Unassociated Document
Filed
by
Huntington Bancshares Incorporated
Pursuant
to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933
and
deemed
filed pursuant to Rule 14a-6(b)
of
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Subject
Company: Sky Financial Group, Inc.
(Commission
File No. 333-140897)
On
May 1,
2007, Huntington Bancshares Incorporated included the following comment relating
to the merger in its quarterly letter to shareholders:
Our
shareholder meeting to approve the acquisition of Sky Financial Group, Inc.
has
been set for May 30, 2007. Detailed information on this is being mailed to
Huntington shareholders of record as of March 15, 2007. Much merger integration
preparation is underway. Consistent with our announcement last December, we
remain highly confident that the merger will generate significant value for
shareholders.
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Additional
Information About the Huntington and Sky Financial Group Merger and Where to
Find It
In
connection with the proposed merger of Huntington Bancshares Incorporated and
Sky Financial Group, Huntington and Sky Financial will be filing relevant
documents concerning the transaction with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. On April 19, 2007, Huntington filed Amendment No. 2 to the
registration statement on Form S-4 with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
which includes the final proxy statement/prospectus. Stockholders are able
to obtain a free copy of the proxy statement/prospectus, as well as other
filings containing information about Huntington and Sky Financial, at the
Securities and Exchange Commission’s internet site (http://www.sec.gov). Copies
of the proxy statement/prospectus and the filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission that are incorporated by reference in the proxy
statement/prospectus can also be obtained, without charge, by directing a
request to Huntington, Huntington Center, 41 South High Street, Columbus, Ohio
43287, Attention: Investor Relations, 614-480-4060, or Sky Financial, 221 South
Church Street, Bowling Green, Ohio, 43402. The final proxy statement/prospectus
has been mailed to stockholders of Huntington and Sky Financial.
Stockholders
are urged to read the proxy statement/prospectus, and other relevant documents
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding the proposed
transaction when they become available, because they will contain important
information.
The
directors and executive officers of Huntington and Sky Financial and other
persons may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in
respect of the proposed merger. Information regarding Huntington’s directors and
executive officers is available in its proxy statement included in the
registration statement filed with the SEC by Huntington on April 19, 2007.
Information regarding Sky Financial’s directors and executive officers is
available in its proxy statement filed with the SEC by Sky Financial on February
23, 2006. Other information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation
and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings
or otherwise, are contained in the proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant
materials to be filed with the SEC when they become available.