Exhibit 99.1

		News Release
CONTACT:	Sameer Gokhale (Investors)	FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
	(513) 534-2219	March 9, 2017
	Larry Magnesen (Media)
	(513) 534-8055

Fifth Third Bancorp Announces Redemption of Senior Bank

Notes due June 1, 2017

Cincinnati – Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ: FITB) today announced that Fifth Third Bank has submitted a redemption notice to the issuing and paying agent for redemption of all of the outstanding 1.35% fixed rate senior notes due June 1, 2017 (CUSIP 31677QBA6) issued in the principal amount of $650 million. The notes will be redeemed on May 2, 2017, pursuant to their terms and conditions for an amount equal to 100% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date.

Fifth Third Bancorp is a diversified financial services company headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. As of December 31, 2016, the Company had $142 billion in assets and operates 1,191 full-service Banking Centers, and 2,495 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 a 17.9% interest in Vantiv Holding, LLC. Fifth Third is among the largest money managers in the Midwest and, as of December 31, 2016, had $315 billion in assets under care, of which it managed $31 billion for individuals, corporations and not-for-profit organizations through its Trust and Brokerage businesses. 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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