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| EX-99.1 - EX-99.1 - FIFTH THIRD BANCORP | d262926dex991.htm |
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): November 28, 2011
FIFTH THIRD BANCORP
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
OHIO
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 001-33653 | 31-0854434 | |
| (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)
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):
| ¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| ¨ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers |
(d) On November 28, 2011, the Board of Directors of Fifth Third Bancorp (the “Registrant”) elected Michael B. McCallister as a Director. The Board of Directors increased the size of the Board to fourteen Directors and appointed Mr. McCallister as a Director to fill the vacancy created by the increase. The Board has not yet determined which committees that Mr. McCallister is to be appointed.
Mr. McCallister’s compensation for service as a Director will be consistent with that of the Registrant’s other non-employee directors, as described in the Registrant’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 10, 2011 and the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.
A copy of the related press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| Exhibit 99.1 | Press release dated November 29, 2011 relating to the appointment of Michael B. McCallister as a Director of Fifth Third Bancorp. | |
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) | ||||||
| November 30, 2011 | By: | /s/ KEVIN T. KABAT | ||||
| Kevin T. Kabat | ||||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||