at One Hancock Plaza, Gulfport, Mississippi. The building has fourteen stories, of which seven are utilized by the Company. The remaining seven stories are presently leased to outside parties.
The building is leased from the City of Gulfport in connection with a urban development revenue bond issue with a present balance of $2,955,000. The lease payments by Hancock Bank MS, which are equivalent in amount to the payments of principal and interest on the bonds, are used by the City to make payments on the bonds. Hancock Bank MS, however, effectively has ownership of the building since title will revert when all outstanding bonds have been paid. For this reason, the Company carries the building as an asset and the bonds as a long term payable on its balance sheet. The bonds mature at various dates through 1997.
The following banking offices in Mississippi and Louisiana are held in fee (number of locations shown in parenthesis):
Albany, LA (1) Long Beach, MS (2) Angie, LA (1) Lyman, MS (1) Baker, LA (3) Mississippi City, MS (1) Baton Rouge, LA (13) Moss Point, MS (2) Bay St. Louis, MS (2) Ocean Springs, MS (3) Biloxi, MS (2) Orange Grove, MS (1) Bogalusa, LA (2) Pascagoula, MS (4) Denham Springs, LA (2) Pass Christian, MS (1) D'Iberville, MS (1) Picayune, MS (4) Escatawpa, MS (1) Poplarville, MS (1) Franklinton, LA (2) Walker, LA (1) French Settlement, LA (1) Washington Parish, LA (1) Gautier, MS (1) Watson, LA (1) Gulfport, MS (4) Waveland, MS (1)
The following banking offices in Mississippi and Louisiana are leased under agreements with unexpired terms of from one to twelve years including renewal options (number of locations shown in parenthesis):
Baker, LA (2) Gulfport, MS (3) Baton Rouge, LA (1) Pascagoula, MS (1) Bay St. Louis, MS (1) Springfield, LA (1) Biloxi, MS (1) Vancleave, MS (1) Diamondhead, MS (1)
In addition to the above, Hancock Bank MS owns land and other properties acquired through foreclosures of loans. The major item is approximately 3,700 acres of timber land in Hancock County, Mississippi, which Hancock Bank MS acquired by foreclosure in the 1930's.
ITEM 3

ITEM 3 - LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Not applicable.
ITEM 4

ITEM 4 - SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
Not applicable.
PART II
ITEM 5

ITEM 5 - MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT'S COMMON STOCK AND RELATED STOCKHOLDERS MATTERS
The information under the caption "Market Information" on page 6 of the Company's 1994 Annual Report to Stockholders (filed with the Registrant's definitive proxy materials on January 28, 1995 and incorporated herein by reference).
ITEM 6

ITEM 6 - SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
The information under the caption "Consolidated Summary of Selected Financial Information" on Page 7 of the Company's 1994 Annual Report to Stockholders (filed with the Registrant's definitive proxy materials on January 28, 1995 and incorporated herein by reference).
ITEM 7

ITEM 7 - MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The information under the caption "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" on Pages 32 and 33 of the Company's 1994 Annual Report to Stockholders (filed with the Registrant's definitive proxy materials on January 28, 1995 and incorporated herein by reference).
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ITEM 8 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
The following consolidated financial statements of the Company and subsidiaries, and the independent auditors' report, appearing on Pages 18 through 31 of the Company's 1994 Annual Report to Stockholders (filed with the Registrant's definitive proxy materials on January 28, 1995 and incorporated herein by reference):
Consolidated Balance Sheets on Page 18 Consolidated Statements of Earnings on Page 19 Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity on Page 20 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows on Page 21 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements on Pages 22 through 30 Independent Auditors' Report on Page 31
ITEM 9

ITEM 9 - DISAGREEMENTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
Not applicable.
PART III
ITEM 10



ITEM 10 - DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
For information responsive to this Item, see "Election of Directors" (Pages 2-6) and "Management Compensation" (Pages 10-15) in the Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held February 23, 1995 which was filed by the Registrant in definitive form with the Commission on January 28, 1995 and is incorporated herein by reference.
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ITEM 11 - EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
For information responsive to this item see "Management Compensation" (Pages 10-15) in the Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held February 23, 1994 which was filed by the Registrant in definitive form with the Commission on January 28, 1995 and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 12

ITEM 12 - SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
For information responsive to this item see "Principal Stockholders" (Page 7) and "Election of Directors" (Pages 2-6) in the Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held February 23, 1994 which was filed by the Registrant in definitive form with the Commission on January 28, 1995 and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 13

ITEM 13 - CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
For information responsive to this item see "Certain Transactions and Relationships" (Page 16) in the Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held February 23, 1994 which was filed by the Registrant in definitive form with the Commission on January 28, 1995 and is incorporated herein by reference.
PART IV
ITEM 14

