Company: FITBI
Filing Date: 2025-11-05
Form Type: S-4
Source: 0001193125-25-267273
Chunk: 310

Company: FIFTH THIRD BANCORP
Filing Date: 2025-11-05
Form: S-4
Chunk 310
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 described below, to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (including the Mergers) have been
duly and validly approved by the Boards of Directors of Fifth Third and Fifth Third Intermediary. The Board of Directors of Fifth Third has determined that the transactions contemplated hereby (including the Mergers and the issuance of shares of
Fifth Third Common Stock in the Merger (the “”)), on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, are advisable and in the best interests of Fifth Third and its shareholders, has adopted and approved this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (including the Mergers and the Stock Issuance), and has directed that the Stock Issuance be submitted to Fifth Third’s shareholders for approval at a meeting of such shareholders and has
adopted a resolution to the foregoing effect. Except for (i) the approval of the Stock Issuance by the affirmative vote of the majority of the voting power of Fifth Third (the “”), (ii) the
approval and adoption of the Bank Merger Agreement by the board of directors of Fifth Third Bank and Fifth Third Intermediary as Fifth Third Bank’s sole shareholder (which will occur promptly following the date hereof) and (iii) the
adoption of this Agreement by Fifth Third as Fifth Third Intermediary’s sole shareholder (which will occur promptly following the execution of this Agreement), no other corporate proceedings on the part of Fifth Third or Fifth Third
Intermediary are necessary to approve this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The Fifth Third Common Stock and Fifth Third Series A, Class B Preferred Stock are the only securities of Fifth Third entitled to vote
in respect of the Requisite Fifth Third Vote. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by each of Fifth Third and Fifth Third Intermediary and (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by Comerica and Comerica
Holdings) constitutes a valid and binding obligation of Fifth Third and Fifth Third Intermediary, enforceable against Fifth Third and Fifth Third Intermediary in accordance with its terms (except in all cases as such enforceability may be limited by
the Enforceability Exceptions).

(b) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Fifth Third and Fifth Third Intermediary, nor
the consummation by Fifth Third and Fifth Third Intermediary of the transactions contemplated hereby (including the Mergers and the Bank