Notice of Application for Merger of Bank Holding Companies

Notice of Application for Merger of Bank Holding Companies Fifth Third Bancorp, Cincinnati, Ohio ("Fifth Third"), and its wholly owned subsidiary, Fifth Third Financial Corporation, Cincinnati, Ohio ("Fifth Third Financial" and, with Fifth Third, the "Applicants") have applied to the Federal Reserve Board for (i) permission to acquire another bank holding company, Comerica Incorporated, Dallas, Texas ("Comerica"), by merging Comerica with and into Fifth Third Financial, and thereby acquire control of Comerica's two subsidiary banks, Comerica Bank, Dallas, Texas, and Comerica Bank & Trust, National Association, Ann Arbor, Michigan (the "Acquisition") and (ii) permission for Fifth Third Financial to merge immediately following the Acquisition with another bank holding company, Comerica Holdings Incorporated, Dallas, Texas, a wholly owned subsidiary of Comerica ("Comerica Holdings"), with Fifth Third Financial continuing as the surviving corporation. We intend to acquire control of the wholly owned subsidiary banks of Comerica and Comerica Holdings, Comerica Bank, Dallas, Texas, and Comerica Bank & Trust, National Association, Ann Arbor, Michigan. The Federal Reserve considers a number of factors in deciding whether to approve the application, including the record of performance of banks we own in helping to meet local credit needs. You are invited to submit comments in writing on this application/notice to the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, 1455 East Sixth Street, Cleveland, OH 44114, or via e-mail: comments.applications@clev.frb.org. The comment period will not end before December 1, 2025 and may be somewhat longer. The Board's procedures for processing applications/notices may be found at 12 C.F.R. Part 262. Procedures for processing protested applications/notices may be found at 12 C.F.R. 262.25. To obtain a copy of the Federal Reserve Board's procedures, or if you need more information about how to submit your comments on the application/notice, contact Richard Ryan Schilling, Banking Supervisor, at (513) 455-4406. The Federal Reserve will consider your comments and any request for a public meeting or formal hearing on the application/notice if they are received in writing by the Reserve Bank on or before the last day of the comment period. October 30 2025 LWOO0396398