FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Kosch Gregory 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 09/15/2009 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol FIFTH THIRD BANCORP [FITB] (Last) (First) (Middle) 38 FOUNTAIN SQUARE PLAZA, MD 10AT76 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Executive Vice President 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) CINCINNATI, OH 45263 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 30,053 (1) D   Common Stock 2,000 I by Daughter

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option	03/22/2000(2)	03/22/2010	Common Stock	2,490	$ 40.1667	D	Â
Stock Option	03/22/2000(2)	03/22/2010	Common Stock	8,760	$ 40.1667	D	Â
Stock Option	04/05/2001(2)	04/05/2011	Common Stock	12,000	$ 50.8125	D	Â
Stock Option	04/22/2002(3)	04/22/2012	Common Stock	15,000	$ 68.01	D	Â
Stock Option	03/28/2003(4)	03/28/2013	Common Stock	15,000	$ 51.46	D	Â
Stock Appreciation Right	04/19/2008	04/19/2014	Common Stock	8,500	$ 54.4	D	Â
Stock Appreciation Right	04/08/2005(5)	04/08/2015	Common Stock	11,538	$ 42.9	D	Â
Stock Appreciation Right	04/07/2006(5)	04/07/2016	Common Stock	26,250	$ 39.36	D	Â
Stock Appreciation Right	04/09/2007(5)	04/09/2017	Common Stock	35,000	$ 38.27	D	Â
Stock Appreciation Right	04/15/2008(5)	04/15/2018	Common Stock	38,462	$ 19.26	D	Â
Stock Appreciation Right	04/21/2009(5)	04/21/2019	Common Stock	65,000	$ 3.96	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Kosch Gregory 38 FOUNTAIN SQUARE PLAZA MD 10AT76 CINCINNATI, OH 45263	Â	Â	  Executive Vice President	Â

Signatures

Paul L. Reynolds, as Attorney-in-Fact for Gregory Kosch		09/25/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Includes 1,143 shares of restricted stock granted pursuant to Fifth Third Bancorp Incentive Compensation Plan subject to vesting in three equal annual installments upon the achievement of performance measures and 16, 250 shares of restricted stock granted pursuant to Fifth Third Bancorp Incentive Compensation Plan subject to vesting in three equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date.
(2)	Indicates grant date. Options are exercisable as follows: 25% on grant date; 50% one year from grant; 75% two years from grant; and 100% three years from grant.
(3)	Indicates grant date. Options are exercisable as follows: 25% 6 months from grant date; 50% one year from grant; 75% two years from grant; and 100% three years from grant.
(4)	Indicates grant date. Options 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.
(5)	Indicates grant date. Stock appreciation rights are exercisable as follows: 25% one year from grant date, 50% two years from grant date, 75% three years from grant date, and 100% four years from grant date.

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