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 18, 2023 (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 2023 annual meeting of shareholders on Tuesday, April 18, 2023. Shareholders considered four 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 7, 2023 (the “Proxy Statement”). The final voting results are reported below. Proposal 1 : Election of thirteen directors to serve for a one-year term until the 2024 annual meeting of shareholders. The Company’s shareholders elected each of the thirteen nominees for director, and the voting results are set forth below:   Name    For    Against    Abstentions    Broker Non-Votes Warner L. Baxter    1,099,245,610    23,480,489    2,593,240    170,650,483 Dorothy J. Bridges    1,113,661,483    9,282,972    2,374,884    170,650,483 Elizabeth L. Buse    1,115,555,813    7,289,170    2,474,356    170,650,483 Andrew Cecere    1,063,937,014    56,669,469    4,712,856    170,650,483 Alan B. Colberg    1,116,249,238    6,456,393    2,613,708    170,650,483 Kimberly N. Ellison-Taylor    1,114,465,623    8,026,658    2,827,058    170,650,483 Kimberly J. Harris    1,096,005,344    26,932,379    2,381,616    170,650,483 Roland A. Hernandez    1,094,921,831    27,882,542    2,514,966    170,650,483 Richard P. McKenney    1,108,944,204    13,740,620    2,634,515    170,650,483 Yusuf I. Mehdi    1,114,925,034    7,861,375    2,532,930    170,650,483 Loretta E. Reynolds    1,116,005,696    6,909,815    2,403,828    170,650,483 John P. Wiehoff    1,115,622,810    7,036,546    2,659,983    170,650,483 Scott W. Wine    1,101,908,641    20,772,188    2,638,510    170,650,483 Proposal 2 : 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 1,040,017,189   79,038,927   6,263,223   170,650,483 Proposal 3 : Advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation. Holders of a majority of the Company’s shares voted at the meeting expressed a preference to hold the advisory vote on executive compensation on an annual basis, and the voting results are set forth below:   1 Year   2 Years   3 Years   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes 1,099,426,752   3,170,011   18,767,489   3,955,087   170,650,483 After considering these results, the Company’s Board of Directors adopted a policy to hold an annual advisory vote on the Company’s executive compensation program.     2 Proposal 4 : Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for the 2023 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 1,255,678,117   37,906,873   2,384,832   —     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 20, 2023   4