Company: HBAN
Filing Date: 2025-12-01
Form Type: S-4/A
Source: 0001140361-25-043815
Chunk: 196

Company: HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC /MD/
Filing Date: 2025-12-01
Form: S-4/A
Chunk 196
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 • | the accuracy of the representations and warranties of each of the Huntington Parties and Cadence, generally as of the date on which the merger agreement was entered into and as of the closing date, subject to the materiality standards provided in the merger agreement, and the receipt by each party of a certificate signed on behalf of the other party by the chief executive officer or the chief financial officer to the foregoing effect; |

| • | the performance by each of the Huntington Parties and Cadence in all material respects of the obligations, covenants and agreements required to be performed by it under the merger agreement at or prior to the closing date, and the receipt by each party of a certificate signed on behalf of Huntington and Cadence, as applicable, by the chief executive officer or the chief financial officer to such effect; and |

| • | receipt by each of the Huntington Parties and Cadence of an opinion of legal counsel, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such party, dated as of the closing date, to the effect that, on the basis of facts, representations and assumptions set forth or referred to in such opinion, the merger will qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code; in rendering such opinion, counsel may require and rely upon representations contained in certificates of officers of the Huntington Parties and Cadence reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to such counsel. |

Neither Huntington nor Cadence can provide assurance as to when or if all of the conditions to the merger can or will be satisfied or waived by the appropriate party. Termination of the Merger Agreement The merger agreement can be terminated at any time prior to completion of the merger, whether before or after the receipt of the requisite Huntington vote or the requisite Cadence vote, in the following circumstances:

| • | by mutual consent of the Huntington Parties and Cadence in a written instrument; |

| • | by either the Huntington Parties or Cadence if any governmental entity that must grant a requisite regulatory approval has denied approval of the merger and such denial has become final and nonappealable or any governmental entity of competent jurisdiction has issued a final nonappealable order, injunction or decree permanently enjoining or otherwise prohibiting or making illegal the consummation of the merger, unless the failure to obtain a requisite regulatory approval is due to the failure of the party seeking to terminate the merger agreement to perform or observe its obligations, covenants and agreements set forth in the merger agreement; |

| • | by either the Huntington Parties or