SEC Form 4
FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Niehaus, Robert P.

(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/Day/Year

03/17/2003


5. If Amendment,
    Date of Original
    (Month/Day/Year)

6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

   Director      10% Owner
X Officer (give title below)        Other (specify below)

Description           Executive Vice President

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)
5. Amount of
    Securities
    Beneficially
    Owned Following
    Reported Transaction(s)

    (Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Owner-
    ship
    Form:
    Direct (D)
    or
    Indirect (I)

    (Instr. 4)
7. Nature of
     Indirect
     Beneficial
     Ownership

    (Instr. 4)
Code
V
Amount
A/D
Price
Common Stock
03/17/2003
M
14,412
A
$10.5679
169,906
D
Common Stock
03/17/2003
M
9,504
A
$10.3210
179,410
D
Common Stock
03/17/2003
M
10,814
A
$11.0617
190,224
D
Common Stock
03/17/2003
M
6,521
A
$15.6297
196,745
D
Common Stock
03/17/2003
M
4,404
A
$22.7037
201,149
D
Common Stock
03/17/2003
M
2,712
A
$36.8611
203,861
D
Common Stock
50,897
I
by FLP, L.P.
Common Stock
73,427
I
by Spouse


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)
3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any

(Month/
Day/
Year)
4. Transaction Code
    (Instr.8)
5. Number of Derivative
    Securities Acquired (A)
    or Disposed Of (D)

    (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
6. Date Exercisable(DE) and
    Expiration Date(ED)
    (Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of
    Underlying Securities
    (Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price
    of
    Derivative
    Security
    (Instr.5)
9. Number of
    Derivative
    Securities
    Beneficially
    Owned
    Following
    Reported
    Transaction(s)
    (Instr.4)
10. Owner-
ship
Form of
Deriv-
ative
Securities:
Direct (D)
or
Indirect (I)

(Instr.4)
11. Nature of
      Indirect
      Beneficial
      Ownership
      (Instr.4)
Code
V
A
D
DE
ED
Title
Amount or Number of Shares
Option to Purchase $10.5679 03/17/2003
M
       14,412
08/17/1993
08/17/2003
Common Stock
14,412
808,658(1)
D
Option to Purchase $10.3210 03/17/2003
M
       9,504
07/19/1994
07/19/2004
Common Stock
9,504
799,154(1)
D
Option to Purchase $11.0617 03/17/2003
M
       10,814
06/20/1995
06/20/2005
Common Stock
10,814
788,340(1)
D
Option to Purchase $15.6297 03/17/2003
M
       6,525
07/18/1996
07/18/2006
Common Stock
6,521
781,819(1)
D
Option to Purchase $22.7037 03/17/2003
M
       4,404
05/08/1997
05/08/2007
Common Stock
4,404
777,415(1)
D
Option to Purchase $36.8611 03/17/2003
M
       2,712
03/17/1998
03/17/2008
Common Stock
2,712
774,703(1)
D

Explanation of Responses:

 
(1) Includes total number of unexercised option grants previously reported.
By: Date:
/s/ Paul L. Reynolds 03/19/2003
Attorney-in-Fact for Robert P. Niehaus
** Signature of Reporting Person
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