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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                    UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                              (Amendment No.    )*
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                               Standard Register
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                                  Common Stock
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   853887107
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                                 (Cusip Number)

                               December 31, 2004
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            (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

    [X] Rule 13d-1 (b)
    [ ] Rule 13d-1 (c)
    [ ] Rule 13d-1 (d)


* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but
shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the notes).


                               Page 1 of 7 pages

                                      13G


CUSIP No. 853887107 


1.    Name of Reporting Person:                 
      I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only): 

      FIFTH THIRD BANCORP                                   31-0854434
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2.    Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group: 
      (a)  [  ]
      (b)  [  ]

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3.    SEC Use Only: 

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4.    Citizenship or Place of Organization:                 OHIO      

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      This report relates to beneficial holdings by Fifth Third Bancorp, through
      several of its subsidiaries, of outstanding shares of the Common Stock of
      the Issuer.  The following tabulations set forth the shares with respect
      of which voting rights are held or shared and those shares to which there
      is dispositive power.  The following are held in fiduciary accounts in
      Fifth Third Bancorp's subsidiaries and are deemed beneficially owned:

                                5.    Sole Voting Power:   5,913,981 shares    
     NUMBER OF 
       SHARES                   ------------------------------------------------
    BENEFICIALLY                6.    Shared Voting Power:  0 shares
      OWNED BY                  
        EACH                    ------------------------------------------------
     REPORTING                  7.    Sole Dispositive Power: 5,906,081 shares
    PERSON WITH                 
                                ------------------------------------------------
                                8.    Shared Dispositive Power: 0 shares

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9.    Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person: 
                                                                 5,913,981
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10.   Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares: 
                                                                       [X]
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      Fifth Third Bancorp, through fiduciary accounts held in its subsidiaries,
      has neither voting power nor dispositive power with respect to an
      additional 26,800 shares which are not deemed to be beneficially owned.

11.   Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9):              24.83% 

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12.   Type of Reporting Person:                                         HC

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ITEM 1(a).     NAME OF ISSUER:

               Standard Register

ITEM 1(b).     ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:

               P.O. Box 1167
               Dayton, OH 45401-1167

ITEM 2(a).     NAME OF PERSON FILING:

               Fifth Third Bancorp

ITEM 2(b).     ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE:

               Fifth Third Center, Cincinnati, Ohio 45263

ITEM 2(c).     CITIZENSHIP:

               Ohio

ITEM 2(d).     TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:

               Common Stock

ITEM 2(e).     CUSIP NUMBER:

               853887107






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ITEM 3.         IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13D-1(b), OR 
                13D-2(b) OR (c), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:


                        (a) [ ]    Broker or dealer registered under 
                                   Section 15 of the Act;

                        (b) [ ]    Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the 
                                   Act;

                        (c) [ ]    Insurance company as defined in 
                                   Section 3(a)(19) of the Act;

                        (d) [ ]    Investment company registered under Section 8
                                   of the Investment Company Act;

                        (e) [ ]    Investment adviser in accordance with 
                                   Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

                        (f) [ ]    Employee benefit plan or endowment fund in 
                                   accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

                        (g) [X]    Parent holding company or control person in 
                                   accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

                        (h) [ ]    Savings association as defined in 
                                   Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit 
                                   Insurance Act;

                        (i) [ ]    Church plan that is excluded from the 
                                   definition of an investment company under
                                   Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment 
                                   Company Act;

                        (j) [ ]    Group, in accordance with 
                                   Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).







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ITEM 4.           OWNERSHIP

                  This report relates to beneficial holdings by Fifth Third
                  Bancorp, through several of its subsidiaries, of outstanding
                  shares of the Common Stock of the Issuer. The following
                  tabulations set forth the shares with respect of which voting
                  rights are held or shared and those shares to which there is
                  dispositive power. The following are held in fiduciary
                  accounts in Fifth Third Bancorp's subsidiaries and are deemed
                  beneficially owned:


                  (a)    Amount Beneficially Owned:             5,913,981shares

                  (b)    Percent of Class:                               24.83%

                  (c)    Number of shares as to which such person has:

                         (i)       Sole power to vote or to direct the vote 
                                                                5,913,981shares

                         (ii)      Shared power to vote or to direct the vote
                                                                        0shares

                         (iii)     Sole power to dispose or to direct the 
                                   disposition of               5,906,081shares

                         (iv)      Shared power to dispose or to direct the 
                                   disposition of                       0shares


ITEM 5.           OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS

                  If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as
                  of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the
                  beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of
                  securities, check the following .[ ]

ITEM 6.           OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER 
                  PERSON

                  n/a



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ITEM 7.          IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH 
                 ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING 
                 COMPANY

                                                                           
                 Fifth Third Bancorp, as parent holding company of the
                 subsidiaries listed below, has filed this schedule. The
                 subsidiaries are filing in accordance with Rule
                 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G).

                 Subsidiary                               Item 3 Classification
                 --------------------------------------------------------------
                 Fifth Third Bank                         Bank
                 Fifth Third Bank (Tennessee)             Bank
                 Fifth Third Bank (Michigan)              Bank
                 Fifth Third Asset Management, Inc.       Investment Adviser

ITEM 8.          IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP

                 Not Applicable

ITEM 9.          NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP

                 Not Applicable




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ITEM 10.         CERTIFICATIONS

                 By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge
                 and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired
                 and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not
                 acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the
                 effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer
                 of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in
                 connection with or as a participant in any transaction having
                 that purpose or effect.

                                   SIGNATURE
 
                 After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
                 belief, I certify that the information set forth in this
                 statement is true, complete and correct


                            Fifth Third Bancorp

                            /s/ Neal E. Arnold             February 14, 2005
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                            Executive Vice President, CFO  Today's Date
                            Fifth Third Bancorp