As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 30, 2002
REGISTRATION NO. 333-_____
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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U.S. BANCORP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 41-0255900
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)
U.S. BANK PLACE
225 SOUTH SIXTH STREET
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55402-4302
(612) 973-1111
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including
area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
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Copy to:
LEE R. MITAU, ESQ. JAY L. SWANSON, ESQ.
U.S. BANCORP DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP
225 SOUTH SIXTH STREET 50 SOUTH SIXTH STREET
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, 55402-4302 MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, 55402-1498
(612) 973-1111 (612) 340-2600
(Name, address, including zip code and
telephone number of agent for service)
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Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As
soon as practicable after this Registration Statement becomes effective.
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If the only securities being registered on this form are being offered
pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following
box. [ ]
If any of the securities being registered on this form are to be
offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the
Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with
dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box. [X]
If this form is filed to register additional securities for an offering
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please 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(c) 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 delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule
434, please check the following box. [ ]
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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PROPOSED MAXIMUM PROPOSED MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF
TITLE OF EACH CLASS OF SECURITIES TO AMOUNT TO BE OFFERING PRICE PER AGGREGATE REGISTRATION
BE REGISTERED REGISTERED(1) UNIT (2) OFFERING PRICE (2) FEE
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Common Stock (par value $0.01 per share) ........ 99,950 shares $ 23.52 $ 2,350,824 $ 216.28
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(1) This Registration Statement relates to the resale of shares of Common
Stock of the Registrant to be received by the persons under the
circumstances described herein.
(2) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in
accordance with Rule 457(c), based upon the average of high and low
prices of the Common Stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange
on May 29, 2002.
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THE REGISTRANT HEREBY AMENDS THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE
OR DATES AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANT
SHALL FILE A FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THIS REGISTRATION
STATEMENT SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(a) OF THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL BECOME
EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE COMMISSION, ACTING PURSUANT TO SAID SECTION 8(a),
MAY DETERMINE.
U.S. BANCORP
99,950 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
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LISTED ON: THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
TRADING SYMBOL: USB
CLOSING PRICE ON ____ , 2002: $ _____
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CERTAIN STOCKHOLDERS OF U.S. BANCORP PROPOSE TO SELL
SHARES OF U.S. BANCORP COMMON STOCK
THE SELLING STOCKHOLDERS:
- may sell up to 99,950 shares, as described herein under "Plan of
Distribution"
- will pay all stock transfer taxes, brokerage commissions,
underwriting discounts or commissions and their own counsel's
fees
- are named individually herein under "Selling Stockholders"
U.S. BANCORP:
- will not receive any proceeds from the sale of these shares
- will pay all expenses other than those paid by the Selling
Stockholders
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The mailing address of the principal executive offices of U.S. Bancorp
is U.S. Bank Place, 225 South Sixth Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-4302,
and the telephone number is (612) 973-1111.
THE SHARES OFFERED ARE NOT SAVINGS ACCOUNTS, DEPOSITS OR OTHER
OBLIGATIONS OF A BANK OR SAVINGS ASSOCIATION AND ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FEDERAL
DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY.
NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES
COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THESE SECURITIES OR DETERMINED THAT
THIS PROSPECTUS IS TRUTHFUL OR COMPLETE. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A
CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
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The date of this prospectus is _____ , 2002.
U.S. BANCORP
ABOUT U.S. BANCORP
U.S. Bancorp is a multi-state financial services holding company
headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota and was created by the acquisition by
Firstar Corporation of the former U.S. Bancorp of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The
merger was completed on February 27, 2001, and the combined company retained the
U.S. Bancorp name. U.S. Bancorp was incorporated in Delaware in 1929 and
operates as a financial holding company and a bank holding company under the
bank Holding Company Act of 1956. We provide a full range of financial services,
including lending and depository services, cash management, foreign exchange and
trust and investment management services. We also engage in credit card
services, merchant and automated teller machine ("ATM") processing, mortgage
banking, insurance, brokerage, leasing and investment banking. As of December
31, 2001, we and our subsidiaries had consolidated assets of $171.4 billion,
consolidated deposits of $104.0 billion and total shareholders' equity of $16.5
billion.
Our banking subsidiaries are engaged in the general banking business,
principally in domestic markets. Our subsidiaries range in size from $312
million to $108 billion in deposits and provide a wide range of products and
services to individuals, businesses, institutional organizations, government
entities and other financial institutions. Commercial and consumer lending
services are principally offered to customers within our domestic markets, to
domestic customers with foreign operations and within certain niche national
venues. Lending services include traditional credit products as well as credit
card services, financing and import/export trade, asset-backed lending,
agricultural finance and other products. Leasing products are offered through
non-bank subsidiaries. Depository services include checking accounts, savings
accounts and time certificate contracts. Ancillary services such as foreign
exchange, treasury management and receivable lock-box collection are provided to
corporate customers. Our bank and trust subsidiaries provide a full range of
fiduciary services for individuals, estates, foundations, business corporations
and charitable organizations.
