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EXHIBIT 99.5
CONSENT OF PROPOSED DIRECTOR
The undersigned hereby consents to the inclusion of his name in the Proxy
Statement/Prospectus constituting a part of this Registration Statement on Form
S-4 as a person to become a director of Fifth Third Bancorp following the
consummation of the merger of Old Kent Financial Corporation with and into a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Fifth Third.
Signature: /s/ DAVID J. WAGNER
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David J. Wagner
Date: December 14, 2000
