Lopper Jeffrey A 4

What Happened

• Jeffrey A. Lopper, Chief Accounting Officer of Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), had a total of 923 shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding on vested restricted stock units (RSUs). The shares were disposed (withheld) at $52.86 per share, producing proceeds of about $48,790 in aggregate across transactions on Feb 14 and Feb 16, 2026. These were tax-withholdings tied to previously granted RSUs, a routine disposition rather than an open-market sale for investment purposes.

Key Details

• Transaction dates and amounts:
  • 2026-02-14: 309 shares withheld @ $52.86 = $16,334 (Footnote F2 or F3 as applicable)
  • 2026-02-14: 309 shares withheld @ $52.86 = $16,334
  • 2026-02-16: 226 shares withheld @ $52.86 = $11,946
  • 2026-02-16: 79 shares withheld @ $52.86 = $4,176
  • Total withheld: 923 shares; total value ≈ $48,790
• Shares owned after the transactions: not specified in the provided filing excerpt.
• Footnotes: F1–F3 indicate shares were withheld to cover taxes upon vesting of RSUs granted on 02/16/2022 (F1), 02/14/2023 (F2), and 02/14/2024 (F3).
• Filing: Report filed on 2026-02-18. The filing itself shows these are tax-withholding dispositions; no late-filing flag is indicated in the provided data.

Context

• These transactions are tax-withholdings tied to vested RSUs (not open-market sales or purchases). Such withholdings are routine administrative actions and generally do not signal insider buying or selling intent about the company’s stock. For retail investors, purchases or open-market sales typically carry more informational weight than tax-related withholdings.