Prospectus excerpt:  500,000 shares of 8.50% Series A Non-Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock. In addition, we have granted the underwriters an option exercisable for 30 days after the date of this prospectus supplement to purchase up to 75,000 additional shares of Preferred Stock to the extent the underwriters sell more than 500,000 shares of Preferred Stock in this offering.

Dividends on the Preferred Stock will be payable quarterly in arrears, when, as and if authorized by our board of directors and declared by us out of legally available funds at an annual rate of 8.50% on the liquidation preference of $1,000 per share.

Dividends on the Preferred Stock will be non-cumulative. If for any reason our board of directors does not authorize and we do not declare full cash dividends on the Preferred Stock for a quarterly dividend period, we will have no obligation to pay any dividends for that period, whether or not our board of directors authorizes and we declare dividends on the Preferred Stock for any subsequent dividend period.

Dividend Payment Dates: January 15, April 15, July 15 and October 15 of each year (or the following business day if such date is not a business day), commencing on July 15, 2008.

Dividend Stopper With certain limited exceptions, if we have not declared and paid or set aside for payment full quarterly dividends on the Preferred Stock for a particular dividend period, we may not declare or pay dividends on, or redeem, purchase or acquire, our common stock or other junior securities during the next succeeding dividend period.

Redemption: The Preferred Stock is not redeemable by us at any time.

Maturity: Perpetual.

Conversion Right: Each share of the Preferred Stock may be converted at any time, at the option of the holder, into 83.6680 shares of our common stock (which reflects an approximate initial conversion price of $11.95 per share of our common stock) plus cash in lieu of fractional shares, subject to anti-dilution adjustments.

If the conversion date is on or prior to the record date for any declared cash dividend on the Preferred Stock for the dividend period in which you elect to convert, you will not receive any declared cash dividends for that dividend period. If the conversion date is after the record date for any declared cash dividend on the Preferred Stock and prior to the corresponding dividend payment date, you will receive that cash dividend on the relevant dividend payment date if you were the holder of record on the record date for that dividend; however, whether or not you were the holder of record on the record date, if you convert after a record date and prior to the related dividend payment date, you must pay to the conversion agent when you convert your shares of the Preferred Stock an amount in cash equal to the full dividend actually paid on such dividend payment date on the shares being converted, unless your shares are being converted as a consequence of a mandatory conversion at our option, a make-whole acquisition or a fundamental change as described below.

Mandatory Conversion at Our Option: On or after April 15, 2013, we may, at our option, at any time or from time to time, cause some or all of the Preferred Stock to be converted into shares of our common stock at the then applicable conversion rate. We may exercise our conversion right if, for 20 trading days within any period of 30 consecutive trading days, including the last trading day of such period, ending on the trading day preceding the date we give notice of mandatory conversion, the closing price of our common stock exceeds 130% of the then applicable conversion price of the Preferred Stock.

Conversion upon Certain Acquisitions: The following provisions will apply if one of the following events occur: a Ùpersonˆ or Ùgroupˆ within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act files a Schedule TO or any schedule, form or report under the Exchange Act disclosing that such person or group has become the direct or indirect ultimate Ùbeneficial owner,ˆ as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, of our common stock representing more than 50% of the voting power of our common stock; or consummation of any consolidation or merger of us or similar transaction or any sale, lease or other transfer in one transaction or a series of transactions of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of us and our subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any person other than one of our subsidiaries, in each case pursuant to which our common stock will be converted into, or receive a distribution of the proceeds in, cash, securities or other property, other than pursuant to a transaction in which the persons that Ùbeneficially ownedˆ (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) directly or indirectly, voting shares immediately prior to such transaction beneficially own, directly or indirectly, voting shares representing a majority of the total voting power of all outstanding classes of voting shares of the continuing or surviving person immediately after the transaction. These transactions are referred to as Ùmake-whole acquisitionsˆ; except that a make-whole acquisition will not be deemed to have occurred if at least 90% of the consideration received by holders of our common stock in the transaction or transactions consists of shares of common stock or American Depositary Receipts in respect of common stock that is traded on a U.S. national securities exchange or that will be so traded when issued or exchanged.

Upon a make-whole acquisition, we will, under certain circumstances, be required to pay a make-whole adjustment in the form of an increase in the conversion rate upon any conversions of the Preferred Stock that occur during the period beginning on the effective date of the make-whole acquisition and ending on the date that is 30 days after the effective date as described herein. The make-whole adjustment will be payable in shares of our common stock or the consideration into which our common stock has been converted or exchanged in connection with the make-whole acquisition.

