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                                 UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 13F

                              FORM 13F COVER PAGE

Report for the Quarter Ended: September 30, 2012

Check here if Amendment [_]; Amendment Number: [     ]
This Amendment (Check only one):  [_] is a restatement.
                                  [_] adds new holdings entries.

Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:

Name:                 Fifth Third Bank
Address:              38 Fountain Square Plaza
                      Cincinnati, OH 45263

13F File Number: 28-539

The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom
it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized
to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and
complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.

Person signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:

Name:               Richard W. Holmes, Jr.
Title:              Counsel
Phone:              513-534-6030
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:

/s/ Richard W. Holmes, Jr.  Cincinnati, Ohio     November 14, 2012
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[Signature]                 [City, State]        [Date]

Report Type (Check only one):

[_] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT

[X] 13F NOTICE

[_] 13F COMBINATION REPORT

List of Managers Reporting for this Manager:

13 F File Number             Name
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28-03158                     Fifth Third Bancorp

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