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Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. Announces 2005 Net Income of $676 Million or $1.77 Per Share, Up 31% and Operating/Cash Earnings of $1.93 Per Share, Up 5%

    Financial Highlights
    --  Net income for 2005 was $676 million, up 49% from $454 million in
        2004. Earnings per diluted share for 2005 were $1.77, up 31% from
        $1.36 in 2004.  Net income for the fourth quarter of 2005 was $165
        million, up 20% from $137 million in the same quarter a year ago.
        Earnings per diluted share for the fourth quarter of 2005 were $.44,
        up 16% from $.38 per diluted share in the fourth quarter of 2004.
    --  Operating/cash earnings per diluted share were $1.93 in 2005, up 5%
        from $1.83 in 2004. Operating/cash earnings per diluted share for the
        fourth quarter of 2005 were $.48 per share, unchanged from the fourth
        quarter of 2004.
    --  Efficiency ratio was 49.0% in 2005 as compared to 50.3% in 2004.
    --  Positive operating leverage of 1.2 times in 2005.
    --  Average annual deposit growth of 16%, including acquisitions, from
        the fourth quarter of 2004; average annual core deposit (excluding
        time deposits) growth of 8%, including acquisitions.
    --  Average deposits increased to $37.9 billion during the quarter, an
        annualized organic growth rate of 8%; average core deposits
        (excluding time deposits) increased to $27.5 billion during the
        quarter, an annualized organic growth rate of 2%.
    --  Average annual loan growth of 21%, including acquisitions, from the
        fourth quarter of 2004.
    --  Average loans increased to $43.5 billion during the quarter, an
        annualized organic growth rate of 11%.
    --  Return on average assets of 1.11% in 2005 as compared to .90% in
        2004.
    --  Operating/cash return on average assets of 1.26% in 2005 as compared
        to 1.19% in 2004.
    --  Return on average tangible shareholders' equity of 24.52% in 2005 as
        compared to 19.54% in 2004.
    --  Operating/cash return on tangible shareholders' equity of 27.71% in
        2005 as compared to 25.94% in 2004.
    --  Net charge-offs decreased to .20% of average loans in 2005 as
        compared to .36% in 2004. Annualized net charge-offs decreased to
        .21% of average loans in the fourth quarter of 2005 as compared to
        .28% in the fourth quarter of 2004.
    --  Sovereign repurchased one million shares during the quarter through
        our previously announced repurchase program, and a total of 21
        million shares for the twelve months ended December 31, 2005.

    PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sovereign Bancorp, Inc.
("Sovereign") (NYSE: SOV), parent company of Sovereign Bank ("Bank"), today
reported for the year ended December 31, 2005 net income of $676 million, up
49% from $454 million in 2004, and earnings per diluted share of $1.77, up 31%
from $1.36 in 2004. Net income in 2005 included the full year impact of the
Seacoast and Waypoint acquisitions, which closed in the third quarter of 2004
and the first quarter of 2005, respectively, as well as stock based
compensation expense of $.05 per share. Sovereign adopted FAS 123 in 2002 and
as a result has been expensing stock options since that time. Sovereign's net
income for 2005 produced returns on average assets and average tangible equity
of 1.11% and 24.52%, respectively, as compared to .90% and 19.54%,
respectively, in 2004.
    For the fourth quarter 2005, Sovereign reported net income of $165
million, or $.44 per diluted share, as compared to $137 million, or $.38 per
diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2004.  Net income in the fourth
quarter of 2005 included charges related to proxy and related professional
fees of $3.8 million, after-tax, or $.01 per share; net income in the fourth
quarter of 2004 included a non-cash other-than-temporary impairment charge on
FNMA and FHLMC preferred stock of $20.9 million, after-tax, or $.06 per share.
Sovereign's net income for the fourth quarter of 2005 produced annualized
returns on average assets and average tangible equity of 1.03% and 23.67%,
respectively, as compared to 1.00% and 21.86%, respectively, in the same
period a year ago.
    Effective in the fourth quarter of 2004, Sovereign combined its definition
of operating earnings and cash earnings and the related per share amounts into
one number which excludes amortization of core deposit intangibles, in
addition to special items. Since some of these special items are difficult to
predict and make the results of normal operations less clear, management
believes the presentation of financial measures excluding the impact of these
items provides useful supplemental information in evaluating the operating
results of Sovereign's core businesses.
    Operating/cash earnings in 2005 were $1.93 per diluted share as compared
$1.83 per diluted share in 2004. Operating/cash earnings in 2005 excluded
after-tax charges related to mergers and acquisitions, restructuring charges,
proxy and related professional fees, and amortization of intangible assets.
In 2004, operating/cash earnings excluded after-tax charges related to mergers
and acquisitions, loan loss provision related to acquisitions, charges
associated with the early redemption of high-cost debt, accounting changes
related to the adoption of EITF 04-08, a non-cash other-than-temporary
impairment charge on FNMA and FHLMC preferred stock, and amortization of
intangible assets. Operating/cash earnings for 2005 produced operating/cash
return on average assets and average tangible equity of 1.26% and 27.71%,
respectively, as compared to 1.19% and 25.94%, respectively, in 2004. A
reconciliation of net income to operating/cash earnings, as well as the
related earnings per share amounts, is included in a later section of this
release.
    For the quarter ended December 31, 2005, Sovereign's operating/cash
earnings per diluted share were $.48, which excluded the above mentioned proxy
and related professional fee charges and $11.5 million, or $.03 per share,
related to amortization of intangible assets, as compared to $.48 per diluted
share a year ago, which excluded the above mentioned impairment charge and
$12.6 million, or $.04 per share, related to amortization of intangible assets
as well as merger related and integration cost reversals of $3.4 million or
$.01 per share. Operating/cash earnings for the fourth quarter of 2005
produced annualized operating/cash return on average assets and average
tangible equity of 1.17% and 26.78%, respectively, as compared to 1.22% and
26.65%, respectively, in the fourth quarter of 2004.
    Commenting on results for the full year 2005 and the fourth quarter of
2005, Jay S. Sidhu, Sovereign's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said,
"Despite a challenging rate environment, 2005 results include many positives
for Sovereign. We saw improvement in our operating metrics - operating/cash
return on average assets expanded to 1.26% in 2005 from 1.19% in 2004,
operating/cash return on average tangible equity expanded to 27.71% from
25.94% in 2004, and our efficiency ratio improved 134 basis points to 49.0%.
We had robust growth across most of our lending areas with net charge-offs at
historically low levels, while fee-based revenues grew 36% over 2004 levels.
We successfully integrated our acquisition of Waypoint and moved to our new
market-based delivery model. In the fourth quarter of 2005, we announced our
pending acquisition of Independence Community Bank Corp. and Santander's
pending $2.4 billion investment in Sovereign at $27.00 per share."

    Net Interest Income and Margin
    Sovereign reported net interest income of $392 million for the fourth
quarter of 2005, an increase of $5 million, or 1%, compared to the fourth
quarter of 2004. Sovereign's average loan portfolio increased during the
fourth quarter by $1.2 billion to $43.5 billion, reflecting an annualized
growth rate of 11%. Sovereign's average deposits increased $719 million during
the quarter, reflecting an annualized growth rate of 8%. Average core deposits
(excludes time deposits) increased during the quarter by approximately $153
million to $27.5 billion, reflecting an annualized growth rate of 2%.
    On an average for the year, net interest margin declined 15 basis points
to 3.09% as compared to 3.24% for 2004.  Net interest margin was 2.93% for the
fourth quarter of 2005 as compared to 3.04% in the third quarter primarily as
a result of loan growth outpacing deposit growth and the prolonged flatness of
the yield curve, which is facing the entire industry. Commercial loan yields
expanded 34 basis points during the quarter and the yield of total loans
increased 23 basis points, while total deposit costs (including non-interest
bearing DDA) increased 31 basis points during the same period.

