UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
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 17, 2014 |
Huntington Bancshares Incorporated
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maryland | 1-34073 | 31-0724920 |
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_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction |
_____________ (Commission |
______________ (I.R.S. Employer |
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 41 South High Street, Columbus, Ohio | 43287 | |
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_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices) |
___________ (Zip Code) |
| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | 614-480-8300 |
Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On April 17, 2014, the following matters were voted upon and approved by the shareholders of Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (Huntington) at its 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders:
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| For | Withheld | Abstentions | Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 1. | Election of eleven directors to
serve a one-year term expiring
at the 2015 annual meeting: |
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Don M. Casto III |
577,520,817 | 10,979,941 | 34,374 | 124,765,935 | ||||||||||||||||
Ann (“Tanny”) B. Crane |
584,732,301 | 3,768,457 | 34,374 | 124,765,935 | ||||||||||||||||
Steven G. Elliott |
582,258,699 | 6,242,059 | 34,374 | 124,765,935 | ||||||||||||||||
Michael J. Endres |
578,702,358 | 9,798,400 | 34,374 | 124,765,935 | ||||||||||||||||
John B. Gerlach, Jr. |
578,991,503 | 9,509,255 | 34,374 | 124,765,935 | ||||||||||||||||
Peter J. Kight |
584,778,231 | 3,722,527 | 34,374 | 124,765,935 | ||||||||||||||||
Jonathan A. Levy |
584,326,525 | 4,174,233 | 34,374 | 124,765,935 | ||||||||||||||||
Richard W. Neu |
584,871,900 | 3,628,859 | 34,374 | 124,765,935 | ||||||||||||||||
David L. Porteous |
578,374,472 | 10,126,286 | 34,374 | 124,765,935 | ||||||||||||||||
Kathleen H. Ransier |
580,914,118 | 7,586,640 | 34,374 | 124,765,935 | ||||||||||||||||
Stephen D. Steinour |
565,512,057 | 22,988,701 | 34,374 | 124,765,935 | ||||||||||||||||
Each of the nominees for
director received the favorable
vote of at least 96% of the
votes cast. |
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| 2. | Ratification of appointment of
Deloitte & Touche LLP as
independent registered public
accounting firm for the year
2014. |
704,234,143 | 6,958,602 | 2,108,322 | ||||||||||||||||
| 99.0 | % | 1.0 | % | |||||||||||||||||
| 3. | Non-binding advisory vote to
approve the compensation of
executives as disclosed in
Huntington’s Proxy Statement
dated March 3, 2014. |
569,952,060 | 14,224,580 | 4,358,492 | 124,765,935 | |||||||||||||||
| 97.6 | % | 2.4 | % | |||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||
| April 23, 2014 | By: |
Richard A. Cheap
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| Name: Richard A. Cheap | ||||
| Title: Secretary | ||||