Financial Multiples and Deal Pricing

+++ Top 25 bank and thrifts mergers completed in first half of 1998 (dollars in millions)

part 1 of 4

Buyer

1 First Union Corp., N.C.

2 NationsBank Corp., N.C.

3 National City Corp., Ohio

4 Banc One Corp., Ohio

5 First American Corp., Tenn.

6 Union Planters Corp., Tenn.

7 National City Corp., Ohio

8 North Fork Bancorp, N.Y.

9 M&T Bank Corp., N.Y.

10 H.F. Ahmanson & Co., Calif.

11 Fifth Third Bancorp, Ohio

12 Fifth Third Bancorp, Ohio

13 Peoples Heritage Finl. Grp, Me.

14 Star Banc Corp., Ohio

15 CNB Bancshares, Ind.

16 First Midwest Bancorp, Ill.

17 Sovereign Bancorp, Pa.

18 Webster Financial Corp., Conn.

19 Bay View Capital Corp., Calif.

20 BB&T Corp., N.C.

21 Mercantile Bancorp, Mo.

22 Golden State Bancorp Inc., Calif.

23 First Security Corp., Utah

24 United Bankshares, Va.

25 Marshall & Ilsley Corp., Wis.

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Announced

Target date

1 CoreStates Financial Corp., Pa. Nov. 18, 1997

2 Barnett Banks Inc., Fla. Aug. 29, 1997

3 First of America Bank Corp., MichDec. 1, 1997

4 First Commerce Corp., La. Oct. 20, 1997

5 Deposit Guaranty Corp., Miss. Dec. 8, 1997

6 Magna Group Inc., Mo. Feb. 22, 1998

7 Fort Wayne National Corp., Ind. Jan. 12, 1998

8 New York Bancorp, N.Y. Oct. 7, 1997

9 OnBancorp Inc., N.Y. Oct. 28, 1997

10 Coast Savings Financial, Calif. Oct. 6, 1997

11 State Savings Company, Ohio Jan. 5, 1998

12 CitFed Bancorp, Dayton, Ohio Jan. 14, 1998

13 CFX Corp., N.H. Oct. 27, 1997

14 Great Financial Corp., Ky. Sep. 15, 1997

15 Pinnacle Financial Services, MichOct. 15, 1997

16 Heritage Finl. Services Inc., IllJan. 15, 1998

17 ML Bancorp, Pa. Sept. 18, 1997

18 Eagle Financial Corp., Conn. (1) Oct. 27, 1997

19 America First Eureka Holdings, Ca 8-May-97

20 Life Bancorp, Va. Oct. 29, 1997

21 CBT Corp., Ky. Jan. 12, 1998

22 Cenfed Financial Corp., Calif. Aug. 18, 1997

23 California State Bank, Calif. Feb. 19, 1998

24 George Mason Bankshares Inc., Va.Sept. 11, 1997

25 Advantage Bancorp, Wis. Nov. 13, 1997

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CompletiCompletion

Completi Announced Completed price peprice-to-

date deal price deal price share book

1 Apr. 27 $17,103.80 $20,202.40 $98.42 6.14

2 Jan. 9 15,567.70 14,700.00 70.06 3.71

3 Mar. 31 7,118.00 7,827.30 87.98 4.09

4 Jun. 12 3,050.20 3,464.10 79.46 3.94

5 Apr. 30 2,697.00 2,382.40 57.7 3.71

6 Jun. 30 2,250.00 2,117.00 56.96 3.17

7 Mar. 30 847 1,048.50 54.75 3.42

8 Mar. 27 833.9 1,036.00 46.04 5.81

9 Mar. 31 880.4 1,002.90 77.19 3.02

10 Feb. 13 909 949.2 48.49 1.75

11 Jun. 19 903.2 918.6 153,092 3.44

12 Jun. 26 726.8 826.9 61.05 3.78

13 Apr. 10 710.1 843.3 33.39 3.33

14 Feb. 6 656.9 707 47.12 2.32

15 Apr. 17 591.1 689.5 53.9 3.78

16 Jun. 30 408.4 426.4 33.83 3.37

17 Feb. 27 399.8 412 31.39 2.27

18 Apr. 15 370.6 408 60.9 2.64

19 Jan. 2 300 391.4 48.46 1.98

20 Mar. 1 340.9 373.8 35.99 2.23

21 Jun. 30 276.2 264.5 32.81 2.12

22 Apr. 21 208.4 304.9 49.13 2.2

23 29-May 304.2 278.6 48.46 3.05

24 Apr. 2 210 246.4 45.05 3.12

25 Apr. 1 217.3 243.3 69.45 3.1

$57,881.00 $62,064.10 3.26

$66,094.60 $71,039.50 2.69

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Completion

price to

latest 1 Target's

net inc. assets

1 24.46 $47,591.00

2 23.5 44,005.10

3 24.36 21,690.80

4 26.74 9,311.20

5 25.53 6,839.40

6 23.11 7,075.00

7 27.63 3,393.50

8 19.17 3,244.20

9 19.82 5,532.00

10 15.56 8,999.50

11 28.84 2,657.30

12 27.48 3,446.80

13 43.21 1,935.60

14 29.87 3,046.20

15 65.05 2,180.30

16 23.31 1,319.30

17 3 2,070.20

18 52.5 2,091.10

19 8.91 2,183.10

20 26.74 1,486.40

21 20.06 1,078.70

22 20.21 2,295.50

23 27.26 849.2

24 29.33 963.3

25 21.87 1,037.50

26.3 $186,322.30

25.85 $228,558.50 ===

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