Hancock Whitney Corporation (“Hancock Whitney”) (HWC), announced earlier today that it has completed the acquisition of MidSouth Bancorp, Inc. and MidSouth Bank, N.A., effective September 21, 2019. Additionally, Hancock Whitney’s board of directors today approved an increase and extension of the company’s previously announced common stock buyback program. The original authorization, approved in May 2018 for up to 5% of shares outstanding, or approximately 4.3 million shares, was set to expire December 31, 2019.