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): October 27, 2016

(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)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On October 27, 2016, Fifth Third Bancorp (“Fifth Third”) issued a press release announcing that the summary of its company-run mid-cycle stress test results required by the Dodd-Frank Act stress testing rules is available on its Investor Relations website at http://ir.53.com by clicking on “Quarterly & Annual Reports”. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1 Fifth Third Bancorp Press Release dated October 27, 2016

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)
October 27, 2016	/s/ Tayfun Tuzun
	Tayfun Tuzun
	Executive Vice President and
	Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

		News Release
CONTACT:	Sameer Gokhale (Investors)	FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
	(513) 534-2219	October 27, 2016
	Larry Magnesen (Media)
	(513) 534-8055

Fifth Third Bancorp Releases Results of Dodd-Frank Act

Mid-Cycle Company-Run Stress Test

Cincinnati – Fifth Third Bancorp (Nasdaq: FITB) today disclosed results of its 2016 company-run mid-cycle stress test as required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. The results are available on Fifth Third’s Investor Relations website at http://ir.53.com by clicking on “Quarterly & Annual Reports”.

The results are also available at the following link:

http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=72735&p=disclosures

Fifth Third Bancorp is a diversified financial services company headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. As of September 30, 2016, the Company had $143 billion in assets and operates 1,191 full-service Banking Centers, including 94 Bank Mart^® locations, most open seven days a week, inside select grocery stores and 2,497 ATMs in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Florida, Tennessee, West Virginia, Georgia and North Carolina. Fifth Third operates four main businesses: Commercial Banking, Branch Banking, Consumer Lending, and Wealth & Asset Management. Fifth Third also has an 18.3% interest in Vantiv Holding, LLC. Fifth Third is among the largest money managers in the Midwest and, as of September 30, 2016, had $314 billion in assets under care, of which it managed $27 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^® Global Select Market under the symbol “FITB.”

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