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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB)

Fifth Third shareholders elect 16 directors, approve Deloitte and executive pay

Neutral Impact 1 of 5 shareholder Written later

At its April 21, 2026 annual meeting, Fifth Third Bancorp shareholders elected all 16 board nominees to serve until the 2027 annual meeting, ratified Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent audit firm for 2026, and approved executive compensation in an advisory vote. These are routine governance votes, and the filing reports no changes in leadership or other material events.

Key points

  • Sixteen directors were elected; votes for each nominee ranged from 701,953,879 (Timothy N. Spence) to 734,381,415 (Derek J. Kerr).
  • Deloitte & Touche LLP was ratified as the 2026 independent external audit firm with 783,792,162 votes for and 47,008,970 against.
  • Executive compensation was approved in an advisory vote with 699,182,469 votes for and 39,949,231 against, plus 90,178,097 broker non-votes.

The filing

CompanyFifth Third Bancorp (FITB)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECApr 24, 2026, 8:01 AM ET
Accession number0000035527-26-000172

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change5.07 Shareholder Vote Results

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

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