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Form 8-K HANCOCK HOLDING CO For: Mar 31

April 6, 2016 4:34 PM EDT


                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

                   
                     

FORM 8-K
        
                                
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 31, 2016

 
                   
                   
HANCOCK HOLDING COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
              
                          

 
 
 
 
 
Mississippi
 (State or other jurisdiction
 of incorporation)
 
001-36872
 (Commission
 File Number)
 
64-0693170
 (I.R.S. Employer
 Identification No.)

One Hancock Plaza
2510 14th Street
Gulfport, Mississippi
(Address of principal executive offices)
39501
(Zip Code)

(228) 868-4000
 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
 (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 
 
 
 Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
 
 
 
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
 
 
 
 Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 
 
 
 Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

                                                                                                           

                                                                                                           
 


Item 5.02.                          Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(b)            As Hancock Holding Company (the "Company") previously announced in its Proxy Statement filed March 10, 2016, Edward G. Francis, the Company's former Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer, separated from the Company effective March 31, 2016.  The Company and Mr. Francis are in the process of negotiating the terms of a separation agreement, which will be reported on a subsequent Form 8-K once it is finalized.


 



SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
  HANCOCK HOLDING COMPANY  
       
April 6, 2016        
By:
/s/ Michael M. Achary    
    Michael M. Achary  
    Chief Financial Officer  
       

 


                                                                                                        
 
 


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