Executive Change · Shareholder Vote

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, 2024  ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Maryland 1-34073 31-0724920 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) Registrant's address: 41 South High Street , Columbus , Ohio 43287 Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: ( 614 )  480-2265 Not Applicable (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ☐ ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of class Trading Symbol(s) Name of exchange on which registered Depositary Shares (each representing a 1/40th interest in a share of 4.500% Series H Non-Cumulative, perpetual preferred stock) HBANP NASDAQ Depositary Shares (each representing a 1/1000th interest in a share of 5.70% Series I Non-Cumulative, perpetual preferred stock) HBANM NASDAQ Depositary Shares (each representing a 1/40th interest in a share of 6.875% Series J Non-Cumulative, perpetual preferred stock) HBANL NASDAQ Common Stock—Par Value $0.01 per Share HBAN NASDAQ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§24012b-2). Emerging growth company ☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐ Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On April 17, 2024, at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (Huntington), Huntington’s shareholders approved the 2024 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “2024 Plan”). The 2024 Plan provides for grants of stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock appreciation rights, deferred stock units, long-term performance awards and other stock-based awards. The 2024 Plan reserves for issuance of a maximum of 38,800,000 shares of Huntington’s common stock. The board of directors approved the 2024 Plan subject to shareholder approval. Shareholder approval was obtained in order to comply with the applicable requirements of The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. Shareholder approval is also necessary under the federal income tax rules with respect to the qualification of incentive stock options. Additional details about the 2024 Plan are set forth in Huntington’s definitive Proxy Statement filed on March 7, 2024. Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. On April 17, 2024, the following matters were voted upon and approved by the shareholders of Huntington at its 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders: Proposal 1 – Election of directors Nominee For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes Alanna Y. Cotton 1,093,869,480  4,927,490  2,319,810  149,914,511  Ann B. Crane 1,069,348,439  29,813,219  1,955,122  149,914,511  Rafael A. Diaz-Granados 1,091,364,182  7,716,375  2,036,223  149,914,511  Gina D. France 1,067,153,483  32,120,742  1,842,555  149,914,511  J. Michael Hochschwender 1,083,021,752  15,872,261  2,222,767  149,914,511  John C. Inglis 1,091,584,003  7,380,630  2,152,146  149,914,511  Richard H. King 1,091,552,913  7,354,029  2,209,838  149,914,511  Katherine M. A. Kline 1,084,177,621  15,100,656  1,838,503  149,914,511  Richard W. Neu 1,048,933,284  50,213,433  1,970,063  149,914,511  Kenneth J. Phelan 1,082,794,319  16,100,611  2,221,850  149,914,511  David L. Porteous 1,035,005,476  62,897,892  3,213,413  149,914,511  Teresa H. Shea 1,094,207,400  4,964,400  1,944,979  149,914,511  Roger J. Sit 1,082,900,793  16,038,906  2,177,082  149,914,511  Stephen D. Steinour 1,040,224,013  58,418,204  2,474,564  149,914,511  Jeffrey L. Tate 1,091,684,524  7,362,785  2,069,471  149,914,511  Gary Torgow 1,087,213,244  11,491,537  2,411,999  149,914,511  Proposal 2 – Approval, on an advisory, non-binding basis, of the compensation of executives as described in the proxy materials. For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 952,460,215  143,456,241  5,200,324  149,914,511  Proposal 3 – Ratification of the appointment of PwC as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2024. For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 1,236,925,293  11,893,245  2,212,754  —  Proposal 4 – Approval of the Huntington Bancshares Incorporated 2024 Long-Term Incentive Plan. For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 1,059,309,801  38,209,505  3,597,474  149,914,511  Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.          (d) Exhibits. Exhibit No. Description 10.1 H untington Bancshares Incorporated 2024 Long-Term Incentive Plan 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 19, 2024 By: /s/ Marcy C. Hingst Marcy C. Hingst General Counsel