HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC /MD/

Pending Acquisition

On July 14, 2025, Huntington announced entry into a definitive merger agreement with Veritex Holdings, Inc. (“Veritex”), a bank holding company headquartered in Dallas, Texas, whereby Veritex will merge with and into Huntington, with Huntington as the surviving entity. Under the terms of the agreement, Huntington will issue 1.95 shares for each outstanding share of Veritex in a 100% stock transaction. Based on Huntington’s closing price of $17.39 as of July 11, 2025, the consideration is valued at approximately $1.9 billion. As of June 30, 2025, Veritex had $12.5 billion in assets, including $9.5 billion in loans, and $10.4 billion in deposits. The merger is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2025, subject to satisfaction of closing conditions, including receipt of customary required regulatory approvals and the approval of the definitive merger agreement by the Veritex stockholders.

Reporting Update

During the fourth quarter of 2024, we updated the presentation of our reported deposit categories to align more closely with how we strategically manage our business. As a result, we now report our deposit composition in the following categories: (1) demand deposits - noninterest bearing, (2) demand deposits - interest bearing, (3) money market, (4) savings, and (5) time deposits. Prior period results have been adjusted to conform to the current presentation.

2025 2Q Form 10-Q 5

Financial Performance Review

Selected Financial Data

(1)Net income applicable to common shares excluding expense for amortization of intangibles for the period divided by average tangible common shareholders’ equity. Average tangible common shareholders’ equity equals average total common shareholders’ equity less average intangible assets and goodwill. Expense for amortization of intangibles and average intangible assets are net of deferred taxes and calculated assuming a 21% tax rate.

(2)On an FTE basis assuming a 21% tax rate.

(3)Noninterest expense less amortization of intangibles divided by the sum of FTE net interest income and noninterest income excluding securities gains.

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Summary of 2025 Second Quarter Results Compared to 2024 Second Quarter

For the second quarter of 2025, we reported net income of $536 million, or $0.34 per diluted common share, compared with $474 million, or $0.30 per diluted common share, in the year-ago quarter. The second quarter of 2025 reported net income was impacted by an approximately $900 million investment securities repositioning, which decreased pre-tax net income by $58 million, or $46 million after tax.

Net interest income was $1.5 billion for the second quarter of 2025, an increase of $155 million, or 12%, from the year-ago quarter. FTE net interest income, a non-GAAP financial measure, increased $158 million, or 12%, from the year-ago quarter. The increase in FTE net interest income primarily reflected a $13.0 billion, or 7%, increase in average earning assets and a 12 basis point increase in the FTE NIM to 3.11%, partially offset by a $12.9 billion, or 9%, increase in average interest-bearing liabilities. The NIM increase was primarily due to net hedging activity and a decrease in cost of funding, partially offset by a decrease in yields on earning assets.

The provision for credit losses increased $3 million, or 3%, from the year-ago quarter to $103 million in the second quarter of 2025. The ACL increased $92 million from the year-ago quarter to $2.5 billion, or 1.86% of total loans and leases, in the second quarter of 2025, compared to $2.4 billion, or 1.95% of total loans and leases, for the year-ago quarter.

Noninterest income was $471 million, a decrease of $20 million, or 4%, from the year-ago quarter, primarily due to the $58 million loss on sale of investment securities and a decrease in leasing revenue, partially offset by increases in wealth and asset management revenue, customer deposit and loan fees, payments and cash management revenue, and capital markets and advisory fees. Noninterest expense was $1.2 billion, an increase of $80 million, or 7%, from the year-ago quarter, primarily due to higher personnel costs and outside data processing and other services.

Consolidated Balance Sheet and Capital Ratios as of June 30, 2025 Compared to Prior Year End

Total assets at June 30, 2025 were $207.7 billion, an increase of $3.5 billion, or 2%, compared to December 31, 2024. The increase in total assets was primarily driven by increases in loans and leases of $4.9 billion, or 4%, and investment securities of $1.1 billion, or 2%, partially offset by a decrease in interest-earning deposits with banks of $2.5 billion, or 21%. Total liabilities at June 30, 2025 were $186.8 billion, an increase of $2.3 billion, or 1%, compared to December 31, 2024. The increase in total liabilities was primarily driven by increases in long-term debt of $1.1 billion, or 7%, and total deposits of $932 million, or 1%.

The tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio increased to 6.6% at June 30, 2025, compared to 6.1% at December 31, 2024, primarily due to an increase in tangible common equity from current period earnings, net of dividends, and an improvement in AOCI. The CET1 risk-based capital ratio was 10.5% at both June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, as current period earnings, net of dividends, were offset by an increase in risk-weighted assets.

General

Our general business objectives are to:

•Deliver our Culture, Purpose, and Vision through a Differentiated Operating Model;

•Build on our vision to be the leading People-First, Customer-Centered bank in the country;

•Deliver top quartile performance through sustainable long-term profitable growth;

•Differentiate our culture, brand, and customer experience through expanded product offerings to drive digital acquisition, deepening, and retention, and leveraging partnerships and technology to grow customers and market share;

•Leverage our regional banking model and national franchise to drive scale, growth, and expansion;

•Anticipate evolving customer needs to drive profitable growth;

•Maintain positive operating leverage and execute disciplined capital management; and

•Provide stability and resilience through disciplined risk management, while maintaining an aggregate moderate-to-low risk appetite.

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Our quarterly results reflect the continued execution of our growth strategy and leveraging the strength of our balance sheet, highlighted by growth in loans and average deposits, continued expansion of our net interest income, and strong performance in fee revenue. Our credit continues to perform well, driven by our ongoing disciplined approach to managing credit quality consistent with our aggregate moderate-to-low risk appetite. We remain focused on delivering profitable growth and driving value for our shareholders and believe Huntington is well positioned to manage through the evolving economic outlook.

Economy

The market continues to be challenging, however, some clarity is starting to emerge. Tariff impacts remain fluid with the most recent deadline to negotiate trade agreements being extended until August 1, 2025. While the OBBBA was passed by Congress and signed into law, there remains uncertainty of the impact. Among other things, the OBBBA increases the debt ceiling, which relieves some short-term market pressure. The Federal Reserve has now held rates steady for the first half of 2025 as inflation remains above its 2% target. On the employment side, the labor market has held up well, with unemployment at 4.1%. Federal Reserve officials continue to reiterate that they can be patient at current inflation and unemployment levels to see how policy changes impact economic data, however, certain Federal Reserve officials have recently discussed restarting rate cuts.

Economic data remains mixed. The services sector, while continuing to expand, is starting to slow down. The manufacturing sector appears to be stabilizing after a couple of years of contraction. U.S. consumer spending is slowing but has held up better than expected. It remains uncertain where tariff levels will end up and how that will impact the economy in terms of inflation, corporate profits, and consumer spending. Geopolitical risks also increased in the second quarter of 2025 and have the potential to cause economic shocks.

Other Recent Developments

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act

On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the OBBBA into law. The OBBBA delivers a sweeping legislative package aimed at fulfilling key economic and policy priorities of the Trump administration. While several key provisions will impact Huntington, we are still evaluating the provisions of the OBBBA but do not expect the impacts to be material.

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Overdraft Fee Rule and Guidance

In May 2025, President Trump signed a Congressional Review Act resolution that overturns the CFPB’s December 2024 final rule that would have taken effect October 1, 2025 and imposed certain requirements on overdraft fees, similar to those that apply to credit cards, unless the financial institution limited the amount of overdraft fees to the higher of the amount of costs and losses to provide overdraft services or $5.00.

In May 2025, the CFPB announced that it rescinded 67 guidance documents, including interpretive rules, policy statements, and advisory opinions spanning over a decade. As a result, financial institutions may need to reassess compliance programs that were built around guidance that has now been withdrawn.

Community Reinvestment Act

In July 2025, the federal banking agencies issued a notice of proposed rulemaking which, if finalized, would rescind the CRA final rule issued in October 2023 and reinstate the CRA framework that existed prior to the issuance of that rule. Implementation of the October 2023 final rule, which was subject to an injunction and has not taken effect, would have materially changed the CRA framework, including imposing additional costs and changing how CRA performance would be assessed.