UNITED STATES
SECURITES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the quarter ended: December 31, 1999
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Mercantile Trust Company, N.A.
Address: One Mercantile Ctr.
St. Louis, MO 63101
Form 13F File Number: 28-4420
The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person
by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report
is authorized to submit it, that all information is true, correct and
complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, charts, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.
Person signing this report on behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: Jennie P. Carlson
Title: Executive Vice President, Firstar Corporation
Phone: (414) 765-5717
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
Jennie P. Carlson Milwaukee, WI February 11, 2000
Report Type (Check only one.):
[ ] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT
[X] 13F NOTICE
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
Form 13F File Number Name
28-04679 Firstar Corporation
