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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

(Mark One)
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000
OR
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from __________ to __________

Commission File Number 0-9756

RIGGS NATIONAL CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware 52-1217953
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(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)


1503 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(202) 835-4309
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class Name of each exchange on which registered
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None None

Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

Title of Each Class Name of each exchange on which registered
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Common Stock, par value The NASDAQ Stock Market
$2.50 per share


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to
such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X. No. _.

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to
Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be
contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or
information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form
10-K or any amendments to this Form 10-K. [X ]

The aggregate market value of the Corporation's voting stock held by
non-affiliates of the registrant as of February 28, 2001, was
$277,571,625.

The number of shares outstanding of the registrant's common stock, as of
February 28, 2001, was 28,448,466.

DOCUMENT INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of Riggs National Corporation's definitive Proxy Statement
dated March 9, 2001 to Shareholders are incorporated by reference into
Part III of this Form 10-K. Portions of Riggs National Corporation's 2000
Annual Report to Shareholders mailed with such Proxy Statement are
incorporated by reference into Parts I and II of this Form 10-K. With the
exception of the portions of the Proxy Statement and Annual Report
specifically incorporated herein by reference, the Proxy Statement and
Annual Report are not deemed to be filed as part of this Form 10-K.



Form
10-K INDEX
PART I Page(s)

Item 1--Business 3
Item 2--Properties 5
Item 3--Legal Proceedings 5
Item 4--Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders 5


PART II

Item 5--Market for Registrant's Common Equity
and Related Shareholder Matters 6
Item 6--Selected Consolidated Financial Data 6
Item 7--Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations 6
Item 7A--Quantitative & Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk 6
Item 8--Financial Statements and Supplementary Data 6
Item 9--Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting
and Financial Disclosure 6


PART III

Item 10--Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant 6
Item 11--Executive Compensation 8
Item 12--Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management 8
Item 13--Certain Relationships and Related Transactions 8


PART IV

Item 14--Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K 8

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PART I
ITEM 1.

BUSINESS

Riggs National Corporation
Riggs National Corporation ("our company") is a bank holding company registered
under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the "BHCA"), and
incorporated in the State of Delaware. Founded in 1980, we engage in a variety
of banking-related activities through our bank and non-bank subsidiaries. We
currently have banking operations or separate subsidiaries in the Washington,
D.C. metropolitan area; New Haven, Connecticut; Miami, Florida; London, England;
Berlin, Germany; Jersey, Channel Islands and Nassau, Bahamas. Additionally, we
provide investment advisory services domestically through subsidiaries
registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. A subsidiary located in
the Bahamas provides trust and corporate services, as well as traditional
banking services. At December 31, 2000, we and our subsidiaries had 1,558
full-time equivalent employees.

We have six reportable segments that are strategic business units providing
diverse products and services within the financial services industry. Our
segments are Banking, International Banking, Riggs & Company, Treasury, Riggs
Capital Partners and Other, and are described on page 64 of our 2000 Annual
Report, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Key elements of our business strategy for our subsidiaries are to continue to
focus on growth opportunities through the additional accumulation of assets
under management in our financial services division (Riggs & Co.), the
orientation of our retail banking branches toward money management
relationships, the development and specialization in relationship banking of
banking products and services in specific growth industries, the continued
preeminence in the embassy banking operations coupled with growth in the
international private banking business lines, and continued venture capital
investment in high-tech and other growth companies in the Mid-Atlantic region.
As a complement to internally developed programs, we may pursue possible
alliances or acquisitions that further our strategic goals. In addition to
pursuing our strategic goals, we will continue to serve the varied financial
needs of the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area and to meet our commitments
under the Community Reinvestment Act.

Riggs Bank National Association
Our principal subsidiary is Riggs Bank N.A., a national banking association
founded in 1836 and incorporated under the national banking laws of the United
States in 1896. Riggs Bank N.A. had assets of $5.2 billion, deposits of $4.1
billion, and stockholder's equity of $425.2 million at December 31, 2000.

