Company: FITBI
Filing Date: 2025-11-05
Form Type: S-4
Source: 0001193125-25-267273
Chunk: 198

Company: FIFTH THIRD BANCORP
Filing Date: 2025-11-05
Form: S-4
Chunk 198
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 it takes into account any amendment or modification to the merger agreement proposed by the other party and, after receiving the advice of its outside counsel and, with respect to
financial matters, its financial advisors, determines in good faith that it would nevertheless more likely than not result in a violation of its fiduciary duties under applicable law to make or continue to make the Fifth Third board recommendation
or Comerica board recommendation, as the case may be. Any material amendment to any acquisition proposal will require a new notice period.

Notwithstanding any recommendation change by the Fifth Third board of directors or the Comerica board of directors, unless the merger agreement has been
terminated in accordance with its terms, each party is required to convene a meeting of its shareholders or stockholders, as applicable, and to submit the merger agreement to a vote of such shareholders or stockholders, as applicable. Fifth Third
and Comerica must adjourn or postpone such meeting if there are insufficient shares of Fifth Third common stock and Fifth Third voting preferred stock or Comerica common stock, as the case may be, represented (either virtually or by proxy)
constitute a quorum

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necessary to conduct the business of such meeting, or if on the date of such meeting Fifth Third or Comerica, as applicable, it has not received proxies representing a sufficient number of shares
necessary for approval of the Fifth Third stock issuance proposal, in the case of Fifth Third, or merger agreement proposal, in the case of Comerica.

Agreement Not to Solicit Other Offers

Each of Fifth Third and Comerica has agreed that it will not, and will cause each of its subsidiaries and
its and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors and representatives not to, directly or indirectly, (i) initiate, solicit, knowingly encourage or knowingly facilitate any inquiries or proposals with respect to any
acquisition proposal, (ii) engage or participate in any negotiations concerning any acquisition proposal, (iii) provide any confidential or nonpublic information or data to, or have or participate in any discussions with, any person
relating to any acquisition proposal or (iv) unless the merger agreement has been terminated in accordance with its terms, approve or enter into any term sheet, letter of intent, commitment, memorandum of understanding, agreement in principle,
acquisition agreement, merger agreement or other agreement (whether written or oral, binding or nonbinding) (other than an acceptable confidentiality agreement entered into in accordance with the merger agreement) in connection with or