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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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 22, 2020
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Huntington Bancshares Incorporated
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Maryland
1-34073
31-0724920
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(Commission
File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
Registrant's address: 41 South High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43287
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (614) 480-2265
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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):
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
 
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
 
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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
Depositary Shares (each representing a 1/40th interest in a share of 5.875% Series C Non-Cumulative, perpetual preferred stock)
HBANN
NASDAQ
Depositary Shares (each representing a 1/40th interest in a share of 6.250% Series D Non-Cumulative, perpetual preferred stock)
HBANO
NASDAQ
Common Stock—Par Value $0.01 per Share
HBAN
NASDAQ
 
 
 
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
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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. ☐
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On April 22, 2020, the following matters were voted upon and approved by the shareholders of Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (Huntington) at its 2020 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 95.1% of votes cast.
Nominee
 
For
 
Against/
Withheld
 
Abstentions
 
Broker
Non-Votes
Lizabeth Ardisana
 
739,297,969
 
3,980,134
 
—

 
151,001,249

Alanna Y. Cotton
 
739,595,620
 
3,682,483
 
—

 
151,001,249

Ann B. (Tanny) Crane
 
737,850,116
 
5,427,987
 
—

 
151,001,249

Robert S. Cubbin
 
736,267,163
 
7,010,939
 
—

 
151,001,249

Steven G. Elliott
 
739,049,609
 
4,228,494
 
—

 
151,001,249

Gina D. France
 
726,748,099
 
16,530,004
 
—

 
151,001,249

J. Michael Hochschwender
 
738,385,718
 
4,892,384
 
—

 
151,001,249

John C. (Chris) Inglis
 
738,151,074
 
5,127,029
 
—

 
151,001,249

Katherine M. A. (Allie) Kline
 
739,365,209
 
3,912,894
 
—

 
151,001,249

Richard W. Neu
 
737,513,889
 
5,764,213
 
—

 
151,001,249

Kenneth J. Phelan
 
739,450,973
 
3,827,130
 
—

 
151,001,249

David L. Porteous
 
716,320,998
 
26,957,105
 
—

 
151,001,249

Stephen D. Steinour
 
707,076,698
 
36,201,405
 
—

 
151,001,249



Proposal 2 - Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the year 2020.
For
 
Against/
Withheld
 
Abstentions
 
Broker
Non-Votes
888,385,488
 
4,563,170
 
1,330,717

 
—

99.5
%
 
0.5
%
 
 
 
 


Proposal 3 - Approval, on an advisory, non-binding basis, of the compensation of executives as disclosed in Huntington’s Proxy Statement dated March 12, 2020.
For
 
Against/
Withheld
 
Abstentions
 
Broker
Non-Votes
711,836,187

 
26,410,399

 
5,031,539

 
151,001,249

96.4
%
 
3.6
%
 
 
 
 


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 27, 2020
 
By:
 
/s/ Jana J. Litsey
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jana J. Litsey
 
 
 
 
 
Title: General Counsel