Company: HBAN
Filing Date: 2025-07-21
Form Type: S-4
Source: 0001140361-25-026508
Chunk: 254

Company: HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC /MD/
Filing Date: 2025-07-21
Form: S-4
Chunk 254
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 shall be eligible to receive severance benefits as set forth on Section 6.6(a) of the Veritex Disclosure Schedule, subject to such employee’s execution (and non-revocation) of a release of claims.

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(b) With respect to any employee benefit plans of Huntington or its Subsidiaries in which any Continuing Employees become eligible to participate on or after the Effective Time (the “ New Plans ”), Huntington and its Subsidiaries shall: (i) waive all pre-existing conditions, exclusions and waiting periods with respect to participation and coverage requirements applicable to such employees and their eligible dependents under any New Plans, except to the extent such pre-existing conditions, exclusions or waiting periods would apply under the analogous Veritex Benefit Plan; (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to provide each such employee and their eligible dependents with credit for any co-payments or coinsurance and deductibles paid prior to the Effective Time under a Veritex Benefit Plan that provides health care benefits (including medical, dental and vision), to the same extent that such credit was given under the analogous Veritex Benefit Plan prior to the Effective Time, in satisfying any applicable deductible, co-payment, coinsurance or maximum out-of-pocket requirements under any New Plans; and (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to recognize all service of such employees with Veritex and its Subsidiaries for all purposes in any New Plan to the same extent that such service was taken into account under the analogous Veritex Benefit Plan prior to the Effective Time; provided , that the foregoing service recognition shall not apply (A) to the extent it would result in duplication of benefits for the same period of service, (B) for purposes of any retiree medical plan or defined benefit pension plan, (C) for purposes of any benefit plan that is a frozen plan or provides grandfathered benefits, or (D) for purposes of any equity incentive awards granted by Huntington.

(c) Effective as of the Effective Time, Huntington agrees to assume and honor all Veritex Benefit Plans in accordance with their terms as of the date hereof, it being understood that this sentence shall not be construed to limit the ability of Huntington or any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates to amend or terminate any Veritex Benefit Plan to the extent that such amendment or termination is permitted by the terms of the applicable plan. Huntington and Veritex shall take the actions necessary