Company: FITBI
Filing Date: 2025-11-05
Form Type: S-4
Source: 0001193125-25-267273
Chunk: 215

Company: FIFTH THIRD BANCORP
Filing Date: 2025-11-05
Form: S-4
Chunk 215
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| • |     | the ability to elect a majority of the directors; or |

| • |     | the ability otherwise to exercise a controlling influence over management and policies. |

A person, other than an individual, that controls Fifth Third for purposes of the BHC Act is subject to regulation and supervision as a bank holding company under the BHC Act. For purposes of the Federal Reserve Board approval requirements described above, shares of stock issued by a single issuer are deemed to be the same class of voting shares, regardless of differences in dividend rights or 142

liquidation preference, if the shares are voted together as a single class on all matters for which the shares have voting rights other than certain matters that affect solely the rights or preferences of the shares. In addition to assessing the number of voting securities owned by an investor, the Federal Reserve Board also likely would assess the voting power associated with an investor’s voting securities when determining what proportion of a class of voting securities is controlled by the investor. Determinations of what constitutes a class of voting securities and calculations of the proportion of a class of voting securities that is controlled by an investor are made by the Federal Reserve pursuant to applicable law, applicable regulations and its practices. The foregoing discussion is not intended to describe all laws, regulations and regulatory practices relevant to federal bank regulatory approval requirements. Merger Moratorium Statute Under the Ohio General Corporation Law The Ohio Revised Code prohibits an issuing public corporation, such as Fifth Third, from engaging in certain transactions with an interested stockholder for a period of three years following the date on which the person became an interested stockholder unless, prior to such date, the directors of the corporation approve either the transaction or the acquisition of shares pursuant to which such person became an interested stockholder. An interested stockholder is any person who is the beneficial owner of a sufficient number of shares to allow such person, directly or indirectly, alone or with others, including affiliates and associates, to exercise or direct the exercise of 10% of the voting power of the corporation in the election of directors. The transactions covered include:

| • |     | any merger, consolidation, combination or majority share acquisition between or involving the corporation or a 
 subsidiary and an interested stockholder or an affiliate or associate of an interested stockholder;            |

| • |     | certain transfers of property, dividends and issuance or transfers of shares, from or by the corporation or a                                                                                                                                       
 subsidiary to, with or for the benefit of an interested stockholder or an affiliate or associate of an interested