WTNY Whitney Holding Corp. (MM)

The Board of Directors of Whitney Holding Corporation (Nasdaq:WTNY) today declared a quarterly common dividend of $.01 per common share payable on April 1, 2011 to shareholders of record as of March 15, 2011.

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-D)

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CONTACT: Trisha Voltz Carlson
         SVP, Investor Relations Manager
         504/299-5208
         tcarlson@whitneybank.com