HANCOCK WHITNEY CORPORATION
Hancock Whitney Plaza
2510 14th Street
Gulfport, MS 39501
(228)868-4000
VIA EDGAR
August 9, 2019
Mr. Eric Envall
Division of Corporation Finance
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F. Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549
RE: | Hancock Whitney Corporation |
Registration Statement on Form S-4 |
File No. 333-232716 |
Request for Acceleration |
Dear Mr. Envall:
Reference is made to the Registration Statement on FormS-4 (File No. 333-232716) filed by Hancock Whitney Corporation (the “Company”) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on July 19, 2019, as amended on August 9, 2019 (the “Registration Statement”).
The Company hereby requests the Registration Statement be made effective at 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on August 12, 2019, or as soon as possible thereafter, in accordance with Rule 461 of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Please contact Nicholas G. Demmo of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz at (212)403-1381, with any questions you may have concerning this letter, or if you require any additional information. Please notify Mr. Demmo when this request for acceleration of effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been granted.
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Sincerely, | ||
HANCOCK WHITNEY CORPORATION | ||
By: | /s/ John M. Hairston | |
Name: John M. Hairston | ||
Title: President & Chief Executive Officer |
cc: | Michael M. Achary, Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer |
Joy Lambert Phillips, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
Nicholas G. Demmo, Esq., Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz |