UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 15, 2011
Huntington Bancshares
Incorporated
(Exact name of registrant as
specified in its charter)
| Maryland | 1-34073 | 31-0724920 | ||
| (State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 41 South High Street,
Columbus, Ohio |
43287 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 614-480-8300
| Not Applicable |
| (Former name or former address if changed since last report.) |
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On September 15, 2011, The Huntington National Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Huntington Bancshares Incorporated, sold $1.0 billion of automobile loans and installment sales contracts to Huntington Auto Trust 2011-1, a newly formed statutory trust established by The Huntington National Bank, in a transaction that was accounted for as a sale under generally accepted accounting principles.
Huntington Auto Trust 2011-1 acquired the loans with proceeds of the issuance of $1 billion of asset-backed notes in transactions exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
The Huntington National Bank will service the loans on behalf of Huntington Auto Trust 2011-1.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Huntington Bancshares Incorporated
September 15, 2011
By: /s/ Richard A.
Cheap
Name: Richard A. Cheap
Title: Executive Vice President and
Secretary