Company: FITBI
Filing Date: 2025-11-05
Form Type: S-4
Source: 0001193125-25-267273
Chunk: 238

Company: FIFTH THIRD BANCORP
Filing Date: 2025-11-05
Form: S-4
Chunk 238
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 Third preferred stock and any stock ranking equally with the new Fifth Third
preferred stock participating in the votes described above will be in proportion to the liquidation preference of such share.

Under regulations adopted
by the Federal Reserve, if the holders of any series of preferred stock are or become entitled to vote for the election of directors, such series will be deemed a “class of voting securities” and a

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company holding 25% or more of the series, or 5% or more if it otherwise has the ability to exercise a “controlling influence” over us, may then be subject to regulation as a bank holding company in accordance with the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended. In addition, at the time the series is deemed a class of voting securities,

| • |     | any other bank holding company may be required to obtain the approval of the Federal Reserve (or any successor                         
 bank regulatory authority that may become our applicable federal banking agency) to acquire or retain more than 5% of that series; and |

| • |     | any other persons other than a bank holding company may be required to obtain the                                                                                                        
 non-objection of the Federal Reserve (or any successor bank regulatory authority that may become our applicable federal banking agency) to acquire or retain 10% or more of that series. |

Other Voting Rights So long as any shares of new Fifth Third preferred stock remain outstanding, the affirmative vote or consent of the holders of at least two-thirdsof all outstanding shares of new Fifth Third preferred stock at the time outstanding, voting separately as a class, will be required to:

| • |     | amend, alter or repeal the provisions of Fifth Third’s articles of incorporation or the Fifth Third code of                                                                                                                                             
 regulations, whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise, so as to adversely affect the powers, preferences, privileges or special rights of the new Fifth Third preferred stock, provided, that any of the following will not be deemed to adversely 
 affect such powers, preferences, privileges or special rights:                                                                                                                                                                                          |

| • |     | increases in the amount of the authorized common stock or, except as provided below, preferred stock; |

| • |     | increases or decreases in the number of shares of any series of preferred stock ranking equally with or junior to 
 the new Fifth Third preferred stock; or                                                                           |

| • |     | the authorization, creation and issuance of other classes or series of capital stock (or securities convertible 
 or exchangeable into such capital stock) ranking equally with