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  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
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  HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC /MD/
  001-34073
  HUNTINGTON CTR
  41 S HIGH ST HC0917
  COLUMBUS
  OH
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  Wasserman Zachary Jacob
  Officer
  Common
  Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
  900 Salem Street
  Smithfield
  RI
  02917
  59061
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  1456811621
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  NASDAQ
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  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
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  03/01/2025
  Compensation
  Common
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  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
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  Issuer
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  Issuer
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  Columbus
  OH
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