LAW OFFICES OF LOUIS E. GITOMER, LLC

LOUIS E. GITOMER 600 BALTIMORE AVENUE, SUITE 301

Lou@lgraillaw.com TOWSON. MARYLAND 21204-4022

(410) 296-2250 * (202) 466-6532

MELANIE B. YASBIN FAX (410) 332-0885

Melanie@lgraillaw.com

410-296-2205

February 11, 2019

Ms. Cynthia T. Brown

Chief of the Section of Administration, Office of Proceedings

Surface Transportation Board

395 E Street, S.W.

Washington, D. C. 20423

Dear Ms. Brown:

I have enclosed for efiling the document described below, to be recorded pursuant to 49 U.S.C.

§11301. This document is a Notice of Merger, a primary document dated as of February 1, 2019. We

request that this document be given the next available Recordation Number.

The names and addresses of the parties to the Notice of Merger are as follows:

Merged Company:

Fifth Third Equipment Finance Company

38 Fountain Square Plaza

Cincinnati, OH 45263

Surviving Company:

Fifth Third Bank

38 Fountain Square Plaza

Cincinnati, OH 45263

A description of the equipment covered by the Notice of Merger consists of all equipment owned or

leased by Fifth Third Equipment Finance Company.

A fee of $48.00 is enclosed. Please return a copy by email to:

Louis E. Gitomer

600 Baltimore Avenue, Suite 301

Towson, MD 21204

Lou@lgraillaw.com

RECORDATION NO. W-256 FILED February 11, 2019 11:07 AM SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

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Ms. Cynthia T. Brown

February 11, 2019

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A short summary of the document to appear in the index as follows: a Notice of Merger dated as of

February 1, 2019, of Fifth Third Equipment Finance Company, 38 Fountain Square Plaza, Cincinnati, OH

45263, into Fifth Third Bank, 38 Fountain Square Plaza, Cincinnati, OH 45263, covering all equipment

owned or leased by Fifth Third Equipment Finance Company.

Very truly yours,

Louis E. Gitomer

Louis E. Gitomer

Enclosure

RECORDATION NO. W-256 FILED February 11, 2019 11:07 AM SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

TO:

FROM:

NOTICE OF MERGER

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

FIFTH THIRD BANK

Please note that for the purposes of filings pursuant to the provisions of49 U .S.C. Section 1130l(a), Fifth Third Equipment Finance Company has been merged with and into Fifth Third Bank, with Fifth Third Bank as the surviving entity. See the attached certificate evidencing the merger.

Date: February 1, 2019

STATE OF OHIO

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FIFTH THIRD BANK

By: ~ fr· Name: im Jon$ Title: ~ President

On this fl -#\ day of February, 2019, before me appeared Jim Jones, the person who signed this instrument, who acknowledged that he is a Vice President of Fifth Third Bank and that, being duly authorized, he signed such instrument as a free act on behalf of said Fifth Third Bank.

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Receipt This is not a bill. Please do not remit payment.

DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP CHRISTIAN GONZALEZ 191 W. NATIONWIDE BLVD. STE 300 COLUMBUS, OH 43215

FILING EXPED 99.00 200.00

ST ATE OF OHIO CERTIFICATE

Ohio Secretary of State, Frank LaRose 877750

It is hereby certified that the Secretary of State of Ohio has custody of the business records for

FIFTH IBIRD BANK

and, that said business records show the filing and recording of:

CERT COPY 0.00 0.00

Document(s)

Merger

Document No(s):

201903202190

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United States of America

State of Ohio

Office of the Secretary of State

Effective Date: 02/01/2019

Witness my hand and the seal of the Secretary of State at Columbus, Ohio this 1st day of February, A.D. 2019.

Ohio Secretary of State

DATE 02/01/2019

DOCUMENT ID DESCRIPTION 201903202190 MERGED OUT OF EXISTENCE (MEX)

Receipt This is not a bill. Please do not remit payment.

DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP CHRISTIAN GONZALEZ 191 W. NATIONWIDE BLVD. STE 300 COLUMBUS. OH 43215

FILING 0.00

ST ATE OF OHIO CERTIFICATE

Ohio Secretary of State, Frank LaRose 436156

EXPED 0.00

It is hereby certified that the Secretary of State of Ohio has custody of the business records for

FIFI'H THIRD EQUIPMENT FINANCE COMPANY

and, that said business records show the filing and recording of:

CERT COPY 0.00 0.00

Document( s)

MERGED OUT OF EXISTENCE Document No(s):

201903202190

United States of America State of Ohio

Office of the Secretary of State

Effective Date: 02/01/2019

Witness my hand and the seal of the Secretary of State at Columbus, Ohio this 1st day of February, A.O. 2019.

Ohio Secretary of State

Form $51 Prescribed by:

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Certificate of Merger FIiing Fee: $99

(154-MER) Forms Mu,t Be Typed

In accordance wMh U1e requirement& of Ohio few, lhe undfflfgntd corporatDll, benks, UY1ng1 bank8, aavlnp and loan assaciaUons. limited lllb•ity c:ompanlea, partneflhlpa, lmlted pal1nenhlpa andlOr limited llablllty partnnhlps, deliflng to efftlct a merger, iel forth the follOWlrig faGtl

1. csurvMng) Entity lrlflh Third. Bank A. Name of Entity Surviving the Merger .... --------------------'

8. Name Change: As a resutt of this merger, the name of Iha surviving ently hai changed lo l1'Je folloWlng

I (Complete only if name of turvivlng entity Is changing through lie merge,)

C. The. surlivlng entity ts a (Plean check the appropriate box and fill In the approp,t1ta blanks)

1. Im Dome1tlc (Ohio enllty) D Foreign (Non-Ohio Entity)

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Form551 Page 1 of6 Last Revised; 9124/2015

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ff, CONSTITUENT ENTITY PnMde the name, Ohio charterllfcenle/reglstndlon number, type of entity, JurlscflGllon of formatiofl, fOr each enlily m&fVlng out of existence. (If this 11 Insufficient space lo reflect all merging entitles. please attach a separate shlet listing the additional merging tnUtiesJ.