Banking and investment services are provided through a network of 2,147
banking offices principally operating in 24 states in the Midwest and West. We
operate a network of 4,904 branded ATMs and provide 24-hour, seven days-a-week
telephone customer service. Mortgage banking services are provided through
banking offices and loan production offices throughout our markets.
We are one of the largest providers of Visa(R) corporate and purchasing
card services and corporate trust services in the United States. Our wholly
owned subsidiary Nova Information Systems, Inc. provides merchant processing
services directly to merchants and through a network of banking affiliations.
Our other non-banking subsidiaries offer a variety of products and
services to its customers. Our wholly owned subsidiary U.S. Bancorp Piper
Jaffray Inc. engages in equity and fixed income trading activities and offers
investment banking and underwriting services to
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corporate and public sector customers. This non-bank subsidiary also provides
brokerage products, including securities, mutual funds and annuities, and
insurance products to consumers and regionally based businesses through a
network of 123 brokerage offices.
Our principal executive offices are located at U.S. Bank Place, 225
South Sixth Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-4302 and our telephone number
is (612) 973-1111. If you would like to know more about us, see our documents
incorporated by reference in this prospectus as described under the section
"Where You Can Find More Information."
COMPETITION
The commercial banking business is highly competitive. Our subsidiary
banks compete with other commercial banks and with other financial institutions,
including savings and loan associations, mutual savings banks, finance
companies, mortgage banking companies, credit unions, and investment companies.
In recent years, competition has increased from institutions not subject to the
same regulatory restrictions as domestic banks and bank holding companies.
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
The operations of our various operating units are affected by state and
federal legislative changes and by policies of various regulatory authorities,
including those of the several states in which they operate, the United States
and foreign governments. These policies include, for example, statutory maximum
legal lending rates, domestic monetary policies of the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System (the "FRB") United States fiscal policy, international
currency regulations and monetary policies, and capital adequacy and liquidity
constraints imposed by bank regulatory agencies.
SUPERVISION AND REGULATION
We are a registered bank holding company under the Bank Holding Company
Act (the "BHCA") and is subject to the supervision of, and regulation by, the
FRB.
Under the BHCA, a bank holding company may engage in banking, managing
or controlling banks, furnishing or performing services for banks it controls,
and conducting activities that the FRB has determined to be closely related to
banking. We must obtain the prior approval of the FRB before acquiring more than
five percent of the outstanding shares of another bank or bank holding company,
and must provide notice to, and in some situations obtain the prior approval of,
the FRB in connection with the acquisition of more than five percent of the
outstanding shares of a company engaged in a "bank-related" business.
Under the BHCA, as amended by the Riegle-Neal Act, we may acquire banks
throughout the United States, subject only to state or federal deposit caps and
state minimum-age requirements. Effective June 1, 1997, the Riegle-Neal Act
authorized interstate branching by acquisition and consolidation in those states
that had not opted out by that date.
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The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 eliminated many of the restrictions
placed on the activities of certain qualified bank holding companies. Effective
March 13, 2000, we were certified by the FRB as a "financial holding company"
and may expand into a wide variety of financial services, including securities
activities, insurance and merchant banking, without the prior approval of the
FRB.
National banks are subject to the supervision of, and are examined by,
the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. All of our subsidiary banks are
members of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and are subject to
examination by the FDIC. In practice, the primary federal regulator makes
regular examinations of each subsidiary bank subject to its regulatory review or
participates in joint examinations with other federal regulators. Areas subject
to regulation by federal authorities include the allowance for credit losses,
investments, loans, mergers, issuance of securities, payment of dividends,
establishment of branches and other aspects of operations.
DESCRIPTION OF U.S. BANCORP'S CAPITAL STOCK
The following description summarizes the terms of U.S. Bancorp's
capital stock but does not purport to be complete, and it is qualified in its
entirety by reference to the applicable provisions of federal law governing bank
holding companies, Delaware law and U.S. Bancorp's certificate of incorporation
and bylaws.
COMMON STOCK
U.S. Bancorp is authorized to issue up to 4,000,000,000 shares of
common stock, par value $.01 per share. As of December 31, 2001, there were
1,972,777,763 shares of U.S. Bancorp common stock issued (including 21,068,251
shares held in treasury). U.S. Bancorp common stock is listed on the New York
Stock Exchange under the symbol "USB."
Voting and Other Rights. Each share of U.S. Bancorp common stock is
entitled to one vote per share, and, in general, a majority of votes cast with
respect to a matter will be sufficient to authorize action upon routine matters.
