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Huntington Bancshares Incorporated Announces
Vote at 42nd Annual Shareholders Meeting

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- April 23, 2008 -- Shareholders of Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (Nasdaq: HBAN) today voted at the 2008 annual meeting of shareholders to elect four directors, approve the proposed amendment of Huntington's charter to declassify the board of directors, and ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent auditors for 2008.

Speaking at the company's annual meeting, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Thomas E. Hoaglin discussed several topics, including Huntington's first quarter performance, the recent issuance of capital cash, the dividend reduction, the acquisition of Sky Financial, and credit quality.

Hoaglin commented, "Huntington's core business continues to perform well in a challenging environment. We are optimistic about 2008."

Re-elected Directors are Don M. Casto III, Michael J. Endres, Wm. J. Lhota and David L. Porteous.

About Huntington

Huntington Bancshares Incorporated is a $56 billion regional bank holding company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Huntington has more than 142 years of serving the financial needs of its customers. Huntington's banking subsidiary, The Huntington National Bank, provides innovative retail and commercial financial products and services through over 600 regional banking offices in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, 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 1,400 ATMs. Selected financial service activities are also conducted in other states including: Dealer Sales offices in Arizona, Florida, Nevada, New Jersey, New York and Tennessee; Private Financial and Capital Markets Group offices in Florida; and Mortgage Banking offices in Maryland and New Jersey. Sky Insurance offers retail and commercial insurance agency services in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Indiana, and West Virginia. International banking services are made available through the headquarters office in Columbus, a limited purpose office located in the Cayman Islands, and another located in Hong Kong.

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