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 22, 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. ☐ Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. On April 22, 2026, the following matters were voted upon and approved by the shareholders of Huntington at its 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders: Proposal 1 – Election of directors Nominee For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes Ann B. Crane 1,448,601,285  108,156,586  3,196,702  197,411,063  Rafael A. Diaz-Granados 1,510,943,734  46,207,025  2,803,814  197,411,063  Virginia A. Hepner 1,550,298,508  7,127,904  2,528,161  197,411,063  John C. Inglis 1,530,917,497  26,330,529  2,706,547  197,411,063  Katherine M.A. Kline 1,530,762,515  25,571,383  3,620,675  197,411,063  Richard W. Neu 1,416,237,870  140,975,369  2,741,335  197,411,063  Kenneth J. Phelan 1,536,987,810  20,278,097  2,688,666  197,411,063  David L. Porteous 1,388,540,099  167,814,613  3,599,861  197,411,063  Alice L. Rodriguez 1,549,927,183  7,451,338  2,576,053  197,411,063  James D. Rollins III 1,530,244,409  27,141,984  2,568,181  197,411,063  Teresa H. Shea 1,547,031,274  10,265,747  2,657,552  197,411,063  Roger J. Sit 1,546,251,912  11,293,224  2,409,437  197,411,063  Stephen D. Steinour 1,426,474,110  131,272,231  2,208,232  197,411,063  Jeffrey L. Tate 1,531,472,702  25,041,611  3,440,033  197,411,063  Gary Torgow 1,527,401,760  29,786,977  2,765,836  197,411,063  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 1,407,891,254  146,434,626  5,600,512  197,411,063  Proposal 3 – Ratification of the appointment of PwC as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2026. For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 1,681,217,483  73,468,314  2,679,953  —  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 24, 2026 By: /s/ Marcy C. Hingst Marcy C. Hingst General Counsel