Company: FITBI
Filing Date: 2025-03-04
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-045653
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Company: FIFTH THIRD BANCORP
Filing Date: 2025-03-04
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 2
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 practice, we have experienced increased engagement and shareholder participation at our virtual Annual Meeting than occurred at meetings prior to our adopting a virtual format. As described below, we observe best practices for virtual shareholder meetings, including by providing a support line for technical and other assistance and addressing as many relevant shareholder questions as time allows. The Annual Meeting will start at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time on April 15, 2025. Shareholders and guests may join the virtual meeting beginning at 11:15 a.m. Eastern Time. Any member of the public is invited to attend as a guest and listen to the Annual Meeting by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/FITB2025 and logging in as a guest. Shareholders of record of Fifth Third Common Stock or of Series A, Class B Preferred Stock, beneficial holders of Fifth Third Common Stock or of Series A, Class B Preferred Stock, or authorized representatives of a beneficial holder of Fifth Third Common Stock or of Series A, Class B Preferred Stock, or their legal proxy holders, as of the close of business on February 21, 2025, the record date, are entitled to submit questions at the virtual Annual Meeting. Shareholders may participate by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/FITB2025 and choosing the shareholder log-in and entering their 16-digit control number that is printed in the box marked by the arrow on the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials or your Proxy Card. We encourage shareholders and guests wishing to attend the Annual Meeting to visit www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/FITB2025 in advance of the meeting to verify their internet connection, familiarize themselves with the online access process, and update their devices and/or browsers, as appropriate. The virtual Annual Meeting platform is fully supported across browsers and devices equipped with the most updated version of applicable software and plugins. Additionally, shareholders should allow sufficient time after logging in to ensure that they can hear streaming audio prior to the start of the meeting. Anyone wishing to attend the meeting and encountering difficulty with the Annual Meeting virtual platform during the sign-in process or at any time during the meeting may utilize technical support provided by the Company through Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. Technical support information is provided on the sign-in page. Shareholders will have substantially the same opportunities to participate in our virtual Annual Meeting as they would have at an in-person meeting. Shareholders will be able to attend, vote (in the case of holders of Common Stock), examine the shareholder list, and submit questions before and during a portion of the