Huntington Bancshares Incorporated - Investor Relations

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- October 19, 2006 -- Huntington Bancshares, Inc. today announced the appointments of Richard Witherow as chief credit officer and Michael Cross as senior lender, effective November 1, 2006.

As chief credit officer Witherow is responsible for portfolio risk management, special assets, credit policy, loan review, technical services, asset based lending audit, floor plan audit and special assets. With Huntington since 2001 when he joined Huntington as a senior vice president and regional credit officer, Witherow currently serves as executive vice president and senior lender. With more than 30 years of industry experience he previously held positions with Bank One and Provident Bank. Witherow earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Franciscan University and a master's degree in finance from Youngstown State University.

Cross, who joined Huntington as senior vice president 2002 to lead the special assets group, will be responsible for the credit approval function in Huntington's commercial and commercial real estate areas. He also previously held positions with Bank of America, Bank One and Red Capital Corporation. Cross earned a bachelor's and master's degree in Finance from the University of Toledo.

"Both Dick and Mike have strong leadership credentials with many years of risk assessment and management experience," said Thomas E. Hoaglin, chairman, president, and CEO. "Since joining Huntington, both have held key credit- related leadership roles. They have made significant contributions in improving our credit quality performance, lowering the risk profile of the company, as well as establishing policies to strengthen our risk underwriting, monitoring, and management capabilities."

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 375 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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