FIFTH THIRD BANCORP — Director's Dealing 2005

Dec 16, 2005

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: FIFTH THIRD BANCORP (FITB)
CIK: 0000035527
Period of Report: 2005-12-14

Reporting Person: Lee Bruce K (Executive Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2005-12-14	Common Stock	M	3043	$15.6426	Acquired	15260	Indirect
2005-12-14	Common Stock	F	1205	$39.47	Disposed	14055	Indirect

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2005-12-14	Option to Purchase	$15.6426	M	3043	Disposed	2006-01-01	Common Stock (3043)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	1861	Indirect
Common Stock	472	Indirect
Common Stock	200	Indirect
Common Stock	200	Indirect
Common Stock	176.8668	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: A revocable Trust of which the reporting person is the grantor.

F2: A revocable Trust of which the reporting person's minor children are beneficiaries.

F3: Issued pursuant to Fifth Third Bancorp stock option plan. No consideration paid.

F4: Includes total number of unexercised option grants previously reported.