Leading International Banking and Financial Services Mergers

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(Dollars in millions)

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Buyer

1 Banque National de Paris

2 Societe Generale, Paris

3 Banco de Santander , Santander, Spain

4 Lloyds TSB Group, U.K.

5 Banca Intesa, Milan

6 General Electric Capital Corp., Stamford, Conn. (a)

7 Sun Life and Provincial, U.K. (b)

8 Skandia Foersakrings, Sweden (b)

9 Caer, Milan

10 Prudential Corp, U.K. (b)

11 Fortis, Belgium (a)

12 Chuo Trust and Banking Co., Japan

13 Schweizerische Lebensversicher, Switzerland (b)

14 HSBC Holdings, U.K.

15 Alpha Credit Bank, Greece

16 Banca Antoniana Popolare, Italy

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Date

BuyerSeller announced

1 Societe Generale - Banque Paribas, Paris Mar. 9

2 Compagnie Financiere de Paribas, Paris Feb. 1

3 Banco Central Hispanoamericano, Madrid Jan. 14

4 Scottish Widows Fund & Life, U.K. (b) 23-Jun

5 Banca Commerciale Italiana, Italy 31-May

6 Japan Leasing Corp., Tokyo (a) Jan. 26

7 GRE PLC, U.K. (b) Feb. 1

8 Storebrand,Pohjola-Non-Life, Norway (b) Feb. 22

9 Casse Venete, Italy 29-May

10 M&G Group, U.K. (b) Mar. 11

11 American Bankers Insurance Group, Miami Mar. 8

12 Mitsui Trust & Banking Co., Japan Jan. 20

13 Banca del Gottardo, Switzerland Jan. 22

14 Seoul Bank, South Korea Jan. 22

15 Ionian Bank, Greece Mar. 29

16 Banca Nazionale dell Ag, Italy Mar. 5

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Price Price/ Buyer's

Value of per book Seller's number of

Buyertransactiishare value assets employees

1 $39,682.50 NA 2.1 $646,288.10 NA

2 19,910.10 123.1 2 312,359.10 44,832

3 11,320.80 10.24 1 77,066.50 11,827

4 11,119.50 NA NA NA NA

5 10,128.30 8.11 NA NA NA

6 6,565.60 NA NA NA 21,400

7 5,691.60 6.42 1.3 31,555.00 7,415

8 4,009.00 NA NA NA NA

9 3,856.30 NA NA NA NA

10 2,987.00 40.44 5.8 873.1 22,120

11 2,823.50 55 3.3 3,944.60 16

12 1,945.00 NA NA 9,224.50 NA

13 943.8 NA NA NA NA

14 900 NA NA 23,031.90 NA

15 898.7 NA NA 7,884.50 NA

16 754.7 NA NA 31,172.70 NA

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Seller's

number of

Buyeremployees

1 64,832

2 20,000

3 29,373

4 4,528

5 NA

6 NA

7 14,676

8 NA

9 NA

10 845

11 NA

12 NA

13 NA

14 NA

15 NA

16 NA

Source: Thomson Financial Securities Data and American Banker research

(a) Financial services company (b) Insurance company (c) Banque Nationale de Paris announced deal with new entity yet to be formed from the Societe Generale and Paribas merger agreement.

The Societe Generale component is valued at $19.8 billion while Paribas was valued at $19.9 billion. NA = not available ===

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