================================================================================ 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 (Date of earliest event reported): August 18, 1994 WORTHEN BANKING CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Arkansas 1-8525 71-6066857 (State or other jurisdiction (Commission File (IRS Employer of incorporation) Number) Identification No.) Worthen Banking Corporation Worthen Bank Building 200 West Capitol Avenue Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 (Address, including Zip Code, of principal executive offices) (501) 378-1521 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) ================================================================================ Item 5. Other Events. On August 18, 1994, Worthen Banking Corporation announced that it executed an Agreement and Plan of Merger on that date with Boatmen's Bancshares, Inc., and BBI Acquisitionco, Inc. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. Page ---- A) A copy of Worthen Banking Corporation's press release regarding the execution of the Agreement and Plan of Merger. 5 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. WORTHEN BANKING CORPORATION /s/ Alan C. King ----------------------------------------- Alan C. King Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer DATE September 9, 1994 --------------------- k:pjs 5244.041 3 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Description -------------- ----------- 99 A copy of Worthen Banking Corporation's press release regarding the execution of the Agreement and Plan of Merger is attached as Exhibit A (beginning on page 5) to this Form 8-K. 4