Company: CMA
Filing Date: 2025-11-25
Form Type: DEFM14A
Source: 0001193125-25-297173
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Company: COMERICA INC
Filing Date: 2025-11-25
Form: DEFM14A
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 the event any such action or suit is threatened or 
 instituted against a spouse to whom a director or officer is legally married at the time the director or officer is covered under the indemnification provided herein, which action or suit arises solely out of such status as the spouse of a director 
 or officer, then the spouse of the director or officer shall be indemnified to the same extent as provided above.                                                                                                                                        
 Such indemnification is subject to any express limitations under applicable law. The determination regarding                                                                                                                                             
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| Fifth Third Bancorp                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |     | Comerica Incorporated                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| the constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued.                                                                                                                                                                                     
 To the extent permitted by Ohio law, expenses incurred by a director in defending any                                                                                                                                                                    
 action, suit or proceeding will be paid by Fifth Third as incurred, in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding, upon receipt by Fifth Third of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director that satisfies the conditions 
 for such advancement under Ohio law.   The rights of indemnification provided in Fifth                                                                                                                                                                   
 Third’s code of regulations are not exclusive of any other rights to which any person seeking indemnification may be entitled to under the articles of incorporation or code of regulations, or any agreement, vote of shareholders or                   
 disinterested directors, or otherwise, both as to action in such person’s official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office.                                                                                              |     | indemnification is appropriate with respect to a person who is a director or officer or the spouse of a director or officer at the time of                                                                                                         
 the determination (a “D&O Claimant”) will be made by independent legal counsel in a written opinion to the board of directors, a copy of which shall be delivered to the D&O Claimant. Such determination may be made with respect to              
 any person other than a D&O Claimant seeking indemnification by Comerica’s chairman, chief executive officer, president, vice chairman or general counsel, or by their designees.                                                                  
 Comerica’s bylaws also permit Comerica to advance or reimburse expenses incurred                                                                                                                                                                   
 by an officer, director or spouse of an officer or director, subject to certain conditions including the receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director, officer or spouse to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that the 
 individual is not entitled to indemnification. The Court of Chancery has exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine all actions