Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

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BUSINESS COMBINATIONS
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
BUSINESS COMBINATIONS
PENDING ACQUISITION OF FIRSTMERIT CORPORATION
On January 26, 2016, Huntington announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement under which Ohio-based FirstMerit Corporation, the parent company of FirstMerit Bank, will merge into Huntington in a stock and cash transaction valued at approximately $3.4 billion based on the closing stock price on the day preceding the announcement. FirstMerit Corporation is a diversified financial services company headquartered in Akron, Ohio, which reported assets of approximately $25.5 billion based on their December 31, 2015 balance sheet.
Under the terms of the agreement, shareholders of FirstMerit Corporation will receive 1.72 shares of Huntington common stock, and $5.00 in cash, for each share of FirstMerit Corporation common stock. The transaction is expected to be completed in the 2016 third quarter, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals.
On June 13, 2016, Huntington and FirstMerit announced that the shareholders of Huntington had approved the Huntington Stock Issuance Proposal and that the shareholders of FirstMerit had approved the Merger Agreement. In connection with proposed merger, Huntington and FirstMerit announced the divestiture of 13 Ohio branches primarily in the Canton and Ashtabula markets to First Commonwealth Bank. On July 29, 2016, Huntington received regulatory approval from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. We continue to expect that the transaction will be completed in the 2016 third quarter, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, including OCC approval of the bank merger.