NOTICE OF BRANCH APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that Hancock Whitney Bank, 2510 14th Street, Gulfport, Harrison County, Mississippi, has made application to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C. 20429 and to the Commissioner, Department of Banking and Consumer Finance, State of Mississippi, for written consent to open a branch office facility at 5830 Granite Parkway, Ste 900, Plano, TX 75024. Any interested person may file a written protest and/or comments to said application with the Commissioner. Any protest shall specify the interest of the protestant in the application and state the grounds for protest. Protest, in writing, should be addressed to the Commissioner, Department of Banking and Consumer Finance, State of Mississippi, P.O. Box 12129, Jackson, Mississippi 39236-2129. Processing will be completed no earlier than the 15th day following this publication or the date of receipt of the application by the Commissioner, whichever is later. This notice is published pursuant to Section 81-7-1, Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended. Publication Date: Sun Herald: April 15, 2026 McKinney Courier-Gazette: April 17, 2026 Hancock Whitney Bank Douglas Shane Loper, President Gulfport, Mississippi IPL0330823 Apr 15 2026