HUNTINGTON PREFERRED CAPITAL INC (Form: 10-K)

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

(Mark One)


þ		Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007


o		Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Commission file Number 000-33243

Huntington Preferred Capital, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Ohio		31-1356967
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


41 S. High Street, Columbus, OH		43287
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (614) 480-8300

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

Noncumulative Exchangeable Preferred Securities, Class C (Liquidation Amount $25.00 each)
(Title of class)

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Exchange Act. o Yes þ No

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act. o Yes þ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. þ Yes o No

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer o Accelerated filer o Non-accelerated filer þ Smaller reporting company o

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). o Yes þ No

All common stock is held by affiliates of the registrant as of December 31, 2007. As of February 29, 2008, 14,000,000 shares of common stock without par value were outstanding. The aggregate market value of the common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of the close of business on June 30, 2007: $0.00

Documents Incorporated By Reference

Part III of this Form 10-K incorporates by reference certain information from the registrant’s definitive Information Statement for the 2008 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting.

HUNTINGTON PREFERRED CAPITAL, INC.

INDEX


Part I.
Item 1. Business			3

Item 1A. Risk Factors			11

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments			16

Item 2. Properties			16

Item 3. Legal Proceedings			16

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders			16

Part II.
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters, and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities			16

Item 6. Selected Financial Data			17

Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations			18

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk			30

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data			30

Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure			47

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures			47

Item 9A(T). Controls and Procedures			47

Item 9B. Other Information			47

Part III.
Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers and Corporate Governance			47

Item 11. Executive Compensation			47

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters			48

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence			48

Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services			48

Part IV.
Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules			48

Signatures			49

Exhibits
EX-12.1
EX-24.1
EX-31.1
EX-31.2
EX-32.1
EX-32.2
EX-99.1

Huntington Preferred Capital, Inc.

Part I

Item 1: Business

General

Huntington Preferred Capital, Inc. (HPCI) was organized under Ohio law in 1992 and designated as a real estate investment trust (REIT) in 1998. Four related parties own HPCI’s common stock: Huntington Capital Financing LLC (HCF); Huntington Preferred Capital II, Inc. (HPCII); Huntington Preferred Capital Holdings, Inc. (Holdings); and Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (Huntington). During 2007, HPCI had one subsidiary, HPCLI, Inc. (HPCLI), a taxable REIT subsidiary formed in March 2001 for the purpose of holding certain assets (primarily leasehold improvements). On December 31, 2007, HPCI paid common stock dividends consisting of cash and the stock of HPCLI to the HPCI common stock shareholders. As a result, HPCLI became a wholly owned subsidiary of Holdings. HCF, HPCII, and Holdings are direct or indirect subsidiaries of The Huntington National Bank (the Bank), a national banking association organized under the laws of the United States and headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. The Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of Huntington. Huntington is a multi-state diversified financial holding company organized under Maryland law and headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. At December 31, 2007, the Bank, on a consolidated basis with its subsidiaries, accounted for 99% of Huntington’s (on a consolidated basis) total assets and, for the twelve months ended December 31, 2007, accounted for 84% of Huntington’s net income. Thus, consolidated financial statements for the Bank and for Huntington were substantially the same for these periods. HPCI’s principal business objective is to acquire, hold, and manage mortgage assets and other authorized investments that will generate net income for distribution to its shareholders. The following chart outlines the relationship among affiliates at January 1, 2008:

General Description of Assets

The Internal Revenue Code requires a REIT to invest at least 75% of the total value of its assets in real estate assets, which includes residential real estate loans and commercial real estate loans, including participation interests in residential or commercial real estate loans, mortgage-backed securities eligible to be held by REITs, cash, cash equivalents which includes receivables, government securities, and other real estate assets (REIT Qualified Assets). HPCI must satisfy other asset and income tests in order to remain qualified as a REIT. In addition, HPCI must satisfy other tests in order to maintain its exemption from the registration requirements of the Investment Company Act. Additional information regarding these tests is set forth in the “Qualification Tests” section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in Part II, Item 7 of this report.

Commercial and Commercial Real Estate Loans

HPCI owns participation interests in unsecured commercial loans and commercial loans secured by non-real property such as industrial equipment, livestock, furniture and fixtures, and inventory. Participation interests acquired in commercial real estate loans are secured by real property such as office buildings, multi-family properties of five units or more, 1-4 family residences, industrial, warehouse, and self-storage properties, office and industrial condominiums, retail space, strip shopping centers, mixed use commercial properties, mobile home parks, nursing homes, hotels and motels, churches, and farms. Commercial and commercial real estate loans may not be fully amortizing. This means that the loans may have a significant principal balance or “balloon” payment due on maturity. Additionally, there is no requirement regarding the percentage of any commercial or commercial real estate property that must be leased at the time HPCI acquires a participation interest in a commercial or commercial real estate loan secured by such property nor are commercial loans required to have third party guarantees.

The credit quality of a commercial or commercial real estate loan may depend on, among other factors, the existence and structure of underlying leases; the physical condition of the property, including whether any maintenance has been deferred; the creditworthiness of tenants; the historical and anticipated level of vacancies; rents on the property and on other comparable properties located in the same region; potential or existing environmental risks; the availability of credit to refinance the loan at or prior to maturity; and the local and regional economic climate in general. Foreclosures of defaulted commercial or commercial real estate loans generally are subject to a number of complicating factors, including environmental considerations, which are not generally present in foreclosures of residential real estate loans.

At December 31, 2007, $2.8 billion, or 89.4%, of the commercial and commercial real estate loans underlying HPCI’s participation interests in such loans were secured by a first mortgage or first lien and most bear variable or floating interest rates. The remaining balance is comprised of $0.1 billion of second, third, and fourth mortgages, and $0.2 billion of loans secured by non-real property.

Consumer Loans and Residential Real Estate Loans

HPCI owns participation interests in consumer loans primarily secured by a first or junior mortgage on the borrower’s primary residence. Many of these mortgage loans were made for reasons such as home improvements, acquisition of furniture and fixtures, or debt consolidation. These loans are predominately repaid on an installment basis and income is accrued based on the outstanding balance of the loan over original terms that range from 6 to 360 months. Of the loans underlying the consumer loan participations, most bear interest at fixed rates. Huntington does not originate consumer loans that allow negative amortization, or have a loan-to-value ratio at origination greater than 100%.