Directors are to be elected by a majority of the votes cast, and shareholders do
not have the right to cumulate their votes in the election of directors. For
that reason, holders of a majority of the shares of common stock of U.S. Bancorp
entitled to vote in any election of directors may elect all of the directors
standing for election. In general, however:
- amendments to the certificate of incorporation will be approved
if the votes cast within a voting group favoring the action
exceed the votes cast within the voting group opposing the
action; and
- a merger or dissolution of U.S. Bancorp, or the sale of all or
substantially all of its assets, must be approved by the
affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power
of the outstanding voting shares and the affirmative vote of the
holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of each class
entitled to vote on the matter as a class.
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No Preemptive or Conversion Rights. U.S. Bancorp common stock will not
entitle its holders to any preemptive rights, redemption privileges, sinking
fund privileges or conversion rights.
Assets upon Dissolution. In the event of liquidation, holders of U.S.
Bancorp common stock would be entitled to receive proportionately any assets
legally available for distribution to U.S. Bancorp shareholders with respect to
shares held by them, subject to any prior rights of any preferred stock of U.S.
Bancorp then outstanding.
Distributions. Holders of U.S. Bancorp common stock will be entitled to
receive the dividends or distributions that U.S. Bancorp's board of directors
may declare out of funds legally available for these payments. The payment of
distributions by U.S. Bancorp is subject to the restrictions of Delaware law
applicable to the declaration of distributions by a corporation. Under Delaware
law, a corporation may not pay a dividend out of net profits if the capital
stock of the corporation is less than the stated amount of capital represented
by the issued and outstanding stock of all classes having a preference upon the
distribution of the corporation's assets. In addition, the payment of
distributions to shareholders is subject to any prior rights of outstanding
preferred stock.
As a bank holding company, the ability of U.S. Bancorp to pay
distributions will be affected by the ability of its banking subsidiaries to pay
dividends. The ability of these banking subsidiaries, as well as of U.S.
Bancorp, to pay dividends in the future currently is, and could be further,
influenced by bank regulatory requirements and capital guidelines.
Restrictions on Ownership. The Bank Holding Company Act generally would
prohibit any company that is not engaged in banking activities and activities
that are permissible for a bank holding company or a financial holding company
from acquiring control of U.S. Bancorp. Control is generally defined as
ownership of 25% or more of the voting stock or other exercise of a controlling
influence. In addition, any existing bank holding company would require the
prior approval of the Federal Reserve Board before acquiring 5% or more of the
voting stock of U.S. Bancorp. In addition, the Change in Bank Control Act of
1978, as amended, prohibits a person or group of persons from acquiring
"control" of a bank holding company unless the Federal Reserve Board has been
notified and has not objected to the transaction. Under a rebuttable presumption
established by the Federal Reserve Board, the acquisition of 10% or more of a
class of voting stock of a bank holding company with a class of securities
registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, such as U.S. Bancorp, would,
under the circumstances set forth in the presumption, constitute acquisition of
control of the bank holding company.
U.S. Bancorp Dividend Reinvestment and Common Stock Purchase Plan.
Pursuant to its U.S. Bancorp Dividend Reinvestment and Purchase Plan, or "DRIP,"
U.S. Bancorp provides eligible shareholders with a method of investing cash
dividends and optional cash payments at 100% of the average price (as defined in
the DRIP) in additional shares of U.S. Bancorp common stock. Participants in the
DRIP will pay a brokerage commission or service charge, which currently is $.03
per share. The DRIP includes some dollar limitations on participation.
Shareholders who are eligible to elect dividend reinvestment may choose to
participate in the
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DRIP with respect to some of their shares and not to participate with respect to
others. If shareholders choose not to participate in the DRIP with respect to
some or all of their shares, any dividends payable on those shares will be paid
in cash and will not be reinvested in U.S. Bancorp common stock.
PREFERRED STOCK
U.S. Bancorp is authorized to issue up to 50,000,000 shares of
preferred stock, par value $1.00 per share. The board of directors is authorized
to issue preferred stock in one or more series, to fix the number of shares in
each series, and to determine the designations and preferences, limitations and
relative rights of each series, including dividend rates, terms of redemption,
liquidation preferences, sinking fund requirements, conversion rights, voting
rights, and whether the preferred stock can be issued as a share dividend with
respect to another class or series of shares, all without any vote or other
action on the part of shareholders. This power is limited by applicable laws or
regulations and may be delegated to a committee of U.S. Bancorp's board of
directors. U.S. Bancorp currently has no preferred stock outstanding and has no
current plans or agreements with respect to the issuance of any shares of
preferred stock.
The rights of holders of U.S. Bancorp Common Stock will be subject to,
and may be adversely affected by, the rights of holders of any preferred stock
that may be issued in the future. Any such issuance may adversely affect the
interests of holders of the U.S. Bancorp Common Stock by (1) limiting the
control that the holders may exert by exercise of their voting rights or (2)
subordinating their rights in liquidation to the rights of the holders of
preferred stock of U.S. Bancorp. In addition, the issuance of shares of
preferred stock of U.S. Bancorp may discourage takeover attempts and other
changes in control of U.S. Bancorp by limiting the exercise of control by a
person who has gained a substantial equity interest in U.S. Bancorp.
SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS PLAN
U.S. Bancorp has a shareholder rights plan that could discourage
unwanted or hostile takeover attempts that are not approved by the U.S. Bancorp
board. On February 27, 2001, U.S. Bancorp's board declared a dividend of one
preferred share purchase right for each outstanding share of U.S. Bancorp common
stock as of March 9, 2001. The rights currently trade with, and are inseparable
from, the common stock.
Each right allows its holder to purchase from U.S. Bancorp one
one-thousandth of a share of U.S. Bancorp Series A Junior Participating
Preferred Stock for $100, once the rights become exercisable. This portion of a
preferred share will give the shareholder approximately the same dividend and
liquidation rights as would one share of common stock. Prior to exercise, a
right does not give its holder any dividend, voting or liquidation rights.
The rights will not be exercisable until the earlier of:
- 10 days after a public announcement that a person or group has
obtained beneficial ownership of 10% or more of U.S. Bancorp's
outstanding common stock; or
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- 10 business days after a person or group begins a tender or
exchange offer that, if completed, would result in that person or
group becoming the beneficial owner of 10% or more of U.S.
Bancorp's outstanding common stock.
The date when the rights become exercisable is referred to in the
rights plan as the "distribution date." After that date, the rights will
separate from the common stock and will be evidenced by book-entry credits or by
rights certificates that U.S. Bancorp will mail to all eligible holders of
common stock. A person or member of a group that has obtained beneficial
ownership of 10% or more of U.S. Bancorp's outstanding common stock may not
exercise any rights even after the distribution date.
A person or group that acquires beneficial ownership of 10% or more of
U.S. Bancorp's outstanding common stock is called an "acquiring person."
- Flip In. If a person or group becomes an acquiring person, all
holders of rights other than the acquiring person may purchase
shares of U.S. Bancorp common stock at half their market value.
- Flip Over. If, after a person or group becomes an acquiring
person, U.S. Bancorp is acquired by another entity in a merger or
similar transaction, all holders of rights other than the
acquiring person may purchase shares of the acquiring company at
half their market value.
U.S. Bancorp's board may redeem the rights for $.01 per right at any
time before a person or group becomes an acquiring person. If the board redeems
any rights, it must redeem all of the rights. Once the rights are redeemed, the
only right of the holders of rights will be to receive the redemption price of
$.01 per right.
U.S. Bancorp's board may adjust the purchase price of the preferred
shares, the number of preferred shares issuable and the number of outstanding
rights to prevent dilution that may occur from a stock dividend, a stock split
or a reclassification of the preferred shares or common stock. No adjustments to
the exercise price of less than 1% will be made.
The terms of the rights plan may be amended by U.S. Bancorp's board
without the consent of the holders of the rights. However, after a person or
group becomes an acquiring person, the board may not amend the plan in a way
that adversely affects the holders of the rights.
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SELLING STOCKHOLDERS
Up to 99,950 shares of Common Stock (the "Shares") are being offered
for the account of the stockholders of U.S. Bancorp named below (the "Selling
Stockholders"). We may supplement this prospectus to identify any donees,
pledgees or other tranferees of the Selling Stockholders that may use this
prospectus in connection with the sale of Shares received by them.
The Selling Stockholders are former stockholders (the "FSB
Stockholders") of First Savings Bank Merchant Division, Inc. ("FSB") or the
transferees of the FSB Stockholders. In 2000, NOVA Corporation ("NOVA") acquired
FSB pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 17, 2000
(the "FSB Merger Agreement"), by and among NOVA, NIS South Dakota, Inc., FSB and
First Savings Bank FSB and certain other FSB Stockholders.
In July 2001, NOVA merged with and into U.S. Bancorp. At this time,
U.S. Bancorp, by operation of law, became the successor to NOVA under the FSB
Merger Agreement.
Pursuant to certain earn-out provisions contained in the FSB Merger
Agreement, U.S. Bancorp issued the 99,950 Shares to the FSB Stockholders in
February 2002. Subsequently, First Savings Bank FSB transferred all of its
Shares to an affiliate, Beresford Bancorporation, Inc., and The Ponder Family
Limited Partnership donated 3,920 of its Shares to The Chapel of Lake County.
The following table sets forth certain information with respect to (i)
the ownership of U.S. Bancorp Common Stock by each of the Selling Stockholders
prior to the offering described in this prospectus, (ii) the maximum number of
Shares that each Selling Stockholder may sell pursuant to this prospectus and
(iii) the ownership of U.S. Bancorp Common Stock by each of the Selling
Stockholders after completion of the offering described in this prospectus.
