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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON APRIL 7, 2000
REGISTRATION NO. 333-84911
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 2
TO
FORM S-4
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
FIFTH THIRD BANCORP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
OHIO 6711 31-0854434
(State or other jurisdiction of (Primary Standard Industrial (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Classification Code Number) Identification No.)
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FIFTH THIRD CENTER, CINCINNATI, OHIO 45263
(513) 579-5300
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of registrant's principal executive offices)
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PAUL L. REYNOLDS, ESQ.
FIFTH THIRD BANCORP
38 FOUNTAIN SQUARE PLAZA
CINCINNATI, OHIO 45263
(513)579-5300
(513)744-6757 (FAX)
(Name, address, including zip code and telephone
number, including area code, of agent for service)
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COPIES OF COMMUNICATIONS TO:
Richard G. Schmalzl, Esq.
H. Samuel Lind, Esq.
Graydon, Head & Ritchey
1900 Fifth Third Center
511 Walnut Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
(513) 621-6464
(513) 651-3836 (Fax)
APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE OF THE SECURITIES
TO THE PUBLIC: The merger of Peoples Bank Corporation of Indianapolis with
and into Fifth Third Bancorp was consummated on November 19, 1999. Fifth
Third is hereby amending this Registration Statement to deregister 387,341
shares of common stock, no par value, which were issuable to the shareholders
of Peoples in connection with the merger of Peoples with and into Fifth Third.
If the securities being registered on this Form are being offered in
connection with the formation of a holding company and there is compliance
with General Instruction G, check the following box. [ ]
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an
offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the
following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of
the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. [ ]
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule
462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement
for the same offering. [ ]
This Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on
Form S-4 (Reg. No. 333-84911) shall hereafter become effective in accordance
with the provisions of Section 8(c) of the Securities Act of 1933.
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DEREGISTRATION OF SECURITIES
In accordance with the undertaking of Fifth Third Bancorp set forth
in the registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-84911), declared
effective on September 17, 1999, Fifth Third is filing this Post-Effective
Amendment No. 2 to deregister an aggregate of 387,341 shares of its common
stock, no par value, previously registered under the Securities Act of 1933
pursuant to the registration statement, issuable to the shareholders of
Peoples Bank Corporation of Indianapolis in connection with the merger of
Peoples with and into Fifth Third.
Pursuant to the registration statement on Form S-4, 3,850,000 shares
of common stock were registered. These shares were registered pursuant to the
registration statement in order to be issued: (i) to the shareholders of
Peoples in connection with the merger and (ii) upon the exercise of options
granted to certain directors, officers and employees of Peoples under its
Stock Option Plan, 1998 Stock Option Plan and Directors Stock Option Plan.
Upon the consummation of the merger, Fifth Third issued a total of 3,381,220
of these shares to the shareholders of Peoples. Fifth Third then amended the
registration statement by filing Post-Effective Amendment No.1 on Form S-8 to
Form S-4 to cover 81,439 of these shares to be issued upon the exercise of
the options. Therefore, in accordance with the undertaking mentioned above,
Fifth Third hereby deregisters the remaining 387,341 shares of Fifth Third
common stock previously registered pursuant to the registration statement.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
Registrant has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to
Registration Statement No. 333-84911 to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cincinnati, State of
Ohio, on April 7, 2000.
FIFTH THIRD BANCORP
/s/ GEORGE A SCHAEFER, JR.
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By: George A. Schaefer, Jr.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement No. 333-84911 has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates
indicated.
Principal Executive Officer:
/s/ GEORGE A. SCHAEFER, JR. Date: April 7, 2000
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George A. Schaefer, Jr.
President and Chief Executive Officer
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Principal Financial Officer:
/s/ NEAL E. ARNOLD Date: April 7, 2000
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Neal E. Arnold
Chief Financial Officer, Executive
Vice President and Treasurer
Principal Accounting Officer:
/s/ ROGER W. DEAN Date: April 7, 2000
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Roger W. Dean
Controller
Directors of the Company:
/s/ DARRYL F. ALLEN* Date: April 7, 2000
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Darryl F. Allen
/s/ JOHN F. BARRETT* Date: April 7, 2000
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John F. Barrett
Date:
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Gerald V. Dirvin
/s/ THOMAS B. DONNELL* Date: April 7, 2000
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Thomas B. Donnell
/s/ RICHARD T. FARMER* Date: April 7, 2000
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Richard T. Farmer
/s/ JOSEPH H. HEAD, JR.* Date: April 7, 2000
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Joseph H. Head, Jr.
/s/ JOAN R. HERSCHEDE* Date: April 7, 2000
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Joan R. Herschede
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/s/ ALLEN M. HILL* Date: April 7, 2000
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Allen M. Hill
Date:
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William G. Kagler
/s/ JAMES D. KIGGEN* Date: April 7, 2000
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James D. Kiggen
/s/ JERRY L. KIRBY* Date: April 7, 2000
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Jerry L. Kirby
Date:
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Robert L. Koch, II
/s/ MITCHEL D. LIVINGSTON* Date: April 7, 2000
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Mitchel D. Livingston, Ph.D.
/s/ ROBERT B. MORGAN* Date: April 7, 2000
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Robert B. Morgan
/s/ DAVID E. REESE* Date: April 7, 2000
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David E. Reese
Date:
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James E. Rogers
/s/ BRIAN H. ROWE* Date: April 7, 2000
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Brian H. Rowe
/s/ GEORGE A. SCHAEFER, JR. Date: April 7, 2000
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George A. Schaefer, Jr.
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/s/ JOHN J. SCHIFF, JR.* Date: April 7, 2000
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John J. Schiff, Jr.
/s/ DONALD B. SCHACKELFORD* Date: April 7, 2000
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Donald B. Schackelford
/s/ DENNIS J. SULLIVAN, JR.* Date: April 7, 2000
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Dennis J. Sullivan, Jr.
/s/ DUDLEY S. TAFT* Date: April 7, 2000
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Dudley S. Taft
Date:
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Thomas W. Traylor
Date:
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Alton C. Wendzel
* By: /s/ GEORGE A. SCHAEFER, JR.
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George A. Schaefer, Jr.
as attorney-in-fact pursuant to
a power of attorney previously
filed
