Fifth Third provides a broad array of products and services through four primary businesses: Commercial Banking, Retail Banking, Investment Advisors and Fifth Third Bank Processing Solutions. Fifth Third has $84 billion in assets, $189 billion in custody assets and actively manages $29 billion for its personal, corporate and not-for-profit clients. Fifth Third serves its 5.5 million customers through more than 900 full-service locations and nearly 2,000 ATMs.

• 29 years of consistent, quality growth
• Aa2 rating from Moody's Investors Service
• Fortune 500 company
• #1 Superregional Bank for the second consecutive year in Fortune Magazine's "Most Admired Companies in America Survey," March 2003
• #1 Financial Institution on NASDAQ stock exchange based on market value, January 2003
• Forbes 400 Platinum U.S. Company for the fourth consecutive year, January, 2003
• One of "The World's Safest Banks" in Global Finance Magazine, October 2002
• "Wall Street's Favorite Banker," Money Magazine, April 2002

In 1948, Fifth Third became one of the first financial institutions in the country to establish a permanently endowed foundation. The Fifth Third Foundation Office is part of Fifth Third Bank Investment Advisors, the money management arm of Fifth Third Bank. In addition to its dedicated Foundation Office, Fifth Third has the special privilege of managing 61 private and charitable foundations created by caring persons in the community, like the Eleanor C.U. Alms Trust, Charles Moerlein Foundation, Jacob G. Schmidlapp Trust, Charles E. Schell Foundation, Ohio Valley Foundation and the Charlotte R. Schmidlapp Fund. In 2002, Fifth Third provided $26.5 million in community support to deserving organizations throughout its footprint.

Fifth Third's history is rich in growth and innovation, and it reflects the economic strength and vitality of the region it serves. Fifth Third traces its origins to the Bank of the Ohio Valley, which opened its doors in Cincinnati in 1858. Today, our 19,000 employees are proud to provide banking, investment and electronic payment processing services to 5.7 million customers through 17 affiliates in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, West Virginia, Tennessee and Florida. With approximately $94 billion in assets, we are among the top 15 largest bank holding companies in the country and among the 10 largest in market capitalization. Rated #1 Superregional Bank by Fortune Magazine and maintaining strong ratings for safety and soundness from major independent credit agencies, including Aa2 from Moody's Investors Service , Fifth Third is working hard to be the only bank you'll ever need.®

Today, Fifth Third operates 17 affiliates with nearly 1,000 full-service locations primarily in the Midwest and Florida.