Maximum Number
Number of Shares of Shares to be Shares
Beneficially Owned Sold Pursuant to Beneficially
Prior to the this Owned After
Name Offering Prospectus(1) Offering(1)
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Beresford Bancorporation, Inc........................ 730,612 57,748 672,864
Conrad T. Van Hazebroeck............................. 18,158 18,158 0
Salomon Smith Barney, FBO
Megan M. Van Hazebroeck.............................. 722 722 0
Salomon Smith Barney, FBO
C. Grant Van Hazebroeck.............................. 722 722 0
J. Michael Ponder.................................... 12,383 12,383 0
The Ponder Family Limited Partnership................ 3,299 3,299 0
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Rodney L. Delfinada.................................. 1,999 1,999 0
Thomas C. Alexander.................................. 999 999 0
The Chapel of Lake County............................ 3,920 3,920 0
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(1) Assumes the sale of all the Shares offered by this prospectus.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
The Shares may be sold from time to time directly by one or more of the
Selling Stockholders (or their respective donees, pledgees or other transferees)
in separate transactions or in a single transaction (either of which may involve
block transactions), in settlement of short sales of U.S. Bancorp common stock
or in a combination of such methods of sale. Such sales may be made on the New
York Stock Exchange, or such other national securities exchange or automated
interdealer quotation system on which shares of U.S. Bancorp common stock are
then listed. Such sales may be made through negotiated transactions or otherwise
at market prices prevailing at the time of the sale or at negotiated prices.
Alternatively, from time to time one or more of the Selling Stockholders (or
their respective donees, pledgees or other transferees) may offer Shares through
brokers, dealers or agents, including a broker-dealer subsidiary of U.S.
Bancorp, who may receive commissions from any such Selling Stockholders, agents
and/or the purchasers for whom they may act as agent. If necessary, a
supplemental prospectus will describe the method of sale in greater detail. In
addition, any of the Shares which qualify for sale pursuant to Rule 144 under
the Securities Act of 1933 may be sold under Rule 144 rather than pursuant to
this prospectus.
In connection with distributions of the Shares, the Selling
Stockholders (or their respective donees, pledgees or other transferees) may
enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other financial
institutions. In connection with such transactions, those broker-dealers or
other financial institutions may engage in short sales of U.S. Bancorp
securities in the course of hedging the positions they assume with the Selling
Stockholders. The Selling Stockholders may also sell shares of U.S. Bancorp
common stock short and deliver the Shares to close out such short positions. The
Selling Stockholders may also enter into option or other transactions with
broker-dealers or other financial institutions that require the delivery to such
broker-dealers or financial institutions of the Shares, which Shares such
broker-dealer or financial institution may resell pursuant to this prospectus
(as supplemented or amended, if required, to reflect such transaction). The
Selling Stockholders may also pledge the Shares to a broker-dealer or other
financial institution and, upon a default, such broker-dealer or other financial
institution may sell the pledged Shares pursuant to this prospectus (as
supplemented or amended, if required, to reflect such transaction).
The Selling Stockholders (or their respective donees, pledgees or other
transferees) and any such brokers, dealers or agents that participate in the
distribution of the Shares may be deemed to be "underwriters" within the meaning
of the Securities Act of 1933. Any profits on the sale of Shares by the Selling
Stockholders and any associated commissions that are received may be deemed to
be underwriting compensation under the Securities Act of 1933. If a Selling
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Stockholder is deemed to be an underwriter, such Selling Stockholder may be
subject to certain statutory liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933,
including but not limited to Sections 11 and 12 thereof.
Shares may be sold from time to time in one or more transactions at a
fixed offering price, which may be changed, or at varying prices determined at
the time of sale or at negotiated prices. If applicable, such prices will be
determined by agreement between the Selling Stockholders and any such dealers.
The Selling Stockholders may, from time to time, authorize dealers, acting as
the Selling Stockholders' agents, to solicit offers to purchase Shares upon the
terms and conditions set forth in any supplemental prospectus. U.S. Bancorp does
not know of any arrangements that the Selling Stockholders have entered into to
effect any such transactions in the Shares, nor is U.S. Bancorp aware of which
brokerage firms the Selling Stockholders may select to effect brokerage
transactions.
The Selling Stockholders and any other person participating in a sale
or distribution of Shares will be subject to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
and the rules and regulations thereunder, including Rule 10b-5 and Regulation M.
These provisions may limit the timing of purchases and sales of any of the
Shares by the Selling Stockholders and any other such person.
In order to comply with securities laws in certain jurisdictions, the
Shares offered hereby will be offered or sold in such jurisdictions only through
registered or licensed brokers or dealers.
U.S. Bancorp will not receive any part of the proceeds from the sale of
the Shares. The Selling Stockholders will pay all applicable stock transfer
taxes, brokerage commissions, underwriting discounts or commissions and the fees
of the Selling Stockholders' counsel. U.S. Bancorp will bear all other expenses
in connection with the offering and sale of the Shares, including filing fees,
legal and accounting fees and expenses, printing costs, and other expenses
arising out of the preparation and filing of the Registration Statement and this
prospectus.
