SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 11-K

 

[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002

 

OR

 

[_] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (NO FEE REQUIRED)

For the transition period from                      to                     

 

Commission file number 0-08076

 

A. Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if

different from that of the issuer named below:

FIFTH THIRD BANCORP FROZEN SUCCESSOR PLAN

38 Fountain Square Plaza, Cincinnati, Ohio 45263

 

B. Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan

and the address of its principal executive office:

FIFTH THIRD BANCORP

38 Fountain Square Plaza, Cincinnati, Ohio 45263

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

 

The following financial statements and exhibits are filed as part of this annual report:

 

Exhibit 23		Independent Auditors’ Consent.
Exhibit 32		Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by Vice President, Director of Employee Services.
Exhibit 99		Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2002 and Supplemental Schedule as of December 31, 2002 for Fifth Third Bancorp Frozen Successor Plan.

 

SIGNATURES

 

The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, The Fifth Third Bank Pension and Profit Sharing Committee has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

Date: September 19, 2003