Company: HBAN
Filing Date: 2025-08-08
Form Type: S-4/A
Source: 0001140361-25-029894
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Company: HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC /MD/
Filing Date: 2025-08-08
Form: S-4/A
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emption from Liability Under Section 16(b) . Veritex and Huntington agree that, in order to most effectively compensate and retain those officers and directors of Veritex subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act (the “ Veritex Insiders ”), both prior to and after the Effective Time, it is desirable that Veritex Insiders not be subject to a risk of liability under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law in connection with the conversion of shares of Veritex Common Stock and Veritex Equity Awards in the Merger, and for that compensatory and retentive purpose agree to the provisions of this Section 6.17 . The Boards of Directors of Huntington and of Veritex, or a committee of non-employee directors thereof (as such term is defined for purposes of Rule 16b-3(d) under the Exchange Act), shall prior to the Effective Time, take all such steps as may be necessary or appropriate to cause (x) in the case of Veritex, any dispositions of Veritex Common Stock or Veritex Equity Awards by Veritex Insiders and (y) in the case of Huntington, any acquisitions of Huntington Common Stock or equity awards of Huntington into which the Veritex Equity awards are converted by any Veritex Insiders who, immediately following the Merger, will be officers or directors of Huntington subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, in each case pursuant to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, to be exempt from liability pursuant to Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.

6.18 Litigation and Claims . Each of Huntington and Veritex shall, to the extent permitted under applicable law and regulation, promptly notify the other party in writing of any action, arbitration, audit, hearing, investigation, litigation, suit, subpoena or summons issued, commenced, brought, conducted or heard by or before, or otherwise involving, any Governmental Entity or arbitrator pending or, to the knowledge of Huntington or Veritex, as applicable, threatened against Huntington, Veritex or any of their respective Subsidiaries that (a) questions or would reasonably be expected to question the validity of this Agreement, the

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Bank Merger Agreement or the other agreements contemplated hereby or thereby or any actions taken