FIFTH THIRD BANCORP — Director's Dealing 2004

Mar 9, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: FIFTH THIRD BANCORP (FITB)
CIK: 0000035527
Period of Report: 2004-03-05

Reporting Person: GAUNT JAMES R (Executive Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-03-05	Common Stock	M	10800	$10.321	Acquired	122688	Direct
2004-03-05	Common Stock	M	10814	$11.0617	Acquired	133502	Direct
2004-03-05	Common Stock	M	6521	$15.6297	Acquired	140023	Direct
2004-03-05	Common Stock	M	4404	$22.7037	Acquired	144427	Direct
2004-03-05	Common Stock	M	2712	$36.8611	Acquired	147139	Direct
2004-03-05	Common Stock	M	2046	$48.875	Acquired	149185	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-03-05	Option to Purchase	$10.321	M	10800	Disposed	2004-07-19	Common Stock (10800)	Direct
2004-03-05	Option to Purchase	$11.0617	M	10814	Disposed	2005-06-20	Common Stock (10814)	Direct
2004-03-05	Option to Purchase	$15.6297	M	6521	Disposed	2006-07-18	Common Stock (6521)	Direct
2004-03-05	Option to Purchase	$22.7037	M	4404	Disposed	2007-05-08	Common Stock (4404)	Direct
2004-03-05	Option to Purchase	$36.8611	M	2712	Disposed	2008-03-17	Common Stock (2712)	Direct
2004-03-05	Option to Purchase	$48.875	M	2046	Disposed	2009-03-11	Common Stock (2046)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	41996	Indirect
Common Stock	41996	Indirect
Common Stock	90493	Indirect
Common Stock	4839	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Various Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts (GRATs) of which the Reporting Person is a beneficiary.

F2: Various GRATs of which the Reporting Person's spouse is a beneficiary.

F3: Indicates grant date. Options are exerciseable 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 option grants previously reported.