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  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0000035527
  FIFTH THIRD BANCORP
  001-33653
  38 FOUNTAIN SQ PLZ
  FIFTH THIRD CENTER
  CINCINNATI
  OH
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  5135795300
  Spence Timothy
  Officer
  Director
  Common
  Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
  900 Salem Street
  Smithfield
  RI
  02917
  7868
  346939.46
  670543312
  02/18/2025
  NASDAQ
  Common
  02/14/2025
  Stock Appreciation Right
  Issuer
  N
  7868
  02/14/2025
  Compensation
  Y
  02/18/2025
  /s/ Jennifer Ruchti, as a duly authorized representative of Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, as attorney-in-fact for Timothy N. Spence