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1988 – 1998 Merger and Investment History

Trace the company's growth from 1988 to 1998.

Closed Date = 08/28/1998

• Acquiree of Investment = Analytic - TSA International Inc.
•  Headquarters = London, England
• Transaction Type = Purchase
• Payment = Cash
• Exchange Ratio/Price Per Share = Private

Closed Date = 06/30/1998

• Acquiree of Investment = The Money Store
•  Headquarters = Sacramento, California
• Transaction Type = Purchase
• Payment = Stock
• Exchange Ratio/Price Per Share = 0.5851

Closed Date = 04/30/1998

• Acquiree of Investment = Bowles Hollowell Conner and Company
•  Headquarters = Charlotte, North Carolina
• Transaction Type = Purchase
• Payment = Stock
• Exchange Ratio/Price Per Share = Private

Closed Date = 04/28/1998

• Acquiree of Investment = Corestates
•  Headquarters = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Transaction Type = Pooling
• Payment = Stock
• Exchange Ratio/Price Per Share = 1.62

Closed Date = 01/31/1998

• Acquiree of Investment = Wheat First Butcher Singer
•  Headquarters = Richmond, Virginia
• Transaction Type = Pooling
• Payment = Stock
• Exchange Ratio/Price Per Share = Private

Closed Date = 01/15/01998

• Acquiree of Investment = Covenant Bancorp
•  Headquarters = Haddonfield, New Jersey
• Transaction Type = Purchase
• Payment = Stock
• Exchange Ratio/Price Per Share = 0.3813

Closed Date =11/28/1997

• Acquiree of Investment = Signet Banking Corporation
•  Headquarters = Richmond, Virginia
• Transaction Type = Pooling
• Payment = Stock
• Exchange Ratio/Price Per Share = 1.10

Closed Date = 04/11/1997

• Acquiree of Investment = Boca Raton First National bank
•  Headquarters = Boca Raton, Florida
• Transaction Type = Purchase
• Payment = Cash
• Exchange Ratio/Price Per Share = $7.41

Closed Date = 12/11/1996

• Acquiree of Investment = Keystone Investments
•  Headquarters = Boston, Massachusetts
• Transaction Type = Purchase
• Payment = Stock
• Exchange Ratio/Price Per Share = Private

Closed Date = 11/25/1996

• Acquiree of Investment = Home Financial Corp.
•  Headquarters = Hollywood, Florida
• Transaction Type =  Purchase
• Payment = Stock
• Exchange Ratio/Price Per Share = 0.2257

Closed Date = 11/13/1996

• Acquiree of Investment = Center Financial Corp
•  Headquarters = Waterbury, Connecticut         
• Transaction Type = Purchase
• Payment = Stock
• Exchange Ratio/Price Per Share = 0.3539

Closed Date = 10/01/1996

• Acquiree of Investment = Old York Agency
•  Headquarters = York, Pennsylvania
• Transaction Type = Purchase
• Payment = Cash
• Exchange Ratio/Price Per Share = Private

Closed Date = 10/01/1996

• Acquiree of Investment = Meridian Trust Co. - corporate trust business
•  Headquarters = Reading, Pennsylvania
• Transaction Type = Purchase
• Payment = Cash
• Exchange Ratio/Price Per Share = Private

Closed Date = 07/31/1996

• Acquiree of Investment = USL Capital Corporation's rail business
•  Headquarters = San Francisco, California
• Transaction Type = Purchase
• Payment = Cash
• Exchange Ratio/Price Per Share = Private

Closed Date = 06/01/1996

• Acquiree of Investment = Society First Federal Savings Bank
•  Headquarters = Fort Myers, Florida
• Transaction Type = Purchase
• Payment = Cash
• Exchange Ratio/Price Per Share = Private

Closed Date = 04/01/1996

• Acquiree of Investment = Northbrook Rail Corporation
•  Headquarters = Arlington heights, Illinois
• Transaction Type = Purchase
• Payment = Cash
• Exchange Ratio/Price Per Share = Private

Closed Date = 03/31/1996

• Acquiree of Investment = Interrail
•  Headquarters = Chicago, Illinois
• Transaction Type = Purchase
• Payment = Cash
• Exchange Ratio/Price Per Share = Private

Closed Date = 01/31/1996

• Acquiree of Investment = Brentwood National Bank
•  Headquarters = Brentwood, Tennessee
• Transaction Type = Purchase
• Payment = Stock
• Exchange Ratio/Price Per Share = 0.1573

Closed Date = 01/11/1996

• Acquiree of Investment = RS Financial Corporation (Raleigh Federal)
•  Headquarters = Raleigh, North Carolina
• Transaction Type = Purchase
• Payment = Stock
• Exchange Ratio/Price Per Share = 0.7368

