Company: FITBI
Filing Date: 2025-10-09
Form Type: 425
Source: 0001193125-25-234729
Chunk: 92

Company: FIFTH THIRD BANCORP
Filing Date: 2025-10-09
Form: 425
Chunk 92
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ii) the Second
Step Merger from qualifying as a “liquidation” as described in Section 332 of the Code;

(d) knowingly take any action
that is intended to or would reasonably be likely to adversely affect or materially delay the ability of Fifth Third or its Subsidiaries to obtain any necessary approvals of any Regulatory Agency or Governmental Entity required for the transactions
contemplated hereby or by the Bank Merger Agreement or the Requisite Fifth Third Vote or to perform its covenants and agreements under this Agreement or the Bank Merger Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby; or

(e) agree to take, make any commitment to take, or adopt any resolutions of its Board of Directors or similar governing body in support
of, any of the actions prohibited by this .

ARTICLE VII

ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS

7.1. .

(a) Fifth
Third and Comerica shall promptly prepare and file with the SEC the Joint Proxy Statement and Fifth Third shall promptly prepare and file with the SEC the S-4, in which the Joint Proxy Statement will be
included as a prospectus. Fifth Third and Comerica, as applicable, shall use reasonable best efforts to make such filings within forty-five (45) days of the date of this Agreement. Each of Fifth Third and Comerica shall use their reasonable
best efforts to have the S-4 declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after such filing and to keep the S-4 effective for so long as
necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and Comerica and Fifth Third shall thereafter mail or deliver the Joint Proxy Statement to its stockholders or shareholders, as applicable. Fifth Third shall also use its
reasonable best efforts to obtain all necessary state securities law or “Blue Sky” permits and approvals required to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as promptly as practicable, and Comerica shall furnish all
information concerning Comerica and the holders of Comerica Common Stock and Comerica Preferred Stock as may be reasonably requested in connection with any such action.

(b) The parties shall cooperate with each other and use their reasonable best efforts to promptly prepare and file all necessary
documentation, to effect all applications, notices, petitions and filings (and in the case of the applications, notices, petitions and filings required to obtain the Requisite Regulatory Approvals, use their reasonable best efforts to make such
filings within thirty (30) days of the date of this