Company: FITBI
Filing Date: 2025-11-05
Form Type: S-4
Source: 0001193125-25-267273
Chunk: 395

Company: FIFTH THIRD BANCORP
Filing Date: 2025-11-05
Form: S-4
Chunk 395
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 so as to adversely affect the powers, preferences, privileges or special rights of the Series M Preferred Stock; provided, that any of the following
will not be deemed to adversely affect such powers, preferences, privileges or special rights:

(1) increases in the amount of the
authorized common stock or, except as provided in Section 5(f)(ii), preferred stock;

(2) increases or decreases in the number of
shares of any series of preferred stock ranking equally with or junior to the Series M Preferred Stock

(3) 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 or junior to the Series M Preferred Stock.

(ii) amend or alter the Articles of Incorporation to authorize or increase the authorized amount of or issue shares of any class or series of
Series M Senior Stock, or reclassify any of the Corporation’s authorized capital stock into any such shares of Series M Senior Stock or issue any obligation or security convertible into or evidencing the right to purchase any such shares of
Series M Senior Stock; or

(iii) consummate a binding share exchange, a reclassification involving the Series M Preferred Stock or a
merger or consolidation of the Corporation with or into another entity; provided, however, that the holders of Series M Preferred Stock shall have no right to vote under this provision or otherwise under Ohio law if in each case:

(1) the Series M Preferred Stock remains outstanding or, in the case of any such merger or consolidation with respect to which the Corporation
is not the surviving or resulting entity, is converted into or exchanged for

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preferred securities of the surviving or resulting entity (or its ultimate parent) that is an entity organized and existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District
of Columbia; and

(2) the Series M Preferred Stock remaining outstanding or the new preferred securities, as the case may be, have such
powers, preferences and special rights as are not materially less favorable to the holders thereof than the powers, preferences and special rights of the Series M Preferred Stock.

The foregoing voting provisions will not apply if, at or prior to the time when the act with respect to which such vote would otherwise be required shall be
effected, all outstanding shares of the Series M Preferred Stock shall have been redeemed or called for redemption in accordance with Section 6 upon proper notice and sufficient funds shall have been set aside by the Corporation for the benefit