UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 14)
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 which 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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CUSIP No. 410120-10-9 13G Page 2 of 5 pages
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 1,610,151.9
OF SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY 0
EACH
REPORTING 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON 1,175,328.9
WITH
8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,610,151.9
10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
14.5%
12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *
IN
*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT
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CUSIP No. 410120-10-9 13G Page 3 of 5 pages
Amendment No. 14 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 Investment Advisers 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)
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CUSIP No. 410120-10-9 13G Page 4 of 5 pages
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:
1,610,151.9 shares (including 434,823 shares as to which the
reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership as disclosed in
Item 6.)
(b) Percent of Class:
14.5%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
1,610,151.9
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
0
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
1,175,328.9
(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.
Of the shares listed in Item 4, 434,823 shares are held in fiduciary
capacity in the Trust Department of Hancock Bank under terms that give
the reporting person 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 434,823 shares. The shares listed in this item
also include 2,494.1 shares owned by the reporting person's spouse,
96,800 shares held in a charitable trust as to which the reporting
person's spouse has voting authority, and 23.8 shares owned by the
reporting person's children, as to which the reporting person
disclaims beneficial ownership. Also included are 29,000 shares which
Mr. Seal has the option to buy through the Company's Employee
Incentive Plan. Under the plan unexercised options do not have voting
rights.
Excluded from the shares listed in Item 4 and on Row 9 are 226,717
shares which are held in Charitable Remainder Trusts as to which Mr.
Seal has no voting or dispositive powers. These shares are reported
only because Mr. Seal receives the income generated from the Trusts.
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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CUSIP No. 410120-10-9 13G Page 5 of 5 pages
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.
February 9, 2000
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Date
/s/ Leo W. Seal, Jr.
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Leo W. Seal, Jr.
