This prospectus supplement relates to an effective registration statement, but the
information in this prospectus supplement is not complete and may be changed. This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities, and we are not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any
jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.
Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration No. 333-263894
Subject to completion, dated July 25, 2022
Prospectus supplement
(To prospectus dated March 28, 2022)
$
% Fixed Rate/Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2030
Issue Price for the Notes: %
Fifth Third Bancorp is offering $ in an aggregate principal amount of
% Fixed Rate/Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2030 (the notes).
The notes
will initially bear interest at the rate of % per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on
January and on
July of each year, commencing on the issue date, and ending on July , 2029. Commencing on July
, 2029, the notes will bear interest at a floating rate per annum equal to Compounded SOFR (determined with respect to each quarterly interest period using the SOFR Index as described herein)
plus %, payable quarterly in arrears on October , 2029, January , 2030, April , 2030 and at the maturity
date (as defined below).
The notes will be unsecured senior obligations of Fifth Third Bancorp. The notes will be redeemable, in whole, but not in part, by us on
July , 2029, the date that is one year prior to the applicable maturity date, at 100% of the principal amount of the notes being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption
date. In addition, the notes will be redeemable, in whole or in part, by us on or after the 60th day prior to the maturity date at 100% of the principal amount of the notes being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to, but
excluding, the redemption date. See Description of the NotesOptional redemption.
There will be no sinking fund for the notes. The notes will be
issued only in minimum denominations of $2,000 or any integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.
See Risk Factors
beginning on page S-5 of this prospectus supplement and in the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement for a discussion of certain risks that you should consider in connection with an
investment in the notes.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of the notes or
determined that this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus is accurate or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
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The price to the public set forth above does not include accrued interest, if any. Interest on the notes will accrue from July
, 2022.
The notes are not savings accounts, deposits or other obligations of any of our bank or
non-bank subsidiaries and are not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency.
The notes will not be listed on any securities exchange or interdealer market quotation system. Currently, there is no public market for the notes.
We expect that the notes will be ready for delivery through the book-entry facilities of The Depository Trust Company, Clearstream Banking, Société Anonyme
or Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V., as operator of the Euroclear System, as applicable, against payment in New York, New York on or about July , 2022, which is the third business day following the date of this
prospectus supplement (this settlement cycle is referred to as T+3). Purchasers of the notes should note that trading of the notes may be affected by the settlement date. See Underwriting (Conflicts of Interest).
Joint Book-Running Managers
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Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC |
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Fifth Third Securities |
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RBC Capital Markets |
The date of this prospectus supplement is July , 2022.