Hancock Whitney (HWC) Director Sonia Perez Receives Award

What Happened
Sonia Perez, a director of Hancock Whitney Corp (HWC), acquired 21.81 shares on 2026-09-29 at an effective price of $72.20 per share, for a total value of about $1,575. The transaction is reported as an award/other acquisition (code A) and the filing notes these shares include amounts acquired through the company’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP).

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-09-29; reported on Form 4 filed 2026-09-30 (timely filing).
• Quantity and price: 21.81 shares at $72.20 per share; total value ≈ $1,575.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing excerpt.
• Footnote: F1 — “Includes shares acquired through the Dividend Reinvestment Plan since the reporting person's last Form 4 filing.”
• Transaction code: A = award/other acquisition (not a sale or option exercise).
• Filing timeliness: Reported the next day, within normal Form 4 timing (not late).

Context
This was a small-value acquisition tied to dividend reinvestment rather than an open-market purchase. Dividend reinvestment and award entries are common routine transactions and do not, by themselves, indicate a change in insider sentiment. For retail investors, purchases generally attract more attention than small DRIP acquisitions, but this particular transaction is modest in size.