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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 11-K
[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000
OR
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from (not applicable)
Commission file number 1-2981
FIRSTAR THRIFT SAVINGS 401(k) PLAN
FIRSTAR CORPORATION
777 EAST WISCONSIN AVENUE
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN 53202
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(Full title of the plan and the address of the plan)
FIRSTAR CORPORATION
777 EAST WISCONSIN AVENUE
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN 53202
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(Name and address of principal executive offices of the
issuer of the securities)
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REQUIRED INFORMATION
Firstar Thrift Savings 401(k) Plan ("the Plan"), is subject to the Employee
Retirement Income Security act of 1974 ("ERISA"). Therefore, in lieu of the
requirements of Items 1-3 of Form 11-K, the financial statements and schedules
of the Plan for the two years ended December 31, 2000 and 1999, which have been
prepared in accordance with the financial reporting requirements of ERISA, are
attached hereto as Exhibit 13 and incorporated herein by this reference.
The following exhibits are filed with this report:
Exhibit Number Description Page
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13 Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2000
23 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the
trustees have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized
Firstar Thrift Savings 401(k) Plan
/s/ Teresa Carpenter July 12, 2001
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Teresa Carpenter
Director Employee Benefits