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Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. Announces 2006 Second Quarter Earnings

    Financial Highlights
     - Including restructuring, other-than-temporary impairment, merger and
       integration charges and additional provision for credit losses related
       to the acquisition of Independence, the net loss for the second quarter
       of 2006 was $51.7 million.  Earnings per diluted share for the second
       quarter of 2006 were a net loss of $.11 as compared to net earnings of
       $.45 a year ago.
     - Operating/cash earnings per diluted share, excluding the aforementioned
       items, for the second quarter of 2006 were $.40 per share.
       Operating/cash earnings for EPS purposes were $179 million.
     - Sold $3.85 billion of investment securities in June as part of balance
       sheet restructuring.
     - Average deposits increased to $43.9 billion, a growth rate of 21% from
       a year ago.  Linked quarter organic growth was 19%.  Average core
       deposits (excluding time deposits) increased to $30.7 billion, a growth
       rate of 15% from a year ago.  Linked quarter organic growth was 23%.
     - Average loans increased to $50.6 billion, an annualized growth rate of
       22% from a year ago.  Linked quarter organic growth was 18%.
     - Excluding acquisitions, consumer and commercial banking fees were $108
       million, up 5% and 12%, respectively, from the first quarter of 2006.
     - Excluding acquisitions, G&A expenses were $282 million, up only $1.7
       million, or .6%, from the first quarter of 2006.
     - Annualized net charge-offs of .23% of average loans in the second
       quarter of 2006.
     - Tangible equity ratio of 3.73% excluding OCI and book value per share
       of $17.92.
     - Successfully completed acquisition of Independence Community Bank Corp.
       and equity offering to Banco Santander Central Hispano, S.A.
     - Received double notch upgrade from Moody's and single notch upgrade
       from Standard and Poor's.
    PHILADELPHIA, July 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sovereign Bancorp, Inc.
("Sovereign") (NYSE: SOV), parent company of Sovereign Bank ("Bank"), today
reported for the second quarter of 2006 a net loss of $51.7 million, or
$(.11) per diluted share, as compared to net income of $183 million, or
$.45 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2005. Net loss in the
second quarter of 2006 included merger and integration charges of $4.1
million after-tax, or $.01 per share, additional provision for credit
losses related to the acquisition of Independence of $8.1 million
after-tax, or $.02 per share, restructuring charges of $155 million
after-tax, or $.35 per share, and a non- cash, non-operating impairment
charge related to certain Fannie Mae ("FNMA") and Freddie Mac ("FHLMC")
preferred stock of $43.9 million after-tax, or $.10 per share. Net income
in the second quarter of 2005 included a reversal of merger and integration
charges of $5.5 million after-tax, or $.01 per share.
    For the quarter ended June 30, 2006, Sovereign's operating/cash
earnings per diluted share were $.40, which excluded the above mentioned
charges and $15.7 million, or $.04 per share, related to amortization of
intangible assets, as compared to $.47 per diluted share a year ago, which
excluded the above mentioned reversal of merger and integration charges and
$12.2 million, or $.03 per share, related to amortization of intangible
assets. 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.
    Commenting on the second quarter of 2006, Jay S. Sidhu, Sovereign's
Chairman and CEO, stated, "The past quarter results have been mixed. We
closed on our acquisition of Independence, we also closed on our equity
offering to Santander, and we restructured our balance sheet to better
balance our interest rate risk position going forward. Our operating
expenses were well contained, credit quality continues to be in check and
fee-based revenues in most categories saw solid increases. The Independence
acquisition improves our critical success factors and sets the company up
well for future periods; however, near-term yield curve pressures continued
to hinder our net interest income growth and impacts our balance sheet
growth."
    Net Interest Income and Margin
    For the second quarter of 2006, Sovereign reported net interest income
of $439 million as compared to $413 million in the second quarter of 2005.
Sovereign's average loan portfolio increased by $9.2 billion over last year
and $6.3 billion on a linked quarter basis to $50.6 billion. Excluding
acquisitions, the total loan portfolio increased $1.9 billion during the
quarter, reflecting an annualized organic growth rate of 18%. Sovereign's
average deposits increased $7.6 billion over last year and $5.4 billion
linked quarter to $43.9 billion. Excluding acquisitions, total deposits
increased $1.7 billion during the quarter, reflecting an annualized organic
growth rate of 18%.
    Net interest margin was 2.86% for the second quarter of 2006 as
compared to 3.00% in the first quarter of 2006 and 3.21% in the second
quarter of 2005.
    Risk Mitigation
    In an effort to optimize its interest rate risk position and capital
following the acquisition of Independence, Sovereign reduced its combined
investment portfolio by $3.85 billion in June of 2006. Sovereign sold $3.5
billion of its own investments with a yield of approximately 4.40% and
effective duration of 4.2 years. In addition, prior to closing Independence
