HANCOCK HOLDING COMPANY (NASDAQ:HBHC) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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HANCOCK HOLDING COMPANY (NASDAQ:HBHC) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Company held its 2017 annual meeting of shareholders (the
“Annual Meeting”) on April 26, 2017 in Gulfport, Mississippi.
As of March 1, 2017, the record date for the Annual Meeting, the
Company had 86,424,896 shares of common stock outstanding and
entitled to vote. Of that number, 74,789,388 shares were
represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting. The
Company’s shareholders voted on the following five proposals at
the Annual Meeting, casting their votes as described below.
Proposal 1: Election of Directors
Each of the individuals listed below was elected at the Annual
Meeting to serve a three-year term on the Company’s Board of
Directors expiring in 2020, as indicated below.
Nominees for a Three-Year Term
Votes For
Votes Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Frank E. Bertucci
64,777,026
743,946
9,268,416
Constantine S. Liollio
65,086,452
434,520
9,268,416
Thomas H. Olinde
65,040,285
480,687
9,268,416
Joan C. Teofilo
65,093,383
427,589
9,268,416
C. Richard Wilkins
65,097,760
423,212
9,268,416
Proposal 2: Advisory Vote on Compensation of Named Executive
Officers
Proposal 2 was an advisory vote on compensation of named
executive officers as disclosed in the proxy materials for the
Annual Meeting. This advisory vote was approved.
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
64,570,520
727,696
222,756
9,268,416
Proposal 3: Advisory Vote on Frequency of Future Advisory Votes
on Compensation of our Named Executive Officers
Proposal 3 was an advisory vote on the frequency of future
advisory votes on the compensation of our named executive
officers. This advisory vote was approved for 1 year.
1 Year
2 Years
3 Years
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
49,837,218
578,183
14,804,930
300,641
9,268,416
Proposal 4: Approval of an Amendment to the 2014 Long Term
Incentive Plan to Increase the Number of Shares Available by
1,200,000 and Re-Approval of Material Terms of Performance
Goals for Qualified Performance-Based Awards

Proposal 4 was an approval of an amendment to our 2014 Long
Term Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares available
to 1,200,000 and to re-approve the material terms of
performance goals for qualified performance-based awards. This
proposal was approved.
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
64,072,727
1,176,981
271,264
9,268,416
Proposal 5: Ratification of the Appointment of Auditors
Proposal 5 was a proposal to ratify the appointment of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent
registered public accounting firm to audit the books of the
Company and its subsidiaries for 2017. This proposal was
approved.
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
74,374,497
270,915
143,976


About HANCOCK HOLDING COMPANY (NASDAQ:HBHC)

Hancock Holding Company (Hancock) is a financial services company that provides a network of service financial choices to the Gulf South region through its bank subsidiary, Whitney Bank, a Mississippi state bank. The Company operates through overall banking operations segment. Whitney Bank operates under brands, such as Hancock Bank in Mississippi, Alabama and Florida and Whitney Bank in Louisiana and Texas. The Bank operates across the Gulf South region comprising southern Mississippi; southern and central Alabama; southern Louisiana; the northern, central, and panhandle regions of Florida; Houston, Texas, and Nashville, Tennessee. The Bank offers a range of traditional and online community banking services to commercial, small business and retail customers, providing a variety of transaction and savings deposit products, treasury management services, investment brokerage services, secured and unsecured loan products, and letters of credit and similar financial guarantees.

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