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 16, 2025  ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. On April 16, 2025, the following matters were voted upon and approved by the shareholders of Huntington at its 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders: Proposal 1 – Election of directors Nominee For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes Ann B. Crane 1,070,270,957  66,393,184  2,463,938  136,050,547  Rafael A. Diaz-Granados 1,115,195,391  21,341,208  2,591,480  136,050,547  John C. Inglis 1,093,483,226  43,093,228  2,548,528  136,050,547  Katherine M.A. Kline 1,110,089,714  26,069,894  2,968,471  136,050,547  Richard W. Neu 1,054,968,158  81,458,653  2,700,877  136,050,547  Kenneth J. Phelan 1,089,567,991  47,022,163  2,534,828  136,050,547  David L. Porteous 997,458,377  139,389,615  2,280,087  136,050,547  Teresa H. Shea 1,123,585,664  13,103,552  2,438,864  136,050,547  Roger J. Sit 1,109,893,410  26,666,846  2,564,726  136,050,547  Stephen D. Steinour 1,049,462,848  84,349,337  5,315,893  136,050,547  Jeffrey L. Tate 1,115,787,343  20,761,671  2,579,064  136,050,547  Gary Torgow 1,106,682,042  30,068,744  2,374,196  136,050,547  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 979,288,838  155,553,453  4,289,618  136,046,717  Proposal 3 – Ratification of the appointment of PwC as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2025. For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 1,253,294,905  20,493,341  1,383,453  3,830  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 17, 2025 By: /s/ Marcy C. Hingst Marcy C. Hingst General Counsel