Huntington Bancshares Reports 2008 Second Quarter Net Income of $101.4 Million, or $0.25 Per Common Share

    COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --

     -- Includes a net negative impact of $0.03 per common share from
        significant items

     -- Annualized net charge-offs of 0.64%

     -- $56 million net increase in the allowance for credit losses to 1.80%

     -- Removal of $762 million of the Franklin loans from non-performing
        asset status

     -- 9.03% Tier 1 capital ratio and 12.31% Total risk-based capital ratio

     -- 2008 Full-Year Reported Earnings Target of $1.25-$1.35 Per Common
        Share

Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (Nasdaq: HBAN; www.huntington.com) reported 2008 second quarter net income of $101.4 million, or $0.25 per common share. Earnings in the year-ago second quarter were $80.5 million, or $0.34 per common share.

Huntington also revised its 2008 full-year reported earnings target to $1.25-$1.35 per common share, down from the previously targeted amount of $1.45-$1.50 per common share. The reduction primarily reflected an assumed higher provision for loan and lease losses.

    PERFORMANCE OVERVIEW
    Performance compared with the 2008 first quarter included:

    -- Net income of $0.25 per common share, compared with net income of $0.35
       per common share.

        - Current quarter earnings were negatively impacted by $0.03 per
          common share primarily reflecting merger/restructuring costs and net
          market-related losses.  The 2008 first quarter earnings were
          positively impacted by $0.03 per common share reflecting the
          significant items detailed in Table 1 below.

        - Current quarter earnings per common share reflected a dilutive
          impact of $0.03 per common share, related to the convertible
          preferred stock issuance in April.

    -- $120.8 million of provision for credit losses, up from $88.7 million in
       the first quarter, and $55.6 million higher than net charge-offs of
       $65.2 million, or an annualized 0.64% of average total loans and
       leases.

    -- 3.29% net interest margin, up from 3.23% in the 2008 first quarter,
       primarily reflecting improved pricing of core deposits and the funding
       provided by the convertible preferred capital issuance.

    -- 11% annualized linked-quarter growth in average total commercial loans
       and a 1% annualized linked-quarter increase in average total consumer
       loans.

    -- 1% annualized linked-quarter decline in average total core deposits,
       primarily reflecting a planned reduction in non-relationship
       collateralized public fund deposits.

    -- Strong linked-quarter growth in service charges on deposit accounts,
       other service charges, and non-MSR related mortgage banking income.

    -- $7.3 million linked-quarter increase in total non-interest expense all
       attributable to the increase in merger/restructuring costs, with
       non-merger-related expenses reflecting our continued focus on improving
       expense efficiencies.

    -- $3.4 million benefit to provision for income taxes, representing a
       reduction to the previously established capital loss carry-forward
       valuation allowance related to the value of  Visa(R) shares held.  The
       comparable tax benefit in the first quarter was $11.1 million.

    -- 1.80% period-end allowance for credit losses (ACL) ratio, up from 1.67%
       at the end of the first quarter.

    -- 41% decrease in non-performing assets (NPAs), primarily reflecting:

        - 68% decline from Franklin Credit Management Corporation (Franklin)
          restructured loans, to $368.4 million at June 30, 2008 from
          $1.157 billion at the end of the prior quarter as the Tranche A
          portion was removed from non-performing status.  Total Franklin
          loans declined 2% to $1.130 billion as of June 30, 2008.

        - 42% increase in non-accrual loans (NALs) with most of the increase
          in commercial real estate (CRE) loans, including the single family
          home builder segment, and commercial and industrial (C&I) loans
          related to the residential development segment.  Period-end NALs
          represented 1.30% of total loans and leases, up from 0.92% at
          March 31, 2008.

    -- 9.03% and 12.31% period-end Tier 1 and Total risk-based capital ratios,
       higher than 7.56% and 10.87%, respectively, at March 31, 2008, and well
       above the regulatory "well capitalized" thresholds of 6.0% and 10.0%,
       respectively.  The "well capitalized" level is the highest regulatory
       capital designation.

"Despite a continued challenging credit environment, we are pleased with the performance of our core franchise," said Thomas E. Hoaglin, chairman, president, and chief executive officer. "Our net interest margin rebounded nicely from the first quarter, reflecting market stabilization and more rational pricing in our markets. We grew loans in ten of our thirteen regions and increased demand deposits in a challenging market. We took steps to further enhance our balance sheet with the sale of $473 million in mortgage loans and executed an on-balance sheet securitization of $887 million in automobile loans. Key fee income activities increased or rebounded from seasonally low first quarter levels and underlying operating expenses declined."

"We accomplished our objective of significantly strengthening our capital," he continued. "Our period end Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio improved to 9.03%, up from 7.56% at the end of the first quarter. This improvement reflected the convertible preferred securities that we issued in April, the impact of strategic asset sales and securitizations, and our second quarter retained earnings. We believe our capital level is well-positioned to navigate the current credit environment. Our Tier 1 capital ratio is one of the highest among our peer group."

"Our credit quality performance was consistent with the expectations we announced on June 19," he continued. "Our allowance for credit losses (ACL) increased $56 million, or 13 basis points, and our net charge-offs ratio was 64 basis points, which is slightly less than our current 2008 full year net charge-off targeted range of 65-70 basis points. The economy remains weak in our markets and this continues to put stress on borrowers. As we entered this year, our expectation was that the economy would remain under stress and it is increasingly likely that we will not see any improvement until we are well into next year. We do not think the economic environment will get materially worse, but neither do we expect any near term relief. As such, we expect to continue to build our reserves and estimate that our year-end allowance for credit losses will be 10-20 basis points higher than June's 1.80% level."

Hoaglin said, "We continue to monitor closely our lending relationship with Franklin Credit Management Corporation. Second quarter cash flows from the Franklin loans again exceeded those required per terms of the 2007 fourth quarter restructuring agreement. This performance was reflected in our decision to move $762 million out of non-performing asset status. All the Franklin loans, including those remaining classified as non-performing assets, continued to perform and accrue interest."

"We are reducing our 2008 full-year earnings estimate to $1.25-$1.35 per share," he said. "This reduction in our guidance from three months ago reflects second quarter performance, but mostly a continued building of our allowance for credit losses in the second half of the year, although at a slower pace than the first half. This earnings range is wider than our previous guidance due to economic uncertainty, especially regarding credit. We continue to expect good performance for the second half of the year, including a flat to slightly up net interest margin, modest loan and deposit growth, increases in key fee income activities, and improved expense efficiencies. We also remain confident that despite the current credit quality challenges, the actions we have taken over the last several years to reduce portfolio risk will result in overall better relative credit quality performance throughout this cycle," he concluded.


    SECOND QUARTER PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION

    Significant Items Influencing Financial Performance Comparisons

Specific significant items impacting 2008 second quarter performance included (see Table 1 below):

    -- $3.4 million ($0.01 per common share) benefit to provision for income
       taxes, representing a reduction to the previously established capital
       loss carry-forward valuation allowance related to the value of Visa(R)
       shares held.

    -- $14.6 million pre-tax ($0.03 per common share) of merger/restructuring
       costs (see Estimating the Impact on Balance Sheet and Income Statement
       Results Due to Acquisitions discussion).  We expect no further
       merger/restructuring expenses in 2008.

    -- $6.8 million pre-tax ($0.01 per common share) negative impact of net
       market-related losses consisting of:

       - $7.2 million loss on the sale of non-performing, held-for-sale loans,

       - $4.6 million of equity investment losses,

       - $1.3 million net negative impact of mortgage servicing rights (MSR)
         hedging consisting of a net impairment loss of $10.7 million included
         in non-interest income, partially offset by related net interest
         income benefit of $9.4 million,

       - $2.2 million gain on extinguishment of debt,

       - $2.1 million of investment securities gains, and

       - $2.1 million gain on the sale of $473 million in mortgage loans.



    Table 1 - Significant Items Impacting Earnings Performance
     Comparisons  (1)

    Three Months Ended                                    Impact (2)
    (in millions, except per share)                Pre-tax          EPS (3)

    June 30, 2008 - GAAP earnings                  $101.4 (3)        $0.25
    -- Deferred tax valuation allowance benefit       3.4 (3)         0.01
    -- Merger/restructuring costs                   (14.6)           (0.03)
    -- Net market-related losses                     (6.8)           (0.01)

    March 31, 2008 - GAAP earnings                 $127.1 (3)        $0.35
    -- Aggregate impact of Visa(R) IPO               37.5             0.07
    -- Deferred tax valuation allowance benefit      11.1 (3)         0.03
    -- Net market-related losses                    (20.0)           (0.04)
    -- Asset impairment                             (11.0)           (0.02)
    -- Merger costs                                  (7.3)           (0.01)

    June 30, 2007 - GAAP earnings                   $80.5 (3)        $0.34
    -- Merger costs                                  (7.6)           (0.02)
    -- Net market-related losses                     (3.5)           (0.01)

    (1) Includes significant items with $0.01 EPS impact or greater

    (2) Favorable (unfavorable) impact on GAAP earnings; pre-tax unless
        otherwise noted

    (3) After-tax; EPS reflected on a fully diluted basis



    Net Interest Income, Net Interest Margin, and Average Balance Sheet

    2008 Second Quarter versus 2007 Second Quarter

Fully taxable equivalent net interest income increased $138.0 million, or 54%, from the year-ago quarter. This reflected the favorable impact of a $16.6 billion, or 52%, increase in average earning assets, with $14.6 billion representing an increase in average loans and leases, and a 3 basis point increase in the net interest margin to 3.29%. The increase in average earning assets, including loans and leases, was primarily Sky Financial merger- related. Table 2 details the $14.6 billion reported increase in average loans and leases.



