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Declaration of Trust of Huntington Capital I

 Exhibit 4.4 
 DECLARATION OF TRUST 
 OF 

HUNTINGTON CAPITAL I 
 THIS DECLARATION OF TRUST is made as of January 23, 1997 (this “Declaration”), by and among Huntington Bancshares Incorporated, a Maryland banking corporation, as sponsor (the
“Sponsor”), and Chase Manhattan Bank Delaware, a Delaware banking corporation, as trustee and Paul V. Sebert, as trustee (jointly, the “Trustees”). The Sponsor and the Trustees hereby agree as follows: 

1. The trust created hereby shall be known as “Huntington Capital I” (the “Trust”), in which name the Trustees or the
Sponsor, to the extent provided herein, may conduct the business of the Trust, make and execute contracts, and sue and be sued. 

2. The Sponsor hereby assigns, transfers, conveys and sets over to the Trust the sum of $10. Such amount shall constitute the initial
trust estate. It is the intention of the parties hereto that the Trust created hereby constitute a business trust under Chapter 38 of Title 12 of the Delaware Code, 12 Del. C. § 3801, et seq. (the “Business Trust
Act”), and that this document constitute the governing instrument of the Trust. The Trustees are hereby authorized and directed to execute and file a certificate of trust with the Delaware Secretary of State in such form as the Trustees may
approve. 
 3. The Sponsor and the Trustees will enter into an amended and restated Trust Agreement or Declaration satisfactory
to each such party to provide for the contemplated operation of the Trust created hereby and the issuance of the Capital Securities and Common Securities referred to therein. Prior to the execution and delivery of such amended and restated Trust
Agreement or Declaration, the Trustees shall not have any duty or obligation hereunder or with respect of the trust estate, except as otherwise required by applicable law or as may be necessary to obtain prior to such execution and delivery any
licenses, consents or approvals required by applicable law or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trustees may take all actions deemed proper as are necessary to effect the transactions contemplated herein. 

4. The Sponsor, as sponsor of the Trust, is hereby authorized, in its discretion, (i) to prepare one or more offering memoranda in
preliminary and final form relating to the offering and sale of Capital Securities of the Trust in a transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), and such forms or
filings as may be required by the 1933 Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, in each case relating to the Capital Securities of the Trust; (ii) to file and execute on behalf of the
Trust, such applications, reports, surety bonds, irrevocable consents, appointments of attorney for service of process and other papers and documents that shall be necessary or desirable to register or establish the exemption from registration of
the Capital Securities of the Trust under the securities or “Blue Sky” laws of such jurisdictions as the Sponsor, on behalf of the Trust, may deem necessary or desirable; (iii) to execute and file an application. and all other
applications, statements, certificates, agreements and other instruments that shall be necessary or desirable, to the Private Offerings, Resales and 

 
Trading through Automated Linkages (“PORTAL”) Market and, if and at such time as determined by the Sponsor, to the New York Stock Exchange or any other national stock exchange or the
Nasdaq National Market for listing or quotation of the Capital Securities of the Trust; (iv) to execute and deliver letters or documents to, or instruments for filing with, a depository relating to the Capital Securities of the Trust; and
(v) to execute, deliver and perform on behalf of the Trust one or more purchase agreements, registration rights agreements, dealer manager agreements, escrow agreements and other related agreements providing for or relating to the sale of the
Capital Securities of the Trust. 
 In the event that any filing referred to in this Section 4 is required by the rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), PORTAL or state securities or Blue Sky laws to be executed on behalf of the Trust by the Trustees, the Trustees, in their capacities as trustees of the Trust, are
hereby authorized and directed to join in any such filing and to execute on behalf of the Trust any and all of the foregoing, it being understood that Chase Manhattan Bank Delaware, in its capacity as trustee of the Trust, shall not be required to
join in any such filing or execute on behalf of the Trust any such document unless required by the rules and regulations of the Commission, PORTAL or state securities or Blue Sky laws. 

5. This Declaration may be executed in one or more counterparts. 

6. The number of trustees of the Trust initially shall be two and thereafter the number of trustees of the Trust shall be such number as
shall be fixed from time to time by a written instrument signed by the Sponsor which may increase or decrease the number of trustees of the Trust; provided, however, that to the extent required by the Business Trust Act, one trustee of the Trust
shall either be a natural person who is a resident of the State of Delaware or, if not a natural person, an entity which has its principal place of business in the State of Delaware. Subject to the foregoing, the Sponsor is entitled to appoint or
remove without cause any trustee of the Trust at any time. Any trustee of the Trust may resign upon thirty days’ prior notice to the Sponsor. 
 7. This Declaration shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware (with regard to conflict of laws principles). 