Entfty Name

(Fifth ThlRf Equipment Finance Company

Ill. MERGER AGREEMENT ON FILE

Ohio Charter/Ucense/ RllllhltraUon Number

~36156

Jurl9dlction of Formation

Type of Entltv

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Tho name and· malhng address or the penon or enUly from whom/Which ellglble parsons may obtain • capy of the merver agreement upon written requat

j38 Fountain Squant Plaza, MO 10909F Maltng Address

City State Zip Code

IV. EFFECTIVE DATE OF MERG;;.;l! ... R _____ __, (2111201, I

Thia merger 11 la be effective on (The date spedfted must be en or after the date of tht ffllng. If no date 111 spedfled, the data of fling will bl the effec:Uw date of the merger),

V. MERGER AUTHORIZEO Eac:h consUIUent enUty has compiled wllh ,tie laws under which It exlata and tho laws permit Iha fflllfger. The agreement of merger I• authorized on behalf of each con1tlluenl enlity and HGh person who signed the certificate on behalf of each enUty ii authorized to do eo.

Form 551 Paga 2 of& LPt Revlaect. 9/24/2015

VI. STATEMENT OF MERGER Upon filing this Certillclte of Merger, or upon such later data as 1pecified herein, the merging entity/enlllles listed heraln shall merge Into the listed su,yfvlng entity.

VII. STATIJTORY AGENT - To bit Ried ONLV If the turvMng entity 11 a foralgn entity not 11canHd In Ohio. If the surviving entity is a foreign entity NOT licensed to transact business In Ohio, provide the name and addt•• of a statutory agent upon whom any proc:eaa, nallce or demand may be NrVOd.

Mating Addr'el1

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State Zip Code

VIIL AMENDMENTS If a domestic corporation, lfmited lfablllty company or Umled partnership SUIVlvu the merger, any a , ea of org .. lzalton, or certlffelite-oHlmltediiBFlntKlhlt,~--l--ofthe IUIVlvlng domtslic entity 1111111 be fllad wilh the certificated merger.

UC. REQUIRE!MENTS OF CORPORATIONS MERGING OUT OF EXISTENCE If a dome1t1C corporation or foreign aorpondlon lcenNd lo lransacl bullnea In Ohio Is a constituent entity and the surviving entity Is not a domfltfc corporation or foreign cori,oratlan to be llcenled In Ohlo, the cerllfk:all of merger must be -=mpanled hr the affldaYlts, rec:elpls, cer1fflcates. or olher evidence raqulred by division (H) or section 1701.88 division (G) or aedfon 1702.47 of the Revlnd Code with ntapect to aact, domHllo canstluent corpcllatlon, and/or by ht affldavitt, receipts, Clftificates. or oU1ef' evidence NICWhd by division (C) or (D) of section 1703. 17 of the Revilled COde with respect to eacti foreign conlffluent cmporaUon llcenled to transact bultnesa In Ohio.

X.QUAUACATIONORLICENS!OFFOREIGNSURVIVINGENTITY A surviving foreign entity that wlahn ca qualify in Ohio as part of the rne,ger must file an additional fonn, u llated below, but no addltlonal t11ng fee Is required.

Forei9n Qualffylng Corporation • Fom1 530A or B and Clttfficale of Good Standing Foreign Notice (lf quallfylng enuty 11 a foreign bank, savings bank, or saving• and IOan auodallon) • Form 552 Foreign Quallfylng Limited Ll.ebllty Campany. Form 5338 Foreign Qualllylng Llmlbtd Partnfflhlp- Form 631B Fon=lgo Qualifying UmHed u.t>nRy Partnership· Form 537 and evidence of Existence In Jurlsclctlon of Formation

Fonn551 Page3 of8

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Name of enllty .#

By:1;a;,; c ,,: ~ 1ta: !Grell D. Clrmlchael, President and Chlefecac:utfvt Cftlclr

TIie

IFlfttl Thht E;ulpmant F!nmlce Company Name of entity

By: Signature

Its: I;-TIGrllH, Pralldenl

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'The undersigned constituent antltlts (comithuent enlltles lnc:lude all mergtno anct surviving emltles) have caused this certifk:ate of merger lo be signed by lhelr duly aulhoriztld offlceni, parlnera aid representativea.

IFfflh Third Bank Name Of entity

By:..__ __________________________ _,

Slgntture

Its: (Greo D. Camdchael, President and Chief Executve Officer Tdle

Its: jemest TtarVaa, President 1ltle _____ .....;.;.;.;.;._ __________ ~-------------------

Name of entity

By: Slgnatur

An aulhortad r•praHntatlva Of eutt constituent caarporaUon, partnership, or entity must slan the merg•r certffloate (ORC 1701.111(A), 1702.43 (A). 1TOl.38{A), 1771,7D(A), 17~(-'J). lhls lnoludn all merging and surviving entltiu,

Form551 Page4af6 last Revised: 912412015