Company: FITBI
Filing Date: 2025-11-05
Form Type: S-4
Source: 0001193125-25-267273
Chunk: 339

Company: FIFTH THIRD BANCORP
Filing Date: 2025-11-05
Form: S-4
Chunk 339
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in the case of Fifth Third, the shareholders of Fifth Third approve the Stock Issuance (the “”), and in the case of Comerica, that the stockholders of Comerica adopt this Agreement (the
“”). Each of Fifth Third and Comerica and their respective Boards of Directors shall not (i) withhold, withdraw, modify or qualify in a manner adverse to the other party the Fifth Third Board
Recommendation, in the case of Fifth Third, or the Comerica Board Recommendation, in the case of Comerica, (ii) fail to make the Fifth Third Board Recommendation, in the case of Fifth Third, or the Comerica Board Recommendation, in the case of
Comerica, in the Joint Proxy Statement, (iii) adopt, approve, recommend or endorse an Acquisition Proposal or publicly announce an intention to adopt, approve, recommend or endorse an Acquisition Proposal, (iv) fail to publicly and without
qualification (A) recommend against any Acquisition Proposal or (B) reaffirm the Fifth Third Board Recommendation, in the case of Fifth Third, or the Comerica Board Recommendation, in the case of Comerica, in each case within ten
(10) business days (or such fewer number of days as remains prior to the Fifth Third Meeting or the Comerica Meeting, as applicable) after an Acquisition Proposal is made public or any request by the other party to do so, or (v) publicly
propose to do any of the foregoing (any of the foregoing a “”). However, subject to and , if the Board of Directors of Fifth Third or
Comerica, after receiving the advice of its outside counsel and, with respect to financial matters, its financial advisors, determines in good faith that it would 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 the Comerica Board Recommendation, as applicable, such Board of Directors may, in the case of Fifth Third, prior to the receipt of the Requisite Fifth Third Vote, and in the
case of Comerica, prior to the receipt of the Requisite Comerica Vote, submit this Agreement to its shareholders or stockholders, as applicable, without recommendation (although the resolutions approving this Agreement as of the date hereof may not
be rescinded or amended), in which event such Board of Directors may communicate the basis for its lack of a recommendation to its shareholders or stockholders, as applicable