Company Press Release

GREGORY FORBES NAMED SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT FOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOR HUNTINGTON ASSET SERVICES, INC.

Columbus, Ohio—Huntington Bank (NASDAQ: HBAN; www.huntington.com) has named Gregory Forbes as Senior Vice President for business development for Huntington Asset Services, Inc. Forbes comes to Huntington with almost 25 years of experience in business development and relationship management to asset servicing prospects and clients. He will focus on expanding market share in servicing larger fund companies and institutional clients. v “Greg Forbes brings to Huntington an extensive background in middle and back office administration and outsourcing that will support the bank’s mission to build strong relationships with our institutional clients, while maximizing revenue growth,” said Joe Rezabek, president of Huntington Asset Services, Inc. “Greg has worked with some of the most sophisticated asset managers on large and complex asset servicing deals. We will leverage this valuable experience in Huntington Asset Services, Inc. as we continue to fortify our servicing reputation throughout the investment industry.”

Prior to joining Huntington, Forbes was senior client sales manager for the Securities Funds Services at Citi, where he generated multi-million dollar strategic deals, sold 40 Act mutual fund administration, global custody, securities lending, foreign exchange, and retail and institutional asset management outsourcing services.

Forbes also brings significant consultative sales and relationship management experience from positions he held at BNY Mellon, Wells Fargo and State Street Bank.

He is a graduate of Bentley University, with both a bachelor’s degree in economics and finance, and an MBA, with a concentration in finance.