Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;

Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain

Officers

On January 30, 2020, Fifth Third Bancorp (the "Company") promoted James C. Leonard to Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer, and Kevin Lavender to Executive Vice President and Head of Corporate Banking. Frank R. Forrest has been appointed to the role of Executive Vice President and Special Advisor for Risk Management and Regulatory Matters of the Company, to serve until December 31, 2020, at which time he will retire from the Company. Lars C. Anderson has been appointed to the role of Executive Vice President and Vice Chairman of Commercial Banking Strategic Growth Initiatives.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

The Company's press release announcing the above-referenced matter is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits




  Exhibit 99.1        Press Release dated January 30, 2020 (This press release shall
                    not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities
                    Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in
                    any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be
                    expressly set forth by specific reference)

  Exhibit 104       Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL
                    document).

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