    Table 2 - Loans and Leases - 2Q08 vs. 2Q07

                                                                  Non-merger
                              Second Quarter    Change    Merger    Related
    (in billions)               2008   2007  Amount   %   Related Amount  %(1)

    Average Loans and Leases
      Commercial and industrial $13.6   $8.2   $5.5   67 %   $4.8  $0.7    5 %
      Commercial real estate      9.6    4.7    5.0    NM     4.0   1.0   11
     Total commercial            23.2   12.8   10.4   81      8.7   1.7    8

      Automobile loans and
       leases                     4.6    3.9    0.7   18      0.4   0.2    6
      Home equity                 7.4    5.0    2.4   48      2.4   0.0    0
      Residential mortgage        5.2    4.4    0.8   19      1.1  (0.3)  (5)
      Other consumer              0.7    0.4    0.3   65      0.1   0.1   23
     Total consumer              17.8   13.6    4.2   31      4.1   0.1    1
    Total loans and leases      $41.0  $26.4  $14.6   55 %  $12.8  $1.8    5 %

     (1) = non-merger related / (prior period + merger-related)


The $1.8 billion, or 5%, non-merger-related increase in average total loans and leases primarily reflected:

    -- $1.7 billion, or 8%, increase in average total commercial loans, with
       growth reflected in both commercial and industrial (C&I) loans and
       commercial real estate (CRE) loans.  The growth in CRE was primarily to
       existing borrowers with a focus on traditional income producing
       property types and was not related to residential developer segments.

    -- $0.1 billion, or 1%, increase in average total consumer loans.  This
       reflected growth in automobile loans and leases and other consumer
       loans, partially offset by a decline in residential mortgages due to
       loan sales in the current and year-ago quarters.  Average home equity
       loans were little changed.

Table 3 details the $13.8 billion reported increase in average total deposits.


    Table 3 - Deposits - 2Q08 vs. 2Q07

                                                                  Non-merger
                             Second Quarter    Change    Merger    Related
    (in billions)              2008   2007  Amount   %   Related Amount  %(1)
    Average Deposits
      Demand deposits - non-
       interest bearing        $5.1   $3.6   $1.5   41 %   $1.8  $(0.4)  (7)%
      Demand deposits -
       interest bearing         4.1    2.4    1.7   70      1.5    0.2    6
      Money market deposits     6.3    5.5    0.8   15      1.0   (0.2)  (3)
      Savings and other
       domestic deposits        5.0    2.9    2.1   72      2.6   (0.5)  (9)
      Core certificates of
       deposit                 11.0    5.6    5.4   96      4.6    0.7    7
     Total core deposits       31.4   20.0   11.4   57     11.5   (0.1)  (0)
     Other deposits             6.6    4.3    2.3   54      1.3    1.0   17
    Total deposits            $38.0  $24.3  $13.8   57 %  $12.9   $0.9    2 %

     (1) = non-merger related / (prior period + merger-related)


Most of the increase in average total deposits was merger-related. The $0.9 billion non-merger-related increase reflected:

    -- $1.0 billion, or 17%, growth in other deposits, primarily other
       domestic deposits over $100,000, reflecting increases in commercial and
       public funds deposits.

    Partially offset by:

    -- $0.1 billion decrease in average total core deposits.  This reflected a
       decline in non-interest bearing demand deposits, a planned reduction in
       non-relationship collateralized public fund deposits, as well as a
       decline in average savings and other domestic deposits and money market
       deposits, as customers continued to transfer funds from lower rate to
       higher rate accounts like certificates of deposits.  Offsetting these
       declines was continued growth in core certificates of deposit, as well
       as in interest bearing demand deposits.


    2008 Second Quarter versus 2008 First Quarter

Compared with the 2008 first quarter, fully taxable equivalent net interest income increased $13.2 million, or 3%. This reflected the positive impact of a higher net interest margin and an increase in average earning assets, primarily loans. The net interest margin was 3.29% in the quarter, up 6 basis points. The 6 basis point increase reflected:

    -- 5 basis points positive impact primarily due to improved pricing of
       core deposits.

    -- 2 basis points increase related to the funding provided by the
       convertible preferred capital issuance.

    Partially offset by:

    -- 1 basis point decrease related to earning asset mix.

Table 4 details the $0.7 billion reported increase in average loans and leases.


    Table 4 - Loans and Leases - 2Q08 vs. 1Q08

                                           Second    First
                                           Quarter  Quarter      Change
    (in billions)                            2008     2008    Amount     %

    Average Loans and Leases
       Commercial and industrial             $13.6    $13.3    $0.3      2 %
       Commercial real estate                  9.6      9.3     0.3      3
     Total commercial                         23.2     22.6     0.6      3
       Automobile loans and leases             4.6      4.4     0.2      3
       Home equity                             7.4      7.3     0.1      1
       Residential mortgage                    5.2      5.4    (0.2)    (3)
       Other consumer                          0.7      0.7    (0.0)    (2)
     Total consumer                           17.8     17.7     0.1      0
    Total loans and leases                   $41.0    $40.4    $0.7      2 %


The $0.7 billion, or 2%, increase in average total loans and leases reflected 3% growth in average total commercial loans. The second quarter growth was comprised primarily of new or increased loan facilities to existing borrowers. This growth was not related to the single family home builder segment or funding interest coverage on existing construction loans. Average total consumer loans increased slightly, led by growth in automobile loans and leases and modest growth in home equity, partially offset by declines in residential mortgages and other consumer loans. During the quarter, $473 million residential mortgage loans were sold to improve our interest rate risk position and overall balance sheet.

    Table 5 details the $0.1 billion increase in average total deposits.


    Table 5 - Deposits - 2Q08 vs. 1Q08

                                            Second    First
                                            Quarter  Quarter     Change
    (in billions)                             2008     2008   Amount     %
    Average Deposits
      Demand deposits - non-interest
       bearing                                $5.1     $5.0    $0.0      1 %
      Demand deposits - interest bearing       4.1      3.9     0.2      4
      Money market deposits                    6.3      6.8    (0.5)    (7)
      Savings and other domestic deposits      5.0      5.0     0.0      1
      Core certificates of deposit            11.0     10.8     0.2      1
     Total core deposits                      31.4     31.5    (0.1)    (0)
     Other deposits                            6.6      6.4     0.2      3
    Total deposits                           $38.0    $37.9    $0.1      0 %


Average total deposits were $38.0 billion, up slightly compared with the prior quarter. There were changes between the various deposit account categories consisting of:

    -- $0.2 billion, or 3%, increase in other deposits, reflecting an increase
       in brokered deposits.

    Partially offset by:

    -- $0.1 billion decline in average total core deposits.  The primary
       driver of the change was a planned reduction in low margin
       collateralized public fund deposits.

Provision for Credit Losses

The provision for credit losses in the 2008 second quarter was $120.8 million, up $60.7 million from the year-ago quarter, and up $32.2 million from the first quarter. The reported 2008 second quarter provision for credit losses exceeded net charge-offs by $55.6 million. (See Credit Quality Discussion).


    Non-Interest Income

2008 Second Quarter versus 2007 Second Quarter

Non-interest income increased $80.2 million from the year-ago quarter. The $68.7 million of merger-related non-interest income drove most of the increase. Table 6 details the $80.2 million increase in reported total non- interest income.


    Table 6 - Non-interest Income - 2Q08 vs. 2Q07

                                                                  Non-merger
                            Second Quarter     Change    Merger    Related
    (in millions)            2008    2007   Amount   %   Related Amount  %(1)
    Non-interest Income
      Service charges on
       deposit accounts      $79.6   $50.0  $29.6   59 %  $24.1   $5.5     7 %
      Trust services          33.1    26.8    6.3   24      7.0   (0.7)   (2)
      Brokerage and
       insurance income       35.7    17.2   18.5   NM     17.1    1.4     4
      Other service charges
       and fees               23.2    14.9    8.3   56      5.8    2.5    12
      Bank owned life
       insurance income       14.1    10.9    3.2   30      1.8    1.4    11
      Mortgage banking
       income (loss)          12.5     7.1    5.4   76      6.3   (0.9)   (7)
      Securities gains
       (losses)                2.1    (5.1)   7.2   NM      0.3    6.9    NM
      Other income            36.1    34.4    1.7    5      6.4   (4.7)  (12)
    Total non-interest
     income                 $236.4  $156.2  $80.2   51 %  $68.7  $11.5     5 %

     (1) = non-merger related / (prior period + merger-related)



    The $11.5 million, or 5%, non-merger-related increase reflected:

     -- $6.9 million increase in securities gains, reflecting the current
        quarter's gain compared with a loss in the year-ago quarter.

     -- $5.5 million, or 7%, increase in service charges on deposit accounts,
        primarily reflecting strong growth in personal service charge income.

