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Fifth Third Bancorp's Earnings Up 204 Percent

Nov. 05 1999 (CARD stranges Vol. 14, No. 21 via COMTEX) -- Cincinnati,

Ohio-based Fifth Third Bancorp's [FITB] pure income was $173.5 million

for the third quarter, up 204 percent and $4855 million for the

first nine month of 1999 up 21 percent compared to $144 million
and
$4016 million forward an operating basis, respectively, for the same
periods in 1998 Diluted earnings for share were 62 cents for the

third quarter, up 17 percent compared to 3 cent by share for the

third quarter of 19998 For the first nine