SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )* ------ Foster LB Co. ---------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock ---------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 350060109 ---------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement / /. (A fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.) (See Rule 13d-7.) *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior page. The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). (Continued on following page(s)) Page 1 of 5 Pages CUSIP No. 350060109 13G Page 2 of 5 Pages - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Names of Reporting Persons. S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons U. S. Bancorp 93-0571730 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member (a) / / of a Group* (b) /x/ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (3) SEC Use Only - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (4) Citizenship or Place of Organization United States of America - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Shares (5) Sole Voting Beneficially Power 533,300 Owned by -------------------------------------------------- Each Reporting (6) Shared Voting Person With Power 0 -------------------------------------------------- (7) Sole Dispositive Power 503,300 -------------------------------------------------- (8) Shared Dispositive Power 30,000 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 533,300 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (10) Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares* - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 5.37% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (12) Type of Reporting Person* BHC - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT! Page 3 of 5 Pages ITEM 1(A). NAME OF ISSUER Foster LB Co. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ITEM 1(B). ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES 415 Holiday Drive, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15220 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ITEM 2(A). NAME OF PERSON(S) FILING U. S. Bancorp - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ITEM 2(B). ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE 111 S. W. Fifth Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97204 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ITEM 2(C). CITIZENSHIP United States of America - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ITEM 2(D). TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES Common Stock - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ITEM 2(E). CUSIP NUMBER 350060109 (OTC) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ITEM 3. IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13D-1(B), OR 13D-2(B), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A (a) / / Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act (b) / / Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (c) / / Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (d) / / Investment Company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act (e) / / Investment Adviser registered under section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (f) / / Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or Endowment Fund; see Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F) (g) /x/ Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(G) (Note: See Item 7) (h) / / Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H) Page 4 of 5 Pages ITEM 4. OWNERSHIP (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 533,300 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- (b) Percent of Class: 5.37% --------------------------------------------------------------------------- (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote 533,300 ----------------------------------------------------------------- (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote 0 ----------------------------------------------------------------- (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 503,300 ----------------------------------------------------------------- (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 30,000 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ITEM 5. OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following. / / ITEM 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ITEM 7. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY See Exhibit A - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ITEM 8. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ITEM 9. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ITEM 10. CERTIFICATION By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purposes or effect. SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. February 10, 1995 ---------------------------------------- (Date) ---------------------------------------- (Signature) Deborah B. Goldberg ---------------------------------------- (Name/Title) Assistant Secretary Page 5 of 5 Pages FOSTER LB CO. EXHIBIT A Pursuant to the instructions in Item 7 of Schedule 13G, Qualivest Capital Management, Inc., 111 S.W. Fifth Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97204, an investment adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the United States National Bank of Oregon which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp (the "Bank"), is the beneficial owner of 239,500 shares, or 2.41% of the common stock outstanding of Foster LB Co. (the "Company") as a result of acting as investment adviser to The Qualivest Funds, an investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940. 293,800 shares, or 4.96% of the common stock outstanding of the Company, are held by the Trust Group of the Bank, a national bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.