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Huntington Bancshares Incorporated
Announces Nasdaq Listing of Its
8.50% Series A Non-Cumulative Perpetual
Convertible Preferred Stock

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- May 23, 2008 -- Huntington Bancshares Incorporated today announced that its 8.50% Series A Non-Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock has been approved for listing on the Nasdaq Global Select Market and is expected to commence trading on Tuesday, May 27, 2008, under the symbol HBANP and CUSIP 446150401. However, since trading is dependent on prevailing market conditions, trading may not actually commence until a subsequent trading session.

About Huntington

Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (Nasdaq: HBAN) 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, Tennessee, and Texas; Private Financial and Capital Markets Group offices in Florida; and Mortgage Banking offices in Maryland and New Jersey. Huntington 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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