Hancock Whitney Corporation

Item 8.01 Other Events. Effective August 1, 2026, Hancock Whitney Corporation, a Mississippi corporation (“Hancock Whitney”), completed its previously announced mergers (the “Mergers”) with OFB Bancshares, Inc., a Florida corporation (“OFB Bancshares”), pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 15, 2026 (the “Merger Agreement”) between Hancock Whitney, OFB Bancshares and a wholly owned subsidiary of Hancock Whitney (the “Merger Subsidiary”). At closing, OFB Bancshares merged with and into the Merger Subsidiary, with OFB Bancshares surviving the merger (the “first merger”) and then merged with and into Hancock Whitney, with Hancock Whitney surviving the merger (the “second merger”). Immediately following the effective time of the second merger, OFB Bancshares’ wholly owned banking subsidiary, One Florida Bank, merged with and into Hancock Whitney’s wholly owned banking subsidiary, Hancock Whitney Bank (the “Bank Merger”), with Hancock Whitney Bank continuing as the surviving bank in the Bank Merger. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the first merger, OFB Bancshares common stock and stock options were converted into the right to receive cash, without interest, in an aggregate of approximately $377.6 million. On August 3, 2026, Hancock Whitney issued a press release announcing the completion of the Mergers, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.