FORM 11-K
FOR ANNUAL REPORTS OF EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE, SAVINGS AND
SIMILAR PLANS PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
[x] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from __________ to __________
Commission file number 1-2981
FIRST COLONIAL BANKSHARES CORPORATION RETIREMENT PLAN
(Title of Plan)
FIRSTAR CORPORATION
777 East Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
(Name and Address of Principal Executive Offices of
Employer-Issuer)
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REQUIRED INFORMATION
Financial Statements - Reference is made to the financial
statements of the Plan submitted under Form SE.
Exhibit 23 - Consent of Independent Auditors.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the plan)
have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
FIRST COLONIAL BANKSHARES
CORPORATION RETIREMENT PLAN
/s/ Paul Braun
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Paul Braun
(Committee Member)
June 27, 1996
The Board of Directors
Firstar Corporation
We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration
statement (No. 33-57523) on Form S-8 of Firstar Corporation of
our report dated June 14, 1996, relating to the statements of
net assets available for plan benefits of the First Colonial
Bankshares Retirement Plan as of December 31, 1995, and
1994, and the related statements of changes in net assets
available for plan benefits for each of the years in the
three-year period ended December 31, 1995, the schedule of
assets held for investment purposes as of December 31, 1995 and
the schedule of reportable transactions for the year ended
December 31, 1995, which report appears in the December 31, 1995
annual report on Form 11-K of the First Colonial Bankshares
Retirement Plan.
KPMG PEAT MARWICK
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
June 27, 1996