ITEM 14 - EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
HANCOCK HOLDING COMPANY AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES (A) 1. AND 2. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:
The following have been incorporated herein from the Company's 1993 Annual Report to Stockholders (filed with the Registrant's definitive proxy materials on January 28, 1995 and incorporated herein by reference):
- Independent Auditors' Report
- Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 1994 and 1993 - Consolidated Statements of Earnings for the three years ended December 31, 1994 - Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity for the three years ended December 31, 1994 - Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three years ended December 31, 1994 - Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the three years ended December 31, 1994
All other financial statements and schedules are omitted as the required information is inapplicable or the required information is presented in the consolidated financial statements or related notes.
(a) 3. Exhibits:
(2.1) Agreement and Plan of Merger dated May 30, 1985 among Hancock Holding Company, Hancock Bank and Pascagoula-Moss Point Bank (filed as Exhibit 2 to the Registrant's Form 8-K dated June 6, 1985 and incorporated herein by reference).
(2.2) Amendment dated July 9, 1985 to Agreement and Plan of Merger dated May 30, 1985 among Hancock Holding Company, Hancock Bank and Pascagoula-Moss Point Bank (filed as Exhibit 19 to Registrant's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1985 and incorporated herein by reference).
(2.3) Stock Purchase Agreement dated February 12, 1990 among Hancock Holding Company, Metropolitan Corporation and Metropolitan National Bank (filed as Exhibit 2.3 to Registrant's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1989 and incorporated herein by reference).
(2.4) Modified Purchase and Assumption Agreement dated August 2, 1990, among Hancock Bank of Louisiana and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, receiver of American Bank and Trust Company of Baton Rouge, Louisiana (filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Registrant's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1990 and incorporated herein by reference).
(2.5) Agreement and Plan of Reorganization dated November 30, 1993 among Hancock Holding Company, Hancock Bank of Louisiana and First State Bank and Trust Company of East Baton Rouge Parish, Baker, Louisiana (filed as Exhibit 2.5 to the Registrant's Form 10-K dated December 31, 1993).
(2.6) Agreement and Plan of Reorganization dated July 6, 1994 among Hancock Holding Company and Washington Bancorp, Franklinton, Louisiana (filed as Exhibit 2 to the Registrant's Form S-4, Registration Number 33-56505, dated November 16, 1994).
(2.7) Agreement and Plan of Reorganization dated August 20, 1994 among Hancock Holding Company and First Denham Bancshares, Inc., Denham Springs, Louisiana (filed as Exhibit 2 to the Registrant's Form S-4, Registration Number 33-56285, dated November 2, 1994).
(3.1) Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation dated November 8, 1990 (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1990 and incorporated herein by reference).
(3.2) Amended and Restated Bylaws dated November 8, 1990 (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1990 and incorporated herein by reference).
(3.3) Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of Hancock Holding Company, dated October 16, 1991 (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1991).
(3.4) Articles of Correction, filed with Mississippi Secretary of State on November 15, 1991 (filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1991).
(3.5) Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of Hancock Holding Company, adopted February 13, 1992 (filed as Exhibit 3.5 to the Registrant's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1992 and incorporated herein by reference).
(3.6) Articles of Correction, filed with Mississippi Secretary of State on March 2, 1992 (filed as Exhibit 3.6 to the Registrant's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1992 and incorporated herein by reference).
(4.1) Specimen stock certificate (reflecting change in par value from $10.00 to $3.33, effective March 6, 1989) (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1989 and incorporated herein by reference).
(4.2) By executing this Form 10-K, the Registrant hereby agrees to deliver to the Commission upon request copies of instruments defining the rights of holders of long-term debt of the Registrant or its consolidated subsidiaries or its unconsolidated subsidiaries for which financial statements are required to be filed, where the total amount of such securities authorized thereunder does not exceed 10 percent of the total assets of the Registrant and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.
(10.1) Description of Hancock Bank Executive Supplemental Reimbursement Plan, as amended (provided on page 14 of the Registrant's definitive proxy statement for its annual shareholders' meeting on February 23, 1995 filed with the Registrant's definitive proxy materials on January 28, 1995 and incorporated herein by reference).
(10.2) Description of Hancock Bank Automobile Plan (provided on page 14 of the Registrant's definitive proxy statement for its annual shareholders' meeting on February 23, 1995 filed with the Registrant's definitive proxy materials on January 28, 1995 and incorporated herein by reference).
(10.3) Description of Deferred Compensation Arrangement for Directors (provided on pages 10-15 of the Registrant's definitive proxy statement for its annual shareholders' meeting on February 23, 1995 filed with the Registrant's definitive proxy materials on January 28, 1995 and incorporated herein by reference).
(10.4) Site Lease Agreement between Hancock Bank and City of Gulfport, Mississippi dated as of March 1, 1989 (filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1989 and incorporated herein by reference).
(10.5) Project Lease Agreement between Hancock Bank and City of Gulfport, Mississippi dated as of March 1, 1989 (filed as Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1989 and incorporated herein by reference).
(10.6) Deed of Trust dated as of March 1, 1989 from Hancock Bank to Deposit Guaranty National Bank as trustee (filed as Exhibit 10.6 to the Registrant's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1989 and incorporated herein by reference).
(10.7) Trust Indenture between City of Gulfport, Mississippi and Deposit Guaranty National Bank dated as of March 1, 1989 (filed as Exhibit 10.7 to the Registrant's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1989 and incorporated herein by reference).
(10.8) Guaranty Agreement dated as of March 1, 1989 from Hancock Bank to Deposit Guaranty National Bank as trustee (filed as Exhibit 10.8 to the Registrant's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1989 and incorporated herein by reference).
(10.9) Bond Purchase Agreement dated as of February 23, 1989 among Hancock Bank, J. C. Bradford & Co. and City of Gulfport, Mississippi (filed as Exhibit 10.9 to the Registrant's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1989 and incorporated herein by reference).
(13) Annual Report to Stockholders for year ending December 31, 1994 (furnished for the information of the Commission only and not deemed "filed" except for those portions which are specifically incorporated herein by reference).
(21) Proxy Statement for the Registrant's Annual Meeting of Shareholders on February 23, 1995 (deemed "filed" for the purposes of this Form 10-K only for those portions which are specifically incorporated herein by reference).
(22) Subsidiaries of the Registrant.
(1) All are 100% owned except as indicated.
(23) Consent of Independent Accountants.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
HANCOCK HOLDING COMPANY
DATE March 9, 1995 /s/ Leo W. Seal, Jr. -------------------------- ----------------------------------- By Leo W. Seal, Jr., President
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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