    Non-Interest Income
    Consumer and commercial banking fees were very strong during the quarter,
up 7% and 52%, respectively, from a year ago. Consumer banking fees increased
by $5.1 million to $72.8 million, or 8%, compared to the same period in 2004,
primarily driven by growth in loan and deposit fees. Commercial banking fees
increased by $17.0 million to $49.8 million, or 52%, over the same period a
year ago, primarily driven by growth in loan fees and cash management fees as
well as revenues of $5.5 million related to the dealer floor plan
securitization. Excluding this securitization, which will generate
approximately $3.0 million per quarter in fee-based revenues going forward,
commercial banking fees were up 26% from a year ago.
    Mortgage banking revenues for the quarter were $26.8 million, compared to
$29.0 million last quarter and $4.7 million in the same quarter a year ago.
Mortgage banking revenue remained strong in the fourth quarter reflecting
sales of mortgage and home equity loans and a reversal of mortgage servicing
right impairment reserves of $3.9 million.

    Non-Interest Expense
    G&A expenses for the quarter were $282 million, including acquisitions, as
compared to $257 million a year ago. On a linked quarter basis, G&A expenses
were up $4.9 million due primarily to increased technology expense resulting
from higher transaction charges and increased utilization of web-based
products, seasonality in real estate costs and increased costs in outside
services related to a servicing conversion in our consumer loan group. "For
2005, G&A expenses were 3.5% favorable to our budget with positive operating
leverage of 1.2 times, resulting in a 133 basis points improvement in our
efficiency ratio over 2004. Our efficiency ratio was 49.0% for 2005 as
compared to 50.3% in 2004," commented Mark R. McCollom, Sovereign's Chief
Financial Officer.

    Asset Quality
    Sovereign continued to see improvement in net charge-offs during 2005.
Annualized net charge-offs increased slightly to .21% of average loans for the
fourth quarter, compared to .18% in the third quarter and decreased from .28%
in the fourth quarter of 2004. NPAs to total assets were up slightly from
third quarter levels at .32%. Sovereign's provision for credit losses was
$26.0 million this quarter compared to $20.0 million in the third quarter and
$27.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2004. The allowance for credit losses
to total loans decreased slightly to 1.00% at December 31, 2005, as compared
to 1.02% at September 30, 2005 and 1.12% at December 31, 2004. The allowance
for credit losses to non-performing loans now stands at 231%, as compared to
257% at September 30, 2005 and 285% at December 31, 2004.

    Capital
    During the quarter, Sovereign repurchased one million shares under a
previously announced repurchase program. For 2005, Sovereign repurchased 21
million shares, or more than 5% of fully diluted shares outstanding.
Sovereign's Tier 1 leverage ratio was 6.68% at December 31, 2005. Tangible
common equity to tangible assets, excluding other comprehensive income
("OCI"), was 5.05% and including OCI was 4.73%. The equity to assets ratio was
9.13% at December 31, 2005.  Sovereign Bank's Tier 1 leverage ratio was 6.84%
and the Bank's risk-based capital ratio was 10.68% at December 31, 2005.
    Based upon our January 13 stock price of $22.20, Sovereign is trading at a
P/E of 11.5x analysts mean 2006 estimate. The book value per share at December
31, 2005 was $16.21.

    About Sovereign
    Sovereign Bancorp, Inc., ("Sovereign") (NYSE: SOV), is the parent company
of Sovereign Bank, a $64 billion financial institution with more than 650
community banking offices, over 1,000 ATMs and approximately 10,000 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,
trust and wealth management and insurance. Sovereign is the 19th largest
banking institution in the United States. For more information on Sovereign
Bank, visit < http://www.sovereignbank.com > or call 1-877-SOV-BANK.
    Interested parties will have the opportunity to listen to a live web-cast
of Sovereign's Fourth Quarter 2005 earnings call on Tuesday, January 17
beginning at 5:00 p.m. ET at http://www.sovereignbank.com >Investor Relations >News
>Conference Calls/Webcasts; or
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?p=irol-
eventDetails&c=67999&eventID=1181767.  The web-cast and replay can be accessed
anytime from 5:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, January 17 through 9:00 p.m. ET on
Monday, March 31, 2006. Questions may be submitted during the call via email
to investor@sovereignbank.com .  A telephone replay will be accessible from
7:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, January 17, 2006 through 12:00 a.m. ET (midnight) on
Tuesday, January 24, 2006 by dialing 800-642-1687, confirmation id #4181166.

    Note:
    This press release contains financial information determined by methods
other than in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
("GAAP").  Sovereign's management uses the non-GAAP measure of Operating/Cash
Earnings, and the related per share amount, in their analysis of the company's
performance. This measure, as used by Sovereign, adjusts net income determined
in accordance with GAAP to exclude the effects of special items, including
significant gains or losses that are unusual in nature or are associated with
acquiring and integrating businesses, and certain non-cash charges.
Operating/cash earnings for 2005 EPS purposes represent net income adjusted
for the after-tax effects of merger-related and integration charges, certain
restructuring charges, proxy and related professional fees and the
amortization of intangible assets.  Since certain of these items and their
impact on Sovereign's performance are difficult to predict, management
believes presentations of financial measures excluding the impact of these
items provide useful supplemental information in evaluating the operating
results of Sovereign's core businesses.  These disclosures should not be
viewed as a substitute for net income determined in accordance with GAAP, nor
are they necessarily comparable to non-GAAP performance measures that may be
presented by other companies.
     This press release contains statements of Sovereign's strategies, plans,
and objectives, as well as estimates of financial condition, operating and
cash efficiencies and revenue generation. These statements and estimates
constitute forward-looking statements (within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995), which involve significant risks and
uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from the results discussed
in these forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such a
difference include, but are not limited to, general economic conditions,
changes in interest rates, deposit flows, loan demand, real estate values and
competition; changes in accounting principles, policies, or guidelines;
changes in legislation or regulation; Sovereign's ability in connection with
any acquisition to complete such acquisition and to successfully integrate
assets, liabilities, customers, systems and management personnel Sovereign
acquires into its operations and to realize expected cost savings and revenue
enhancements within expected time frame; the possibility that expected one
time merger-related charges are materially greater than forecasted or that
final purchase price allocations based on the fair value of acquired assets
and liabilities and related adjustments to yield and/or amortization of the
acquired assets and liabilities at any acquisition date are materially
different from those forecasted;  other economic, competitive, governmental,
regulatory, and technological factors affecting the Company's operations,
integrations, pricing, products and services; and acts of God, including
natural disasters.

    Sovereign Bancorp is followed by several market analysts.  Please note
that any opinions, estimates, forecasts, or predictions regarding Sovereign
Bancorp's performance or recommendations regarding Sovereign's securities made
by these analysts are theirs alone and do not represent opinions, estimates,
forecasts, predictions or recommendations of Sovereign Bancorp or its
management.  Sovereign Bancorp does not by its reference to any analyst
opinions, estimates, forecasts regarding Sovereign's performance or
recommendations regarding Sovereign's securities imply Sovereign's endorsement
of or concurrence with such information, conclusions or recommendations.



    Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
    FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
    (unaudited)
                                                   Quarter Ended

                                     Dec. 31 Sept. 30 June 30 Mar. 31 Dec. 31
                                       2005    2005     2005    2005    2004
     (dollars in millions, except
           per share data)

    Operating Data

    Net income                         $165.5  $181.0  $183.5  $146.2  $137.4
    Net income for EPS purposes         171.8   187.4   189.8   152.5   143.7
    Operating/cash earnings
     for EPS purposes (1)               187.2   197.2   196.5   183.3   167.5
    Net interest income                 391.7   395.6   402.9   398.2   387.0
    Provision for credit losses          26.0    20.0    22.0    22.0    27.0
    Total fees and other income before
     securities transactions            171.5   171.0   158.9   133.4   126.5
    Net gain (loss) on investment
     securities                          (1.3)    1.7     3.4     8.0   (24.7)
    G&A expense                         281.8   276.9   273.4   257.1   257.3
    Other expenses                       40.0    32.6    27.1    63.8    30.5

    Performance Statistics

    Bancorp

    Net interest margin                 2.93%   3.04%   3.13%   3.26%   3.29%
    Return on average assets            1.03%   1.17%   1.22%   1.03%   1.00%
    Operating/cash return on average
     assets  (1)                        1.17%   1.27%   1.31%   1.29%   1.22%
    Return on average equity           11.49%  12.61%  12.92%  10.61%  11.16%
    Operating/cash return on average
     equity  (1)                       13.00%  13.74%  13.84%  13.30%  13.61%
    Return on average tangible equity  23.67%  26.24%  27.15%  21.09%  21.86%
    Operating/cash return on average
     tangible equity (1)               26.78%  28.58%  29.09%  26.45%  26.65%
    Annualized net loan charge-offs to
     average loans                      0.21%   0.18%   0.19%   0.20%   0.28%
    Efficiency ratio (2)               50.04%  48.87%  48.67%  48.36%  50.10%


