Current Report Filing (8-k)

false0000035527Fifth Third BancorpDepositary Shares Representing a 1/1000th Ownership Interest in a Share of 6.625% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock00000355272020-10-262020-10-260000035527us-gaap:CommonStockMember2020-10-262020-10-260000035527fitb:DepositarySharesRepresentingA11000thOwnershipInterestInAShareOf6.625FixedToFloatingRateNotCumulativePerpetualPreferredStockSeriesI2Member2020-10-262020-10-260000035527fitb:DepositarySharesRepresentingA140thOwnershipInterestInAShareOf6.00NotCumulativePerpetualClassBPreferredStockSeriesAMember2020-10-262020-10-260000035527fitb:DepositarySharesRepresentingA11000thOwnershipInterestInAShareOf4.95NotCumulativePerpetualPreferredStockSeriesKMember2020-10-262020-10-26

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): October 26, 2020

(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)

[phone]

(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)

    ☐    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

    ☐    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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.

On October 26, 2020, Fifth Third Bancorp (the “Company”) announced the promotion of Timothy N. Spence to President of the Company, effective immediately.

Mr. Spence’s prior business experience is described in the section titled, “Information About Our Executive Officers” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 and is hereby incorporated by reference. Information with respect to Mr. Spence’s compensatory arrangements is set forth in the Company’s proxy statement filed on March 4, 2020 and is incorporated herein by reference.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Spence and any other person pursuant to which he was elected as an officer of the Company, and there are no family relationships between Mr. Spence and any of the Company’s other directors or executive officers. There are no transactions in which Mr. Spence has a direct or indirect interest that would be required to be disclosed under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

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 October 26, 2020

Exhibit 104 – Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

---

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: October 26, 2020						/s/ TAYFUN TUZUN
						Tayfun Tuzun
						Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer