Company: FITBI
Filing Date: 2025-10-09
Form Type: 425
Source: 0001193125-25-234729
Chunk: 100

Company: FIFTH THIRD BANCORP
Filing Date: 2025-10-09
Form: 425
Chunk 100
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ergers, the Bank Mergers and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

7.5. .

(a) Fifth Third shall, or shall cause its applicable Subsidiary to, provide the employees of Comerica and its Subsidiaries as of the Effective
Time (the “”), (A) during the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the earlier of December 31 of the calendar year in which the Closing Date occurs and the Continuing Employee’s
termination of employment, with the following: (i) annual base salary or wages, as applicable, that are no less than the annual base salary or wages in effect for each such Continuing Employee immediately prior to the Effective Time;
(ii) annual cash bonus opportunities that are no less favorable than those in effect for such Continuing Employee immediately prior to the Effective Time; (iii) annual long-term incentive opportunities that are no less favorable than those
in effect for such Continuing Employee immediately prior to the Effective Time; and (iv) employee and fringe benefits (excluding severance (which shall be provided consistent with the last sentence hereof) and retention) that are no less
favorable in the aggregate than those provided to such Continuing Employee immediately prior to the Effective Time and (B) during the period commencing on January 1 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the Closing Date
occurs and ending on the earlier of the first anniversary of the Closing Date and the Continuing Employee’s termination of employment, with the following: (i) annual base salary or wages, as applicable, that are no less than the annual
base salary or wages in effect for each such Continuing Employee immediately prior to the Effective Time; (ii) annual cash bonus opportunities that are no less favorable than those provided to similarly situated employees of Fifth Third;
(iii) annual long-term incentive opportunities that are no less favorable than those provided to similarly situated employees of Fifth Third; and (iv) employee and fringe benefits (excluding severance solely during the period through the
first anniversary of the Closing Date (which shall be provided consistent with the last sentence

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hereof) and retention) that are no less favorable in the aggregate than those provided to similarly situated employees of Fifth Third. Additionally, notwithstanding anything contained herein to
the contrary, Fifth Third agrees to maintain the Comerica Severance Pay Plan (as in effect on the date hereof) for the benefit of the Continuing Employees through the first anniversary of the Closing Date, with the benefits provided thereunder to be