Fifth Third Bancorp Announces Results of Annual Shareholder Meeting

Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ: FITB) has announced that its shareholders have re-elected the following directors at the Bancorp’s Annual Meeting held earlier today at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Cincinnati:

• Nicholas K. Akins, chairman, president, CEO, American Electric Power.
• B. Evan Bayh III, partner, McGuireWoods LLP.
• Jorge L. Benitez, retired CEO of North America of Accenture plc.
• Katherine B. Blackburn, executive vice president, Cincinnati Bengals Inc.
• Emerson L. Brumback, retired president and COO, M&T Bank.
• Greg D. Carmichael, president and CEO, Fifth Third Bancorp.
• Gary R. Heminger, president, CEO and director, Marathon Petroleum Corporation.
• Jewell D. Hoover, retired principal and bank consultant, Hoover and Associates, LLC.
• Michael B. McCallister, retired chairman and former CEO of Humana, Inc.
• Hendrik G. Meijer, co-chairman, director and CEO, Meijer, Inc.
• Marsha C. Williams, retired senior vice president and CFO, Orbitz Worldwide, Inc.

Ulysses L. Bridgeman, Jr., Kevin T. Kabat and James P. Hackett retired at the Annual Meeting, as previously announced. Marsha C. Williams, formerly lead director, succeeded Mr. Hackett as board chair.

Fifth Third shareholders also approved the following:

• A proposal to approve the appointment of Deloitte and Touche LLP to serve as the independent external audit firm.
• The shareholders, by advisory vote, approved the Company’s Executive Compensation plan.
• The shareholders, by advisory vote, also approved that a shareholder vote on executive compensation practices will occur every one year.

About Fifth Third:

Fifth Third Bancorp is a diversified financial services company headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Company has $141 billion in assets and operates 1,254 full-service Banking Centers, including 95 Bank Mart® locations, most open seven days a week, inside select grocery stores and 2,593 ATMs in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Florida, Tennessee, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Georgia and North Carolina. Fifth Third operates four main businesses: Commercial Banking, Branch Banking, Consumer Lending, and Investment Advisors. Fifth Third also has an 18.3% interest in Vantiv Holding, LLC. Fifth Third is among the largest money managers in the Midwest and, as of December 31, 2015, had $297 billion in assets under care, of which it managed $26 billion for individuals, corporations and not-for-profit organizations. Investor information and press releases can be viewed at www.53.com. Fifth Third’s common stock is traded on the NASDAQ® Global Select Market under the symbol “FITB.” Fifth Third Bank was established in 1858. Member FDIC

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