Also declares preferred dividends
CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fifth Third Bancorp today declared cash dividends on its common shares,
Series H preferred shares, and Series I preferred shares.
Fifth Third Bancorp (Nasdaq: FITB) today declared a cash dividend on its
common shares of $0.22 for the fourth quarter of 2018. The dividend is
payable on January 15, 2019 to shareholders of record as of December 31,
2018.
Fifth Third also declared a cash dividend on its 5.10% Fixed-to-Floating
Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series H, at the rate of
$637.50 per preferred share, which equates to approximately $25.50 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 December 31, 2018 to shareholders of record as of
December 28, 2018.
Fifth Third also declared a cash dividend on its 6.625%
Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series
I (Nasdaq: FITBI), at the rate of $414.06 per preferred share, which
equates to approximately $0.41406 for each depositary share. Each
depositary share represents a 1/1000th ownership interest in a share of
Series I Preferred Stock. The Series I dividend is payable on December
31, 2018 to shareholders of record as of December 28, 2018.
Fifth Third Bancorp is a diversified financial services company
headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. As of September 30, 2018, the Company
had $142 billion in assets and operates 1,152 full-service Banking
Centers, and 2,443 Fifth Third branded ATMs in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana,
Michigan, Illinois, Florida, Tennessee, West Virginia, Georgia and North
Carolina. In total, Fifth Third provides its customers with access to
approximately 53,000 fee-free ATMs across the United States. Fifth Third
operates four main businesses: Commercial Banking, Branch Banking,
Consumer Lending, and Wealth & Asset Management. Fifth Third is among
the largest money managers in the Midwest and, as of September 30, 2018,
had $376 billion in assets under care, of which it managed $38 billion
for individuals, corporations and not-for-profit organizations through
its Trust and Registered Investment Advisory businesses. 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.”
Sameer Gokhale (Investors)
(513) 534-2219
Chris Doll (Investors)
(513) 534-2345
Larry Magnesen (Media)
(513) 534-8055