FIRST USA INC
SC 13E4/A, 1997-06-30
PERSONAL CREDIT INSTITUTIONS
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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549
                             ____________________

                                SCHEDULE 13E-4
                      (AMENDMENT NO. 4--FINAL AMENDMENT)
                             ____________________

                        ISSUER TENDER OFFER STATEMENT
     (PURSUANT TO SECTION 13(e)(1) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934)


                             BANC ONE CORPORATION
                   (SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO FIRST USA, INC.)
                                     AND
                          FIRST USA CAPITAL TRUST I
                               (NAME OF ISSUER)


                             BANC ONE CORPORATION
                   (SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO FIRST USA, INC.)
                                     AND
                          FIRST USA CAPITAL TRUST I
                     (NAME OF PERSON(S) FILING STATEMENT)


                      9.33% SERIES A CAPITAL SECURITIES
                                     AND
                      9.33% SERIES B CAPITAL SECURITIES
                        (TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES)
                         33735F AA 7, 33735F AB 5 AND
                                 33735F AC 3
                    (CUSIP NUMBER OF CLASS OF SECURITIES)
                             ____________________

            STEVEN ALAN BENNETT                         PETER ATWATER
    SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL      ADMINISTRATIVE TRUSTEE
           BANC ONE CORPORATION                  FIRST USA CAPITAL TRUST I
            Department OH1-0158                        1601 Elm Street
           100 East Broad Street                    Dallas, Texas  75201
        Columbus, Ohio  43271-0158                      (214) 849-3738
              (614) 248-7590
          (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to
         Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of the Person(s)
                             Filing the Statement)
                             ____________________

                                   Copy to:

                               RANDALL H. DOUD
                   SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP
                               919 THIRD AVENUE
                          NEW YORK, NEW YORK  10022
                                (212) 735-3000
                             ____________________

                                 JUNE 2, 1997
                     (DATE TENDER OFFER FIRST PUBLISHED,
                      SENT OR GIVEN TO SECURITY HOLDERS)



                                 INTRODUCTION

                    This Amendment No. 4 amends the Issuer Tender
          Offer Statement on Schedule 13E-4 originally filed on
          June 2, 1997, as amended, relating to the offer by BANC
          ONE CORPORTION, an Ohio corporation ("BANC ONE"), as
          successor by merger to First USA, Inc., a Delaware
          corporation ("First USA"), to purchase for cash any and
          all of the 9.33% Series A Capital Securities (the "Series
          A Capital Securities") and any and all of the 9.33%
          Series B Capital Securities (the "Series B Capital
          Securities" and, together with the Series A Capital
          Securities, the "Securities") issued by First USA Capital
          Trust I, a Delaware business trust (the "Trust"), upon
          the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the
          Offer to Purchase dated June 2, 1997, as amended and
          supplemented by the Supplement thereto dated June 16,
          1997 (the "Offer to Purchase") and in the related Letter
          of Transmittal (which together constitute the "Offer"). 
          All capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein
          shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Offer to
          Purchase.

                  On June 27, 1997, upon the terms and subject to
          the conditions of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated
          as of January 19, 1997 and as amended as of April 23,
          1997, between First USA and BANC ONE, First USA was
          merged with and into BANC ONE (the "Merger"), with BANC
          ONE continuing as the surviving corporation.  As a result
          of the Merger, BANC ONE has succeeded to First USA's
          rights as the owner of the Common Securities of the
          Trust, and to its obligations as guarator under the
          Guarantees, as issuer of the junior subordianted
          debentures, and as sponsor of the Trust.

          ITEM 4.   INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.

                    Item 4 is hereby amended and supplemented by
          the following:

                    Following expiration of the Offer at 9:00 a.m.,
          New York City time, on Monday, June 30, 1997, BANC ONE,
          as successor by merger to First USA, accepted for payment
          all Securities properly tendered and not withdrawn
          pursuant to the Offer.  BANC ONE has been informed by the
          Depositary that $81,025,000 aggregate liquidation amount
          of Series A Capital Securities and $111,975,000 aggregate
          liquidation amount of Series B Capital Securities had
          been tendered pursuant to the Offer.  A copy of the press
          release issued by BANC ONE on June 30, 1997 relating to
          the acceptance for payment of the Securities pursuant to
          the Offer is filed as Exhibit (a)(10) hereto and is
          incorporated herein by reference.