Riggs Bank N.A. operates 31 branches and an investment advisory subsidiary in
Washington, D.C.; 14 branches in Virginia; six branches in Maryland; a second
investment advisory subsidiary in New Haven, Connecticut; a commercial bank in
London, England; an Edge Act (federally-chartered corporation allowed to engage
only in international banking or other financial transactions related to
international business) subsidiary in Miami, Florida; branch offices in London,
England, Berlin, Germany, Jersey, Channel Islands and Nassau, Bahamas and a
Bahamian bank and trust company.

As a commercial bank, Riggs Bank N.A. provides a wide array of financial
services to customers in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, throughout the
United States and internationally.

Riggs Bank N.A.'s Corporate and Commercial Banking Groups provide services to
customers ranging from small regional businesses to major multinational
companies and non-profit groups. These services include lines of credit, secured
and unsecured term loans, letters of credit, credit support facilities, foreign
currency transactions, cash management and investment banking.

Riggs Bank N.A.'s financial services division, Riggs & Co., provides fiduciary
and administrative services, including financial management and tax planning for
individuals, investment and accounting services for governmental, corporate and
non-profit organizations, estate planning and trust administration.

Riggs Bank N.A. provides investment advisory services through Riggs Investment
Management Corporation ("RIMCO") and J. Bush & Co. Incorporated, both of which
are wholly-owned subsidiaries incorporated under the laws of Delaware and
registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

Riggs Bank N.A.'s Retail Banking Group provides a variety of services including
checking, NOW, savings and money market accounts, loans and personal lines of
credit, certificates of deposit and individual retirement accounts, and
investment sales. Additionally, the Retail Banking Group provides 24-hour
banking services through its telebanking operations and a network of Riggs Bank
N.A.'s 134 automated teller machines ("ATMs") as well as national and regional
ATM networks.

Riggs Bank N.A.'s International Banking Group furnishes a variety of financial
services, including issuing letters of credit in connection with trade and other
transactions, taking deposits, foreign exchange, private banking and cash
management. Customers include embassies and foreign missions in Washington,
D.C., foreign governments, central banks, and correspondent banks around the
world. These services are provided through both domestic and international
offices.

Additional international operations of Riggs Bank N.A. include:

- -Riggs Bank Europe Limited ("RBEL"), located in London, England, providing
traditional corporate banking services, commercial property financing and trade
finance. RBEL has two branches in London and one in Berlin;
- -Riggs & Company International, located in London, England and Jersey, Channel
Islands, providing private banking services to international customers;
- -The Riggs Bank and Trust Company (Bahamas) Limited, in Nassau, providing trust
services for international private banking customers;
- -A London branch located in the U.S. Embassy, serving the Embassy, its
employees and official visitors.

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Riggs Capital
Riggs Capital, one of our wholly-owned subsidiaries, issued 150,000 shares of
8.625% Trust Preferred Securities, Series A, with a liquidation preference of
$1,000 per share, in December 1996. The Trust Preferred Securities, Series A
qualify as Tier I Capital with certain limitations, see "Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements-Note 1 and Note 11" on pages 34 and 50, of our 2000 Annual
Report, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Riggs Capital II, one of our wholly-owned subsidiaries, issued 200,000 shares of
8.875% Trust Preferred Securities, Series C, with a liquidation preference of
$1,000 per share, in March 1997. The Trust Preferred Securities, Series C
qualify as Tier I Capital with certain limitations, see "Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements-Note 1 and Note 11" on pages 34 and 50, of our 2000 Annual
Report, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Riggs Capital Partners
Riggs Capital Partners LLC ("RCP"), our venture capital subsidiary, specializes
in equity investments typically in privately-held high-tech and growth
companies. A second venture capital subsidiary, Riggs Capital Partners II, LLC
("RCP II"), was formed in the fourth quarter of 2000. As of December 31, 2000,
combined venture capital investments of RCP and RCP II totaled $83.7 million.

