NEW ORLEANS, Aug 26, 2009 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) -- The Board of Directors of Whitney Holding Corporation (Nasdaq:WTNY) today declared a quarterly common dividend of $.01 per common share payable on October 1, 2009 to shareholders of record as of September 15, 2009.
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.
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SOURCE: Whitney Holding Corporation
CONTACT: Whitney Holding Corporation Trisha Voltz Carlson, VP, Investor Relations Manager 504/299-5208 tcarlson@whitneybank.com
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