USE OF PROCEEDS
U.S. Bancorp will not receive any proceeds from the sales hereunder of
the Shares but will bear certain of the expenses thereof. See "Plan of
Distribution."
VALIDITY OF THE SHARES
The validity of the Shares is being passed upon for U.S. Bancorp by
Dorsey & Whitney LLP.
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EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements of U.S. Bancorp as of December
31, 2001 and 2000 and for each of the three years in the period ended December
31, 2001, incorporated in this prospectus by reference to U.S. Bancorp's annual
report on Form 10-K filed on February 28, 2002, have been so incorporated in
reliance on the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent accountants,
given on the authority of such firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
U.S. Bancorp has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"SEC") a Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933 that registers
the resale of the Shares by the Selling Stockholders (the "Registration
Statement"). The Registration Statement, including the attached exhibits and
schedules, contains additional relevant information about U.S. Bancorp and the
Common Stock. The rules and regulations of the SEC allow us to omit certain
information included in the Registration Statement from this prospectus.
In addition, U.S. Bancorp files reports, proxy statements and other
information with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. You may read
and copy this information at the following location of the SEC:
Public Reference Room
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Room 1024
Washington, D.C. 20549
You may also obtain copies of this information by mail from the Public
Reference Section of the SEC, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Room 1024, Washington,
D.C. 20549, at prescribed rates. You may also obtain information from the SEC by
calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
The SEC also maintains an Internet Web site that contains reports,
proxy statements and other information about issuers, like U.S. Bancorp, who
file electronically with the SEC. The address of that site is
http://www.sec.gov.
In addition, you may inspect reports, proxy statements and other
information about U.S. Bancorp at the offices of the New York Stock Exchange, 20
Broad Street, New York, New York 10005.
The SEC allows U.S. Bancorp to "incorporate by reference" information
into this prospectus. This means that we can disclose important information to
you by referring you to another document filed separately with the SEC. The
information incorporated by reference is considered to be a part of this
prospectus, except for any information that is superseded by information that is
included directly in this document.
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This prospectus incorporates by reference the documents listed below
that U.S. Bancorp has previously filed with the SEC. They contain important
information about U.S. Bancorp and its financial condition.
U.S. BANCORP SEC FILINGS PERIOD
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Annual Report on Form 10-K..................... Year ended December 31, 2001, as filed February 28, 2002
Definitive Proxy Statement..................... For Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on April 16, 2002,
as filed March 4, 2002
Current Reports on Form 8-K.................... Filed on January 31, 2002 and April 16, 2002
U.S. Bancorp incorporates by reference additional documents that it may
file with the SEC after the date of this prospectus. These documents include
periodic reports, such as Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form
10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K, as well as proxy statements. We may modify
some of the statements contained in this prospectus and the documents
incorporated by reference. You should ignore any statements that are superseded.
Documents incorporated by reference are available from U.S. Bancorp
without charge, excluding any exhibits to those documents unless the exhibit is
specifically incorporated by reference as an exhibit in this prospectus. You can
obtain documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus by requesting them
in writing or by telephone from U.S. Bancorp at the following address:
Investor Relations
U.S. Bancorp
225 South Sixth Street
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-4302
Telephone (612) 973-2263
We have not authorized anyone to give any information or make any
representation about U.S. Bancorp that is different from, or in addition to,
that contained in this prospectus or in any of the materials that we have
incorporated into this document. Therefore, if anyone does give you information
of this sort, you should not rely on it. If you are in a jurisdiction where
offers to exchange or sell, or solicitations of offers to exchange or purchase,
the securities offered by this document or the solicitation of proxies is
unlawful, or if you are a person to whom it is unlawful to direct these types of
activities, then the offer presented in this document does not extend to you.
The information contained in this document speaks only as of the date of this
document unless the information specifically indicates that another date
applies.
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus (including documents to which we refer you in this
prospectus) contains forward-looking statements. Statements that are not
historical or current facts, including statements about beliefs and
expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are
subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those anticipated. Some of these risks and uncertainties include
the following, in addition to those contained in U.S. Bancorp's reports on file
with the SEC:
- general economic or industry conditions could be less favorable
than expected, resulting in a deterioration in credit quality, a
change in the allowance for credit losses, or a reduced demand
for credit or fee-based products and services;
- the Company could encounter unforeseen complications in
connection with the ongoing integration of the products,
operations and information systems of Firstar Corporation with
the former U.S. Bancorp that could adversely affect U.S.
