CINCINNATI, Apr 19, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ: FITB) has announced that its shareholders have re-elected the following directors at the Bancorp's Annual Meeting held earlier today at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Cincinnati:

• Darryl Allen, retired chairman, CEO and president, Aeroquip-Vickers, Inc.
• Ulysses L. Bridgeman, Jr., owner and president, Manna, Inc., and ERJ, Inc.
• Emerson L. Brumback, retired president and COO, M&T Bank
• James P. Hackett, president, CEO and director, Steelcase, Inc.
• Gary R. Heminger, executive vice president, Marathon Oil Company and president, Marathon Petroleum Company LLC.
• Jewell D. Hoover, principal, Hoover and Associates, LLC.
• William M. Isaac, chairman, Fifth Third Bancorp and senior managing director, FTI Consulting.
• Kevin T. Kabat, president and CEO, Fifth Third Bancorp.
• Dr. Mitchel D. Livingston, vice president for Student Affairs and Chief Diversity Officer, University of Cincinnati.
• Hendrik G. Meijer, co-chairman and CEO, Meijer, Inc.
• John J. Schiff, Jr., chairman and director, Cincinnati Financial Corporation.
• Marsha C. Williams, retired senior vice president and CFO, Orbitz Worldwide, Inc.

Fifth Third shareholders also approved the following:

• A proposal to approve the Fifth Third Bancorp 2011 Incentive Compensation Plan.
• A proposal to approve the appointment of Deloitte and Touche LLP.
• The shareholders, by advisory vote, approved having an advisory vote each year on Executive Compensation.
• The shareholders, by advisory vote, also approved the executive compensation practices.

Fifth Third Bancorp is a diversified financial services company headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Company has $111 billion in assets and operates 15 affiliates with 1,311 full-service Banking Centers, including 101 Bank Mart(R) locations open seven days a week inside select grocery stores and 2,454 ATMs in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Florida, Tennessee, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Georgia and North Carolina. Fifth Third operates four main businesses: Commercial Banking, Branch Banking, Consumer Lending, and Investment Advisors. Fifth Third also has a 49% interest in Fifth Third Processing Solutions, LLC. Fifth Third is among the largest money managers in the Midwest and, as of December 31, 2010, had $266 billion in assets under care, of which it managed $25 billion for individuals, corporations and not-for-profit organizations. Investor information and press releases can be viewed at /www.53.com. Fifth Third's common stock is traded on the NASDAQ(R) National Global Select Market under the symbol "FITB."

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