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part 1 of 3
Rank Buyer Seller
Northeast
1 First Union Corp. CoreStates Financial Corp.
2 First Maryland Bancorp Dauphin Deposit Corp.
3 First Empire State Corp. ONBANCorp
4 Summit Bancorp Collective Bancorp
5 North Fork Bancorp. New York Bancorp
6 Peoples Heritage Financial Group CFX Corp.
7 Charter One Financial RCSB Financial
8 Sovereign Bancorp ML Bancorp
9 Webster Financial Corp. Eagle Financial Corp.
10 Astoria Financial Corp. Greater New York Savings Bank
Southeast
1 NationsBank Corp. Barnett Banks
2 First Union Corp. Signet Banking Corp.
3 First American Corp. Deposit Guaranty Corp.
4 Wachovia Corp. Central Fidelity Banks
5 Star Banc Corp. Great Financial Corp.
6 Wachovia Corp. Jefferson Bankshares
7 Mellon Bank Corp. United Bankshares
8 Union Planters Corp. Peoples First Corp.
9 Union Planters Corp. Capital Bancorp
10 CCB Financial Corp. American Federal Bank FSB
Midwest
1 National City Corp. First of America Bank Corp.
2 Associated Banc-Corp.* First Financial Corp.*
3 Marshall & Ilsley Corp. Security Capital Corp.
4 Huntington Bancshares First Michigan Bank Corp.
5 CNB Bancshares Pinnacle Financial Services
6 TCF Financial Corp. Standard Financial
7 Marshall & Ilsley Corp. Advantage Bancorp
8 FirstMerit Corp. CoBancorp
9 WesBanco Commercial Bancshares
10 Citizens Banking Corp. CB Financial Corp.
North Central
1 F & M Bancorp. BancSecurity Corp.
2 Commercial Federal Corp. Liberty Financial Corp
3 Norwest Corp. International Bancorp.
4 Commercial Federal Corp. Mid Continent Bancshares
5 U.S. Bancorp Zappco
6 Union Planters Corp. Sho-Me Financial Corp
7 Commercial Federal Corp. Perpetual Midwest Financial
8 Union Planters Corp. Capital Savings Bancorp
9 Commerce Bancshares Shawnee Bank Shares
10 Norwest Corp. Packers Management Co.
Southwest
1 Banc One Corp. First Commerce Corp.
2 Hibernia Corp. ArgentBank
3 Investor Group Local Financial Corp.
4 Mercantile Bancorp Horizon Bancorp
5 First Security Corp. Rio Grande Bancshares
6 Norwest Corp. First Valley Bank Group
7 Compass Bancshares Fidelity Resources Co.
8 Hibernia Corp. Firstshares of Texas
9 Regions Financial Corp New Iberia Bancorp
10 First United Bancshares Fredonia Bancshares
West
1 First Bank System U.S. Bancorp
2 Washington Mutual Great Western Financial Corp
3 H.F. Ahmanson & Co. Coast Savings Financial
4 Bay View Capital Corp. America First Eureka Holding
5 Golden State Bancorp CENFED Financial Corp
6 Western Bancorp Santa Monica Bank
7 Pacific Century Financial Corp. CU Bancorp
8 Zions Bancorp. Vectra Banking Corp.
9 Zions Bancorp. GB Bancorp.
10 Golden State Bancorp RedFed Bancorp
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Price toBuyer's
Price Price to latest 1total astotal assets
Rank Buyer Completed $0 equity (income $0
Northeast
1 First U Pending ########## 5.39 21.19 ##########
2 First M 8-Jul 1,380,624 2.38 19.22 10,836,573
3 First E Pending 880,399 2.65 17.42 13,675,133
4 Summit 1-Aug 873,579 2.42 18.02 22,388,229
5 North F Pending 833,856 4.75 13.28 6,613,754
6 Peoples Pending 710,070 2.82 27.04 6,056,083
7 Charter 3-Oct 647,500 1.98 15.79 14,040,397
8 Soverei Pending 399,788 2.26 22.66 10,898,572
9 Webster Pending 370,645 1.91 N/M 6,811,014
10 Astoria 30-Sep 344,598 1.65 18.6 7,266,185
Southeast
1 Nations 9-Jan-98 15,567,729 4.05 24.74 240,362,000
2 First U 28-Nov 3,324,550 3.46 34.31 142,942,000
3 First A Pending 2,697,035 2.94 18.67 6,839,432
4 Wachovi 15-Dec 2,303,263 2.72 19.4 47,491,149
5 Star Ba Pending 656,868 2.16 27.79 10,754,595
6 Wachovi 31-Oct 545,557 2.62 19.2 47,491,149
7 Mellon Pending 400,000 3.95 24.51 43,465,000
8 Union P Pending 372,025 2.35 19.76 14,770,346
9 Union P 31-Dec 359,162 2.23 14.8 14,770,346
10 CCB Fin 31-Jul 348,357 2.93 23.39 5,157,844
Midwest
1 Nationa Pending 7,118,507 3.84 22.12 52,671,386
