Legal Counsel, Financial Advisers for Top Branch Sales Announced in

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Rank Buyer Seller

1 Harris Bankcorp Household International Inc.

2 HF Ahmanson & Co. First Interstate Bancorp

3 NationsBank Corp. CFSB Corp.

4 UST Corp. Bank of Boston Corp.

5 Commonwealth Savings Bank, MHC Meridian Bancorp

6 FBOP Corp. Cal Fed Bancorp

7 Crestar Financial Corp. Mellon Bank Corp.

8 HF Bancorp Hawthorne Financial Corp.

9 TF Financial Corp. Cenlar Federal Savings Bank

10 ALBANK Financial Corp Arrow Financial Corp.

11 First State Corp. First Union Corp.

12 Coastal Bancorp Compass Bancshares

13 Centura Banks Inc. Essex Bancorp

14 First Virginia Banks Inc. National Commerce Bancorp.

15 FWB Bancorp. First Commonwealth Financial Corp.

16 Star Banc Corp. National City Corp.

17 SunTrust Banks Inc. Banco Latino, C.A.

18 Synovus Financial Corp. NationsBank Corp

19 Compass Bancshares Coastal Bancorp

20 First Citizens Bancorp. of S.C. NationsBank Corp

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Buyer's Buyer's

Legal Finacial

Counsel Advisers

1 Chapman & Cutler No Advisor

2 Not Available Smith Barney

3 In House No Advisor

4 Not Available Fox-Pitt Kelton

5 Elias, Matz, Tiernan & Herrick Alex. Brown & Sons

6 Not Available Not Available

7 Hunton & Williams No Advisor

8 Muldooon, Murphy & Faucette Deloitte & Touche

9 Malizia, Spidi, Sloane, & FischNo Advisor

10 Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & HamilNortheast Capital

& Advisory Inc.

11 Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & MurNot Available

12 Elias, Matz, Tiernan & Herrick No Advisor

13 Not Available No Advisor

14 In House No Advisor

15 Kennedy & Baris Not Available

16 Not Disclosed No Advisor

17 In House No Advisor

18 In House No Advisor

19 Not Available Not Available

20 Metzger, Hollis, Gordon, & AlprNo Advisor

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Buyer's

Rank Seller's Total

Legal Assets

Counsel ( Millions )

1 Not Available No Adviser

2 Sullivan & CromwellMontgomery

Securities

& CS First Boston

3 Not Available Professional Bank

Services

4 Bingham, Dana Merrill Lynch & Co

& Gould

5 Not Available Not Available

6 In House Hovde Financial

7 Venable, Baetjer No Adviser

& Howard

8 In House No Advisor

9 In House Ryan, Beck & Co.

10 Gallop, Johnson Bank Analysis Center

& Newman

11 Not Available Not Available

12 Liddell, Sapp, No Advisor

Zivley, Hill & LaBoon

13 Willcox & Savage No Advisor

14 King & Spalding Financial Consulting

Associates

15 Not Available Not Available

16 Not Disclosed No Advisor

17 In House No Advisor

18 In House No Advisor

19 Not Available Not Available

20 McNair, Larson No Advisor

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