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Bank and Thrift Merger Bids

Bank and Thrift Merger Bids
Announced in the fourth quarter of 2003. Ranked by price. Dollars in thousands
Published January 7, 2004
Related Table: Top 10 Deals by Announced Price to Equity
  Announced price to:  
Rank Buyer Target Date Sale price Equity Net Seller's assets
1 Bank of America Corp. Charlotte FleetBoston Financial Corp. Oct. 27 $49,604,484 2.72 22.50 $196,398,000
2 Independence Community Bank Corp. Brooklyn, N.Y. Staten Island Bancorp Inc. New York Nov. 25 1,498,248 2.26 16.87 7,554,089
3 North Fork Bancorp Melville, N.Y. Trust Co. of New Jersey Jersey City Dec. 16 725,619 2.56 22.98 4,291,333
4 Provident Financial Services Inc. Jersey City First Sentinel Bancorp Inc. Woodbridge, N.J. Dec. 22 643,818 2.99 24.23 2,245,130
5 National City Corp. Cleveland Allegiant Bancorp Inc. St. Louis Nov. 20 489,003 2.43 20.17 2,458,878
6 Webster Financial Corp. Waterbury, Conn. Firstfed America Bancorp Swansea, Mass. Oct. 7 464,527 2.16 17.08 2,512,296
7 BB&T Corp. Winston-Salem, N.C. Republic Bancshares Inc. St. Petersburg, Fla. Dec. 2 437,059 2.03 47.54 2,776,226
8 Partners Trust Financial Group Inc. Utica, N.Y. BSB Bancorp Inc. Binghamton, N.Y. Dec. 24 344,689 2.30 20.61 2,173,104
9 Provident Bankshares Corp. Baltimore Southern Financial Bancorp Inc. Warrenton, Va. Nov. 3 332,848 2.78 26.09 1,106,906
10 Banknorth Group Inc. Portland, Maine CCBT Financial Cos. Inc. South Yarmouth, Mass. Dec. 9 304,112 2.63 48.59 1,352,913
11 Hanmi Financial Corp. Los Angeles Pacific Union Bank Los Angeles Dec. 22 299,117 2.76 25.31 1,057,804
12 Hibernia Corp. New Orleans Coastal Bancorp Inc. Houston Dec. 2 232,893 1.65 13.17 2,641,056
13 Susquehanna Bancshares Inc. Lititz, Pa. Patriot Bank Corp. Pottstown, Pa. Dec. 11 205,391 3.05 23.46 1,011,121
14 First Commonwealth Financial Corp. Indiana, Pa. GA Financial Inc. Pittsburgh Dec. 12 186,046 1.86 24.76 882,962
15 National Penn Bancshares Inc. Boyertown, Pa. Peoples First Inc. Oxford, Pa. Dec. 18 148,872 2.99 28.27 456,377
16 Colonial BancGroup Inc. Montgomery, Ala. P.C.B. Bancorp Inc. Clearwater, Fla. Dec. 23 143,134 3.08 23.76 660,113
17 Seacoast Financial Services Corp. New Bedford, Mass. Abington Bancorp Inc. Mass. Oct. 21 141,313 2.25 28.91 950,600
18 Pacific Capital Bancorp Santa Barbara, Calif. Pacific Crest Capital Inc. Agoura Hills, Calif. Oct. 16 135,941 2.74 15.27 592,278
19 Alabama National BanCorp. Birmingham Indian River Banking Co. Vero Beach, Fla. Oct. 22 109,307 2.82 20.25 516,536
20 Lakeland Bancorp Inc. Oak Ridge, N.J. Newton Financial Corp. N.J. Oct. 27 96,999 2.86 31.67 320,160
21 Banknorth Group Inc. Portland, Maine Foxborough Savings Bank Mass. Nov. 25 89,600 2.98 22.17 231,074
