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Huntington Annuity Fund Earns Lipper Performance Achievement Certificate CONTACT:
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- June 6, 2006 -- Huntington Bancshares (Nasdaq: HBAN) announced today that Huntington Variable Annuity (VA) Situs Small Cap Fund was awarded the Lipper Performance Achievement Certificate for the one-year period ended December 31, 2005. The annual Lipper Performance Achievement Certificate awards fund portfolios that ranked first in their investment objective/Lipper classification over various time periods. Awards are based on cumulative total return. Huntington VA Situs Small Cap Fund was up against 125 other small-cap core funds. "At Huntington we have created a group of funds that meet the various investing needs of our clients-whether that be for current income or long-term capital appreciation," said Randy Bateman, Huntington Asset Advisors Chief Investment Officer. "The success of our funds is dependant on our fund managers who seek to deliver consistently strong performance." Lipper also ranked Huntington Situs Small-Cap Fund (class A Shares) in its first quartile at No. 144 out of 626 funds in the Small-Cap Core category based on total returns for the one-year period ended March 31, 2006. For the one-year and since inception (9/30/2002) periods the Huntington Situs Small Cap Funds average annual total returns as of March 31, 2006 was 26% and 24.77% based on net asset value and 18.75% and 22.67% at maximum offering price, respectively. The fund targets small-cap companies whose geographic location -- situs -- can potentially offer favorable political, taxation, social or economic advantages. Also in the top quartile of funds ranked were Huntington's Multi-Cap Core Funds -- Huntington Macro 100 Fund and Huntington Rotating Markets Fund. The Huntington Macro 100 Fund (class A shares) was ranked 46 out of 875 funds in the Multi-Cap Core Funds category based on total returns for the one-year period ended March 31, 2006. For the one-year and since inception (4/30/2004) periods the Huntington Macro 100 Fund average annual total returns as of March 31, 2006 was 23.66% and 13.85% based on net asset value and 16.57% and 10.39% at maximum offering price, respectively. The fund invests in a strategic combination of 100 U.S. companies among the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. The Huntington Rotating Markets Fund (class A shares) was 84 out of 875 funds in the Multi-Cap Core category based on total returns for the one-year period ended March 31, 2006. For the one-year and since inception (5/1/2001) periods the Huntington Rotating Markets Fund average annual total returns as of March 31, 2006 was 20.92% and 4.49% based on net asset value and 19.06% and 4.17% at maximum offering price, respectively. The fund attempts to rotate investments to the equity market segment that offers the greatest potential for capital appreciation given current economic conditions. Huntington Mortgage Securities Fund (class A Shares) is also in the top quartile of Lipper rankings, coming in 3rd out of 81 funds in the U.S. Mortgage Funds category based on total returns for the one-year period ended March 31, 2006. For the one-, five-, and ten-year periods the Huntington Mortgage Securities Fund average annual total returns as of March 31, 2006 was 3.96%, 5.56% and 6.06% based on net asset value and -0.95%, 4.53% and 5.55% at maximum offering price, respectively. The since inception (6/2/1992) average annual total returns as of March 31, 2006 was 5.85% based on net asset value and 5.47% at maximum offering price. Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Offering price returns reflect the 5.75% maximum sales charge for Class A Shares of Huntington Situs Small Cap Fund and Huntington Macro 100 Fund, 1.50% maximum sales charge for Class A Shares of Huntington Rotating Markets Fund and 4.75% maximum sales charge for Class A Shares of Huntington Mortgage Securities Fund. Mutual fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than what is stated. To obtain current to the most recent month-end performance, and after tax performance call 1-800-253-0412. For more complete information about Huntington Funds, please call 1-800- 253-0412 for prospectuses. You should consider the fund's investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before you invest. Information about these and other important subjects is in the fund's prospectus, which you should read carefully before investing. Small company stocks may be less liquid and subject to greater price volatility than large capitalization stocks. Bond prices are sensitive to changes in interest rates and a rise in interest rates can cause a decline in their prices. Lipper rankings are based on total return and do not take sales charges into account. For the one-, five- and ten-year period the Huntington Mortgage Securities Fund was ranked 3, 3, and 5 out of 81, 62 and 39 funds, respectively. Rankings are for A Shares; other share classes may have different performance characteristics. The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged capitalization-weighted index of 500 stocks designed to measure performance of the broad domestic economy through changes in the aggregate market value of 500 stocks representing all major industries. Investment cannot be made in an index. Global investing involves special risks including currency risk, political risks, increased volatility of foreign securities, and differences in auditing and other financial standards. VA Fund Shares are available exclusively as a funding vehicle for life insurance companies writing variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts. * Not A Deposit * Not FDIC Insured * Not Insured By Any Government Agency * No Bank Guarantee * May Lose Value Edgewood Services, Inc. is the distributor of the funds, and is not affiliated with The Huntington National Bank. Huntington Asset Advisors, Inc. is the Investment Advisor of Huntington Funds.
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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