As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 1, 1994. Registration No. 33-____ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 USBANCORP, Inc. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Pennsylvania 25-1424278 (State of Incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) Main & Franklin Streets, Johnstown, PA 15901 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) USBANCORP, Inc. 1991 Stock Option Plan (Full title of the Plan) Terry K. Dunkle Jeffrey P. Waldron, Esquire President and Chief Stevens & Lee Executive Officer Four Glenhardie Corporate Center USBANCORP, Inc. 1255 Drummers Lane, P.O. Box 236 Main & Franklin Streets Wayne, Pennsylvania 19087 (814) 533-5300 (610) 964-1480 (Names, addresses and telephone numbers of agents for service) CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE Proposed Proposed Maximum Maximum Title of Offering Aggregate Amount of Securities Amount to be Price Offering Registration to be Registered Registered1 Per Unit2 Price Fee Common Stock 128,000 shares $24.125 $3,088,000 $1,064.83 $2.50 par value _______________________________________________________________________________ <FN> 1 Based upon the maximum number of shares of the Registrant's common stock issuable under the USBANCORP, Inc. 1991 Stock Option Plan. 2 Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee. Calculated in accordance with Rule 457(c) and (h)(1), on the basis of the average of the closing high and low prices of the Registrant's common stock as reported on the NASDAQ National Market System as of May 26, 1994. PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference. The following documents are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement: (a) The Annual Report on Form 10-K of USBANCORP for the year ended December 31, 1993, filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). (b) All other reports filed by USBANCORP pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since December 31, 1993. (c) The description of USBANCORP's common stock contained in its registration statement on Form 8A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 13, 1985. All documents subsequently filed by USBANCORP pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Item 4. Description of Securities. Not applicable. Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel. Not applicable. Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers. Sections 1741, 1742 and 1743 of the Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law of 1988, as amended, set forth circumstances under which directors and officers may be indemnified against liability. USBANCORP's Bylaws specifically provide that the directors, officers, agents and employees of USBANCORP may be indemnified against liability to the fullest extent permitted by law. USBANCORP has purchased a liability insurance policy which insures USBANCORP, under certain circumstances, in the event it indemnifies a director or officer of USBANCORP or a subsidiary pursuant to the provisions of the Bylaws of USBANCORP or otherwise or advances costs (including the cost of defending any action) incurred by directors or officers in their capacity as such. Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed. Not applicable. Item 8. Exhibits. 4.1 Articles of Incorporation of USBANCORP, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Form S-2, 33-56684). 4.2 Bylaws of USBANCORP, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Form S-2, 33-56684). 4.3 Shareholder Protection Rights Agreement, dated as of November 10, 1989, between USBANCORP, Inc. and United States National Bank in Johnstown, as Rights Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Form S-2, 33-56684). 5. Opinion of Stevens & Lee re: legality of common stock being registered. 23.1 Consent of Arthur Andersen & Co. 23.2 Consent of Price Waterhouse. 23.3 Consent of Stevens & Lee is contained in its opinion at Exhibit 5 of this Registration Statement. 24. Power of Attorney of Directors and Officers (included on signature page). 99. USBANCORP, Inc. 1991 Stock Option Plan. Item 9. Undertakings. (a) USBANCORP hereby undertakes: (1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement: (i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933; unless the information required to be included in such post-effective amendment is contained in a periodic report filed by USBANCORP pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated herein by reference; (ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement, unless the information required to be included in such post-effective amendment is contained in a periodic report filed by USBANCORP pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated herein by reference; and (iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement. (2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. (3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. (b) USBANCORP hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of USBANCORP's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. (c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of USBANCORP pursuant to the provisions described in Item 6 above, or otherwise, USBANCORP has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by USBANCORP of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of USBANCORP in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, USBANCORP will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, USBANCORP certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Johnstown, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on this 27th day of May, 1994. USBANCORP, Inc. By:/s/ Terry K. Dunkle Terry K. Dunkle, President and Chief Executive Officer POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Terry K. Dunkle, and Orlando B. Hanselman, and each of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact, as agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacity, to sign any or all amendments to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully and to all intents and purposes as they might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. Signature Title Date /s/Terry K. Dunkle Chairman of the Board May 27, 1994 Terry K. Dunkle President, Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) /s/ Orlando B. Hanselman Executive Vice May 27, 1994 Orlando B. Hanselman President, Chief Financial Officer & Manager of Corporate Services (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) /s/ Jerome M. Adams Director May 27, 1994 Jerome M. Adams /s/ Robert A. Allen Director May 27, 1994 Robert A. Allen /s/ Clifford A. Barton Director May 27, 1994 Clifford A. Barton /s/ Michael F. Butler Director May 27, 1994 Michael F. Butler /s/ Louis Cynkar Director May 27, 1994 Louis Cynkar /s/ Dennis J. Fantaski Director May 27, 1994 Dennis J. Fantaski /s/ Richard W. Kappel Director May 27, 1994 Richard W. Kappel /s/ John H. Kunkle, Jr. Director May 27, 1994 John H. Kunkle, Jr. /s/ James F. O'Malley Director May 27, 1994 James F. O'Malley /s/ Frank J. Pasquerilla Director May 27, 1994 Frank J. Pasquerilla /s/ Jack Sevy Director May 27, 1994 Jack Sevy /s/ Thomas C. Slater Director May 27, 1994 Thomas C. Slater /s/ James C. Spangler Director May 27, 1994 James C. Spangler /s/ W. Harrison Vail Director May 27, 1994 W. Harrison Vail /s/ Robert L. Wise Director May 27, 1994 Robert L. Wise EXHIBIT INDEX Page Number in Manually Exhibits Signed Original 5. Opinion of Stevens & Lee re: legality of common stock being registered. 23.1 Consent of Arthur Andersen & Co. 23.2 Consent of Price Waterhouse. 23.3 Consent of Stevens & Lee is contained in its opinion at Exhibit 5 of this Registration Statement. 24.1 Power of Attorney of Directors and Officers (included on signature page). 99. USBANCORP, Inc. 1991 Stock Option Plan.