Company: HBAN
Filing Date: 2025-12-23
Form Type: 8-K
Source: 0001140361-25-046428
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Company: HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC /MD/
Filing Date: 2025-12-23
Form: 8-K
Item: Item 8.01
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Item 8.01.      Other Events.  

On December 22, 2025, Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (“ Huntington”) and Cadence Bank (“ Cadence”) issued a joint press release announcing that the Office
of the Comptroller of the Currency approved the application of The Huntington National Bank (“ Huntington National Bank”), Huntington’s wholly owned banking subsidiary, with respect to the previously announced merger (the “ Merger”) of Cadence with and
into Huntington National Bank, with Huntington National Bank continuing as the surviving bank, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “ Merger Agreement”), dated as of October 26, 2025, by and among Huntington, Huntington National Bank and
Cadence.

All required regulatory approvals to complete the Merger have now been received. The closing of the Merger is expected to occur on or about February 1,
2026, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the remaining closing conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement.

A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

  Item 9.01.      Financial Statements and Exhibits.  

(d) Exhibits.

  Exhibit      Description  
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  99.1      Joint Press Release of Huntington Bancshares Incorporated and Cadence Bank, dated December 22, 2025  
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