Company: HBAN
Filing Date: 2025-08-15
Form Type: 424B3
Source: 0001140361-25-031511
Chunk: 256

Company: HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC /MD/
Filing Date: 2025-08-15
Form: 424B3
Chunk 256
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 Veritex has not received proxies representing a sufficient number of shares necessary to obtain the Requisite Veritex Vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, unless this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with its terms, the Veritex Meeting shall be convened and this Agreement and the Merger shall be submitted to the shareholders of Veritex at the Veritex Meeting, for the purpose of voting on the approval of this Agreement and the Merger and the other matters contemplated hereby, and nothing contained herein shall be deemed to relieve Veritex of such obligation. Veritex shall only be required to adjourn or postpone the Veritex Meeting two (2) times pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 6.3(b) .

6.4 Legal Conditions to Merger . Subject in all respects to Section 6.1 of this Agreement, each of Huntington and Veritex shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, use their reasonable best efforts, in each case as promptly as practicable, (a) to take, or cause to be taken, all actions necessary, proper or advisable to comply promptly with all legal and regulatory requirements that may be imposed on such party or its Subsidiaries with respect to the Merger and the Bank Merger and, subject to the conditions set forth in Article VII hereof, to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and (b) to obtain (and to cooperate with the other party to obtain) any material consent, authorization, order or approval of, or any exemption by, any Governmental Entity and any other third party that is required to be obtained by Veritex or Huntington or any of their respective Subsidiaries in connection with the Merger, the Bank Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

6.5 Stock Exchange Listing . Huntington shall cause the shares of Huntington Common Stock to be issued in the Merger to be approved for listing on the NASDAQ, subject to official notice of issuance, prior to the Effective Time.

6.6 Employee Matters .

(a) Huntington shall provide the employees of Veritex and its Subsidiaries as of the Effective Time (the “ Continuing Employees ”), during the periods specified below for so long as they are employed following the Effective Time, with the following: (i) during the period commencing at the Effective Time and ending on the first anniversary thereof, annual base salary or wages, as applicable, that are no less than the annual base salary or