Current Report Filing (8-k)

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d)

of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) April 19, 2023

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Huntington Bancshares Incorporated

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Maryland			1-34073			31-0724920
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)			(Commission File Number)			(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Registrant's address: 41 South High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43287

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: [phone]

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of class			Trading Symbol(s)			Name of exchange on which registered
Depositary Shares (each representing a 1/40th interest in a share of 4.500% Series H Non-Cumulative, perpetual preferred stock)			HBANP			NASDAQ
Depositary Shares (each representing a 1/1000th interest in a share of 5.70% Series I Non-Cumulative, perpetual preferred stock)			HBANM			NASDAQ
Depositary Shares (each representing a 1/40th interest in a share of 6.875% Series J Non-Cumulative, perpetual preferred stock)			HBANL			NASDAQ
Common Stock—Par Value $0.01 per Share			HBAN			NASDAQ

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§24012b-2).

Emerging growth company

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

    On April 19, 2023, the following matters were voted upon and approved by the shareholders of Huntington at its 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders:

Proposal 1 – Election of directors

Nominee						For						Against						Abstentions						Broker Non-Votes
Alanna Y. Cotton						1,078,841,473						6,914,622						2,631,198						153,687,071
Ann B. (Tanny) Crane						1,047,687,578						38,272,247						2,427,468						153,687,071
Gina D. France						1,058,487,957						27,528,493						2,370,601						153,687,071
J. Michael Hochschwender						1,061,762,337						23,734,228						2,890,727						153,687,071
Richard H. King						1,076,216,378						9,370,577						2,800,338						153,687,071
Katherine M. A. (Allie) Kline						1,075,222,437						10,745,950						2,418,906						153,687,071
Richard W. Neu						1,027,465,186						58,122,697						2,799,410						153,687,071
Kenneth J. Phelan						1,069,351,278						16,113,445						2,922,571						153,687,071
David L. Porteous						994,989,972						90,516,771						2,880,550						153,687,071
Roger J. Sit						1,072,474,813						12,959,194						2,953,286						153,687,071
Stephen D. Steinour						1,025,051,227						60,780,717						2,555,349						153,687,071
Jeffrey L. Tate						1,076,195,660						9,322,591						2,869,042						153,687,071
Gary Torgow						1,063,262,628						22,160,897						2,963,768						153,687,071

Proposal 2 – Approval, on an advisory, non-binding basis, of the compensation of executives as described in the proxy materials.

						For						Against						Abstentions						Broker Non-Votes
						994,501,101						86,133,004						7,753,189						153,687,071
						91.4		%				7.9		%

Proposal 3 – Advisory resolution to approve, on a non-binding basis, the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation

						1 Year						2 Years						3 Years						Abstentions						Broker Non-Votes
						1,065,025,615						2,301,113						17,175,873						3,884,691						153,687,071
						97.9		%				0.2		%				1.6		%

Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on Executive Compensation

After considering the voting results for Proposal 3, in which Huntington shareholders approved the recommendation of the Board of Directors to hold an annual advisory vote on executive compensation, the Board affirmed its recommendation and elected to continue holding such votes on an annual basis.

Proposal 4 – Ratification of the appointment of PwC as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2023.

						For						Against						Abstentions						Broker Non-Votes
						1,229,035,745						8,463,158						4,575,461						—
						99.0		%				0.7		%

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INCORPORATED

Date:

April 24, 2023

By:

/s/ Jana J. Litsey

Jana J. Litsey

Title: General Counsel