Fifth Third Bancorp Announces Q4 EPS of $.33

Fifth Third Bancorp FITB today reported full year 2010 net income of $753 million compared with net income of $737 million in 2009. 2010 net income available to common shareholders was $503 million or $0.63 per diluted share compared with 2009 net income of $511 million or $0.67 per diluted share. 2009 earnings benefited from a $1.1 billion after-tax gain on the processing business sale. Fourth quarter 2010 net income was $333 million, compared with net income of $238 million in the third quarter and a net loss of $98 million in the fourth quarter of 2009. After preferred dividends, fourth quarter 2010 net income available to common shareholders was $270 million or $0.33 per diluted share, compared with third quarter net income of $175 million or $0.22 per diluted share, and a net loss of $160 million or $0.20 per diluted share in the fourth quarter of 2009.