In Brief: Bank Asks 3 Suitors For More Information

Sandwich Bancorp said yesterday its board would request additional information from three parties that have expressed an interest in buying it.

It was the latest turn in a battle to determine who will buy $519 million-asset Sandwich.

On Feb. 2 it agreed to sell to CompassBank, New Bedford, Mass., for $110 million in cash, or $53 per share. But Cape Cod Bank and Trust, Hyannis, Mass., countered with a Feb. 17 offer of $60 per share in stock.

Sandwich said it would request additional information from Cape Cod Bank and Trust as well as from Firstfed America Bancorp, Fall River, Mass., and Independent Bank Corp., Rockland, Mass.

Both Firstfed and Independent have expressed an interest in buying Sandwich since Cape Cod's bid was announced, Sandwich said.

It said its board would decide what to do next after receiving the new information.

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