Article: Sovereign Bancorp and Banco Santander Agree to Revised Investment Terms.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. announced today that it and Banco Santander Central Hispano, S.A. have revised their Investment Agreement and that they have been advised by the staff of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) that the initial issuance of shares to Santander under the Agreement as revised will not require shareholder approval under the NYSE rules. Sovereign acknowledges the effort and governance expertise that NYSE Regulation brought to bear in this matter.

Sovereign said the principal changes to the Agreement include the following:

 
  * The elimination of both Santander's veto with respect to the ...

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