HPCI also owns participation interests in adjustable rate, fixed rate, conforming, and nonconforming residential real estate loans. Conforming residential real estate loans comply with the requirements for inclusion in a loan guarantee or purchase program sponsored by either the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC) or Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA). A majority of the nonconforming residential real estate loans underlying the participation interests acquired by HPCI to date are nonconforming because they have original principal balances which exceeded the requirements for FHLMC or FNMA programs, the original terms are shorter than the minimum requirements for FHLMC or FNMA programs at the time of origination, or generally because they vary in certain other respects from the requirements of such programs other than the requirements relating to creditworthiness of the mortgagors. Huntington does not originate residential mortgage loans that (a) allow negative amortization, (b) have loan-to-value ratio at origination greater than 100%, or (c) are “option ARMs.”

Each residential real estate loan is evidenced by a promissory note secured by a mortgage or deed of trust or other similar security instrument creating a first or second lien on single-family residential properties. Residential real estate properties underlying residential real estate loans consist of individual dwelling units, individual condominium units, two- to four-family dwelling units, and townhouses.

Geographic Distribution

The following table shows the geographic location of borrowers underlying HPCI’s loan participations at December 31, 2007:

Table 1 — Total Loan Participation Interests by Geographic Location of Borrower


(in thousands)					Percentage by
			Aggregate		Aggregate
	Number		Principal		Principal
State	of Loans		Balance		Balance

Ohio		17,202	$	2,347,295		54.0	%
Michigan		9,121		1,048,214		24.2
Indiana		2,205		366,667		8.5
Kentucky		1,726		215,028		5.0

		30,254		3,977,204		91.7
All other locations		325		361,835		8.3

Total loan participation interests		30,579	$	4,339,039		100.0	%

Dividend Policy and Restrictions

HPCI expects to pay an aggregate amount of dividends with respect to the outstanding shares of its capital stock equal to substantially all of its REIT taxable income, which excludes capital gains. In order to remain qualified as a REIT, HPCI must distribute annually at least 90% of its REIT taxable income to shareholders. Dividends are declared at the discretion of the board of directors after considering its distributable funds, financial condition, and capital needs, the impact of current and pending legislation and regulations, economic conditions, tax considerations, its continued qualification as a REIT, and other factors. Although there can be no assurances, HPCI expects that both its cash available for distribution and its REIT taxable income will be in excess of amounts needed to pay dividends on the preferred securities in the foreseeable future because substantially all of HPCI’s real estate assets and other authorized investments are interest-bearing; all outstanding preferred securities represent, in the aggregate, only approximately 18% of HPCI’s capitalization; and HPCI does not anticipate incurring any indebtedness other than permitted indebtedness, which includes acting as a co-borrower or guarantor of certain obligations of the Bank. HPCI’s board has limited any such pledges to 25% of HPCI’s assets. In addition, HPCI expects its interest-earning assets will continue to exceed the liquidation preference of its preferred securities. For further discussion regarding co-borrower and guarantor obligations, see “Commitments and Contingencies” in the Notes to Financial Statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this report.

Payment of dividends on the preferred securities could also be subject to regulatory limitations if the Bank fails to be “adequately capitalized” for purposes of regulations issued by The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). The Bank currently intends to maintain its capital ratios in excess of the “well-capitalized” levels under these regulations. However, there can be no assurance that the Bank will be able to maintain its capital in excess of the “well-capitalized” levels. At December 31, 2007, Total Risk-Based Capital for the Bank totaled $4.7 billion and would have to be reduced by more than $991.7 million to fall below “adequately capitalized minimums”. Capital ratios for the Bank as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 are as follows:

Table 2 — Capital Ratios for the Bank


	“Well-			“Adequately-
	Capitalized			Capitalized			December 31,
	Minimums”			Minimums”			2007			2006

Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital		6.00	%		4.00	%		6.64	%		6.47	%
Total Risk-Based Capital		10.00			8.00			10.17			10.44
Tier 1 Leverage Ratio		5.00			4.00			5.99			5.81

Regulatory approval is required prior to the Bank’s declaration of any dividends in excess of available retained earnings. The amount of dividends that may be declared without regulatory approval is further limited to the sum of net income for the current year and retained net income for the preceding two years, less any required transfers to surplus or common stock. Due to a significant loss that the Bank incurred in the fourth quarter of 2007, at December 31, 2007, the Bank could not declare or pay dividends without regulatory approval. As a subsidiary of the Bank, HPCI is also restricted from declaring or paying dividends without regulatory approval. The OCC has approved the payment of HPCI’s first quarter 2008 dividends on its preferred securities. While management intends to request approval for any future dividend if such approval is required, there can be no assurance that the OCC will approve future dividends.

Conflict of Interests and Related Policies

As of December 31, 2007, the Bank continued to control 98.6% of the voting power of HPCI’s outstanding securities. Accordingly, the Bank expects to continue to have the right to elect all of HPCI’s directors, including its independent directors, unless HPCI fails to pay dividends on its Class C and Class D preferred securities. In addition, all of HPCI’s officers and six of its nine directors are also officers of Huntington or the Bank. Because of the nature of HPCI’s relationship with Holdings, HPCII, HCF, and the Bank, conflicts of interest have arisen and may arise in the future with respect to certain transactions, including without limitation, HPCI’s acquisition of assets from the Bank or Holdings, HPCI’s disposition of assets to the Bank or Holdings, servicing of the loans underlying HPCI’s participation interests, particularly with respect to loans placed on nonaccrual status, as well as the modification of the participation and subparticipation agreements. Any future modification of these agreements will require the approval of a majority of HPCI’s independent directors. HPCI’s board of directors also has broad discretion to revise its investment and operating strategy without shareholder approval.