The amount of the make-whole adjustment, if any, will be based on the stock price and the effective date of the make-whole acquisition. A description of how the make-whole adjustment will be determined and a table showing the make-whole adjustment that would apply at various stock prices and effective dates is set forth under ÙDescription of Preferred Stock ? Conversion upon Fundamental Change.ˆ

Conversion upon Fundamental Change: If the reference price (as defined under ÙDescription of Preferred Stock ? Conversion upon Fundamental Changeˆ) in connection with a fundamental change (as defined under ÙDescription of Preferred Stock ? Conversion upon Fundamental Changeˆ) is less than the applicable conversion price, each share of the Preferred Stock may be converted during the period beginning on the effective date of the fundamental change and ending on the date that is 30 days after the effective date of such fundamental change at an adjusted conversion price equal to the greater of (1) the reference price and (2) $4.98, which is 50% of the closing price of our common stock on the date of this prospectus supplement, subject to adjustment. If the reference price is less than $4.98, holders will receive a maximum of 200.8032 shares of our common stock per share of the Preferred Stock, subject to adjustment, which may result in a holder receiving value that is less than the liquidation preference of the Preferred Stock. In lieu of issuing common stock upon conversion in the event of a fundamental change, we may at our option, and if we obtain any necessary regulatory approval, make a cash payment equal to the reference price for each share of common stock otherwise issuable upon conversion.

See ÙDescription of Preferred Stock ? Conversion upon Fundamental Change.ˆ

Reorganization Events (Including Mergers): The following provisions apply in the event of certain Ùreorganization events,ˆ which include, subject to certain exceptions: any consolidation or merger of us with or into another person in each case pursuant to which our common stock will be converted into cash, securities or other property; any sale, transfer, lease or conveyance to another person of all or substantially all of our property and assets in each case pursuant to which our common stock will receive a distribution of cash, securities or other property; or certain reclassifications of our common stock or statutory exchanges of our securities. Each share of the Preferred Stock outstanding immediately prior to the reorganization events will become convertible at the option of the holders of the Preferred Stock into the kind of securities, cash and other property receivable in the reorganization event by holders of our common stock. See ÙDescription of Preferred Stock ? Reorganization Events.ˆ Anti-Dilution Adjustments: The conversion rate may be adjusted in the event of, among other things: increases in cash dividends on our common stock, dividends or distributions in common stock or other property, certain issuances of stock purchase rights, certain self tender offers or subdivisions, splits and combinations of the common stock. See ÙDescription of Preferred Stock ? Anti-Dilution Adjustments.ˆ

Liquidation Rights Upon our voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up, holders of the Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive, out of our assets that are legally available for distribution to stockholders, before any distribution is made to holders of our common stock or other junior securities, a liquidating distribution in the amount of $1,000 per share of the Preferred Stock plus any declared and unpaid dividends, without accumulation of any undeclared dividends. Distributions will be made pro rata as to the Preferred Stock and any other parity securities and only to the extent of our assets, if any, that are available after satisfaction of all liabilities to creditors. Voting Rights Holders of the Preferred Stock will have no voting rights, except with respect to certain fundamental changes in the terms of the Preferred Stock and certain other matters. In addition, if dividends on the Preferred Stock are not paid in full for six dividend periods, whether consecutive or not, the holders of the Preferred Stock, acting as a class with any other parity securities having similar voting rights, will have the right to elect two directors to our board. The terms of office of these directors will end when we have paid or set aside for payment full quarterly dividends for four consecutive dividend periods. See ÙDescription of Preferred Stock ? Voting Rights.ˆ Ranking: The Preferred Stock will rank, with respect to the payment of dividends and distributions upon liquidation, dissolution or winding-up, senior to our common stock and each other class or series of preferred stock we may issue in the future the terms of which do not expressly provide that it ranks on a parity with or senior to the Preferred Stock as to dividend rights and rights on liquidation, winding-up and dissolution of Huntington Bancshares Incorporated. The Preferred Stock will rank on a parity with each class or series of preferred stock we may issue in the future the terms of which expressly provide that such class or series will rank on a parity with the Preferred Stock as to dividend rights and rights on liquidation, winding up and dissolution of Huntington Bancshares Incorporated.

Preemptive Rights: None. Use of Proceeds We expect to receive net proceeds from the offering of the Preferred Stock of approximately $482.5 million (or approximately $555.25 million, if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares of Preferred Stock in full), after underwriting commissions and expenses. We intend to use the net proceeds of the offering of the Preferred Stock for general corporate purposes, including to increase our liquidity and to increase our capital. The precise amounts and timing of the application of proceeds will depend on the requirements of Huntington and its subsidiaries and affiliates. See ÙUse of Proceeds.ˆ