    Per Share Data

    Basic earnings per share            $0.46   $0.50   $0.50   $0.40   $0.40
    Diluted earnings per share           0.44    0.48    0.47    0.38    0.38
    Operating/cash earnings per
     share (1)                           0.48    0.50    0.49    0.46    0.48
    Dividend declared per share          .060    .040    .040    .030    .030
    Book value (3)                      16.21  $15.81   15.70   15.22   14.41
    Common stock price:
      High                              23.49   24.72   22.70   23.73   22.61
      Low                               20.63   21.69   20.13   21.89   21.14
      Close                            $21.62  $22.04  $22.34  $22.16  $22.55
    Weighted average common shares:
      Basic                             357.8   360.3   367.9   368.9   345.6
      Diluted                           390.1   393.1   400.4   401.3   377.6
    End-of-period common shares:
      Basic                             358.4   358.5   365.8   374.8   346.1
      Diluted                           390.5   390.7   398.3   407.4   378.2

    NOTES:
    (1) Operating/cash earnings represent net income excluding the after-tax
        effects of special items, such as significant gains or losses that are
        unusual in nature or are associated with acquiring or integrating
        businesses, losses on the early retirement of debt, other than
        temporary impairment charges on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac preferred
        equity securities, amortization of intangible assets, proxy and
        related professional fees, and certain restructuring charges.
        Additionally, for 2004, operating/cash earnings excludes the impact of
        EITF 04-8.  See page I and J for a reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP
        measures.
    (2) Efficiency ratio equals general and administrative expense as a
        percentage of total revenue, defined as the sum of net interest income
        and total fees and other income before securities transactions.
    (3) Book value equals stockholders' equity at period-end divided by common
        shares outstanding.


                                                        Year to Date

                                                   Dec. 31            Dec. 31
                                                     2005               2004
     (dollars in millions, except
            per share data)

    Operating Data

    Net income                                      $676.2             $453.6
    Net income for EPS purposes                      701.6              474.8
    Operating/cash earnings
     for EPS purposes (1)                            764.2              602.3
    Net interest income                            1,588.3            1,404.8
    Provision for credit losses                       90.0              127.0
    Total fees and other income before
     securities transactions                         634.8              468.1
    Net gain (loss) on investment
     securities                                       11.7               14.2
    G&A expense                                    1,089.2              942.7
    Other expenses                                   163.4              236.2

    Performance Statistics

    Bancorp

    Net interest margin                              3.09%              3.24%
    Return on average assets                         1.11%              0.90%
    Operating/cash return on average
     assets  (1)                                     1.26%              1.19%
    Return on average equity                        11.92%             10.74%
    Operating/cash return on average
     equity  (1)                                    13.47%             14.26%
    Return on average tangible equity               24.52%             19.54%
    Operating/cash return on average
     tangible equity (1)                            27.71%             25.94%
    Annualized net loan charge-offs to
     average loans                                   0.20%              0.36%
    Efficiency ratio  (2)                           49.00%             50.33%


    Per Share Data

    Basic earnings per share                         $1.86              $1.41
    Diluted earnings per share                        1.77               1.36
    Operating/cash earnings per share (1)             1.93               1.83
    Dividend declared per share                      0.170              0.115
    Book value  (3)                                  16.21              14.41
    Common stock price:
      High                                           24.72              24.51
      Low                                            20.13              19.51
      Close                                         $21.62             $22.55
    Weighted average common shares:
      Basic                                          363.7              322.3
      Diluted                                        396.2              350.3
    End-of-period common shares:
      Basic                                          358.4              346.1
      Diluted                                        390.5              378.2

    NOTES:
    (1) Operating/cash earnings represent net income excluding the after-tax
        effects of special items, such as significant gains or losses that are
        unusual in nature or are associated with acquiring or integrating
        businesses, losses on the early retirement of debt, other than
        temporary impairment charges on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac preferred
        equity securities, amortization of intangible assets, proxy and
        related professional fees, and certain restructuring charges.
        Additionally, for 2004, operating/cash earnings excludes the impact of
        EITF 04-8.  See page I and J for a reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP
        measures.
    (2) Efficiency ratio equals general and administrative expense as a
        percentage of total revenue, defined as the sum of net interest income
        and total fees and other income before securities transactions.
    (3) Book value equals stockholders' equity at period-end divided by common
        shares outstanding.



    Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
    FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
    (unaudited)
                                                 Quarter Ended

                                  Dec. 31 Sept. 30  June 30  Mar. 31  Dec. 31
                                   2005     2005     2005     2005     2004
    (dollars in millions)

    Financial Condition Data:

    General
      Total assets                $63,679  $62,960  $59,940  $58,942  $54,489
      Loans                        43,804   42,692   41,267   40,320   36,631
      Total deposits and customer
       related accounts:           37,978   37,333   36,102   36,686   32,556
        Core deposits and other
         customer related
         accounts                  26,639   27,395   26,683   27,225   25,441
        Time deposits              11,339    9,937    9,419    9,461    7,114
      Borrowings                   18,733   18,897   17,069   15,555   16,140
      Minority interests              206      205      205      204      204
      Stockholders' equity          5,811    5,668    5,743    5,705    4,988
      Goodwill                      2,717    2,714    2,714    2,721    2,125
      Core deposit intangible         214      232      250      269      257

    Asset Quality
      Non-performing assets        $205.6   $181.1   $173.2   $186.9   $160.1
      Non-performing loans         $189.5   $169.9   $162.4   $171.9   $143.6
      Non-performing assets to
       total assets                 0.32%    0.29%    0.29%    0.32%    0.29%
      Non-performing loans to
       total loans                  0.43%    0.40%    0.39%    0.43%    0.39%
      Allowance for credit
       losses (2)                  $437.8   $436.8   $442.5   $437.7   $408.7
      Allowance for credit losses
       to total loans (2)           1.00%    1.02%    1.07%    1.09%    1.12%
      Allowance for credit losses
       to non-performing loans (2)   231%     257%     272%     255%     285%

    Capitalization - Bancorp (1)
      Stockholders' equity to
       total assets                 9.13%    9.00%    9.58%    9.68%    9.16%
      Tier 1 leverage capital
       ratio                        6.68%    6.48%    6.86%    6.96%    7.05%
      Tangible equity to tangible
       assets, excluding OCI        5.05%    4.84%    5.13%    5.22%    5.25%
      Tangible equity to tangible
       assets, including OCI        4.73%    4.54%    4.88%    4.86%    5.00%

    Capitalization - Bank (1)
      Stockholders' equity to
       total assets                10.61%   10.46%   11.30%   11.59%   10.77%
      Tier 1 leverage capital
       ratio                        6.84%    6.58%    7.16%    7.44%    7.21%
      Tier 1 risk-based capital
       ratio                        8.21%    7.91%    8.64%    8.93%    8.79%
      Total risk-based capital
       ratio                       10.68%   10.42%   11.27%   11.59%   11.64%

    (1) All capital ratios are calculated based upon adjusted end of period
        assets consistent with OTS guidelines.  The current quarter ratios are
        estimated as of the date of this earnings release.
    (2) Effective in the fourth quarter of 2005, Sovereign reclassified its
        reserve for unfunded commitments from the allowance for loan losses to
        other liabilities.  Prior periods have been reclassified to conform to
        the current period presentation.  We have defined the allowance for
        credit losses as the sum of the allowance for loan losses and the
        reserve for unfunded commitments.



    Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
    CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
    (unaudited)
                                          Dec. 31     Sept. 30      June 30
    (dollars in thousands)                  2005         2005         2005
    Assets
    Cash and amounts due
     from depository institutions        $1,131,936   $1,438,240   $1,176,891
    Investments:
      Available-for-sale                  7,258,402    7,547,170    6,919,987
      Held-to-maturity                    4,647,627    4,500,881    4,055,135
      Other investments (1)                 651,299      696,859      609,977
        Total investments                12,557,328   12,744,910   11,585,099
    Loans:
      Commercial                         16,635,646   16,222,920   16,152,017
      Consumer                           27,168,201   26,468,719   25,115,462
        Total loans                      43,803,847   42,691,639   41,267,479
    Less allowance for loan losses (2)     (419,599)    (418,353)    (424,711)
          Total loans, net               43,384,248   42,273,286   40,842,768
    Premises and equipment, net             412,017      401,868      391,140
    Accrued interest receivable             286,300      265,120      247,505
    Goodwill                              2,716,826    2,714,073    2,713,894
    Core deposit intangible                 213,975      231,740      250,025
    Bank owned life insurance             1,018,125    1,006,820      996,645
    Other assets                          1,957,971    1,884,316    1,736,089
          Total assets                  $63,678,726  $62,960,373  $59,940,056

    Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
    Liabilities:
    Deposits and other customer related
     accounts:
      Core and other customer related
       accounts                         $26,639,246  $27,395,257  $26,682,873
      Time deposits                      11,338,460    9,937,334    9,418,691
        Total                            37,977,706   37,332,591   36,101,564
    Borrowings and other debt
     obligations                         18,732,486   18,897,237   17,068,806
    Other liabilities (2)                   952,175      857,530      822,136
        Total liabilities                57,662,367   57,087,358   53,992,506
    Minority interests                      205,660      205,176      204,721
    Stockholders' equity:
      Common Stock                        3,657,543    3,649,507    3,636,750
      Warrants and stock options            337,346      337,156      339,517
      Unallocated ESOP shares               (21,396)     (23,707)     (23,707)
      Treasury stock                       (478,734)    (467,265)    (280,223)
      Accumulated other comprehensive loss (170,798)    (170,619)    (105,727)
      Retained earnings                   2,486,738    2,342,767    2,176,219
        Total stockholders' equity        5,810,699    5,667,839    5,742,829
        Total liabilities and
         stockholders' equity           $63,678,726  $62,960,373  $59,940,056

    (1) Effective in the fourth quarter of 2005, Sovereign reclassified its
        investments in FHLB stock to other investments from available for
        sale.  Prior periods have been restated to conform to the current
        presentation.
    (2) Effective in the fourth quarter of 2005, Sovereign reclassified its
        reserve for unfunded commitments from the allowance for loan losses to
        other liabilities.  Prior periods have been reclassified to conform to
        the current period presentation.  We have defined the allowance for
        credit losses as the sum of the allowance for loan losses and the
        reserve for unfunded commitments.


                                                  Mar. 31           Dec. 31
    (dollars in thousands)                          2005              2004
    Assets
    Cash and amounts due
     from depository institutions                 $981,674        $1,160,922
    Investments:
      Available-for-sale                         7,134,372         7,065,379
      Held-to-maturity                           3,839,848         3,904,319
      Other investments (1)                        574,981           577,179
        Total investments                       11,549,201        11,546,877
    Loans:
      Commercial                                15,363,592        13,864,240
      Consumer                                  24,956,412        22,766,839
        Total loans                             40,320,004        36,631,079
    Less allowance for loan losses (2)            (421,446)         (391,003)
          Total loans, net                      39,898,558        36,240,076
    Premises and equipment, net                    394,604           353,337
    Accrued interest receivable                    258,849           226,012
    Goodwill                                     2,720,651         2,125,081
    Core deposit intangible                        268,528           256,694
    Bank owned life insurance                      992,426           885,807
    Other assets                                 1,877,557         1,694,220
          Total assets                         $58,942,048       $54,489,026

    Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
    Liabilities:
    Deposits and other customer related
     accounts:
      Core and other customer related
       accounts                                $27,224,877       $25,441,145
      Time deposits                              9,460,879         7,114,373
        Total                                   36,685,756        32,555,518
    Borrowings and other debt obligations       15,554,598        16,140,128
    Other liabilities (2)                          792,191           601,102
        Total liabilities                       53,032,545        49,296,748
    Minority interests                             204,286           203,906
    Stockholders' equity:
      Common Stock                               3,609,269         2,949,870
      Warrants and stock options                   346,116           317,842
      Unallocated ESOP shares                      (23,707)          (23,707)
      Treasury stock                               (64,495)          (19,136)
      Accumulated other comprehensive loss        (169,312)         (108,092)
      Retained earnings                          2,007,346         1,871,595
        Total stockholders' equity               5,705,217         4,988,372
        Total liabilities and
         stockholders' equity                  $58,942,048       $54,489,026

    (1) Effective in the fourth quarter of 2005, Sovereign reclassified its
        investments in FHLB stock to other investments from available for
        sale.  Prior periods have been restated to conform to the current
        presentation.
    (2) Effective in the fourth quarter of 2005, Sovereign reclassified its
        reserve for unfunded commitments from the allowance for loan losses to
        other liabilities.  Prior periods have been reclassified to conform to
        the current period presentation.  We have defined the allowance for
        credit losses as the sum of the allowance for loan losses and the
        reserve for unfunded commitments.



    Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
    (unaudited)
                                              Quarter Ended
                             Dec. 31   Sept. 30  June 30   Mar. 31   Dec. 31
                               2005      2005      2005      2005      2004
    (dollars in thousands,
     except per share data)
    Interest and dividend
     income:
       Interest on interest-
        earning deposits       $2,605    $2,022    $1,896    $2,233    $1,721
       Interest on
        investment
        securities
          Available for sale   91,163    86,411    91,123    90,995    99,432
          Held to maturity     51,225    47,624    45,091    45,119    45,512
          Other                 4,971     4,443     4,755     3,889     3,513
       Interest on loans      649,492   607,966   566,936   518,820   474,010
          Total interest
           and dividend
           income             799,456   748,466   709,801   661,056   624,188
    Interest expense:
       Deposits and related
        customer accounts     201,449   169,084   139,879   114,178    91,731
       Borrowings             206,344   183,817   167,047   148,700   145,445
          Total interest
           expense            407,793   352,901   306,926   262,878   237,176
          Net interest
           income             391,663   395,565   402,875   398,178   387,012
    Provision for credit
     losses                    26,000    20,000    22,000    22,000    27,000
          Net interest
           income after
           provision for
           credit losses      365,663   375,565   380,875   376,178   360,012
    Non-interest income:
       Consumer banking
        fees                   72,838    74,992    73,063    66,555    67,759
       Commercial banking
        fees                   49,826    42,745    35,531    33,008    32,843
       Mortgage banking
        revenue (1)            26,812    28,967    21,547    11,932     4,726
       Capital markets
        revenue                 4,053     5,382     3,700     4,686     6,548
       Bank owned life
        insurance income       11,398    12,066    12,918    10,903    10,136
       Other                    6,538     6,856    12,092     6,351     4,480
          Total fees and other
           income before
           security gains     171,465   171,008   158,851   133,435   126,492
          Net gain/(loss) on
           securities          (1,296)    1,675     3,355     7,979   (24,728)
            Total non-
             interest income  170,169   172,683   162,206   141,414   101,764
    Non-interest expense:
    General and administrative
          Compensation and
           benefits           137,452   140,532   135,803   125,125   123,967
          Occupancy and
           equipment           61,679    61,096    61,348    62,870    59,221
          Technology expense   22,562    21,349    21,606    18,668    21,486
          Outside services     17,174    15,362    13,805    14,648    13,901
          Marketing expense    15,103    14,455    11,757    11,047    13,089
          Other
           administrative
           expenses            27,828    24,107    29,072    24,756    25,587
            Total general and
             administrative   281,798   276,901   273,391   257,114   257,251
    Other expenses:
          Amortization of
           core deposit
           intangibles         17,766    18,284    18,815    18,956    17,670
          Other minority
           interest expense     5,951     5,837     5,752     5,668     5,630
          Equity method
           investments         10,268    11,656    10,966    10,770    11,875
          Loss on debt
           extinguishment         187       -         -         -         500
          Proxy and
           professional fees    5,827       -         -         -         -
          Restructuring
           charges                -      (1,222)      -       5,204       -
          Merger-related and
           integration charges    -      (2,000)   (8,447)   23,191    (5,169)
            Total other
             expenses          39,999    32,555    27,086    63,789    30,506
              Total non-
               interest
               expense        321,797   309,456   300,477   320,903   287,757
            Income before
             income taxes     214,035   238,792   242,604   196,689   174,019
    Income tax expense         48,540    57,749    59,133    50,538    36,590
            Net income       $165,495  $181,043  $183,471  $146,151  $137,429


    (1) Mortgage banking
     activity is summarized
     below:
    Gains on sale of
     mortgage loans,
     mortgage backed
     securities, and home
     equity loans (2)         $22,708   $21,274   $28,371    $6,377    $2,438
    Net gains/(loss)
     recorded under SFAS 133   (1,039)      717       314       653      (111)
    Mortgage servicing fees,
     net of mortgage
     servicing rights
     amortization               1,225       139     1,627       948       664
    Mortgage servicing right
     (impairments)/
     recoveries                 3,918     6,837    (8,765)    3,954     1,735
         Total mortgage
          banking revenues    $26,812   $28,967   $21,547   $11,932    $4,726

    (2) The results for the fourth quarter and third quarter of 2005 include
        gains of $18.4 million and $13.1 million related to the sale of $898
        million and $503 million of home equity loans.


