| Ticker Symbol: | SOV |
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| Exchange: | NYSE |
| Contact Info: | 1500 Market Street Philadelphia PA 19102 215 557-4630 |
| CEO/President: | Michael P. Ehlerman |
| Industry: | Finance - Savings & Loan / Standard Industry Code: 6035 |
| Description: | Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. is the parent company of Sovereign Bank. Sovereign Bank is a financial institution with community banking offices and ATMs in Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Massachusetts. (Company Press Release) |
| Shares Outstanding: | 662,230 (000) | Market Value: | 4,734,930 ($000) |
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| Percentage of Inst.Shareholders: | 42.44% | Number of Inst.Shareholders: | 3.00% |
| Last Quarter Sales: | N/C ($Mil.) | Last Quarter Net Income: | N/C ($Mil.) |
| Last Quarter EPS: | N/C | P/E Ratio: | 9 |
| Most Recent Earnings: | 0.20 on 04/23/08 | Earnings Per Share: | -2.82 |
| Most Recent Split: | 6-5 on 04/16/98 | Annual Dividend Rate: | .16 |
| Most Recent Dividend: | 0.080 on 10/30/07 | Annual Dividend Yield: | 2.24% |


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| NEW YORK CMMTY | +1.20 | 17.33 | |
| PEOPLE'S UNITED | -14.40 | 15.30 |
