EXHIBIT 23
Published on March 27, 1998
Exhibit to the Annual Report
(Form 11-K) of the Huntington
Bancshares Incorporated
Deferred Compensation Plan and
Trust for Huntington
Bancshares Incorporated
Directors for the year ended
December 31, 1997
Consent of Independent Auditors
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
(Form S-8 No. 33-41774) pertaining to the Huntington Bancshares Incorporated
Deferred Compensation Plan and Trust for Huntington Bancshares Incorporated
Directors and in the related Prospectus of our report dated March 27, 1998, with
respect to the financial statements of the Huntington Bancshares Incorporated
Deferred Compensation Plan and Trust for Huntington Bancshares Incorporated
Directors included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the year ended December
31, 1997.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Columbus, Ohio
March 27, 1998