                                                        Year to  Date
                                                  Dec. 31           Dec. 31
                                                    2005              2004
    (dollars in thousands, except per
     share data)
    Interest and dividend income:
       Interest on interest-earning deposits        $8,756            $4,734
       Interest on investment securities
          Available for sale                       359,692           492,682
          Held to maturity                         189,059           152,680
          Other                                     18,058             8,789
       Interest on loans                         2,343,214         1,565,259
          Total interest and dividend income     2,918,779         2,224,144
    Interest expense:
       Deposits and related customer accounts      624,590           303,045
       Borrowings                                  705,908           516,282
          Total interest expense                 1,330,498           819,327
          Net interest income                    1,588,281         1,404,817
    Provision for credit losses                     90,000           127,000
          Net interest income after
           provision for credit losses           1,498,281         1,277,817
    Non-interest income:
       Consumer banking fees                       287,448           242,587
       Commercial banking fees                     161,110           123,837
       Mortgage banking revenue (1)                 89,258            22,509
       Capital markets revenue                      17,821            19,943
       Bank owned life insurance income             47,285            39,272
       Other                                        31,837            19,921
          Total fees and other income before
           security gains                          634,759           468,069
          Net gain/(loss) on securities             11,713            14,229
            Total non-interest income              646,472           482,298
    Non-interest expense:
    General and administrative
          Compensation and benefits                538,912           448,142
          Occupancy and equipment                  246,993           220,673
          Technology expense                        84,185            77,359
          Outside services                          60,989            53,315
          Marketing expense                         52,362            46,523
          Other administrative expenses            105,763            96,649
            Total general and administrative     1,089,204           942,661
    Other expenses:
          Amortization of core deposit
           intangibles                              73,821            72,635
          Other minority interest expense           23,208            22,006
          Equity method investments                 43,660            31,471
          Loss on debt extinguishment                  187            63,761
          Proxy and professional fees                5,827               -
          Restructuring charges                      3,982               -
          Merger-related and integration charges    12,744            46,359
            Total other expenses                   163,429           236,232
              Total non-interest expense         1,252,633         1,178,893
            Income before income taxes             892,120           581,222
    Income tax expense                             215,960           127,670
            Net income                            $676,160          $453,552


    (1) Mortgage banking activity is
     summarized below:
    Gains on sale of mortgage loans,
     mortgage backed securities, and home
     equity loans (2)                              $78,730           $25,805
    Net gains/(loss) recorded under SFAS 133           645            (2,020)
    Mortgage servicing fees, net of mortgage
     servicing rights amortization                   3,939               516
    Mortgage servicing right
     (impairments)/recoveries                        5,944            (1,792)
         Total mortgage banking revenues           $89,258           $22,509

    (2) The results for the fourth quarter and third quarter of 2005 include
        gains of $18.4 million and $13.1 million related to the sale of $898
        million and $503 million of home equity loans.



    Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
    AVERAGE BALANCE, INTEREST AND YIELD/RATE ANALYSIS
    (unaudited)

                                                      Quarter Ended
                                                    December 31, 2005
                                              Average                 Yield/
    (dollars in thousands)                    Balance   Interest (1)   Rate
    Earning assets:
       Investment securities                $12,700,310    $165,785    5.22%
       Loans:
        Commercial                           16,515,988     274,797    6.61%
        Consumer:
          Residential mortgages              11,859,646     164,378    5.54%
          Home equity loans and lines of
           credit                            10,176,307     142,248    5.56%
        Total consumer loans secured by real
         estate                              22,035,953     306,626    5.55%
          Auto Loans                          4,454,501      60,423    5.38%
          Other                                 490,069       9,395    7.61%
        Total Consumer                       26,980,523     376,444    5.56%
        Total loans                          43,496,511     651,241    5.96%
        Allowance for loan losses              (434,593)
        Total earning assets                 55,762,228    $817,026    5.84%
    Other assets                              7,707,153
        Total assets                        $63,469,381

    Funding liabilities:
      Deposits and other customer related
       accounts:
        NOW accounts                         $9,454,176     $53,385    2.24%
        Customer repurchase agreements        1,007,347       8,794    3.46%
        Savings accounts                      3,573,771       6,521    0.72%
        Money market accounts                 8,112,584      39,444    1.93%
        Core and other customer related
         accounts                            22,147,878     108,144    1.94%
        Time deposits                        10,376,654      93,305    3.57%
        Total                                32,524,532     201,449    2.46%

      Borrowings:
        Federal Home Loan Bank advances      13,195,754     143,558    4.32%
        Fed funds and repurchase agreements   1,197,563      12,545    4.18%
        Other borrowings                      4,417,688      50,241    4.53%
        Total borrowings                     18,811,005     206,344    4.36%
        Total funding liabilities            51,335,537     407,793    3.15%
      Non-interest bearing DDA                5,340,623
      Other liabilities                       1,080,518
        Total liabilities                    57,756,678
      Stockholders' equity                    5,712,703
        Total liabilities and
         stockholders' equity               $63,469,381
      Net interest income                                  $409,233
      Interest rate spread                                             2.68%
      Contribution from interest free funds                             0.25
      Net interest margin                                              2.93%

    (1) Tax equivalent basis


                                                     Quarter Ended
                                                  September 30, 2005
                                             Average                  Yield/
    (dollars in thousands)                   Balance     Interest (1)  Rate
    Earning assets:
       Investment securities                $11,974,043    $153,802    5.14%
       Loans:
        Commercial                           16,440,068     259,500    6.27%
        Consumer:
          Residential mortgages              10,663,656     142,308    5.34%
          Home equity loans and lines of
           credit                            10,321,853     139,150    5.36%
        Total consumer loans secured by
         real estate                         20,985,509     281,458    5.35%
          Auto Loans                          4,400,376      58,359    5.26%
          Other                                 515,522      10,147    7.81%
        Total Consumer                       25,901,407     349,964    5.38%
        Total loans                          42,341,475     609,464    5.73%
        Allowance for loan losses              (441,930)
        Total earning assets                 53,873,588    $763,266    5.64%
    Other assets                              7,709,265
        Total assets                        $61,582,853

    Funding liabilities:
      Deposits and other customer related
       accounts:
        NOW accounts                         $8,991,339     $42,601    1.88%
        Customer repurchase agreements          903,053       6,630    2.91%
        Savings accounts                      3,753,311       6,452    0.68%
        Money market accounts                 8,294,441      35,390    1.69%
        Core and other customer related
         accounts                            21,942,144      91,073    1.65%
        Time deposits                         9,810,041      78,011    3.15%
        Total                                31,752,185     169,084    2.11%

      Borrowings:
        Federal Home Loan Bank advances      12,581,448     130,270    4.11%
        Fed funds and repurchase agreements   1,096,237      10,214    3.72%
        Other borrowings                      4,250,969      43,333    4.06%
        Total borrowings                     17,928,654     183,817    4.08%
        Total funding liabilities            49,680,839     352,901    2.82%
      Non-interest bearing DDA                5,393,736
      Other liabilities                         813,383
        Total liabilities                    55,887,958
      Stockholders' equity                    5,694,895
        Total liabilities and
         stockholders' equity               $61,582,853
      Net interest income                                  $410,365
      Interest rate spread                                             2.82%
      Contribution from interest free funds                             0.22
      Net interest margin                                              3.04%

