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, 1997
[ ] 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
FIRSTAR CORPORATION THRIFT AND SHARING 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.
FIRSTAR CORPORATION
THRIFT AND SHARING PLAN
\s\ Paul Braun
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Paul Braun
(Committee Member)
June 30, 1998
The Board of Directors
Firstar Corporation:
We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration
statement (No. 33-59207) on Form S-8 of Firstar Corporation of
our report dated April 10, 1998, relating to the statements of
net assets available for plan benefits of the Firstar Corporation
Thrift and Sharing Plan as of December 31, 1997 and 1996, and
the related statements of changes in net assets available for
plan benefits for the years then ended, the schedule of assets
held for investment purposes as of December 31, 1997, the schedule
of loans or fixed income obligations as of December 31, 1997
and the schedule of reportable transactions for the year ended
December 31, 1997, which report appears in the December 31, 1997
annual report on Form 11-K of the Firstar Corporation Thrift
and Sharing Plan.
KPMG PEAT MARWICK
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
June 30, 1998
