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Mergers & Acquisitions

On January 30, 2009, Sovereign was acquired by Banco Santander, S.A.

Previously, Sovereign had successfully completed more than 2 dozen mergers and acquisitions since the late 1980s, resulting in a financial institution with approximately 750 branches in 8 states.


1/30/09

Sovereign acquired by
Banco Santander

  • Exchange 1 share of SOV stock for .3206 Santander ADSs

6/1/06

Independence Community
Bancorp Acquisition

  • $19.8 billion in assets
  • $11.0 billion in deposits
  • $13.2 billion in loans
  • 126 branches in NY & northern NJ
  • Exchange stock for $42.00 per share
  • CIL for fractional shares: $21.06
  • 100% cash

1/21/05

Waypoint Financial Corporation Acquisition

  • $3.8 billion in assets
  • $2.8 billion in deposits
  • $2.6 billion in loans
  • 66 branches serving 10 counties in south central PA & northern MD
  • Exchange stock for 1.262 SOV/CIL $22.218
  • 70% stock / 30% cash

7/23/04

Seacoast Financial Services Acquisition

  • $5.3 billion in assets
  • $3.6 billion in deposits
  • $3.9 billion in loans
  • 67 branches serving 7 counties in southeastern MA
  • Exchange stock for 1.594 SOV/CIL $21.96
  • 75% stock / 25% cash

2/6/04

First Essex Bancorp, Inc. Acquisition

  • $1.8 billion in assets
  • $1.3 billion in deposits
  • $1.2 billion in loans
  • 20 branches throughout Merrimack Valley in MA & NH
  • Exchange stock for 2.9250 SOV/CIL $48.00
  • 52.6% stock / 47.4% cash

3/8/02

Main Street Bancorp, Inc. Acquisition

  • $1.5 billion in assets
  • $1.2 billion in deposits
  • $.8 billion in loans
  • 42 branches in seven counties in southeastern PA & one county in NJ
  • Exchange stock for 1.25988 SOV/CIL $12.779

March-July 2000

FleetBoston
Branch and lines of business Acquisition

  • $12 billion of deposits
  • $9 billion of loans
  • 285 branches and 578 ATMs in CT, MA, NH & RI
  • Creates Sovereign Bank New England

6/30/99

People's Bank Merger

  • $1.4 billion in assets
  • $500 million in deposits
  • $490 million in loans
  • 14 branch offices
  • Exchange stock for 0.8 SOV/CIL $12.15625

6/15/99

Network Companies Acquisition

  • $50 million in assets
  • Specialty leasing company in NY

9/4/98

CoreSates/First Union Branch Acquisition

  • 3 billion in assets
  • $2.2 billion in Commercial bank deposits
  • 93 branches - PA & NJ
  • $725 million in consumer/commercial loans

7/31/98

First Home Merger

  • $523 million in assets
  • $309 million in deposits
  • 10 branch offices, NJ & DE
  • Pooling-of-interest
  • Exchange stock for 1.779 SOV/CIL $17.56

7/31/98

Carnegie Merger

  • $424 million in assets
  • $323 million in deposits
  • 8 branch offices in central NJ
  • Pooling-of-interest
  • Exchange stock for 2.022 SOV/CIL $17.56

2/27/98

ML Bancorp Merger

  • $2.4 billion in assets
  • $1.0 billion in deposits
  • 29 branch offices in Philadelphia suburbs
  • Pooling-of-interest
  • Exchange stock for 1.62 SOV/CIL $19.30

9/19/97

Fleet Auto Division Acquisition

  • $2.0 billion consumer/commercial loans
  • Relationships with 2,000 dealers

8/28/97

Bankers Corp Merger

  • $2.6 million in assets
  • $1.7 billion in deposits
  • 15 branch offices in NJ
  • Pooling-of-interest
  • Exchange stock for 1.854 SOV

2/18/97

First State Merger

  • $603 million in assets
  • $550 million in deposits
  • 14 branch offices in NJ
  • Pooling-of-interest
  • Exchange stock for 1.225 SOV

5/31/96

West Jersey Merger

  • $100 million in assets
  • $90 million in deposits
  • 2 branch offices in Essex County, NJ
  • Exchange stock for 0.8335 SOV

11/17/95

Berkeley Federal Branch Acquisition

  • $112 million of deposits
  • 2 branch offices in Bergen County, NJ

11/15/95

Colonial Acquisition

  • $45 million in assets
  • 1 branch office Freehold, NJ
  • $42 million in deposits
  • Exchange stock for $11.60 in cash

1/1/95

Berkeley Federal Branch Acquisition

  • $900 million in deposits
  • 23 branch offices in NJ and DE

11/1/94

Charter Federal Merger

  • $406 million in assets
  • 10 branch offices in Morris County, NJ
  • Pooling-of-interest
  • Exhange stock for 3.4 shares of SOV

9/16/94

Second National RTC Branch Acquisition

  • Chadds Ford office
  • 1 branch office in Delaware County, PA
  • $14.4 million in deposits

8/4/94

Shadow Lawn Branch Acquisition

  • $787 million in assets
  • 17 branch offices in Monmouth County, NJ

11/5/93

Valley Federal Merger

  • $275 million in assets
  • 9 branch offices in Lehigh Valley, PA area
  • Pooling-of-interest
  • Exchange stock for 3.2 shares of SOV

8/27/93

Home Unity RTC Acquisition

  • $252 million in assets
  • 9 branch offices in Philadelphia suburbs

1/1/93

Harmonia Merger

  • $800 million in assets
  • 17 branch offices in Kenilworth, NJ area
  • Exchange stock for 1.7325 shares of SOV/CIL $2.50

9/11/92

Jersey Shore Branch Acquisition

  • $505 million in assets
  • 14 branch offices in Toms River, NJ area

9/6/91

United Federal RTC Acquisition

  • $168.9 million in assets
  • $165 million in deposits
  • 5 branch offices in Mercer County, NJ

8/23/91

Nassau Federal RTC Acquisition

  • $153.9 million in assets
  • $158 million of deposits
  • 4 branch offices in Mercer and Somerset Counties, NJ
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