Company: HBAN
Filing Date: 2025-12-01
Form Type: S-4/A
Source: 0001140361-25-043815
Chunk: 22

Company: HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC /MD/
Filing Date: 2025-12-01
Form: S-4/A
Chunk 22
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 on the proposal to approve the merger-related executive compensation is advisory in nature only, it will not be binding upon Cadence or the combined company in the merger. Accordingly, the merger-related compensation will be paid to Cadence’s named executive officers to the extent payable in accordance with the terms of their compensation agreements and other contractual arrangements even if the holders of Cadence common stock do not approve the proposal to approve the merger-related executive compensation. |

| Q: | What if I hold shares in both Huntington and Cadence? |

| A: | If you hold shares of both Huntington common stock and Cadence common stock, you will receive separate packages of proxy materials for each. A vote cast as a holder of Huntington common stock will not count as |

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a vote cast as a holder of Cadence common stock, and a vote cast as a holder of Cadence common stock will not count as a vote cast as a holder of Huntington common stock. Therefore, please submit separate proxies for your shares of Huntington common stock and your shares of Cadence common stock.

| Q: | How can I vote my shares while in attendance at my respective virtual special meeting? |

| A: | Record Holders. Shares held directly in your name as the holder of record of Huntington common stock or Cadence common stock may be voted at the Huntington special meeting or the Cadence special meeting, as applicable. If you choose to vote your shares virtually at the respective special meeting via the applicable special meeting website, you will need the control number found on your proxy card. |

Shares in “street name.” If you hold shares of Huntington common stock in “street name” and your voting instruction form indicates that you may vote those shares through the www.proxyvote.com website, then you may access, participate in, and vote at the Huntington special meeting with the 16-digit control number indicated on the voting instruction form. Otherwise, Huntington shareholders who hold their shares in “street name” should contact their bank, broker, or other nominee (preferably at least five (5) days before the Huntington special meeting) and obtain a “legal proxy” to attend, participate in or vote at the Huntington special meeting. Shares held in a brokerage or other account in “street name” may be voted at the Cadence special meeting by you only if you obtain a signed legal proxy from your bank, broker, trustee or other nominee giving you the right to vote the shares. If you choose to vote your shares in “street name” virtually at the Cad