Form 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): April 15, 2014

 

 

FIFTH THIRD BANCORP

(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)

 

 

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On April 15, 2014, 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 6, 2014, 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 2015.

 

     Number of Common Shares  
     For      Against      Abstain      Broker
Non-Vote		  

Nicholas K. Akins

      639,548,535         2,887,159         1,096,684         82,832,226   

B. Evan Bayh III

      629,824,167         12,702,408         1,005,800         82,832,229   

Ulysses L. Bridgeman, Jr.

      639,005,571         3,393,340         1,133,465         82,832,228   

Emerson L. Brumback

      637,003,118         5,413,019         1,116,239         82,832,228   

James P. Hackett

      633,775,550         8,458,411         1,298,418         82,832,225   

Gary R. Heminger

      525,468,823         116,892,646         1,170,910         82,832,225   

Jewell D. Hoover

      636,703,250         5,570,661         1,258,461         82,832,232   

Kevin T. Kabat

      638,703,088         3,890,679         938,611         82,832,226   

Mitchel D. Livingston, Ph.D

      633,509,713         8,849,746         1,172,915         82,832,230   

Michael B. McCallister

      636,611,426         5,936,947         984,003         82,832,228   

Hendrik G. Meijer

      636,053,964         6,346,808         1,131,605         82,832,227   

Marsha C. Williams

      635,779,062         6,890,990         862,323         82,832,229   

 

  2. The appointment of the firm Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as the independent external audit firm for Fifth Third Bancorp for the year 2014 was approved by a vote of the common shareholders of 712,379,048 for, 12,860,014 against, and 1,125,542 abstain, with no broker non-votes.

 

  3. The proposal described in the proxy statement to approve the Fifth Third Bancorp 2014 Incentive Compensation Plan, including the issuance of up to an additional 36,000,000 shares of common stock thereunder was approved by a vote of the common shareholders of 609,966,981 for, 30,965,347 against, and 2,598,831 abstain, with 82,833,445 broker non-votes.

 

  4. The advisory vote on executive compensation was approved by a vote of the common shareholders of 607,474,815 for, 32,547,555 against, and 3,508,786 abstain, with 82,833,448 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 558,666,359 for every 1 year, 3,269,081 for every 2 years, 79,839,535 for every 3 years, and 1,756,173 abstain, with 82,833,456 broker non-votes.

 

Item 8.01 Other Events

Following the retirement of William Isaac at the Annual Meeting of the Shareholders, the Board of Directors has elected James P. Hackett as the non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors. Additionally, the Board elected Marsha Williams as the Lead Director of the Board of Directors to replace Mr. Hackett.

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 16, 2014       /s/ MARY E. TUUK
     

 

      Mary E. Tuuk
     

Executive Vice President of Corporate

Services and Board Secretary