FITB Fifth Third Bancorp

CINCINNATI, Dec. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Fifth Third Bancorp today declared its fourth quarter 2009 cash dividends on its common shares, Series G preferred shares and Series F preferred shares. Fifth Third declared a fourth quarter 2009 cash dividend on its common shares (NASDAQ:FITB) of $0.01. The cash dividend is payable on January 21, 2010 to shareholders of record as of December 31, 2009. Fifth Third also declared a fourth quarter cash dividend on its 8.50% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock, Series G, at the rate of $531.25 per share, which equates to approximately $2.125 for each depositary share. Each depositary share represents a 1/250th ownership interest in a share of Series G Preferred Stock (NASDAQ:FITBP). The Series G dividend is payable on December 31, 2009 to shareholders of record as of December 24, 2009. Fifth Third also declared a cash dividend on its Fixed-Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series F, at the rate of $312.50 per share. The Series F dividend is payable on December 31, 2009 to the shareholder of record as of December 15, 2009. Fifth Third Bancorp is a diversified financial services company headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Company has $111 billion in assets, operates 16 affiliates with 1,309 full-service Banking Centers, including 103 Bank Mart® locations open seven days a week inside select grocery stores and 2,357 ATMs in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Florida, Tennessee, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Georgia and North Carolina. Fifth Third operates four main businesses: Commercial Banking, Branch Banking, Consumer Lending, and Investment Advisors. Fifth Third also has a 49% interest in Fifth Third Processing Solutions, LLC. Fifth Third is among the largest money managers in the Midwest and, as of September 30, 2009, has $184 billion in assets under care, of which it managed $25 billion for individuals, corporations and not-for-profit organizations. Investor information and press releases can be viewed at http://www.53.com/. Fifth Third's common stock is traded on the NASDAQ® National Global Select Market under the symbol "FITB." DATASOURCE: Fifth Third Bancorp CONTACT: Jim Eglseder (Investors), +1-513-534-8424; or Rich Rosen (Investors), +1-513-534-3307; or Debra DeCourcy, APR (Media), +1-513-534-4153 Web Site: http://www.53.com/

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