It is the intention of HPCI, Holdings, and the Bank that any agreements and transactions between them and/or their affiliates be fair to all parties and consistent with market terms for such types of transactions. The requirement in HPCI’s articles of incorporation that certain actions be approved by a majority of HPCI’s independent directors also is intended to ensure fair dealings among HPCI, Holdings, the Bank and their respective affiliates. HPCI’s independent directors serve on its audit committee and review material agreements among HPCI, Holdings, the Bank, and their respective affiliates. HPCI’s independent directors have approved an agreement with the Bank with respect to the pledge of HPCI’s assets to collaterize the Bank’s borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) as more described in the Risk Factors section of this report.

There are no provisions in HPCI’s articles of incorporation limiting any of its officers, directors, shareholders, or affiliates from having any direct or indirect financial interest in any asset to be acquired or disposed of by HPCI or in any transaction in which it has an interest or from engaging in acquiring, holding, and managing its assets. It is expected that the Bank will have direct interests in transactions with HPCI including, without limitation, the sale of assets to HPCI. At December 31, 2007, there were no direct or indirect financial interests in any asset of HPCI by any of its officers or directors.

Other Management Policies and Programs

General

In administering HPCI’s participation interests and other authorized investments, the Bank has a high degree of autonomy. HPCI has policies to guide its administration with respect to the Bank’s underwriting standards, the acquisition and disposition of assets, credit risk management, and certain other activities. These policies, which are discussed below, may be amended or revised from time to time at the discretion of HPCI’s board of directors, subject in certain circumstances, to the approval of a majority of HPCI’s independent directors, but without a vote of its shareholders.

Underwriting Standards

The Bank has represented to Holdings, and Holdings has represented to HPCI, that the loans underlying HPCI’s participation interests were originated in accordance with underwriting policies customarily employed by the Bank during the period in which the loans were originated. The Bank emphasizes “in-market” lending which means lending to borrowers that are located where the Bank or its affiliates have branches or loan origination offices.

Some of the loans, however, were acquired by the Bank in connection with the acquisition of other financial institutions. Most recently, Huntington completed its acquisition of Sky Financial Group, Inc (Sky Financial) on July, 1, 2007. At the time of the acquisition, no Sky Financial loans were participated to HPCI. Upon renewal, the loans originally underwritten by Sky Financial are subject to participation to HPCI without always being subject to the Bank’s underwriting policies. Even though the Bank did not and does not warrant the underwriting standards of any acquired institution, the Bank found Sky Financial’s underwriting standards to be acceptable at the time of acquisition. As a result of the Sky Financial acquisition, Huntington has a significant loan relationship with Franklin Credit Management Corporation (Franklin). No Franklin loans have been participated to HPCI.

Asset Acquisition and Disposition Policies

It is HPCI’s policy to purchase from the Bank participation interests generally in loans that:

	•		are performing, meaning they have no more than two payments past due;

	•		are in accruing status;

	•		are not made to related parties of HPCI, Huntington, or the Bank;

	•		are secured by real property such that they are REIT qualifying; and

	•		have not been previously sold, securitized, or charged-off either in whole or in part.

HPCI’s policy also allows for investment in assets that are not REIT-Qualified Assets up to but not exceeding the statutory limitations imposed on organizations that qualify as REITs. In the past, Holdings has purchased from the Bank and sold to HPCI participation interests in loans not secured by real property because of available proceeds from loan repayments and pay-offs. Management, under this policy, also has the discretion to purchase other assets to maximize its return to shareholders.

It is anticipated that from time to time HPCI will receive participation interests in additional real estate loans from the Bank on a basis consistent with secondary market standards pursuant to the loan participation and subparticipation agreements, out of proceeds received in connection with the repayment or disposition of loan participation interests in HPCI’s portfolio. Although HPCI is permitted to do so, it has no present plans or intentions to purchase loans or loan participation interests from unaffiliated third parties. It is currently anticipated that participation interests in additional loans acquired by HPCI will be of the types described above under the heading “General Description of Assets,” although HPCI is not precluded from purchasing additional types of loans or loan participation interests.

HPCI may continue to acquire from time to time limited amounts of participation interests in loans that are not commercial or residential loans, such as automobile loans and equipment loans, or other authorized investments. Although currently there is no intention to acquire any mortgage-backed securities representing interests in or obligations backed by pools of mortgage loans that will be secured by single-family residential, multi-family, or commercial real estate properties located throughout the United States, HPCI is not restricted from doing so. HPCI does not intend to acquire any interest-only or principal-only mortgage-backed securities. HPCI also will not be precluded from investing in mortgage-backed securities when the Bank is the sponsor or issuer. At December 31, 2007, HPCI did not hold any mortgage-backed securities.

HPCI currently anticipates that it will not acquire the right to service any loan underlying a participation interest that it acquires in the future and that the Bank will act as servicer of any such additional loans. HPCI anticipates that any servicing

arrangement that it enters into in the future with the Bank will contain fees and other terms that would be substantially equivalent to or more favorable to HPCI than those that would be contained in servicing arrangements entered into with third parties unaffiliated with HPCI.

HPCI’s policy is not to acquire any participation interest in any commercial real estate loan that constitutes more than 5.0% of the total book value of HPCI’s real estate assets at the time of acquisition. In addition, HPCI’s policy prohibits the retention of any loan or any interest in a loan other than an interest resulting from the acquisition of mortgage-backed securities, which loan is collateralized by real estate located in West Virginia or that is made to a municipality or other tax-exempt entity.

HPCI’s policy is to reinvest the proceeds of its assets in other interest-earning assets such that its Funds from Operations (FFO), which represents cash flows from operations, over any period of four fiscal quarters will be anticipated to equal or exceed 150% of the amount that would be required to pay annual dividends on the Class A, Class C, and Class D preferred securities, except as may be necessary to maintain its status as a REIT. FFO is equal to net cash provided by operating activities as reflected in HPCI’s consolidated statement of cash flows. For each of the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006, and 2005, HPCI’s FFO were $321.2 million, $325.9 million, and $274.3 million, respectively. These significantly exceeded the minimum requirement of 150% of dividends on Class A, Class C, and Class D securities of $42.5 million, $41.3 million, and $32.0 million, for the same periods, respectively. HPCI’s articles of incorporation provide that it cannot amend or change this policy with respect to the reinvestment of proceeds without the consent or affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the Class C preferred securities and two thirds of the Class D preferred securities, voting as separate classes.

