Company: CMA
Filing Date: 2025-11-25
Form Type: DEFM14A
Source: 0001193125-25-297173
Chunk: 73

Company: COMERICA INC
Filing Date: 2025-11-25
Form: DEFM14A
Chunk 73
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 and the
Comerica special meeting, holders of Comerica common stock will not know the market value of the merger consideration that Comerica stockholders will receive at the effective time. Neither Comerica nor Fifth Third is permitted to terminate the
merger agreement as a result of any increase or decrease in the market price of Fifth Third common stock.

Stock price changes may result from a variety
of factors, including general market and economic conditions, changes in Fifth Third’s and Comerica’s businesses, operations and prospects, the performance of peer companies and other financial companies, volatility in the prices of
securities in global financial markets, including market price of Fifth Third, Comerica and other banking companies, and regulatory considerations, many of which factors are beyond Fifth Third’s and Comerica’s control. You should obtain
current market quotations for shares of Fifth Third common stock (NASDAQ: FITB) and Comerica common stock (NYSE: CMA).

The market price of Fifth Third common stock after the first merger may be affected by factors different from those affecting the shares of Fifth Third common stock or Comerica common stock currently.

Upon completion of the first merger, holders of Comerica common stock will become holders of Fifth Third common stock. Fifth Third’s business differs
from that of Comerica’s. Accordingly, the results of operations of the combined company and the market price of Fifth Third common stock after the completion of the first merger may be affected by factors different from those currently
affecting the independent results of operations of each of Fifth Third and Comerica. For a discussion of the businesses of Fifth Third and Comerica and of certain factors to consider in connection with those businesses, see the documents
incorporated by reference in this joint proxy statement/prospectus and referred to under “Where You Can Find More Information,” beginning on page 179.

The future results of Fifth Third following the completion of the first merger may suffer if Fifth Third does not effectively manage its expanded operations.

Following the first merger, the size and scope of the business of Fifth Third will increase significantly beyond the current size and
scope of either Fifth Third’s or Comerica’s business. Fifth Third’s future success following the first merger will depend, in part, upon its ability to manage its expanded businesses, which will pose challenges for management,
including challenges related to the management and monitoring of new operations and associated increased costs and complexity. There can be no assurances that Fifth Third will be successful or that it will