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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):
March 31, 1998
RIGGS NATIONAL CORPORATION
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(Exact name of Registrant as specified in Charter)
Delaware 0-9756 52-1217953
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification Number)
1503 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (301) 887-6000
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Item 5. Other Events
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Consent of Independent Accountants - Exhibit 23 to Riggs National
Corporation's Form 10-K filed March 20, 1998.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits
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(c) The following exhibit is filed as part of this Form 8-K and updates
the exhibits to Riggs National Corporation's Form 10-K filed
March 20, 1998:
Exhibit No. Description
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23 Consent of Independent Accountants
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: March 31, 1998 /s/ JOHN L. DAVIS
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John L. Davis
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)
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Index To Exhibits
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Exhibit No. Description
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23 Consent of Independent Accountants
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Exhibit 23
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation
by reference of our report dated January 21, 1998 included in Riggs National
Corporation's (the "Corporation") Form 10-K filed March 20, 1998, into the
Corporation's previously filed registration statements, as follows:
Form Registration Statement Number
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S-3 333-26447, 333-26447-01
S-3 333-21297, 333-21297-01
S-8 333-14609
S-8 33-56485
S-8 33-52451
S-3 33-51567
S-3 33-50775
S-3 33-28860
/s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
Washington, D.C.
March 31, 1998
