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Bank and Thrift Merger Deals Announced in the First Quarter of 2008

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Bank and Thrift Merger Deals Announced in the First Quarter of 2008

Bank and Thrift Merger Deals Announced in the First Quarter of 2008Ranked by announced price

Published April 23, 2008

Rank Buyer Seller Date Price (millions) Announced price to: Seller's
Equity Net Assets (000's)
1 Bank of America Corp. Charlotte Countrywide Financial Corp. Calabasas, Calif. Jan. 11 $4,145 0.27 12.19 $209,236,465
2 Eastern Bank Corp. Boston Massbank Corp. Reading, Mass. March 10 172 1.58 22.23 801,799
3 Valley National Bancorp Wayne, N.J. Greater Community Bancorp Totowa, N.J. March 19 167 2.31 18.88 975,990
4 F.N.B. Corp. Hermitage, Pa. Iron and Glass Bancorp Inc. Pittsburgh Feb. 14 88 2.31 24.27 300,364
5 Prosperity Bancshares Inc. Houston 1st Choice Bancorp Inc. Houston Feb. 7 67 2.54 14.65 302,965
6 Hampton Roads Bankshares Inc. Norfolk, Va. Shore Financial Corp. Onley, Va. Jan. 8 56 2.03 20.13 269,119
7 MutualFirstFinancial Inc. Muncie, Ind. MFB Corp. Mishawaka, Ind. Jan. 7 53 1.29 16.35 510,448
8 Northstar Financial Group Inc. Bad Axe, Mich. Capitol Bancorp Ltd. Lansing, Mich. March 31 52 1.37 NM 421,059
9 First Citizens Bancorp. Inc. Columbia, S.C. Merchants and Farmers Bank Comer, Ga. March 4 37 1.96 12.34 142,314
10 MainSource Financial Group Inc. Greensburg, Ind. 1st Independence Financial Group Inc. Louisville Feb. 26 36 0.89 NM 352,707
11 Bank Iowa Corp. West Des Moines Hansen Bancorp. Lawler, Iowa Jan. 30 31 1.55 31.96 194,072
12 Jacksonville Bancorp Inc. Fla. Heritage Bancshares Inc. Orange Park, Fla. Jan. 28 26 1.76 17.9 161,375
13 Village Bank and Trust Financial Corp. Midlothian, Va. River City Bank Mechanicsville, Va. March 9 20 1.31 NM 121,894
14 Investor Group Starbanc Holding Co. Fort Worth March 6 17 2.30 21.22 73,422
15 First Financial Service Corp. Elizabethtown, Ky. FSB Bancshares Inc. Lanesville, Ind. March 19 14 1.41 22.58 62,443
16 Passumpsic Bancorp St. Johnsbury, Vt. Lancaster National Bank N.H. Feb. 27 12 2.00 NM 54,786
17 First Graham Bancorp Inc. Tex. Surety Capital Corp. Fort Worth Feb. 7 9 1.52 NM 36,651
18 First Financial Bancshares Inc. Lawrence, Kan. Enterprise Financial Services Corp. St. Louis Feb. 5 7 NA NM 203,283
19 Investor Group Clarkston Financial Corp. Mich. Feb. 22 4 1.16 NM 31,098
20 First Community Bancshares Inc. Batesville, Ark. Goodman State Bank Mo. Feb. 26 3 2.05 52.75 14,620
21 First BanCorp. San Juan, Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Community Bank Christiansted Jan. 2 3 NA NM 65,098
22 Wells Fargo & Co. San Francisco United Bancorp. of Wyoming Inc. Jackson Jan. 15 NA NA NA 1,688,574
23 Undisclosed Buyer CIB Marine Bancshares Inc. Pewaukee, Wis. Feb. 27 NA NA NA 125,304
24 Liberty Financial Services Inc. Sioux City, Iowa Haugo Bancshares Inc. Sioux Falls, S.D. March 19 NA NA NA 75,500
25 Sharon Bancorp Inc. Darby, Pa. Morton Savings Bank Pa. Feb. 27 NA NA NA 19,484
26 U.S. Bancorp Minneapolis Bank of New York Mellon Corp. March 28 NA NA NA 3,502,829
27 Omega Commercial Finance Corp. Miami Undisclosed Bank New York Jan. 18 NA NA NA NA
28 Liberty Bancorp Inc. Mo. KLT Bancshares Inc. Farley, Mo. March 7 NA NA NA 38,332
29 Frandsen Financial Corp. Arden Hills, Minn. Anderson Financial Group Inc. Wayzata, Minn. March 18 NA NA NA 136,815
30 Frandsen Financial Corp. Arden Hills, Minn. Tower Bancshares Inc. Cloquet, Minn. March 17 NA NA NA 57,833
31 Mount Washington Co-operative Bank South Boston, Mass. Roxbury-Highland Co-operative Bank Jamaica Plain, Mass. Jan. 3 NA NA NA 25,443
32 Robertson Holding Co. LP Harrogate, Tenn. Union National Bancorp of Barbourville Inc. Ky. March 14 NA NA NA 203,271
33 Capitol Bancorp Ltd. Lansing, Mich. Devlin Group LLC Conn. March 18 NA NA NA 121,886


Note: Data as of April 4, 2008
Source:

SNL Financial
, Charlottesville, Va.
© 2008 American Banker


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