Company: FITBI
Filing Date: 2025-10-09
Form Type: 425
Source: 0001193125-25-234729
Chunk: 20

Company: FIFTH THIRD BANCORP
Filing Date: 2025-10-09
Form: 425
Chunk 20
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 certificate of merger to be filed with the Ohio Secretary (collectively, the “”) to effect the Second Step Merger. The Second Step Merger shall take place at the time specified in the Second Step Certificates of Merger (the “”).

(c) At the Second Step Effective Time, by virtue of the Second Step Merger and without any action on the part of Fifth Third, Fifth Third
Intermediary, Comerica, Comerica Holdings or the holder of any securities of Fifth Third, Fifth Third Intermediary, Comerica or Comerica Holdings, each share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Comerica Holdings that is issued and
outstanding immediately prior to the Second Step Effective Time, shall automatically be cancelled and retired for no consideration and shall cease to exist.

(d) The shares of Fifth Third Intermediary stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Second Step Effective Time shall not be
affected by the Second Step Merger, and, accordingly, each share of Fifth Third Intermediary stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Second Step Effective Time shall, at and after the Second Step Effective Time, remain issued and
outstanding; it being understood that upon the Second Step Effective Time, the common stock of the Surviving Corporation shall be the common stock of the Surviving Entity.

(e) At the Second Step Effective Time, the Fifth Third Intermediary Articles, as in effect immediately prior to the Second Step Effective
Time, shall be the Articles of Incorporation of the Surviving Entity until thereafter amended in accordance with applicable law.

(f) At
the Second Step Effective Time, the Fifth Third Intermediary Code of Regulations, as in effect immediately prior to the Second Step Effective Time, shall be the Code of Regulations of the Surviving Entity until thereafter amended in accordance with
applicable law.

ARTICLE II

BANK MERGER

2.1. . Immediately following the Second Step Effective Time, at a time determined by Fifth Third, each of Comerica Bank, a Texas banking association and wholly-owned Subsidiary of Comerica (“”) and Comerica
Bank & Trust, National Association, a national bank and wholly-owned Subsidiary of Comerica Holdings (“”), will each merge with and into Fifth Third Bank, National Association,
a national bank and wholly-owned Subsidiary of Fifth Third Intermediary (“”) (each, a “” and collectively, the “”). Fifth Third Bank shall be