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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
EXHIBIT INDEX IS ON PAGE 3
DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED): NOVEMBER 18, 1997
CoreStates Financial Corp
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(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
Pennsylvania 0-6879 23-1899716
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(STATE OR OTHER (COMMISSION (IRS EMPLOYEE
JURISDICTION OF FILE NUMBER) IDENTIFICATION NO.)
INCORPORATION)
Centre Square West, 1500 Market Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19101
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(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE)
REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE, INCLUDING AREA CODE: (215) 973-7488
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(FORMER NAME AND FORMER ADDRESS, IF CHANGED SINCE LAST REPORT)
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ITEM 1. CHANGES IN CONTROL OF REGISTRANT.
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As reported in a Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 18, 1997,
CoreStates Financial Corp ("CoreStates") entered into an Agreement and Plan of
Mergers (the "Merger Agreement") with First Union Corporation ("First Union"),
pursuant to which CoreStates will merge with and into First Union. A copy of
the Merger Agreement between CoreStates and First Union is filed herewith as
Exhibit 2.
ITEM 7. EXHIBITS.
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2 Agreement and Plan of Mergers dated as of the 18th day of November, 1997
filed as Exhibit 2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of First Union
Corporation on November 28, 1997 and incorporated herein by reference.
SIGNATURE
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
CORESTATES FINANCIAL CORP
(Registrant)
Dated: December 1, 1997 By /s/ David T. Walker
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David T. Walker
Senior Vice President
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Exhibit Index
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Exhibit No. Page
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2 Agreement and Plan of Mergers dated as of the 18th day of N/A
November, 1997 between CoreStates Financial Corp and First Union
Corporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2 of
First Union Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 28, 1997).
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