EX-99 3 d561331dex99.htm EX-99 EX-99

Exhibit 99

The Fifth Third Bancorp Master Profit Sharing Plan

Financial Statements as of and for the Years Ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, Supplemental Schedule as of December 31, 2012, and Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm


THE FIFTH THIRD BANCORP MASTER PROFIT SHARING PLAN

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

     1   

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:

  

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits as of December 31, 2012 and 2011

     2   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits for the Years Ended December 31, 2012 and 2011

     3   

Notes to Financial Statements as of and for the Years Ended December 31, 2012 and 2011

     4 - 16   

SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE -

  

Schedule H, Part IV, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) as of December 31, 2012

     18   

 

NOTE:   All other schedules required by Section 2520.103-10 of the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 have been omitted because they are not applicable.


REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To Fifth Third Bancorp as the Plan Sponsor and the Pension and Profit Sharing Committee of The Fifth Third Bancorp Master Profit Sharing Plan:

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of The Fifth Third Bancorp Master Profit Sharing Plan (the “Plan”) as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, and the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Plan is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Plan’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Our audits were conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) as of December 31, 2012, is presented for the purpose of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic financial statements, but is supplementary information required by the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. This schedule is the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Such schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in our audit of the basic 2012 financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.

 

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE, LLP
Cincinnati, Ohio
June 28, 2013


THE FIFTH THIRD BANCORP MASTER PROFIT SHARING PLAN

STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011

 

 

     2012     2011  

ASSETS:

    

Cash

   $ 181,875      $ 73,156   

Investments - at fair value:

    

Cash equivalents

     5,759,485        4,034,152   

Common stock

     211,751,953        205,359,434   

Collective funds

     565,228,740        204,207,898   

Mutual funds

     521,580,152        713,246,963   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investments

     1,304,320,330        1,126,848,447   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Receivables:

    

Employer contribution

     46,254,042        34,346,099   

Notes receivable from participants

     21,438,823        20,611,851   

Accrued investment income

     1,401,294        1,292,418   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total receivables

     69,094,159        56,250,368   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

     1,373,596,364        1,183,171,971   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES:

    

Excess contributions payable

     2,136,301        1,290,584   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS AT FAIR VALUE

     1,371,460,063        1,181,881,387   

Adjustments from fair value to contract value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts

     (1,614,665     (1,363,123
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

   $ 1,369,845,398      $ 1,180,518,264   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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THE FIFTH THIRD BANCORP MASTER PROFIT SHARING PLAN

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011

 

 

     2012     2011  

ADDITIONS:

    

Investment income (loss):

    

Dividends

   $ 28,112,283      $ 26,585,663   

Interest

     894,378        926,708   

Net appreciation (depreciation) in fair value of investments

     125,804,585        (72,943,424
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     154,811,246        (45,431,053
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other income (loss)

     2,973,775        (677,220
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Contributions:

    

Employer

     86,867,949        72,566,991   

Employee, net of excess contributions

     76,478,490        72,202,319   

Rollover

     5,075,456        5,088,080   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total contributions

     168,421,895        149,857,390   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total additions

     326,206,916        103,749,117   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

DEDUCTIONS:

    

Benefits paid to participants

     (136,246,245     (97,086,632

Spin-off to another plan

     —          (109,396

Administrative expenses

     (632,284     (345,451

Other disbursements

     (1,253     (1,670
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total deductions

     (136,879,782     (97,543,149
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCREASE IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

     189,327,134        6,205,968   

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS:

    

Beginning of period

     1,180,518,264        1,174,312,296   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 1,369,845,398      $ 1,180,518,264   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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THE FIFTH THIRD BANCORP MASTER PROFIT SHARING PLAN

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF AND FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011

 

 

1. DESCRIPTION OF PLAN

The following brief description of The Fifth Third Bancorp Master Profit Sharing Plan (the “Plan”) is provided for general information purposes only. Participants should refer to the Plan agreement for a more complete description of the Plan’s information.

General - The Plan is a defined contribution profit sharing plan, with a 401(k) feature, with separate accounts maintained for each participant. Each employee of a participating Fifth Third Bancorp (the “Bancorp”) subsidiary automatically becomes a participant on the first payroll date after becoming an employee. With regard to the profit sharing feature, employees are eligible immediately upon hire. For the 401(k) feature, employees are eligible to participate after 30 days of service. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). The Bancorp is the Plan Sponsor. The original Plan became effective December 31, 1954.

