Bank and Thrift Acquisitions Completed in April

+++ Listed in order of final deal value

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Rank Buyer Name Target Name

1 Mercantile Bancorp., Inc., MO Mark Twain Bancshares, Inc., MO

2 Westamerica Bancorporation, CAVallicorp Holdings, Inc., CA

3 Dime Bancorp, NY BFS Bankorp, Inc., NY

4 Amcore Financial, Inc., IL First National Bancorp, Inc., WI

5 U.S. Bancorp, OR Business & Professional Bk, CA

6 FNB Corporation, PA West Coast Bancorp, Inc., FL

7 Pennfirst Bancorp, Inc., PA Troy Hill Bancorp, Inc., PA

8 1st United Bancorp, FL Island NB Palm Beach, FL

9 Regions Financial Corp, AL Gulf South Bancshares Inc., LA

10 Compass Bancshares, AL Greater Brazos Valley Bancorp,

11 First Commercial Corp., Ar City NB, TX

Totals for 11 deals

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Final Final Final

Completion Announce deal deal deal Accounting

Rank date date value price/BV price/EP type

1 Merc 4/25/97 10/27/96 $943,222 3.26 18.33 Pooling

2 West 4/12/97 11/12/96 292,812 2 N/M Pooling

3 Dime 4/30/97 12/3/96 92,971 1.82 9.3 Purchase

4 Amco 4/18/97 10/30/96 50,801 2.84 19.34 Pooling

5 U.S. 4/30/97 12/27/96 35,000 1.84 21.89 Purchase

6 FNB 4/18/97 11/15/96 31,221 1.75 N/M Pooling

7 Penn 4/3/97 9/16/96 23,300 1.59 N/M Purchase

8 1st 4/1/97 1/6/97 20,754 1.86 N/M Pooling

9 Regi 4/11/97 9/27/96 10,387 1.96 10.35 Purchase

10 Comp 4/17/97 10/3/96 10,003 2.93 N/M Pooling

11 First4/18/97 5/10/96 7,100 2.53 18.93 Pooling

Totals for 11 deals $1,517,571 ===

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