Form 8-K

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) March 1, 2005

 

 

HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INCORPORATED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Maryland   0-2525   31-0724920

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

   (Commission File Number)  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

Huntington Center

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.)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On March 1, 2005, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Huntington Bancshares Incorporated determined bonuses for executive officers for 2004 under Huntington’s Management Incentive Plan (“MIP”). The MIP was approved by Huntington’s shareholders in April 2004.

 

Bonuses under the MIP for the year ended December 31, 2004, for the named executive officers are as follows:

 

Name

    Bonus Amount

Thomas E. Hoaglin

    $ 405,000

Ronald C. Baldwin

    $ 329,525

Michael J. McMennamin

    $ 205,538

Richard A. Cheap

    $ 209,700

Daniel B. Benhase

    $ 174,818

Mary W. Navarro

    $ 250,000

 

Additional detail about executive officer bonuses and compensation for 2004 will be included in the Compensation Committee’s Report on Executive Compensation contained in Huntington’s Proxy Statement for its 2005 Annual Meeting of Shareholders which will be filed later in March 2005.

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

Date: March 1, 2005

  

By:

  

/s/ Richard A. Cheap

        Richard A. Cheap, Secretary