The second amendment to the Plan, effective in 2012, included the following changes/clarifications:

 

   

An investment election feature was enacted whereby an investment election shall be made in such manner as the Administrator, Fifth Third Bank, shall direct. The Administrator shall have the power and authority to prescribe rules and procedures applicable to this investment election feature. Without limitation, this may include rules and procedures which limit the frequency of changes to elections, prescribe times for making elections, regulate the amount or increment a participant may allocate to a particular fund or the self-directed brokerage account and require or allow an election to relate only to future contributions.

 

   

The Administrator may designate one or more default investment alternatives and may prescribe the circumstances in which a participant’s account is to be invested in a default investment alternative.

 

   

If the value of a terminated participant/s non-forfeitable account does not exceed $5,000, then it shall be paid in a single lump sum as soon as administratively feasible after it otherwise becomes distributable. If the participant does not make an election as to how to have the account paid, then it will be paid as follows:

 

   

If the portion of the distribution attributable to the Roth Account exceeds $1,000, then this portion will be directly rolled over to an Individual Retirement Account. If the Roth portion is less than $1,000, then it will be paid directly to the participant.

 

   

If the Non-Roth portion of the distribution exceeds $1,000, then this portion will be directly rolled over to an Individual Retirement Account. If the Non-Roth portion is less than $1,000, then it will be paid directly to the participant.

 

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The first amendment to the Plan, effective in 2011, included:

 

   

Effective September 20, 2010, a nonresident alien who is not paid through the employer’s primary United States payroll system and who receives no earned income from the employer which constitutes United States source income shall not be eligible to participate in the Plan or to make or receive allocations of contributions or forfeitures under the Plan. An employee who is not paid through the Employer’s primary United States payroll and whose position is located primarily outside the United States will also not be eligible to participate in the Plan or make or receive allocations of contributions or forfeitures under the Plan.

Investment Options - At December 31, 2012, participants can direct their accounts to be invested in Fifth Third Bancorp common stock, 17 collective funds and 11 mutual funds offered by the Plan as investment options. Additionally, participants can invest their funds in a self-directed brokerage account which allows them access to various investment options with a few limited restrictions.

Administration - Fifth Third Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Bancorp, serves as the Plan administrator. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. serves as the trustee of the Plan. The investment assets of the Plan are held in separate trust funds by JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. where such assets are managed. JP Morgan must adhere to the investment authority of the Plan Administrator. JP Morgan Retirement Plan Services serves as the Plan’s recordkeeper and performs certain functions as agent of the trustee under an agency agreement.

Funding and Vesting - The Bancorp’s profit sharing contribution to the Plan is a percentage of eligible compensation determined annually by the Board of Directors of the Bancorp and allocated to participants in accordance with the provisions of the Plan. The profit sharing contribution by the Bancorp is allocated to participants in the proportion that the compensation of each participant bears to the compensation of all participants for the Plan year.

The 401(k) component of the Plan permits voluntary contributions from participants up to 50% of their compensation. Such contributions are credited directly to the participants’ accounts and are fully vested. Contributions may be allocated to the available investment options at the discretion of the participant. Gains and losses under the Plan are calculated on a daily basis and allocated to participant accounts based on account balances.

The Plan also accepts before-tax rollover contributions and Roth rollover contributions from other qualified plans or from individual retirement accounts. Rollovers are credited to a participant’s rollover contribution account. Before-tax rollover contributions are treated in a manner similar to before-tax contributions for Plan accounting and federal income tax purposes. Neither type of rollover contribution is eligible for matching contributions by the Bancorp.

For voluntary and matching contributions, employees are eligible to participate in the Plan the pay period after they have completed 30 days of service. The Bancorp matches 100% of the first 4% contributed on a pre-tax or Roth basis. Profit sharing contributions vest on a three-year cliff vesting schedule, so that after three years of service, a participant is 100% vested in the matching contributions; anything less than three years of service, a participant is 0% vested. Matching contributions are invested in the same funds selected by participants for future contributions.

Both voluntary contributions and Bancorp matching contributions are subject to statutory limitations.

 

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Participant Accounts - Individual accounts are maintained for each participant of the Plan. Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contribution, the Bancorp’s matching contribution, allocations of the Bancorp’s discretionary contributions, Plan earnings, and charged with withdrawals and an allocation of Plan losses. Allocations are based on participant earnings or account balances, as defined. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s vested account.

