Company: HBAN
Filing Date: 2025-12-01
Form Type: S-4/A
Source: 0001140361-25-043815
Chunk: 193

Company: HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC /MD/
Filing Date: 2025-12-01
Form: S-4/A
Chunk 193
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 for the purpose of voting on the approval of the merger and the other matters contemplated thereby, and nothing contained in the merger agreement will be deemed to relieve Cadence or Huntington of such obligation. Each of Cadence and Huntington will only be required to adjourn or postpone the Cadence special meeting and the Huntington special meeting, respectively, two (2) times pursuant to the first sentence of this paragraph.

Each of Cadence and Huntington will use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Cadence special meeting and the Huntington special meeting to occur as soon as reasonably practicable and on the same date.

#### Agreement Not to Solicit Other Offers
Cadence has agreed that it will not, and will cause its subsidiaries and use its reasonable best efforts to cause its and their respective officers, directors, agents, advisors and representatives not to, directly or indirectly, (i) initiate, solicit, knowingly encourage or knowingly facilitate any inquiries or proposals with respect to, (ii) engage or participate in any negotiations with any person concerning, or (iii) provide any confidential or nonpublic information or data to, or have or participate in any discussions with, any person relating to, any Cadence acquisition proposal, except to notify a person that has made or, to the knowledge of Cadence, is making any inquiries with respect to, or is considering making a Cadence acquisition proposal of the existence of the foregoing agreement. Cadence has also agreed that it will not, and will cause its subsidiaries and its and their respective officers, directors, agents, advisors and representatives not to on its behalf, enter into any letter of intent, memorandum of understanding, agreement in principle, acquisition agreement, merger agreement or other similar agreement (other than a confidentiality agreement referred to and entered into in accordance with the merger agreement relating to a Cadence acquisition proposal). For purposes of the merger agreement, an “acquisition proposal” means, with respect to Cadence (a “Cadence acquisition proposal”) or Huntington (a “Huntington acquisition proposal”), as applicable, other than the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement, any offer, inquiry or proposal relating to, or any third-party indication of interest in, (i) any acquisition or purchase, direct or indirect, of twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the consolidated assets of a party and its subsidiaries or twenty-five percent (25%) or more of any class of equity or voting securities of a party or its subsidiaries whose assets, individually or in the aggregate, constitute twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the consolidated assets of the