BlackRock, Inc. filed Amendment No. 11 to a Schedule 13G/A reporting beneficial ownership of 164,371,297 shares of Huntington Bancshares Inc common stock, equal to 8.1% of the class. The filing lists 152,135,621 shares as sole voting power and 164,371,297 shares as sole dispositive power. The cover shows a reporting date of 03/31/2026 and the form is signed on 04/24/2026.
Huntington Bancshares Incorporated reported the results of its 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Investors approved the election of all 15 director nominees, each receiving over 1.41 billion votes in favor in most cases, with additional against, abstention, and broker non-vote tallies recorded.
Shareholders also approved, on an advisory and non-binding basis, the company’s executive compensation, with 1,407,891,254 votes for, 146,434,626 against, and 5,600,512 abstentions, plus 197,411,063 broker non-votes. They further ratified the appointment of PwC as independent registered public accounting firm for 2026, with 1,681,217,483 votes for, 73,468,314 against, and 2,679,953 abstentions.
Huntington Bancshares Incorporated declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of $0.155 per share, unchanged from the prior quarter. The common dividend will be paid on July 1, 2026 to shareholders of record on June 17, 2026.
The Board also approved quarterly cash dividends on multiple preferred stock series, with payments on July 15, 2026 for most series and August 20, 2026 for the 5.50% Series L preferred, each to holders of record on the specified July or August record dates.
Huntington Bancshares Incorporated reported first‑quarter 2026 earnings showing strong balance‑sheet growth driven by recent acquisitions. Net income was $523 million, or $0.25 per diluted common share, down from $0.30 in the prior quarter, as acquisition‑related expenses weighed on GAAP results. Adjusted EPS, excluding Notable Items, was $0.37, unchanged sequentially and up from $0.34 a year ago.
Fully‑taxable equivalent net interest income rose 33% year over year to $1.91 billion, with net interest margin improving to 3.24%. Average loans and leases grew 33% to $174.2 billion, and average deposits increased 27% to $204.6 billion, reflecting the Cadence and Veritex acquisitions plus organic growth.
Credit quality remained stable, with net charge‑offs at 0.26% of average loans and leases and an allowance for credit losses of $3.4 billion, or 1.78% of total loans and leases. The Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio was 10.2%. Huntington repurchased $150 million of common stock in the quarter and announced a new $3 billion share repurchase authorization, replacing the prior program.
Huntington Bancshares Incorporated filed an amended current report to add detailed financial information for its acquisition of Cadence Bank. The amendment supplies Cadence’s audited financial statements for 2023–2025 and unaudited pro forma combined 2025 results showing Huntington as if the merger had been in place for all of 2025.
Cadence reported total assets of $53.5 billion, loans and leases of $37.2 billion, deposits of $44.1 billion, and net income of $544.5 million for 2025. The notes describe Cadence’s 2023 sale of its insurance unit for $904.0 million in cash and explain key accounting policies, credit loss methodology, and capital management.
Huntington Bancshares senior executive Brantley J. Standridge reported a tax-related share disposition tied to restricted stock vesting. On the transaction date, 12,993 shares of common stock were withheld at $16.38 per share to cover his tax withholding obligation upon the vesting of a restricted stock unit award. After this non-market transaction, he directly holds 445,329.847 shares of Huntington Bancshares common stock.
Huntington Bancshares director Richard W. Neu reported stock-based awards rather than open-market trades. He received 1,614.815 shares of common stock directly at no cash cost, bringing his direct holdings to 479,005.134 shares.
He also acquired 1,078.165 common shares indirectly through a Director Deferred Compensation Plan, increasing those indirect plan holdings to 112,140.965 shares. A footnote notes that some shares reflect a distribution from the issuer’s Deferred Compensation Plan to his direct holdings and includes a standard disclaimer about beneficial ownership under Section 16.
Houston Helga reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Huntington Bancshares senior executive Helga Houston reported stock awards of 6,229.48 common shares as compensation, not open-market purchases. The filing shows 1,763.858 shares held directly, 4,275.713 shares through an Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, and 189.909 shares via a Supplemental Stock Purchase and Tax Savings Plan.
After these awards, she holds 555,384.358 shares directly, 445,347.206 shares in the deferred compensation plan, and 19,746.856 shares in the supplemental plan, reflecting her total reported equity stake in the company.
Huntington Bancshares President, CEO & Chairman Stephen D. Steinour received additional common stock as compensation-related awards. On April 1, 2026, he acquired 6,809.783 shares of common stock directly and 541.621 shares through the issuer’s 401(k) plan, both at a stated price of $0.00 per share.
After these awards, his direct holdings rose to 1,387,798.358 shares, with further indirect holdings reported through an issuer investment and tax savings plan, an executive deferred compensation plan, family trusts, GRATS, a supplemental stock purchase and tax savings plan, and by his spouse. A footnote states the filing is not an admission of beneficial ownership of all reported securities.
White Donnell R reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Huntington Bancshares reported that Chief DEI Officer and SVP Donnell R. White received additional common stock as part of compensation. On April 1, 2026, he was granted 181.341 shares directly and 11.933 shares credited to the issuer’s 401(k) plan at no cash cost to him.
Following these awards, his reported holdings increased to 26,343.467 direct shares and 1,257.980 shares held indirectly through the issuer’s investment and tax savings (401(k)) plan. The filing includes a standard disclaimer that it should not be construed as an admission of beneficial ownership for Section 16 purposes.