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Huntington Elects Four Directors at 40th Annual Meeting

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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- April 20, 2006 -- Shareholders of Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (Nasdaq: HBAN) today elected four directors and ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent auditors for 2006.

Speaking at the company's 40th annual meeting of shareholders, Thomas E. Hoaglin, Huntington chairman, president, and chief executive officer noted that 2005 full-year earnings of $1.77 per share represented another record year.

"We demonstrated improved performance and continued to gain momentum in a number of areas." Hoaglin said. "We improve every day. Customers are now seeing and experiencing the effects of our investment of time and resources to improve service."

Re-elected Directors are Raymond J. Biggs, John B. Gerlach, Jr. and Thomas E. Hoaglin. Additionally, with the merger of Huntington and Unizan Financial Corp., former Unizan Director Gene E. Little, was elected as a new member.

Continuing Directors are Karen A. Holbrook, David P. Lauer, Kathleen H. Ransier, Don M. Casto III, Michael J. Endres, Wm. J. Lhota and David L. Porteous.

About Huntington

Huntington Bancshares Incorporated is a $36 billion regional bank holding company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Through its affiliated companies, Huntington has more than 140 years of serving the financial needs of its customers. Huntington provides innovative retail and commercial financial products and services through more than 380 regional banking offices in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and West Virginia. Huntington also offers retail and commercial financial services online at huntington.com; through its technologically advanced, 24-hour telephone bank; and through its network of almost 1,000 ATMs. Selected financial service activities are also conducted in other states including: Dealer Sales offices in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Tennessee; Private Financial and Capital Markets Group offices in Florida; and Mortgage Banking offices in Maryland and New Jersey. International banking services are made available through the headquarters office in Columbus and an office located in the Cayman Islands and an office located in Hong Kong.

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