sold $350 million of its investment portfolio.
    During the second quarter of 2006, Sovereign entered into a synthetic
securitization to reduce its exposure to potential credit losses on a pool
of $5.2 billion of residential loans. This credit securitization caps net
charge-off's at 10 basis points and generates approximately $130 million of
risk-based capital at an implied cost of capital of about 2.85%.
    Non-Interest Income
    Consumer and commercial banking fees increased 13% from a year ago.
Excluding acquisitions, consumer and commercial banking fees were up 9%
from the second quarter of 2005. Consumer banking fees increased to $67.5
million, primarily driven by growth in deposit fees. Commercial banking
fees increased year-over-year by $11.2 million to $43.9 million primarily
driven by growth in loan fees and precious metals revenue.
    Mortgage banking revenues for the quarter were $4.5 million, compared
to $13.0 million last quarter and $21.3 million in the same quarter a year
ago, as the company's bias for higher credit quality has resulted in more
originations being retained on its balance sheet.
    As discussed in a prior press release, Sovereign recorded a
non-operating restructuring charge of $155 million, after-tax, related to
the sale of $3.5 billion of its investment securities and a non-cash,
non-operating impairment charge of $44 million, after-tax, related to
certain Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac preferred stock in the second quarter of
2006.
    Non-Interest Expense
    G&A expenses, including acquisitions, were $303 million for the
quarter. "Included in operating expenses for the quarter was $21.6 million
of operating expenses related to the Independence acquisition. On a linked
quarter basis, excluding the effects of Independence, G&A expenses were up
only $1.7 million, or .6%," stated Mark R. McCollom, Sovereign's Chief
Financial Officer. "We remain on schedule to convert systems in early
September, and after such time, we will be able to leverage expenses to a
greater degree. We are on track to exceed our initial cost savings estimate
of 15%. In fact, we expect cost saves to reach about 20%."
    Asset Quality
    Asset quality remained strong in the second quarter of 2006. Annualized
net charge-offs were .23% of average loans for the second quarter, compared
to .26% in the first quarter of 2006. Non-performing loans to total loans
decreased slightly from first quarter levels to .36%. Non-performing loans
increased by $36 million from last quarter to $220 million; however,
Independence's non-performing loans were $38 million of this total. The
allowance for credit losses to non-performing loans improved to 251%, as
compared to 239% at March 31, 2006 and 272% at June 30, 2005. Sovereign's
provision for credit losses was $44.5 million this quarter, including an
additional provision of $12.5 million related to the acquisition of
Independence, compared to $29.0 million in the first quarter of 2006 and
$22.0 million in the second quarter of 2005.
    Capital
    In addition to the $2.5 billion equity offering to Santander, Sovereign
successfully raised $825 million of capital at a blended cost of 7.24%,
during the second quarter, of which $625 million is Tier 1 qualified.
Sovereign's Tier 1 leverage ratio was 5.69% at June 30, 2006. Tangible
equity to tangible assets, which includes recently issued preferred stock,
was 3.73% excluding other comprehensive income ("OCI") and was 3.49%
including OCI. Tangible common equity to tangible assets, excluding other
comprehensive income ("OCI") was 3.50% and including OCI was 3.25%. The
equity to assets ratio was 9.54% at June 30, 2006. Sovereign Bank's Tier 1
leverage ratio was 6.28% and the Bank's risk-based capital ratio was 10.30%
at June 30, 2006.
    Based upon our July 17 stock price of $20.39, Sovereign is trading at a
P/E of 12.5x analysts mean 2006 estimate. The book value per share at June
30, 2006 was $17.92.
    About Sovereign
    Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. ("Sovereign") (NYSE: SOV), the parent company
of Sovereign Bank, is an $89 billion financial institution with nearly 800
community banking offices, over 2,000 ATMs after giving effect to the
recently announced branding agreement in which Sovereign ATMs will be
placed in CVS/pharmacy locations and approximately 12,000 team members with
principal markets in the Northeast United States. Sovereign offers a broad
array of financial services and products including retail banking, business
and corporate banking, cash management, capital markets, wealth management
and insurance. Sovereign is the 18th 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 Second Quarter 2006 earnings call on Tuesday, July
18 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=1342450.
    The web-cast and replay can be accessed anytime from 5:00 p.m. ET on
Tuesday, July 18 through 12:00 a.m. ET on September 18, 2006. Questions may
be submitted during the call via email to investor@sovereignbank.com. A
telephone replay will be accessible from 6:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, July 18,
2006 through 12:00 a.m. ET (midnight) on July 24, 2006 by dialing
800-642-1687, confirmation id #2254483.
    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
and 2006 EPS purposes represent net income adjusted for the after-tax
effects of merger-related and integration charges, certain restructuring
charges, other-than-temporary impairment charges on Fannie Mae and Freddie
Mac preferred equity securities, 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