Bancorp's operations or customer relationships;
- changes in the domestic interest rate environment could reduce
net interest income and could increase credit losses;
- the conditions of the securities markets could change, adversely
affecting revenues from capital markets businesses, the value or
credit quality of U.S. Bancorp's assets, or the availability and
terms of funding necessary to meet liquidity needs;
- changes in the extensive laws, regulations and policies governing
financial services companies could alter U.S. Bancorp's business
environment or affect operations;
- the potential need to adapt to industry changes in information
technology systems, on which U.S. Bancorp is highly dependent,
could present operational issues or require significant capital
spending;
- competitive pressures could intensify and affect U.S. Bancorp's
profitability, including as a result of continued industry
consolidation, the increased availability of financial services
from non-banks, technological developments such as the internet,
or bank regulatory reform;
- acquisitions may not produce revenue enhancements or cost savings
at levels or within time-frames originally anticipated, or may
result in unforeseen integration difficulties; and
- capital investments in U.S. Bancorp's business may not produce
expected growth in earnings anticipated at the time of the
expenditure.
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and
U.S. Bancorp undertakes no obligation to update them in light of new information
or future events. See "WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION."
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
ITEM 14. EXPENSES.
Registration Statement filing fee.......................................... $ 216
Legal fees and expenses.................................................... 4,000
Accounting fees and expenses............................................... 6,000
Printing costs............................................................. 1,000
Miscellaneous.............................................................. 0
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Total............................................................. $ 11,216
The expenses incurred in connection with the issuance and distribution
of securities registered on this Registration Statement will be borne by U.S.
Bancorp.
ITEM 15. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
Under Delaware law, U.S. Bancorp will indemnify its directors and
officers under certain circumstances against all expenses and liabilities
incurred by them as a result of suits brought against them as directors and
officers of U.S. Bancorp. The indemnified directors, advisory directors and
officers must act in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believe to be in
the best interests of U.S. Bancorp, and, with respect to any criminal action or
proceeding, have no reasonable cause to believe their conduct was unlawful. U.S.
Bancorp will not indemnify directors, advisory directors and officers for
expenses in respect of any matter as to which the indemnified directors and
officers shall have been adjudged to be liable to U.S. Bancorp, unless the court
in which the action or suit was brought shall determine otherwise. U.S. Bancorp
may indemnify officers, advisory directors and directors only as authorized in
each specific case upon a determination by the shareholders or disinterested
directors that indemnification is proper because the indemnitee has met the
applicable statutory standard of conduct.
Article Ninth of U.S. Bancorp's certificate of incorporation provides
that a director will not be liable to U.S. Bancorp or its shareholders for
monetary damages for a breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for
liability: (a) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to U.S. Bancorp
or its shareholders, (b) for acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve
intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (c) under the Delaware
statutory provision making directors personally liable for unlawful payment of
dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions, or (d) for any
transaction from which the directors derived an improper personal benefit.
Article VI of U.S. Bancorp's bylaws provides that the officers,
directors and advisory directors of U.S. Bancorp will be indemnified to the full
extent permitted by the DGCL. The board of directors has discretion to indemnify
any employee of U.S. Bancorp for actions arising
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by reason of the employee's employment with U.S. Bancorp. U.S. Bancorp will pay
expenses incurred by officers, directors and advisory directors in defending
actions in advance of any final disposition if the officer, director or advisory
director agrees to repay the amounts if it is ultimately determined that he or
she is not entitled to be indemnified under the bylaws, Delaware law or
otherwise.
U.S. Bancorp maintains a standard policy of officers' and directors'
liability insurance.
ITEM 16. EXHIBITS.
4.1 Restated Certificate of Incorporation of U.S. Bancorp, as
amended. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to U.S.
Bancorp's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2000.)
4.2 Restated Bylaws of U.S. Bancorp. (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.2 to U.S. Bancorp's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2001.)
4.3 Pursuant to Item 601(b)(4)(iii)(A) of Regulation S-K, copies
of instruments defining the rights of holders of long-term
debt are not filed. U.S. Bancorp agrees to furnish a copy
thereof to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon
request.
4.4 Warrant Agreement, dated as of October 2, 1995, between U.S.
Bancorp and First Chicago Trust Company of New York, as
Warrant Agent, and Form of Warrant. (Incorporated by reference
to Exhibits 4.18 and 4.19 to U.S. Bancorp's Registration
Statement on Form S-3, File No. 33-61667.)
5.1 Opinion and consent of Dorsey & Whitney LLP as to legality of
the securities being registered.
23.1 Consent of Dorsey & Whitney LLP. (Included in Exhibit 5.1.)
23.2 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (relating to financial
statements of U.S. Bancorp).
24.1 Powers of Attorney.
ITEM 17. UNDERTAKINGS.
(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made,
a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
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(i) To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising
after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most
recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the
aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth
in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total
dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated
maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed
with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the
changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the
maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of
Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement;
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the
plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration
statement or any material change to such information in the
registration statement;
provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not
apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment
by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to
the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the
registration statement;
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be
a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof; and
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment
any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.
