Company: FITBI
Filing Date: 2025-03-04
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-045653
Chunk: 85

Company: FIFTH THIRD BANCORP
Filing Date: 2025-03-04
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 85
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5 Proxy Statement |     | 93 |

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE ANNUAL MEETING AND VOTING Trust Company, LLC, as depositary, in accordance with instructions received by the depositary from the record holders of the depositary receipts issued with respect to the Series A, Class B Preferred Stock (which we sometimes refer to as depositary shares). Each outstanding depositary share represents 1/40 of a share of Series A, Class B Preferred Stock and, therefore, has the right to instruct the depositary with respect to the voting of 1/40th of the 24 votes to which each share of Series A, Class B Preferred Stock is entitled to vote, which is 0.6 vote for each depositary share. Holders of depositary interests in the Series A, Class B Preferred Stock may not vote directly at the Annual Meeting but should follow the directions given to them as to how to instruct the depositary to vote the Series A, Class B Preferred Stock represented by such holder’s depositary interests, using our proxy card which also serves as voting instructions to the depositary. A failure by the holder of depositary shares to give timely voting instructions to the depositary will result in the Series A, Class B Preferred Stock represented by such holder’s depositary shares not being voted at the Annual Meeting. As of the close of business on February 21, 2025, there were approximately 668,098,917 shares of Fifth Third common stock outstanding and entitled to vote and 200,000 shares (or 8,000,000 depositary shares) of Series A, Class B Preferred Stock outstanding and entitled to vote. The total voting power of all outstanding shares of Series A, Class B Preferred Stock is equal to 4,800,000 votes of our Common Stock, or less than one percent of the total voting power of our outstanding Common Stock. The shares represented by all properly executed proxies that are sent to us will be voted as designated and each not designated will be voted and counted as described below. Each person giving a proxy may revoke it by giving notice to us in writing or in open meeting at any time before it is voted. Fifth Third bears the expense of soliciting proxies. Proxies will be solicited principally by mail, but may also be solicited by our directors, officers, and other regular employees, who will receive no additional compensation therefore in addition to their regular compensation. Brokers and others who hold stock on behalf of others will be asked to send proxy