Company: HBAN
Filing Date: 2025-07-21
Form Type: S-4
Source: 0001140361-25-026508
Chunk: 86

Company: HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC /MD/
Filing Date: 2025-07-21
Form: S-4
Chunk 86
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 the present engagement, during the two (2) years preceding the date of its opinion, KBW did not provide investment banking or financial advisory services to Veritex. During the two (2) years preceding the date of its opinion, KBW provided investment banking and financial advisory services to Huntington and received compensation for such services. KBW acted as a co-manager in connection with debt offerings by Huntington in August 2023, January 2024, November 2024 and February 2025 and received aggregate fees (including underwriting discounts) of approximately $430,000 from Huntington. KBW may in the future provide investment banking and financial advisory services to Veritex or Huntington and receive compensation for such services. Interests of Veritex’s Directors and Executive Officers in the Merger In considering the recommendation of the Veritex board of directors with respect to the merger, Veritex shareholders should be aware that certain of Veritex’s directors and executive officers have interests in the merger, including financial interests, that may be different from, or in addition to, the interests of the other shareholders of Veritex generally. The Veritex board of directors was aware of and considered these interests during its deliberations on the merits of the merger and in determining to recommend to Veritex shareholders that they vote for the Veritex merger proposal and thereby approve the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement, including the merger. See the sections entitled “The Merger—Background of the Merger” and “The Merger—Veritex’s Reasons for the Merger; Recommendation of Veritex’s Board of Directors” in this proxy statement/prospectus. These interests are described in more detail below, and certain of them are quantified in the narrative and table below. For purposes of the Veritex equity awards and the employment agreements with the Veritex executive officers, the consummation of the merger will be a change of control. Treatment of Outstanding Veritex Equity Awards The outstanding Veritex equity awards held by Veritex’s executive officers immediately prior to the effective time will be generally treated in the same manner as those Veritex equity awards held by other employees of Veritex, and in each case, except as described below, will be treated in accordance with the terms and conditions that were applicable to such awards before the effective time. As further described in “The Merger Agreement—Treatment of Veritex Equity Awards,” at the effective time of the merger, each outstanding Veritex equity award