Credit Risk Management Policies

It is expected that participation interests in each commercial or residential real estate loan acquired in the future will represent a first lien position and will be originated by the Bank, one of its affiliates, or an unaffiliated third party in the ordinary course of its real estate lending activities based on the underwriting standards generally applied by or substantially similar to those applied by the Bank at the time of origination for its own account. It is also expected that all loans will be serviced by or through the Bank pursuant to the participation and subparticipation agreements, which require servicing in conformity with any loan servicing guidelines promulgated by HPCI and, in the case of residential real estate loans, with FNMA and FHLMC guidelines and procedures.

Other Policies

HPCI intends to operate in a manner that will not subject it to regulation under the Investment Company Act. Unless otherwise approved by its board of directors, HPCI does not intend to:

	•		invest in the securities of other issuers for the purpose of exercising control over such issuers;

	•		underwrite securities of other issuers;

	•		actively trade in loans or other investments;

	•		offer securities in exchange for property; or

	•		make loans to third parties, including, its officers, directors, or other affiliates.

The Investment Company Act exempts entities that, directly or through majority-owned subsidiaries, are “primarily engaged in the business of purchasing or otherwise acquiring mortgages and other liens on and interests in real estate” (Qualifying Interests). Under current interpretations by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, in order to qualify for this exemption, HPCI must maintain at least 55% of its assets in Qualifying Interests and also may be required to maintain an additional 25% in Qualifying Interests or other real estate-related assets. The assets that HPCI may acquire therefore may be limited by the provisions of the Investment Company Act. HPCI has established a policy, which it monitors monthly, of limiting authorized investments that are not Qualifying Interests to no more than 20% of the value of its total assets.

HPCI is not prohibited by its Articles of Incorporation from repurchasing its capital securities; however, any such action would be taken only in conformity with applicable federal and state laws and regulations and the requirements for qualifying as a REIT.

HPCI distributes to its shareholders, in accordance with the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, annual reports containing financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and certified by its independent registered public accounting firm. HPCI’s articles of incorporation provide that it

will maintain its status as a reporting company under the Exchange Act for so long as any of the Class C preferred securities are outstanding and held by unaffiliated shareholders.

HPCI currently makes investments and operates its business in such a manner consistent with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code to qualify as a REIT. However, future economic, market, legal, tax, or other considerations may cause its board of directors, subject to approval by a majority of its independent directors, to determine that it is in HPCI’s best interest and the best interest of its shareholders to revoke HPCI’s REIT status. The Internal Revenue Code prohibits HPCI from electing REIT status for the five taxable years following the year of such revocation.

Employees

At December 31, 2007, HPCI had six executive officers and two additional officers, but no employees. Day-to-day activities and the servicing of the loans underlying HPCI’s participation interests are administered by the Bank. All of HPCI’s officers are also officers or employees of Huntington, the Bank, and/or Holdings. HPCI maintains corporate records and audited financial statements that are separate from those of Huntington, the Bank, and Holdings.

Although there are no restrictions or limitations contained in HPCI’s articles of incorporation or bylaws, HPCI does not anticipate that its officers or directors will have any direct or indirect financial interest in any asset to be acquired or disposed of by HPCI or in any transaction in which HPCI has an interest or will engage in acquiring, holding, and managing assets, other than as borrowers or guarantors of loans underlying HPCI’s participation interests, in which case such loans would be on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral on loans, as those prevailing at the time for comparable transaction with others and would not involve more than the normal risk of collectability or present other unfavorable features.

Servicing

The loans underlying HPCI’s participation interests are serviced by the Bank pursuant to the terms of (i) the participation agreement between the Bank and HPCI, (ii) the participation agreement between the Bank and Holdings and the subparticipation agreement between Holdings and HPCI.

The participation and subparticipation agreements require the Bank to service the loans underlying HPCI’s participation interests in a manner substantially the same as for similar work performed by the Bank for transactions on its own behalf. The Bank or its affiliates collect and remit principal and interest payments, maintain perfected collateral positions, and submit and pursue insurance claims. The Bank and its affiliates also provide accounting and reporting services required by HPCI for its participation interests. The Bank may, in accordance with HPCI’s guidelines, dispose of any loans that become classified, are placed in a non-performing status, or are renegotiated due to the financial deterioration of the borrower. The Bank is required to pay all expenses related to the performance of its duties under the participation and subparticipation agreements, including any payment to its affiliates for servicing the loans. The Bank or its affiliates may, in accordance with HPCI’s guidelines, institute foreclosure proceedings, exercise any power of sale contained in any mortgage or deed of trust, obtain a deed in lieu of foreclosure, or otherwise acquire title to a mortgaged property underlying a real estate loan by operation of law or otherwise in accordance with the terms of the participation and subparticipation agreements.

Under the participation and subparticipation agreements, the Bank has the right, in the exercise of its reasonable discretion and in accordance with prudent banking practices, to give consents, waivers, and modifications of the loan documents to the same extent as if the loans were wholly owned by the Bank; provided, however, that the Bank shall not grant or agree to any (i) waiver of any payment default, (ii) extension of the maturity, (iii) reduction of the rate or rates of interest with respect to the loans, (iv) forgiveness or reduction of the principal sum of the loans, (v) increase the lending formula or advance rates, (vi) waiver of any right to elect to foreclose on any loan in default, or (vii) amendment or modification of the financial covenants contained in the loan documents that would make such financial covenants less restrictive with respect to any of the borrowers without the prior written consent of Holdings or HPCI, except that the Bank shall be permitted to grant or agree to any of such consents, waivers, or modifications pursuant to and in accordance with guidelines and limitations provided by Holdings or HPCI to the Bank in writing from time to time.

The Bank has the right to accept payment or prepayment of the whole principal sum and accrued interest in accordance with the terms of the loans, waive prepayment charges in accordance with the Bank’s policy for loans in which no participation interest has been granted, and accept additional security for the loans. No specific term is specified in the participation and subparticipation agreements; the agreements may be terminated by mutual agreement of the parties at any

time, without penalty. Due to the relationship among HPCI, Holdings, and the Bank, it is not anticipated that these agreements will be terminated by any party in the foreseeable future.