Closed Date = 01/01/1996

• Acquiree of Investment = First Fidelity Bancorporation
•  Headquarters = Newark, New Jersey
• Transaction Type = Pooling
• Payment = Stock
• Exchange Ratio/Price Per Share = 1.35

Closed Date = 11/03/1995

• Acquiree of Investment = Columbia First Bank
•  Headquarters = Arlington, Virginia
• Transaction Type = Purchase
• Payment = Stock
• Exchange Ratio/Price Per Share = 1.1852

Closed Date = 10/05/1995

• Acquiree of Investment = United Financial Corporation of South Carolina, Inc.
•  Headquarters = Greenwood, South Carolina
• Transaction Type = Purchase
• Payment = Stock
• Exchange Ratio/Price Per Share =  0.423

Closed Date = 08/08/1995

• Acquiree of Investment = Home Federal Savings Bank of Rome
•  Headquarters = Rome, Georgia
• Transaction Type = Purchase
• Payment = Cash
• Exchange Ratio/Price Per Share = Private

Closed Date = 07/01/1995

• Acquiree of Investment = American Savings of  Florida, FSB
•  Headquarters = Miami, Florida
• Transaction Type = Purchase
• Payment = Stock
• Exchange Ratio/Price Per Share = 0.4626

Closed Date = 06/30/1995

• Acquiree of Investment = Certain of ABT Funds
•  Headquarters = Miami, Florida
• Transaction Type = Purchase
• Payment = Cash
• Exchange Ratio/Price Per Share = Private

Closed Date = 05/31/1995

• Acquiree of Investment = Coral Gables Fedcorp Inc.
•  Headquarters = Coral Gables, Florida
• Transaction Type = Purchase
• Payment = Cash
• Exchange Ratio/Price Per Share = $26.59

Closed Date = 04/01/1995

• Acquiree of Investment = Ameribanc Investors Group
•  Headquarters = Annandale, Virginia
• Transaction Type = Purchase
• Payment = Cash
• Exchange Ratio/Price Per Share = $3.00

Closed Date = 04/01/1995

• Acquiree of Investment = First Florida Savings Bank, FSB
•  Headquarters =  Miami, Florida
• Transaction Type = Purchase
• Payment = Cash
• Exchange Ratio/Price Per Share = $3.00

Closed Date = 03/23/1995

• Acquiree of Investment = Chase Manhattan Bank of Florida, NA branches
•  Headquarters = Tampa, Florida (Manhattan, NY)
• Transaction Type = Purchase
• Payment = Cash
• Exchange Ratio/Price Per Share = Private

Closed Date = 12/12/1994

• Acquiree of Investment = Cobb Federal Savings Association
•  Headquarters = Marietta, Georgia
• Transaction Type = Purchase
• Payment = Cash
• Exchange Ratio/Price Per Share = RTC

Closed Date = 12/08/1994

• Acquiree of Investment = Chase Manhattan Bank of Florida, NA branches
•  Headquarters = Tampa, Florida (Manhattan, NY)
• Transaction Type = Purchase
• Payment = Cash
• Exchange Ratio/Price Per Share = Private

Closed Date = 11/01/1994

• Acquiree of Investment = Home Federal Savings Bank
•  Headquarters = Washington, DC
• Transaction Type = Pooling
• Payment = Stock
• Exchange Ratio/Price Per Share = 0.4835

Closed Date = 08/19/1994

• Acquiree of Investment = Hollywood Federal Savings Bank
•  Headquarters = Hollywood, Florida
• Transaction Type = Purchase
• Payment = Cash
• Exchange Ratio/Price Per Share = RTC

Closed Date = 08/02/1994

• Acquiree of Investment = BancFlorida Financial Corporation
•  Headquarters = Naples, Florida
• Transaction Type = Purchase
• Payment = Stock
• Exchange Ratio/Price Per Share = 0.665

Closed Date = 06/30/1994

• Acquiree of Investment = Lieber and Company
•  Headquarters = Purchase, New York
• Transaction Type = Pooling
• Payment = Stock
• Exchange Ratio/Price Per Share =Private

Closed Date = 05/31/1994

• Acquiree of Investment = American Bancshares Inc.
•  Headquarters = Monroe, North Carolina
• Transaction Type = Pooling
• Payment = Stock
• Exchange Ratio/Price Per Share = 0.211

Closed Date = 04/29/1994

• Acquiree of Investment = Citizens Federal Savings Association
•  Headquarters = Jacksonville, Florida
• Transaction Type = Purchase
• Payment = Cash
• Exchange Ratio/Price Per Share = RTC

