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 18, 2019
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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) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
Huntington Center 41 South High Street Columbus, Ohio | 43287 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (614) 480-2265
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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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 |
| 5.875% Series C Non-Cumulative, perpetual preferred stock | HBANN | Nasdaq |
| 6.250% Series D Non-Cumulative, perpetual preferred stock | HBANO | Nasdaq |
| Common Stock—Par Value $0.01 per Share | HBAN | Nasdaq |
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On April 18, 2019, the following matters were voted upon and approved by the shareholders of Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (Huntington) at its 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders:
Proposal 1 - Election of thirteen directors to serve a one-year term. Each nominee for director received the favorable vote of at least 95% of votes cast.
| Nominee | For | Against/ Withheld | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| Lizabeth Ardisana | 794,205,549 | 4,337,798 | — | 166,757,946 | ||||||||
| Ann B. (Tanny) Crane | 793,961,818 | 4,581,529 | — | 166,757,946 | ||||||||
| Robert S. Cubbin | 789,693,305 | 8,850,042 | — | 166,757,946 | ||||||||
| Steven G. Elliott | 793,796,595 | 4,746,752 | — | 166,757,946 | ||||||||
| Gina D. France | 790,500,126 | 8,043,221 | — | 166,757,946 | ||||||||
| J. Michael Hochschwender | 793,992,893 | 4,550,454 | — | 166,757,946 | ||||||||
| John C. (Chris) Inglis | 794,445,809 | 4,087,538 | — | 166,757,946 | ||||||||
| Peter J. Kight | 793,782,290 | 4,761,057 | — | 166,757,946 | ||||||||
| Katherine M. A. (Allie) Kline | 793,414,068 | 5,130,172 | — | 166,757,946 | ||||||||
| Richard W. Neu | 794,142,728 | 4,400,619 | — | 166,757,946 | ||||||||
| David L. Porteous | 771,619,064 | 26,924,283 | — | 166,757,946 | ||||||||
| Kathleen H. Ransier | 780,302,519 | 18,240,828 | — | 166,757,946 | ||||||||
| Stephen D. Steinour | 758,984,541 | 39,558,806 | — | 166,757,946 | ||||||||
Proposal 2 - Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the year 2019.
| For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||
| 954,478,577 | 9,142,300 | 1,681,309 | — | |||||||
| 99 | % | 1 | % | |||||||
Proposal 3 - Approval, on an advisory, non-binding basis, of the compensation of executives as disclosed in Huntington’s Proxy Statement dated March 7, 2019.
| For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||
| 752,950,109 | 40,235,749 | 5,358,382 | 166,757,946 | |||||||
| 95 | % | 5 | % | |||||||
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 23, 2019 | By: | /s/ Jana J. Litsey | ||
| Jana J. Litsey | |||||
| Title: General Counsel | |||||