Forfeited Accounts - At December 31, 2012 and 2011, forfeited nonvested accounts totaled $6,870,350 and $5,176,291, respectively, and the entire balances of these accounts were used to reduce future employer contributions.

Termination - Although it has not expressed its intention to do so, the Bancorp has the right under the Plan to discontinue the contributions of any participating Bancorp subsidiary at any time and to amend or terminate the Plan subject to the provisions set forth in ERISA. If the Plan were to be terminated, the value of the proportionate interest of each participant would be determined as of the date of termination, and this amount would be fully vested and nonforfeitable.

Payment of Benefits - The Plan provides for payment of benefits of accumulated vested amounts upon termination of employment. Benefits are generally payable in the form of lump-sum payments or periodic payments. Benefits are recorded when paid. The benefit to which an employee is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s vested account.

Benefits Payable - Amounts allocated to accounts of persons who have elected to withdraw from the Plan, but have not yet been paid were immaterial at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Tax Status - The Internal Revenue Service has determined and informed the Bancorp by a letter dated February 11, 2005 that the Plan and related trust are designed in accordance with applicable sections of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC). The Plan has been amended since receiving the determination letter. However, the Plan administrator and the Plan’s tax counsel believe that the Plan is designed and is currently being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRC. Therefore, no provision for income taxes has been included in the Plan’s financial statements. The Plan document was restated and the Plan administrator submitted the Plan for an updated IRS determination letter during January 2010, however, the Plan administrator has not received the determination letter as of June 28, 2013 (the date of financial statement issuance). The Plan administrator submitted an application for an updated determination letter in accordance with IRS regulations, which require filing for a new determination letter by the end of the filing period for the Plan’s assigned filing cycle.

Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP) require Plan management to evaluate tax positions taken by the Plan and recognize a tax liability (or asset) if the Plan has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by the Internal Revenue Service. The Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions; however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress. The Plan administrator believes it is no longer subject to income tax examinations for years prior to 2009.

Notes Receivable from Participants - Loans to participants are measured at amortized cost. Participants may borrow from certain of their fund accounts a minimum of $1,000 up to the lesser of $50,000 or 50% of the vested portion of their account balance. A participant can request a loan for any reason. Each loan, by its terms, is required to be repaid within five years. The loans are secured by the balance in the participant’s account and bear interest at a rate equal to the rate charged by the Bancorp on a similar loan as determined quarterly by the Plan administrator. Interest rates on loans

 

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at December 31, 2012 and 2011 ranged from 4.25% - 9.5%, respectively. Principal and interest are paid by the participant through payroll deductions authorized by the participant. Terminated employees must repay the outstanding loan principal balance in full or take a deemed distribution equal to the outstanding loan principal balance.

Withdrawals - Subject to the Plan administrator’s sole and absolute discretion, participants are allowed to withdraw an amount not to exceed the total amount of that participant’s voluntary contributions for financial hardship purposes. Partial withdrawals are not permitted.

Dividend Pass-Through Election - A participant with an account (including any sub-account) invested in Fifth Third Bancorp common stock (or in the event of the participant’s death, their beneficiary), shall have the right to elect, in accordance with instructions or procedures of the Plan administrator, or its delegate to either (1) leave such dividends in the Plan for reinvestment in common stock of Fifth Third Bancorp; or (2) take the dividends in cash.

Excess Contributions Payable - In accordance with IRC limits, the Plan is required to return excess contributions received during the Plan year. Contributions totaling $2,136,301 and $1,290,584 were refunded to applicable participants during 2013 and 2012, respectively. These refunds are required in order for the Plan to pass the Average Deferral Percentage (ADP) test and to comply with IRC Section 415 for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011.

 

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following are the significant accounting policies followed by the Plan:

Basis of Accounting - The accounting records of the Plan are maintained on the accrual basis of accounting. The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

Use of Estimates - The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires the Plan administrator to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates and assumptions.

Risk and Uncertainties - The Plan, at the direction of the participant, invests in various securities, which may include U.S. governmental securities, corporate debt instruments and corporate stocks. Investment securities, in general, are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, credit and overall market volatility. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect the amounts reported in the financial statements.

Valuation of Investments - The Plan’s investments are stated at fair value in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (ASC 820). Quoted market prices, when available, are used to value equity securities and mutual funds. Collective funds are stated at fair value, as determined by the issuer of the collective funds, based on the net asset value (“NAV”) per share or its equivalent, without adjustment, as quoted by the issuer or the collective fund. For further information on fair value measurements, see Notes 4 and 6.

Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Net appreciation (depreciation) includes the Plan’s gains and losses on investments bought and sold during the year.

 

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Management fees and operating expenses charged to the Plan for investments in the mutual funds and collective trust funds are deducted from income earned on a daily basis and are not separately reflected. Consequently, management fees and operating expenses are reflected as a reduction of investment return for such investments.

Administrative Expenses - The Bancorp pays all administrative expenses of the Plan, except for certain expenses allocable to participant accounts. Such expenses have historically been comprised of fees for Plan loans, withdrawals, distributions, and qualified domestic relations orders. A portion of the legal fees incurred in the administration of the Plan were also allocated to participants’ accounts on a pro-rata basis.

Accounting and Reporting Developments - In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2011-04, Fair Value Measurement: Amendment to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs. Under the amended guidance, the Plan is required to expand its disclosure for fair value instruments categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy to include (1) the valuation processes used by the Plan; and (2) a narrative description of the sensitivity of the fair value measurement to changes in unobservable inputs for recurring fair value measurements and the interrelationships between those unobservable inputs, if any. The Plan is also required to disclose the categorization by level of the fair value hierarchy for items that are not measured at fair value in the statement of financial position but for which the fair value is required to be disclosed. The amended guidance is to be applied prospectively and was effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. The amended guidance was adopted by the Plan on January 1, 2012 and the required disclosures are included in Note 6.

 

3. INVESTMENTS

Investments representing 5% or more of net assets available for benefits as of December 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows, and stated at fair value except as denoted below:

 

     2012      2011  

Fifth Third Bancorp common stock (13,940,221 and 16,144,610 shares, respectively)

   $ 211,751,953       $ 205,359,434   

Fifth Third Bank Stable Value Fund for Employee Benefit Plans (113,144,636 and 108,243,282 shares, respectively) (1)

     113,144,636         108,243,282   

Touchstone Large Cap Growth Fund (3,056,609 shares)

     81,795,419         —     

JPMorgan Core Bond Fund (6,720,034 and 6,209,779 shares, respectively)

     81,114,998         73,523,787   

Fifth Third Bank Life Model Moderate Fund (10,046,217 shares)

     —           104,782,044   

Fifth Third Bank Quality Growth Fund (5,457,879 shares)

     —           87,544,385   

 

(1) Investment amounts at contract value. The fair value of the investments was $114,759,301 and $109,606,405 at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

 

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The following table represents the net appreciation (depreciation) in the fair value of investments for the Plan during the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011:

 

     2012      2011  

Net appreciation (depreciation) in the fair value of investments:

     

Mutual funds (including collective funds)

   $ 87,875,495       $ (38,867,257

Common stock

     37,929,090         (34,076,167
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 125,804,585       $ (72,943,424
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

4. STABLE VALUE FUND

The Plan’s Stable Value Fund (the “SVF” or “the Fund”) is a collective trust fund sponsored by Fifth Third Bank and is included within the collective funds on the Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits. The beneficial interest of each participant is represented by units. The NAV for each unit class of the Fund is calculated daily by dividing the net assets (at contract value) applicable to each unit class by the respective number of units outstanding for that class. Deposits to and withdrawals from the Fund may be made daily at the current NAV per unit.

Participants ordinarily may direct the withdrawal or transfer of all or a portion of their investment at contract value. Contract value represents contributions made to the Fund, plus earnings, less participant withdrawals and administrative expenses. The Fund imposes certain restrictions on the Plan, and the Fund itself may be subject to circumstances that affect its ability to transact at contract value. Plan management believes that the occurrence of events that would cause the Fund to transact at less than contract value is not probable.

Events Limiting the Ability of the Fund to Transact at the Contract Value With the Issuer

Benefit-responsive investment contracts, including guaranteed investment contracts (“GICs”) and wrap (synthetic) contracts are agreements with high quality banks and insurance companies, which are designed to help preserve principal and provide a stable crediting rate. These contracts are fully benefit-responsive and provide that plan participant initiated withdrawals permitted under a participating plan will be paid at contract value. In addition to certain wrap agreement termination provisions discussed in the section below, the contracts generally provide for withdrawals associated with certain events which are not in the ordinary course of Fund operations, and that the issuer determines will have a material adverse effect on the issuer’s financial interest, will be paid with a market value adjustment to the contract value amount of such withdrawal as defined in such contracts.