(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in the
registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling
persons of the registrant pursuant to its articles, bylaws or otherwise, the
registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act
and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such
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liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or
paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of
such issue.
(d) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to respond to requests
for information that is incorporated by reference into the prospectus pursuant
to Items 4, 10(b), 11, or 13 of this Form, within one business day of receipt of
such request, and to send the incorporated documents by first class mail or
other equally prompt means. This includes information contained in documents
filed subsequent to the effective date of the registration statement through the
date of responding to the request.
(e) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to supply by means of
a post-effective amendment all information concerning a transaction, and U.S.
Bancorp being acquired involved therein, that was not the subject of and
included in the registration statement when it became effective.
(f) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that:
(1) For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act
of 1933, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of
this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form
of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or
497(h) under the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of this
registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.
(2) For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities
Act of 1933, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus
shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities
offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Minneapolis, State of Minnesota, on May 30, 2002.
U.S. BANCORP
By: /s/ Jerry A. Grundhofer
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Jerry A. Grundhofer
President and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature Title Date
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/s/ Jerry A. Grundhofer President, Chief Executive Officer May 30, 2002
----------------------------------- and Director
Jerry A. Grundhofer (principal executive officer)
/s/ David M. Moffett Vice Chairman and Chief May 30, 2002
----------------------------------- Financial Officer
David M. Moffett (principal financial officer)
/s/ Terrance R. Dolan Executive Vice President May 30, 2002
----------------------------------- and Controller
Terrance R. Dolan (principal accounting officer)
/s/ John F. Grundhofer* Chairman and Director May 30, 2002
------------------------------------
John F. Grundhofer
/s/ Linda L. Ahlers* Director May 30, 2002
------------------------------------
Linda L. Ahlers
/s/ Victoria Buyniski Gluckman* Director May 30, 2002
------------------------------------
Victoria Buyniski Gluckman
/s/ Arthur D. Collins, Jr.* Director May 30, 2002
------------------------------------
Arthur D. Collins, Jr.
------------------------------------ Director
Peter H. Coors
/s/ John C. Dannemiller* Director May 30, 2002
------------------------------------
John C. Dannemiller
/s/ Roger L. Howe* Director May 30, 2002
------------------------------------
Roger L. Howe
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------------------------------------ Director
Delbert W. Johnson
/s/ Joel W. Johnson* Director May 30, 2002
------------------------------------
Joel W. Johnson
/s/ Jerry W. Levin* Director May 30, 2002
------------------------------------
Jerry W. Levin
/s/ Frank Lyon, Jr.* Director May 30, 2002
------------------------------------
Frank Lyon, Jr.
/s/ Daniel F. McKeithan, Jr.* Director May 30, 2002
------------------------------------
Daniel F. McKeithan, Jr.
/s/ David B. O'Maley* Director May 30, 2002
------------------------------------
David B. O'Maley
/s/ O'dell Owens, M.D., M.P.H.* Director May 30, 2002
------------------------------------
O'dell M. Owens, M.D., M.P.H.
/s/ Thomas E. Petry* Director May 30, 2002
------------------------------------
Thomas E. Petry
/s/ Richard G. Reiten* Director May 30, 2002
------------------------------------
Richard G. Reiten
------------------------------------ Director
Craig D. Schnuck
/s/ Warren R. Staley* Director May 30, 2002
------------------------------------
Warren R. Staley
/s/ Patrick T. Stokes* Director May 30, 2002
------------------------------------
Patrick T. Stokes
/s/ John J. Stollenwerk * Director May 30, 2002
------------------------------------
John J. Stollenwerk
*By /s/ Terrance R. Dolan Attorney-in-fact for the persons
-------------------------------- indicated above with an *
Terrance R. Dolan
Attorney-in-fact
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Description
4.1 Restated Certificate of Incorporation of U.S. Bancorp, as
amended. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to U.S.
Bancorp's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2000.)
4.2 Restated Bylaws of U.S. Bancorp. (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.2 to U.S. Bancorp's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2001.)
4.3 Pursuant to Item 601(b)(4)(iii)(A) of Regulation S-K, copies of
instruments defining the rights of holders of long-term debt are
not filed. U.S. Bancorp agrees to furnish a copy thereof to the
Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.
4.4 Warrant Agreement, dated as of October 2, 1995, between U.S.
Bancorp and First Chicago Trust Company of New York, as Warrant
Agent, and Form of Warrant. (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibits 4.18 and 4.19 to U.S. Bancorp's Registration Statement
on Form S-3, File No. 33-61667.)
5.1 Opinion and consent of Dorsey & Whitney LLP as to legality of the
securities being registered.
23.1 Consent of Dorsey & Whitney LLP. (Included in Exhibit 5.1.)
23.2 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (relating to financial
statements of U.S. Bancorp).
24.1 Powers of Attorney.
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