EU clears Banco Santander&#39;s takeover bid for Abbey National
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The European Commission, executive arm of the European Union, on Wednesday cleared acquisition of Britain&#39;s sixth largest bank Abbey National by Spain&#39;s largest bank Banco Santander Central Hispano.
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Abbey National shareholders will no longer need to fill in complex Spanish tax forms if BSCH's bid to buy the UK firm succeeds.
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LONDON (CBS.MW) -- UK bank Abbey National (UK:ANL) said uncertainty and distraction caused by its takeover process by Spanish bank Banco Santander (STD) affected its third quarter results, but a &quot;speedy conclusion to the transaction has avoided a marked
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Spanish bank Santander claimed victory for its 8.7 billion pound ($15.6 billion) agreed takeover of Britain&#39;s Abbey National after its most likely rival, UK bank HBOS, pulled out of the race.
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HBOS said it had decided against bidding for the British mortgage bank Abbey National, clearing the way for an agreed offer from Spain's Banco Santander Central Hispano (SCH).
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LONDON, September 9 (New Ratings) - Santander Central Hispano (BSD2.FSE) has indicated that it is selling a 2.51% stake in Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc, in an attempt to seek regulatory approval to acquire UKâs Abbey National Plc.
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UK bank HBOS says it will not be making an offer for Abbey, clearing the way for the bid from Spanish bank Santander Central Hispano.
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Shareholders in Abbey National PLC voted overwhelmingly Thursday to approve the bank's nearly &#36;15 billion acquisition by Santander Central Hispano of Spain.
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Santander Central Hispano has won permission from the European Commission to press ahead with its agreed 8.7 billion pound takeover of Abbey National.
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Shareholders of Spain's largest bank, Banco Santander Central (SCH), overwhelmingly approved the 8.5-billion-pound (12.3-billion-euro, 15.3-billion-dollar) takeover of British mortgage bank Abbey National.
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Santander Central Hispano's Â£8.6bn bid for UK lender Abbey will help create a single regional financial market, the European Union's Mario Monti says.
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Santander Central Hispano SA aims to complete its 8.3 billion pounds ($15 billion) purchase of Abbey National Plc by November, the Financial Times said, citing Juan Inciarte, Santander&#39;s director for Europe and consumer finance.
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Santander Central Hispano SA, which last month offered 8.2 billion pounds ($14.9 billion) to buy the UK mortgage lender Abbey National Plc, said it will eliminate 3,000 jobs at the British company.
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Santander Central Hispano's Â£8.6bn ($15.3bn) bid for UK lender Abbey will help create a single regional financial market, the European Union's Mario Monti says.
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The Spanish bank which is buying Abbey made a Â£2.2bn profit (3.1bn euros)in the first nine months of 2004. Banco Santander Central Hispano, which is acquiring the UK lender in a Â£8.
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LONDON HBOS said on Wednesday that it would not bid for Abbey National, clearing the way for Santander Central Hispano&#39;s Â£8.7 billion takeover of the No.