SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K/A
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 25, 1997
MERCANTILE BANCORPORATION INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Missouri 1-11792 43-0951744
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(State of Incorporation) (Commission (IRS Employer
File Number) Identification No.)
P.O. Box 524, St. Louis, Missouri 63166-0524
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(314) 425-2525
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code) <PAGE>
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
ITEM 5. ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS
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Reference is made to the Current Report on Form 8-K
filed by the Registrant on May 2, 1997 announcing the closing of
the merger of Mark Twain Bancshares, Inc. ("Bancshares") into a
wholly owned subsidiary of the Registrant. The merger became ef-
fective as of April 25, 1997.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
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(a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired
The following financial statements of Bancshares
and its subsidiaries are incorporated by reference
to Bancshares' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 1996:
Independent Auditors' Report
Consolidated Balance Sheet -- December 31, 1996 and
1995
Consolidated Statement of Income -- Three Years
Ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows -- Three Years
Ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
The following financial statements of Bancshares
and its subsidiaries are incorporated by reference
to Bancshares' Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
the Quarter Ended March 31, 1997:
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet -- March 31,
1997 and 1996 and December 31, 1996
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income -- Three
Months Ended March 31, 1997 and 1996
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows --
Three Months Ended March 31, 1997 and 1996
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial State-
ments
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information
The following pro forma combined consolidated fi-
nancial statements (unaudited) of the Registrant<PAGE>
reflecting the merger with Bancshares are
incorporated by reference to the Registrant's
registration statement on Form S-4 filed May 19,
1997:
Pro Forma Combined Consolidated Balance Sheet--
March 31, 1997 (Unaudited)
Pro Forma Combined Consolidated Income Statement--
Three Years Ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994
and Three Months Ended March 31, 1997 and 1996 (Un-
audited)
Notes to Pro Forma Combined Consolidated Financial
Statements (Unaudited)
(c) Exhibits
(23) Consent of Ernst & Young LLP<PAGE>
Signatures
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
MERCANTILE BANCORPORATION INC.
(Registrant)
By: /s/ Jon W. Bilstrom
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Name: Jon W. Bilstrom
Title: General Counsel
and Secretary
Dated: May 19, 1997
Exhibit 23
Consent of Ernst & Young, L.L.P.
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the
Registration Statements and in the related Prospectuses listed
below of Mercantile Bancorporation Inc. of our report dated
January 15, 1997, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements of Mark Twain Bancshares, Inc. incorporated by
reference in this current report on Form 8-K for the year ended
December 31, 1996.
Form Registration Number
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S-4 333-23607
S-4 333-17757
S-4 333-09803
S-4 33-65087
S-4 33-63609
S-4 33-58467
S-4 33-56603
S-4 33-55439
S-4 33-50981
S-4 33-50579
S-4 33-52986
S-4 33-45863
S-8 33-57543
S-8 33-48952
S-8 33-43694
S-8 33-35139
S-8 33-33870
S-8 33-15265
S-8 2-78395
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
St. Louis, Missouri
May 21, 1997
