Current Report

 

 

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): May 27, 2010

 

 

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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

(d) On May 27, 2010, the Board of Directors of Fifth Third Bancorp (the “Registrant”) elected William Isaac as a Director and appointed him as the Chairman of the Board. The Board of Directors increased the size of the Board to thirteen Directors and appointed Mr. Isaac as a Director to fill the vacancy created by the increase.

Mr. Isaac’s compensation for service as a Director and Chairman of the Board will consist of an annual retainer of $375,000 payable in cash of $125,000 and a grant of restricted stock in the amount of $250,000 with terms similar to the Registrant’s other non-employee directors.

A copy of the related press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

Exhibit 99.1   Press release dated May 28, 2010 relating to the appointment of William Isaac as a Director and Chairman of the Board of Fifth Third Bancorp.

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)
May 28, 2010     By:  

/s/ KEVIN T. KABAT

      Kevin T. Kabat
      President and Chief Executive Officer