SEC Form 4

FORM 4 [  ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C.  20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Baker, Michael D. (Last)                      (First)                      (Middle) 38 Fountain Square Plaza (Street) Cincinnati,    OH   45263 (City)                      (State)                      (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Fifth Third Bancorp FITB 3. I.R.S. Identification     Number of Reporting     Person, if an entity     (voluntary)

4. Statement for     (Month/Day/Year 03/28/2003 5. If Amendment,     Date of Original     (Month/Day/Year) 04/01/2003

6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)    Director      10% Owner X Officer (give title below)        Other (specify below) Description           Executive Vice President 7. Individual or Joint/Group     Filing (Check Applicable Line) X   Form filed by One Reporting Person      Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security     (Instr. 3)	2.Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction     Code     (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D)     (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)			5. Amount of     Securities     Beneficially     Owned Following     Reported Transaction(s)     (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Owner-     ship     Form:     Direct (D)     or     Indirect (I)     (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of      Indirect      Beneficial      Ownership     (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	A/D	Price

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security     (Instr. 3)

2. Conver-     sion or     Exercise     Price of     Deri-     vative     Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/ Day/ Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/ Day/ Year)

4. Transaction Code     (Instr.8)

5. Number of Derivative     Securities Acquired (A)     or Disposed Of (D)     (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

6. Date Exercisable(DE) and     Expiration Date(ED)     (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of     Underlying Securities     (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price     of     Derivative     Security     (Instr.5)

9. Number of     Derivative     Securities     Beneficially     Owned     Following     Reported     Transaction(s)     (Instr.4)

10. Owner- ship Form of Deriv- ative Securities: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr.4)

11. Nature of       Indirect       Beneficial       Ownership       (Instr.4)

Code

V

A

D

DE

ED

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Option to Purchase

$51.46

03/28/2003

A

65,000

03/28/2003(1)

03/28/2013

Common Stock

65,000

0(2)

880,542(3)

D

Explanation of Responses:

1) Indicates grant date. Options are exercisable as follows: 25% one year from grant date; 50% two years from grant; 75% three years from grant and 100% four years from grant. (2) Issued pursuant to Fifth Third Bancorp 1998 Long-Term Incentive Stock Plan. No consideration paid. (3) Includes total number of unexercised option grants previously reported.

By:	Date:
/s/ Paul L. Reynolds	04/08/2003
Attorney-in-Fact for Michael D. Baker
** Signature of Reporting Person	SEC 1474 (9-02)
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