Company: HBAN
Filing Date: 2025-08-08
Form Type: S-4/A
Source: 0001140361-25-029894
Chunk: 270

Company: HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC /MD/
Filing Date: 2025-08-08
Form: S-4/A
Chunk 270
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 or to be taken by Huntington, Veritex, or their respective Subsidiaries with respect hereto or thereto, or (b) seeks to enjoin or otherwise restrain the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby. Veritex shall give Huntington the opportunity to participate at its own expense in the defense or settlement of any shareholder litigation against Veritex and/or its directors or affiliates relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and no such settlement shall be agreed without Huntington’s prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).

6.19 Assumption of Veritex Debt . Effective at the Effective Time (or at the effective time of the Bank Merger for any debt of Veritex Community Bank), Huntington or The Huntington National Bank, as applicable, shall, to the extent permitted thereunder and required thereby, assume the due and punctual performance and observance of the covenants to be performed by Veritex or Veritex Community Bank pursuant to the definitive documents governing the short-term and long-term borrowings set forth on Section 6.19 of the Veritex Disclosure Schedule, and the due and punctual payment of the principal of such borrowings (and premium, if any) and interest thereon. In connection therewith, (i) Huntington and Veritex shall, and shall cause The Huntington National Bank and Veritex Community Bank respectively to, cooperate and use reasonable best efforts to execute and deliver any supplemental indentures, if applicable, and (ii) Veritex shall, and shall cause Veritex Community Bank to, use reasonable best efforts to execute and deliver any officer’s certificates or other documents, and to provide any opinions of counsel to the trustee thereof, in each case, required to make such assumption effective as of the Effective Time or the effective time of the Bank Merger, as applicable.

## ARTICLE VII

### CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
7.1 Conditions to Each Party’s Obligation to Effect the Merger . The respective obligations of the parties to effect the Merger shall be subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the Effective Time of the following conditions:

(a) Shareholder Approval . This Agreement shall have been approved by the shareholders of Veritex by the Requisite Veritex Vote.

(b) Stock Exchange Listing . The shares of Huntington Common Stock that shall be issuable pursuant to this Agreement shall have been authorized for listing on the NASDAQ, in each case subject to official notice of issuance.

(c) S-4 .