     -- $2.5 million, or 12%, increase in other service charges, reflecting
        higher debit card volume.


    Partially offset by:

     -- $4.7 million, or 12%, decrease in other income, primarily reflecting
        the current quarter's $7.2 million loss on sale of held-for-sale
        loans, higher equity investment losses ($4.6 million loss in the
        current quarter vs. $2.3 million gain in the year-ago quarter),
        partially offset by higher automobile operating lease income ($9.4
        million in the current quarter vs. $1.6 million in the year-ago
        quarter).


    2008 Second Quarter versus 2008 First Quarter

    Non-interest income increased $0.7 million from the first quarter.


    Table 7 - Non-interest Income - 2Q08 vs. 1Q08

                                             Second    First
                                             Quarter  Quarter     Change
    (in millions)                              2008     2008   Amount     %
    Non-interest Income
      Service charges on deposit accounts     $79.6    $72.7    $7.0     10 %
      Trust services                           33.1     34.1    (1.0)    (3)
      Brokerage and insurance income           35.7     36.6    (0.9)    (2)
      Other service charges and fees           23.2     20.7     2.5     12
      Bank owned life insurance income         14.1     13.8     0.4      3
      Mortgage banking income (loss)           12.5     (7.1)   19.6     NM
      Securities gains (losses)                 2.1      1.4     0.6     45
      Other income                             36.1     63.5   (27.5)   (43)
    Total non-interest income                $236.4   $235.8    $0.7      0 %



    This $0.7 million increase reflected:

    -- $19.6 million increase in mortgage banking income.  This reflected a
       $3.5 million, or 20%, increase in core mortgage banking activities,
       primarily secondary marketing and servicing fees, a $2.1 million gain
       on sale of mortgage loans, and a $14.0 million lower negative MSR
       valuation impact reflecting the current quarter's $10.7 million
       negative MSR valuation impact, compared with a $24.7 million negative
       MSR valuation impact in the prior quarter.  These negative MSR
       valuation impacts are partially offset by a net interest margin benefit
       from the hedging assets.

    -- $7.0 million, or 10%, increase in service charges on deposit accounts,
       primarily reflecting a seasonal increase in personal service charges.

    -- $2.5 million, or 12%, increase in other service charges and fees,
       reflecting a seasonal increase in debit card fees.


    Partially offset by:

    -- $27.5 million, or 43%, decrease in other income.  The first quarter
       included a $25.1 million gain related to the Visa(R) IPO and a
       $5.9 million venture capital loss.  The second quarter included a
       $7.2 million loss on loans held-for-sale, a $1.9 million decline in
       equity investment income ($4.6 million loss in the current quarter vs.
       $2.7 million loss in the prior quarter), a $3.3 million decline in
       derivatives income, and a $3.5 million increase in automobile operating
       lease income.


    Non-interest Expense

    2008 Second Quarter versus 2007 Second Quarter

Non-interest expense increased $133.1 million from the year-ago quarter. The $135.7 million of merger-related expenses and $7.0 million of higher merger/restructuring costs drove the increase, as non-merger-related expenses declined $9.5 million, or 2%. Table 8 details the $133.1 million increase in reported total non-interest expense.


    Table 8 - Non-interest Expense - 2Q08 vs. 2Q07

                                             Second Quarter        Change
    (in millions)                             2008     2007    Amount      %
    Non-interest Expense
      Personnel costs                        $200.0   $135.2    $64.8     48 %
      Outside data processing and other
       services                                30.2     25.7      4.5     17
      Net occupancy                            27.0     19.4      7.6     39
      Equipment                                25.7     17.2      8.6     50
      Amortization of intangibles              19.3      2.5     16.8     NM
      Marketing                                 7.3      9.0     (1.6)   (18)
      Professional services                    13.8      8.1      5.7     70
      Telecommunications                        6.9      4.6      2.3     50
      Printing and supplies                     4.8      3.7      1.1     30
      Other expense                            42.9     19.3     23.5     NM
    Total non-interest expense               $377.8   $244.7   $133.1     54 %

     (1) = non-merger related / (prior period + merger-related)


                                                    Merger /     Non-merger
                                            Merger  Restruct.      Related
    (in millions)                           Related  Costs     Amount    %(1)
    Non-interest Expense
      Personnel costs                         $68.3   $10.0   $(13.5)    (6)%
      Outside data processing and other
       services                                12.3    (5.0)    (2.8)    (9)
      Net occupancy                            10.2     1.7     (4.3)   (14)
      Equipment                                 4.8     2.8      1.0      4
      Amortization of intangibles              16.5      -       0.3      2
      Marketing                                 4.4    (1.6)    (4.5)   (38)
      Professional services                     2.7    (1.0)     3.9     40
      Telecommunications                        2.2     0.0      0.1      1
      Printing and supplies                     1.4     0.0     (0.3)    (6)
      Other expense                            13.0    (0.1)    10.5     33
    Total non-interest expense               $135.7    $7.0    $(9.5)    (2)%

     (1) = non-merger related / (prior period + merger-related)



    The $9.5 million, or 2%, non-merger-related decline reflected:

     -- $13.5 million, or 6%, decline in personnel expense, reflecting the
        benefit of merger efficiencies, including the impact of a 667 person
        reduction, or 6%, in full-time equivalent staff from December 31,
        2007.

     -- $4.5 million, or 38%, decline in marketing expense.

     -- $4.3 million, or 14%, decline in net occupancy expense reflecting
        merger efficiencies.

     -- $2.8 million, or 9%, decline in outside data processing and other
        services, reflecting merger efficiencies.


    Partially offset by:

     -- $10.5 million, or 33%, increase in other expense.  This increase
        primarily reflected a $6.3 million increase in automobile operating
        lease expense and a $6.0 million increase in OREO expenses, partially
        offset by a $1.9 million decline in gains from the extinguishment of
        debt ($2.2 million in the current quarter vs. $4.1 million in the
        year-ago quarter).

     -- $3.9 million, or 40%, increase in professional services expense,
        reflecting increased collection costs.

2008 Second Quarter versus 2008 First Quarter

Non-interest expense increased $7.3 million, or 2%, from the 2008 first quarter, reflecting increased merger/restructuring costs. Table 9 details the $7.3 million increase in reported total non-interest expense.


    Table 9 - Non-interest Expense - 2Q08 vs. 1Q08

                           Second   First               Merger/   Non-merger
                           Quarter Quarter    Change   Restruct.   Related
    (in millions)            2008    2008  Amount   %    Costs   Amount  %(1)
    Non-interest Expense
      Personnel costs      $200.0  $201.9  $(2.0)   (1)%  $7.8  $(9.7)   (5)%
      Outside data
       processing and other
       services              30.2    34.4   (4.2)  (12)   (4.3)   0.1     0
      Net occupancy          27.0    33.2   (6.3)  (19)    1.4   (7.6)  (22)
      Equipment              25.7    23.8    1.9     8     2.7   (0.8)   (3)
      Amortization of
       intangibles           19.3    18.9    0.4     2      -     0.4     2
      Marketing               7.3     8.9   (1.6)  (18)   (0.1)  (1.5)  (17)
      Professional services  13.8     9.1    4.7    51     0.4    4.3    45
      Telecommunications      6.9     6.2    0.6    10    (0.6)   1.2    21
      Printing and supplies   4.8     5.6   (0.9)  (15)   (0.0)  (0.8)  (15)
      Other expense          42.9    28.3   14.5    51     0.0   14.5    51
      Total non-interest
       expense             $377.8  $370.5   $7.3     2 %  $7.3   $0.0     0 %

     (1) = non-merger related / (prior period + merger-related)



    Non-merger-related expenses were flat, and reflected:

     -- $14.5 million, or 51%, increase in other expense.  The first quarter
        included a $12.4 million Visa(R) indemnification reversal and a
        $2.6 million asset impairment expense.  The second quarter included a
        $2.7 million increase in automobile operating lease expense and a
        $2.7 million increase in OREO expenses, partially offset by a
        $2.2 million gain from debt extinguishment.

     -- $4.3 million, or 45%, increase in professional services reflecting
        increased collection costs.

    Partially offset by:

     -- $9.7 million, or 5%, decrease in personnel costs, reflecting
        seasonally lower payroll taxes and lower headcount.

     -- $7.6 million, or 22%, decrease in net occupancy expense, reflecting
        higher seasonal expenses in the prior quarter, and the prior quarter's
        $2.5 million write down of leasehold improvements in our Cleveland
        main office.

Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes in the 2008 second quarter was $26.3 million, resulting in an effective tax rate of 20.6%. The effective tax rate included a $3.4 million benefit to provision for income taxes, representing a reduction to the previously established capital loss carry-forward valuation allowance related to the value of Visa(R) shares held. The effective tax rate for the second half of 2008 is expected to be in a range of 24%-26%.

