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Issuer:     HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC /MD/ (HBAN)
CIK:        0000049196
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-10-27T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001140361-25-039391
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 1.00
Item codes: 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Huntington to acquire Cadence Bank for $7.4B in stock; deal 10% accretive to EPS
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- Deal value $7.4B; Huntington issuing 2.475 shares per Cadence share; implies $39.77/share on Oct 24 close $16.07.
- Expected close Q1 2026; 10% EPS accretive, 7% TBV dilutive with earn-back in 3 years.
- Combined assets $276B, deposits $220B; creates top 10 US bank; #1 in Mississippi by deposits.
- Cadence CEO Dan Rollins to join Huntington board as non-executive Vice Chairman; no branch closures.
- Expands Huntington into high-growth markets: Houston, Dallas, Atlanta, Nashville, Orlando, Tampa.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/49196/000114036125039391/0001140361-25-039391-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/49196/000114036125039391/ef20057752_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-25-039391

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