SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 11-K
| x | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005
OR
| ¨ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (NO FEE REQUIRED) |
For the transition period from to
Commission file number 0-8076
| A. | Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below: |
THE SOUTHERN COMMUNITY BANCORP EMPLOYEES’ SAVINGS AND
PROFIT SHARING PLAN
38 Fountain Square Plaza, Cincinnati, Ohio 45263
| B. | Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office: |
FIFTH THIRD BANCORP
38 Fountain Square Plaza, Cincinnati, Ohio 45263
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
The following financial statements and exhibits are filed as part of this annual report:
| Exhibit 23 | Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. |
| Exhibit 99 | Financial Statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004 and Supplemental Schedule as of December 31, 2005 for The Southern Community Bancorp Employees’ Savings and Profit Sharing Plan. |
SIGNATURES
The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, The Fifth Third Bank Pension and Profit Sharing Committee has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| THE SOUTHERN COMMUNITY BANCORP EMPLOYEES’ SAVINGS AND PROFIT SHARING PLAN | ||||
| Date: June 28, 2006 | By: | /s/ Paul L. Reynolds | ||
| Paul L. Reynolds | ||||
| Member, Pension and Profit Sharing Committee | ||||