While each contract issuer specifies the events which may trigger such a market value adjustment, typically such events include all or a portion of the following: (i) amendments to the Fund documents or Fund’s administration; (ii) changes to Fund’s prohibition on competing investment options by participating plans or deletion of equity wash provisions; (iii) complete or partial termination of the Fund or its merger with another fund; (iv) the failure of the Fund or its trust to qualify for exemption from federal income taxes or any required prohibited transaction exemption under ERISA; (v) unless made in accordance with the withdrawal provisions of the Fund, the redemption of all or a portion of the interests in the Fund held by a participating plan at the direction of the participating plan sponsor, including withdrawals due to the removal of a specifically identifiable group of employees from coverage under the participating plan (such as a group layoff or early retirement incentive program), or the closing or sale of a subsidiary, employing unit or

 

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affiliate, the bankruptcy or insolvency of a plan sponsor, the merger of the plan with another plan, or the plan sponsor’s establishment of another tax qualified defined contribution plan; (vi) any change in law, regulation, ruling, administrative or judicial position or accounting requirement, in any case applicable to the Fund or participating plans, and (vii) the delivery of any communication to plan participants designed to influence a participant not to invest in the Fund.

At December 31, 2012, the Fund’s management does not believe that the occurrence of any such market value event which would limit the Fund’s ability to transact at contract value with participants is probable.

Average Yield

The average yields earned by the entire Fund for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 were 0.47% and 1.09%, respectively. The average yields earned by the entire Fund with an adjustment to reflect the actual interest rate credited to participants in the Fund for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 were 1.18% and 1.32%, respectively.

Fully Benefit-Responsive Investment Contracts

The SVF primarily invests in fully benefit-responsive investment contracts such as GICs issued by insurance companies and other financial institutions and other investment products (synthetic GICs) with similar characteristics.

Traditional GICs are backed by the general account of the issuer. The SVF deposits a lump sum with the issuer and receives a guaranteed interest rate for a specified time. Interest is accrued on either a simple interest or fully compounded basis and paid either periodically or at the end of the contract term. The issuer guarantees that all qualified participant withdrawals will occur at contract value (principal plus accrued interest).

A synthetic GIC, or alternative investment contract, is an investment contract issued by an insurance company or bank, backed by a portfolio of bonds or common funds that are owned by the SVF. These assets underlying the wrap contract are maintained separate from the contract issuer’s general assets, usually by a third party custodian. The wrapper contracts are obligated to provide an interest rate not less than zero. These contracts typically provide that realized and unrealized gains and losses on the underlying assets are not reflected immediately in the net assets of the SVF, but rather are amortized, usually over the time to maturity or the duration of the underlying investments, through adjustments to the future interest crediting rate. The issuer guarantees that all qualified participant withdrawals will occur at contract value.

Gains and losses in the fair value of the underlying investments, relative to the wrapper contract value, are represented on the Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits as “adjustments from fair value to contract value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts”. If the adjustment amount is positive, this indicates that the wrapper contracts’ values are greater than the fair value of the underlying investments. The embedded fair value losses will be amortized in the future through a lower interest crediting rate. If the adjustment amount is negative, this indicates that the wrapper contracts’ values are less than the fair value of the underlying investments. The amortization of the embedded fair value gains will cause the future interest crediting rate to be higher.

There are no reserves against contract value for credit risk of the contract issuers or otherwise. The crediting rate for the portfolio as of December 31, 2012 and 2011 was 0.77% and 1.12%, respectively. The crediting interest rate is based on a formula agreed upon with the issuers.

 

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The Fund is considered fully benefit-responsive because all of the following criteria are met:

 

   

The investment contract is between the fund and the issuer, and the contract cannot be sold or assigned.

 

   

The contract issuer must be obligated to repay principal and interest to participants in the fund, or provide prospective crediting rate adjustments that cannot result in an interest crediting rate less than zero.

 

   

All permitted participant-initiated transactions occur at contract value, without limitations.

 

   

An event that limits the ability of the participant to transact at contract value is not probable.

 

   

The fund must allow participants reasonable access to their funds.

The Bancorp announced that the SVF will be liquidating and that holders of units in the fund will need to select a replacement investment option. For further information, see Note 9.

 

5. EXEMPT PARTY-IN-INTEREST TRANSACTIONS

Fifth Third Bank provided the Plan with certain accounting and administrative services for which no fees were charged.

