Company: FITBI
Filing Date: 2025-10-09
Form Type: 425
Source: 0001193125-25-234729
Chunk: 34

Company: FIFTH THIRD BANCORP
Filing Date: 2025-10-09
Form: 425
Chunk 34
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 filings and notices, as applicable, with the Texas Department of Banking, and approval of such applications, filings and notices, (iv) the filing of
any required applications, filings or notices listed on of the Comerica Disclosure Schedule or of the Fifth Third Disclosure Schedule and approval or non-objection, as applicable, of such applications, filings and notices, (v) the filing of any required applications, filings or notices with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
(“”) and approval of such applications, filings and notices, (vi) the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “”) of a joint proxy statement in definitive form relating to the
meetings of Comerica’s stockholders and Fifth Third’s shareholders to be held in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (including any amendments or supplements thereto, the “”), and the registration statement on Form S-4 in which the Joint Proxy Statement will be included as a prospectus, to be filed with the SEC by Fifth Third in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “”) and the declaration by the SEC of the effectiveness of the S-4, (vii) the filing of the First
Step Certificates of Merger and the Second Step Merger Certificates with the Delaware Secretary and the Ohio Secretary, as applicable, the filing of the Bank Merger Certificates with the applicable Governmental Entities as required by applicable law
and (viii) such filings and approvals as are required to be made or obtained under the securities or “Blue Sky” laws of various states in connection with the issuance of the shares of Fifth Third Common Stock and New Fifth Third
Preferred Stock (and, in the case of the New Fifth Third Preferred Stock, depositary shares in respect thereof) pursuant to this Agreement, no consents or approvals of or filings or registrations with any court, administrative agency or commission
or other governmental or regulatory authority or instrumentality or self-regulatory organization (an “” and, each of the preceding, a “”) are necessary in connection with (x) the
execution and delivery by Comerica and Comerica Holdings of this Agreement or (y) the consummation by Comerica and Comerica Holdings of the Mergers and the other transactions contemplated hereby (including the Bank Merger). As of the date
hereof, neither Comerica nor Comerica Holdings is aware of any reason why any of the necessary regulatory approvals and consents will not be received to permit consumm