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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 19, 2024 (Date of earliest event reported) U.S. BANCORP (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 1-6880 (Commission file number)   Delaware   41-0255900 (State or other jurisdiction   (IRS Employer Identification of incorporation)   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 Floating Rate Notes, Series CC (Senior), due May 21, 2028   USB/28   New York Stock Exchange 4.009% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Notes, Series CC (Senior), due May 21, 2032   USB/32   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 8.01 Other Events. On September 19, 2024, U.S. Bancorp (the “Company”) agreed to issue $10,000,000 of its Senior Medium-Term Notes, Series CC Callable Fixed Rate Notes due September 20, 2029 (the “Notes due 2029”), pursuant to the Company’s medium-term note program pursuant to which the Company may issue from time to time its Medium-Term Notes, Series CC (Senior) (the “Series CC Notes”), and Medium-Term Notes, Series DD (Subordinated) (the “Series DD Notes” and, together with the Series CC Notes, the “Notes”). The offering of the Notes due 2029 and the Notes has been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-270467). Filed as Exhibit 5.1 to this Form 8-K is a legal opinion with respect to the issuance of the Notes due 2029 as well as future issuances of the Notes.   Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits.    5.1    Opinion of Willkie, Farr & Gallagher LLP 23.1    Consent of Willkie, Farr & Gallagher LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1) 104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).   - 2 - 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: September 20, 2024   - 3 -