UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 20, 1999
1-2981
(Commission File Number)
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FIRSTAR CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
WISCONSIN 39-1940778
(State of Incorporation) (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
Identification No.)
777 East Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
(Address of Registrant's principal executive office)
(414) 765-4321
(Registrant's telephone number)
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Item 5. Other Events
The following table of Per Common Share Financial Data reflects
the effect of the three for one stock split of March 31, 1999.
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Year ended December 31,
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1998 1997 1996 1995 1994
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Per Common Share
Basic EPS $ 0.66 $ 0.83 $ 0.65 $ 0.59 $ 0.55
Diluted EPS 0.65 0.81 0.64 0.58 0.55
Dividends declared 0.33 0.27 0.21 0.18 0.16
Period-end book value 5.38 4.45 4.23 3.89 3.58
Period-end market price 31.00 19.13 10.21 6.61 4.04
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Signature
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of
1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Firstar Corporation
May 20, 1999 /s/David M. Moffett
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David M. Moffett
Vice Chairman
and Chief Financial Officer
