Company: CMA
Filing Date: 2025-11-25
Form Type: DEFM14A
Source: 0001193125-25-297173
Chunk: 351

Company: COMERICA INC
Filing Date: 2025-11-25
Form: DEFM14A
Chunk 351
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 merger, consolidation,
share exchange, business combination, reorganization, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution or other similar transaction involving a party or its Subsidiaries whose assets, individually or in the aggregate, constitute twenty-five percent (25%)
or more of the consolidated assets of the party.

(b) Nothing contained in this Agreement shall prevent a party or its Board of Directors
from complying with Rule 14d-9 and Rule 14e-2 under the Exchange Act with respect to an Acquisition Proposal; , that such rules will in no way
eliminate or modify the effect that any action pursuant to such rules would otherwise have under this Agreement.

7.14. . Comerica and Fifth Third agree that the initial press release with respect to the execution and delivery of this Agreement shall be a release mutually agreed to by Comerica and Fifth Third. Thereafter, each of the parties agrees
that no public release or announcement or statement concerning this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be issued by any party without the prior written consent of, after reasonable notice, the other party (which consent shall
not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), except (i) as required by applicable law or the rules or regulations of any applicable Governmental Entity or stock exchange to which the relevant party is subject, in which case the party
required to make the release or announcement shall consult with the other party about, and allow the other party reasonable time to comment on, such release or announcement in advance of such issuance or (ii) for such releases, announcements or
statements that are consistent with other such releases, announcement or statements made after the date of this Agreement in compliance with this .

7.15. . Fifth Third and Comerica shall be empowered, upon their mutual agreement, at any time prior to the Effective
Time, to change the method or structure of effecting the combination of Comerica and Fifth Third (including the provisions of ), if and to the extent they both deem such change to be necessary, appropriate or desirable; provided,
however, that no such change shall (i) alter or change the Exchange Ratio or the number of shares of Fifth Third Common Stock received by holders of Comerica Common Stock in exchange for each share of Comerica Common Stock, (ii) adversely
affect the tax treatment of Fifth Third’s shareholders or Comerica’s stockholders pursuant to this Agreement, (iii) adversely affect the tax treatment of Fifth Third or Comerica pursuant to this Agreement or