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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 30, 2003

 

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 0-08076

 

A. Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if

different from that of the issuer named below:

 

THE FIFTH THIRD BANCORP MASTER 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

 

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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 for the one day ended December 31, 2003 and years ended December 30, 2003 and 2002 and Supplemental Schedule as of December 30, 2003 for The Fifth Third Bancorp Master 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.

 

 

Date: June 28, 2004