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EXHIBIT 99.1
FORM OF PROXY FOR SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF SCRIPPS
SCRIPPS FINANCIAL CORPORATION
PROXY FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON OCTOBER , 2000
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SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The undersigned hereby appoints William E. Nelson and Ronald J.
Carlson, and each of them, with full power of substitution, to represent the
undersigned and to vote all of the shares of stock in Scripps Financial
Corporation, a California corporation (the "Company"), which the undersigned is
entitled to vote at the Special Meeting of Shareholders of the Company to be
held at , San Diego, October , 2000, at : .m. local time,
and at any adjournment or postponement thereof (1) as hereinafter specified upon
the proposals listed on the reverse side and as more particularly described in
the Proxy Statement/Prospectus of the Company dated , 2000, receipt
of which is hereby acknowledged, and (2) in their discretion upon such other
matters as may properly come before the meeting.
THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY SHALL BE VOTED AS SPECIFIED. IF NO
SPECIFICATION IS MADE, SUCH SHARES SHALL BE VOTED FOR PROPOSAL 1.
CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED ON REVERSE SIDE -------------------
SEE REVERSE
SIDE
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[ X ] Please mark
votes as in
this example
WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE MEETING IN PERSON, YOU ARE URGED
TO SIGN AND PROMPTLY MAIL THIS PROXY IN THE RETURN ENVELOPE SO THAT
YOUR STOCK MAY BE REPRESENTED AT THE SPECIAL MEETING.
A vote FOR the following proposal is recommended by the Board of
Directors:
1. To consider and vote upon a proposal to approve the terms of a
proposed merger of Scripps Financial Corporation with and into U.S. Bancorp as
provided in the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 27, 2000, as
amended, between Scripps Financial Corporation and U.S. Bancorp and to approve
such Agreement and Plan of Merger.
[ ] FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN
MARK HERE [ ] MARK [ ]
FOR HERE IF
ADDRESS YOU
CHANGE PLAN TO
AND ATTEND
NOTE AT THE
LEFT MEETING
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PLEASE SIGN HERE. If shares of stock are Signature: Date:
held jointly, both or all of such persons -------------------------- ---------
should sign. Corporate or partnership proxies
should be signed in full corporate or
partnership name by an authorized person. Signature: Date:
Persons signing in a fiduciary capacity -------------------------- ---------
should indicate their full titles in such
capacity.
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