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Registration No. 333-02417
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO FORM S-4
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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U. S. BANCORP
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
OREGON 6711 93-0571730
(State or other (Primary Standard (I.R.S.
jurisdiction of Industrial Employer
incorporation or Classification Identification
organization) Code) No.)
111 S.W. FIFTH AVENUE
PORTLAND, OREGON 97204
(503) 275-6111
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number
including area code, of registrant's principal
executive offices)
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DWIGHT V. BOARD
U. S. BANCORP
111 S.W. Fifth Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97204
(503) 275-3706
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
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Copies to:
JOHN J. DeMOTT, ESQ. EDWARD D. HERLIHY
Miller, Nash, Wiener, Wachtell, Lipton,
Hager & Carlsen Rosen & Katz
111 S.W. Fifth, Ave., Ste. 3500 51 West 52nd Street
Portland, Oregon 97204 New York, New York 10019
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DEREGISTRATION
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DEREGISTRATION
The number of shares of common stock, $5 par value, of U. S.
Bancorp registered was 10,202,939 shares, of which 9,656,911 shares have been
issued. The Registration Statement is hereby amended to remove the 546,028
remaining shares from registration.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
registrant has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the city of Portland, state of Oregon, on the 1st day of
July, 1996.
U. S. BANCORP
(Registrant)
By:/s/Dwight V. Board
Dwight V. Board
Executive Vice President
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Post-Effective Amendment to Registration Statement has been signed by the
following persons in the capacities indicated on the 1st day of July, 1996.
Signature Title
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1. Principal Executive Officer Chairman of the Board,
and Director: Chief Executive Officer
GERRY B. CAMERON* and President, and
Gerry B. Cameron Director
2. Principal Financial and Executive Vice President
Accounting Officer: and Chief Financial Officer
STEVEN P. ERWIN*
Steven P. Erwin
3. A Majority of the Board
of Directors:
Harry Bettis*
Franklin G. Drake*
Robert L. Dryden*
John B. Fery*
Joshua Green III*
Daniel R. Nelson*
Allen T. Noble*
Paul A. Redmond*
N. Stewart Rogers*
Benjamin R. Whiteley*
*By /s/Dwight V. Board,
Dwight V. Board,
Attorney-in-fact
