Current Report

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT

TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): November 4, 2004

 

FIFTH THIRD BANCORP

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

OHIO

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

0-8076   31-0854434
(Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

     

Fifth Third Center

38 Fountain Square Plaza, Cincinnati, Ohio

  45263
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(513) 534-5300

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

 

On November 4, 2004, Fifth Third Bancorp will make a presentation at the 2004 BancAnalysts Association of Boston Conference. A copy of this presentation is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

Exhibit 99.1 Fifth Third Bancorp Presentation.

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

            FIFTH THIRD BANCORP
           

(Registrant)

November 4, 2004          

/s/ R. Mark Graf

                R. Mark Graf
                Senior Vice President and
                Chief Financial Officer