Abbey National Takeover Saga
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Abbey National today looked set for Spanish ownership after banking group HBOS declared it was no longer considering a rival bid. Here are the key dates in the long-running saga over the troubled bankâs future.
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The UK&#39;s Financial Services Authority approved Santander Central Hispano SA&#39;s 9.4 billion-pound ($17.4 billion) takeover of Abbey National Plc, paving the way for Europe&#39;s biggest cross-border bank merger.
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BRUSSELS  - The European Union has cleared Banco Santander Central Hispano SA's acquisition of British rival Abbey National PLC.
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Britainâs largest brewer, agreed to a Â£7.8 billion ($15.4 billion) takeover by the European rivals Carlsberg and Heineken.
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British bank Abbey National said that its share of Britain's mortgage-lending market slipped in the third quarter, blaming the drop on distraction due to its looming takeover by Spain's Banco Santander Central Hispano (SCH).
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Spain&#39;s SCH plans to cut around 3,000 jobs at takeover target Abbey National to meet its goal of reducing costs by 450 million euros (302 million pounds) at the bank within three years.
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Shareholders in Abbey National PLC voted overwhelmingly Thursday to approve the bank&#39;s acquisition by Santander Central Hispano of Spain.
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THE Halifax Bank of Scotland group, HBOS, has known since May that Spain&#39;s Banco Santander Central Hispano wished to buy 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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Deutsche Bank, the biggest bank in Germany, is interested in buying Abbey Life -- the direct insurance unit of Lloyds TBS estimated to be worth 1.38 billion euros (1.9 billion dollars) -- the Financial Times Deutschland reported Monday.
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HBOS, THE Halifax and Bank of Scotland group that is considering whether to make a bid for Abbey National, yesterday reacted furiously to a statement from Mario Monti
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Spanish bank Santander Central Hispano would drop an eight billion pound-plus offer for Abbey National if rival bids result in a drawn-out competition investigation, the Sunday Telegraph reports.
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Newcastle United were reported to be on their way to becoming the latest English Premiership club to be taken over by foreign investors.
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Santander Central Hispano SAN.MC is expected to announce that headcount at Abbey National ANL.L will drop by no more than 4,500 if it succeeds with its takeover, a source familiar with the situation says.
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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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Abbey National admitted today that progress in recent months had been disrupted as a result of its planned takeover by Spain&#39;s largest bank.
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Directors of banking giant Abbey National today faced harsh criticism from shareholders angry at the decision to sell out to Spain&#39;s largest bank.