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 21, 2026 (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 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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. U.S. Bancorp (the “Company”) held its 2026 annual meeting of shareholders on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. 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 10, 2026 (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 2027 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      1,199,626,133        21,517,655        2,197,933        152,923,925   Dorothy Bridges      1,213,364,221        8,033,467        1,944,033        152,923,925   Elizabeth L. Buse      1,210,462,793        10,836,830        2,042,098        152,923,925   Alan B. Colberg      1,207,785,236        13,351,027        2,205,458        152,923,925   Kimberly N. Ellison-Taylor      1,212,538,712        8,835,365        1,967,644        152,923,925   Aleem Gillani      1,213,417,785        7,747,451        2,176,485        152,923,925   Roland A. Hernandez      1,097,316,400        123,851,769        2,173,552        152,923,925   Gunjan Kedia      1,159,332,384        61,762,954        2,246,383        152,923,925   Richard P. McKenney      1,126,963,724        93,089,497        3,288,500        152,923,925   Yusuf I. Mehdi      1,213,222,529        7,754,830        2,364,362        152,923,925   Loretta E. Reynolds      1,214,190,913        7,166,929        1,983,879        152,923,925   John P. Wiehoff      1,207,347,534        13,840,154        2,154,033        152,923,925   Proposal 2 : Advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s executive officers disclosed in the Proxy Statement. The Company’s shareholders gave advisory approval of the compensation of the Company’s executive officers disclosed in the Proxy Statement, and the voting results are set forth below:   For   Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes 1,138,199,345   79,171,164   5,971,212   152,923,925 Proposal 3 : Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2026 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 1,314,933,791   58,312,267   3,019,588   —   Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits.   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: April 23, 2026   3