8-K

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): December 4, 2020

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Ohio	001-33653	31-0854434
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(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)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below)

    ☐    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

    ☐    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

    ☐    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

    ☐    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, Without Par Value	FITB	The	NASDAQ	Stock Market LLC
Depositary Shares Representing a 1/1000th Ownership Interest in a Share of 6.625% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series I	FITBI	The	NASDAQ	Stock Market LLC
Depositary Shares Representing a 1/40th Ownership Interest in a Share of 6.00% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class B Preferred Stock, Series A	FITBP	The	NASDAQ	Stock Market LLC
Depositary Shares Representing a 1/1000th Ownership Interest in a Share of 4.95% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series K	FITBO	The	NASDAQ	Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company    ☐            

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On December 4, 2020, Fifth Third Bancorp (“Fifth Third”) published the required Basel III Pillar 3 Regulatory Capital Disclosures, which are available on Fifth Third’s Investor Relations website at https://ir.53.com under “Annual and Quarterly Reports”. These disclosures reference the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2020, the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 and the Consolidated Financial Statements for Holding Companies - FR-Y-9C for the period ended September 30, 2020, which are also available on Fifth Third’s Investor Relations website at https://ir.53.com under “Annual and Quarterly Reports”. These disclosures will be published quarterly and will be available on Fifth Third’s Investor Relations website.

The information in this Form 8-K shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference.

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)
Dated: December 4, 2020	/s/ James C. Leonard
	James C. Leonard
	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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Cover Page	Dec. 04, 2020
Entity Information [Line Items]
Document Type	8-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 04, 2020
Entity Registrant Name	Fifth Third Bancorp
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0000035527
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	OH
Entity File Number	001-33653
Entity Tax Identification Number	31-0854434
Entity Address, Address Line One	Fifth Third Center
Entity Address, Address Line Two	38 Fountain Square Plaza
Entity Address, City or Town	Cincinnati
Entity Address, State or Province	OH
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	45263
City Area Code	800
Local Phone Number	972-3030
Written Communications	false
Soliciting Material	false
Pre-commencement Tender Offer	false
Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer	false
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Common Stock
Entity Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, Without Par Value
Trading Symbol	FITB
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Depositary Shares Representing a 1/1000th Ownership Interest in a Share of 6.625% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series I
Entity Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Depositary Shares Representing a 1/1000th Ownership Interest in a Share of 6.625% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock
Trading Symbol	FITBI
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Depositary Shares Representing a 1/40th Ownership Interest in a Share of 6.00% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class B Preferred Stock, Series A
Entity Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Depositary Shares Representing a 1/40th Ownership Interest in a Share of 6.00% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class B Preferred Stock, Series A
Trading Symbol	FITBP
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Depositary Shares Representing a 1/1000th Ownership Interest in a Share of 4.95% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series K
Entity Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Depositary Shares Representing a 1/1000th Ownership Interest in a Share of 4.95% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series K
Trading Symbol	FITBO
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