Huntington Receives 2003 BISA Award of Excellence

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Huntington Receives 2003 BISA Award of Excellence

    COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Huntington Investment
Company, a division of Huntington Bancshares, Incorporated (Nasdaq: HBAN),
received the 2003 BISA Award of Excellence, which recognizes the Bank
Investment & Insurance Program that demonstrates excellence and leadership
within its peer group and the industry.  Huntington was named the Regional
Bank Program of the Year.
    "Huntington Investment Company is honored to receive this prestigious
industry award," said Rob Comfort, president, Huntington Investment Company.
"We have made great strides since Huntington entered this business almost 10
years ago.  We believe our success -- our ability to serve our clients and to
excel in the business -- is a reflection of the teamwork among all business
lines throughout Huntington."
    Each year the Bank Insurance & Securities Association (BISA) accepts
nominations for top programs in each of three categories: large institutions,
regional institutions and community-based institutions.  The BISA board
evaluates nominees based on criteria such as productivity, marketing
initiatives, integration initiatives, product innovation, education,
compliance initiatives and technology initiatives.
    Huntington Investment Company's success includes nine straight years of
explosive revenue growth.  Huntington Investment Company is represented by
more than 120 full-time registered associates and over 700 licensed platform
associates.  The mission of Huntington Investment Company, part of
Huntington's Private Financial Group, is to make a significant positive impact
on the lives of its clients.  Huntington Investment Company attributes its
winning formula to an integrated delivery system for investments, insurance,
trust, employee benefits and general banking services combined with a
corporate-wide standard of providing "simply the best service."

    About Huntington
    Huntington Bancshares Incorporated is a $30 billion regional bank holding
company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.  Through its affiliated companies,
Huntington has more than 138 years of serving the financial needs of its
customers.  Huntington provides innovative retail and commercial financial
products and services through more than 300 regional banking offices in
Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and West Virginia. Huntington also offers
retail and commercial financial services online at http://www.huntington.com ;
through its technologically advanced, 24-hour telephone bank; and through its
network of nearly 700 ATMs.  Selected financial service activities are also
conducted in other states including: Dealer Sales offices in Florida, Georgia,
Tennessee, Pennsylvania and Arizona; Private Financial Group offices in
Florida; and Mortgage Banking offices in Florida, Maryland and New Jersey.
International banking services are made available through the headquarters
office in Columbus and additional offices located in the Cayman Islands and
Hong Kong.

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http://www.huntington.com
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Huntington Bancshares Incorporated