Company: HBAN
Filing Date: 2025-07-21
Form Type: S-4
Source: 0001140361-25-026508
Chunk: 51

Company: HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC /MD/
Filing Date: 2025-07-21
Form: S-4
Chunk 51
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After careful consideration, the members of the Veritex board of directors present at the meeting where the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby was approved unanimously determined that the merger, the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby are advisable and in the best interests of Veritex and its shareholders and unanimously adopted the merger agreement and authorized and approved the merger and the other transactions contemplated by the merger agreement. See “The Merger—Veritex’s Reasons for the Merger; Recommendation of Veritex’s Board of Directors” beginning on page 36 for a more detailed discussion of the Veritex board of directors’ recommendation.

The Veritex board of directors unanimously recommends a vote “FOR” the Veritex merger proposal.**

#### Proposal 2: Veritex Compensation Proposal
**Pursuant to Section 14A of the Exchange Act and Rule 14a-21(c) thereunder, Veritex is seeking a non-binding, advisory shareholder approval of the compensation of Veritex’s named executive officers that is based on or otherwise relates to the merger as disclosed in the section entitled “The Merger—Interests of Veritex’s Directors and Executive Officers in the Merger—Merger-Related Compensation for Veritex’s Named Executive Officers” beginning on page 53 . The proposal gives holders of Veritex common stock the opportunity to express their views on the merger-related compensation of Veritex’s named executive officers.

Accordingly, Veritex is asking holders of Veritex common stock to vote “FOR” the adoption of the following resolution, on a non-binding advisory basis:

“RESOLVED, that the compensation that will or may be paid or become payable to the Veritex named executive officers, in connection with the merger, and the agreements or understandings pursuant to which such compensation will or may be paid or become payable, in each case as disclosed pursuant to Item 402(t) of Regulation S-K in “The Merger—Interests of Veritex’s Directors and Executive Officers in the Merger—Merger-Related Compensation for Veritex’s Named Executive Officers” are hereby APPROVED.”

The vote on the advisory compensation proposal is a vote separate and apart from the votes on the Veritex merger proposal and the Veritex adjournment proposal. Accordingly, if you are a holder of Veritex common stock, you may vote to approve the Veritex merger proposal and/or the Veritex adjournment proposal and vote not to