UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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) September 18, 2009
HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Maryland   1-34073   31-0724920
 
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission   (IRS Employer
of incorporation)   File Number)   Identification No.)
     
Huntington Center    
41 South High Street    
Columbus, Ohio   43287
 
(Address of principal executive   (Zip Code)
Office)    
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (614) 480-8300
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
     On September 18, 2009, Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (the “Company”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Goldman, Sachs & Co. (“Goldman Sachs”), on behalf of themselves and the several underwriters specified therein (the “Underwriters”), with respect to the sale of 95,238,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01, of the Company (“Common Stock”) to the Underwriters in connection with a public underwritten offering. Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Company granted the Underwriters an option to purchase up to 14,285,700 additional shares of Common Stock, which the Underwriters exercised in full. On September 23, 2009, the Company completed the sale of the 109,523,700 shares of Common Stock to the Underwriters.
     The public underwritten offering is more fully described in a prospectus supplement, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on September 18, 2009, to the accompanying prospectus filed with the Commission on January 13, 2009, as part of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3ASR (File No. 333-156700) (the “Registration Statement”). A copy of the Underwriting Agreement is included as Exhibit 1.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description of the Underwriting Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such exhibit.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
   
Exhibit 1.1
  Underwriting Agreement, dated September 18, 2009, between Huntington Bancshares Incorporated and Goldman, Sachs & Co., on behalf of themselves and the several underwriters specified therein.

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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: September 23, 2009  By:   /s/ Richard A. Cheap    
    Name:   Richard A. Cheap   
    Title:   General Counsel and Secretary   
 

 


 

EXHIBIT INDEX
     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
   
Exhibit 1.1
  Underwriting Agreement, dated September 18, 2009, between Huntington Bancshares Incorporated and Goldman, Sachs & Co., on behalf of themselves and the several underwriters specified therein.