Franklin Credit Management Relationship

At June 30, 2008, total exposure to Franklin was $1.130 billion, down $27 million, or 2%, from $1.157 billion at March 31, 2008. This relationship continued to perform and accrue interest. In the second half of 2008, our proportion of payments received is expected to increase to our pro-rata participation level, following satisfaction of certain terms of the restructuring agreement, which provided for a more rapid amortization on a certain participant's portion of the debt. There were no Franklin-related net charge-offs or provision for credit losses in the current or prior quarter. At June 30, 2008, the specific allowance for loan and lease losses for Franklin was $115.3 million, unchanged from March 31, 2008. The cash flow generated by the underlying collateral continued to exceed that required per terms of the 2007 fourth quarter restructuring agreement. As a result, and as announced June 19, 2008, the $762 million Tranche A portion of our Franklin exposure was moved out of the troubled debt restructuring non-performing asset classification based on 2008 first half and continued expected cash flow performance.

Credit Quality

Credit quality performance in the 2008 second quarter was consistent with expectations announced on June 19, 2008. The reserve increase reflected the impact of the continued economic weakness across our Midwest markets. These economic factors influenced the performance of net charge-offs (NCOs) and non- accrual loans (NALs). To maintain the adequacy of our reserves, there was a commensurate significant increase in the provision for credit losses (see Provision for Credit Losses discussion) in order to increase the absolute and relative levels of our allowance for credit losses (ACL).

Net Charge-Offs

Total net charge-offs for the 2008 second quarter were $65.2 million, or an annualized 0.64% of average total loans and leases. Second quarter net charge-offs in the year-ago quarter were $34.5 million, or an annualized 0.52%. Total net charge-offs in the 2008 first quarter were $48.4 million, or an annualized 0.48%.

Total commercial net charge-offs for the 2008 second quarter were $27.5 million, or an annualized 0.47%, compared with 2007 second quarter net charge- offs of $20.5 million, or 0.64%. Total commercial net charge-offs in the 2008 first quarter were $15.0 million, or an annualized 0.27%. Of the current quarter's total commercial net charge-offs, C&I loan net charge-offs were $12.4 million, or an annualized 0.36%, and CRE loan net charge-offs were $15.1 million, or an annualized 0.63%.

Total consumer net charge-offs in the current quarter were $37.8 million, or an annualized 0.85%. This was higher than an annualized 0.41% in the year- ago period and 0.75% in the prior quarter.

Automobile loan and lease net charge-offs were $11.5 million, or an annualized 1.01% in the current quarter, up from 0.45% in the year-ago period but consistent with 1.02% in the prior period. This level reflected a slightly lower level of annualized automobile loan net charge-offs compared with the prior quarter, but an increase in annualized automobile lease net charge-offs. The declining balances of automobile direct financing leases, coupled with the fact that no new automobile direct financing leases are being originated, increases the potential for volatility in reported automobile direct financing lease net charge-offs. Both the automobile loan and lease net charge-offs were also negatively impacted by the lack of recovery in used car prices. It is our expectation that the automobile loan and lease net charge-off ratio for the 2008 second half will be consistent with the 2008 first half.

Home equity net charge-offs in the 2008 second quarter were $14.0 million, or an annualized 0.76%, up from an annualized 0.43%, in the year-ago quarter but down from an annualized 0.80% in the prior quarter. This portfolio continues to be impacted by the general housing market slowdown. The losses were evident across our footprint, but are lower in our Columbus and Cincinnati markets. Our expectation is that 2008 second half performance will be consistent with the 2008 first half, as the small broker-originated portfolio continues to decline, and our enhanced loss mitigation programs positively impact performance. We continue to believe our home equity net charge-off experience will compare very favorably to the industry.

Residential mortgage net charge-offs were $4.3 million, or an annualized 0.33% of related average balances. This was up from an annualized 0.16% in the year-ago quarter and from an annualized 0.22% in the prior quarter. We expect residential mortgage net charge-offs will remain under modest upward pressure from the 2008 first half level for the remainder of 2008, given our limited exposure to non-traditional mortgages.

Non-accrual Loans and Non-performing Assets

Non-accrual loans (NALs) were $535.0 million at June 30, 2008, and represented 1.30% of total loans and leases. This compared with $211.5 million, or 0.79%, at the end of the year-ago period, and $377.4 million, or 0.92%, at March 31, 2008. The $157.7 million, or 42%, increase in NALs from the end of the prior quarter, primarily reflected a $78.7 million, or 43%, increase in CRE NALs and a $59.5 million, or 58%, increase in C&I NALs. Residential mortgage and home equity NALs increased 25%, and 12%, respectively, also reflecting the overall economic weakness in our markets.

Non-performing assets (NPAs), which include NALs, were $993.1 million at June 30, 2008. This compared with $261.2 million at the end of the year-ago period and $1.678 billion at March 31, 2008. The $684.7 million, or 41%, decrease in NPAs from the end of the prior quarter reflected:

     -- $789.0 million, or 68%, reduction in restructured Franklin loans,
        primarily reflecting the removal of the Tranche A portion of the total
        Franklin loans based on the 2008 first half and continued expected
        cash flow performance.

     -- $51.6 million, or 78%, reduction in impaired loans held-for-sale,
        primarily reflecting loan sales.

     -- $1.5 million decline in other real estate.


    Partially offset by:

     -- $157.7 million increase in NALs as discussed above.

The over 90-day delinquent, but still accruing, ratio was 0.33% at June 30, 2008, up from 0.25% at the end of the year-ago quarter, but down from 0.37% at March 31, 2008. The 4 basis point decrease in the 90-day delinquent ratio from March 31, 2008, reflected a 4 basis point decrease in the total commercial loan 90-day delinquent ratio to 0.14% from 0.18%, and a 3 basis point decrease in the total consumer loan 90-day delinquent ratio to 0.59% from 0.62%.

Allowances for Credit Losses (ACL)

We maintain two reserves, both of which are available to absorb probable credit losses: the allowance for loan and lease losses (ALLL) and the allowance for unfunded loan commitments and letters of credit (AULC). When summed together, these reserves constitute the total ACL.

At June 30, 2008, the ALLL was $679.4 million, up from $307.5 million a year ago and from $627.6 million at March 31, 2008. Expressed as a percent of period-end loans and leases, the ALLL ratio at June 30, 2008, was 1.66%, up from 1.15% a year ago and from 1.53% at March 31, 2008. The $51.8 million increase from the end of the prior quarter primarily reflected the impact of the continued economic weakness across our Midwest markets. Given the current market conditions, we believe the increase in the ALLL is prudent and appropriate. At June 30, 2008, the specific ALLL related to Franklin was $115.3 million, unchanged from March 31, 2008.

Table 10 shows the change in the ALLL ratio and each reserve component for the 2008 second quarter and for the 2008 first quarter and 2007 second quarter.


    Table 10 - Components of ALLL as Percent of Total Loans
    and Leases

                                                                 2Q08
                                                              change from
                             2Q08      1Q08      2Q07        1Q08     2Q07

    Transaction reserve (1)  1.45 %    1.34 %    0.94 %      0.11 %   0.51 %

    Economic reserve         0.21      0.19      0.21        0.02      --
    Total ALLL               1.66 %    1.53 %    1.15 %      0.13 %   0.51 %

    (1) Includes specific reserve


The ALLL as a percent of NALs was 127% at June 30, 2008, down from 145% a year ago and from 166% at March 31, 2008. At June 30, 2008, the AULC was $61.3 million, up from $41.6 million at the end of the year-ago quarter, and from $57.6 million at March 31, 2008.

On a combined basis, the ACL as a percent of total loans and leases at June 30, 2008, was 1.80%, up from 1.30% a year ago and from 1.67% at March 31, 2008. The ACL as a percent of NALs was 138% at June 30, 2008, down from 165% a year ago and from 182% at March 31, 2008.

Capital

At June 30, 2008, the regulatory Tier 1 and Total risk-based capital ratios were 9.03% and 12.31%, respectively, up from 7.56% and 10.87%, respectively, at March 31, 2008. Both ratios are well above the regulatory "well capitalized" thresholds of 6.0% and 10.0%, respectively. The "well capitalized" level is the highest regulatory capital designation.

No shares were repurchased during the quarter. Though there are currently 3.9 million shares remaining available for repurchase under the current authorization announced April 20, 2006, no future share repurchases are currently contemplated.

2008 OUTLOOK

When earnings guidance is given, it is our practice to do so on a GAAP basis, unless otherwise noted. Such guidance includes the expected results of all significant forecasted activities. However, guidance typically excludes selected items where the timing and financial impact is uncertain until the impact can be reasonably forecasted, as well as potential unusual or one-time items.

Our expectation for 2008 is that the Midwest economic environment will continue to be weak. We will continue to target our interest rate risk position at our customary relatively neutral position.

The assumptions listed below form the basis for our 2008 full-year earnings outlook.

     -- Second half 2008 net interest margin flat to slightly up from the 2008
        second quarter, reflecting improved loan and deposit pricing.
     -- Second half 2008 average total loan growth in the low-single digit
        range from the 2008 second quarter level adjusted for the mortgage
        loan sale, with commercial loans in the mid-single digit range and
        consumer loans being relatively flat.
     -- Second half 2008 average core deposit growth in the low to mid-single
        digit range from the 2008 second quarter level.
     -- Second half 2008 non-interest income growth in the low-single digit
        range from the annualized 2008 second quarter non-interest income
        level adjusted for the significant items noted earlier (see
        Significant Items Influencing Financial Performance Comparisons
        discussion and Table 1).
     -- Second half 2008 non-interest expenses that are down slightly from the
        annualized 2008 second quarter non-interest expense level adjusted for
        the significant items noted earlier (see Significant Items Influencing
        Financial Performance Comparisons discussion and Table 1).
     -- $21 million, or $0.03 per common share, gain on extinguishment of debt
        transaction on June 30, 2008, that settled in early July and will be
        recognized in the third quarter results.
     -- No other significant net market-related gains or losses.
     -- 10-20 basis point increase by year end in the ACL ratio from the 1.80%
        level at the end of the 2008 second quarter, continuing to reflect the
        general stress in the market.  Full-year net charge-offs in the 65-70
        basis point range.
     -- No share repurchases.
     -- The effective tax rate for the second half 2008 in a range of 24%-26%.