22 First Place Financial Corp. Warren, Ohio Franklin Bancorp Inc. Southfield, Mich. Nov. 10 84,640 1.81 55.72 536,172
23 TowneBank Portsmouth, Va. Harbor Bank Newport News, Va. Oct. 23 84,277 3.08 40.38 262,983
24 Synovus Financial Corp. Columbus, Ga. Peoples Florida Banking Corp. Palm Harbor Oct. 7 70,730 4.13 24.14 247,841
25 Union Bankshares Corp. Bowling Green, Va. Guaranty Financial Corp. Charlottesville, Va. Dec. 19 54,273 2.68 27.75 197,075
26 Home Bancshares Inc. Conway, Ark. Russellville Bancshares Inc. Jonesboro, Ark. Dec. 23 54,000 1.41 10.45 399,347
27 NBC Capital Corp. Starkville, Miss. Enterprise Bancshares Inc. Memphis Dec. 11 53,100 2.38 36.97 262,169
28 Southwest Bancorp. of Texas Houston Reunion Bancshares Inc. Dallas Oct. 27 50,000 2.95 30.19 213,913
29 Investor group** Mentor, Ohio GLB Bancorp Inc.** Mentor, Ohio Oct. 12 48,165 1.58 33.28 206,713
30 Harleysville National Corp. Pa. Millennium Bank Malvern, Pa. Oct. 15 46,000 3.04 N/M 181,513
31 First Community Bancshares Inc. Bluefield, Va. PCB Bancorp Inc. Johnson City, Tenn. Dec. 31 36,531 2.52 17.28 166,802
32 First Community Bancorp Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. Harbor National Bank Newport Beach, Calif. Dec. 1 35,500 2.40 48.72 167,983
33 Bank of Montreal Toronto Lakeland Financial Corp. Round Lake Heights, Ill. Nov. 24 34,600 2.48 N/M 171,362
34 Investor group** Ark. HCB Bancshares Inc.** Camden, Ark. Dec. 15 28,392 1.00 58.99 242,098
35 Alabama National BanCorp. Birmingham Cypress Bankshares Inc. Palm Coast, Fla. Oct. 15 26,671 2.84 32.72 108,044
36 Simmons First National Corp. Pine Bluff, Ark. Alliance Bancorp Inc. Hot Springs, Ark. Oct. 8 25,474 2.27 17.74 138,557
37 Upson Bankshares Inc. * Thomaston, Ga. First Polk Bancshares Inc. * Cedartown, Ga. Dec. 5 23,745 1.29 10.35 150,759
38 Prosperity Bancshares Inc. Houston First State Bank of North Texas Cedar Hill Oct. 6 21,413 2.19 8.03 93,792
39 Landmark Bancorp Inc. Manhattan, Kan. First Kansas Financial Corp. Osawatomie Nov. 13 17,911 1.06 32.87 151,583
40 Pacific Financial Corp. Aberdeen, Wash. BNW Bancorp Inc. Bellingham, Wash. Oct. 22 17,658 2.40 21.65 92,313
41 Liberty Bancshares Inc. Arnolds Park, Iowa StateFed Financial Corp. Des Moines Nov. 18 17,648 1.26 N/M 94,692
42 Iberiabank Corp. New Iberia, La. Alliance Bank of Baton Rouge La. Nov. 17 15,472 1.61 32.48 77,514
43 American Community Bancshares Inc. Monroe, N.C. FNB Bancshares Inc. Gaffney, S.C. Nov. 5 15,404 1.84 22.68 74,370
44 Community Bancshares of Mississippi Inc. Brandon Security Bancshares Inc. Amory, Miss. Nov. 14 15,000 0.79 14.27 146,650
45 Salisbury Bancorp Inc. Lakeville, Conn. Canaan National Bancorp Inc. Conn. Nov. 18 14,904 1.73 19.34 107,237
46 MainSource Financial Group Inc. Greensburg, Ind. Peoples Financial Corp. Linton, Ind. Dec. 16 13,289 1.15 27.29 120,251
47 Fentura Financial Inc. Mich. West Michigan Financial Corp. Hudsonville Oct. 15 13,100 2.43 45.02 125,436
48 Capitol Bancorp Ltd. Lansing, Mich. First Carolina State Bank Rocky Mount, N.C. Dec. 1 10,737 1.65 84.36 57,584
49 Bancshares of Florida Inc. Naples Horizon Financial Corp. Pembroke Pines, Fla. Dec. 18 10,496 1.82 43.37 83,077
50 Southwest Georgia Financial Corp. Moultrie First Bank Holding Co. Sylvester, Ga. Nov. 24 9,756 1.42 25.41 46,942
51 Foundation Bancorp Inc. Cincinnati Lenox Bancorp Inc. Cincinnati Oct. 10 7,200 1.34 N/M 55,826
52 Franklin Bank Corp. Houston Lost Pines Bancshares Inc. Smithville, Tex. Nov. 13 6,900 1.64 16.16 40,529
53 1st United Bancorp Boca Raton, Fla. First Western Bank Cooper City, Fla. Dec. 16 6,600 1.77 25.98 30,539
54 United Security Bancshares Fresno Taft National Bank Calif. Dec. 11 6,465 1.89 N/M 55,235
55 Shore Bancshares Inc. Easton, Md. Midstate Bancorp Inc. Felton, Del. Nov. 12 6,407 2.04 14.50 47,506
56 Gulf Atlantic Financial Group Inc. Tallahassee, Fla. First National Bank Tarpon Springs, Fla. Oct. 22 6,000 2.00 47.24 28,274
57 Wayne Savings Bancshares Inc. Wooster, Ohio Stebbins Bancshares Inc. Creston, Ohio Oct. 31 5,200 1.53 N/M 28,836
58 ColoEast Bankshares Lamar, Colo. First National Bank of Tribune Kan. Oct. 8 4,600 1.36 38.66 35,969
59 Patapsco Bancorp Inc. Dundalk, Md. Parkville Federal Savings Bank Baltimore Nov. 12 4,380 1.26 21.39 48,501
60 Franklin Financial Group Southfield, Mich. Approved Financial Corp. Virginia Beach Oct. 1 2,559 1.00 8.07 59,152
61 Synovus Financial Corp Columbus, Ga. Trust One Bank Memphis Dec. 17 NA NA NA 423,545
62 IBC Bancorp Inc. Chicago Sable Bancshares Inc. Chicago Nov. 25 NA NA NA 50,689
63 Liberty Bancshares Inc. Jonesboro, Ark. Spring Rivers Bancshares Inc. Imboden, Ark. Nov. 18 NA NA NA 84,054
64 Undisclosed acquirer North Country Financial Corp. Manistique, Mich. Nov. 16 NA NA NA 453,725
65 City Bancorp * Springfield, Mo. Signature Bancshares Inc. * Springfield, Mo. Oct. 30 NA NA NA 305,321
66 Centrue Financial Corp. Kankakee, Ill. Parish Bank and Trust Co. Momence, Ill. Oct. 29 NA NA NA 20,388
67 KSB Bancorp Inc. Kaplan, La. Teche Bancshares Inc. St. Martinville, La. Oct. 27 NA NA NA 70,417
68 Western Bancshares Inc. Van Horn, Tex. First National Bank Lubbock, Tex. Oct. 15 NA NA NA 35,641
69 PanAmerican Bancorp Hollywood, Fla. Gulf Bank Miami Oct. 15 NA NA NA 76,730
70 First Security Bancorp Searcy, Ark. First National Bank of Springdale Ark. Oct. 8 NA NA NA 349,072
71 First Nebraska Bancs Inc. Sidney Deuel County Interstate Banc Co. Chappell, Neb. Oct. 1 NA NA NA 62,622

* Merger-of-equals transaction  ** Hostile or unsolicited bid

Source: Sheshunoff Information Services, a division of Thomson Corp.

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