Hancock Schedule 13G

-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, DkigT8IJKXsQoxSpcn0lGbSQNT1VsLsF5obWZVQFtPemf9p5N6pw0mj2ZNLYVkgi O/hBW+fkLkEWE+hLlyixxQ== 0001030798-03-000013.txt : 20030214 0001030798-03-000013.hdr.sgml : 20030214 20030214153150 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001030798-03-000013 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20030214 GROUP MEMBERS: WATKINS LUDLAM WINTER &STENNIS, P.A. SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HANCOCK HOLDING CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000750577 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022] IRS NUMBER: 640693170 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MS FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-35593 FILM NUMBER: 03567367 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE HANCOCK PLZ STREET 2: P.O. BOX 4019 CITY: GULFPORT STATE: MS ZIP: 39501 BUSINESS PHONE: 6018684605 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE HANCOCK PLZ STREET 2: P O BOX 4019 CITY: GULFPORT STATE: MS ZIP: 39501 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HANCOCK HOLDING CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000750577 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022] IRS NUMBER: 640693170 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MS FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE HANCOCK PLZ STREET 2: P.O. BOX 4019 CITY: GULFPORT STATE: MS ZIP: 39501 BUSINESS PHONE: 6018684605 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE HANCOCK PLZ STREET 2: P O BOX 4019 CITY: GULFPORT STATE: MS ZIP: 39501 SC 13G 1 hhc_leoseal13g-021403.htm HANCOCK HOLDING FORM 13G - LEO SEAL - 2/14/03 Hancock Schedule 13G

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 16)

Hancock Holding Company
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(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)

410120-10-9
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(CUSIP Number)

Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement [ ]. (A fee
is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement on file
reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7).

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filed out for a reporting person's
intitial filing on this form wich respect to the subject class of securities,
and for any subsequent admendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).

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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Leo W. Seal, Jr. ###-##-####

2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ]
(b) [ ]

3. SEC USE ONLY

4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States of America

5. SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER 1,735,756.8
OF SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY -0-
EACH
REPORTING 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON 1,354,057
WITH
8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-

9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,735,756.8

10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]

11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
11.2%

12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *
IN

*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT

CUSIP NO. 410120-10-9 13G Page 3 of 6 pages
Amendment No. 16 to Schedule 13G
Leo W. Seal, Jr.

Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:

Hancock Holding Company

Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

One Hancock Plaza
2510 14th Street
Gulfport, MS 39501

Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing:

Leo W. Seal, Jr.

Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office or if none,
Residence:

One Hancock Plaza
2510 14th Street
Gulfport, MS 39501

Item 2(c) Citizenship:

United States of America

Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities:

Common Stock, par value $3.33 per share

Item 2(e) Cusip Number:

410120-10-9

Item 3 If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-a(b)
or 13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a :

(a)( ) Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15
of the Act
(b)( ) Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act
(c)( ) Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)
(19) of the Act
(d)( ) Investment Company registered under Section 8
of the Investment Company Act
(e)( ) Investment Adviser registered under Section
203 of the Investmentadvisers Act of 1940
(f)( ) Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is
subject to the provisions of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or
Endowment Fund; see 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)
(g)( ) Parent Holding Company, in accordance with
240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G) (Note: see item 7)
(h)( ) Group, in accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)
(H)item 4 Ownership:

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Item 4 Ownership:

If the percent of the class owned, as of December 31
of the year covered by the statement, or as of the
last day of any month described in Rule 13d-1(b)(2),
if applicable, exceeds five percent, provide the
following information as of that date and identify
those shares which there is a right to acquire:

(a) Amount Beneficially owned:

1,735,756.8 shares (excluding 652,234 shares as to
which the reporting person disclaims beneficial
ownership as disclosed in Item 6.)

(b) Percent of Class:

11.2%

(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote:

1,735,756.8

(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:

-0-

(iii)sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

1,354,057

(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of:

-0-

Item 5 Ownership of Five percent or less of a class.

Not applicable

Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
Person.

Excluded from the shares listed in Item 4 are 652,234 shares held in
fiduciary capacity in the Trust Department of Hancock Bank
(included in the Trust Department's Schedule 13-G), as to which
Mr. Seal has sole voting rights but no power of disposition.
The reporting person's sister and her children are the
beneficiaries of this trust and therefore they have the right
to receive and the power to direct the receipt of dividends from,
or the proceeds from the sale of such shares. The reporting
person disclaims beneficial ownership of these 652,234 shares.
The shares listed in Item 4 include 4,037.8 shares owned
by the reporting person's spouse and 180,000 shares held in a
marital trust, and 140,682 shares held in a charitable trust,
of which the reporting person has voting authority. Also
included are 50,997 shares which Mr. Seal has the option to buy
through the Company's Employee Incentive Plan and 6,000 restricted
stock shares which were granted to Mr. Seal in the 1996 Long-Term
Incenture Plan. Under the plan unexercised options do not have voting rights.

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Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which
Acquired the Security being reported on by the Parent Holding
company.

Not applicable

Item 8 Identification and classification of Members of Group.

Not applicable

Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group.

Not applicable

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Item 10 Certification

Not applicable

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge
and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this
statement is true, complete and correct.

2/14/03
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Date

/s/ Leo W. Seal, Jr.
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Leo W. Seal, Jr.

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