At December 31, 2012 and 2011, the Plan held 13,940,221 and 16,144,610 shares of the Bancorp’s common stock, respectively, with fair values of $211,751,953 and $205,359,434, respectively. Total dividends received from shares of the Bancorp’s common stock totaled $5,258,147 and $4,654,504 during the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

 

6. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The Plan measures certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value in accordance with U.S. GAAP, which defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. U.S. GAAP also establishes a fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). A financial instrument’s categorization within the fair value hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the instrument’s fair value measurement. The three levels within the fair value hierarchy are described as follows:

Level 1 - Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Plan has the ability to access at the measurement date.

Level 2 - Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level 2 inputs include: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability; and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.

Level 3 - Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability for which there is little, if any, market activity at the measurement date. Unobservable inputs reflect the Plan’s own assumptions about

 

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what market participants would use to price the asset or liability. The inputs are developed based on the best information available in the circumstances, which might include the Plan’s own financial data such as internally developed pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies, as well as instruments for which the fair value determination requires significant management judgment.

The methods described above may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. Furthermore, while the Plan believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different estimate of fair value at the reporting date.

The following tables summarize assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

 

     Fair Value Measurements
Using
     Total Fair
Value
 

As of December 31, 2012

   Level 1 (a)      Level 2 (a)      Level 3     

Investments:

           

Cash equivalents

           

JPMorgan Prime money market fund

   $ 5,759,485       $ —         $ —         $ 5,759,485   

Common stock

           

Fifth Third Bancorp

     211,751,953         —           —           211,751,953   

Collective funds

           

Stable value fund

     —           114,759,301         —           114,759,301   

Other collective funds

     —           450,469,439         —           450,469,439   

Mutual funds

           

Large cap allocation funds

     195,640,829         —           —           195,640,829   

Bond funds

     104,265,590         —           —           104,265,590   

Mid cap allocation funds

     100,461,568         —           —           100,461,568   

Small cap allocation funds

     54,775,593         —           —           54,775,593   

Foreign large cap allocation funds

     35,809,794         —           —           35,809,794   

Self-directed brokerage account

     30,626,778         —           —           30,626,778   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investments

   $ 739,091,590       $ 565,228,740       $ —         $ 1,304,320,330   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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     Fair Value Measurements Using      Total Fair
Value
 

As of December 31, 2011

   Level 1(a)      Level 2 (a)      Level 3     

Investments:

           

Cash equivalents

           

JPMorgan Prime money market fund

   $ 4,034,152       $ —         $ —         $ 4,034,152   

Common stock

           

Fifth Third Bancorp

     205,359,434         —          —          205,359,434   

Collective funds

           

Stable value fund

     —           109,606,405         —          109,606,405   

Other collective funds

     —           94,601,493            94,601,493   

Mutual funds

           

Large cap allocation funds

     269,117,358         —          —          269,117,358   

Moderate allocation funds

     140,601,479         —          —          140,601,479   

Mid cap allocation funds

     87,831,753         —          —          87,831,753   

Bond funds

     85,172,197         —          —          85,172,197   

Small cap allocation funds

     57,114,157         —          —          57,114,157   

Foreign large cap allocation funds

     35,236,263         —          —          35,236,263   

Self-directed brokerage account

     20,146,098         —          —          20,146,098   

Conservative allocation funds

     18,027,658         —          —          18,027,658   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investments

   $ 922,640,549       $ 204,207,898       $ —        $ 1,126,848,447   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) During the year ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, no assets or liabilities were transferred between Level 1 and Level 2.

The following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for instruments measured at fair value, as well as the general classification of such instruments pursuant to the valuation hierarchy.

Cash equivalents

Cash equivalents are comprised of money market mutual funds that invest in short-term money market instruments that are issued and payable in U.S. dollars. The Plan measures its cash equivalent funds that are exchange-traded using the fund’s quoted price, which is in an active market. Cash equivalents are short term investment funds that have a maturity of 90 days or less and are valued at cost. Therefore, these investments are classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy.

Common stock

The Plan measures its common stock using the stock’s quoted price, which is available in an active market. Therefore, these investments are classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy.

