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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549  ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ FORM 8-K/A (Amendment No. 1)  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) February 1, 2026  ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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 each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each 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 The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC Depositary Shares (each representing a 1/1000th interest in a share of 5.70% Series I Non-Cumulative, perpetual preferred stock) HBANM   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC Depositary Shares (each representing a 1/40th interest in a share of 6.875% Series J Non-Cumulative, perpetual preferred stock) HBANL The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC Depositary Shares (each representing a 1/1000th interest in a share of 5.50% Series L Non-Cumulative, perpetual preferred stock) HBANZ The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC Common Stock—Par Value $0.01 per Share HBAN The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC Nasdaq Texas, LLC 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. ☐ Explanatory Note Effective February 1, 2026, Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (“Huntington” or the "Company") completed its acquisition of Cadence Bank (“Cadence”) pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") dated as of October 26, 2025, by and among Huntington, The Huntington National Bank, a national bank and wholly owned subsidiary of Huntington ("Huntington National Bank"), and Cadence, as previously disclosed in Huntington's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on February 2, 2026 (the “Original Form 8-K”). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Cadence merged with and into Huntington National Bank, with Huntington National Bank continuing as the surviving bank (the "Transaction"). This Current Report on Form 8-K/A (the "Amendment") is being filed to amend and supplement the Original Form 8-K to include the financial statements of Cadence and the pro forma financial information required by Item 9.01 of Form 8-K. The pro forma financial information included in this Amendment has been presented for informational purposes only, as required by Form 8-K. It does not purport to represent the actual results of operations that Huntington and Cadence would have achieved had the companies been combined during the period presented in the pro forma financial information and is not intended to project the future results of operations that the combined company may achieve after completion of the Transaction. Except as described above, this Amendment does not otherwise amend, modify, or update the disclosures contained in the Original Form 8-K and should be read in conjunction with the Original Form 8-K. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. (a) Financial statements of businesses acquired. The audited consolidated financial statements of Cadence as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, and for each of the fiscal years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023 are filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference. (b) Pro forma financial information. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet of Huntington as of December 31, 2025, giving effect to the Transaction as if it had occurred on December 31, 2025, and the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of income of Huntington for the year ended December 31, 2025, giving effect to the Transaction as if it had occurred on January 1, 2025, are filed as Exhibit 99.2 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.     (d) Exhibits. Exhibit No. Description 23.1 Consent of Forvis Mazars, LLP, independent registered public accounting firm (with respect to Cadence Bank). 99.1 A udited cons olidated financial stat ements of Cadence Bank as of December 31, 2025 and 202 4 , and for each of the fiscal years ended December 31, 2025, 202 4, and 2023 . 99.2 Unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements of Huntington Bancshares Incorporated and Cadence Bank as of and for the year ended December 31, 2025 . 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. SIGNATURE 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 15, 2026 By: /s/ Marcy C. Hingst Marcy C. Hingst General Counsel