FIFTH THIRD BANCORP 4

EVP & COO James C. Leonard exercised multiple stock appreciation rights into 31,639 Fifth Third Bancorp shares and sold about 22,400 shares (~$1.3M) primarily for tax withholding on July 20, 2026.

On July 20, 2026, Fifth Third Bancorp EVP & Chief Operating Officer James C. Leonard executed multiple exercises of vested stock appreciation rights (SARs) and corresponding sales of common stock. He exercised four SAR grants for 8,772 shares at $26.52, 4,965 shares at $33.17, 9,654 shares at $26.72, and 8,248 shares at $29.64, receiving a total of 31,639 common shares that were added to his directly held position at the respective exercise prices. To cover taxes (Form 4 code “F”), he disposed of 6,041 shares, 3,753 shares, 6,667 shares, and 5,939 shares at approximately $57.40 per share, totaling 22,400 shares sold for about $1.29 million, with these sales characterized as non-discretionary tax-withholding transactions. After these transactions, his direct ownership in Fifth Third Bancorp common stock increased to approximately 297,256–303,195 shares as reported across the line items, implying a post‑transaction holding value on the order of $17–18 million at the current market price near $57.66 per share.

Filing Facts

CIK

35527

Ticker

FITB

Form

4

Source Type

sec

Accession

0000035527-26-000195

Alert Tier

6