FIFTH THIRD BANCORP — Director's Dealing 2003

Jan 30, 2003

5 1 rrd4101.htm MEIJER (FORM 5) SEC Form 5

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Meijer, Hendrik G (Last) (First) (Middle) 38 Fountain Square Plaza (Street) Cincinnati, OH 45263 (City) (State) (Zip) 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Fifth Third Bancorp FITB 3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary) 4. Statement for Month/Year 12/2002 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year) 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Description 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2.Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) Amount / A/D / Price 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Owner- ship Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

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

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conver- sion or Exercise Price of Deri- vative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/ Day/ Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr.8)	5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) A or D	6. Date Exercisable(DE) and Expiration Date(ED) (Month/Day/Year) DE / ED	7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) Title / Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr.5)	9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Year Reported Transaction(s) (Instr.4)	10. Owner- ship Form of Deriv- ative Securities: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr.4)
Phantom Stock	1-for-1	(1)	A	166 A	(1) / (1)	Common Stock / 166	(2)	166	D

Explanation of Responses:

(1) All phantom stock units were acquired under the Fifth Third Bancorp directors deferred compensation plan between June 1, 2001 and January 28, 2003 and are to be settled in cash upon the director's retirement. (2) All phantom stock units were acquired at the then current per share market value of Fifth Third Bancorp common stock as of the date the director was deemed to have deferred compensation under the plan.

By:	Date:
/s/ Paul L. Reynolds, Attorney-in-Fact	01/30/2003
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