# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000035527
**File Stem:** 0000035527-23-000135
**Filing Date:** 2023-3
**Character Count:** 7328
**Document Hash:** 57f9e220679d62ae10b7f17a0f25fcca
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000035527-23-000135.hdr.sgml**: 20230306

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000035527-23-000135

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 14

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20230302

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Other Events

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230306

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230306

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** FIFTH THIRD BANCORP
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000035527
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 310854434
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** OH
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-33653
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23709310

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 38 FOUNTAIN SQ PLZ
- **STREET 2:** FIFTH THIRD CENTER
- **CITY:** CINCINNATI
- **STATE:** OH
- **ZIP:** 45263
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 5135795300

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 38 FOUNTAIN SQ PLZ
- **STREET 2:** FIFTH THIRD CENTER
- **CITY:** CINCINNATI
- **STATE:** OH
- **ZIP:** 45263

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**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**WASHINGTON, DC 20549**

**FORM 8-K** 

**CURRENT REPORT**

**PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)**

**OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934**

**Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): March 2, 2023**

![fitb-20230302_g1.gif](fitb-20230302_g1.gif)

**(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)**

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| **Ohio** | **001-33653** | **31-0854434** |
| **(State or other jurisdiction<br>of incorporation)** | **(Commission<br>File Number)** | **(IRS Employer<br>Identification No.)** |

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| | | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Fifth Third Center** | **Fifth Third Center** | **Fifth Third Center** | **Fifth Third Center** | **Fifth Third Center** | |
| **38 Fountain Square Plaza** | **,** | **Cincinnati** | **,** | **Ohio** | **45263** |
| **(Address of Principal Executive Offices)** | **(Address of Principal Executive Offices)** | **(Address of Principal Executive Offices)** | **(Address of Principal Executive Offices)** | **(Address of Principal Executive Offices)** | **(Zip Code)** |

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**(800) 972-3030** 

**(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)**

**Not Applicable**

**(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)**

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below)

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;☐&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;☐&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;☐&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;☐&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: | Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: |  |  |  |
| **Title of each class** | **Trading<br>Symbol(s)** | **Name of each exchange<br>on which registered** | **Name of each exchange<br>on which registered** | **Name of each exchange<br>on which registered** |
| **Common Stock, Without Par Value** | **FITB** | **The** | **NASDAQ** | **Stock Market LLC** |
| **Depositary Shares Representing a 1/1000th Ownership Interest in a Share of 6.625% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series I** | **FITBI** | **The** | **NASDAQ** | **Stock Market LLC** |
| **Depositary Shares Representing a 1/40th Ownership Interest in a Share of 6.00% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class B Preferred Stock, Series A** | **FITBP** | **The** | **NASDAQ** | **Stock Market LLC** |
| **Depositary Shares Representing a 1/1000th Ownership Interest in a Share of 4.95% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series K** | **FITBO** | **The** | **NASDAQ** | **Stock Market LLC** |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;☐&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

**Item 8.01 Other Events**

As previously announced, on January 20, 2023, Fifth Third Bancorp ("Fifth Third") entered into an accelerated share repurchase transaction with Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC ("Morgan Stanley") pursuant to which Fifth Third would purchase approximately $200 million of its outstanding common stock. Fifth Third is repurchasing the shares of its common stock as part of its 100 million share repurchase program previously announced in a press release on June 18, 2019 and a current report on Form 8-K filed on June 20, 2019.

On March 2, 2023, Fifth Third was notified by Morgan Stanley that it had finished purchasing shares under the January 20th agreement. A total of 4,911,875 shares were repurchased upon execution of the agreement and an additional 678,121 shares were repurchased upon final settlement today. In total, 5,589,996 shares were repurchased under the January 20th agreement, at an average price of $35.78 per share.

After the completion of the January 20th agreement, Fifth Third has approximately 32.1 million shares of remaining repurchase authority under the aforementioned share repurchase program.

Morgan Stanley and certain of its affiliates have performed, and in the future may perform, various financial advisory and other services for Fifth Third and Fifth Third's affiliates for which they have received, and may in the future receive, customary fees and expenses.

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**SIGNATURES**

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

FIFTH THIRD BANCORP

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March 6, 2023 By: <u>/s/ BRYAN PRESTON</u>

Bryan Preston

Executive Vice President and

Treasurer