Free Writing Prospectus

Filed Pursuant to Rule 433

Dated April 23, 2008

Registration Statement No. 333-141560

LOGO

$750,000,000 6.250% Senior Notes due 2013

Summary of Terms

 

Issuer    Fifth Third Bancorp
Expected Ratings    Aa3 / A+ / AA- / AAL (Moody’s / S&P / Fitch / DBRS) Note: A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to review, revision, suspension, reduction or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating agency. Each rating should be evaluated independently of any other rating.
Note Type    Senior Notes
Principal Amount    US $750,000,000
Trade Date    April 23, 2008
Settlement Date (T+ 5 days)    April 30, 2008
Maturity Date    May 1, 2013
Coupon    6.250% per annum
Price to Investors    99.885%, plus accrued interest, if any, from April 30, 2008
Underwriters Commission    0.35%
All-in Price    99.535%
Net Proceeds    US $746,512,500
Pricing Benchmark    2.500% UST due 3/2013
Benchmark Yield    2.957%
Spread to Benchmark    Plus 332 basis points
Re-offer Yield    6.277%
Interest Payment Dates    Semi-annually on each May 1 and November 1 of each year, commencing November 1, 2008 and ending on the Maturity Date
Day Count Convention    30 / 360
Denominations    Minimum denominations of $5,000 with increments of $1,000 thereafter
Bookrunners   

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

Goldman, Sachs & Co.

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated

Co-Manager    Fifth Third Securities, Inc.
Billing and Delivery Agent    Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
Listing    None
CUSIP    316773CJ7


Fifth Third Bancorp has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus and preliminary prospectus supplement) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read each of these documents and the other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC and incorporated by reference in such documents for more complete information about Fifth Third Bancorp and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Goldman, Sachs & Co., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, and Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated will arrange to send you these documents if you call Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC toll-free at 1-800-221-1037, Goldman, Sachs & Co. toll-free at 1-866-471-2526, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated toll-free at 1-866-500-5408 or Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated toll-free at 1-866-718-1649.