EX-99.1 9 ex99-1.txt FORM OF PROXY 1 EXHIBIT 99.1 FORM OF PROXY FOR SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF SCRIPPS SCRIPPS FINANCIAL CORPORATION PROXY FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON OCTOBER , 2000 ---- SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS The undersigned hereby appoints William E. Nelson and Ronald J. Carlson, and each of them, with full power of substitution, to represent the undersigned and to vote all of the shares of stock in Scripps Financial Corporation, a California corporation (the "Company"), which the undersigned is entitled to vote at the Special Meeting of Shareholders of the Company to be held at , San Diego, October , 2000, at : .m. local time, and at any adjournment or postponement thereof (1) as hereinafter specified upon the proposals listed on the reverse side and as more particularly described in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus of the Company dated , 2000, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, and (2) in their discretion upon such other matters as may properly come before the meeting. THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY SHALL BE VOTED AS SPECIFIED. IF NO SPECIFICATION IS MADE, SUCH SHARES SHALL BE VOTED FOR PROPOSAL 1. CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED ON REVERSE SIDE ------------------- SEE REVERSE SIDE ------------------- 2 [ X ] Please mark votes as in this example WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE MEETING IN PERSON, YOU ARE URGED TO SIGN AND PROMPTLY MAIL THIS PROXY IN THE RETURN ENVELOPE SO THAT YOUR STOCK MAY BE REPRESENTED AT THE SPECIAL MEETING. A vote FOR the following proposal is recommended by the Board of Directors: 1. To consider and vote upon a proposal to approve the terms of a proposed merger of Scripps Financial Corporation with and into U.S. Bancorp as provided in the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 27, 2000, as amended, between Scripps Financial Corporation and U.S. Bancorp and to approve such Agreement and Plan of Merger. [ ] FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN MARK HERE [ ] MARK [ ] FOR HERE IF ADDRESS YOU CHANGE PLAN TO AND ATTEND NOTE AT THE LEFT MEETING PLEASE SIGN HERE. If shares of stock are Signature: Date: held jointly, both or all of such persons -------------------------- --------- should sign. Corporate or partnership proxies should be signed in full corporate or partnership name by an authorized person. Signature: Date: Persons signing in a fiduciary capacity -------------------------- --------- should indicate their full titles in such capacity.