News Release

Fifth Third Bank Is Exclusive Banking Sponsor of
Cincinnati Energy, Economy, Environment (3E) Summit

9/20/2012

Cincinnati – Fifth Third Bank today announced that it is the exclusive banking sponsor of the Cincinnati 3E Summit. Part of Mayor Mark Mallory’s Green Cincinnati Plan, the 3E Summit will be held on Friday, October 5, 2012 from 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. at the Schiff Family Conference Center in the Cintas Center at Xavier University.

The Summit helps fulfill the Green Cincinnati Plan's educational outreach efforts by sharing energy efficiency and environmental sustainability strategies with businesses, health and educational institutions, and community non-profit and faith-based organizations. The 3E Summit will provide area business and community leaders with specific insights on sustainability efforts, particularly those with a positive impact on the bottom line. National and local leaders will cover winning strategies that have reduced both their greenhouse gas emissions and their costs, confirming that "being green" is a wise organizational decision.

"Fifth Third Bank's environmental sustainability program is representative of the 3E Summit's emphasis on energy, the economy and the environment," said William J. Moran, senior vice president and director of Corporate Facilities for Fifth Third Bancorp. "We are privileged to sponsor this event, which will go a long way toward helping small- and medium-sized businesses operate in environmentally-sustainable ways while achieving maximum business returns."

Attendees of the 3E Summit will learn ways to lower their energy, transportation, waste hauling and water bills while networking with other like-minded businesses on successful, cost-effective sustainability programs. To register, interested businesses should log on to http://www.3esummitcincinnati.org/.

More information on Fifth Third Bank's environmental sustainability efforts is available in the Company's Corporate Social Responsibility Report at www.53.com/csrreport.

Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ: FITB) is a diversified financial services company headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Company has $118 billion in assets and operates 15 affiliates with 1,320 full-service Banking Centers, including 104 Bank Mart® locations open seven days a week inside select grocery stores and 2,404 ATMs in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Florida, Tennessee, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Georgia and North Carolina. Fifth Third operates four main businesses: Commercial Banking, Branch Banking, Consumer Lending, and Investment Advisors. Fifth Third also has a 39% interest in Vantiv Holding, LLC, formerly Fifth Third Processing Solutions, LLC. Fifth Third is among the largest money managers in the Midwest and, as of March 31, 2012, had $296 billion in assets under care, of which it managed $26 billion for individuals, corporations and not-for-profit organizations. Investor information and press releases can be viewed at www.53.com. Fifth Third's common stock is traded on the NASDAQ® National Global Select Market under the symbol "FITB." Fifth Third Bank. Member FDIC