With the above assumptions, earnings for full year 2008 are targeted for $1.25-$1.35 per common share.

Conference Call / Webcast Information

Huntington's senior management will host an earnings conference call on Thursday, July 17, 2008, at 1:00 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time). The call may be accessed via a live Internet webcast at www.huntington-ir.com or through a dial-in telephone number at 800-223-1238; conference ID 52522284. Slides will be available at www.huntington-ir.com just prior to 1:00 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) on July 17, 2008, for review during the call. A replay of the webcast will be archived in the Investor Relations section of Huntington's web site www.huntington.com. A telephone replay will be available two hours after the completion of the call through July 31, 2008, at 800-642-1687; conference ID 52522284.

Forward-looking Statement

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements, including certain plans, expectations, goals, projections, and statements, which are subject to numerous assumptions, risks, and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those contained or implied by such statements for a variety of factors including: (1) deterioration in the loan portfolio could be worse than expected due to a number of factors such as the underlying value of the collateral could prove less valuable than otherwise assumed and assumed cash flows may be worse than expected; (2) merger revenue synergies may not be fully realized and/or within the expected timeframes; (3) changes in economic conditions; (4) movements in interest rates; (5) competitive pressures on product pricing and services; (6) success and timing of other business strategies; (7) the nature, extent, and timing of governmental actions and reforms; and (8) extended disruption of vital infrastructure. Additional factors that could cause results to differ materially from those described above can be found in Huntington's 2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K, and documents subsequently filed by Huntington with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements included in this release are based on information available at the time of the release. Huntington assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement.

Basis of Presentation

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This earnings release contains GAAP financial measures and non-GAAP financial measures where management believes it to be helpful in understanding Huntington's results of operations or financial position. Where non-GAAP financial measures are used, the comparable GAAP financial measure, as well as the reconciliation to the comparable GAAP financial measure, can be found in this release, the Quarterly Financial Review supplement to this earnings release, or the 2008 second quarter earnings conference call slides, which can be found on Huntington's website at huntington-ir.com.

Significant Items

Certain components of the Income Statement are naturally subject to more volatility than others. As a result, analysts/investors may view such items differently in their assessment of performance compared with their expectations and/or any implications resulting from them on their assessment of future performance trends. It is a general practice of analysts/investors to try and determine their perception of what "underlying" or "core" earnings performance is in any given reporting period, as this typically forms the basis for their estimation of performance in future periods.

Therefore, Management believes the disclosure of certain "Significant Items" in current and prior period results aids analysts/investors in better understanding corporate performance so that they can ascertain for themselves what, if any, items they may wish to include/exclude from their analysis of performance; i.e., within the context of determining how that performance differed from their expectations, as well as how, if at all, to adjust their estimates of future performance accordingly.

To this end, Management has adopted a practice of listing as "Significant Items" in its external disclosure documents (e.g., earnings press releases, investor presentations, Forms 10-Q and 10-K) individual and/or particularly volatile items that impact the current period results by $0.01 per share or more. (The one exception is the provision for credit losses discussed below). Such "Significant Items" generally fall within one of two categories: timing differences and other items.

Timing Differences

Part of the company's regular business activities are by their nature volatile; e.g. capital markets income, gains and losses on the sale of loans, etc. While such items may generally be expected to occur within a full-year reporting period, they may vary significantly from period to period. Such items are also typically a component of an Income Statement line item and not, therefore, readily discernable. By specifically disclosing such items, analysts/investors can better assess how, if at all, to adjust their estimates of future performance.

Other Items

From time to time, an event or transaction might significantly impact revenues, expenses, or taxes in a particular reporting period that are judged to be one-time, short-term in nature, and/or materially outside typically expected performance. Examples would be (1) merger costs as they typically impact expenses for only a few quarters during the period of transition; e.g., restructuring charges, asset valuation adjustments, etc.; (2) changes in an accounting principle; (3) one-time tax assessments/refunds; (4) a large gain/loss on the sale of an asset; (5) outsized commercial loan net charge- offs related to fraud; etc. In addition, for the periods covered by this release, the impact of the Franklin restructuring is deemed to be a significant item due to its unusually large size and because it was acquired in the Sky Financial merger and thus it is not representative of our typical underwriting criteria. By disclosing such items, analysts/investors can better assess how, if at all, to adjust their estimates of future performance.

Provision for Credit Losses

While the provision for credit losses may vary significantly between periods, Management typically excludes it from the list of "Significant Items", unless in Management's view, there is a significant specific credit(s), which is causing distortion in the period.

Provision expense is always an assumption in analyst/investor expectations of earnings and there is apparent agreement among them that provision expense is included in their definition of "underlying" or "core" earnings unlike "timing differences" or "other items". In addition, provision expense is an individual Income Statement line item so its value is easily known and, except in very rare situations, the amount in any reporting period always exceeds $0.01 per share. In addition, the factors influencing the level of provision expense receive detailed additional disclosure and analysis so that analysts/investors have information readily available to understand the underlying factors that result in the reported provision expense amount.

In addition, provision expense trends usually increase/decrease in a somewhat orderly pattern in conjunction with credit quality cycle changes; i.e., as credit quality improves provision expense generally declines and vice versa. While they may have differing views regarding magnitude and/or trends in provision expense, every analyst and most investors incorporate a provision expense estimate in their financial performance estimates.

Other Exclusions

"Significant Items" for any particular period are not intended to be a complete list of items that may significantly impact future periods. A number of factors, including those described in Huntington's 2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K and other factors described from time to time in Huntington's other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, could significantly impact future periods.

Estimating the Impact on Balance Sheet and Income Statement Results Due to Acquisitions

The merger with Sky Financial Group Inc. (Sky Financial) was completed on July 1, 2007. At the time of acquisition, Sky Financial had assets of $16.8 billion, including $13.3 billion of loans, and core deposits of $12.0 billion. Sky Financial results were fully included in our consolidated results for the full 2007 third quarter, and will impact all quarters thereafter. As a result, performance comparisons of 2008 second quarter performance to comparable year-ago periods are affected, as Sky Financial results were not included in the year-ago periods. Comparisons of the 2008 second quarter performance compared with year-ago periods are impacted as follows:

     -- Increased reported average balance sheet, revenue, expense, and the
        absolute level of certain credit quality results (e.g., amount of net
        charge-offs).

     -- Increased reported non-interest expense items because of costs
        incurred as part of merger integration activities, most notably
        employee retention bonuses, outside programming services related to
        systems conversions, occupancy expenses, and marketing expenses
        related to customer retention initiatives.

Given the significant impact of the merger on reported 2008 and 2007 results, management believes that an understanding of the impacts of the merger is necessary to understand better underlying performance trends. When comparing post-merger period results to pre-merger periods, the following terms are used when discussing financial performance:

     -- "Merger-related" refers to amounts and percentage changes representing
        the impact attributable to the merger.
     -- "Merger costs" represent non-interest expenses primarily associated
        with merger integration activities, including severance expense for
        key executive personnel.
     -- "Non-merger-related" refers to performance not attributable to the
        merger, and includes "merger efficiencies", which represent non-
        interest expense reductions realized because of the merger.

The following methodology has been implemented to estimate the approximate effect of the Sky Financial merger used to determine "merger-related" impacts.

Balance Sheet Items

For loans and leases, as well as core deposits, Sky Financial's balances as of June 30, 2007, adjusted for consolidating, merger, and purchase accounting adjustments, are used in the comparison. To estimate the impact on 2008 second quarter average balances, it was assumed that the June 30, 2007 balances, as adjusted, remained constant throughout the 2007 third quarter and all subsequent periods.

Income Statement Items

For income statement line items, Sky Financial's actual results for the first six months of 2007, adjusted for the impact of unusual items and purchase accounting adjustments, were determined. This six-month adjusted amount was divided by two to estimate a quarterly amount. This results in an approximate quarterly impact as the methodology does not adjust for any unusual items or seasonal factors in Sky Financial's 2007 six-month results. Nor does it consider any revenue or expense synergies realized since the merger date. This same estimated amount will also be used in all subsequent quarterly reporting periods. The one exception to this methodology of holding the estimated quarterly impact constant relates to the amortization of intangibles expense where the amount is known and is therefore used.

