Shareholder Vote

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: April 19, 2022 (Date of earliest event reported)     U.S. BANCORP (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)     Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)   1-6880   41-0255900 (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)     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:   ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)   ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)   ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))   ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:   Title of each class   Trading symbol   Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock, $.01 par value per share   USB   New York Stock Exchange Depositary Shares (each representing 1/100th interest in a share of Series A Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, par value $1.00)   USB PrA   New York Stock Exchange Depositary Shares (each representing 1/1,000th interest in a share of Series B Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, par value $1.00)   USB PrH   New York Stock Exchange Depositary Shares (each representing 1/1,000th interest in a share of Series K Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, par value $1.00)   USB PrP   New York Stock Exchange Depositary Shares (each representing 1/1,000th interest in a share of Series L Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, par value $1.00)   USB PrQ   New York Stock Exchange Depositary Shares (each representing 1/1,000th interest in a share of Series M Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, par value $1.00)   USB PrR   New York Stock Exchange Depositary Shares (each representing 1/1,000th interest in a share of Series O Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, par value $1.00)   USB PrS   New York Stock Exchange 0.850% Medium-Term Notes, Series X (Senior), due June 7, 2024   USB/24B   New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).   ☐ Emerging growth company   ☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.       Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. U.S. Bancorp (the “Company”) held its 2022 annual meeting of shareholders on Tuesday, April 19, 2022. Shareholders considered three proposals at the meeting, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 8, 2022 (the “Proxy Statement”). The final voting results are reported below. Proposal 1 : Election of twelve directors to serve for a one-year term until the 2023 annual meeting of shareholders. The Company’s shareholders elected each of the twelve nominees for director, and the voting results are set forth below:   Name    For    Against    Abstentions    Broker Non-Votes Warner L. Baxter    1,125,591,678    7,303,898    2,893,531    154,756,956 Dorothy J. Bridges    1,128,022,159    4,925,798    2,841,150    154,756,956 Elizabeth L. Buse    1,128,320,556    4,736,900    2,731,651    154,756,956 Andrew Cecere    1,082,761,918    49,581,176    3,446,013    154,756,956 Kimberly N. Ellison-Taylor    1,127,426,541    5,554,832    2,807,734    154,756,956 Kimberly J. Harris    1,007,563,204    109,590,921    18,634,982    154,756,956 Roland A. Hernandez    1,115,759,869    17,080,078    2,949,160    154,756,956 Olivia F. Kirtley    1,085,378,868    47,705,517    2,704,722    154,756,956 Richard P. McKenney    1,118,010,499    14,828,010    2,950,598    154,756,956 Yusuf I. Mehdi    1,128,172,268    4,587,492    3,029,347    154,756,956 John P. Wiehoff    1,125,897,522    6,972,533    2,919,052    154,756,956 Scott W. Wine    1,120,284,265    12,511,657    2,993,185    154,756,956 Proposal 2 : Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for the 2022 fiscal year. The Company’s shareholders ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP, and the voting results are set forth below:   For   Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes 1,261,540,621   25,774,612   3,230,830   —   Proposal 3 : Advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement. The Company’s shareholders gave advisory approval of the compensation of the Company’s executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement, and the voting results are set forth below:   For   Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes 1,049,236,410   79,268,164   7,284,533   154,756,956   2 Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.   (d) Exhibits.   104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)   3 SIGNATURES 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/ James L. Chosy       James L. Chosy       Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel Date: April 21, 2022   4