Free Writing Prospectus

Filed Pursuant to Rule 433

Registration No. 333-173636

April 29, 2013

Final Term Sheet

 

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Depositary Shares Each Representing a 1/1,000th Interest

in a Share of Series H Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock

 

Issuer:    U.S. Bancorp
Security:    Depositary shares, each representing 1/1,000th interest in a Share of Series H Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock
Size:    20,000,000 depositary shares
Over-Allotment Option:    1,000,000 depositary shares
Maturity:    Perpetual
Expected Ratings*:    Baa1 / BBB+ / BBB / A (Moody’s / S&P / Fitch / DBRS)
Liquidation Preference:    $25,000 per share (equivalent to $25 per depositary share)
Dividend Rate (Non-Cumulative):    At a rate per annum equal to 5.15% from the date of issuance
Dividend Payment Date:    15th day of January, April, July and October of each year, commencing on July 15, 2013
Optional Redemption:    The Series H Preferred Stock may be redeemed in whole, or in part, on or after July 15, 2018 at a redemption price equal to $25,000 per share (equivalent to $25 per depositary share), plus any declared and unpaid dividends, without accumulation of any undeclared dividends. The Series H Preferred Stock may be redeemed in whole, but not in part, prior to July 15, 2018 upon the occurrence of a “regulatory capital treatment event,” as described in the prospectus supplement, at a redemption price equal to $25,000 per share (equivalent to $25 per depositary share), plus any declared and unpaid dividends, without accumulation of any undeclared dividends.
Trade Date:    April 29, 2013
Settlement Date:    May 2, 2013 (T+3)
Public Offering Price:    $25.00 per depositary share
Underwriting Discount:    $0.6525 per depositary share
Net Proceeds (before expenses) to Issuer:    $486,950,400 (assuming no exercise of over-allotment option)
Joint Book-Running Managers:   

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith

                     Incorporated

UBS Securities LLC

U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

Listing:    Application will be made to list the depositary shares on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “USB PrO”.
CUSIP:   

902973 791

 

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