Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (Form: 8-K)  

 


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
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(Commission
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(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)
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(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:

                                         
                                    Broker
                    Against/        
            For   Withheld   Abstentions   Non-Votes
  1.    
Election of eleven directors to serve a one-year term expiring at the 2015 annual meeting:
                               
       
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.
                               
  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 %                


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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
       
        Name: Richard A. Cheap
        Title: Secretary