Supervision and Regulation
Our company and Riggs Bank N.A. are subject to the supervision of and regulation
by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the "Federal Reserve
Board"). Our national banking subsidiaries and certain of their subsidiaries are
subject to the supervision of and regulation by the Office of the Comptroller of
the Currency (the "OCC"). Other federal, state and foreign laws govern many
aspects of the businesses of our company and our subsidiaries.

Under the BHCA, bank holding companies may not directly or indirectly acquire
the ownership or control of five percent or more of the voting shares or
substantially all of the assets of any company, including a bank, without the
prior approval of the Federal Reserve Board. The BHCA also restricts the types
of businesses and activities in which a bank holding company and its
subsidiaries may engage. Generally, activities are limited to banking and
activities found by the Federal Reserve Board to be so closely related to
banking as to be a proper incident thereto.

We are required to maintain minimum levels of qualifying capital under Federal
Reserve Board risk-based capital guidelines. For full discussion of these
guidelines, see "Management's Discussion and Analysis--Capital Resources" and
"Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements-Note 10."

Under Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") regulations, the assessment
rate for an insured depository institution varies according to the level of risk
incurred in its activities. An institution's risk category is based partly upon
whether the institution is assigned to one of the following "supervisory
subgroups": "healthy," "supervisory concern," or "substantial supervisory
concern."

The OCC must take "prompt corrective action" in respect of depository
institutions that do not meet minimum capital requirements. The OCC has
established levels at which an insured institution would be considered "well
capitalized," "adequately capitalized," "undercapitalized," "significantly
undercapitalized," and "critically undercapitalized."

Riggs Bank N.A. exceeds current minimum regulatory capital requirements and
qualifies as "well capitalized." Additional information concerning our capital
adequacy can be found on pages 48 and 49 of our 2000 Annual Report, which is
incorporated herein by reference.

A depository institution may not make any capital distribution (including
payment of a dividend) or pay any management fee to its holding company if the
depository institution would thereafter be undercapitalized. Undercapitalized
depository institutions are subject to increased regulatory monitoring and
growth limitations and are required to submit capital restoration plans.

The Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994 (the
"Interstate Act") authorizes interstate acquisitions of banks and bank holding
companies without geographic limitation. In addition, beginning June 1, 1997,
the Interstate Act authorized a bank to merge with a bank in another state as
long as neither of the states had opted out of interstate branching between the
date of enactment of the Interstate Act and May 31, 1997. A bank may establish
and operate a de novo branch in a state in which the bank does not maintain a
branch if that state expressly permits de novo branching. Once a bank has
established branches in a state through an interstate merger transaction, the
bank may establish and acquire additional branches at any location in the state
where any bank involved in the interstate merger transaction could have
established or acquired branches under applicable federal or state law. A bank
that has established a branch in a state through de novo branching may establish
and acquire additional branches in such state in the same manner and to the same
extent as a bank having a branch in such state as a result of an interstate
merger. If a state opts out of interstate branching within the specified time
period, no bank in any other state may establish a branch in the opting out
state, whether through an acquisition or de novo.

Effective June 1995, coinciding with the mandatory 1.25% funding of the Bank
Insurance Fund ("BIF") reserve, insurance rates were reduced from a range of
$.23 to $.26 per $100 in deposits insured to a range of $.04 to $.07 per $100 in
deposits insured. Further, in November 1995, based on the continuing increase in
reserves with BIF, the FDIC announced an additional reduction of insurance rates
to zero percent; however, banks must pay a mandatory minimum of $2 thousand per
year.

In 1996, legislation for the recapitalization of the Savings Association
Insurance Fund ("SAIF"), which is administered by the FDIC, became effective.
This legislation included a provision requiring the merger in 1999 of the BIF,
which was also administered by the FDIC, and SAIF assuming that bank charters
and thrift charters were combined by that time. The legislation provided for a
new Financing Corporation ("FICO") sharing formula between BIF and SAIF insured
institutions, which imposes a surcharge of 1.3 cents per one-hundred dollars of
BIF-insured deposits. We were subject to the FICO surcharge and were required to
pay one-fifth of the rate that SAIF institutions pay for three years, ending in
1999.

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There are legal restrictions on the extent to which we and our non-bank
subsidiaries may borrow or otherwise obtain credit from Riggs Bank N.A. Subject
to certain limited exceptions, a bank subsidiary may not extend credit to us or
to any other affiliate (as defined) in an amount which exceeds 10% of our
capital stock and surplus and may not extend credit in the aggregate to such
affiliates in an amount which exceeds 20% of its capital stock and surplus.
Further, there are legal requirements as to the type, amount and quality of
collateral which must secure such extensions of credit by each bank subsidiary
to us or to other affiliates. Finally, extensions of credit and other
transactions between a bank subsidiary and our company or other affiliates must
be on terms and under circumstances, including credit standards, that are
substantially the same or at least as favorable to such a bank subsidiary as
those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with non-affiliated
companies.

Under Federal Reserve Board policy, bank holding companies are expected to act
as a source of financial strength to their subsidiary banks and to commit
resources to support such banks in circumstances where a bank holding company
might not do so absent such policy. In addition, any capital loans by a bank
holding company to any of its subsidiary banks are subordinate in right of
payment to deposits and to certain other indebtedness of such subsidiary bank.
In the event of a bank holding company's bankruptcy, any commitment by the bank
holding company to a federal bank regulatory agency to maintain the capital of a
subsidiary bank will be assumed by the bankruptcy trustee and entitled to a
priority of payment.

The Bank Secrecy Act of 1970 was designed to deter money laundering and the use
of secret foreign bank accounts, establish regulatory reporting standards for
currency transactions, and improve detection and investigation of criminal, tax,
and regulatory violations. It and subsequent laws and regulations require the
Bank to take steps to prevent the use of the Bank or its systems to facilitate
the flow of illicit money. Those steps include ensuring effective Board and
Management oversight, the establishment of sound policies and procedures,
developing effective monitoring and reporting capabilities, ensuring adequate
training, and establishing a comprehensive internal audit of BSA compliance
activities.

In recent years, Federal regulators have increased the attention paid to
compliance with the provisions of the Bank Secrecy Act and related laws, with
particular attention paid to "Know Your Customer" practices, which are now known
as Enhanced Due Diligence. Banks have been encouraged, by both regulators and by
various industry groups, to enhance their identification procedures prior to
accepting new customers in order to deter criminal elements from using the
banking system to move and hide their illicit profits.

The Graham-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 (GLB) requires banks and other broadly
defined financial institutions to take certain measures to protect the private
financial information of their customers. These measures fall generally into two
categories:ensuring the physical and logical safeguards of information housed on
bank-owned systems and ensuring that only appropriate information is shared with
third parties. GLB makes a distinction between information that is shared to
allow a third party servicer to perform its contractually specified duties and
information that is shared for other purposes such as marketing.

Banks and other financial institutions must disclose their policies on sharing
customer information with third parties, and also disclose the nature of the
firms with whom they share this data. Further, banks must allow customers the
ability to choose not to have their information disclosed to any third parties
other than those that perform services for the bank.

The provisions of the Act are to be implemented by banks and other financial
institutions by July 1, 2001.

Our subsidiaries face substantial competition in their operations from banking
and nonbanking institutions, including savings and loan associations, credit
unions, money market funds and other investment vehicles, mutual fund advisory
companies, brokerage firms, insurance companies, mortgage banking companies,
finance companies and other types of financial services providers.

ITEM 2.

PROPERTIES
We own properties located in Washington, D.C., which house our executive
offices, 14 of our branches, and certain operational units of Riggs Bank N.A. We
also own an office building in Maryland, where additional operational units of
Riggs Bank N.A. are located. Further, we own an office building in London,
England, and lease various properties in Washington, D.C.; London, England;
Berlin, Germany; Jersey, Channel Islands; Miami, Florida; New Haven,
Connecticut; northern Virginia and Maryland. Additional information concerning
our facilities can be found on page 10 of our 2000 Annual Report, which
information is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 3.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Incorporated by reference to page 47 of our 2000 Annual Report.

