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| EX-99.1 - EX-99.1 - FIFTH THIRD BANCORP | d635980dex991.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 27, 2013
(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)
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
Fifth Third Bancorp (the “Company”) has submitted a redemption notice to the trustee to redeem the trust preferred securities related to the trust listed below, which will result in the redemption of the securities identified below on the date specified. The redemptions will be funded with excess cash currently available to the Company.
Pursuant to the terms of the trust preferred securities, the securities of Fifth Third Capital Trust IV may be called within ninety (90) days of a “Capital Treatment Event.” The Company has determined that a Capital Treatment Event occurred on the publication of a Final Rule regarding Regulatory Capital Rules jointly by the Federal Reserve System and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
| Trust |
Security | Principal Amount | Redemption date | |||||||
| Fifth Third Capital |
6.50% Trust | $ | 750,000,000 | 12/30/2013 | ||||||
| Trust IV |
Preferred Securities | |||||||||
On November 27, 2013, the Company issued a press release announcing this redemption. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
Exhibit 99.1 – Press Release dated November 27, 2013.
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 27, 2013 | /s/ TAYFUN TUZUN | |||||
| Tayfun Tuzun | ||||||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||