Does this 8-K disclose any new financial results or material events?

No. The filing is a Regulation FD disclosure furnishing the investor presentation for the June 10, 2026 Morgan Stanley conference. It contains no new earnings, transactions, or material agreements. The content largely restates prior information and reaffirms existing guidance.

Has Fifth Third changed its 2Q26 guidance?

No. The presentation states that current 2Q26 expectations are unchanged from the April 17, 2026 earnings call. These include NII of $2.20–2.25 billion, noninterest income of $1.00–1.06 billion, noninterest expense of $1.87–1.89 billion, and an NCO ratio of 30–35 bps, based on an assumed 6/30/26 Fed funds rate of 3.75%.

What are the key integration milestones for the Comerica acquisition?

The Comerica legal close occurred February 1, 2026. Management is on track to achieve $850 million in pre-tax run-rate expense synergies by year-end 2026, with total expected merger and integration costs of about $1.3 billion ($657 million incurred through 1Q26). The branch and systems conversion is scheduled for September 4–7, 2026, following mock conversions.

What growth initiatives is management emphasizing?

Management highlights four deposit opportunities: Southeast branch maturation (about 400 de novo branches seasoning), a Texas de novo buildout of 150 branches by 2029, small business and payments growth, and a technology and life sciences vertical. It also plans to expand its middle market salesforce, which grew from 283 to 608 between 2021 and 2026 (Fifth Third standalone plus Comerica as presented).

Should investors rely on the forward-looking targets in this presentation?

Investors should treat them with caution. The presentation includes extensive forward-looking statements, and the company disclaims any obligation to update them. Several figures are pro-forma, preliminary, or non-GAAP, and may differ from final 10-Q results as purchase accounting is finalized. Investors should cross-reference the 1Q26 earnings release and 10-Q, including the non-GAAP reconciliations on pages 26–28 of the release.

FIFTH THIRD BANCORP 8-K: Regulation FD

01—Abstract

Summary

Summary of the 8-K filed June 9, 2026. Cited figures are marked; the original filing is the authoritative source.

Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) filed this Form 8-K under Regulation FD to furnish a slide presentation (Exhibit 99.1) for its appearance at the Morgan Stanley US Financials Conference on June 10, 2026.

The filing contains no new financial results, no material definitive agreements, and no announced transactions. Its substance is an investor-relations update that reiterates the company's positioning as a top-10 U.S. bank following the Comerica acquisition, which closed February 1, 2026 (legal close). The presentation's key quantitative content includes pro-forma scale of roughly $297 billion^a in assets and $234 billion in deposits as of 3/31/26, ranking 9th among U.S. commercial banks, and 1,489 branches.

Management reiterated 2Q26 guidance (unchanged from the April 17, 2026 earnings call): average loans of $178^b–179 billion, net interest income of $2.20–2.25 billion, noninterest income of $1.00–1.06 billion, noninterest expense of $1.87–1.89 billion, a net charge-off ratio of 30–35 bps, and an effective tax rate of 22.5%. Long-term targets include a 19%+ ROTCE and a 53% efficiency ratio in 2027, and management expects $850 million in pre-tax run-rate expense synergies by year-end 2026. Total merger and integration costs incurred through 1Q26 were $657 million, against an expected total of about $1.3 billion.

For investors, the filing is primarily informational. Its most useful signals are the reaffirmed 2Q26 guidance, the stated timeline for the Comerica systems conversion over Labor Day weekend (September 4–7, 2026), and management's emphasis on deposit growth, fee diversification, and branch expansion, including about 150 planned Texas de novo branches by 2029. Because the presentation is forward-looking and the company disclaims any duty to update it, investors should verify figures against the 10-Q and earnings release.

02—Key points

Key Highlights

Regulation FD disclosure only: Fifth Third furnished its Morgan Stanley US Financials Conference presentation (June 10, 2026) as Exhibit 99.1; no new financial results or material agreements were reported.
Scale post-Comerica: ~$297B in assets, ~$234B in deposits (3/31/26), ranked 9th among U.S. commercial banks, with 1,489 U.S. branches (7th largest).
2Q26 guidance reaffirmed (unchanged from April 17, 2026): NII of $2.20–2.25B, noninterest income of $1.00–1.06B, noninterest expense of $1.87–1.89B, NCO ratio of 30–35 bps, and 22.5% effective tax rate.
Long-term targets: 19%+ ROTCE and 53% efficiency ratio in 2027, versus adjusted ROTCE of 17.8% and adjusted efficiency ratio of 55.9% in 2025 (per the presentation).
Merger integration: $657M of merger and integration costs incurred through 1Q26 (~$1.3B expected total); on track for $850M pre-tax run-rate expense synergies by year-end 2026.
Comerica conversion timeline: branch and systems conversion scheduled for September 4–7, 2026, with mock conversion 1 completed in May 2026.
Fee diversification: pro-forma LTM noninterest income of $4.2B, with fees roughly 33% of total pro-forma revenue; Commercial Payments and Wealth & Asset Management each exceed $1B in revenue.

03—Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Does this 8-K disclose any new financial results or material events?
No. The filing is a Regulation FD disclosure furnishing the investor presentation for the June 10, 2026 Morgan Stanley conference. It contains no new earnings, transactions, or material agreements. The content largely restates prior information and reaffirms existing guidance.
Has Fifth Third changed its 2Q26 guidance?
No. The presentation states that current 2Q26 expectations are unchanged from the April 17, 2026 earnings call. These include NII of $2.20–2.25 billion, noninterest income of $1.00–1.06 billion, noninterest expense of $1.87–1.89 billion, and an NCO ratio of 30–35 bps, based on an assumed 6/30/26 Fed funds rate of 3.75%.
What are the key integration milestones for the Comerica acquisition?
The Comerica legal close occurred February 1, 2026. Management is on track to achieve $850 million in pre-tax run-rate expense synergies by year-end 2026, with total expected merger and integration costs of about $1.3 billion ($657 million incurred through 1Q26). The branch and systems conversion is scheduled for September 4–7, 2026, following mock conversions.
What growth initiatives is management emphasizing?
Management highlights four deposit opportunities: Southeast branch maturation (about 400 de novo branches seasoning), a Texas de novo buildout of 150 branches by 2029, small business and payments growth, and a technology and life sciences vertical. It also plans to expand its middle market salesforce, which grew from 283 to 608 between 2021 and 2026 (Fifth Third standalone plus Comerica as presented).
Should investors rely on the forward-looking targets in this presentation?
Investors should treat them with caution. The presentation includes extensive forward-looking statements, and the company disclaims any obligation to update them. Several figures are pro-forma, preliminary, or non-GAAP, and may differ from final 10-Q results as purchase accounting is finalized. Investors should cross-reference the 1Q26 earnings release and 10-Q, including the non-GAAP reconciliations on pages 26–28 of the release.

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