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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
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                                    FORM 8-K
 
                                 CURRENT REPORT
 
                        PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
                        DATE OF REPORT: OCTOBER 3, 1994
 
                                   UST CORP.
             (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
 

                                                          
        MASSACHUSETTS                      0-9623                        04-2436093
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION      (COMMISSION FILE NUMBER)              (IRS EMPLOYER
      OF INCORPORATION)                                              IDENTIFICATION NO.)
               40 COURT STREET
            BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS                                   02108
  (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)                       (ZIP CODE)

 
                                 (617) 726-7000
              (REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE)
 
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ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS.
 
     The Board of Directors of the Company announced on September 29, 1994 that
the Chairman of the Board of the Company Paul M. Siskind has decided to retire
and will accordingly resign as a Director effective October 18, 1994. Mr.
Siskind has been a member of the Company's Board of Directors since 1967 and has
served as Chairman for 27 years. William Schwartz, Vice Chairman of the Board of
the Company, will assume the responsibilities of the Chairman until a successor
has been named.
 
ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
 
     (c) Exhibits
 
         28. UST Corp.'s Press Release dated September 29, 1994.
 
                                   SIGNATURES
 
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
                                          UST CORP.
 
                                          /s/ Neal F. Finnegan
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                                              Neal F. Finnegan
                                              President and
                                              Chief Executive Officer
 
                                          /s/ Eric R. Fischer
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                                              Eric R. Fischer
                                              Executive Vice President,
                                              General Counsel and Clerk
 
Dated: October 3, 1994