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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 date of its opinion. It is understood that subsequent developments may affect Evercore’s opinion and that Evercore did not and does not have any obligation to update, revise or reaffirm its opinion. Evercore was not asked to pass upon, and expressed no opinion with respect to, any matter other than the fairness to Huntington, from a financial point of view, of the exchange ratio. Evercore did not express any view on, and its opinion did not address, the fairness of the proposed transaction to, or any consideration received in connection therewith by, the holders of any class of securities, creditors or other constituencies of Cadence, nor as to the fairness of the amount or nature of any compensation to be paid or payable to any of the officers, directors or employees of Huntington or Cadence, or any class of such persons, whether relative to the exchange ratio or otherwise. Evercore was not asked to, nor did it express any view on, and its opinion did not address, any other term or aspect of the merger agreement or the merger, including, without limitation, the structure or

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form of the merger, or any term or aspect of any other agreement or instrument contemplated by the merger agreement or entered into or amended in connection with the merger agreement. Evercore’s opinion did not address the relative merits of the merger as compared to other business or financial strategies that might have been available to Huntington, nor did it address the underlying business decision of Huntington to engage in the merger. Evercore did not express any view on, and its opinion did not address, what the value of Huntington common stock actually will be when issued or the prices at which Huntington common stock will trade at any time, including following announcement or consummation of the merger, as to the potential effects of volatility in the credit, financial and stock markets on Huntington or as to the impact of the merger on the solvency or viability of Huntington or the ability of Huntington to pay its obligations when they come due. Evercore’s opinion did not constitute a recommendation to the Huntington board of directors or to any other persons in respect of the merger, including as to how any holder of shares of Huntington common stock should vote or act in respect of the merger. Evercore did not express any opinion as to the prices at which shares of Cadence common stock will trade at any time, as to the potential effects of volatility in the credit, financial and stock markets on Cadence or the merger or as to the impact of the merger on the sol