The Bank, in its role as servicer under the terms of the loan participation agreements, receives a loan-servicing fee designed as a reimbursement for costs incurred to service the underlying loan. The amount and terms of the fee are determined by mutual agreement of the Bank, Holdings, and HPCI from time to time during the term of the participation and subparticipation agreements. The fees and other terms contained in the servicing arrangements are substantially equivalent to, but may be more favorable to HPCI, than those that would be attained in agreements with unaffiliated third parties. Additional information regarding the servicing fee rates are set forth under the caption “Non-Interest Income and Non-Interest Expense” of Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in Part II, Item 7 of this report.

Competition

Competition that impacts Huntington’s ability to attract new business, particularly in the form of loans secured by real estate, also affects HPCI’s availability to invest in participation interests in such loans. Huntington is impacted by competition in the form of price and service from other banks and financial companies such as savings and loans, credit unions, finance companies, and brokerage firms which is intense in most of the markets served by Huntington and its subsidiaries. Mergers between and the expansion of financial institutions both within and outside Ohio have provided significant competitive pressure in major markets. Since 1995, when federal interstate banking legislation became effective that made it permissible for bank holding companies in any state to acquire banks in any other state, and for banks to establish interstate branches (subject to certain limitations by individual states), actual or potential competition in each of Huntington’s markets has intensified. Internet banking also competes with Huntington’s business.

Segment Reporting

HPCI’s operations consist of acquiring, holding, and managing its participation interests. Accordingly, HPCI only operates in one segment.

Regulatory Matters

HPCI is an indirect subsidiary of the Bank and, therefore, regulatory authorities have the right to examine HPCI and its activities and, under certain circumstances, to impose restrictions on the Bank or HPCI. The Bank is subject to examination and supervision by the OCC. In addition to the impact of federal and state regulation, the Bank is affected significantly by the actions of the Federal Reserve Board as it attempts to control the money supply and credit availability in order to influence the economy.

Available Information

HPCI’s investor information is accessible on Huntington’s Internet website, under the “Investor Relations” link found on Huntington’s homepage at www.huntington.com. HPCI makes available free of charge, its Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, and, if applicable, amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as soon as reasonably practicable after those reports have been electronically filed or submitted to the SEC. These filings are also accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The public may read and copy any materials HPCI files with the SEC at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, DC 20549. The public may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330.

Item 1A: Risk Factors

HPCI is subject to a number of risks, many of which are outside of Management’s control, though Management strives to manage those risks while optimizing returns. In addition to the other information included in this report, readers should carefully consider that the following important factors, among others, could materially impact HPCI’s business, future results of operations, and future cash flows.

Our portfolio of commercial real estate loan participation interests has and will continue to be affected by the on-going correction in residential real estate prices and reduced levels of home sales.

At December 31, 2007, we had $3.1 billion of commercial and commercial real estate loan participation interests, including $0.5 billion of loan participation interests to builders of single family homes. There has been a general slowdown in the housing market across Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and Michigan, reflecting declining prices and excess inventories of houses to be sold, particularly impacting loan participation interest borrowers in our eastern Michigan and northern Ohio markets. As a result, home builders have shown signs of financial deterioration. We expect the home builder market to continue to be volatile and anticipate continued pressure on the home builder segment in the coming months. If the slow down in the housing market continues, we could experience higher charge-offs and delinquencies in this portfolio.

Declines in home values and reduced levels of home sales in our markets could continue to adversely affect us.

We are subject to the effects of any economic downturn. There has been a slowdown in the housing market across Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and Michigan, reflecting declining prices and excess inventories of houses to be sold, particularly in the eastern Michigan and northern Ohio markets. These developments have had, and further declines may continue to have, a negative effect on our financial condition and results of operations. At December 31, 2007, we had participation interests in $1.2 billion of consumer and residential real estate loans, representing 28% of total loans. Continuing declines in home values are likely to lead to higher charge-offs and delinquencies in each of these portfolios.

We rely on the Bank’s credit underwriting standards and on-going process of credit assessment. There can be no assurance that the Bank’s standards and assessments will protect us from significant credit losses on loans underlying its participation interests.

To date, we have purchased, and intend to continue to purchase, all of our participation interests in loans originated by or through the Bank and its affiliates. After we purchase the participation interests, the Bank continues to service the underlying loans. Accordingly, in managing our credit risk, we rely on the Bank’s credit underwriting standards and on-going process of credit assessment. The Bank’s exposure to credit risk is managed through the use of consistent underwriting standards that emphasize “in-market” lending while avoiding highly leveraged transactions as well as excessive industry and other concentrations. The Bank’s credit administration function employs risk management techniques to ensure that underlying loans adhere to corporate policy and problem loans underlying our participation interests are promptly identified. There can be no assurance that the Bank’s credit underwriting standards and its on-going process of credit assessment will protect us from significant credit losses on loans underlying its participation interests.

We have no control over changes in interest rates and such changes could negatively impact our financial condition, results of operations, and ability to pay dividends.

Our income consists primarily of interest and fees on loans underlying its participation interests. At December 31, 2007, 39% of the loans underlying our participation interests, as measured by the aggregate outstanding principal amount, bore interest at fixed rates and the remainder bore interest at adjustable rates. Adjustable-rate loans decrease the risks associated with increases in interest rates but involve other risks. As interest rates rise, the payment by the borrower rises to the extent permitted by the terms of the loan, and the increased payment increases the potential for default. At the same time, the marketability of the underlying property may be adversely affected by higher interest rates. In a declining interest rate environment, there may be an increase in prepayments on the loans underlying our participation interests as the borrowers refinance their mortgages at lower interest rates. Under these circumstances, we may find it more difficult to

acquire additional participation interests with rates sufficient to support the payment of the dividends on the preferred securities. Because the rate at which dividends are required to be paid on the Class A and C preferred securities is fixed, there can be no assurance that a declining interest rate environment would not adversely affect our ability to pay full, or even partial, dividends on our preferred securities.

Bank regulators may limit HPCI’s ability to implement its business plan and may restrict its ability to pay dividends.

