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Bank and Thrift Merger Bids

Bank and Thrift Merger Bids
Announced in the fourth quarter of 2004. Ranked by price. Dollars in thousands
Published January 13, 2005
  Buyer Target Announced Price Announced price to: Target’s assets
Equity Net
1 Community Banks Inc. Harrisburg, Pa. PennRock Financial Services Blue Ball, Pa. Nov. 16 $343,633 3.23 23.54 $1,146,879
2 Bank of Montreal Toronto Mercantile Bancorp Inc. Hammond, Ind. Oct. 13 157,971 1.85 31.54 794,114
3 Berkshire Hills Bancorp Inc. Pittsfield, Mass. Woronoco Bancorp Inc. Westfield, Mass. Dec. 17 146,833 1.65 23.43 898,479
4 Valley National Bancorp Wayne, N.J. NorCrown Bank Livingston, N.J. Nov. 9 141,000 3.03 24.15 621,966
5 F.N.B. Corp. Hermitage, Pa. NSD Bancorp Inc. Pittsburgh Oct. 15 136,415 3.61 34.52 532,326
6 Valley National Bancorp Wayne, N.J. Shrewsbury Bancorp N.J. Dec. 2 135,960 2.31 23.08 425,361
7 Prosperity Bancshares Inc. Houston FirstCapital Bankers Inc. Corpus Christi, Tex. Oct. 26 135,700 2.16 30.29 781,837
8 Whitney Holding Corp. New Orleans Destin Bancshares Inc. Fla. Oct. 13 115,000 5.69 28.66 450,863
9 Centennial Bank Holdings Inc. Eaton, Colo. First MainStreet Financial Ltd. Longmont, Colo. Dec. 21 105,000 2.17 24.56 388,093
10 South Financial Group Inc. Greenville, S.C. Pointe Financial Corp. Boca Raton, Fla. Oct. 27 101,460 2.61 29.88 374,265
11 KNBT Bancorp Inc. Bethlehem, Pa. Northeast Pennsylvania Financial Corp. Hazelton Dec. 9 98,655 1.59 N/M 880,538
12 Wintrust Financial Corp. Lake Forest, Ill. Antioch Holding Co. Antioch, Ill. Oct. 15 95,000 2.65 18.64 438,197
13 City Holding Co. Charleston, W.Va. Classic Bancshares Inc. Ashland, Ky. Dec. 29 77,362 1.86 16.79 339,866
14 Sky Financial Group Inc. Bowling Green, Ohio Belmont Bancorp Bridgeport, Ohio Dec. 22 69,206 2.16 26.55 296,728
15 Franklin Bank Corp. Houston First National Bank of Athens Tex. Dec. 21 58,275 2.10 27.72 213,404
16 Main Street Trust Inc. Champaign, Ill. Citizens First Financial Corp. Bloomington, Ill. Nov. 8 57,830 1.54 31.08 327,103
17 Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida Stuart Century National Bank Orlando, Fla. Nov. 30 46,193 2.36 28.13 283,785
18 Wintrust Financial Corp. Lake Forest, Ill. First Northwest Bancorp Inc. Arlington Heights, Ill. Nov. 17 44,131 3.32 21.05 236,334
19 Opportunity Partners LP ** Pleasantville, N.Y. Wells Financial Corp. ** Wells, Minn. Nov. 18 42,415 1.41 15.20 223,353
20 Glacier Bancorp Inc. Kalispell, Mont. First National Banks-West Co. Evanston, Wyo. Nov. 22 41,000 2.74 12.08 234,280
21 First Citizens Bancorp. Inc. Columbia, S.C. People's Community Capital Corp. Aiken, S.C. Oct. 18 39,900 2.78 27.53 121,460
22 Texas Regional Bancshares McAllen Mercantile Bank and Trust FSB Dallas Oct. 8 35,640 2.22 57.35 176,941
23 Riverview Bancorp Inc. Vancouver, Wash. American Pacific Bank Portland, Ore. Nov. 9 34,389 1.83 21.16 119,967
24 BOK Financial Corp. Tulsa Valley Commerce Bancorp Ltd. Phoenix Dec. 21 32,000 2.70 24.54 152,286
25 GB&T Bancshares Inc. Gainesville, Ga. FNBG Bancshares Inc. Duluth, Ga. Oct. 4 27,707 2.99 30.85 103,327
26 CVB Financial Corp. Ontario, Calif. Granite State Bank Monrovia, Calif. Oct. 21 27,000 2.37 32.86 108,716
27 Center Bancorp Inc. Union, N.J. Red Oak Bank Morristown, N.J. Dec. 20 26,300 2.26 48.79 97,138