          ITEM 9.   MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.

                    Item 9 is hereby amended and supplemented by
          the following:

                    (a)(10)  Press Release dated June 30, 1997.



                                  SIGNATURE

                  AFTER DUE INQUIRY AND TO THE BEST OF ITS
          KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEF, THE UNDERSIGNED CERTIFIES THAT THE
          INFORMATION SET FORTH IN THIS STATEMENT IS TRUE, COMPLETE
          AND CORRECT.

                                   BANC ONE CORPORATION

                                   By:  /s/ Steven Alan Bennett  
                                      ---------------------------------
                                      Name:   Steven Alan Bennett
                                      Title:  Senior Vice President and
                                                General Counsel


          Dated:  June 30, 1997



                                  SIGNATURE

               AFTER DUE INQUIRY AND TO THE BEST OF ITS KNOWLEDGE
          AND BELIEF, THE UNDERSIGNED CERTIFIES THAT THE
          INFORMATION SET FORTH IN THIS STATEMENT IS TRUE, COMPLETE
          AND CORRECT.

                                   FIRST USA CAPITAL TRUST I

                                   By:  /s/ Peter W. Atwater     
                                      ------------------------------
                                      Name:   Peter W. Atwater
                                      Title:  Administrative Trustee

          Dated:  June 30, 1997



                                EXHIBIT INDEX

          Exhibit        Description
          -------        -----------
          (a)(10)        Press Release dated June 30, 1997.






                                   For further information contact:
                              BANC ONE: Jay S. Gould (614) 248-0139
                         First USA: David C. Webster (214) 849-3755


          FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

          BANC ONE COMPLETES OFFER FOR 9.33% SERIES A CAPITAL
          SECURITIES AND 9.33% SERIES B CAPITAL SECURITIES OF FIRST
          USA CAPITAL TRUST I

          June 30, 1997--BANC ONE CORPORATION, Columbus, Ohio
          (NYSE:ONE), as successor by merger to First USA, Inc.,
          announced today that it has accepted for payment
          approximately $81,025,000 aggregate liquidation amount of
          9.33% Series A Capital Securities and $111,975,000
          aggregate liquidation amount of 9.33% Series B Capital
          Securities issued by First USA Capital Trust I pursuant
          to BANC ONE's tender offer which expired at 9:00 a.m.,
          New York City time, on Monday, June 30, 1997. Cash will
          be delivered promptly for all 9.33% Series A Capital
          Securities and 9.33% Series B Capital Securities properly
          tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the tender offer.

          As previously announced, on June 27, 1997, First USA
          merged with and into BANC ONE, with BANC ONE continuing
          as the surviving corporation in the merger.  As a result
          of the merger, BANC ONE has succeeded to FIRST USA's
          rights and obligations, including its rights and
          obligations relating to First USA Capital Trust I.

          BANC ONE CORPORATION had assets of $101.6 billion and
          common equity of $8.2 billion at March 31, 1997.  BANC
          ONE now operates 1,502 offices in Arizona, Colorado,
          Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Ohio, Oklahoma,
          Texas, Utah, West Virginia and Wisconsin.  BANC ONE also
          owns several additional corporations that engage in
          credit card and merchant processing, consumer finance,
          mortgage banking, insurance, venture capital, investment
          and merchant banking, trust, brokerage, investment
          managment, equipment leasing and data processing. 
          Information about BANC ONE's finanical results and its
          products and services can be accessed on the Internet at: 
          http://www.bankone.com and through InvestQuest  at
          http://www.investquest.com or Fax-on-demand: (614) 844-
          3860

          First USA maintains a site on the World Wide Web at
          http://www.firstusa.com.

          Merrill Lynch & Co. acted as the Dealer Manager for the
          tender offer.





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