Table 11 below provides detail of changes to selected reported results to quantify the impact of the Sky Financial merger using this methodology:


    Table 11 - Estimated Impact of Sky Financial Merger

    2008 Second Quarter versus 2007 Second Quarter

                                    Second Quarter       Change       Merger
    (in millions)                     2008     2007  Amount     %     Related

    Average Loans and Leases
      Commercial and industrial    $13,631   $8,167   $5,464  66.9 %   $4,775
      Commercial real estate         9,601    4,651    4,950    NM      3,971
    Total commercial                23,232   12,818   10,414  81.2      8,746
      Automobile loans and leases    4,551    3,873      678  17.5        432
      Home equity                    7,365    4,973    2,392  48.1      2,385
      Residential mortgage           5,178    4,351      827  19.0      1,112
      Other consumer                   699      424      275  64.9        143
     Total consumer                 17,793   13,621    4,172  30.6      4,072
    Total loans and leases         $41,025  $26,439  $14,586  55.2 %  $12,818

     (1) = non-merger related / (prior period + merger-related)


    Average Deposits
      Demand deposits - non-interest
       bearing                      $5,061   $3,591   $1,470  40.9 %   $1,829
      Demand deposits - interest
       bearing                       4,086    2,404    1,682  70.0      1,460
      Money market deposits          6,267    5,466      801  14.7        996
      Savings and other domestic
       deposits                      5,047    2,931    2,116  72.2      2,594
      Core certificates of deposit  10,952    5,591    5,361  95.9      4,630
     Total core deposits            31,413   19,983   11,430  57.2     11,509
     Other deposits                  6,614    4,290    2,324  54.2      1,342
    Total deposits                 $38,027  $24,273  $13,754  56.7 %  $12,851

     (1) = non-merger related / (prior period + merger-related)



                                                       Non-merger Related
    (in millions)                                    Amount           % (1)

    Average Loans and Leases
      Commercial and industrial                       $689             5.3 %
      Commercial real estate                           979            11.4
      Total commercial                               1,668             7.7
      Automobile loans and leases                      246             5.7
      Home equity                                        7             0.1
      Residential mortgage                            (285)           (5.2)
      Other consumer                                   132            23.3
     Total consumer                                    100             0.6
    Total loans and leases                          $1,768             4.5 %

     (1) = non-merger related / (prior period + merger-related)


    Average Deposits
      Demand deposits - non-interest
       bearing                                       $(359)           (6.6)%
      Demand deposits - interest bearing               222             5.7
      Money market deposits                           (195)           (3.0)
      Savings and other domestic deposits             (478)           (8.7)
      Core certificates of deposit                     731             7.2
     Total core deposits                               (79)           (0.3)
     Other deposits                                    982            17.4
    Total deposits                                    $903             2.4 %

     (1) = non-merger related / (prior period + merger-related)



                                Second Quarter         Change         Merger
    (in thousands)              2008      2007     Amount      %      Related

    Net interest income - FTE $395,490  $257,518  $137,972   53.6 %  $151,592

    Non-interest Income
      Service charges on
       deposit accounts        $79,630   $50,017   $29,613   59.2 %   $24,110
      Trust services            33,089    26,764     6,325   23.6       7,009
      Brokerage and insurance
       income                   35,694    17,199    18,495     NM      17,061
      Other service charges and
       fees                     23,242    14,923     8,319   55.7       5,800
      Bank owned life insurance
       income                   14,131    10,904     3,227   29.6       1,807
      Mortgage banking income
       (loss)                   12,502     7,122     5,380   75.5       6,256
      Securities gains (losses)  2,073    (5,139)    7,212     NM         283
      Other income              36,069    34,403     1,666    4.8       6,390
    Total non-interest income $236,430  $156,193   $80,237   51.4 %   $68,716

     (1) = non-merger related / (prior period + merger-related)


    Non-interest Expense
      Personnel costs         $199,991  $135,191   $64,800   47.9 %   $68,250
      Outside data processing
       and other services       30,186    25,701     4,485   17.5      12,262
      Net occupancy             26,971    19,417     7,554   38.9      10,184
      Equipment                 25,740    17,157     8,583   50.0       4,799
      Amortization of
       intangibles              19,327     2,519    16,808     NM      16,481
      Marketing                  7,339     8,986    (1,647) (18.3)      4,361
      Professional services     13,752     8,101     5,651   69.8       2,707
      Telecommunications         6,864     4,577     2,287   50.0       2,224
      Printing and supplies      4,757     3,672     1,085   29.5       1,374
      Other expense             42,876    19,334    23,542     NM      13,048
    Total non-interest
     expense                  $377,803  $244,655  $133,148   54.4 %  $135,690

     (1) = non-merger related / (prior period + merger-related)



                                           Merger /
                                          Restruct.       Non-merger Related
    (in thousands)                          Costs          Amount      % (1)

    Net interest income - FTE                            $(13,620)     (3.3)%

      Non-interest Income
      Service charges on deposit accounts                  $5,503       7.4 %
      Trust services                                         (684)     (2.0)
      Brokerage and insurance income                        1,434       4.2
      Other service charges and fees                        2,519      12.2
      Bank owned life insurance income                      1,420      11.2
      Mortgage banking income (loss)                         (876)     (6.5)
      Securities gains (losses)                             6,929        NM
      Other income                                         (4,724)    (11.6)
    Total non-interest income                             $11,521       5.1 %

     (1) = non-merger related / (prior period + merger-related)


    Non-interest Expense
      Personnel costs                        $10,019     $(13,469)     (6.3)%
      Outside data processing and other
       services                               (4,969)      (2,808)     (8.5)
      Net occupancy                            1,702       (4,332)    (13.8)
      Equipment                                2,799          985       4.0
      Amortization of intangibles                -            327       1.7
      Marketing                               (1,551)      (4,457)    (37.8)
      Professional services                     (995)       3,939      40.1
      Telecommunications                           3           60       0.9
      Printing and supplies                       19         (308)     (6.1)
      Other expense                              (52)      10,546      32.6
    Total non-interest expense                $6,975      $(9,517)     (2.5)%

     (1) = non-merger related / (prior period + merger-related)



    2008 Second Quarter versus 2008 First Quarter

                                           Second    First
                                          Quarter   Quarter      Change
    (in millions)                           2008      2008    Amount    %

    Average Loans and Leases
      Commercial and industrial            $13,631   $13,343   $288    2.2 %
      Commercial real estate                 9,601     9,287    314    3.4
    Total commercial                        23,232    22,630    602    2.7
      Automobile loans and leases            4,551     4,399    152    3.5
      Home equity                            7,365     7,274     91    1.3
      Residential mortgage                   5,178     5,351   (173)  (3.2)
      Other consumer                           699       713    (14)  (2.0)
     Total consumer                         17,793    17,737     56    0.3
    Total loans and leases                 $41,025   $40,367   $658    1.6 %


    Average Deposits
      Demand deposits - non-interest
       bearing                              $5,061    $5,034    $27    0.5 %
      Demand deposits - interest bearing     4,086     3,934    152    3.9
      Money market deposits                  6,267     6,753   (486)  (7.2)
      Savings and other domestic deposits    5,047     5,004     43    0.9
      Core certificates of deposit          10,952    10,796    156    1.4
     Total core deposits                    31,413    31,521   (108)  (0.3)
     Other deposits                          6,614     6,410    204    3.2
    Total deposits                         $38,027   $37,931    $96    0.3 %



                                          Second    First
                                         Quarter   Quarter        Change
    (in thousands)                         2008      2008    Amount      %

    Net interest income - FTE            $395,490  $382,326  $13,164    3.4 %

    Non-interest Income
      Service charges on deposit accounts $79,630   $72,668   $6,962    9.6 %
      Trust services                       33,089    34,128   (1,039)  (3.0)
      Brokerage and insurance income       35,694    36,560     (866)  (2.4)
      Other service charges and fees       23,242    20,741    2,501   12.1
      Bank owned life insurance income     14,131    13,750      381    2.8
      Mortgage banking income (loss)       12,502    (7,063)  19,565     NM
      Securities gains (losses)             2,073     1,429      644   45.1
      Other income                         36,069    63,539  (27,470) (43.2)
    Total non-interest income            $236,430  $235,752     $678    0.3 %

     (1) = non-merger related / (prior period + merger-related)


    Non-interest Expense
      Personnel costs                    $199,991  $201,943  $(1,952)  (1.0)%
      Outside data processing and other
       services                            30,186    34,361   (4,175) (12.2)
      Net occupancy                        26,971    33,243   (6,272) (18.9)
      Equipment                            25,740    23,794    1,946    8.2
      Amortization of intangibles          19,327    18,917      410    2.2
      Marketing                             7,339     8,919   (1,580) (17.7)
      Professional services                13,752     9,090    4,662   51.3
      Telecommunications                    6,864     6,245      619    9.9
      Printing and supplies                 4,757     5,622     (865) (15.4)
      Other expense                        42,876    28,347   14,529   51.3
    Total non-interest expense           $377,803  $370,481   $7,322    2.0 %

     (1) = non-merger related / (prior period + merger-related)



                                          Merger /
                                          Restruct.     Non-merger Related
    (in thousands)                          Costs        Amount       % (1)

    Net interest income - FTE                           $13,164       3.4 %

    Non-interest Income
      Service charges on deposit accounts                $6,962       9.6 %
      Trust services                                     (1,039)     (3.0)
      Brokerage and insurance income                       (866)     (2.4)
      Other service charges and fees                      2,501      12.1
      Bank owned life insurance income                      381       2.8
      Mortgage banking income (loss)                     19,565        NM
      Securities gains (losses)                             644      45.1
      Other income                                      (27,470)    (43.2)
    Total non-interest income                              $678       0.3 %