    (1) Tax equivalent basis


                                                       Quarter Ended
                                                     December 31, 2004
                                              Average                  Yield/
    (dollars in thousands)                    Balance    Interest (1)   Rate
    Earning assets:
       Investment securities                $13,040,062    $160,592    4.93%
       Loans:
        Commercial                           13,599,851     179,698    5.26%
        Consumer:
          Residential mortgages               8,199,190     107,327    5.24%
          Home equity loans and lines of
           credit                             9,245,711     125,012    5.39%
        Total consumer loans secured by
         real estate                         17,444,901     232,339    5.32%
          Auto Loans                          4,266,466      54,009    5.04%
          Other                                 508,705       9,285    7.26%
        Total Consumer                       22,220,072     295,633    5.31%
        Total loans                          35,819,923     475,331    5.29%
        Allowance for loan losses              (407,518)
        Total earning assets                 48,452,467    $635,923    5.24%
    Other assets                              6,297,437
        Total assets                        $54,749,904

    Funding liabilities:
      Deposits and other customer related
       accounts:
        NOW accounts                         $7,544,694     $20,536    1.08%
        Customer repurchase agreements          851,928       3,044    1.42%
        Savings accounts                      3,821,004       5,802    0.60%
        Money market accounts                 8,082,448      24,599    1.21%
        Core and other customer related
         accounts                            20,300,074      53,981    1.06%
        Time deposits                         7,221,061      37,750    2.08%
        Total                                27,521,135      91,731    1.33%

      Borrowings:
        Federal Home Loan Bank advances      10,416,303     101,436    3.88%
        Fed funds and repurchase agreements   2,383,245      15,208    2.55%
        Other borrowings                      3,600,008      28,801    3.19%
        Total borrowings                     16,399,556     145,445    3.53%
        Total funding liabilities            43,920,691     237,176    2.15%
      Non-interest bearing DDA                5,103,981
      Other liabilities                         827,078
        Total liabilities                    49,851,750
      Stockholders' equity                    4,898,154
        Total liabilities and
         stockholders' equity               $54,749,904
      Net interest income                                  $398,747
      Interest rate spread                                             3.09%
      Contribution from interest free funds                             0.20
      Net interest margin                                              3.29%

    (1) Tax equivalent basis



    Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
    AVERAGE BALANCE, INTEREST AND YIELD/RATE ANALYSIS
    (unaudited)

                                                    Year to Date
                                                  December 31, 2005
                                            Average                   Yield/
    (dollars in thousands)                  Balance     Interest (1)   Rate
    Earning assets:
       Investment securities               $12,246,225     $626,822   5.12%
       Loans:
        Commercial                          15,904,425      971,626   6.11%
        Consumer:
          Residential mortgages             10,588,935      567,690   5.36%
          Home equity loans and lines of
           credit                           10,157,824      544,641   5.36%
        Total consumer loans secured by
         real estate                        20,746,759    1,112,331   5.36%
          Auto loans                         4,356,121      225,359   5.17%
          Other                                535,616       40,468   7.56%
        Total Consumer                      25,638,496    1,378,158   5.38%
        Total loans                         41,542,921    2,349,784   5.66%
        Allowance for loan losses             (438,548)
        Total earning assets                53,350,598   $2,976,606   5.58%
    Other assets                             7,363,707
        Total assets                       $60,714,305

    Funding liabilities:
       Deposits and other customer related
        accounts:
         NOW accounts                       $8,732,791     $153,277   1.76%
         Customer repurchase agreements        887,614       24,230   2.73%
         Savings accounts                    3,779,333       25,347   0.67%
         Money market accounts               8,244,406      131,354   1.59%
         Core and other customer related
          accounts                          21,644,144      334,208   1.54%
         Time deposits                       9,581,336      290,382   3.03%
         Total                              31,225,480      624,590   2.00%
       Borrowings:
         Federal Home Loan Bank advances    12,123,306      495,528   4.09%
         Fed funds and repurchase
          agreements                         1,336,040       44,462   3.33%
         Other borrowings                    4,247,821      165,918   3.91%
         Total borrowings                   17,707,167      705,908   3.99%
         Total funding liabilities          48,932,647    1,330,498   2.72%
         Demand deposit accounts             5,294,135
    Other liabilities                          813,627
         Total liabilities                  55,040,409
    Stockholders' equity                     5,673,896
         Total liabilities and
          stockholders' equity             $60,714,305
    Net interest income                                  $1,646,108
    Interest rate spread                                              2.86%
    Contribution from interest free funds                              0.23
    Net interest margin                                               3.09%

    (1) Tax equivalent basis


                                                    Year to Date
                                                  December 31, 2004
                                            Average                   Yield/
    (dollars in thousands)                  Balance     Interest (1)   Rate
    Earning assets:
       Investment securities               $14,242,255     $699,481   4.91%
       Loans:
        Commercial                          12,530,293      613,541   4.90%
        Consumer:
          Residential mortgages              6,215,557      328,625   5.29%
          Home equity loans and lines of
           credit                            7,828,671      392,450   5.01%
        Total consumer loans secured by
         real estate                        14,044,228      721,075   5.13%
          Auto loans                         3,891,325      203,472   5.23%
          Other                                465,908       34,107   7.32%
        Total Consumer                      18,401,461      958,654   5.21%
        Total loans                         30,931,754    1,572,195   5.08%
        Allowance for loan losses             (375,581)
        Total earning assets                44,798,428   $2,271,676   5.07%
    Other assets                             5,744,518
        Total assets                       $50,542,946

    Funding liabilities:
       Deposits and other customer related
        accounts:
         NOW accounts                       $6,744,813      $56,503   0.84%
         Customer repurchase agreements        834,636        7,462   0.89%
         Savings accounts                    3,498,539       19,417   0.56%
         Money market accounts               7,633,932       81,992   1.07%
         Core and other customer related
          accounts                          18,711,920      165,374   0.88%
         Time deposits                       6,599,223      137,671   2.09%
         Total                              25,311,143      303,045   1.20%
       Borrowings:
         Federal Home Loan Bank advances     9,132,898      346,461   3.79%
         Fed funds and repurchase
          agreements                         2,720,426       46,361   1.70%
         Other borrowings                    3,738,577      123,460   3.30%
         Total borrowings                   15,591,901      516,282   3.31%
         Total funding liabilities          40,903,044      819,327   2.00%
         Demand deposit accounts             4,698,584
    Other liabilities                          718,195
         Total liabilities                  46,319,823
    Stockholders' equity                     4,223,123
         Total liabilities and
          stockholders' equity             $50,542,946
    Net interest income                                  $1,452,349
    Interest rate spread                                              3.07%
    Contribution from interest free funds                              0.17
    Net interest margin                                               3.24%

    (1) Tax equivalent basis



    Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
    SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
    (unaudited)

    NON-PERFORMING ASSETS

                                  Dec. 31 Sept. 30  June 30  Mar. 31  Dec. 31
    (dollars in thousands)          2005     2005     2005     2005     2004
    Non-accrual loans:
     Consumer:
      Residential mortgages       $30,393  $33,427  $31,717  $37,669  $33,656
      Home equity loans and
       lines of credit             55,543   37,051   35,007   33,383   26,801
      Auto loans                      476      462      365      539      632
      Other consumer loans          1,913    2,873    3,013    3,715      588
     Total consumer loans          88,325   73,813   70,102   75,306   61,677
     Commercial                   100,372   95,303   91,358   95,528   80,799
     Total non-accrual loans      188,697  169,116  161,460  170,834  142,476
    Restructured loans                777      822      939    1,026    1,097
     Total non-performing loans   189,474  169,938  162,399  171,860  143,573
    Real estate owned, net         11,411    6,107    8,494   11,286   12,276
    Other repossessed assets        4,678    5,083    2,302    3,709    4,247
     Total non-performing assets  205,563  181,128  173,195  186,855  160,096

    Non-performing loans as a
     percentage of total loans      0.43%    0.40%    0.39%    0.43%    0.39%
    Non-performing assets as a
     percentage of total assets     0.32%    0.29%    0.29%    0.32%    0.29%
    Non-performing assets as a
     percentage of total loans,
     real estate owned and
     repossessed assets             0.47%    0.42%    0.42%    0.46%    0.44%
    Allowance for credit losses
     as a percentage of non-
     performing loans (1)            231%     257%     272%     255%     285%


