N※N

NEW YORK--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Fitch Ratings has withdrawn the 'AAAmmf' ratings assigned to two money market funds (MMFs) managed by Fifth Third Asset Management, Inc. (FTAM), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ: FITB):

--Fifth Third Institutional Government Money Market Fund;

--Fifth Third U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund.

The ratings have been withdrawn following a complete transfer of the fund assets into existing MMFs managed by Federated Investors, Inc. The transaction closed effective Sept. 7, 2012 and the Fifth Third MMFs no longer remain outstanding.

Additional information is available at [ www.fitchratings.com ]. The ratings above were solicited by, or on behalf of, the issuer, and therefore, Fitch has been compensated for the provision of the ratings.

Applicable Criteria and Related Research:

--'Global Money Market Fund Rating Criteria', dated March 29, 2012.

Applicable Criteria and Related Research:

Global Money Market Fund Rating Criteria

[ http://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=674748 ]

ALL FITCH CREDIT RATINGS ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMERS. PLEASE READ THESE LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMERS BY FOLLOWING THIS LINK: [ HTTP://FITCHRATINGS.COM/UNDERSTANDINGCREDITRATINGS ]. IN ADDITION, RATING DEFINITIONS AND THE TERMS OF USE OF SUCH RATINGS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE AGENCY'S PUBLIC WEBSITE '[ WWW.FITCHRATINGS.COM ]'. PUBLISHED RATINGS, CRITERIA AND METHODOLOGIES ARE AVAILABLE FROM THIS SITE AT ALL TIMES. FITCH'S CODE OF CONDUCT, CONFIDENTIALITY, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, AFFILIATE FIREWALL, COMPLIANCE AND OTHER RELEVANT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FROM THE 'CODE OF CONDUCT' SECTION OF THIS SITE.