     (1) = non-merger related / (prior period + merger-related)


    Non-interest Expense
      Personnel costs                        $7,775     $(9,727)     (4.6)%
      Outside data processing and other
       services                              (4,305)        130       0.4
      Net occupancy                           1,359      (7,631)    (22.1)
      Equipment                               2,703        (757)     (2.9)
      Amortization of intangibles               -           410       2.2
      Marketing                                 (67)     (1,513)    (17.1)
      Professional services                     399       4,263      44.9
      Telecommunications                       (591)      1,210      21.4
      Printing and supplies                     (27)       (838)    (15.0)
      Other expense                              28      14,501      51.1
    Total non-interest expense               $7,274         $48       0.0 %

     (1) = non-merger related / (prior period + merger-related)



    2008 Six Months versus 2007 Six Months

                                             Six Months Ended
                                                 June 30,          Change
    (in millions)                              2008     2007   Amount    %

    Average Loans and Leases
      Commercial and industrial             $13,487   $8,077   $5,410  67.0 %
      Commercial real estate                  9,444    4,563    4,881    NM
    Total commercial                         22,931   12,640   10,291  81.4
      Automobile loans and leases             4,475    3,893      582  14.9
      Home equity                             7,320    4,943    2,377  48.1
      Residential mortgage                    5,264    4,423      841  19.0
      Other consumer                            706      423      283  66.9
     Total consumer                          17,765   13,682    4,083  29.8
    Total loans and leases                  $40,696  $26,322  $14,374  54.6 %

     (1) = non-merger related / (prior period + merger-related)


    Average Deposits
      Demand deposits - non-interest
       bearing                               $5,047   $3,561   $1,486  41.7 %
      Demand deposits - interest bearing      4,010    2,377    1,633  68.7
      Money market deposits                   6,510    5,477    1,033  18.9
      Savings and other domestic deposits     5,026    2,915    2,111  72.4
      Core certificates of deposit           10,874    5,523    5,351  96.9
     Total core deposits                     31,467   19,853   11,614  58.5
     Other deposits                           6,512    4,508    2,004  44.5
    Total deposits                          $37,979  $24,361  $13,618  55.9 %

     (1) = non-merger related / (prior period + merger-related)



                                              Merger       Non-merger Related
    (in millions)                             Related       Amount      %(1)

    Average Loans and Leases
      Commercial and industrial                $4,775        $635       4.9 %
      Commercial real estate                    3,971         910      10.7
    Total commercial                            8,746       1,545       7.2
      Automobile loans and leases                 432         150       3.5
      Home equity                               2,385          (8)     (0.1)
      Residential mortgage                      1,112        (271)     (4.9)
      Other consumer                              143         140      24.7
     Total consumer                             4,072          11       0.1
    Total loans and leases                    $12,818      $1,556       4.0 %

     (1) = non-merger related / (prior period + merger-related)


    Average Deposits
      Demand deposits - non-interest
       bearing                                 $1,829       $(343)     (6.4)%
      Demand deposits - interest bearing        1,460         173       4.5
      Money market deposits                       996          37       0.6
      Savings and other domestic deposits       2,594        (483)     (8.8)
      Core certificates of deposit              4,630         721       7.1
     Total core deposits                       11,509         105       0.3
     Other deposits                             1,342         662      11.3
    Total deposits                            $12,851        $767       2.1 %

     (1) = non-merger related / (prior period + merger-related)



                                         Six Months Ended
                                             June 30,            Change
    (in thousands)                       2008      2007      Amount      %

    Net interest income - FTE           $777,816  $517,120  $260,696   50.4 %

    Non-interest Income
      Service charges on deposit
       accounts                         $152,298   $94,810   $57,488   60.6 %
      Trust services                      67,217    52,658    14,559   27.6
      Brokerage and insurance income      72,254    33,281    38,973     NM
      Other service charges and fees      43,983    28,131    15,852   56.4
      Bank owned life insurance income    27,881    21,755     6,126   28.2
      Mortgage banking income (loss)       5,439    16,473   (11,034) (67.0)
      Securities gains (losses)            3,502    (5,035)    8,537     NM
      Other income                        99,608    59,297    40,311   68.0
    Total non-interest income           $472,182  $301,370  $170,812   56.7 %

     (1) = non-merger related / (prior period + merger-related)


    Non-interest Expense
      Personnel costs                   $401,934  $269,830  $132,104   49.0 %
      Outside data processing and other
       services                           64,547    47,515    17,032   35.8
      Net occupancy                       60,214    39,325    20,889   53.1
      Equipment                           49,534    35,376    14,158   40.0
      Amortization of intangibles         38,244     5,039    33,205     NM
      Marketing                           16,258    16,682      (424)  (2.5)
      Professional services               22,842    14,583     8,259   56.6
      Telecommunications                  13,109     8,703     4,406   50.6
      Printing and supplies               10,379     6,914     3,465   50.1
      Other expense                       71,223    42,760    28,463   66.6
    Total non-interest expense          $748,284  $486,727  $261,557   53.7 %

     (1) = non-merger related / (prior period + merger-related)



                                                  Merger /      Non-merger
                                          Merger  Restruct.      Related
    (in thousands)                       Related    Costs    Amount     %(1)

    Net interest income - FTE            $303,184           $(42,488)  (5.2)%

    Non-interest Income
      Service charges on deposit accounts $48,220             $9,268    6.5 %
      Trust services                       14,018                541    0.8
      Brokerage and insurance income       34,122              4,851    7.2
      Other service charges and fees       11,600              4,252   10.7
      Bank owned life insurance income      3,614              2,512    9.9
      Mortgage banking income (loss)       12,512            (23,546) (81.2)
      Securities gains (losses)               566              7,971     NM
      Other income                         12,780             27,531   38.2
    Total non-interest income            $137,432            $33,380    7.6 %

     (1) = non-merger related / (prior period + merger-related)


    Non-interest Expense
      Personnel costs                    $136,500  $12,897  $(17,293)  (4.1)%
      Outside data processing and other
       services                            24,524   (2,158)   (5,334)  (7.6)
      Net occupancy                        20,368    2,156    (1,635)  (2.6)
      Equipment                             9,598    2,909     1,651    3.4
      Amortization of intangibles          32,962      -         243    0.6
      Marketing                             8,722   (1,529)   (7,617) (31.9)
      Professional services                 5,414   (1,397)    4,242   22.8
      Telecommunications                    4,448      597      (639)  (4.6)
      Printing and supplies                 2,748       66       651    6.7
      Other expense                        26,096     (119)    2,486    3.6
    Total non-interest expense           $271,380  $13,422  $(23,245)  (3.0)%

     (1) = non-merger related / (prior period + merger-related)


Annualized data

Certain returns, yields, performance ratios, or quarterly growth rates are "annualized" in this presentation to represent an annual time period. This is done for analytical and decision-making purposes to better discern underlying performance trends when compared to full year or year-over-year amounts. For example, loan and deposit growth rates are most often expressed in terms of an annual rate like 8%. As such, a 2% growth rate for a quarter would represent an annualized 8% growth rate.

Fully taxable equivalent interest income and net interest margin

Income from tax-exempt earnings assets is increased by an amount equivalent to the taxes that would have been paid if this income had been taxable at statutory rates. This adjustment puts all earning assets, most notably tax-exempt municipal securities and certain lease assets, on a common basis that facilitates comparison of results to results of competitors.

Earnings per share equivalent data

Significant income or expense items may be expressed on a per common share basis. This is done for analytical and decision-making purposes to better discern underlying trends in total corporate earnings per share performance excluding the impact of such items. Investors may also find this information helpful in their evaluation of the company's financial performance against published earnings per share mean estimate amounts, which typically exclude the impact of significant items. Earnings per share equivalents are usually calculated by applying a 35% effective tax rate to a pre-tax amount to derive an after-tax amount, which is divided by the average shares outstanding during the respective reporting period. Occasionally, when the item involves special tax treatment, the after-tax amount is disclosed separately, with this then being the amount used to calculate the earnings per share equivalent.

NM or nm

Percent changes of 100% or more are typically shown as "nm" or "not meaningful" unless required. Such large percent changes typically reflect the impact of unusual or particularly volatile items within the measured periods. Since the primary purpose of showing a percent change is for discerning underlying performance trends, such large percent changes are typically "not meaningful" for trend analysis purposes.

About Huntington

Huntington Bancshares Incorporated is a $56 billion regional bank holding company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Huntington has more than 142 years of serving the financial needs of its customers. Huntington's banking subsidiary, The Huntington National Bank, provides innovative retail and commercial financial products and services through over 600 regional banking offices in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. Huntington also offers retail and commercial financial services online at huntington.com; through its technologically advanced, 24-hour telephone bank; and through its network of over 1,400 ATMs. Selected financial service activities are also conducted in other states including: Dealer Sales offices in Arizona, Florida, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Tennessee, and Texas; Private Financial and Capital Markets Group offices in Florida; and Mortgage Banking offices in Maryland and New Jersey. Huntington Insurance offers retail and commercial insurance agency services in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Indiana, and West Virginia. International banking services are made available through the headquarters office in Columbus, a limited purpose office located in the Cayman Islands, and another located in Hong Kong.



    HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INCORPORATED
    Quarterly Key Statistics (1)
    (Unaudited)

                                                               Percent Changes
    (in thousands, except            2008              2007          vs.
     per share amounts)       Second       First       Second   1Q08    2Q07


    Net interest income      $389,866     $376,824    $253,391    3.5%  53.9%
    Provision for credit
     losses                   120,813       88,650      60,133   36.3    N.M.
    Non-interest income       236,430      235,752     156,193    0.3   51.4
    Non-interest expense      377,803      370,481     244,655    2.0   54.4
    Income before income
     taxes                    127,680      153,445     104,796  (16.8)  21.8
    Provision for income
     taxes                     26,328       26,377      24,275   (0.2)   8.5
    Net Income               $101,352     $127,068     $80,521  (20.2)% 25.9%

    Dividends declared on
     preferred shares          11,151          ---         ---    ---    ---

    Net income applicable
     to common shares         $90,201     $127,068     $80,521  (29.0)% 12.0%

    Net income per common
     share - diluted            $0.25        $0.35       $0.34  (28.6)%(26.5)%
    Cash dividends
     declared per common
     share                     0.1325       0.2650      0.2650  (50.0) (50.0)
    Book value per common
     share at end of
     period                     15.87        16.13       12.97   (1.6)  22.4
    Tangible book value
     per common share at
     end of period               6.82         7.08       10.41   (3.7) (34.5)

    Average common shares
     - basic                  366,206      366,235     236,032    ---   55.2
    Average common shares
     - diluted (2)            367,234      367,208     239,008    ---   53.6

    Return on average
     assets                      0.73%        0.93%       0.92%
    Return on average
     shareholders' equity         6.4          8.7        10.6
    Return on average
     tangible shareholders'
     equity (3)                  15.0         22.0        13.5
    Net interest margin (4)      3.29         3.23        3.26
    Efficiency ratio (5)         56.9         57.0        57.8
    Effective tax rate           20.6         17.2        23.2

    Average loans and
     leases               $41,025,088  $40,367,336 $26,439,235    1.6   55.2
    Average loans and
     leases - linked
     quarter annualized
     growth rate.                 6.5%         2.6%        3.6%
    Average earning
     assets               $48,279,217  $47,656,509 $31,674,664    1.3   52.4
    Average total assets   55,539,295   54,884,214  35,150,051    1.2   58.0
    Average core deposits
     (6)                   31,412,822   31,520,522  19,981,979   (0.3)  57.2
    Average core deposits
     - linked quarter
    annualized growth
     rate (6)                    (1.4)%       (2.0)%       5.3%
    Average shareholders'
     equity                $6,355,388   $5,874,656  $3,042,682    8.2    N.M.

    Total assets at end
     of period             55,333,841   56,051,969  36,420,686   (1.3)  51.9
    Total shareholders'
     equity at end of
     period                 6,381,265    5,906,579   3,064,141    8.0    N.M.

    Net charge-offs
     (NCOs)                    65,247       48,449      34,500   34.7   89.1
    NCOs as a % of
     average loans and
     leases                      0.64%        0.48%       0.52%
    Nonaccrual loans and
     leases (NALs)           $535,042     $377,361    $211,516   41.8    N.M.
    NAL ratio (7)                1.30         0.92        0.79%
    Allowance for loan
     and lease losses
     (ALLL) as a %
     of total loans and
     leases at the end of
     period                      1.66         1.53        1.15
    ALLL plus allowance
     for unfunded loan
     commitments and
     letters of credit
     as a % of total
     loans and leases
     at the end of period        1.80         1.67         1.30
    ALLL as a % of NALs           127          166          145
    Tier 1 risk-based
     capital ratio  (8)          9.03         7.56         9.74
    Total risk-based
     capital ratio  (8)         12.31        10.87        13.49
    Tier 1 leverage ratio (8)    7.88         6.83         9.07
    Average equity /
     assets                     11.44        10.70         8.66
    Tangible equity /
     assets (9)                  5.90         4.92         6.87
    Tangible common
     equity / assets             4.80         4.92         6.87


    N.M., not a meaningful value.

    (1)    Comparisons for presented periods are impacted by a number of
           factors.  Refer to "Significant Items Influencing Financial
           Performance Comparisons".
    (2)    For the three months ended June 30, 2008, the impact of the
           convertible preferred stock issued in April of 2008 was excluded
           from the diluted share calculation.  It was excluded because the
           result would have been higher than basic earnings per common share
           (anti-dilutive) for the period.
    (3)    Net income less expense for amortization of intangibles for the
           period divided by average tangible shareholders' equity.
           Average tangible shareholders' equity equals average total
           stockholders' equity less average intangible assets and goodwill.
           Expense for amortization of intangibles and average intangible
           assets are net of deferred tax liability, and calculated assuming a
           35% tax rate.
    (4)    On a fully taxable equivalent (FTE) basis assuming a 35% tax rate.
    (5)    Non-interest expense less amortization of intangibles ($19.3
           million in 2Q 2008, $18.9 million in 1Q 2008, and $2.5 million in
           2Q 2007) divided by the sum of FTE net interest income and non-
           interest income excluding securities gains (losses).
    (6)    Includes non-interest bearing and interest bearing demand deposits,
           money market deposits, savings and other domestic time deposits,
           and core certificates of deposit.
    (7)    Nonaccruing loans and leases (NALs) divided by total loans and
           leases.
    (8)    June 30, 2008 figures are estimated.  Based on an interim decision
           by the banking agencies on December 14, 2006, Huntington has
           excluded the impact of adopting Statement 158 from the regulatory
           capital calculations.
    (9)    At end of period. Tangible equity (total equity less goodwill and
           other intangible assets) divided by tangible assets (total assets
           less goodwill and other intangible assets).  Other intangible
           assets are net of deferred tax.



    HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INCORPORATED
    Year to Date Key Statistics (1)
    (Unaudited)


    (in thousands, except     Six Months Ended June 30,          Change
     per share amounts)         2008           2007         Amount     Percent

    Net interest income       $766,690       $508,946       $257,744   50.6 %
    Provision for credit
     losses                    209,463         89,539        119,924    N.M.
    Non-interest income        472,182        301,370        170,812   56.7
    Non-interest expense       748,284        486,727        261,557   53.7
    Income before income
     taxes                     281,125        234,050         47,075   20.1
    Provision for income
     taxes                      52,705         57,803         (5,098)  (8.8)
    Net Income                $228,420       $176,247        $52,173   29.6 %

    Dividends declared on
     preferred shares           11,151            ---         11,151    ---

    Net income applicable
     to common shares         $217,269       $176,247        $41,022   23.3 %

    Net income per common
     share - diluted             $0.59          $0.74         $(0.15) (20.3)%
    Cash dividends
     declared per common
     share                      0.3975         0.5300        (0.1325) (25.0)

    Average common shares
     - basic                   366,221        235,809        130,412   55.3
    Average common shares
     - diluted (2)             387,322        238,881        148,441   62.1

    Return on average
     assets                       0.83 %         1.01 %
    Return on average
     shareholders' equity          7.5           11.7
    Return on average
     tangible
     shareholders' equity
     (3)                          18.2           14.9
    Net interest margin
     (4)                          3.26           3.31
    Efficiency ratio (5)          57.0           58.5
    Effective tax rate            18.7           24.7

    Average loans and
     leases                $40,696,212    $26,322,333    $14,373,879   54.6
    Average earning assets  47,967,863     31,511,422     16,456,442   52.2
    Average total assets    55,212,254     35,040,614     20,171,640   57.6
    Average core deposits
     (6)                    31,466,672     19,852,350     11,614,321   58.5
    Average shareholders'
     equity                  6,115,022      3,028,534      3,086,488    N.M.

    Net charge-offs (NCOs)     113,696         52,618         61,078    N.M.
    NCOs as a % of average
     loans and leases             0.56 %         0.40 %


    N.M., not a meaningful value.

    (1)  Comparisons for presented periods are impacted by a number of
         factors. Refer to "Significant Items Influencing Financial
         Performance Comparisons".
    (2)  For the six months ended June 30, 2008, the impact of the convertible
         preferred stock issued in April of 2008 was included in the diluted
         share calculation.  It was included because the result was less than
         basic earnings per share (dilutive) on a year-to-date basis.
    (3)  Net income less expense for amortization of intangibles for the
         period divided by average tangible shareholders' equity.  Average
         tangible shareholders' equity equals average total shareholders'
         equity less average intangible assets and goodwill.  Expense
         for amortization of intangibles and average intangible assets are net
         of deferred tax liability, and calculated assuming a 35% tax rate.
    (4)  On a fully taxable equivalent (FTE) basis assuming a 35% tax rate.
    (5)  Non-interest expense less amortization of intangibles ($38.2 million
         for 2008 and $5.0 million for 2007) divided by the sum of FTE net
         interest income and non-interest income excluding securities gains
         (losses).
    (6)  Includes non-interest bearing and interest bearing demand deposits,
         money market deposits, savings and other domestic time deposits, and
         core certificates of deposit.

SOURCE Huntington Bancshares Incorporated