    NET LOAN CHARGE-OFFS

                                  Dec. 31 Sept. 30  June 30  Mar. 31  Dec. 31
    Quarters ended (in thousands)   2005     2005     2005     2005     2004
     Commercial real estate          $564     $219     $294    $(492)    $614
     Commercial and industrial
      and other                     4,877    6,209    8,964    7,200   10,357
     Total Commercial               5,441    6,428    9,258    6,708   10,971

      Residential mortgages           554      109       72       43      444
      Home equity loans and lines
       of credit                    6,998    4,319    3,115    1,831    1,268
     Total consumer loans secured
      by real estate                7,552    4,428    3,187    1,874    1,712
      Auto loans                    9,137    7,539    5,851    9,557   10,769
      Other consumer loans          1,079    1,059    1,126    1,449    1,444
     Total Consumer                17,768   13,026   10,164   12,880   13,925

      Total                       $23,209  $19,454  $19,422  $19,588  $24,896


    COMPONENTS OF THE PROVISION OF CREDIT LOSSES AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT
    LOSSES

    Quarters ended (in        Dec. 31   Sept. 30  June 30   Mar. 31   Dec. 31
     thousands)                 2005      2005      2005      2005      2004
    Provision for loan
     losses                    26,263    19,298    20,442    23,498    23,705
    Provision/(recoveries)
     for unfunded
     commitments                 (263)      702     1,558    (1,498)    3,295
    Total provision for
     credit losses            $26,000   $20,000   $22,000   $22,000   $27,000

    Allowance for loan
     losses                   419,599   418,353   424,711   421,446   391,003
    Reserve for unfunded
     commitments               18,212    18,475    17,773    16,215    17,713
    Total allowance for
     credit losses           $437,811  $436,828  $442,484  $437,661  $408,716

    (1) Effective in the fourth quarter of 2005, Sovereign reclassified its
        reserve for unfunded commitments from the allowance for loan losses to
        other liabilities.  Prior periods have been reclassified to conform to
        the current period presentation.  We have defined the allowance for
        credit losses as the sum of the allowance for loan losses and the
        reserve for unfunded commitments.



    Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
    SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
    (unaudited)

    DEPOSIT AND OTHER CUSTOMER RELATED ACCOUNT COMPOSITION - End of period

                                          Dec. 31     Sept. 30      June 30
    Quarters ended (in thousands)           2005         2005         2005
      Demand deposit accounts             5,331,659   $5,414,212   $5,378,465
      NOW accounts                        8,844,875    9,170,052    8,269,183
      Customer repurchase agreements      1,012,574      959,024      875,203
      Savings accounts                    3,460,292    3,684,423    3,807,967
      Money market accounts               7,989,846    8,167,546    8,352,055
      Certificates of deposits           11,338,460    9,937,334    9,418,691
           Total                        $37,977,706  $37,332,591  $36,101,564

                                                 Mar. 31           Dec. 31
    Quarters ended (in thousands)                  2005              2004
      Demand deposit accounts                   $5,377,378        $5,087,531
      NOW accounts                               8,422,725         7,838,584
      Customer repurchase agreements               828,388           837,643
      Savings accounts                           3,922,642         3,807,099
      Money market accounts                      8,673,744         7,870,288
      Certificates of deposits                   9,460,879         7,114,373
           Total                               $36,685,756       $32,555,518



    LOAN COMPOSITION - End of period

                                          Dec. 31     Sept. 30      June 30
    Quarters ended (in thousands)           2005         2005         2005
      Commercial real estate             $7,209,180   $7,151,189   $6,946,477
      Commercial industrial loans         9,426,466    9,071,731    9,205,540
    Total commercial loans               16,635,646   16,222,920   16,152,017
        Residential mortgages            12,462,802   11,198,366    9,997,066
        Home equity loans and lines of
         credit                           9,793,124   10,301,161   10,300,629
      Total consumer loans secured by
       real estate                       22,255,926   21,499,527   20,297,695
        Auto loans                        4,434,021    4,463,931    4,285,537
        Other consumer loans                478,254      505,261      532,230
    Total consumer loans                 27,168,201   26,468,719   25,115,462

    Total loans                         $43,803,847  $42,691,639  $41,267,479

                                                  Mar. 31           Dec. 31
    Quarters ended (in thousands)                   2005              2004
      Commercial real estate                    $6,837,814        $5,824,133
      Commercial industrial loans                8,525,778         8,040,107
    Total commercial loans                      15,363,592        13,864,240
        Residential mortgages                    9,782,953         8,497,496
        Home equity loans and lines of
         credit                                 10,280,735         9,577,656
      Total consumer loans secured by real
       estate                                   20,063,688        18,075,152
        Auto loans                               4,296,296         4,205,547
        Other consumer loans                       596,428           486,140
    Total consumer loans                        24,956,412        22,766,839

    Total loans                                $40,320,004       $36,631,079



    DEPOSIT AND OTHER CUSTOMER RELATED ACCOUNT COMPOSITION - Average

                                          Dec. 31     Sept. 30      June 30
    Quarters ended (in thousands)           2005         2005         2005
      Demand deposit accounts            $5,340,623   $5,393,736   $5,276,428
      NOW accounts                        9,454,176    8,991,339    8,425,311
      Customer repurchase agreements      1,007,347      903,053      795,418
      Savings accounts                    3,573,771    3,753,311    3,864,148
      Money market accounts               8,112,584    8,294,441    8,417,965
      Certificates of deposits           10,376,654    9,810,041    9,458,184
           Total                        $37,865,155  $37,145,921  $36,237,454

                                                 Mar. 31           Dec. 31
    Quarters ended (in thousands)                  2005              2004
      Demand deposit accounts                   $5,162,704        $5,103,981
      NOW accounts                               8,041,978         7,544,694
      Customer repurchase agreements               842,657           851,928
      Savings accounts                           3,930,308         3,821,004
      Money market accounts                      8,152,525         8,082,448
      Certificates of deposits                   8,659,080         7,221,061
           Total                               $34,789,252       $32,625,116



    LOAN COMPOSITION - Average

                                          Dec. 31     Sept. 30      June 30
    Quarters ended (in thousands)           2005         2005         2005
      Commercial real estate             $7,203,433   $7,019,781   $6,909,795
      Commercial industrial loans         8,273,795    8,499,513    8,008,968
      Other                               1,038,760      920,774      849,487
    Total commercial loans               16,515,988   16,440,068   15,768,250
      Residential mortgages              11,859,646   10,663,656   10,634,549
      Home equity loans and lines of
       credit                            10,176,307   10,321,853   10,127,012
    Total consumer loans secured by
     real estate                         22,035,953   20,985,509   20,761,561
      Auto loans                          4,454,501    4,400,376    4,262,377
      Other consumer loans                  490,069      515,522      559,544
    Total consumer loans                 26,980,523   25,901,407   25,583,482

    Total loans                         $43,496,511  $42,341,475  $41,351,732

                                                 Mar. 31           Dec. 31
    Quarters ended (in thousands)                  2005              2004
      Commercial real estate                    $6,494,572        $5,788,936
      Commercial industrial loans                7,522,968         6,953,564
      Other                                        852,977           857,351
    Total commercial loans                      14,870,517        13,599,851
      Residential mortgages                      9,167,485         8,199,190
      Home equity loans and lines of credit     10,002,411         9,245,711
    Total consumer loans secured by real
     estate                                     19,169,896        17,444,901
      Auto loans                                 4,305,100         4,266,466
      Other consumer loans                         578,520           508,705
    Total consumer loans                        24,053,516        22,220,072

    Total loans                                $38,924,033       $35,819,923



    Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
    RECONCILIATION OF OPERATING/CASH EARNINGS TO REPORTED EARNINGS
    (unaudited)

    Operating/cash earnings for 2005 EPS purposes represents net income
adjusted for the after-tax effects of merger-related and integration charges,
proxy and related professional fees, certain restructuring charges and the
amortization of intangible assets.  Operating/cash earnings for 2004 represent
net income adjusted for the after-tax effects of merger-related and
integration charges and the loss on early extinguishment of debt, the fourth
quarter adoption of EITF 04-8, other-than-temporary non-cash impairment
charges on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac preferred equity securities and the
amortization of intangible assets.  The table below reconciles our GAAP
earnings to operating/cash earnings for EPS purposes.

