Company: FITBI
Filing Date: 2025-10-09
Form Type: 425
Source: 0001193125-25-234729
Chunk: 18

Company: FIFTH THIRD BANCORP
Filing Date: 2025-10-09
Form: 425
Chunk 18
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, Compensation and Nominating Committee of the Comerica Board of Directors prior to the Effective Time in good faith) immediately
prior to the Effective Time multipliedby (B) the Exchange Ratio. For the avoidance of doubt, any amounts relating to dividend equivalent payments with respect to any Comerica PSU Award that are accrued but unpaid as of the Effective
Time will carry over with respect to the Assumed RSU Award and will be paid in accordance with the terms and conditions as were applicable to such Comerica PSU Award immediately prior to the Effective Time.

(e) . Each outstanding award of deferred stock units in respect of shares Comerica Common Shares
deferred or issuable under the Amended and Restated Comerica Incorporated Common Stock Non-Employee Director Fee Deferral Plan or 1999 Comerica Incorporated Amended and Restated Common Stock Deferred Incentive
Award Plan (each, a “”) that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall, as of the Effective Time, automatically and without any action on the part of the holder thereof, fully vest and any
restrictions thereon shall lapse and be converted into a Fifth Third deferred share unit award (an “”, together with the Assumed Options, Assumed RSU Awards, the “”) on the terms
and conditions under the applicable plan, award agreement and deferral election in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, with respect to a number of shares of Fifth Third Common Stock (rounded up to the nearest whole number of shares)
equal to the product of (i) the number of shares Comerica Common Stock subject to such Comerica DSU Award immediately prior to the Effective Time multipliedby (ii) the Exchange Ratio.

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(f) . Upon the Effective Time, Fifth Third shall file a
post-effective amendment to the S-4 or an effective registration statement on Form S-8 with respect to the Assumed Awards. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
this Section 1.6, with respect to a Comerica Equity Award (as defined below) that constitutes “deferred compensation” for purposes of Section 409A of the Code, the shares of Fifth Third Common Stock and/or payments in respect
thereof shall be settled or paid in a manner that will not result in the application of additional Taxes or penalties under Section 409A of the Code.

(g) . At or prior to the Effective Time, the Comerica Board of Directors or the appropriate committee thereof shall
adopt any resolutions that