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 19, 2013

Huntington Bancshares Incorporated
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Maryland 1-34073 31-0724920
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
41 South High Street, Columbus, Ohio   43287
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   614-480-8300

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On April 18, 2013, the following matters were voted upon and approved by the shareholders of Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (Huntington) at its 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders:

                                         
                                    Broker
                    Against/        
            For   Withheld   Abstentions   Non-Votes
  1.    
Election of eleven directors to serve a one-year term expiring at the 2014 annual meeting:
                               
       
Don M. Casto III
    592,825,390       13,676,014       29,413       120,231,074  
       
Ann (“Tanny”) B. Crane
    598,289,133       8,212,271       29,413       120,231,074  
       
Steven G. Elliott
    597,071,438       9,429,966       29,413       120,231,074  
       
Michael J. Endres
    592,443,373       14,058,030       29,413       120,231,074  
       
John B. Gerlach, Jr.
    583,861,687       22,639,716       29,413       120,231,074  
       
Peter J. Kight
    595,294,384       11,207,019       29,413       120,231,074  
       
Jonathan A. Levy
    597,914,133       8,587,271       29,413       120,231,074  
       
Richard W. Neu
    598,368,393       8,133,010       29,413       120,231,074  
       
David L. Porteous
    587,098,039       19,403,364       29,413       120,231,074  
       
Kathleen H. Ransier
    588,368,768       18,132,636       29,413       120,231,074  
       
Stephen D. Steinour
    585,443,620       21,057,783       29,413       120,231,074  
  2.    
Ratification of appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the year 2013.
    715,999,686       8,293,759       2,468,445          
  3.    
Non-binding advisory vote upon a resolution to approve the compensation of executives as disclosed in Huntington’s Proxy Statement dated March 4, 2013.
    573,249,660       29,329,176       3,950,614       120,232,440  

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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
          
April 23, 2013   By:   /s/ Donald R. Kimble
       
        Name: Donald R. Kimble
        Title: Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer