Annual Report (Form 10-K), fiscal year 1993




ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
Mercantile and Mercantile Bank occupy 22 stories of the Mercantile Tower, a 35-story building owned by Mercantile Bank and located at Seventh and Washington Streets in St. Louis, Missouri. Among the other properties owned by Mercantile Bank are a four story, 91,170 usable square foot off-site office building located at 12443 Olive Boulevard, Creve Coeur, Missouri, which houses Mercantile's credit card, mortgage loan, and asset- based lending operations; a four-story, 222,400 usable square foot off-site processing center located at 1005 Convention Plaza in St. Louis, Missouri, which houses most other operational functions of Mercantile; and a four-story building located at 721 Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri, which has 101,827 square feet of usable office space and houses Mercantile Bank.
Mercantile's subsidiaries own and lease other facilities in Missouri, Illinois, Kansas and Iowa. See Note G to the consolidated financial statements included on page 53 in the Annual Report of the Registrant to its Shareholders for the year ended December 31, 1993, which is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 3.

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
None
ITEM 4.

ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
None
ITEM 4A. EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
See Part III, Item 10.
PART II
ITEM 5.

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT'S COMMON STOCK AND RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS
Information concerning the Common Stock of the Registrant, included on page 66 in the Annual Report of the Registrant to its Shareholders for the year ended December 31, 1993, is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 6.

ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
Selected Financial Data, included as Exhibit 1 on page 12 in the Annual Report of the Registrant to its Shareholders for the year ended December 31, 1993, is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 7.

ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, included on pages 12 through 41 in the Annual Report of the Registrant to its Shareholders for the year ended December 31, 1993, is incorporated herein by reference.
Selected Quarterly Financial Data, included as Exhibit 34 on page 41 in the Annual Report of the Registrant to its Shareholders for the year ended December 31, 1993, is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
Not applicable.
PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
Information regarding directors is contained in "Election of Directors" and "Beneficial Ownership of Stock by Management," included in the Proxy Statement for the 1994 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which information is incorporated herein by reference.
The executive officers were appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors of Mercantile. Each of the officers named above, except Messrs. Heise, Normile and Strickler, serve on the Mercantile Management Executive Committee. Messrs. Jacobsen, Babb, McClure, Heise and Normile have served as executive officers of either Mercantile or Mercantile Bank for the last five years. From 1974 until his start with Mercantile in February 1991, Mr. Adams was employed by the international consulting firm, CRESAP, a Towers Perrin Company, most recently as Vice President/Partner in charge of its financial institutions practice. Mr. Arnold was employed by Harris Trust & Savings Bank for twenty-four years, most recently as Senior Vice President and Deputy Chief Credit Officer, before joining Mercantile in February 1991. Prior to joining Mercantile in April 1992, Mr. Beirise was employed by Continental Bank N.A. for twenty-four years, most recently as Managing Director, Corporate Banking. Mr. Gorman was Executive Vice President and Secretary of UPSA from 1971 through July 1991. From August 1991 through January 1994, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of UPSA. Mr. King served as Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President of MidAmerican Corporation from 1989 until January 1993. Prior to 1989, Mr. King held the same positions with MidAmerican Corporation's predecessor, Merchants Bancorporation. Mr. Pierce was employed by Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corporation from 1973 until he was hired by Mercantile in October
1989, most recently as Corporate Vice President, Human Resources. Mr. Strickler was the President of Patrick Strickler & Associates from August 1985 through September 1988. From September 1988 until starting with Mercantile in April 1990, Mr. Strickler served as Senior Vice President of Golin-Harris Company. Mr. Bilstrom was a partner in the law firm of Katten Muchin & Zavis from 1983 through May 1990, when he joined Mercantile as General Counsel and Secretary.
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Information regarding executive compensation is contained in "Compensation of Executive Officers," included in the Proxy Statement for the 1994 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
Information regarding security ownership of certain beneficial owners and management is contained in "Voting Securities and Principal Holders Thereof" and "Beneficial Ownership of Stock by Management," included in the Proxy Statement for the 1994 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
Information regarding certain relationships and related transactions is contained in "Interest of Management and Others in Certain Transactions" included in the Proxy Statement for the 1994 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which is incorporated herein by reference.
PART IV
ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
(a) (1) Financial Statements: Incorporated herein by reference, are listed in Item 8