Company: HBAN
Filing Date: 2025-11-13
Form Type: S-4
Source: 0001140361-25-041757
Chunk: 201

Company: HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC /MD/
Filing Date: 2025-11-13
Form: S-4
Chunk 201
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) thereafter the merger agreement is terminated by either Cadence or the Huntington Parties pursuant to the third bullet set forth in the section entitled “The Merger Agreement—Termination of the Merger Agreement” above without the requisite Huntington vote having been obtained (and all other conditions set forth regarding shareholder approval and the effectiveness under the Securities Act of the registration statement on Form S-4 of which this joint proxy statement/prospectus forms a part had been satisfied or were capable of being satisfied prior to such termination) or (y) thereafter the merger agreement is terminated by Cadence pursuant to the fourth bullet set forth in the section entitled “The Merger Agreement—Termination of the Merger Agreement” above as a result of a willful breach and (B) prior to the date that is twelve (12) months after the date of such termination, Huntington enters into a definitive agreement or consummates a transaction with respect to a Huntington acquisition proposal (whether or not the same Huntington acquisition proposal as that referred to above), provided that for purposes of the foregoing, |

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all references in the definition of Huntington acquisition proposal to “twenty-five percent (25%)” will instead refer to “fifty percent (50%).” In such case, the termination fee must be paid to Cadence on the earlier of the date Huntington enters into such definitive agreement and the date of consummation of such transaction.

#### Fees and Expenses
**Except as otherwise expressly provided in the merger agreement, all fees and expenses incurred in connection with the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby will be paid by the party incurring such fees or expenses, whether or not the merger is consummated, except that the costs and expenses of printing and mailing this joint proxy statement/prospectus and all filing and other fees paid to the SEC and any other governmental entity in connection with the merger and the other arrangements contemplated by the merger agreement will be borne equally by Huntington and Cadence.

Amendment, Waiver and Extension of the Merger Agreement

Subject to compliance with applicable law, the merger agreement may be amended by the parties at any time before or after the receipt of the requisite Huntington vote or the requisite Cadence vote, except that after the receipt of the requisite Huntington vote or the requisite Cadence vote, there may not be, without further approval of the shareholders of Huntington or Cadence, as applicable, any amendment of the merger agreement that requires such further approval under applicable law.

At any time prior to the effective time, the parties may, to