Financial Summary Year Ended December 31 (Dollars and Shares in Millions, Except Per Share Data) 2003 2002 2001 2003 v 2002 2002 v 2001 Total net revenue (taxable-equivalent basis) $12,530.5 $12,057.9 $11,074.6 3.9% 8.9% Noninterest expense 5,596.9 5,740.5 6,149.0 (2.5) (6.6) Provision for credit losses 1,254.0 1,349.0 2,528.8     Income taxes and taxable-equivalent adjustments 1,969.5 1,740.4 872.8     Income from continuing operations $ 3,710.1 $ 3,228.0 $ 1,524.0 14.9 111.8 Discontinued operations (after-tax) 22.5 (22.7) (45.2)     Cumulative effect of accounting change (after-tax) — (37.2) — Net income $ 3,732.6 $ 3,168.1 $ 1,478.8 17.8 114.2 Per Common Share Earnings per share from continuing operations $ 1.93 $ 1.68 $ .79 14.9% 112.7% Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations 1.92 1.68 .79 14.3 112.7 Earnings per share 1.94 1.65 .77 17.6 114.3 Diluted earnings per share 1.93 1.65 .76 17.0 117.1 Dividends declared per share .855 .780 .750 9.6 4.0 Book value per share 10.01 9.62 8.58 4.1 12.1 Market value per share 29.78 21.22 20.93 40.3 1.4 Average shares outstanding 1,923.7 1,916.0 1,927.9 .4 (.6) Average diluted shares outstanding 1,936.2 1,924.8 1,940.3 .6 (.8) Financial Ratios Return on average assets 1.99% 1.84% .89% Return on average equity 19.2 18.3 9.0 Net interest margin (taxable-equivalent basis) 4.49 4.65 4.46 Efficiency ratio 45.6 48.8 57.2 Average Balances Loans $118,362 $114,453 $118,177 3.4% (3.2)% Investment securities 37,248 28,829 21,916 29.2 31.5 Earning assets 160,808 147,410 143,501 9.1 2.7 Assets 187,630 171,948 165,944 9.1 3.6 Deposits 116,553 105,124 104,956 10.9 .2 Total shareholders’ equity 19,393 17,273 16,426 12.3 5.2 Period End Balances Loans $118,235 $116,251 $114,405 1.7% 1.6% Allowance for credit losses 2,369 2,422 2,457 (2.2) (1.4) Investment securities 43,334 28,488 26,608 52.1 7.1 Assets 189,286 180,027 171,390 5.1 5.0 Deposits 119,052 115,534 105,219 3.0 9.8 Total shareholders’ equity 19,242 18,436 16,745 4.4 10.1 Regulatory capital ratios Tangible common equity 6.5% 5.7% 5.9% Tier 1 capital 9.1 8.0 7.8 Total risk-based capital 13.6 12.4 11.9 Leverage 8.0 7.7 7.9 Forward-Looking Statements This Annual Report and Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements. 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Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties, and important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated, including the following, in addition to those contained in U.S. Bancorp’s reports on file with the SEC: (i) general economic or industry conditions could be less favorable than expected, resulting in a deterioration in credit quality, a change in the allowance for credit losses, or a reduced demand for credit or fee-based products and services; (ii) changes in the domestic interest rate environment could reduce net interest income and could increase credit losses; (iii) inflation, changes in securities market conditions and monetary fluctuations could adversely affect the value or credit quality of our assets, or the availability and terms of funding necessary to meet our liquidity needs; (iv) changes in the extensive laws, regulations and policies governing financial services companies could alter our business environment or affect operations; (v) the potential need to adapt to industry changes in information technology systems, on which we are highly dependent, could present operational issues or require significant capital spending; (vi) competitive pressures could intensify and affect our profitability, including as a result of continued industry consolidation, the increased availability of financial services from non-banks, technological developments or bank regulatory reform; (vii) changes in consumer spending and savings habits could adversely affect our results of operations; (viii) changes in the financial performance and condition of our borrowers could negatively affect repayment of such borrowers’ loans; (ix) acquisitions may not produce revenue enhancements or cost savings at levels or within time frames originally anticipated, or may result in unforeseen integration difficulties; (x) capital investments in our businesses may not produce expected growth in earnings anticipated at the time of the expenditure; and (xi) acts or threats of terrorism, and/or political and military actions taken by the U.S. or other governments in response to acts or threats of terrorism or otherwise could adversely affect general economic or industry conditions. 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