Article: Banco Santander likely to buy Sovereign Bancorp.

Article: Sovereign Seeks Santander Voting Rights ...
American Banker;  August 24, 2006 ;     700+ words ...This year Sovereign Bancorp avoided having to win shareholder approval to sell a stake in itself to Banco Santander Central Hispano SA by keeping the percentage it sold just low enough so it did not trigger so-called change in control rules ...

Article: Sovereign Bancorp and Banco Santander ...
PR Newswire;  November 22, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... FirstCall/ -- Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. announced today that it and Banco Santander Central Hispano ... shareholder value." Sovereign Bancorp, Inc., ("Sovereign ... 877-SOV-BANK. Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. and its ...

Article: In Brief: Sovereign Delays Santander Trust Vote.(Sovereign ...
American Banker;  September 6, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Sovereign Bancorp Inc. said Tuesday that it withdrew a shareholder proposal to let Banco Santander Central Hispano SA vote all the shares it owns. In its preliminary proxy filing last month, the Philadelphia company asked its ...

Article: With Sovereign Deal, Santander Plans Light Touch.(Market ...
American Banker;  October 15, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Kevin Dobbs Banco Santander SA's plans to use a relatively hands-off approach for now with Sovereign Bancorp. reflects one of the many management styles foreign banking companies have adopted over the years for U.S. banking arms ...

Article: In Brief: Relational Sues Sovereign and Santander.(Relational ...
American Banker;  December 13, 2005 ;     700+ words ...Relational Investors LLC sued Sovereign Bancorp Inc. and Banco Santander Central Hispano SA on Monday over the Madrid company's agreement to acquire a stake in Sovereign. Relational, a San Diego ...

Article: Sovereign Gets an Investor, Buying a Bank.(Sovereign ...
American Banker;  October 25, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... activist shareholder, Sovereign Bancorp Inc. spent the weekend ... significant equity stake to Banco Santander Central Hispano SA. Details ... just before press time. Banco Santander, of Madrid, would pay ... Mr. Terracciano and Banco Santander have crossed paths before ...

Article: Sovereign's CEO Faces Fresh Criticism Over Deal.(Jay Sidhu ...
American Banker;  November 3, 2005 ;     700+ words ...Sovereign Bancorp Inc. chairman Jay Sidhu continued to defend his controversial deal with Banco Santander Central Hispano SA and Independence Community Bank Corp. Wednesday in his first public appearance before bank stock investors ...