{"url_path":"/sec/hwc/8-k/2026-07-20/item-8-01","section_key":"item-8-01","section_title":"Item 8.01 Other Events.","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-07-20","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/750577/0001193125-26-308486-index.html","accession_number":"0001193125-26-308486","cik":"0000750577","ticker":"HWC","issuer_name":"HANCOCK WHITNEY CORP","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/750577/0001193125-26-308486-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0000750577","primary_entity_name":"HANCOCK WHITNEY CORP"},"word_count":145,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 8.01\n\nOther Events.\n\nOn July 20, 2026, Hancock Whitney Corporation issued a press release announcing that it had received regulatory approval or confirmation of non-objection from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance to complete its previously announced proposed acquisition of OFB Bancshares, Inc. (“OFB Bancshares”), parent company of One Florida Bank. In addition, Hancock Whitney Corporation announced that, at a special meeting, shareholders of OFB Bancshares had approved the proposal to adopt the previously announced merger agreement providing for the proposed acquisition. The proposed acquisition was announced on May 15, 2026, is expected to close on or about August 1, 2026, and remains subject to the satisfaction of other customary closing conditions. A copy of the press release announcing the approval is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1."}