FIFTH THIRD BANCORP — Director's Dealing 2004

Jun 16, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: FIFTH THIRD BANCORP (FITB)
CIK: 0000035527
Period of Report: 2004-06-14

Reporting Person: NIEHAUS ROBERT P (Executive Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-06-14	Common Stock	M	24624	$11.0617	Acquired	315228	Direct
2004-06-14	Common Stock	S	5543	$54.80	Disposed	309685	Direct
2004-06-14	Common Stock	S	2400	$54.7513	Disposed	307285	Direct
2004-06-14	Common Stock	S	1600	$54.73	Disposed	305685	Direct
2004-06-14	Common Stock	S	500	$54.742	Disposed	305185	Direct
2004-06-14	Common Stock	S	1353	$54.80	Disposed	303832	Direct
2004-06-14	Common Stock	S	47767	$54.59	Disposed	256065	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-06-14	Option to Purchase	$11.0617	M	24624	Disposed	2005-06-20	Common Stock (24624)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	72827	Indirect
Common Stock	57365	Indirect
Common Stock	50897	Indirect
Common Stock	1163.0972	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Various Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts of which reporting person is a beneficiary.

F2: Niehaus Investors Limited Partnership (a family limited partnership) of which the reporting person, his spouse and their three children are the only partners.

F3: 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.

F4: Issued pursuant to Fifth Third Bancorp stock option plan. No consideration paid.

F5: Includes total number of unexercised option grants previously reported.