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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
 
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 21, 2008
U.S. BANCORP
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
         
Delaware   1-6880   41-0255900
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) 		  (Commission
File Number) 		  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
     
800 Nicollet Mall   55402
Minneapolis, Minnesota   (Zip Code)
(Address of Principal Executive Office)    
(651) 466-3000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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 Ex-99.1
 Ex-99.2

 

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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS
     On November 21, 2008, U.S. Bancorp (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the acquisition by its lead bank, U.S. Bank National Association, of the banking operations of Downey Savings and Loan Association, F.A., based in Newport Beach, California, and PFF Bank & Trust, based in Pomona, California, from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. Additional information regarding these transactions is included in a slide presentation posted on the Company’s website and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.
     
Exhibit No.   Description
99.1
  Press release dated November 21, 2008.
 
    
99.2
  Presentation slides dated November 21, 2008.

 

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SIGNATURE
     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.
         
  U.S. Bancorp
 		  
Date: November 26, 2008  By:   /s/ Lee R. Mitau    
    Lee R. Mitau   
    Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary