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Sovereign Bancorp, Inc., ("Sovereign") (NYSE: SOV), the parent company of Sovereign Bank, is a $90 billion financial institution, as of December 31, 2006, with nearly 800 community banking offices, over 2,000 ATMs and approximately 12,000 team members with principal markets in the Northeast United States. Sovereign offers a broad array of financial services and products including retail banking, business and corporate banking, cash management, capital markets, wealth management and insurance. Sovereign is the 17th largest banking institution in the United States. For more information on Sovereign Bank, visit http://www.sovereignbank.com or call 1-877-SOV-BANK