8-K

UNITED STATES

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

Date of Report: September 11, 2012

(Date of earliest event reported)

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

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(651) 466-3000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

As previously announced, Richard K. Davis, U.S. Bancorp’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, will make a presentation at the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference, at 9:45 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, September 11, 2012, in New York City. A copy of the presentation slides, which will be discussed during the presentation, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. These slides can also be accessed on U.S. Bancorp’s website at usbank.com by clicking on “About U.S. Bank” and then “Webcasts & Presentations” under the “Investor/Shareholder Information” heading, which is located at the left side of the bottom of the page. A live audio webcast of the presentation can also be accessed at this location on the website, and a replay of the webcast will be available at the same location on the website and will remain posted for 90 days.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, except as otherwise expressly stated in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1 Barclays Global Financial Services Conference Slides

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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
By:	/s/ Lee R. Mitau
	Lee R. Mitau
	Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Date: September 11, 2012

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Barclays Capital 2012 Global Financial Services Conference Richard K. Davis Chairman, President and CEO September 11, 2012

The following information appears in accordance with the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This presentation contains forward-looking statements about U.S. Bancorp. Statements that are not historical or current facts, including statements about beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements and are based on the information available to, and assumptions and estimates made by, management as of the date made. These forward-looking statements cover, among other things, anticipated future revenue and expenses and the future plans and prospects of U.S. Bancorp. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties, and important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. Global and domestic economies could fail to recover from the recent economic downturn or could experience another severe contraction, which could adversely affect U.S. Bancorp's revenues and the values of its assets and liabilities. Global financial markets could experience a recurrence of significant turbulence, which could reduce the availability of funding to certain financial institutions and lead to a tightening of credit, a reduction of business activity, and increased market volatility. Continued stress in the commercial real estate markets, as well as a delay or failure of recovery in the residential real estate markets, could cause additional credit losses and deterioration in asset values. In addition, U.S. Bancorp's business and financial performance is likely to be negatively impacted by effects of recently enacted and future legislation and regulation. U.S. Bancorp's results could also be adversely affected by continued deterioration in general business and economic conditions; changes in interest rates; deterioration in the credit quality of its loan portfolios or in the value of the collateral securing those loans; deterioration in the value of securities held in its investment securities portfolio; legal and regulatory developments; increased competition from both banks and non-banks; changes in customer behavior and preferences; effects of mergers and acquisitions and related integration; effects of critical accounting policies and judgments; and management's ability to effectively manage credit risk, residual value risk, market risk, operational risk, interest rate risk and liquidity risk. For discussion of these and other risks that may cause actual results to differ from expectations, refer to U.S. Bancorp's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the sections entitled "Risk Factors" and "Corporate Risk Profile" contained in Exhibit 13, and all subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and U.S. Bancorp undertakes no obligation to update them in light of new information or future events. This presentation includes non-GAAP financial measures to describe U.S. Bancorp's performance. The reconciliations of those measures to GAAP measures are provided within or in the appendix of the presentation. These disclosures should not be viewed as a substitute for operating results determined in accordance with GAAP, nor are they necessarily comparable to non-GAAP performance measures that may be presented by other companies. Forward-looking Statements and Additional Information

U.S. Bancorp Overview Capital Management Investing for Growth

2Q12 Dimensions * As of September 7, 2012 Overview U.S. Bancorp Businesses Asset Size $353 billion Deposits $241 billion Loans $216 billion Customers 17.4 million NYSE Traded USB Market Capitalization* $64 billion Founded 1863 Bank Branches 3,080 ATMs 5,085

2Q12 YTD, taxable-equivalent basis Excluding securities gains (losses) net Revenue Mix By Business Line Fee Income / Total Revenue Diversification Consumer and Small Business Banking 47% Payment Services 26% Wealth Mgmt and Securities Services 8% Wholesale Banking and Commercial Real Estate 19% Overview 55% 45%

