(Source: PrimeNewswire)

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 11, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Whitney Holding Corporation's (Nasdaq:WTNY) Chief Financial Officer, Thomas L. Callicutt, Jr., will address analysts and investors attending the Howe Barnes Hoefer & Arnett 14th Annual Bank Conference in Chicago on Tuesday, August 18, 2009 beginning at 10:10 a.m. CT.
Interested parties may access a live listen-only webcast of the presentation through the Investor Relations section of our website at www.whitneybank.com. A replay of the presentation will be available for 7 business days.
Whitney Holding Corporation, through its banking subsidiary Whitney National Bank, serves the five-state Gulf Coast region stretching from Houston, Texas; across southern Louisiana and the coastal region of Mississippi; to central and south Alabama; the panhandle of Florida; and the Tampa Bay metropolitan area of Florida. (WTNY-G)
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CONTACT: Whitney Holding Corporation Trisha Voltz Carlson, VP, Investor Relations Manager 504/299-5208 tcarlson@whitneybank.com
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