28 First Financial Bankshares Inc. Abilene, Tex. Clyde Financial Corp. Tex. Oct. 25 25,400 1.88 46.18 113,300
29 Premier Valley Bank Fresno, Calif. Yosemite Bank Mariposa, Calif. Oct. 22 24,915 2.20 11.09 155,909
30 Western Sierra Bancorp Cameron Park, Calif. Gold Country Financial Services Marysville, Calif. Nov. 19 23,100 2.94 20.28 144,255
31 SCBT Financial Corp. Columbia, S.C. New Commerce BanCorp Greenville, S.C. Dec. 17 20,210 2.12 N/M 92,667
32 Investor group Tenn. BankTennessee Collierville Nov. 22 17,500 1.23 N/M 191,154
33 Glacier Bancorp Inc. Kalispell, Mont. Citizens Bank Holding Co. Pocatello, Idaho Dec. 15 17,200 2.32 19.24 103,851
34 Oak Hill Financial Inc. Jackson, Ohio Lawrence Financial Holdings Inc. Ironton, Ohio Oct. 12 15,981 1.13 39.69 125,024
35 Cornerstone Financial Services Group Ottumwa, Iowa West Liberty Holding Co. Iowa Oct. 13 14,075 1.47 13.79 97,304
36 Central Bancshares Inc. Lexington, Ky. First Bank Louisville Dec. 29 13,500 1.07 N/M 198,721
37 Rural Bancshares of Wisconsin Inc. Fennimore LSB Holding Co. Livingston, Wis. Oct. 6 13,500 1.23 11.31 99,287
38 Hudson Valley Holding Corp. Yonkers, N.Y. New York National Bank Dec. 24 13,404 1.87 77.28 138,618
39 FNB Bancorp San Francisco Sequoia National Bank San Francisco Nov. 5 11,667 1.74 N/M 65,735
40 First Defiance Financial Corp. Ohio Genoa Savings and Loan Co. Ohio Oct. 13 11,000 NA NA 94,495
41 Generations Bancorp Kansas City, Mo. Generations Bank Kansas City, Mo. Oct. 26 10,100 1.26 31.27 81,483
42 Peoples Community Bancorp Inc. West Chester, Ohio American State Corp. Lawrenceburg, Ind. Dec. 17 7,736 1.75 14.14 69,845
43 IB Bancshares Inc. McKinney, Tex. Coupland State Bank Tex. Oct. 5 7,500 1.31 54.35 57,446
44 Porter Bancorp Inc. Shepherdsville, Ky. Citizens Financial Bank Inc. Glasgow, Ky. Oct. 22 4,121 1.05 13.47 43,772
45 Atlanta Bancorp Gibsonville Community Bank N.C. Dec. 21 3,750 2.79 26.41 19,476
46 Centrue Financial Corp. Kankakee, Ill. Illinois Community Bancorp Inc. Effingham Dec. 31 3,315 2.44 N/M 42,464
47 Centennial Bancshares Inc. Little Rock Pine State Bancshares Inc. Kingsland, Ark. Nov. 11 2,750 1.94 19.37 17,928
48 Firstrust Corp. New Orleans Central Bank for Savings Winona, Miss. Oct. 1 2,518 1.16 N/M 33,756
49 Bank of the South Mount Juliet, Tenn. Academy Bank Lebanon, Tenn. Dec. 16 NA NA NA 41,654
50 Citizens and Northern Corp. Wellsboro, Pa. Canisteo Valley Corp. Canisteo, N.Y. Nov. 22 NA NA NA 42,556
51 First BanCorp Santurce, Puerto Rico Ponce General Corp. Miami Nov. 22 NA NA NA 479,062
52 Grabill Bancorp * Grabill, Ind. MarBanc Financial Corp. * Markle, Ind. Nov. 23 NA NA NA 219,257
53 Habersham Bancorp Cornelia, Ga. Liberty Bank and Trust Toccoa, Ga. Dec. 29 NA NA NA 24,320
54 IB Bancshares Inc. McKinney, Tex. First Celina Corp. Tex. Oct. 25 NA NA NA 89,796
55 Investor group Innovative Bancorp Calabasas, Calif. Dec. 20 NA NA NA 82,541
56 Keystone Investment Inc. Neb. Elsie Inc. Neb. Nov. 2 NA NA NA 11,812
57 Liberty Bancshares Inc. Jonesboro, Ark. TrustBanc Financial Group Inc. Mountain Home, Ark. Dec. 9 NA NA NA 113,198
58 State Capital Corp. Greenwood, Miss. First Bancshares of Baton Rouge Inc. Nov. 19 NA NA NA 97,694



*Merger-of-equals agreement
**Hostile or unsolicited bid
Source: Highline Banking Data Services (877-305-6657)
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