                                      June 30 Mar. 31 Dec. 31 Sept. 30 June 30
                                        2006    2006    2005    2005     2005
     (dollars in millions, except
           per share data)

    Operating Data

    Net income (loss)                  $(51.7) $141.4  $165.5  $181.0  $183.5
    Net income (loss) for EPS purposes  (47.8)  147.7   171.8   187.4   189.8
    Operating/cash earnings for EPS
     purposes (1)                       178.9   166.4   187.2   197.2   196.5
    Net interest income                 438.8   404.0   403.2   408.3   413.2
    Provision for credit losses          44.5    29.0    26.0    20.0    22.0
    Total fees and other income before
     securities transactions            142.0   134.3   159.9   158.2   148.6
    Net gain (loss) on investment
     securities                        (305.0)    0.0    (1.3)    1.7     3.4
    G&A expense                         303.3   280.0   281.8   276.9   273.4
    Other expenses                       47.5    44.8    40.0    32.6    27.1

    Performance Statistics

    Bancorp

    Net interest margin                 2.86%   3.00%   3.01%   3.13%   3.21%
    Return on average assets           -0.28%   0.90%   1.03%   1.17%   1.22%
    Operating/cash return on average
     assets  (1)                        0.98%   1.05%   1.17%   1.27%   1.31%
    Return on average equity           -3.09%   9.72%  11.49%  12.61%  12.92%
    Operating/cash return on average
     equity  (1)                       10.72%  11.45%  13.00%  13.74%  13.84%
    Return on average tangible equity  -7.14%  19.29%  23.67%  26.24%  27.15%
    Operating/cash return on average
     tangible equity (1)               24.72%  22.71%  26.78%  28.58%  29.09%
    Annualized net loan charge-offs
     to average loans                   0.23%   0.26%   0.21%   0.18%   0.19%
    Efficiency ratio  (3)              52.22%  52.01%  50.04%  48.87%  48.67%


    Per Share Data

    Basic earnings (loss) per
     share (2)                         $(0.13)  $0.38   $0.44   $0.48   $0.48
    Diluted earnings (loss) per
     share (2)                          (0.11)   0.36    0.42    0.45    0.45
    Operating/cash earnings per
     share (1) (2)                       0.40    0.41    0.46    0.48    0.47
    Dividend declared per share          .080    .060    .060    .040    .040
    Book value  (4)                     17.92   16.42   16.21   15.81   15.70
    Common stock price:
      High                             $21.76  $21.53  $22.37  $23.54  $21.62
      Low                               20.19   19.57   19.65   20.66   19.17
      Close                             20.31   20.87   20.59   20.99   21.28
    Weighted average common
     shares: (2)
      Basic                             412.0   376.9   375.6   378.3   386.3
      Diluted                           445.6   410.4   409.6   412.8   420.4
    End-of-period common shares:
      Basic                             472.1   359.3   358.4   358.5   365.8
      Diluted                           505.5   391.1   390.5   390.7   398.3


