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Mid-Quarter Update 12/11/2023

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Significant 4Q23 Updates Total Deposits 12/31/20 $s in millions Time Deposits (retail) $1,835 7% Time Deposits (brokered) $14 ― Interest-bearing public funds $3,235 12% Interest-bearing transaction & savings $10,414 37% Noninterest bearing $12,200 44% $s in billions Avg Qtrly Deposits LQA EOP growth $28.0 $26.0 $24.0 $22.0 $20.0 $18.0 $16.0 1Q20 $24.3 20% 2Q20 $26.7 37% 3Q20 $26.8 -4% 4Q20 $27.0 10% 1Q21 $27.0 10% HNCOCK WHITNEY 15 * EPS impact calculated after-tax using a 21% tax rate FDIC Special Assessment $26.1 million estimated pretax charge, or $0.24 EPS* Sale of Legacy Whitney Parking Garage Standalone facility in downtown New Orleans Proceeds of $29 million; pretax gain of $16.1 million, or $0.15 EPS* Bond Portfolio Restructuring Transaction $65.4 million pretax charge, or $0.59 EPS* $1.04 billion in bonds sold Half of proceeds reinvested in bonds, half of proceeds utilized to pay down debt Estimated earn back period of 30 months Impact of transaction will be fully reflected in 1Q24 Expected annualized impact includes: TCE +10 bps NIM +13 bps EPS* +$0.23 NII +$26.2 million Total 4Q23 Impact Net pretax charge of $75.4 million, or $0.68 EPS*

4Q23 QTD NIM as of 11/30/23 of 3.25%, down 2bps, compared to 3Q 2023 Reflects slower growth in cost of deposits, improved funding mix, and higher earning assets yield (EAY) Remix of DDA to higher-cost time deposits continued, albeit at a slower pace Total deposits of $30.6 billion at 11/30/23, up $295 million, or 1%, compared to 9/30/23 DDA as a % of total deposits was 37% at 11/30/23 Expect to end 4Q23 with a DDA % between 36%-37% Total loans of $23.8 billion at 11/30/23, down 1%, compared to 9/30/23 Loan to deposit ratio remains relatively consistent at 78% at 11/30/23 NIM and Balance Sheet Update 0.60% 0.50% 0.40% 0.30% 0.20% 0.10% Mar-20 Apr-20 May-20 Jun 20 Jul-20 Aug-20 Sep-20 Oct-20 Nov-20 Dec-20 Mar-21e .59% .41% .33% .29% .25% .21% .20% .19% .17% .17% .13% 3.40% 3.30% 3.20% 3.10% 3.00% 2.90% 2.80% 3Q20 NIM (TE) Impact of Securities Portfolio Purchase/Premium amortization Impact of change in earnings asset mix Lower cost of deposits Net impact of interest reversals and recoveries/loan fees accretion 4Q20 NIM (TE) 0.02% 0.06% 0.05% 0.02% 5.00% 4.00% 3.00% 2.00% 1.00% 0.00% 4Q19 1Q20 2Q20 3Q20 4Q20 4.69% 3.43% 2.56% 0.76% 4.56% 3.41% 2.53% 0.67% 4.04% 3.23% 2.47% 0.38% 3.95% 3.23% 2.31% 0.30% 3.99% 3.22% 2.23% 0.25% Loan Yield Securities Yield Cost of Fund NIM HNCOCK WHITNEY 18 Line chart EOP Deposits Mix (%) * Includes Public Funds DDA % of Total Deposits QTD NIM Components (%)

Asset Quality Update Total Deposits 12/31/20 $s in millions Time Deposits (retail) $1,835 7% Time Deposits (brokered) $14 ― Interest-bearing public funds $3,235 12% Interest-bearing transaction & savings $10,414 37% Noninterest bearing $12,200 44% $s in billions Avg Qtrly Deposits LQA EOP growth $28.0 $26.0 $24.0 $22.0 $20.0 $18.0 $16.0 1Q20 $24.3 20% 2Q20 $26.7 37% 3Q20 $26.8 -4% 4Q20 $27.0 10% 1Q21 $27.0 10% HNCOCK WHITNEY 15 Expect 4Q23 provision for credit losses of between $16 million - $18 million as net charge-offs normalize As of 11/30/23, credit quality metrics remain at low levels with criticized commercial to total commercial loans of 1.42% and total nonaccrual loans to total loans of 0.24% Expect 4Q23 ACL coverage at approximately 1.40% Not experiencing broad signs of weakness among any industry, collateral type, or geography