UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): July 30, 2007
FIFTH THIRD BANCORP
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
OHIO
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 0-8076 | 31-0854434 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| Fifth Third Center 38 Fountain Square Plaza, Cincinnati, Ohio |
45263 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(513) 534-5300
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers |
The Board of Directors of Fifth Third Bancorp (the “Registrant”) elected Ulysses L. Bridgeman, Jr. as a director effective July 30, 2007. Mr. Bridgeman is the owner and President of Manna, Inc. and ERJ Inc. which own and operate 163 Wendy’s Old Fashioned Hamburger restaurants in five states and 26 Chili’s restaurants in four states. Mr. Bridgeman also serves on the board of directors of Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc.
The Board of Directors increased the size of the Board to sixteen directors and appointed Mr. Bridgeman as a director to fill the vacancy created by the increase. Mr. Bridgeman’s compensation for his service as a director will be consistent with that of the Registrant’s other non-employee directors, as described in the Registrant’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 9, 2007 and the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, as amended.
A copy of the related press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
Exhibit 99.1 - Press release dated July 30, 2007.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| FIFTH THIRD BANCORP | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| July 30, 2007 | /s/ PAUL L. REYNOLDS | |
| Paul L. Reynolds | ||
| Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel | ||