Fifth Third Bancorp today declared cash dividends on its common shares
and Series H preferred shares.
Fifth Third declared a fourth quarter 2013 cash dividend on its common
shares (Nasdaq: FITB) of $0.12. The cash dividend is payable on
Thursday, January 23, 2014 to shareholders of record as of Tuesday,
December 31, 2013.
Fifth Third also declared a semi-annual cash dividend on its 5.10%
Non-Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock, Series H, at the
rate of $796.875 per share, which equates to approximately $31.875 for
each depositary share. Each depositary share represents a 1/25th
ownership interest in a share of Series H Preferred Stock. The Series H
dividend is payable on Tuesday, December 31, 2013 to shareholders of
record as of Thursday, December 19, 2013 for the dividend period
commencing on May 16, 2013 and ending on December 31, 2013.
Fifth Third Bancorp is a diversified financial services company
headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Company has $126 billion in
assets and operates 17 affiliates with 1,320 full-service Banking
Centers, including 102 Bank Mart® locations open seven days a week
inside select grocery stores and 2,552 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 a 25% interest in Vantiv
Holding, LLC. Fifth Third is among the largest money managers in the
Midwest and, as of September 30, 2013, had $318 billion in assets under
care, of which it managed $27 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 Bancorp
Jim Eglseder (Investors), 513-534-8424
Laura Wehby (Investors), 513-534-7407
Larry Magnesen (Media), 513-534-8055