UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d)

of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) April 18, 2019

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HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INCORPORATED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Maryland		1-34073		31-0724920
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

Huntington Center 41 South High Street Columbus, Ohio		43287
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (614) 480-2265

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of exchange on which registered
5.875% Series C Non-Cumulative, perpetual preferred stock	HBANN	Nasdaq
6.250% Series D Non-Cumulative, perpetual preferred stock	HBANO	Nasdaq
Common Stock—Par Value $0.01 per Share	HBAN	Nasdaq

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§24012b-2).
				Emerging growth company	¨
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On April 18, 2019, the following matters were voted upon and approved by the shareholders of Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (Huntington) at its 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders: 

Proposal 1 - Election of thirteen directors to serve a one-year term. Each nominee for director received the favorable vote of at least 95% of votes cast.

Nominee		For			Against/ Withheld			Abstentions			Broker Non-Votes
Lizabeth Ardisana		794,205,549			4,337,798			—			166,757,946
Ann B. (Tanny) Crane		793,961,818			4,581,529			—			166,757,946
Robert S. Cubbin		789,693,305			8,850,042			—			166,757,946
Steven G. Elliott		793,796,595			4,746,752			—			166,757,946
Gina D. France		790,500,126			8,043,221			—			166,757,946
J. Michael Hochschwender		793,992,893			4,550,454			—			166,757,946
John C. (Chris) Inglis		794,445,809			4,087,538			—			166,757,946
Peter J. Kight		793,782,290			4,761,057			—			166,757,946
Katherine M. A. (Allie) Kline		793,414,068			5,130,172			—			166,757,946
Richard W. Neu		794,142,728			4,400,619			—			166,757,946
David L. Porteous		771,619,064			26,924,283			—			166,757,946
Kathleen H. Ransier		780,302,519			18,240,828			—			166,757,946
Stephen D. Steinour		758,984,541			39,558,806			—			166,757,946

Proposal 2 - Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the year 2019.

For			Against			Abstentions			Broker Non-Votes
954,478,577			9,142,300			1,681,309			—
99	%		1	%

Proposal 3 - Approval, on an advisory, non-binding basis, of the compensation of executives as disclosed in Huntington’s Proxy Statement dated March 7, 2019.

For			Against			Abstentions			Broker Non-Votes
752,950,109			40,235,749			5,358,382			166,757,946
95	%		5	%

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

			HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INCORPORATED
Date:	April 23, 2019		By:		/s/ Jana J. Litsey
					Jana J. Litsey
					Title: General Counsel