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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 15
Certification and Notice of Termination of Registration
under Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Suspension of Duty of File Reports Under Sections 13 and
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Commission File No. 1-08090
U.S. BANCORP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
111 S.W. Fifth Avenue
Suite 3500
Portland, OR 97204, (503) 275-6472
(Address, including zip code, and telephone
number, including area code, of registrant's
principal executive offices)
8 1/8% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series A without par value
Common Stock, par value $5.00
(Title of each class of securities covered by this Form)
________________________________________None___________________________
(Titles of all other classes of securities for which
a duty to file reports under Section
13(a) or 15(d) remains)
Please place an X in the box(es) to designate the appropriate rule
provision(s) relied upon to terminate or suspend the duty to file reports:
Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(i) [x] Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(ii) [ ]
Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(ii) [ ] Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(i) [ ]
Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(i) [ ] Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(ii) [ ]
Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(ii) [ ] Rule 15d-6 [ ]
Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i) [x]
Approximate number of holders of record as of the certificate
or notice date: 0
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
U.S. Bancorp has caused this certificate/notice to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned duly authorized person.
Date: August 1, 1997 By: /s/ David J. Parrin
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David J. Parrin
Senior Vice President and Controller
of U.S. Bancorp, a Delaware
corporation, successor to U. S.
Bancorp, an Oregon corporation
