Company: HBAN
Filing Date: 2025-08-15
Form Type: 424B3
Source: 0001140361-25-031511
Chunk: 266

Company: HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC /MD/
Filing Date: 2025-08-15
Form: 424B3
Chunk 266
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 voting securities of Veritex or its Subsidiaries whose assets, individually or in the aggregate, constitute twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the consolidated assets of Veritex, or (iii) a merger, consolidation, share exchange or other business combination, reorganization or similar transaction involving Veritex or its Subsidiaries whose assets, individually or in the aggregate, constitute twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the consolidated assets of Veritex.

(b) Nothing contained in this Agreement shall prevent either party or its Board of Directors from complying with Rule 14d-9 and Rule 14e-2 under the Exchange Act with respect to a Veritex Acquisition Proposal or from making any legally required disclosure to such party’s shareholders; provided , that such Rules and disclosures will in no way eliminate or modify the effect that any action pursuant to such Rules or any such disclosures would otherwise have under this Agreement.

6.13 Public Announcements . Veritex and Huntington shall each use their reasonable best efforts to develop a joint communications plan, to ensure that all press releases and other public statements with respect to the

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transactions contemplated hereby shall be consistent with such joint communications plan, and except in respect of (i) any announcement required by applicable law or regulation, or a request by a Governmental Entity, (ii) communications that are substantially similar to communications previously approved pursuant to this Section 6.13 , (iii) communications permitted by Section 6.3 or (iv) an obligation pursuant to any listing agreement with or rules of any securities exchange, Veritex and Huntington agree to consult with each other and to obtain the advance approval of the other party (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) before issuing any press release or, to the extent practical, otherwise making any public statement with respect to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

6.14 Change of Method . Huntington may at any time change the method of effecting the Merger if and to the extent requested by Huntington, and Veritex agrees to enter into such amendments to this Agreement as Huntington may reasonably request in order to give effect to such restructuring; provided , however , that no such change or amendment shall (i) alter or change the amount or kind of the Merger Consideration provided for in this Agreement, (ii) adversely affect the Tax treatment of the Merger with respect to Veritex’s shareholders