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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER between SOVEREIGN BANCORP, INC., and SEACOAST FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION January 26, 2004

Agreement and Plan of Merger • January 28th, 2004 • Sovereign Bancorp Inc • Savings institution, federally chartered • Pennsylvania

• Contract Type
  Agreement and Plan of Merger
• Filed
  January 28th, 2004
• Company
  Sovereign Bancorp Inc
• Industry
  Savings institution, federally chartered
• Jurisdiction
  Pennsylvania

THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of January 26, 2004, is made between SOVEREIGN BANCORP, INC. (“Sovereign”), a Pennsylvania corporation, having its principal place of business in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and SEACOAST FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION (“Seacoast”), a Massachusetts corporation, having its principal place of business in New Bedford, Massachusetts.