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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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DATE OF REPORT: APRIL 28, 1995
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HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INCORPORATED
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
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Maryland 0-2525 31-0724920
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(STATE OR OTHER (COMMISSION FILE NO.) (IRS EMPLOYER
JURISDICTION OF IDENTIFICATION NUMBER)
INCORPORATION OR
ORGANIZATION)
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Huntington Center
41 South High Street
Columbus, Ohio 43287
(614) 480-8300
(ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER
INCLUDING AREA CODE OF REGISTRANT'S
PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
On April 28, 1995, Huntington Bancshares Incorporated ("Huntington")
issued a news release announcing that the Board of Directors of Huntington has
authorized the continuation of Huntington's common stock repurchase program and
the additional purchase of shares in connection with such program. The
information contained in the news release, which is attached as an exhibit to
this report, is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits.
Exhibit 99 -- News release of Huntington Bancshares Incorporated, dated
April 28, 1995.
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
Date: May 3, 1995 By: /s/ John D. Van Fleet
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John D. Van Fleet
Senior Vice President and
Corporate Controller
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NEWSRELEASE [HUNTINGTON BANKS LOGO]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:
SUBMITTED: APRIL 28, 1995 JACQUELINE THURSTON (614) 480-3878
HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INCREASES AUTHORIZED
SHARES FOR STOCK REPURCHASE PLAN
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Huntington Bancshares Incorporated
(NASDAQ:HBAN) announced that its Board of Directors has
authorized a continuation of Huntington's common stock
repurchase program. The Board authorized the additional
purchase of up to ten million shares by means of open market
purchases and privately negotiated transactions. The shares
will be purchased and reserved for reissue as required by the
terms and provisions of the company's dividend reinvestment,
director and employee stock purchase, stock option and other
benefit plans, as well as for other corporate purposes.
Huntington's common stock repurchase program was initiated in
August 1987. As of March 31, 1995, a total of 15.8 million
shares (adjusted for stock dividends and stock splits) had been
repurchased, with 1,915,056 shares remaining to be repurchased
under the previous authorizations. Shares remaining under the
existing program and five million shares of the new
authorization are expected to be repurchased during the next
eight months. The remaining five million shares will be
repurchased as needed in 1996. At March 31, 1995, Huntington
had 129.9 million shares of common stock outstanding.
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Huntington Bancshares is a regional bank holding company
headquartered in Columbus, Ohio with assets of approximately
$18.1 billion. The company's banking subsidiaries operate 344
offices in Ohio, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan,
Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. In addition, Huntington's
mortgage, trust, investment banking and automobile finance
subsidiaries manage 74 offices in the eight states mentioned as
well as Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, and
Virginia.
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