UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): April 17, 2012
FIFTH THIRD BANCORP
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
OHIO
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 001-33653 | 31-0854434 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
| Fifth Third Center 38 Fountain Square Plaza, Cincinnati, Ohio |
45263 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
(800) 972-3030
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
On April 17, 2012, Fifth Third Bancorp held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders for which the Board of Directors solicited proxies. At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders voted on the following proposals stated in the Proxy Statement dated March 8, 2012, which is incorporated by reference herein.
The proposals voted on and approved or disapproved by the shareholders at the Annual Meeting were as follows:
| 1. | Election of all of the Board of Directors to serve until the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2013. |
| Number of Common Shares | ||||||||
| For | Withheld | |||||||
| Darryl F. Allen |
705,134,015 | 13,612,643 | ||||||
| B. Evan Bayh III |
709,814,200 | 8,932,458 | ||||||
| Ulysses L. Bridgeman, Jr. |
711,342,217 | 7,404,441 | ||||||
| Emerson L. Brumback |
701,092,456 | 17,654,202 | ||||||
| James P. Hackett |
706,599,472 | 12,147,186 | ||||||
| Gary R. Heminger |
699,569,739 | 19,176,919 | ||||||
| Jewell D. Hoover |
711,180,577 | 7,566,081 | ||||||
| William M. Isaac |
711,298,560 | 7,448,098 | ||||||
| Kevin T. Kabat |
708,411,366 | 10,335,292 | ||||||
| Mitchel D. Livingston, Ph.D |
695,131,652 | 23,615,006 | ||||||
| Michael B. McCallister |
711,216,316 | 7,530,342 | ||||||
| Hendrik G. Meijer |
695,558,901 | 23,187,757 | ||||||
| John J. Schiff, Jr. |
707,629,741 | 11,116,917 | ||||||
| Marsha C. Williams |
709,422,055 | 9,324,603 | ||||||
There were 85,771,982 broker non-votes in the election of directors.
| 2. | The appointment of the firm Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm for Fifth Third Bancorp for the year 2012 was approved by a vote of the common shareholders of 785,767,185 for, 17,808,241 against, and 943,214 abstain, with no broker non-votes. |
| 3. | The Proposal described in the proxy statement to amend the Articles of Incorporation and Code of Regulations to provide for a majority voting standard for uncontested elections of directors unless cumulative voting is in effect was approved by a vote of the common shareholders of 711,333,632 for, 5,759,684 against, and 1,651,637 abstain, with 85,773,687 broker non-votes, and a vote of the Series G preferred shareholders of 14,970 for, 5 against, and 55 abstain, with no broker non-votes. |
Copies of these documents as revised will be filed with Fifth Third’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2012.
| 4. | The advisory vote on executive compensation was approved by a vote of the common shareholders of 686,192,809 for, 28,875,683 against, and 3,676,381 abstain, with 85,773,767 broker non-votes. |
| 5. | In the advisory vote to determine whether the shareholder vote on the compensation of executives will occur every 1, 2, or 3 years, every 1 year was approved by a vote of the common shareholders of 620,930,389 for every 1 year, 3,782,478 for every 2 years, 91,608,282 for every 3 years, and 2,423,796 abstain, with 85,773,695 broker non-votes. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| FIFTH THIRD BANCORP (Registrant) | ||||
| April 18, 2012 | /s/ PAUL L. REYNOLDS | |||
| Paul L. Reynolds Executive Vice President, Secretary and Chief Risk Officer | ||||