ITEM 4.

SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
No matters were submitted to security holders for vote during the fourth quarter
of 2000.

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PART II

ITEM 5.

MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS
The common stock of Riggs National Corporation is traded on The Nasdaq Stock
Market under the symbol:"RIGS."

A history of the Corporation's stock prices and dividends is incorporated by
reference to page 71 of our 2000 Annual Report.

As of February 28, 2001, there were 2,141 shareholders of record.

Other information required by this item is incorporated by reference to page 50
of our 2000 Annual Report.

ITEM 6.

SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
Incorporated by reference to page 10 of our 2000 Annual Report.

ITEM 7.

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
Incorporated by reference to pages 10-29 of our 2000 Annual Report.

ITEM 7A.

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Incorporated by reference to pages 16 and 29 of our 2000 Annual Report.

ITEM 8.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
Incorporated by reference to pages 30-72 of our 2000 Annual Report.

ITEM 9.

CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL
DISCLOSURES
None.


PART III

ITEM 10.

DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
The information required by this Item pertaining to directors of our company who
are standing for reelection this year is included in our proxy statement for our
2001 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "2001 Proxy Statement"), which is
incorporated by reference. The information required by this Item pertaining to
executive officers of our company and directors who are not standing for
reelection is as follows:



Executive Officer* Position Age


Joe L. Allbritton Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation since 1981,
Chairman of the Board of Riggs Bank N.A. since 1983 and Chief Executive
Officer of Riggs Bank N.A. since 1997 76
Timothy C. Coughlin President of the Corporation since 1992 58
Joseph M. Cahill General Counsel of the Corporation since 2000 and Executive Director of
Legal Affairs, Riggs Bank N.A. since 1998 47
Henry A. Dudley, Jr. Executive Vice President and Chief Trust Officer of Riggs Bank N.A. since 1994 54
John M. Fahey, Jr. Director (until 2001 Annual Meeting of Shareholders) 48
Jeffrey T. Glynn Executive Vice President of Riggs Bank N.A.
Community Banking since 2000 42
Raymond M. Lund Executive Vice President of Riggs Bank N.A.
International Banking Group since 1996 39
Robert C. Roane Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Riggs Bank N.A. since 1999 44
John E. V. Rose Director (until 2001 Annual Meeting of Shareholders) 48
W. E. Tige Savage Executive Vice President of Riggs Bank N.A. since 1998 32
David W. Scott Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer of Riggs Bank N.A. since 1995 39
Steven T. Tamburo Deputy Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation since 2000
Senior Vice President and Deputy Chief Financial Officer of Riggs Bank N.A. since 2000 32


*Executive officers of Riggs National Corporation, including certain executive
officers of Riggs Bank N.A., as of December 31, 2000.
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EXPERIENCE OF MANAGEMENT

JOE L. ALLBRITTON has been Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of
the Corporation since 1981. He has served as Chairman of the Board of Riggs Bank
N.A. since 1983 and has served as Chief Executive Officer of Riggs Bank N.A.
since 1997. He also serves as Chairman of the Board of and is the owner of,
Westfield News Advertisers, Inc., and Perpetual Corporation, indirect owner of
Allbritton Communications Company.

TIMOTHY C. COUGHLIN has served as President of the Corporation since 1992. He
has been a Director of the Corporation since 1988 and was a Director of Riggs
Bank N.A. from 1983 to 1996.

JOSEPH M. CAHILL was appointed General Counsel of the Corporation in 2000 and
has served as Executive Director of Legal Affairs of Riggs Bank N.A. since 1998.
Mr. Cahill also served as the Litigation Manager of Riggs Bank N.A. from 1996 to
1997, and Associate Litigation Manager from 1993 to 1995.

HENRY A. DUDLEY, JR., Executive Vice President, has served as Chief Trust
Officer in charge of Financial Services, which includes the Trust Division,
Riggs Investment Management Corporation (RIMCO), and the Domestic Private
Banking Division, since 1994.

JOHN M. FAHEY, JR., Director, is President and Chief Executive Officer of the
National Geographic Society. He has also served in other management roles at
National Geographic, and from 1989 to 1995 he served as Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer at Time Life, Inc.

JEFFREY T. GLYNN has served as Executive Vice President-Community Banking since
April of 2000. He also has served as Senior Vice President and Manager of
RiggsDirect, our telephone banking group.

RAYMOND M. LUND has served as Executive Vice President-International Banking
Group since 1996. Mr. Lund has served in various management positions during the
past 11 years, including Head of the International and Domestic Private Banking
Divisions.

ROBERT C. ROANE, Executive Vice President, has served as Chief Operating Officer
of Riggs Bank N.A. since May of 1999. Mr. Roane has served in various management
positions with Riggs during the past 22 years.

JOHN E.V. ROSE, Director, has served as Chief Executive Officer of Rolls-Royce
plc since 1996. He also served as Managing Director of Aerospace Group from 1995
to 1996, and as Deputy Managing Director in 1994.

W.E. TIGE SAVAGE has served as Executive Vice President of Riggs Bank N.A. since
1998, supporting the activities of Riggs Capital Partners LLC and Riggs Capital
Partners II, LLC, the Corporation's venture capital subsidiaries, and the Office
of the Chairman. He also has served at Riggs Bank N.A. as Vice President and
Executive Assistant to the Chairman and as a commercial lender.

DAVID W. SCOTT, Executive Vice President, has served as Chief Credit Officer of
Riggs Bank N.A. since 1995. Mr. Scott has served in various management positions
with Riggs during the past 12 years.

STEVEN T. TAMBURO has served as Deputy Chief Financial Officer of the
Corporation and as Senior Vice President and Deputy Chief Financial Officer of
Riggs Bank N.A. since October of 2000. Mr. Tamburo also served as Senior Vice
President and Controller from 1999 to 2000 and Group Vice President-Management
and Regulatory Reporting from 1998 to 1999.

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ITEM 11.

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The information required by this Item is included in Riggs National
Corporation's 2001 Proxy Statement to Shareholders, which is incorporated herein
by reference.

ITEM 12.

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The information required by this Item is included in Riggs National
Corporation's 2001 Proxy Statement to Shareholders, which is incorporated herein
by reference.

ITEM 13.

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
The information required by this Item is included in the 2001 Proxy Statement to
Shareholders, which is incorporated herein by reference.



PART IV

ITEM 14.

EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

14(a) Financial Statements
The financial statements included on pages 30-72 of our 2000 Annual Report are
incorporated herein by reference.

The exhibits listed on the Index to Exhibits are incorporated herein by
reference.

14(b) Reports on Form 8-K
None.

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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

RIGGS NATIONAL CORPORATION

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report
has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and
in the capacities and on the date indicated.


/s/ ROBERT L. ALLBRITTON
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Robert L. Allbritton,
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
March 23, 2001

JOE L. ALLBRITTON* Senior Chairman of the Board
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Joe L. Allbritton


/s/ TIMOTHY C. COUGHLIN President
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Timothy C. Coughlin


/s/ STEVEN T. TAMBURO Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
----------------- (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
Steven T. Tamburo


JOHN M. FAHEY, JR.* Director
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(John M. Fahey, Jr.)


