Shearman & Sterling represented Goldman, Sachs & Co., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and The Huntington Investment Company as the joint bookrunning managers in connection with a registered offering by Huntington Bancshares Incorporated of $400 million aggregate principal amount of its 2.60% Senior Notes due 2018. Shearman & Sterling also represented the underwriters in connection with a concurrent 3(a)(2) offering by The Huntington National Bank, a subsidiary of Huntington Bancshares Incorporated, of $350 million aggregate principal amount of its 1.35% Senior Notes due 2016. The proceeds from the offerings will be used for general corporate purposes.
Huntington Bancshares Incorporated is a regional bank holding company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. The bank, founded in 1866, and its subsidiaries provide full-service commercial, small business, and consumer banking services; mortgage banking services; treasury management and foreign exchange services; equipment leasing; wealth and investment management services; trust services; brokerage services; customized insurance brokerage and service programs; and other financial products and services. Through automotive dealership relationships within its six-state banking franchise area and selected other Midwest and New England states, the bank also provides commercial banking services to the automotive dealers and retail automobile financing for dealer customers.
The following Shearman & Sterling lawyers advised the underwriters in these transactions: partners Lisa Jacobs (New York-Capital Markets), Larry Crouch (Palo Alto-Tax), Donald Lamson (Washington, DC-Financial Institutions Advisory & Financial Regulatory), and Russell Sacks (New York-Financial Institutions Advisory & Financial Regulatory) and associates Christine Kim (New York-Capital Markets), James Cotton (New York-Capital Markets), Elizabeth Fluke (New York-Corporate), Joe Tucci (Palo Alto-Tax), Sylvia Favretto (Washington, DC-Financial Institutions Advisory & Financial Regulatory), James Campbell (London-Financial Institutions Advisory & Financial Regulatory), and Kerry Neligan (New York-Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits).
