Mayfield Emory L Jr 4

What Happened

• Emory L. Mayfield Jr., Chief Banking Officer of Hancock Whitney Corp (HWC), surrendered 875 shares on 2026-02-01 to satisfy a tax liability. The shares were recorded at $68.80 each, totaling $60,200. This was a tax-withholding disposition (not an open-market sale).

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-01; reported on Form 4 filed 2026-02-03 (appears timely).
• Price per share: $68.80; total value of surrendered shares: $60,200.
• Transaction code: F (payment of exercise price or tax liability) — indicates shares were withheld/surrendered to cover taxes.
• Filing shows the shares were "Disposed" for tax purposes, not sold on the open market.
• Shares owned following the transaction: not specified in the provided excerpt of the filing.

Context

• This type of transaction typically reflects tax withholding after an option exercise or vesting event; it does not necessarily indicate a decision to sell shares for investment reasons.
• For retail investors, note that tax-withholding surrenders are routine and common among insiders and generally provide less information about the insider’s view of the stock than open-market purchases or sales.