    (dollars in thousands,
    except per share data -
    all amounts are after
    tax)                                      Quarter Ended
                                              Total dollars
                             Dec. 31   Sep. 30   Jun. 30   Mar. 31   Dec. 31
                               2005      2005      2005      2005      2004

    Net income as reported   $165,495  $181,043  $183,471  $146,151  $137,429
    Contingently convertible
     trust preferred
     interest expense, net
     of tax                     6,354     6,344     6,335     6,394     6,318
    Net income/(loss) for
     EPS purposes            $171,849  $187,387  $189,806  $152,545  $143,747

    Weighted average diluted
     shares for GAAP EPS      390,077   393,110   400,371   401,339   377,625

    Reconciliation to
     operating/cash earnings
     for EPS purposes

    Weighted average diluted
     shares for GAAP EPS      390,077   393,110   400,371   401,339   377,625
    Exclude dilutive effect
     of EITF 04-8 on
     contingently
     convertible debt              -         -         -         -    (26,082)
    Adjusted weighted
     average diluted shares
     for operating/cash EPS   390,077   393,110   400,371   401,339   351,543

    Net income and EPS as
     reported based on
     adjusted share count    $171,849  $187,387  $189,806  $152,545  $137,429

      Business acquisitions:
        Merger related and
         integration costs         -     (1,300)   (5,490)   15,074    (3,360)
        Provision for loan loss    -         -         -         -         -
      Loss on debt
       extinguishment              -         -         -         -         -
      Impairment charges on
       FNMA and FHLMC
       Preferred Stock             -         -         -         -     20,891
      Restructuring charges        -       (794)       -      3,382        -
      Proxy and professional
       fees                     3,788        -         -         -         -
      Amortization of
       intangibles             11,548    11,885    12,229    12,322    12,562
    Operating/cash earnings
     for EPS purposes        $187,185  $197,178  $196,545  $183,323  $167,522


    (dollars in thousands,
    except per share data -
    all amounts are after
    tax)                                           Quarter Ended
                                                     Per share
                                      Dec. 31 Sep. 30 Jun. 30 Mar. 31 Dec. 31
                                        2005    2005    2005    2005    2004

    Net income as reported
    Contingently convertible trust
     preferred interest expense,
     net of tax
    Net income/(loss)
     for EPS purposes                  $0.44    $0.48   $0.47   $0.38   $0.38

    Weighted average diluted shares
     for GAAP EPS

    Reconciliation to operating/cash
     earnings for EPS purposes

    Weighted average diluted shares
     for GAAP EPS
    Exclude dilutive effect of EITF
     04-8 on contingently convertible
     debt
    Adjusted weighted average diluted
     shares for operating/cash EPS

    Net income and EPS as reported
     based on adjusted share count     $0.44    $0.48   $0.47   $0.38   $0.39

      Business acquisitions:
        Merger related and
         integration costs               -      (0.00)  (0.01)   0.04   (0.01)
        Provision for loan loss          -        -       -       -       -
      Loss on debt extinguishment        -        -       -       -       -
      Impairment charges on FNMA
       and FHLMC Preferred Stock         -        -       -       -      0.06
      Restructuring charges              -      (0.00)    -      0.01     -
      Proxy and professional fees       0.01      -       -       -       -
      Amortization of intangibles       0.03     0.03    0.03    0.03    0.04
    Operating/cash earnings
     for EPS purposes                  $0.48    $0.50   $0.49   $0.46   $0.48


    (dollars in thousands, except per
    share data - all amounts are after
    tax)                                            Year to Date
                                            Total dollars      Per Share
                                          Dec. 31   Dec. 31  Dec. 31  Dec. 31
                                            2005      2004    2005     2004

    Net income as reported                $676,160  $453,552
    Contingently convertible trust
     preferred interest expense, net of
     tax                                    25,427    21,212
    Net income/(loss) for EPS purposes    $701,587  $474,764  $1.77    $1.36

    Weighted average diluted shares for
     GAAP EPS                              396,187   350,296

    Reconciliation to operating/cash
     earnings for EPS purposes

    Weighted average diluted shares for
     GAAP EPS                              396,187   350,296
    Exclude dilutive effect of EITF 04-8
     on contingently convertible debt           -    (21,736)
    Adjusted weighted average diluted
     shares for operating/cash EPS         396,187   328,560

    Net income and EPS as reported based
     on adjusted share count              $701,587  $453,552  $1.77    $1.38

      Business acquisitions:
        Merger related and
         integration costs                   8,284    30,134   0.02     0.09
        Provision for loan loss                 -      3,900    -       0.01
      Loss on debt extinguishment               -     42,605    -       0.13
      Impairment charges on FNMA and
       FHLMC Preferred Stock                    -     20,891    -       0.06
      Restructuring charges                  2,589        -    0.01      -
      Proxy and professional fees            3,788        -    0.01      -
      Amortization of intangibles           47,984    51,186   0.12     0.16
    Operating/cash earnings
     for EPS purposes                     $764,232  $602,268  $1.93    $1.83



    Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
    RECONCILIATION OF AVERAGE EQUITY TO AVERAGE TANGIBLE EQUITY AND RELATED
    OPERATING RETURN ON AVERAGE TANGIBLE EQUITY
    (unaudited)

    Reconciliation of Equity to Tangible Equity and Operating Return on
    Average Equity to Tangible Returns on Average Equity

                                        Quarter Ended
                Dec. 31     Sept. 30     June 30     Mar. 31      Dec. 31
                  2005         2005        2005        2005         2004
    Average
     Equity    $5,712,703   $5,694,895   $5,697,656  $5,588,703  $4,898,154
    Average
     Goodwill  (2,714,150)  (2,714,148)  (2,725,526) (2,507,849) (2,118,673)
    Average
     CDI         (225,049)    (243,149)    (261,854)   (270,193)   (278,319)
    Average
     Tangible
     Equity     2,773,504    2,737,598    2,710,276   2,810,661   2,501,162

    Operating
     Return on
     Average
     Equity        13.00%       13.74%       13.84%      13.30%      13.61%
      Effect of
       Goodwill    12.72%       13.62%       13.91%      11.87%      11.53%
      Effect of
       CDI          1.05%        1.22%        1.34%       1.28%       1.51%
    Tangible
     Return on
     Average
     Equity        26.78%       28.58%       29.09%      26.45%      26.65%


                                                         Year-to-Date
                                                   Dec. 31        Dec. 31
                                                     2005           2004
    Average Equity                                 5,673,896      4,223,123
    Average Goodwill                              (2,666,113)    (1,625,533)
    Average CDI                                     (249,934)      (276,193)
    Average Tangible Equity                        2,757,849      2,321,397

    Operating Return on Average Equity                13.47%         14.26%
      Effect of Goodwill                              13.02%          9.98%
      Effect of CDI                                    1.22%          1.70%
    Tangible Return on Average Equity                 27.71%         25.94%



    Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
    SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
    (unaudited)

    Purchase of Waypoint Financial Corp Inc. ("Waypoint")
    On January 21, 2005 Sovereign completed the purchase of Waypoint for
approximately $953 million.  A cash payment of $269.9 million was made in
connection with the transaction with the remaining consideration consisting of
the issuance of 29.8 million shares of common stock and stock options (to
convert outstanding Waypoint stock options into Sovereign stock options).  The
preliminary purchase price was allocated to acquired assets and liabilities of
Waypoint based on fair value as of January 21, 2005.  Sovereign is in the
process of finalizing these values and as such the allocation of the purchase
price is subject to revision.

    Assets and Liabilities Acquired from Waypoint:

    (dollars in millions)

    Assets                              Liabilities
    Investments                 $379.2  Deposits:
    Loans:                                Core                       $1,503.7
      Commercial               1,299.0    Time                        1,384.6
      Consumer                   991.3      Total deposits            2,888.3
      Residential mortgages      313.8  Borrowings and other debt
                                         obligations                    668.2
        Total loans            2,604.1  Other liabilities                67.6
    Less allowance for loan
     losses                      (26.5)
        Total loans, net       2,577.6  Total liabilities            $3,624.1
    Federal funds and cash       324.2
    Premises and equipment,
     net                          33.0
    Bank owned life insurance     97.0
    Other assets                 262.8
    Core deposit intangible       31.1
    Goodwill                     601.8

        Total assets          $4,306.7


SOURCE Sovereign Bancorp, Inc.




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