Hackcock bank presss release regarding the outstanding Burkenroad mutual fund HHBUX.

1. Happy Birthday Burkenroad Small Cap Fund
Top Lipper Ranking Marks 15th Year; Reinforces Ideas of Excellence
Hancock / Whitney Trust & Asset Management Group
February 2017
On December 31, 2001, the Hancock and Whitney asset management group debuted the Burkenroad Small Cap Fund
with less than $500,000 in assets. Fifteen years later, Lipper has listed the fund—now almost $800 million in assets—
number-one among 268 small cap core funds for the 15-year time period ending December 31, 2016 based on total
returns.
That top ranking celebrates the fund’s 15 years of solid performance and a keen focus on excellence central to the
company’s asset management strategy.
“We started the Burkenroad Small Cap Fund shortly after 9-11. Over the past 15 years, we’ve experienced the tech
bubble bursting (2002), Hurricane Katrina (2005), the Financial Crisis (2008-09), the BP oil spill (2010), and two separate
energy cycles (2008 and 2015),” said Chief Investment Officer David Lundgren. “To achieve Lipper’s top ranking is an
honor and tribute to the hard work of many individuals within the Hancock and Whitney trust and asset management
teams.”
The Burkenroad Small Cap Fund is part of the Hancock Horizon Funds, one of the largest mutual fund families in the Gulf
South. Horizon Advisers, an unincorporated division of the bank, serves as the investment advisor for the Burkenroad
Small Cap Fund, which invests primarily in small cap companies located or doing business in Alabama, Florida, Georgia,
Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.
The idea for the Burkenroad Small Cap Fund came about through the bank’s partnership with Tulane University’s
Burkenroad Reports, established 24 years ago as America’s first university sponsored securities analysis program. Under
the auspices of the A. B. Freeman School of Business, Burkenroad Reports divides 200 students into teams following and
writing reports on 40 small-cap companies in those six southern states.
Financial partner for life
The Hancock Horizon Funds and the Burkenroad Small Fund help form the framework for guided asset management
architecture—complementing proprietary strategies with third-party managers. Hancock and Whitney wants to be
clients’ financial partner for life, constantly refining how it tailors disciplined, consultative financial planning and asset
management for each stage of life.
“The Fund’s success aligns perfectly with Hancock and Whitney Bank’s mission to help people achieve their financial goals
and dreams, we’ve helped our clients and fund shareholders to grow their savings, whether for a college education,
home, or retirement needs,” said Lundgren.
Business units across the organization come together to craft a big-picture view of a client’s total assets and liabilities,
tolerance for risk, short- and long-term objectives, and preferred safeguards. Then, with data in hand, those local experts

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go about building and delivering a thorough plan designed to optimize the client’s portfolio based on where the client is
now and where they want to be financially.
It’s a comprehensive, common-sense method built on trust, expertise, high-touch service, and broad investment options.
Working together for ‘One Wealth’
That blended approach to asset management supports a “one wealth” philosophy rooted in unmatched client service,
collaboration, and core values. High-net-worth clients don’t have to figure out where to go or whom to contact. They
simply call “their banker.” Then, highly skilled financial professionals spring into action.
With clients foremost in mind, regional teams of private bankers, personal trust advisors, investment management,
brokerage, and estate and financial planning professionals work to match clients with a mix of integrated and third-party
asset management solutions that help nurture, protect, and pass along wealth. Together, they orchestrate results that
help grow not only liquidity but also lifelong relationships.
“There are many achievements we can be proud of, but helping our clients and shareholders is number one for us,” said
Lundgren.
To determine if a Fund is an appropriate investment for you, carefully consider the Fund's investment objectives,
risk factors and charges and expenses before investing. This and other information can be found in the Fund’s full
or summary prospectus, which may be obtained by calling 1-800-990-2434 or visiting www.hancockhorizon.com.
Please read it carefully before investing.
Mutual fund investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal. In addition to the normal risks associated
with investing, investments in smaller companies typically exhibit higher volatility. There is no guarantee the fund
will achieve its stated objective. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.
Lipper Small Cap Core Index - Funds that, by portfolio practice, invest at least 75% of their equity assets in companies with
market capitalizations (on a three-year weighted basis) less than 250% of the dollar-weighted median of the smallest 500
of the middle 1,000 securities of the S&P SuperComposite 1500 Index. Small-cap core funds have more latitude in the
companies in which they invest. These funds typically have an average price-to-earnings ratio, price-to-book ratio, and
three-year sales-per-share growth value, compared to the S&P SmallCap 600 Index.
The Fund was ranked by Lipper on the basis of total returns in the Small-Cap Core category for 1, 5, 10 and 15 year time
periods ending December 31, 2016. The Fund ranked 370 put of 874 for 1 year, 277 out of 640 for 5 years, 15 out of 448
for 10 years and 1 out of 268 for 15 years. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Horizon Advisers serves as investment advisor for the Hancock Horizon Family of Funds. The Hancock Horizon Family of
Funds is distributed by SEI Investments Distribution Co., which is not affiliated with Hancock Holding Company, or any of
its affiliates.
An investment in the Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency. Investments may lose value.