Source: FRY-9C and company reports, 2011 full year, USB excludes $46 million FCB gain and $263 million merchant processing settlement Peer banks: BAC, BBT, FITB, JPM, KEY, PNC, RF, STI and WFC U.S. Bancorp Revenue Mix Diversification Overview Peer Bank Average Revenue Mix Net Interest Income Payments Fee Revenue Fiduciary Activities Service Charges Mortgage Fees Trading, Brokerage, Investment Banking, Equity Investments All Other Fee Income

Source: SNL and company reports Peer banks: BAC, BBT, FITB, JPM, KEY, PNC, RF, STI and WFC Return on Average Assets Return on Average Common Equity Efficiency Ratio 2Q12 Full Year 2011 Performance Metrics Overview

* Gain on merchant processing agreement settlement $ in millions, taxable-equivalent basis, peer banks: BAC, BBT, FITB, JPM, KEY, PNC, RF, STI, USB and WFC Prior 5 Years Year-Over-Year Growth 2.3% 4.4% 13.6% 8.9% 5.3% Prior 5 Quarters Year-Over-Year Growth 3.8% 4.5% 8.1% 9.1% 8.1% Revenue Growth USB Record Revenue 2011 Overview Peer Median 2.8%

$ in billions Peer banks: BAC, BBT, FITB, JPM, KEY, PNC, RF, STI, USB and WFC 6% 12% 8% 4% 5% 17% 6% 11% 14% 18% 1% 7% 7% 20% 5% 11% 13% 5% 21% 15% Loans Deposits Prior 5 Years Ending Balances Year-Over-Year Growth Prior 5 Quarters Average Balances Year-Over-Year Growth Loan and Deposit Growth Overview Peer Median Loan Growth 6% Deposit Growth 6%

Change in Net Charge-offs Change in Nonperforming Assets* Credit Quality $ in millions, linked quarter change * Excluding Covered Assets (assets subject to loss sharing agreements with FDIC), 1Q11 change in NPAs excludes FCB acquisition ($287 million) Overview NCO $ Change (Left Scale) NCO % Change (Right Scale) NPA $ Change (Left Scale) NPA % Change (Right Scale) -11% -2% -14% -6% -10% -7% -8% -7% 35% 30% 27% 26% 18% 25% 7% 12% 2% -5% -7% -5% -6% -7% -6% -6% -15% 34% 22% 33% 31% 23% 37% 5% 12% 2% -9% -7%

3Q12 Update Overview Loan Growth Business Activity Net Interest Margin Notable Items

U.S. Bancorp Overview Capital Management Investing for Growth

$ in billions * Tier 1 common equity to risk-weighted assets approximated using proposed rules for the Basel III standardized approach released in June 2012 TARP Equity Tier 1 Capital Tier 1 Capital Ratio Tier 1 Common Ratio 2Q12 Tier 1 Common Ratio Basel III: 7.9%* Capital Position Capital Management

Capital Actions Dividend increase and share repurchase authorization announced March 13th Annual dividend raised from $0.50 to $0.78, a 56% increase One year share repurchase authorization of 100 million shares 2Q12 Basel III Tier 1 common equity ratio approximately 7.9% Capital Management Reinvest and Acquisitions Dividends Share Repurchases 20 - 40% Targets: 30 - 40% 30 - 40% 38% 2Q12 YTD Actual: 34% 28% Earnings Distribution

Debt Ratings Capital Management Holding company as of September 7, 2012 op=outlook positive on=outlook negative s=outlook stable wn=watch negative wp=watch positive

U.S. Bancorp Overview Capital Management Investing for Growth

Capital Expenditures Technology Investments Include: Internet and mobile banking channels Home mortgage origination platform Tier 4 data center Branch hardware and software Call center telephony Distribution channel integration Payment processing portal New collection and servicing platforms Investing for Growth Approved by Capital Expenditure Committee

