Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) EVP awarded 28,968 common stock shares

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Santhanakrishnan Senthilkumar reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.

Huntington Bancshares Inc. Senior Executive VP Senthilkumar Santhanakrishnan received a grant of 28,968 shares of common stock on February 16, 2026 at no cost. Following this award, he directly holds 28,968 common shares.

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Santhanakrishnan Senthilkumar

(Last) (First) (Middle)

HUNTINGTON CENTER

41 S. HIGH STREET

(Street)

COLUMBUS OH 43215

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC /MD/ [ HBAN ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director		10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
	Senior Executive VP

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/16/2026

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	02/16/2026		A		28,968	A	$0.0000	28,968	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

	Rachel L. Lawless, Attorney-in-Fact	02/18/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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FAQ

What insider transaction did HBAN report for Senthilkumar Santhanakrishnan?

Huntington Bancshares reported that Senior Executive VP Senthilkumar Santhanakrishnan received a grant of 28,968 shares of common stock. This award was recorded at a price of $0.00 per share as a non-derivative acquisition.

How many Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) shares were granted to the executive?

The executive was granted 28,968 shares of Huntington Bancshares common stock. These shares were acquired through a grant or award transaction, increasing his directly held ownership stake to a total of 28,968 common shares after the transaction.

Was the HBAN insider stock grant a purchase or an award?

The HBAN insider transaction was an award, not an open-market purchase. The filing classifies it as a grant or other acquisition with a transaction price of $0.00 per share, indicating compensation rather than a traditional stock market buy.

What is Senthilkumar Santhanakrishnan’s ownership in HBAN after this grant?

After the grant, Senthilkumar Santhanakrishnan directly owns 28,968 shares of Huntington Bancshares common stock. The Form 4 indicates this full amount as the total shares held following the non-derivative grant transaction reported in the filing.

What does transaction code "A" mean in the HBAN Form 4 filing?

In this HBAN Form 4, transaction code "A" indicates a grant, award, or other acquisition of stock. It reflects that 28,968 common shares were awarded to the executive as part of compensation, rather than bought or sold on the open market.

Is the Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) insider grant held directly or indirectly?

The 28,968 Huntington Bancshares shares from this grant are held directly by the executive. The filing lists the ownership type as direct, with no additional nature-of-ownership footnote or indication of indirect holding through another entity.