8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): November 22, 2011

FIFTH THIRD BANCORP

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

OHIO

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

001-33653	31-0854434
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
Fifth Third Center 38 Fountain Square Plaza, Cincinnati, Ohio	45263
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

(800) 972-3030

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 8.01 Other Events

Fifth Third Bancorp (“Fifth Third”) announced on November 22, 2011 that it was appointing Tayfun Tuzun as Treasurer of the Bancorp effective December 2, 2011, replacing Mahesh Sankaran.

This information was included in a press release issued November 22, 2011 and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1 Press Release dated November 22, 2011

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

		FIFTH THIRD BANCORP
		(Registrant)
November 22, 2011	By:	/s/ DANIEL T. POSTON
		Daniel T. Poston
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

		News Release
CONTACTS:	Jim Eglseder (Investors)	FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
	(513) 534-8424	November 22, 2011
	Rich Rosen, CFA (Investors)
	(513) 534-3307
	Debra DeCourcy, APR (Media)
	(513) 534-4153

Fifth Third Names Tayfun Tuzun as Treasurer

Cincinnati — Fifth Third Bancorp (Nasdaq: FITB) today announced the appointment of Senior Vice President Tayfun Tuzun as Treasurer, effective December 2, 2011. Tuzun replaces Mahesh Sankaran, who will be taking a position as Director of Finance with M&T Bank in Buffalo.

Tuzun currently serves as Assistant Treasurer and Balance Sheet Manager at Fifth Third, overseeing investment portfolio activities and balance sheet strategy. He previously served as Fifth Third’s Structured Finance Manager. Prior to joining Fifth Third in 2007, he was Director of Research and Risk Management at FSI Group in Cincinnati, and before that was Senior Vice President of Treasury at Provident Financial Group in Cincinnati from 1993 until 2004. Prior to joining Provident, he was a faculty member in the School of Banking & Finance at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. Tuzun earned a master’s and doctoral degree in economics from the Ohio State University and a bachelor’s degree in economics from Bosphorus University in Istanbul, Turkey. He is a board member and Treasurer for the Down Syndrome Association of Greater Cincinnati.

“I have greatly enjoyed the time I’ve been at Fifth Third and am glad to have had the opportunity to contribute to its success,” said Sankaran. “I’m confident that Fifth Third and its finance team will see many further successes in the future.”

“We appreciate Mahesh’s contributions to Fifth Third over the past five years, which have involved significant actions that have considerably strengthened our company. We all wish him well in his future endeavors,” said Dan Poston, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. “Tayfun has played a critical role in our Treasury activities during that time, and we are fortunate to have someone with his experience and skills who can readily and seamlessly step into the Treasurer position at Fifth Third.”

Fifth Third Bancorp is a diversified financial services company headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. As of September 30, 2011, the Company had $115 billion in assets and operated 15 affiliates with 1,314 full-service Banking Centers, including 103 Bank Mart^® locations open seven days a week inside select grocery stores and 2,437 ATMs in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Florida, Tennessee, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Georgia and North Carolina. Fifth Third operates four main businesses: Commercial Banking, Branch Banking, Consumer Lending, and Investment Advisors. Fifth Third also has a 49% interest in Vantiv, LLC, formerly Fifth Third Processing Solutions, LLC. Fifth Third is among the largest money managers in the Midwest and, as of September 30, 2011, had $273 billion in assets under care, of which it managed $23 billion for individuals, corporations and not-for-profit organizations. Investor information and press releases can be viewed at www.53.com. Fifth Third’s common stock is traded on the NASDAQ^® National Global Select Market under the symbol “FITB.”

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