Because HPCI is an indirect subsidiary of the Bank, regulatory authorities have the right to examine HPCI and its activities and, under certain circumstances, impose restrictions on the Bank or HPCI. These restrictions could impact HPCI’s ability to conduct its business and could adversely affect its financial condition and results of operations.

If the OCC determines that the Bank’s relationship with HPCI results in an unsafe and unsound banking practice, the OCC and other regulators of the Bank have the authority to restrict HPCI’s ability to transfer assets, restrict its ability to make distributions to shareholders or redeem preferred securities, or require the Bank to sever its relationship with HPCI or divest its ownership in HPCI. Certain of these actions by the OCC would likely result in HPCI’s failure to qualify as a REIT. The payment of dividends on the preferred securities could also be subject to regulatory limitations if the Bank becomes “under-capitalized” for purpose of regulations issued by the OCC, as described under the heading “Dividend Policy and Restrictions” in Item I, part 1 of this report.

Legal and regulatory limitations on the payment of dividends by the Bank could also affect HPCI’s ability to pay dividends to unaffiliated third parties, including the preferred shareholders. Since HPCI, HPCII, HCF, and Holdings are members of the Bank’s consolidated group, payment of common and preferred dividends by the Bank and/or any member of its consolidated group to unaffiliated third parties, including payment of dividends to the shareholders of preferred securities, would require regulatory approval if aggregate dividends on a consolidated basis exceed certain limitations. Regulatory approval is required prior to the Bank’s declaration of any dividends in excess of available retained earnings. The amount of dividends that may be declared without regulatory approval is further limited to the sum of net income for the current year and retained net income for the preceding two years, less any required transfers to surplus or common stock.

Due to a significant loss that the Bank incurred in the fourth quarter of 2007, at December 31, 2007, the Bank could not declare or pay dividends without regulatory approval. As a subsidiary of the Bank, HPCI is also restricted from declaring or paying dividends without regulatory approval. The OCC has approved the payment of HPCI’s first quarter 2008 dividends on its preferred securities. While management intends to request approval for any future dividend if such approval is required, there can be no assurance that the OCC will approve future dividends.

HPCI could suffer adverse tax consequences if it failed to qualify as a REIT.

No assurance can be given that HPCI will be able to continue to operate in such a manner so as to remain qualified as a REIT. Qualification as a REIT involves the application of highly technical and complex tax law provisions for which there are only limited judicial or administrative interpretations and involves the determination of various factual matters and circumstances not entirely within its control. No assurance can be given that new legislation or new regulations, administrative interpretations, or court decisions will not significantly change the tax laws in the future with respect to qualification as a REIT or the federal income tax consequences of such qualification in a way that would materially and adversely affect HPCI’s ability to operate. Any such new legislation, regulation, interpretation, or decision could be the basis of a tax event that would permit HPCI to redeem all or any preferred securities. If HPCI were to fail to qualify as a REIT, the dividends on preferred securities would not be deductible for federal income tax purposes. HPCI would face a tax liability that could consequently result in a reduction in HPCI’s net earnings after taxes. A reduction in net earnings after taxes could adversely affect its ability to add interest-earning assets to its portfolio and pay dividends to its preferred security holders.

If in any taxable year HPCI fails to qualify as a REIT, unless it is entitled to relief under certain statutory provisions, it would also be disqualified from treatment as a REIT for the five taxable years following the year its qualification was lost. As a result, the amount of funds available for distribution to shareholders would be reduced for the year or years involved.

As a REIT, HPCI generally will be required each year to distribute as dividends to its shareholders at least 90% of REIT taxable income, excluding capital gains. Failure to comply with this requirement would result in earnings being subject to tax at regular corporate rates. In addition, HPCI would be subject to a 4% nondeductible excise tax on the amount by which certain distributions considered as paid with respect to any calendar year are less than the sum of 85% of ordinary income for the calendar year, 95% of capital gains for the calendar year, and 100% of undistributed taxable income from prior periods. Qualification as a REIT also involves application of other specific provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. Two specific provisions are an income test and an asset test. At least 75% of HPCI’s gross income, excluding gross income from prohibited transactions, for each taxable year must be derived directly or indirectly from investments relating to real property or mortgages on real property. Additionally, at least 75% of HPCI’s total assets must be represented by real estate assets. At December 31, 2007, HPCI had qualifying income and qualifying assets that exceeded 75%.

Although HPCI currently intends to operate in a manner designed to qualify as a REIT, future economic, market, legal, tax, or other considerations may cause it to determine that it is in its best interests and the best interests of holders of common and preferred securities to revoke the REIT election. As long as any class of preferred securities is outstanding, any such determination may be made without shareholder approval, but will require the approval of a majority of independent directors.

HPCI is dependent, in virtually every phase of its operations, on the diligence and skill of the officers and employees of the Bank, and its relationship with the Bank may create potential conflicts of interest.

The Bank is involved in virtually every aspect of HPCI’s existence. As of December 31, 2007, all of its officers and six of its nine directors are also officers or directors of the Bank and/or its affiliates. Officers that are common with the Bank devote less than a majority of their time to managing HPCI’s business. The Bank has the right to elect all of HPCI’s directors, including independent directors, except under limited circumstances if it fails to pay dividends. The Bank and its affiliates have interests that are not identical to HPCI’s and, therefore, conflicts of interest could arise in the future with respect to transactions between or among the Bank, Holdings, HPCII, HCF, and HPCI.

The Bank administers HPCI’s day-to-day activities under the terms of participation and sub-participation agreements. The parties to these agreements are all affiliated and, accordingly, these agreements were not the result of arms-length negotiations and may be modified at any time in the future. Although the modification of the agreements requires the approval of a majority of independent directors, the Bank, through its control of voting power of HPCI’s outstanding securities, controls the election of all of the directors, including independent directors. Therefore, HPCI cannot assure shareholders modifications to the participation and sub-participation agreements will be on terms as favorable to it as those that could have been obtained from unaffiliated third parties.

