MINNEAPOLIS, April 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB) will release its first quarter 2003 earnings results on Tuesday, April 15, 2003, at approximately 11:00 a.m. (CDT). At 1:00 p.m. (CDT) David Moffett, vice chairman and chief financial officer, will host a conference call to review the financial results. The conference call will be available by telephone or on the Internet.

Via telephone:

To access the conference call, please dial 800-903-0247 and ask for the U.S. Bancorp earnings conference call. Participants calling from outside the United States, please dial 785-832-1077.

For those unable to participate during the live call, a recording of the call will be available from 5:00 p.m. (CDT) on Tuesday, April 15th through Tuesday, April 22nd at 11:00 p.m. (CDT). To access the recorded message dial 888-567-0678. If calling from outside the United States, please dial 402-530-0420 to access the recording.

    Via Internet:

    usbank.com

Minneapolis-based U.S. Bancorp ("USB"), with $180 billion in assets, is the 8th largest financial services holding company in the United States. The company operates 2,142 banking offices and 4,604 ATMs, and provides a comprehensive line of banking, brokerage, insurance, investment, mortgage, trust and payment services products to consumers, businesses and institutions. U.S. Bancorp is the parent company of U.S. Bank. Visit U.S. Bancorp on the web at usbank.com.

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