FIFTH THIRD: Suit for First Charter Acquisition Junked Last July

The Court of Common Pleas for Hamilton County, Ohio, in July 2008, dismissed a shareholder derivative suit asserting claims in relation to the approval of Fifth Third Bancorp’s acquisition of First Charter Corporation.

In February 2008, a shareholder of the Company…

FIFTH THIRD: Still Contesting IRS Proposed Adjustments on Leases

Fifth Third Bancorp Inc. is pursuing a favorable disposition of its challenges to the Internal Revenue Service’s proposed adjustments related to the Company’s portfolio of leasing transactions.

During May 2005, the Company filed suit with the U.S. District Court for the…