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:
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Nicholas K. Akins, chairman, president, CEO, American Electric Power.
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B. Evan Bayh III, partner, McGuireWoods LLP.
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Katherine B. Blackburn, executive vice president, Cincinnati Bengals
Inc.
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Ulysses L. Bridgeman, Jr., owner and president, B.F. Companies.
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Emerson L. Brumback, retired president and COO, M&T Bank.
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James P. Hackett, chairman, Fifth Third Bancorp and vice chair and
director, Steelcase, Inc.
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Gary R. Heminger, president, CEO and director, Marathon Petroleum
Corporation.
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Jewell D. Hoover, principal and bank consultant, Hoover and
Associates, LLC.
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Kevin T. Kabat, vice chairman and CEO, Fifth Third Bancorp.
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Michael B. McCallister, retired chairman and former CEO of Humana, Inc.
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Hendrik G. Meijer, co-chairman, director and CEO, Meijer, Inc.
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Marsha C. Williams, retired senior vice president and CFO, Orbitz
Worldwide, Inc.
Dr. Mitchel Livingston retired at the Annual Meeting in accordance with
the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines.
Fifth Third shareholders also approved the following:
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A proposal to approve the appointment of Deloitte and Touche LLP to
serve as the independent external audit firm.
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The shareholders, by advisory vote, approved the Company’s Executive
Compensation plan.
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The shareholders, by advisory vote, also approved that a shareholder
vote on executive compensation practices will occur every one year.
Fifth Third Bancorp is a diversified financial services company
headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. As of December 31, 2014, the Company
had $139 billion in assets and operated 15 affiliates with 1,302
full-service Banking Centers, including 101 Bank Mart® locations, most
open seven days a week, inside select grocery stores and 2,638 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 22.8%
interest in Vantiv Holding, LLC. Fifth Third is among the largest money
managers in the Midwest and, as of December 31, 2014, had $308 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 Bank was established in 1858.
Member FDIC
Fifth Third Bancorp
Sean Parker, 513-534-6791