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Declaration to be duly executed as
of the day and year first above written. 
  

					
	HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INCORPORATED, as Sponsor
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Paul V. Sebert

		 	Name:	 	Paul V. Sebert
		 	Title:	 	Vice President
	
	CHASE MANHATTAN BANK DELAWARE, not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee of the Trust
		
	By:	 	  

		 	Name:	 	
		 	Title:	 	
	
	PAUL V. SEBERT, not in his individual capacity but solely as trustee of the Trust
	
	 /s/ Paul V. Sebert

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Declaration to be duly executed as
of the day and year first above written. 
  

					
	HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INCORPORATED, as Sponsor
		
	By:	 	  

		 	Name:	 	
		 	Title:	 	
	
	CHASE MANHATTAN BANK DELAWARE, not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee of the Trust
		
	By:	 	 /s/ John J. Cashin

		 	Name:	 	John J. Cashin
		 	Title:	 	Senior Trust Officer
	
	PAUL V. SEBERT, not in his individual capacity but solely as trustee of the Trust
	
	  

  
 -3-Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust

 Exhibit 4.9 
 AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE 
 AMENDED AND RESTATED DECLARATION OF TRUST

 OF HUNTINGTON CAPITAL II 

This Amendment No. 1 (the “Amendment”) to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (the
“Declaration”) of Huntington Capital II, a Delaware statutory business (the “Trust”), is dated as of this 28th day of September 2007, among Huntington Bancshares Incorporated, a Maryland corporation (“Huntington” or the
“Sponsor”), and Beth A. Russell and James K. Ciroli, as Regular Trustees. All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Amendment have the meanings assigned to them in the Declaration. 

Recitals 

A. Huntington is the Sponsor of the Trust and is the Holder of all of the Common Securities. 

B. The parties desire to amend the Declaration to permit the exchange of Capital Securities held by Huntington for a like liquidation
amount of Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Debentures due 2028 issued by Huntington (“Debentures”) solely to facilitate the retirement of such Debentures then held by Huntington as currently permitted by Section 309 of the Indenture.

 C. Article 11 of the Declaration provides for the amendment of the Declaration. Section 11.1(a) of the Declaration
provides that the Declaration may be amended by (i) the Regular Trustees, (ii) the Property Trustee if the amendment affects the rights, powers, duties obligations, or immunities of the Property Trustee, (iii) the Delaware Trustee if
the amendment affects the rights, powers, duties obligations, or immunities of the Delaware Trustee, and (iv) the Sponsor. 

D. Section 11.1(d) of the Declaration permits the Declaration to be amended by the holders of a majority of the Common Securities
and the Regular Trustees, without the consent of the Holders of the Securities to, among other things, make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Declaration that are not inconsistent with the other provisions
of the Declaration. 
 Amendment 
 1. Section 3.6 of the Declaration shall be amended by adding the following paragraph (p): 
 (p) if, at any time or from time to time, the Sponsor acquires Capital Securities and desires to exchange such Capital Securities for a like liquidation amount of Debentures for the sole purpose of
facilitating the cancellation of such Debentures and the retirement of such Capital Securities, to take any and all action necessary to effect such an exchange, cancellation, and retirement, including without limitation causing the Trust to enter
into such agreements, executing such other documents, and instructing the Property Trustee or others as may be necessary to evidence such exchange, cancellation, and retirement. 

  
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 2. The parties hereby affirm that this Amendment (i) is being made with respect to
matters arising under the Declaration that are not inconsistent with any other provision of the Declaration; (ii) does not and is not intended to affect the rights, powers, duties obligations, or immunities of the Property Trustee or the
Delaware Trustee, and (iii) does not and is not intended to adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Holder of Capital Securities or Common Securities. 

3. In accordance with Section 11.1(d) of the Declaration, this Amendment shall become effective immediately upon delivery of notice of
the Amendment to the Holders of Capital Securities and Common Securities. As the sole Holder of all of the Common Securities, Huntington hereby acknowledges receipt of notice of the Amendment. 

4. Except as otherwise specifically amended herein, the Declaration, remains in full force and effect, and this Amendment and the
Declaration shall be read, taken, and construed as one and the same instrument. 

  
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	Sincerely,
	
	HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INCORPORATED,
	As Sponsor
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Donald R. Kimble

		 	Donald R. Kimble, Executive Vice President
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Beth A. Russell

		 	Beth A. Russell, Senior Vice President
	
	HUNTINGTON CAPITAL II
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Beth A. Russell

		 	Beth A. Russell, Regular Trustee
		
	By:	 	 /s/ James K. Ciroli

		 	James K. Ciroli, Regular Trustee

  
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