Form 8-K
8-K — HANCOCK WHITNEY CORP
Accession: 0001193125-26-197105
Filed: 2026-04-30
Period: 2026-04-29
CIK: 0000750577
SIC: 6022 (STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS)
Item: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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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): April 29, 2026
Hancock Whitney Corporation
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Mississippi
001-36872
64-0693170
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
Hancock Whitney Plaza
2510 14th Street
Gulfport, Mississippi
39501
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (228) 868-4727
(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))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading
Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
COMMON STOCK, $3.33 PAR VALUE
HWC
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
6.25% SUBORDINATED NOTES
HWCPZ
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Hancock Whitney Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2026 annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on April 29, 2026 in Gulfport, Mississippi. The Annual Meeting was held in a virtual-only format.
At the close of business on March 2, 2026, the record date for the Annual Meeting, the Company had 81,546,524 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote. Of that number, 74,452,585 shares of common stock were represented virtually or by proxy at the Annual Meeting. The Company’s shareholders voted on the following three 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 2029, as indicated below.
Nominees for a Three-Year Term
Votes For
Votes Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Frank E. Bertucci
66,519,775
1,762,745
6,170,065
Constantine S. Liollio
66,490,890
1,791,630
6,170,065
Thomas H. Olinde
65,316,254
2,966,266
6,170,065
Joan C. Teofilo
67,051,852
1,230,668
6,170,065
C. Richard Wilkins
67,057,925
1,224,595
6,170,065
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
67,398,823
766,283
117,414
6,170,065
Proposal 3: Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Proposal 3 was a proposal to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2026. This proposal was approved.
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
74,126,342
298,246
27,997
SIGNATURES
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 thereunto duly authorized.
HANCOCK WHITNEY CORPORATION
Date:
April 30, 2026
By:
/s/ Michael M. Achary
Michael M. Achary
Chief Financial Officer
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