Huntington, the owner of all the Bank’s common shares, may have investment goals and strategies that differ from those of the holders of HPCI’s preferred securities. In addition, neither Huntington nor the Bank has a policy addressing the treatment of conflicts regarding new business opportunities. Thus, new business opportunities identified by Huntington or the Bank may be directed to affiliates other than HPCI. HPCI’s board of directors has broad discretion to revise its investment and operating strategy without shareholder approval. The Bank, through its direct and indirect ownership of Holdings’s, HCF, and HPCII’s common stock and their ownership of HPCI’s common stock, controls the election of all of HPCI’s directors, including independent directors. Consequently, HPCI’s investment and operating strategies will largely be directed by Huntington and the Bank.

HPCI is dependent on the diligence and skill of the officers and employees of the Bank for the selection and structuring of the loans underlying its participation interests and other authorized investments. The Bank selected the amount, type, and price of loan participation interests and other assets that were acquired from the Bank and its affiliates. HPCI anticipates that it will continue to acquire all or substantially all of its assets from the Bank or its affiliates for the foreseeable future. Although these acquisitions are made within investment policies, neither HPCI nor the Bank obtained any third-party valuations. HPCI does not intend to do so in the future. Although HPCI has policies to guide the acquisition and disposition of assets, these policies may be revised or exceptions may be approved from time to time at the discretion of the board of directors without a vote of shareholders. Changes in or exceptions made to these policies could permit the acquisition of lower quality assets.

HPCI is dependent on the Bank and others for monitoring and servicing the loans underlying its participation interests. Conflicts could arise as part of such servicing, particularly with respect to loans that are placed on nonaccrual

status. HPCI has no control over the actions of the Bank in pursuing collection of any non-performing assets. HPCI’s ability to make timely payments of dividends on the preferred and common securities will depend in part upon the Bank’s prompt collection efforts on its behalf. HPCI pays substantial servicing fees to the Bank. HPCI incurred servicing fees of $11.1 million in 2007, $10.6 million in 2006, and $11.2 million in 2005.

The Bank may seek to exercise its influence over HPCI’s affairs so as to cause the sale of its assets and their replacement by lesser quality assets acquired from the Bank or elsewhere. This could adversely affect HPCI’s business and its ability to make timely payment of dividends on the preferred and common securities.

HPCI’s assets may be used to guarantee certain of the Bank’s obligations that will have a preference over the holders of HPCI’s preferred securities.

The Bank is eligible to obtain advances from various federal and government-sponsored agencies, such as the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB). Any such agency that makes advances to the Bank where HPCI has acted as a co-borrower or guarantor or has pledged its assets as collateral will have a preference over the holders of HPCI’s preferred securities. These holders would receive their liquidation preference only to the extent there are assets available after satisfaction of HPCI’s indebtedness and other obligations under any such guarantee or pledge, if any. Any such guarantee and/or pledge in connection with the Bank’s advances from the FHLB falls within the definition of Permitted Indebtedness (as defined in HPCI’s articles of incorporation) and, therefore, HPCI is not required to obtain the consent of the holders of its common or preferred securities for any such guarantee and/or pledge.

Currently, HPCI’s assets have been used to collateralize only one such facility. The Bank has a line of credit from the FHLB, limited to $4.8 billion as of December 31, 2007, based on the Bank’s holdings of FHLB stock. As of that same date, the Bank had borrowings of $3.1 billion under the facility.

HPCI has entered into an amended and restated agreement with the Bank with respect to the pledge of HPCI’s assets to collateralize the Bank’s borrowings from the FHLB. The agreement provides that the Bank will not place at risk HPCI’s assets in excess of an aggregate amount or percentage of such assets established from time to time by HPCI’s board of directors, including a majority of HPCI’s independent directors. The pledge limit was established by HPCI’s board at 25% of total assets, or approximately $1.1 billion as of December 31, 2007, as reflected in HPCI’s month-end management report. This pledge limit may be changed in the future by the board of directors, including a majority of HPCI’s independent directors. As of December 31, 2007, HPCI’s total loans pledged consisted of one-to-four family residential mortgage portfolio, which aggregated to $0.9 billion as of that same date. A default by the Bank on its obligations to the FHLB could adversely affect HPCI’s business and its ability to make timely dividend payments on preferred and common securities.

A decline in the Bank’s capital levels may result in HPCI’s preferred securities being subject to a conditional exchange into Bank preferred securities at a time when the Bank’s financial condition is deteriorating. Consequently, the likelihood of dividend payments, as well as the liquidation preference, taxation, voting rights, and liquidity of securities would be negatively impacted.

The OCC, as the primary regulator of the Bank, has the ability to cause the exchange of HPCI’s Class C preferred securities if:

	•		the Bank becomes “undercapitalized;”

	•		the OCC, in its sole discretion, anticipates that the Bank will become “undercapitalized” in the near term; or

	•		the Bank is placed in conservatorship or receivership.

None of the holders of HPCI’s Class C preferred securities, HPCI, or the Bank can require or force such an exchange. In the event of an OCC-directed exchange, each holder of HPCI’s Class C preferred securities would receive a Class C preferred security from the Bank for each Class C preferred security of HPCI. This would represent an investment in the Bank and not in HPCI. Under these circumstances, there would likely be a significant loss associated with this investment. Also, since preferred shareholders of HPCI would become preferred shareholders of the Bank at a time when the Bank’s financial condition has deteriorated, it is unlikely that the Bank would be in a financial position to make any dividend payments on the Bank’s preferred securities.

In the event of a liquidation of the Bank, the claims of depositors and creditors of the Bank are entitled to priority in payment over the claims of holders of equity interests, such as the Bank preferred securities, and, therefore, preferred shareholders likely would receive substantially less than would have been received had the preferred securities not been exchanged for Bank preferred securities.

The exchange of the preferred securities for Bank preferred securities would most likely be a taxable event to shareholders under the Internal Revenue Code and, in that event, shareholders would incur a gain or loss, as the case may be, measured by the difference between the basis in the preferred securities and the fair market value of the Bank preferred securities received in the exchange.

Although the terms of the Bank preferred securities are substantially similar to the terms of HPCI’s preferred securities, there are differences, such as the Bank preferred securities do not have any voting rights or any right to elect independent directors if dividends are missed. In addition, the Bank preferred securities will not be listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market or any exchange and a market for them may never develop.

