FITB Fifth Third Bancorp

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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): July 17, 2020

FIFTH THIRD BANCORP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Ohio		001-33653		31-0854434
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

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

(800) 972-3030

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

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

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange 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

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  ☐

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 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(d) On July 17, 2020, the Board of Directors of Fifth Third Bancorp appointed Linda W. Clement-Holmes as a Director. The Board of Directors also increased the size of the Board to fifteen Directors and appointed Ms. Clement-Holmes to fill the vacancy created by the increase. In addition, Ms. Clement-Holmes will serve on the Bancorp’s Technology Committee. A copy of the related press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

Ms. Clement-Holmes will receive compensation as a Director under Fifth Third’s Director Pay Program as disclosed in the Registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 4, 2020.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

	Exhibit 99.1			Press release dated July 20, 2020 relating to the appointment of Linda W. Clement-Holmes as a Director of Fifth Third Bancorp and Fifth Third Bank, National Association
	Exhibit 104			Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)