Unizan Financial Corp. Announces Third Quarter Dividend

Unizan Financial Corp. Announces Third Quarter Dividend 


CANTON, Ohio, Aug. 31  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Unizan Financial Corp.
(NASDAQ:UNIZ), today announced that the company's board of directors declared a
quarterly cash dividend of $0.135 per common share payable on September 28,
2004, to shareholders of record on September 14, 2004.

On January 27, 2004, Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (NASDAQ:HBAN) and
Canton, Ohio-based Unizan Financial Corp. announced the signing of a definitive
agreement to merge the two organizations.  Unizan shareholders approved the
merger on May 25, 2004.  As reported on June 16, 2004, the Federal Reserve
Board has informed Huntington that it has extended its review period to
coordinate further with the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission
regarding the SEC's ongoing formal investigation of Huntington and to complete
its review of the Community Reinvestment Act aspects of the merger. Huntington
and Unizan are ready to close the merger, subject to the receipt of all
necessary regulatory approvals.

About Unizan

Unizan Financial Corp., a $2.7 billion holding company, is a financial services
organization headquartered in Canton, Ohio.  The company operates 43
full-service retail financial centers in five metropolitan markets in Ohio --
Canton, Columbus, Dayton, Newark and Zanesville. Through Unizan Financial
Corp.'s subsidiaries, Unizan Bank, National Association; Unizan Financial
Services Group, National Association; Unizan Banc Financial Services, Inc.; and
Unizan Financial Advisors, Inc., the company offers its client base corporate
and retail banking, Internet banking and wealth management products and
services.  Additionally, the company operates niche businesses in government
guaranteed loan programs through its business lending centers in Cincinnati,
Cleveland, Columbus and Dayton, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Mt. Arlington, New
Jersey and Indianapolis, Indiana.  For more information on Unizan Financial
Corp. and its subsidiaries, visit the company on the Web at
http://www.unizan.com/ .

About Huntington

Huntington Bancshares Incorporated is a $31 billion regional bank holding
company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.  Through its affiliated companies,
Huntington has more than 138 years of serving the financial needs of its
customers.  Huntington provides innovative retail and commercial financial
products and services through more than 300 regional banking offices in
Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and West Virginia. Huntington also offers
retail and commercial financial services online at http://www.huntington.com/;
through its technologically advanced, 24-hour telephone bank; and through its
network of nearly 700 ATMs.  Selected financial service activities are also
conducted in other states including: Dealer Sales offices in Florida, Georgia,
Tennessee, Pennsylvania and Arizona; Private Financial Group offices in
Florida; and Mortgage Banking offices in Florida, Maryland and New Jersey.
International banking services are made available through the headquarters
office in Columbus and additional offices located in the Cayman Islands and
Hong Kong. 

DATASOURCE: Unizan Financial Corp.



CONTACT: Investors, Roger L. Mann, President and Chief Executive Officer,

[phone], or [phone], or E-mail,  , or Media,

Sandy K. Upperman, Vice President, Corporate Communications,

[phone], or E-mail,  , both of Unizan Financial

Corp.



Web site:  http://www.unizan.com/ 



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