Company: HBAN
Filing Date: 2025-08-08
Form Type: S-4/A
Source: 0001140361-25-029894
Chunk: 52

Company: HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC /MD/
Filing Date: 2025-08-08
Form: S-4/A
Chunk 52
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#### Assistance
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#### TABLE OF CONTENTS

### VERITEX PROPOSALS

#### Proposal 1: Veritex Merger Proposal
Veritex is asking holders of Veritex common stock to approve the merger agreement and approve the transactions contemplated thereby, including the merger. Holders of Veritex common stock should read this proxy statement/prospectus carefully and in its entirety, including the annexes, for more detailed information concerning the merger agreement and the merger. A copy of the merger agreement is attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as

#### Annex A
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After careful consideration, the members of the Veritex board of directors present at the meeting where the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby was approved unanimously determined that the merger, the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby are advisable and in the best interests of Veritex and its shareholders and unanimously adopted the merger agreement and authorized and approved the merger and the other transactions contemplated by the merger agreement. See “The Merger—Veritex’s Reasons for the Merger; Recommendation of Veritex’s Board of Directors” beginning on page 37 for a more detailed discussion of the Veritex board of directors’ recommendation.

The Veritex board of directors unanimously recommends a vote “FOR” the Veritex merger proposal.**

#### Proposal 2: Veritex Compensation Proposal
**Pursuant to Section 14A of the Exchange Act and Rule 14a-21(c) thereunder, Veritex is seeking a non-binding, advisory shareholder approval of the compensation of Veritex’s named executive officers that is based on or otherwise relates to the merger as disclosed in the section entitled “The Merger—Interests of Veritex’s Directors and Executive Officers in the Merger—Merger-Related Compensation for Veritex’s Named Executive Officers” beginning on page 55 . The proposal gives holders of Veritex common stock the opportunity to express their views on the merger-related compensation of Veritex’s named executive officers.

Accordingly, Veritex is asking holders of Ver