Company: FITBI
Filing Date: 2025-02-24
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0000035527-25-000079
Chunk: 159

Company: FIFTH THIRD BANCORP
Filing Date: 2025-02-24
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 7A
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31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 will be entirely settled in stock. The performance targets are based on the Bancorp’s performance relative to a defined peer group. PSAs use a performance-based metric based on return on average common equity in relation to peers. During the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, approximately 295 thousand, 256 thousand and 288 thousand PSAs, respectively, were granted by the Bancorp. These awards were granted at a weighted-average grant-date fair value of $33.51, $37.19 and $47.03 per unit during the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively. During the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, approximately 355 thousand, 395 thousand and 429 thousand PSAs, respectively, were distributed to participants. These awards were distributed with a total grant date fair value of $12 million, $12 million and $11 million during the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The Bancorp sponsors an employee stock purchase plan that allows qualifying employees to purchase shares of the Bancorp’s common stock with a 15% match. During the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, there were approximately 487 thousand, 768 thousand and 520 thousand shares, respectively, purchased by participants. The Bancorp recognized expense of $2 million in each of the years ended  December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 related to this plan. This expense is included in compensation and benefits expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income. On April 16, 2024, the Bancorp’s shareholders approved the 2024 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. This plan allowed for the purchase of up to 15 million shares and cancelled the remaining 1.8 million shares available for purchase under the predecessor plan. Approximately 278 thousand shares purchased by participants during the year ended December 31, 2024 were under the Bancorp’s 2024 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, leaving approximately 14.7 million shares available for future issuance as of December 31, 2024.

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