Mobile Banking / Payments Mobile banking adoption is quickly growing and U.S. Bank has become an industry leader Mobile payments is evolving rapidly with many and varied participants We continue to invest, innovate and add market-leading capabilities Investing for Growth Source: American Banker 2012, Survey of American Banker Executive Forum

Mortgage Banking Investing for Growth $ in billions, Servicing = mortgages serviced for others Source: Inside Mortgage Finance Originations Servicing USB Rank #25 Continue to build a strong mortgage origination and servicing business Provide industry leading client experience Maintain best in class operating ratios Support growth consistent with our risk management values Repurchase activity lower than peers due to conservative credit and underwriting culture and disciplined origination process Preserve sufficient scale to compete effectively in a consolidating industry USB Rank #6 USB Rank #6 USB Rank #16 USB Rank #3 USB Rank #5

Payments TransCard's heavy truck fuel card network Financial institutions credit card portfolio of FIA Card Services Merchant processing portfolio of Santander-Mexico Merchant processing portfolio of Citizens National Bank Credit card portfolios from Citi Merchant processing portfolio of MB Financial Bank Credit card portfolio of Town North Bank Southern DataComm AIMS Logistics Numerous small portfolios Joint ventures: Brazil merchant services company Syncada Consumer and Wholesale Banking operations of BankEast (Knoxville, Tennessee) Banking operations of First Community Bank (New Mexico) Banking subsidiaries of FBOP Corporation BB&T's Nevada banking operations First Bank of Idaho Downey Savings & Loan Association PFF Bank & Trust Mellon 1st Business Bank Trust Businesses Institutional trust business of Union Bank Indiana corporate trust business of UMB Bank Bank of America's securitization trust administration business Corporate trust administration business of F.N.B. Corporation Corporate trust business of AmeriServ Financial Bond trustee business of First Citizens bank Mutual fund servicing division of Fiduciary Management, Inc Divestitures Divestiture of FAF Advisors long-term asset management business Acquisitions Consumer and Small Business Banking Payment Services Wealth Management and Securities Services Wholesale Banking and Commercial Real Estate Loans $30 billion Deposits $30 billion Card Assets $3.2 billion Trust Assets under Administration $1.1 trillion Acquired Since 1Q08 Acquisitions Investing for Growth

Middle Market Loan 19th 7th Bookrunner Investment Grade Loan 11th 6th Bookrunner Investment Grade Bond NA 10th Lead / Co-lead Source: Thomson Reuters based on number of issues 2011 2007 USB Market Rank Market Share Change Core Deposits 2.0% 2.6% Consumer Loans 1.8% 3.1% Mortgage Origination 0.7% 5.6% C&I Loans 3.2% 3.6% CRE Loans 1.6% 2.6% Source: SNL and Inside Mortgage Finance 2Q12 1Q07 USB Market Share Market Share Change 2011 2007 USB Market Share Market Share Change Credit Card (total volume) 4% 6% Fund Services (# of funds) 18% 22% Wealth Management (AUM) 1% 1% Source: Nilson (card), Visa and MasterCard issuers; Investment Co Institute (fund services); Barron's (wealth management) Municipal Trust 27% 30% Corporate Trust 8% 23% Structured Trust 12% 19% Source: Securities Data Corp based on number of issues 2Q12 YTD 2007 USB Market Share Market Share Change Growing Market Share Investing for Growth

Long-term Goals Optimal business line mix Investments generating positive returns Profitability: ROE 16-19% ROA 1.60-1.90% Efficiency Ratio low 50s Capital distributions: Earnings distribution 60-80% Summary Current Status Four simple and stable business lines Mortgage, wealth management, corporate banking, international payments, branch technology, internet and mobile channels 2Q12 Profitability: ROE 16.5% ROA 1.67% Efficiency Ratio 51.1% 2Q12 YTD Capital distributions: Distributed 62% of earnings (dividends 28%, share repurchases 34%) Investing for Growth

continues Momentum

Appendix

Non-GAAP Financial Measures Appendix

Barclays Capital 2012 Global Financial Services Conference