2 Associa 29-Oct 1,092,481 2.84 20.14 4,419,079
3 Marshal 1-Oct 915,200 1.49 24.94 14,444,337
4 Hunting 30-Sep 893,202 3.14 20.22 20,851,513
5 CNB Ban Pending 585,300 3.9 N/M 4,416,571
6 TCF Fin 4-Sep 421,618 1.53 N/M 7,114,466
7 Marshal Pending 215,053 2.84 60.33 15,414,664
8 FirstMe Pending 157,306 2.77 21.92 5,237,843
9 WesBanc Pending 135,768 3.19 N/M 1,735,597
10 Citizen 1-Jul 131,991 1.68 20.3 3,483,850
North Central
1 F & M B Pending 145,000 2.62 20.54 1,613,721
2 Commerc Pending 108,600 2.64 10.05 7,128,865
3 Norwest 21-Oct 83,070 2.28 15.78 80,175,400
4 Commerc Pending 79,288 2.14 20.99 7,128,865
5 U.S. Ba 12-Dec 68,000 2.3 19.36 37,729,000
6 Union P 31-Dec 62,661 2.31 23.97 14,932,464
7 Commerc Pending 60,513 1.67 38.04 7,207,143
8 Union P Pending 46,580 2.26 27.57 14,858,688
9 Commerc 1-May 43,647 1.84 14.98 9,734,270
10 Norwest Pending 30,325 1.75 25.04 80,175,400
Southwest
1 Banc On Pending 3,050,233 3.61 23.53 115,000,000
2 Hiberni Pending 190,670 2.71 24.5 9,381,836
3 Investo 10-Sep 177,000 1.73 N/M N/A
4 Mercant Pending 120,381 2.69 20.51 22,579,609
5 First S Pending 87,725 1.88 21.78 15,671,546
6 Norwest Pending 71,113 2.36 16.6 80,175,400
7 Compass Pending 69,638 2.95 16.72 12,912,549
8 Hiberni Pending 66,400 2.81 20.63 9,673,268
9 Regions 31-May 63,408 2.4 17.64 19,112,287
10 First U 2-Sep 62,589 2.68 15.12 1,520,421
West
1 First B 1-Aug 9,030,289 3.28 18.56 36,843,000
2 Washing 1-Jul 7,006,734 2.49 N/M 22,413,697
3 H.F. Ah Pending 909,033 1.92 46.64 47,532,068
4 Bay Vie 2-Jan 300,000 1.72 8.93 3,300,262
5 Golden Pending 208,402 1.65 17.41 15,393,708
6 Western Pending 198,214 2.72 20.61 494,042
7 Pacific 3-Jul 182,434 2.02 N/M 13,780,473
8 Zions BJan 6 1998 173,900 4.24 25.46 8,049,952
9 Zions B 14-Nov 173,840 3.14 19.94 7,240,612
10 Golden Pending 158,017 1.91 16.71 16,432,304
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Rank Buyer $0
Northeast
1 First Union Corp. ##########
2 First Maryland Bancorp 5,948,788
3 First Empire State Corp. 5,532,030
4 Summit Bancorp 5,395,796
5 North Fork Bancorp. 3,283,653
6 Peoples Heritage Financial G 1,859,030
7 Charter One Financial 4,032,400
8 Sovereign Bancorp 2,070,198
9 Webster Financial Corp. 2,010,744
10 Astoria Financial Corp. 2,566,626
Southeast
1 NationsBank Corp. 44,005,071
2 First Union Corp. 11,852,901
3 First American Corp. 10,561,982
4 Wachovia Corp. 10,569,656
5 Star Banc Corp. 3,046,227
6 Wachovia Corp. 2,148,713
7 Mellon Bank Corp. 809,128
8 Union Planters Corp. 1,467,150
9 Union Planters Corp. 1,913,605
10 CCB Financial Corp. 1,318,600
Midwest
1 National City Corp. 21,690,761
2 Associated Banc-Corp.* 5,815,663
3 Marshall & Ilsley Corp. 3,673,364
4 Huntington Bancshares 3,564,343
5 CNB Bancshares 1,091,553
6 TCF Financial Corp. 2,339,731
7 Marshall & Ilsley Corp. 1,014,027
8 FirstMerit Corp. 654,365
9 WesBanco 417,892
10 Citizens Banking Corp. 826,234
North Central
1 F & M Bancorp. 537,061
2 Commercial Federal Corp. 621,468
3 Norwest Corp. 501,183
4 Commercial Federal Corp. 411,065
5 U.S. Bancorp 346,241
6 Union Planters Corp. 301,020
7 Commercial Federal Corp. 401,665
8 Union Planters Corp. 241,283
9 Commerce Bancshares 203,346
10 Norwest Corp. 166,099
Southwest
1 Banc One Corp. 9,333,586
2 Hibernia Corp. 640,128
3 Investor Group 1,013,066
4 Mercantile Bancorp 550,673
5 First Security Corp. 405,510
6 Norwest Corp. 449,038
7 Compass Bancshares 310,780
8 Hibernia Corp. 291,492
9 Regions Financial Corp 299,423
10 First United Bancshares 242,337
West
1 First Bank System 33,420,511
2 Washington Mutual 43,548,593
3 H.F. Ahmanson & Co. 9,102,743
4 Bay View Capital Corp. 2,174,120
5 Golden State Bancorp 2,295,523
6 Western Bancorp 631,561
7 Pacific Century Financial Co 835,326
8 Zions Bancorp. 597,702
9 Zions Bancorp. 716,210
10 Golden State Bancorp 967,309
Source: Sheshunoff Information Services, Austin, Tex. * Merger of Equals