The Bank would be considered to be “undercapitalized” if: its Tier 1 risk-based capital (“RBC”) ratio is below 4%, its Total RBC ratio is below 8% or its Tier 1 leverage ratio is below 4%. The Bank currently intends to maintain its capital ratios in excess of the levels it needs to be considered to be “well-capitalized” under regulations issued by the OCC. These guidelines, as well as the Bank’s regulatory capital ratios for December 31, 2007, are discussed in table 2 of Item I, Part 1 of this report.

The Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of Huntington. Huntington is a one-bank holding company which files annual, quarterly, and current reports, proxy statements, and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act). The financial statements of the Bank and Huntington are substantially the same and thus current or future holders of HPCI’s preferred securities can obtain important information on an ongoing basis about the Bank and Huntington by reviewing Huntington’s SEC filings. These filings are available to the public over the Internet at the SEC’s web site at http://www.sec.gov and on the investor relations page of Huntington’s website at http://www.huntington.com. Any document filed by Huntington with the SEC can be read and copied at the SEC’s public reference facilities. Further information on the operation of the public reference facilities can be obtained by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. Copies of these SEC filings can be obtained at prescribed rates by writing to the Public Reference Section of the SEC at 100 F Street N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. In addition, copies of these SEC filings can also be obtained by written request to Investor Relations, Huntington Bancshares Incorporated, 41 South High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43287 or by calling 614-480-4060. Huntington’s financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 are also filed with this report as Exhibit 99.1.

HPCI may redeem the Class C and Class D preferred securities upon the occurrence of certain special events and holders of such securities may receive a redemption amount that is less than the then current market price for the securities.

At any time following the occurrence of certain special events, HPCI will have the right to redeem the Class C and Class D preferred securities in whole, subject to the prior written approval of the OCC. The occurrence of such an event will not, however, give a preferred shareholder any right to request that such Class C or Class D preferred securities be redeemed. A special event includes:

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a tax event which occurs when HPCI receives an opinion of counsel to the effect that, as a result of a judicial decision or administrative pronouncement, ruling, or other action or as a result of certain changes in the tax laws, regulations, or related interpretations, there is a significant risk that dividends with respect to HPCI’s capital stock will not be fully deductible by HPCI or it will be subject to a significant amount of additional taxes or governmental charges;

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an investment company event which occurs when HPCI receives an opinion of counsel to the effect that, as a result of certain changes in the applicable laws, regulations, or related interpretations, there is a significant risk that HPCI will be considered an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940; and

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a regulatory capital event which occurs when, as a result of certain changes in the applicable laws, regulations, or related interpretations, there is a significant risk that HPCI’s Class C preferred securities will no longer constitute Tier 1 capital of the Bank (other than as a result of limitations on the portion of Tier 1 capital that may consist of minority interests in subsidiaries of the Bank).

In the event HPCI redeems its Class C or Class D preferred securities, holders of such securities will be entitled to receive the redemption price of $25.00 per share plus accrued and unpaid dividends on such shares. The redemption price may be significantly lower than the then current market price of the Class C preferred securities.

Item 1B: Unresolved Staff Comments

Not Applicable.

Item 2: Properties

HPCI does not own any material physical property or real estate.

Item 3: Legal Proceedings

HPCI is not the subject of any material litigation. HPCI is not currently involved in nor, to Management’s knowledge, is currently threatened with any material litigation with respect to the loans underlying its participation interests other than routine litigation arising in the ordinary course of business.

Item 4: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

No matters were submitted to a vote of security holders during the period covered by this report.

Part II

Item 5: Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

There is no established public trading market for HPCI’s common stock. As of February 29, 2008, there were four common shareholders of record, all of which are affiliates of the Bank. During 2007, 2006 and 2005, dividends of $266.6 million, $296.3 million and $279.7 million were declared to common shareholders, respectively. These dividends were either accrued or paid by the last business day in each year.

Information regarding restrictions on dividends, as required by this item, is set forth in Part I, Item 1 “Dividend Policy and Restrictions”.

HPCI did not sell any unregistered equity securities during the year ended December 31, 2007. Neither HPCI nor any “affiliated purchaser” (as defined by Rule 10b-18(a)(3) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) repurchased any equity securities of HPCI in any month within the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2007.

Item 6: Selected Financial Data

The table below represents selected financial data relative to HPCI as of and for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, and 2003.

Table 3 — Selected Financial Data


(in thousands)	2007			2006			2005			2004			2003

STATEMENTS OF INCOME:

Interest and fee income	$	324,811		$	331,306		$	302,743		$	262,215		$	274,401
Provision for (reduction in) allowance for credit losses		3,390			(22,041	)		(19,796	)		(31,591	)		(41,219	)
Non-interest income		12,042			7,525			9,391			7,249			6,901
Non-interest expense		15,587			15,322			17,065			16,260			13,886
Net income		316,259			344,237			314,318			284,542			308,539
Dividends declared on preferred securities		49,643			47,944			34,634			20,744			18,911
Net income applicable to common shares		266,616			296,293			279,684			263,798			289,628
Dividends declared on common stock		266,616			296,293			279,684			263,798			289,628

BALANCE SHEET HIGHLIGHTS:

At period end:
Net loan participation interests	$	4,276,764		$	4,048,506		$	4,454,795		$	4,828,127		$	5,218,536
All other assets		189,110			901,230			899,090			845,464			187,442
Total assets		4,465,874			4,949,736			5,353,885			5,673,591			5,405,978
Total shareholders’ equity		4,461,959			4,495,753			4,649,460			5,069,776			5,405,978

Average balances:
Net loan participation interests	$	4,289,099		$	4,349,214		$	4,664,505		$	5,075,815		$	5,027,857
Total assets		4,653,184			4,816,467			5,217,640			5,530,253			5,647,772
Total shareholders’ equity		4,617,576			4,774,542			5,197,654			5,497,479			5,643,692

KEY RATIOS AND STATISTICS:

Yield on interest earning assets		6.98	%		6.94	%		5.84	%		4.74	%		4.77	%
Return on average assets		6.80			7.15			6.02			5.15			5.46
Return on average equity		6.85			7.21			6.05			5.18			5.47
Dividend payout ratio		100.00			100.00			100.00			100.00			100.00
Average shareholders’ equity to average assets