Collective funds - stable value fund

The SVF invests in a diversified portfolio of stable assets, which include, but are not limited to, units of collective trust funds consistent with the fund’s objective of stable value, guaranteed investment contracts, alternative and separate account investment contracts as well as cash equivalents, such as short-term money market instruments. The collective funds value is derived by their respective NAV. The collective funds consist of bonds and asset-backed securities whose value is derived from observable inputs based on the pricing of similar instruments that are publicly traded. Guaranteed investment contracts are valued based on their underlying securities, which consist of bonds whose value is derived from observable inputs including London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) forward interest rate curves. The bonds are valued based on the pricing of similar bonds that are publicly

 

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traded. In determining fair value, factors such as the benefit-responsiveness of the investment contracts and the ability of the parties to the investment contracts to perform in accordance with the terms of the contracts; such inputs were not significant to the valuation. Alternative investment contracts are valued based on their underlying securities, which consists of common funds consisting of bonds and asset-backed securities whose value is derived from observable inputs based on the pricing of similar instruments that are publicly traded. Cash equivalents are short term investment funds that have a maturity of 90 days or less and are valued at cost. Therefore, the Plan classifies stable value funds as Level 2 securities in the fair value hierarchy.

The beneficial interest of each participant is represented by units. Units are issued and redeemed daily at the fund’s constant NAV of $1 per unit. Distribution to the fund’s unit holders is declared daily from the net investment income and automatically reinvested in the fund on a monthly basis, when paid. It is the policy of the fund to use its best efforts to maintain a stable NAV of $1 per unit; although there is no guarantee that the fund will be able to maintain this value.

Collective funds - other collective funds

Investments in collective funds are valued based upon the redemption price of units held by the Plan, which is based on the current fair value of the fund’s underlying assets. Unit values are determined by the financial institution sponsoring such funds by dividing the fund’s net assets at fair value by its units outstanding at the valuation dates to obtain the investment’s NAV. Therefore, these investments are classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy.

Mutual funds

The Plan measures its mutual funds that are exchange-traded using the fund’s quoted price, which is available in an active market. Therefore, these investments are classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy.

NAV Disclosures

The Plan measures the fair value of certain investments based on the investee’s NAV or its equivalent. Investments valued using NAV as a practical expedient as of December 31, 2012 and 2011 consisted of the SVF and the other collective funds (“OCF”). Investments in the SVF and OCF do not have a holding period and there are no unfunded commitments.

The OCF seek an investment return that approximates as closely as practicable, before expenses, the performance of the associated investment index (i.e. the S&P MidCap 400 Index) over the long term.

The OCF are managed using a passive or indexing investment approach, by which the sponsoring investment institution attempts to invest in the securities comprising the relevant investment index in the same proportions as they are represented in the index. In some cases, it may not be possible or practicable to purchase all of the securities comprising the index, or to hold them in the same weightings as they represent in the index. From time to time, the sponsoring investment institution may purchase securities that are not yet represented in the index or sell securities that have not yet been removed from the index.

 

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Fair Value of Certain Financial Instruments

The following tables summarize the carrying amounts and estimated fair values for certain financial instruments, excluding financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

 

     Net  Carrying
Amount
     Fair Value Measurements
Using
     Total
Fair Value
 

As of December 31, 2012

      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3     

Financial assets:

              

Cash

   $ 181,875         181,875         —           —         $ 181,875   

Employer contribution

     46,254,042         46,254,042         —           —           46,254,042   

Notes receivable from participants

     21,438,823         21,438,823         —           —           21,438,823   

Accrued investment income

     1,401,294         1,401,294         —           —           1,401,294   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financial liabilities:

              

Excess contributions payable

     2,136,301         2,136,301         —           —           2,136,301   
     Net Carrying
Amount
     Fair Value Measurements
Using
     Total
Fair Value
 

As of December 31, 2011

      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3     

Financial assets:

              

Cash

   $ 73,156         73,156         —           —         $ 73,156   

Employer contribution

     34,346,099         34,346,099         —           —           34,346,099   

Notes receivable from participants

     20,611,851         20,611,851         —           —           20,611,851   

Accrued investment income

     1,292,418         1,292,418         —           —           1,292,418   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financial liabilities:

              

Excess contributions payable

     1,290,584         1,290,584         —           —           1,290,584   

Cash, employer contribution, notes receivable from participants, accrued investment income and excess contributions payable

For financial instruments with a short-term or no stated maturity, prevailing market rates and limited credit risk, carrying amounts approximate fair value.

