FIFTH THIRD BANCORP — Director's Dealing 2003

Aug 13, 2003

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: FIFTH THIRD BANCORP (FITB)
CIK: 0000035527
Period of Report: 2003-08-11

Reporting Person: SCHRANTZ STEPHEN J (Executive Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2003-08-11	Common Stock	M	66479	$10.5679	Acquired	260684	Indirect
2003-08-11	Common Stock	S	41932	$53.8155	Disposed	218752	Indirect
2003-08-11	Common Stock	M	9459	$10.5679	Acquired	228211	Indirect

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2003-08-11	Option to Purchase	$10.5679	M	66479	Disposed	2003-08-17	Common Stock (66479)	Direct
2003-08-11	Option to Purchase	$10.5679	M	9459	Disposed	2003-08-17	Common Stock (9459)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	26763	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: 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.

F2: Issued pursuant to Fifth Third Bancorp 1998 Long-Term Incentive Stock Plan. No consideration paid.

F3: Includes total number of unexercised option grants previously reported.