In Brief: People's Completes Purchase of Norwich

People's Bank has bought Norwich Financial Corp., parent of Norwich Savings Society, for $178.2 million.

The purchase gave People's Bank the leading market share in eastern Connecticut. At year end the two banks had $10.8 billion of assets under management.

People's, the largest independently owned bank in Connecticut, had agreed to pay $32.14 in cash, stock, or a combination for each share of Norwich common stock.

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