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
Chunk 74
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 the future.

(d) Since
January 1, 2023, (i) neither Fifth Third nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of Fifth Third, any director, officer, auditor, accountant or representative of Fifth Third or any of its Subsidiaries, has received or otherwise had or
obtained knowledge of any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim, whether written or oral, regarding the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or methods (including with respect to loan loss reserves, write-downs,
charge-offs and accruals) of Fifth Third or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective internal accounting controls, including any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that Fifth Third or any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in
questionable accounting or auditing practices, and (ii) no employee of or attorney representing Fifth Third or any of its Subsidiaries, whether or not employed by Fifth Third or any of its Subsidiaries, has reported evidence of a material
violation of securities laws or banking laws, breach of fiduciary duty or similar violation by Fifth Third or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents to the Board of Directors of Fifth Third or any
committee thereof or the Board of Directors or similar governing body of any Fifth Third Subsidiary or any committee thereof, or to the knowledge of Fifth Third, to any director or officer of Fifth Third or any Fifth Third Subsidiary.

5.7. . With the exception of the engagement of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, neither Fifth Third
nor any Fifth Third Subsidiary nor any of their respective officers or directors has employed any broker, finder or financial advisor or incurred any liability for any broker’s fees, commissions or finder’s fees in connection with the
Mergers or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Fifth Third has disclosed to Comerica as of the date hereof the engagement letter pursuant to which Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC has been engaged by Fifth Third in connection with
the Mergers and the other transactions contemplated hereunder.

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5.8. .

(a) Since December 31, 2024, there has not been any effect, change, event, circumstance, condition, occurrence or development that has
had or would reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on Fifth Third.

(b) Since