UNITED ~~STATES~~STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

SECURITIESFORM AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION8-K

~~WASHINGTON,~~CURRENT ~~DC 20549~~REPORT

~~________________~~Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

~~FORM~~Date ~~8-K~~of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 29, 2026

~~________________~~Hancock Whitney Corporation

~~CURRENT~~(Exact ~~REPORT~~name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)


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)

ofRegistrant’s ~~the~~Telephone ~~Securities~~Number, ~~Exchange~~Including ~~Act~~Area ofCode: ~~1934~~(228) 868-4727

~~Date~~(Former ofName ~~report~~or ~~(Date~~Former ofAddress, ~~earliest~~if ~~event~~Changed ~~reported):~~Since ~~January~~Last ~~20, 2026~~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:

HANCOCK WHITNEY CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)________________
Mississippi	001-36872			64-0693170
(State or Other Jurisdictionof Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)			(IRS EmployerIdentification No.)
Hancock Whitney Plaza2510 14th StreetGulfport, Mississippi(Address of Principal Executive Offices)			39501(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (228) 868-4000
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each ClassCOMMON STOCK, $3.33 PAR VALUE6.25% SUBORDINATED NOTES		Trading SymbolHWCHWCPZ		Name of Exchange on Which RegisteredThe NASDAQ Stock Market, LLCThe NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC
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☐Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

~~Check~~☐Soliciting ~~the~~material ~~appropriate~~pursuant ~~box~~to ~~below~~Rule ~~if the Form 8~~14a-K12 ~~filing~~under ~~is intended to simultaneously satisfy~~ the ~~filing~~Exchange ~~obligation~~Act of(17 ~~the~~CFR ~~registrant under any of the following provisions:~~240.14a-12)

☐ ~~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 communication pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))~~

~~Indicate~~☐Pre-commencement bycommunications ~~check~~pursuant ~~mark~~to ~~whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in~~ Rule ~~405 of the Securities Act~~ 13e-4(~~17 CFR 230.405~~c) orunder ~~Rule 12b-2 of~~ the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.~~12b~~13e-24(c))

~~Emerging~~Securities ~~growth~~registered ~~company~~pursuant ☐to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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. 


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

~~Item~~Indicate 2by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.~~02 Results~~405 of ~~Operations~~this ~~and~~chapter) ~~Financial~~or ~~Condition~~Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

OnEmerging ~~January~~growth ~~20,~~company 2026, Hancock Whitney Corporation (the “Company”) announced financial results for its fourth quarter ended December 31, 2025. A copy of this press release and the accompanying financial statements are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.02. The press release is available on the Company’s website. ☐

~~The~~If ~~information~~an ~~provided~~emerging ingrowth ~~Item~~company, ~~2.02~~indicate ofby ~~this~~check ~~report,~~mark ~~including~~if ~~Exhibit~~the ~~99.1,~~registrant ~~shall~~has elected not beto ~~deemed~~use tothe beextended ~~“filed”~~transition period for ~~purposes~~complying ofwith ~~Section~~any 18new ofor ~~the~~revised ~~Securities~~financial ~~Exchange~~accounting ~~Act~~standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of ~~1934,~~the asExchange ~~amended~~Act. ☐

Item 78.01 Regulation FDOther DisclosureEvents.

On January 2029, 2026 ~~at 3:30 p.m. (Central Time)~~, the ~~Company~~Board ~~intends~~of toDirectors ~~hold an investor call and webcast to discuss financial results for~~ (the ~~fourth~~“Board”) ~~quarter~~of ~~ended~~Hancock ~~December~~Whitney ~~31,~~Corporation ~~2025, including~~ (the ~~press~~“Company”) ~~release. Additional~~declared ~~presentation~~an ~~materials relating to such call are furnished hereto as Exhibit 99~~11.21% ~~and~~increase ~~are,~~in ~~along with~~ the ~~press~~regular ~~release~~first ~~and~~quarter ~~financial~~2026 ~~statements,~~cash ~~incorporated herein by reference~~dividend. ~~All~~The ~~information~~quarterly incash ~~the~~dividend ~~press release and presentation materials speak as~~ of ~~the~~$0.50 ~~date~~per ~~thereof~~share ~~and~~is ~~the~~payable ~~Company~~on ~~does~~March ~~not~~16, ~~assume~~2026 ~~any obligation~~ to ~~update~~shareholders ~~said information in the future. In addition, the Company disclaims any inferences regarding the materiality~~ of ~~such~~record ~~information which otherwise may arise~~ as ~~a result~~ of itMarch ~~furnishing~~5, ~~such~~2026. ~~information~~The ~~under~~Company ~~Item~~has ~~2.02~~paid oruninterrupted ~~Item~~quarterly ~~7.01~~dividends ofto ~~this~~shareholders ~~Form~~since ~~8-K~~1967.

InA ~~accordance~~copy ~~with the General Instruction B.2~~ of ~~Form 8-K,~~ the ~~information~~press ~~presented~~release ~~herein~~is ~~pursuant~~furnished towith ~~Item~~this ~~2.02,~~Current ~~“Results~~Report ofon ~~Operations,”~~Form ~~and~~8-K ~~Item 7.01, “Regulation FD,” shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,~~ as ~~amended~~Exhibit (the “Exchange Act”), nor shall the information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing99. 1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

ExhibitNumber	Description
Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release dated January 2029, 2026 ~~for Quarter Ended December 31, 2025.~~
99.2	Presentation Slides dated January 20, 2026 (furnished with the Commission as part of this Form 8-K).
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~~SIGNATURE~~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 hereunto duly authorized.

		~~HANCOCK WHITNEY CORPORATION~~	HANCOCK WHITNEY CORPORATION
January 20, 2026	By:	/s/ Michael M. Achary
Date:	January 29, 2026	By:	/s/ Michael M. Achary
		Michael M. Achary
			Michael M. AcharyChief Financial Officer
		Chief Financial Officer

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