Company: HBAN
Filing Date: 2025-12-01
Form Type: S-4/A
Source: 0001140361-25-043815
Chunk: 338

Company: HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC /MD/
Filing Date: 2025-12-01
Form: S-4/A
Chunk 338
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 any of the actions prohibited by this Section 5.2.

5.3 Huntington Forbearances . During the period from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time or earlier termination of this Agreement, except as set forth in the Huntington Disclosure Schedule, as expressly contemplated or permitted by this Agreement or as required by law, Huntington shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, without the prior written consent of Cadence (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed):

(a) amend the Huntington Articles or the Huntington Bylaws in a manner that would materially and adversely affect the holders of Cadence Common Stock or Cadence Preferred Stock relative to other holders of Huntington Common Stock or Huntington Preferred Stock (as applicable);

(b) adjust, split, combine or reclassify any capital stock of Huntington or make, declare or pay any extraordinary dividend on any capital stock of Huntington;

(c) incur any indebtedness for borrowed money (other than indebtedness of Huntington or any of its wholly owned Subsidiaries to Huntington or any of its Subsidiaries) that would reasonably be expected to prevent Huntington or its Subsidiaries from assuming Cadence’s or its Subsidiaries’ outstanding indebtedness;

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(d) sell, transfer, mortgage, encumber or otherwise dispose of any of its material properties or assets to any individual, corporation or other entity other than a wholly-owned Subsidiary, or cancel, release or assign any material indebtedness to any such person or any claims held by any person, in each case other than in the ordinary course of business or in a transaction that, together with such other transactions, is not reasonably likely to prevent or materially delay the receipt of the Requisite Regulatory Approvals or the Closing;

(e) make any material investment in or acquisition of (whether by purchase of stock or securities, contributions to capital, property transfers, merger or consolidation or formation of a joint venture or otherwise), any other corporation or entity or the property or assets of any other individual, corporation or other entity, other than a wholly owned Subsidiary of Huntington, except for transactions in the ordinary course of business or in a transaction that, together with such other transactions, is not reasonably likely to prevent or materially delay the receipt of the Requisite Regulatory Approvals or the Closing;

(f) merge or consolidate itself or Huntington National Bank or