Closed Date = 04/08/1994

• Acquiree of Investment = Jacksonville Federal Savings Association
•  Headquarters = Jacksonville, Florida
• Transaction Type = Purchase
• Payment = Cash
• Exchange Ratio/Price Per Share = RTC

Closed Date = 12/31/1993

• Acquiree of Investment = Enterprise Bank, N.A.
•  Headquarters = Winter Park, Florida
• Transaction Type = Purchase
• Payment = Cash
• Exchange Ratio/Price Per Share = $10.50

Closed Date = 06/23/1993

• Acquiree of Investment = First American Metro Corporation
•  Headquarters = McLean, Virginia
• Transaction Type = Purchase
• Payment = Cash
• Exchange Ratio/Price Per Share = Private

Closed Date = 06/12/1993

• Acquiree of Investment = Georgia Federal Savings Bank, FSB
•  Headquarters = Atlanta, Georgia
• Transaction Type = Purchase
• Payment = Cash
• Exchange Ratio/Price Per Share = Private

Closed Date = 03/01/1993

• Acquiree of Investment = Dominion Bankshares
•  Headquarters = Roanoke, Virginia
• Transaction Type = Pooling
• Payment = Stock
• Exchange Ratio/Price Per Share = 0.58

Closed Date = 01/15/1993

• Acquiree of Investment = DF Southeastern (Decatur Federal)
•  Headquarters = Decatur, Georgia
• Transaction Type = Pooling
• Payment = Stock
• Exchange Ratio/Price Per Share = 0.82

Closed Date = 01/15/1993

• Acquiree of Investment = South Carolina Federal Corporation
•  Headquarters = Columbia, South Carolina
• Transaction Type = Pooling
• Payment = Stock
• Exchange Ratio/Price Per Share = 0.76

Closed Date = 12/11/1992

• Acquiree of Investment = Sailors and Merchants bank and Trust
•  Headquarters = Vienna, Virginia
• Transaction Type = Purchase
• Payment = Cash
• Exchange Ratio/Price Per Share = FDIC

Closed Date = 12/03/1992

• Acquiree of Investment = Meritor Savings, FA
•  Headquarters = Winter Haven, FL
• Transaction Type = Purchase
• Payment = Cash
• Exchange Ratio/Price Per Share = Private

Closed Date = 09/27/1992

• Acquiree of Investment = Flagler Federal Savings and Loan Assn.
•  Headquarters = Miami, Florida
• Transaction Type = Purchase  
• Payment = Cash
• Exchange Ratio/Price Per Share = RTC

Closed Date = 09/13/1992

• Acquiree of Investment = PSFS Thrift Holding Company
•  Headquarters = Coral Gables, Florida
• Transaction Type = Purchase
• Payment = Cash
• Exchange Ratio/Price Per Share = RTC

Closed Date = 04/10/1992

• Acquiree of Investment = Security First Federal Savings and Loan
•  Headquarters = Daytona Beach, Florida
• Transaction Type = Purchase
• Payment = Cash
• Exchange Ratio/Price Per Share = RTC

Closed Date = 09/20/1991

• Acquiree of Investment = American Pioneer, FSB
•  Headquarters = Orlando, Florida        
• Transaction Type = Purchase
• Payment = Cash
• Exchange Ratio/Price Per Share = RTC

Closed Date = 09/19/1991

• Acquiree of Investment = Southeast Bank of West Florida
•  Headquarters = Pensacola, Florida
• Transaction Type = Purchase
• Payment = Cash
• Exchange Ratio/Price Per Share = FDIC

Closed Date = 08/23/1991

• Acquiree of Investment = Gold Coast Savings Bank
•  Headquarters = Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
• Transaction Type = Purchase
• Payment = Cash
• Exchange Ratio/Price Per Share = RTC

Closed Date = 08/02/1991

• Acquiree of Investment = Florida Federal Savings, FSB
•  Headquarters = St. Petersburg, Florida
• Transaction Type = Purchase
• Payment = Cash
• Exchange Ratio/Price Per Share = RTC

Closed Date = 01/29/1990

• Acquiree of Investment = Florida National Banks of Florida, Inc.
•  Headquarters = Jacksonville, Florida
• Transaction Type = Purchase
• Payment = Cash (50% of shares)
• Exchange Ratio/Price Per Share = $27.125

Closed Date =

• Acquiree of Investment =  plus new series cumulative perpetual adjusted rate preferred
•  Headquarters =
• Transaction Type = preferred
• Payment = (50%)
• Exchange Ratio/Price Per Share = 0.5425

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