Company: HBAN
Filing Date: 2025-12-01
Form Type: S-4/A
Source: 0001140361-25-043815
Chunk: 271

Company: HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC /MD/
Filing Date: 2025-12-01
Form: S-4/A
Chunk 271
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 Time, Huntington shall file a post-effective amendment to the S-4 or an effective registration statement on Form S-8 with respect to the Huntington Common Stock subject to the applicable adjusted Cadence Equity Awards, as required.

(f) At or prior to the Effective Time, Cadence, the Board of Directors of Cadence and its compensation committee, as applicable, shall adopt any resolutions and take any actions that are necessary for the treatment of the Cadence Equity Awards and to effectuate the provisions of this Section 1.8.

(g) For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(i) “ Cadence Equity Awards ” means the Cadence Restricted Stock Awards and Cadence Restricted Stock Unit Awards.

(ii) “ Cadence Stock Plans ” means the Cadence Bank 2025 Long-Term Incentive Plan, the Cadence Bank Equity Incentive Plan, the Cadence 2021 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan, and the Amended and Restated 2015 Omnibus Incentive Plan.

1.9 Charter of Surviving Bank . At the Effective Time, the charter of Huntington National Bank, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be the charter of the Surviving Bank until thereafter amended in accordance with applicable law.

1.10 Bylaws of Surviving Bank . At the Effective Time, the bylaws of Huntington National Bank, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be the bylaws of the Surviving Bank until thereafter amended in accordance with applicable law.

1.11 Tax Consequences . It is intended that the Merger shall qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code, and that this Agreement is intended to be and is adopted as a “plan of reorganization” for purposes of Sections 354 and 361 of the Code.

## ARTICLE II
<div align='center'>EXCHANGE OF SHARES</div>

2.1 Huntington to Make Consideration Available . At or prior to the Effective Time, Huntington shall deposit, or shall cause to be deposited, with a bank or trust company designated by Huntington and reasonably acceptable to Cadence (the “ Exchange Agent ”), for the benefit of the holders of Old Certificates (which for purposes of this Article II shall be deemed to include certificates or book-entry account statements representing shares of Cadence Preferred Stock), for exchange in accordance with this Article II, (a) certificates or, at Huntington’s option,