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Top Branch Deals Announced in 2003

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Top Branch Deals Announced in 2003

Top Branch Deals Announced in 2003
Ranked by deposits sold. Dollars in thousands
Published February 12, 2004
      Date Branches Premium to deposits Branch location
  Buyer Target Announced Completed Number Deposits
1 Royal Bank of Canada Toronto Provident Financial Group Inc. Cincinnati Jul. 10 Nov. 21 13 $856,000 10.00 Fla.
2 Sun Bancorp Inc. Vineland, N.J. New York Community Bancorp Inc. Westbury Sept. 3 Dec. 19 8 360,000 11.00 N.J.
3 BostonFed Bancorp Inc. Burlington, Mass. Encore Bancshares Inc. Houston Jul. 10 Oct. 24 7 330,000 1.30 Mass.
4 Investor Group Marysville, Kan. Gold Banc Corp. Inc. Leawood, Kan. Sept. 16 pending 7 330,000 N.A Kan.
5 Atlantic Bank of New York Allied Irish Banks Ltd. Dublin Sept. 12 Dec. 1 1 247,301 N.A N.Y.
6 M&T Bank Corp. Buffalo Allied Irish Banks Ltd. Dublin Apr. 1 terminated 1 247,301 N.A N.Y.
7 Virginia Financial Group Inc. Culpeper BB&T Corp. Winston-Salem, N.C. Jun. 12 Sept. 26 8 226,000 9.50 Va.
8 Trustmark Corp. Jackson, Miss. Banc Corp. Birmingham, Ala. May. 22 Aug. 29 7 209,000 22.39 Fla.
9 Regions Financial Corp. Birmingham, Ala. Inter Savings Bank FSB Edina, Minn. Sept. 2 Dec. 4 3 204,818 5.00 Fla.
10 First Defiance Financial Corp. Defiance, Ohio Rurban Financial Corp. Defiance, Ohio Feb. 24 Jun. 6 3 166,500 10.50 Ohio
11 Trustmark Corp. Jackson, Miss. Allied Houston Bank Houston Dec. 9 pending 5 160,000 6.25 Tex.
12 Simmons First National Corp. Pine Bluff, Ark. Union Planters Corp. Memphis Sept. 8 Nov. 21 9 140,000 N.A Ark.
13 Great Western Bancorp. Inc. Omaha Dickinson Financial Corp. Kansas City, Mo. Dec. 1 pending 6 132,131 6.37 Mo.
14 First United Corp. Oakland, Md. Huntington Bancshares Inc. Columbus, Ohio Feb. 13 Jul. 28 4 130,720 11.28 W.Va.
15 Whitaker Bank Corp. of Kentucky Lexington Union Planters Corp. Memphis Sept. 11 pending 4 130,542 N.A Ky.
16 Albany Bancorp Inc. Albany, Ky. Union Planters Corp. Memphis Oct. 7 pending 5 127,373 10.73 Ky.
17 Fidelity BancShares Inc. Fuquay-Varina, N.C. First Citizens BancShares Inc. Raleigh Feb. 11 Jun. 20 4 114,700 6.63 Va., N.C.
18 First Bancorp Troy, N.C. Royal Bank of Canada Toronto Aug. 14 Oct. 24 4 109,000 14.10 N.C.
19 First Midwest Bancorp Inc. Itasca, Ill. Northern Trust Corp. Chicago Apr. 15 Jun. 16 1 102,993 17.64 Ill.
20 Investor Group Alamosa, Colo. Zions Bancorp. Salt Lake City Nov. 26 pending 6 86,535 N.A Colo.
21 Grand Bank Hamilton, N.J. MetLife Inc. New York Feb. 26 May. 3 1 78,994 N.A N.J.
22 National Bancshares Inc. Bettendorf, Iowa First Banks Inc. St. Louis, Mo. Aug. 4 Oct. 17 3 75,000 N.A Ill.
23 United Community Banks Inc. Blairsville, Ga. Royal Bank of Canada Toronto Aug. 15 Oct. 24 3 74,000 9.00 N.C.
24 First Ottawa Bancshares Inc. Ottawa, Ill. First Midwest Bancorp Inc. Itasca, Ill. Jul. 18 Nov. 14 2 73,000 6.44 Ill.
25 Eastern Virginia Bankshares Inc. Tappahonnock BB&T Corp. Winston-Salem, N.C. Jun. 12 Sept. 26 3 66,000 10.91 Va.
  Totals and averages for top 25 branch transactions       118 $4,777,908 9.94%  
  Totals and averages for all branch transactions       266 $7,007,204 7.53%  


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