Article: Cape Cod, Mass., Savings Bank Shares $5 Million Stock Windfall with Charity.

Byline: Ethan Zindler

Jan. 29--The recent flurry of local bank sales has produced at least one surprising beneficiary: the Cape Cod Five Charitable Foundation.

Orleans-based Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank announced yesterday that it has donated $5 million in stock profits to its foundation, which supports nonprofits across the Cape.

The donation is a result of a windfall Cape Cod Five has enjoyed thanks to holdings in CCBT Financial Companies and Falmouth Bancorp. Both banks recently unveiled plans to be acquired.

Before the sale announcements, Cape Cod Five owned a combined 317,000 shares in the two banks. After the announcements ...

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