Company: HBAN
Filing Date: 2025-07-14
Form Type: 425
Source: 0001140361-25-025734
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Company: HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC /MD/
Filing Date: 2025-07-14
Form: 425
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) July 14, 2025 Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

| Maryland                        | 1-34073     | 31-0724920         |
| (State or other jurisdiction of 
 incorporation or organization)  | -Commission 
 File Number | -I.R.S. Employer   
 Identification No. |

Registrant’s address: 41 South High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43287 Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (614) 480-2265 Not Applicable (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

| ☒ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |

| ☐ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |

| ☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |

| ☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

| Title of class                                                                                                                   |     | Trading   
 Symbol(s) |     | Name of exchange    
 on which registered |
| Depositary Shares (each representing a 1/40th interest in a share of 4.500% Series H Non-Cumulative, perpetual preferred stock)  |     | HBANP     |     | NASDAQ              |
| Depositary Shares (each representing a 1/1000th interest in a share of 5.70% Series I Non-Cumulative, perpetual preferred stock) |     | HBANM     |     | NASDAQ              |
| Depositary Shares (each representing a 1/40th interest in a share of 6.875% Series J Non-Cumulative, perpetual preferred stock)  |     |