Fifth Third Bancorp filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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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): April 15, 2025
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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(800 ) 972-3030
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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)
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| The | 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 | The | Stock Market LLC | ||||||||||||||||||
| The | Stock Market LLC | |||||||||||||||||||
| The | 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).
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On April 15, 2025, Fifth Third Bancorp (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
The results of shareholder voting on the proposals presented were as follows:
1. Election of thirteen members of the Board of Directors to serve until the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2026:
| Number of Votes of Series A, Class B Preferred Stock (the “Preferred Shareholders”) and Common Shares Voting Together as a Class | ||||||||||||||
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote | |||||||||||
| Nicholas K. Akins | 519,158,028 | 15,348,765 | 534,351 | 73,043,618 | ||||||||||
| B. Evan Bayh III | 517,250,767 | 17,218,287 | 572,090 | 73,043,618 | ||||||||||
| Jorge L. Benitez | 531,345,448 | 3,139,779 | 555,917 | 73,043,618 | ||||||||||
| Katherine B. Blackburn | 525,725,435 | 8,402,939 | 912,770 | 73,043,618 | ||||||||||
| Linda W. Clement-Holmes | 532,083,916 | 2,407,949 | 549,279 | 73,043,618 | ||||||||||
| C. Bryan Daniels | 532,244,039 | 2,276,565 | 520,540 | 73,043,618 | ||||||||||
| Laurent Desmangles | 526,543,640 | 7,548,181 | 949,323 | 73,043,618 | ||||||||||
| Mitchell S. Feiger | 526,597,648 | 7,905,911 | 537,585 | 73,043,618 | ||||||||||
| Thomas H. Harvey | 495,473,253 | 39,027,813 | 540,078 | 73,043,618 | ||||||||||
| Gary R. Heminger | 512,748,088 | 21,766,306 | 526,750 | 73,043,618 | ||||||||||
| Eileen A. Mallesch | 530,616,056 | 3,897,806 | 527,282 | 73,043,618 | ||||||||||
| Kathleen A. Rogers | 532,865,000 | 1,635,634 | 540,510 | 73,043,618 | ||||||||||
| Timothy N. Spence | 505,593,304 | 27,330,022 | 2,117,818 | 73,043,618 | ||||||||||
2. The ratification and appointment of the firm of Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as the independent external audit firm for Company for the year 2025 was approved by a vote of the common shareholders and the Preferred Shareholders of 580,077,358 votes for, 27,121,640 votes against, and 885,764 abstain, with no broker non-votes.
3. Executive compensation was approved by an advisory vote of the common shareholders and the Preferred Shareholders of 507,675,415 votes for, 26,167,073 votes against, and 1,198,656 abstain, with 73,043,618 broker non-votes.
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
(Registrant)
Date: April 17, 2025 By: /s/ SUSAN B. ZAUNBRECHER
Susan B. Zaunbrecher
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer