Company: HBAN
Filing Date: 2025-08-08
Form Type: S-4/A
Source: 0001140361-25-029894
Chunk: 285

Company: HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC /MD/
Filing Date: 2025-08-08
Form: S-4/A
Chunk 285
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#### TABLE OF CONTENTS

### EXHIBIT A

### FORM OF BANK MERGER AGREEMENT
<div align='center'>Exh. A-1</div>

#### TABLE OF CONTENTS

### FORM OF AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER OF

### VERITEX COMMUNITY BANK

### WITH AND INTO

### THE HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK
This Agreement and Plan of Merger (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of [•], 2025, is made by and between The Huntington National Bank, a national bank, and Veritex Community Bank, a Texas state-chartered bank.

<div align='center'>**WITNESSETH:**</div>

WHEREAS , The Huntington National Bank is a national banking association duly organized and existing under the laws of the United States, with its main office located in Columbus, Ohio, all the issued and outstanding capital stock of which is owned as of the date hereof directly by Huntington Bancshares Incorporated, a Maryland corporation (“ Huntington”), and has authorized capital stock consisting of (a) 4,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $10 per share, of which 4,000,000 shares of common stock are issued and outstanding as of the date hereof; (b) 500,000 shares of Class B preferred stock, par value $1,000 per share, of which no shares are issued and outstanding as of the date hereof; (c) 2,000,000 shares of Class C preferred stock, par value $25 per share, of which no shares are issued and outstanding as of the date hereof; (d) 14,000,000 shares of Class D preferred stock, par value $25 per share, of which no shares are issued and outstanding as of the date hereof; (e) 400,000 shares of Class E preferred stock, par value $1,000 per share, of which no shares are issued and outstanding as of the date hereof; (f) 500,000 shares of Class F preferred stock, par value $1,000 per share, of which 490,000 shares are issued and outstanding as of the date hereof; and (g) 300,000 shares of Class G preferred stock, par value $1,000 per share, of which 290,000 shares are issued and outstanding as of the date hereof;

WHEREAS , Veritex Community