Form 4 TAYLOR DEAN E For: Oct 01 (10K)

FORM 4

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

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

TAYLOR DEAN E

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

601 POYDRAS STREET, SUITE 1900

(Street)

NEW ORLEANS

70130

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
WHITNEY HOLDING CORP [WTNY]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/01/2009

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common stock no par value								8,343	D
Common stock no par value								1,449	I	Held for Mr. Taylor's 3 children in UTMA accounts that he controls and has voting power over.

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Comm stock

$ 29.8333

06/30/2004

06/30/2014

Comm stock

4,500 ⁽¹⁾

4,500

Comm stock

$ 32.615

06/30/2005

06/29/2015

Comm stock

4,500 ⁽¹⁾

4,500

Comm stock

$ 35.37

06/30/2006

06/29/2016

Comm stock

4,500 ⁽¹⁾

4,500

Comm stock

$ 35.37

06/30/2007

06/30/2017

Comm stock

4,500 ⁽¹⁾

4,500

Comm stock

$ 18.3

06/30/2008

06/30/2018

Comm stock

4,500 ⁽¹⁾

4,500

Phantom stock units

$ 9.07

10/01/2009

15.631

08/08/1988

Comm stock

15.631 ⁽²⁾

$ 9.07

14,192.714

Phantom stock units

$ 9.07

10/01/2009

314.223

08/08/1988

Comm stock

314.223 ⁽²⁾

$ 9.07

14,506.937

Explanation of Responses:

1. Options to acquire shares of stock pursuant to the Company's Directors Compensation Plan.

2. Phantom stock units are accrued on a 1-for-1 basis under the Company's Directors' Compensation Plan and are to be settled 100% of WHC common stock upon the requesting person's pre-determined payment after retirement.

	Patricia K. Loupe, Sr. Asst. Corp. Secretary of Whitney Holding Corp and attorney-in-fact	10/05/2009
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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