Sec Form 4 Filing - DEWBREY DIANE L @ FIFTH THIRD BANCORP - 2005-02-04

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FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
DEWBREY DIANE L
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FIFTH THIRD BANCORP [ FITB]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Senior Vice President
(Last) (First) (Middle)
38 FOUNTAIN SQUARE PLAZA
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY)
02/04/2005
(Street)
CINCINNATI, OH45263
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
__ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City) (State) (Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(MM/DD/YY)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Contract ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) 02/04/2005 J( 1 )( 2 )( 3 ) 1 ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 1 )( 2 )( 3 ) ( 1 )( 2 )( 3 ) Common Stock 21,800 ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) 1 ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) I by Trust ( 4 )
Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
DEWBREY DIANE L
38 FOUNTAIN SQUARE PLAZA
CINCINNATI, OH45263
Senior Vice President
Signatures
Paul L. Reynolds, Attorney-in-Fact for Diane L. Dewbrey 02/08/2005
Signature of Reporting Person Date
Explanation of Responses:
( 1 )On February 4, 2005 (the "Trade Date"), the reporting person, through a revocable trust (the "Trust") of which she is the grantor, entered into a prepaid variable forward contract ("PVF Agreement") with an unrelated third party (the "Buyer") relating to 21,800 shares of Common Stock. Under the PVF Agreement, the Trust has agreed to sell the shares in accordance with footnotes 2 and 3 below. The transaction will be settled in one tranche on February 7, 2008. The Trust will receive a prepayment from the Buyer in the amount of $754,561.66 within 3 business days of the Trade Date. Such proceeds are to be used for tax planning and estate planning purposes.
( 2 )On each settlement date, the Trust, unless it has elected cash settlement as described in the following sentence, will deliver a number of shares of Common Stock. In lieu of delivering shares, theTrust may elect cash settlement. The number of shares to be delivered is determined as outlined in footnote 3 below.
( 3 )If the "Final Price" (a market-based price as determined under the terms of the PVF Agreement) is less or equal to the Floor Price, the Trust shall deliver 21,800 shares; if the Final Price is greater than the Floor Price but less than the Cap Price, the Trust shall deliver that number of shares equal to 21,800 multiplied by (x) the Floor Price, divided by (y) the Final Price, and if the Final Price is greater than or equal to the Cap Price, the Trust shall deliver that number of shares equal to 21,800 multiplied by (x) the sum of (i) the Floor Price (expressed as an amount) and (ii) the product of (a) one and (b) any amount by which the Final Price exceeds the Cap Price (expressed as an amount), divided by (y) the Final Price. This transaction has a Floor Price of $40.358 and a Cap Price of $59.35.
( 4 )A revocable Trust of which the reporting person is the grantor.

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