 

7. PLAN ASSETS SPUN-OFF

The Bancorp sold a majority interest of Fifth Third Processing Solutions on June 30, 2009 to Advent International. As a result, assets totaling $7,958,786 were spun off to the Fifth Third Processing Solutions, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan at December 31, 2010. An amount of $109,396 is reflected as paid during the year ended December 31, 2011.

 

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8. RECONCILIATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO FORM 5500

 

     2012      2011  

Net assets available for benefits per the financial statements

   $ 1,369,845,398       $ 1,180,518,264   

Adjustment from contract value to fair value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts

     1,614,665         1,363,123   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets (current value column) per Form 5500

     

Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

   $ 1,371,460,063       $ 1,181,881,387   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Increase in net assets per the financial statements

   $ 189,327,134       $ 6,205,968   

Net change in adjustment from contract value to fair value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts

     251,542         1,173,041   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income per Form 5500

   $ 189,578,676       $ 7,379,009   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

9. SUBSEQUENT EVENT

On June 19, 2013, Fifth Third Bank determined that it would be liquidating the SVF and that holders of units in the fund will need to select a replacement investment option at the time of or prior to liquidation. The anticipated liquidation of the SVF is expected to occur on September 27, 2013, but may be extended up to November 1, 2013. At such time, the holders will receive their respective fair value of the SVF to direct as they determine.

 

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SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE

 

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THE FIFTH THIRD BANCORP MASTER PROFIT SHARING PLAN

SCHEDULE H, PART IV, LINE 4i

SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2012

 

 

Asset Description

     Current Fair Value

CASH:

   $ 181,875   

CASH EQUIVALENTS:

  

JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund

     5,759,485   

COMMON STOCK:

  

Fifth Third Bancorp

     211,751,953   

COLLECTIVE FUNDS:

  

Stable value fund:

  

Fifth Third Bank Stable Value Fund for Employee Benefit Plans**

     114,759,301   

Other collective funds:

  

State Street Global Advisors Global Equity Ex US Index - Non-Lending Series Class C

     51,791,660   

Fifth Third Bank Equity Index Fund for Employee Benefit Plans Class B

     50,106,325   

State Street Global Advisors US Bond Index - Non-Lending Series Class C

     38,536,388   

State Street Global Advisors S&P Mid Cap - Non-Lending Series Class C

     36,597,162   

JPMorgan Target Retirement Date 2025 Fund

     35,955,651   

State Street Global Advisors Russell Large Cap Growth Index - Non-Lending Series Class C

     35,131,567   

JPMorgan Target Retirement Date 2020 Fund

     34,052,606   

JPMorgan Target Retirement Date 2030 Fund

     32,830,921   

JPMorgan Target Retirement Date 2035 Fund

     27,225,433   

JPMorgan Target Retirement Date 2015 Fund

     24,444,876   

State Street Global Advisors Russell Large Cap Value Index - Non-Lending Series Class C

     21,581,017   

JPMorgan Target Retirement Date 2040 Fund

     18,237,080   

JPMorgan Target Retirement Date Income Fund

     16,795,635   

JPMorgan Target Retirement Date 2045 Fund

     13,354,984   

State Street Global Advisors Russell Small Cap Index - Non-Lending Series Class C

     7,990,937   

JPMorgan Target Retirement Date 2050 Fund

     5,837,197   
  

 

 

 

Total collective funds

     565,228,740   
  

 

 

 

MUTUAL FUNDS:

  

Touchstone Large Cap Growth Fund

     81,795,419   

JPMorgan Core Bond Fund

     81,114,998   

Lazard Emerging Markets Fund

     61,874,031   

Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund

     50,537,639   

Goldman Sachs Growth Opportunities Fund

     49,923,928   

Touchstone Value Fund

     47,962,748   

Touchstone International Value Fund

     35,809,794   

Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Fund

     34,312,138   

Chase Investment Services Corp. Self-directed brokerage account

     30,626,778   

American Century Inflation-Adjusted Bond Fund

     23,150,593   

Touchstone Small Company Value Fund

     20,463,455   

JPMorgan Ivy Core Equity Fund

     4,008,631   
  

 

 

 

Total mutual funds

     521,580,152   
  

 

 

 

LOANS:

  

* Participant notes receivable (Interest rates ranging from 4.25% to 9.5% and maturing on various dates through January 2018)

     21,438,823   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

   $ 1,325,941,028   
  

 

 

 

 

* Cost information is not required for participant-directed investments and, therefore, is not included.
** Contract value is $113,144,636.

 

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