Company: FITBI
Filing Date: 2025-10-09
Form Type: 425
Source: 0001193125-25-234729
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Company: FIFTH THIRD BANCORP
Filing Date: 2025-10-09
Form: 425
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 Mergers) have been duly and
validly approved by the Board of Directors of Comerica and Comerica Holdings. The Board of Directors of Comerica has determined that the transactions contemplated hereby (including the Mergers), on the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement, are advisable and in the best interests of Comerica and its stockholders, has adopted and approved this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (including the Mergers), and has directed that this Agreement be submitted to
Comerica’s stockholders for adoption at a meeting of such stockholders and has adopted a resolution to the foregoing effect. Except for (i) the adoption of this Agreement by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the votes entitled to
be cast on this Agreement by all shares of Comerica Common Stock entitled to vote on this Agreement (the “”), (ii) the approval and adoption of the Bank Merger Agreement by the boards of directors of
Comerica Bank and Comerica Bank & Trust and by Comerica as the sole shareholder of Comerica Bank and Comerica Holdings as the sole shareholder of Comerica Bank & Trust (each of which will occur promptly following the date hereof)
and (iii) the adoption of this Agreement by Comerica as Comerica Holdings’ sole shareholder (which will occur promptly following the execution of this Agreement), no other corporate proceedings on the part of Comerica or Comerica Holdings
are necessary to approve this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by each of Comerica and Comerica Holdings and (assuming due authorization, execution and
delivery by Fifth Third and Fifth Third Intermediary) constitutes a valid and binding obligation of Comerica and Comerica Holdings, enforceable against Comerica and Comerica Holdings in accordance with its terms (except in all cases as such
enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization or similar laws of general applicability affecting the rights of creditors generally and the availability of equitable remedies (the “”)).

(b) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Comerica and Comerica Holdings nor the consummation
by Comerica and Comerica Holdings of the transactions contemplated hereby (including the Mergers and the Bank Merger), nor compliance by Comerica with any of the terms or provisions hereof, will (i