Company: HBAN
Filing Date: 2025-12-01
Form Type: S-4/A
Source: 0001140361-25-043815
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Company: HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC /MD/
Filing Date: 2025-12-01
Form: S-4/A
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 connection with the Merger or related transactions contemplated by this Agreement other than Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc.

3.8 Absence of Certain Changes or Events .

(a) Since December 31, 2024, there has not been any effect, change, event, circumstance, condition, occurrence or development that has had or would reasonably be likely to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on Cadence.

(b) Since December 31, 2024, through the date of this Agreement, except with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, Cadence and its Subsidiaries have carried on their respective businesses in all material respects in the ordinary course.

3.9 Legal Proceedings .

(a) Neither Cadence nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any, and there are no pending or, to the knowledge of Cadence, threatened, legal, administrative, arbitral or other proceedings, claims, actions or governmental or regulatory investigations of any nature against Cadence or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their current or former directors or executive officers, or of a nature challenging the validity or propriety of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, in each case, that would reasonably be likely to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on Cadence.

(b) There is no material injunction, order, judgment, decree, or regulatory restriction imposed upon Cadence, any of its Subsidiaries or the assets of Cadence or any of its Subsidiaries (or that, upon consummation of the Merger, would apply to the Surviving Bank or any of its affiliates).

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3.10 Taxes and Tax Returns . In each case except as would not reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on Cadence:

(a) Each of Cadence and its Subsidiaries has duly and timely filed (taking into account all applicable extensions) all Tax Returns in all jurisdictions in which Tax Returns are required to be filed by it, and all such Tax Returns are true, correct, and complete.

(b) Neither Cadence nor any of its Subsidiaries is the beneficiary of any extension of time within which to file any Tax Return (other than extensions to file Tax Returns obtained in the ordinary course).

(c) All Taxes of Cadence and its Subs