-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, NCIrfIZGw4nbSp8u3fVLrvc83wQgSk3SpC/zF0g34R/o5q18SPO5WlZaiS6+WV7J gO3K9hz2IxolSC1BkDam5A== 0000035527-05-000094.txt : 20050701 0000035527-05-000094.hdr.sgml : 20050701 20050701091406 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000035527-05-000094 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20050621 FILED AS OF DATE: 20050701 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20050701 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FIFTH THIRD BANCORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000035527 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022] IRS NUMBER: 310854434 STATE OF INCORPORATION: OH FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 38 FOUNTAIN SQ PLZ STREET 2: FIFTH THIRD CENTER CITY: CINCINNATI STATE: OH ZIP: 45263 BUSINESS PHONE: 5135795300 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Pesce Peter CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001331171 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-08076 FILM NUMBER: 05930364 BUSINESS ADDRESS: BUSINESS PHONE: (513) 534-5300 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 38 FOUNTAIN SQUARE PLAZA STREET 2: MD 10AT76 CITY: CINCINNATI STATE: OH ZIP: 45263 3 1 edgar.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0202 3 2005-06-21 0 0000035527 FIFTH THIRD BANCORP FITB 0001331171 Pesce Peter 38 FOUNTAIN SQUARE PLAZA CINCINNATI OH 45263 0 1 0 0 Executive Vice President Common Stock 3880 D Common Stock 159.4692 I by 401(k) Stock Appreciation Right 42.90 2005-04-08 2015-04-08 Common Stock 31731 D Restricted stock granted pursuant to Fifth Third Bancorp Incentive Compensation Plan subject to vesting on December 1, 2008. Indicates grant date. Stock appreciation rights are exercisable as follows: 25% one year from grant; 50% two years from grant; 75% three years from grant; and 100% four years from grant. Paul L. Reynolds, Attorney-in-Fact for Peter Pesce 2005-07-01 EX-24 2 pesce-poa1.htm POWER OF ATTORNEY 
POWER OF ATTORNEY





Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints

Paul L. Reynolds, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:



(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity

as a director or officer of Fifth Third Bancorp (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and

5 or any Form designated by the Securities and Exchange Commission for reporting

equity ownership in the Company's stock in accordance with Section 16(a) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;



(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which

may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form and timely

file such form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any

stock exchange or similar authority; and



(3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the

foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to,

in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being

understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the

undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall

contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such

attorney-in-fact's discretion.



The undersigned hereby grants to such attorney-in-fact full power and authority

to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary,

or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein

granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could

do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby

ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-

fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by

virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.  The

undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorney-in-fact, in serving in such

capacity at the request of the undersigned, is not assuming, nor is the Company

assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.



This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the

undersigned is no longer required to file Forms with respect to the

undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company,

unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the

foregoing attorney-in-fact.



IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be

executed as of this 21st day of June, 2005.





       /s/ Peter Pesce
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