LAWRENCEI. HEBERT* Director
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(Lawrence I. Hebert)


STEVEN B. PFEIFFER* Director
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(Steven B. Pfeiffer)


JOHN E. V. ROSE* Director
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(John E. V. Rose)


ROBERT L. SLOAN* Vice Chairman of the Board
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(Robert L. Sloan)


JACK VALENTI* Director
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(Jack Valenti)


WILLIAML. WALTON* Director
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(William L. Walton)


EDDIE N. WILLIAMS* Director
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(Eddie N. Williams)


*By: /s/ JOSEPH M. CAHILL
--------------------
Joseph M. Cahill, Attorney-in-fact
March 23, 2001

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Index to
EXHIBITS



Exhibit
No. Description Pages
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(3.1) Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Riggs National
Corporation, dated April 19, 1999 (Incorporated by reference to
the Registrant's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1999,
SEC File No. 0-9756)

(3.2) By-laws of the Registrant with amendments through April 12, 2000
(Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended June 30, 2000, SEC File No. 0-9756)

(4.1) Indenture dated June 1, 1989 with respect to $100 million 9.65%
Subordinated Debentures due 2009 (Incorporated by reference to the
Registrant's Form 8-K dated June 20, 1989, SEC File No. 0-9756)

(4.2) Indenture dated December 13, 1996 with respect to $150 million,
8.625% Trust Preferred Securities, Series A due 2026 (Incorporated
by reference to the Registrant's S-3 dated February 6, 1997, SEC
File No. 333-21297)

(4.3) Indenture dated March 12, 1997, with respect to $200 million,
8.875% Trust Preferred Securities, Series C due 2027 (Incorporated
by reference to the Registrant's S-3 dated May 2, 1997, SEC File
No. 333-26447)

(10.1) Aircraft Purchase Agreement for the Sale of Riggs Bank's
Gulfstream III (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Form
10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1999, SEC File No.
0-9756)

(10.2) Outfitted Gulfstream V Sales Agreement, Addendum I, and Amendment
for Riggs Bank's Purchase of a new Gulfstream V (Incorporated by
reference to the Registrant's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
September 30, 1999, SEC File No. 0-9756)

(10.3) Time Sharing Agreement for lease of Beechcraft King Air 300 by
Riggs Bank N.A. 12-16

(10.4) Time Sharing Agreement for lease of Gulfstream III by Riggs Bank
N.A. 17-21

(10.5)+ Amended Joe L. Allbritton Employment Agreement, dated December 28,
1999 (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 1999, SEC File No. 0-9756)

(10.6)+ Riggs National Corporation's Executive Incentive Plan
(Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended September 30, 1999, SEC File No. 0-9756)

(10.7)+ Split Dollar Life Insurance Plan Agreements (Incorporated by
reference to the Registrant's Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1998, SEC File No. 0-9756)

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(10.8)+ The 1993 Stock Option Plan and the 1994 Stock Option Plan, as
amended April 15, 1998 (Incorporated by reference to the
Registrant's Annual Meeting Proxy Statement filed March 18, 1998),
and the 1996 Stock Option Plan and the 1997 Non-Employee Directors
Stock Option Plan, as amended April 14, 1999 (Incorporated by
reference to the Registrant's Annual Meeting Proxy Statement filed
March 17, 1999)

(10.9)+ Riggs National Corporation and Riggs Bank N.A Deferred
Compensation Plan for Directors, revised April 12, 2000
(Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended June 30, 2000, SEC File No. 0-9756)

(10.10)+ Description of the 1999 General Incentive Plan (Incorporated by
reference to the Registrant's Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1998, SEC File No. 0-9756)

(10.11)+ Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, as amended and restated
July 12, 1995 (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998, SEC File No. 0-9756)

(10.12)+ Trust Agreement, dated July 12, 1995, for the Supplemental
Executive Retirement Plan and the Split Dollar Life Insurance and
Supplemental Death Benefit Plans (Incorporated by reference to the
Registrant's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998,
SEC File No. 0-9756)

(10.13) First Amendment to Operating Agreement of Riggs Capital Partners
LLC 22-23

(10.14) Riggs Capital Partners, LLC Investment & Management Agreement with
RCP Investments, LP 24-29

(11) Computation of Per Share Earnings 30

(13) Portions of our 2000 Annual Report to Shareholders 31-103

(21) Subsidiaries of the Registrant 104

(23) Consent of Independent Public Accountants 105

(24) Powers of Attorney 106




+Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

Exhibits omitted are not required or not applicable.

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