    NOTES:
     (1) Operating/cash earnings represent net income excluding the after-tax
         effects of certain items, such as significant gains or losses that
         are unusual in nature or are associated with acquiring or integrating
         businesses, amortization of intangible assets, proxy and related
         professional fees, and certain other charges.  See page H and I for a
         reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP measures.
     (2) Prior period earnings per share and weighted average common shares
         have been restated to reflect the 5% stock dividend paid to
         shareholders of record on June 15, 2006.
     (3) 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.
     (4) Book value equals stockholders' equity at period-end divided by
         common shares outstanding.



                                                           Year to Date

                                                    June 30           June 30
                                                      2006              2005
    (dollars in millions, except per
               share data)

    Operating Data

    Net income (loss)                                 $89.7            $329.6
    Net income (loss) for EPS purposes                100.0             342.4
    Operating/cash earnings for EPS purposes (1)      345.4             379.9
    Net interest income                               842.7             820.5
    Provision for credit losses                        73.5              44.0
    Total fees and other income before
     securities transactions                          276.3             272.8
    Net gain (loss) on investment securities         (305.0)             11.3
    G&A expense                                       583.3             530.5
    Other expenses                                     92.3              90.9

    Performance Statistics

    Bancorp

    Net interest margin                               2.92%             3.27%
    Return on average assets                          0.26%             1.13%
    Operating/cash return on average assets (1)       1.01%             1.30%
    Return on average equity                          2.87%            11.78%
    Operating/cash return on average equity (1)      11.06%            13.57%
    Return on average tangible equity                 6.15%            24.08%
    Operating/cash return on average
     tangible equity (1)                             23.67%            27.75%
    Annualized net loan charge-offs to
     average loans                                    0.21%             0.21%
    Efficiency ratio (3)                             52.12%            48.52%


    Per Share Data

    Basic earnings (loss) per share (2)               $0.23             $0.85
    Diluted earnings (loss) per share (2)              0.23              0.81
    Operating/cash earnings per share (1) (2)          0.81              0.90
    Dividend declared per share                       0.140             0.070
    Book value (4)                                    17.92             15.70
    Common stock price:
      High                                           $21.76            $22.60
      Low                                             19.57             19.17
      Close                                           20.31             21.28
    Weighted average common shares: (2)
      Basic                                           394.6             386.8
      Diluted                                         428.1             420.9
    End-of-period common shares:
      Basic                                           472.1             365.8
      Diluted                                         505.5             398.3


    NOTES:
     (1) Operating/cash earnings represent net income excluding the after-tax
         effects of certain items, such as significant gains or losses that
         are unusual in nature or are associated with acquiring or integrating
         businesses, amortization of intangible assets, proxy and related
         professional fees, and certain other charges.  See page H and I for a
         reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP measures.
     (2) Prior period earnings per share and weighted average common shares
         have been restated to reflect the 5% stock dividend paid to
         shareholders of record on June 15, 2006.
     (3) 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.
     (4) Book value equals stockholders' equity at period-end divided by
         common shares outstanding.



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

                                June 30  Mar. 31  Dec. 31 Sept. 30  June 30
                                 2006     2006     2005     2005     2005
    (dollars in millions)

    Financial Condition Data:

    General
      Total assets              $88,677  $65,060  $63,679  $62,960  $59,940
      Loans                      61,610   45,164   43,804   42,692   41,267
      Total deposits and
       customer related
       accounts:                 52,546   38,820   37,978   37,333   36,102
        Core deposits and other
         customer related
         accounts                36,521   27,143   26,639   27,395   26,683
        Time deposits            16,025   11,678   11,339    9,937    9,419
      Borrowings                 26,159   19,216   18,721   18,897   17,069
      Minority interests            209      206      206      205      205
      Stockholders' equity        8,459    5,900    5,811    5,668    5,743
      Goodwill                    4,930    2,715    2,717    2,714    2,714
      Core deposit and other
       intangibles                  633      197      214      232      250

    Asset Quality
      Non-performing assets      $259.1   $200.5   $205.6   $181.1   $173.2
      Non-performing loans       $219.7   $183.5   $189.5   $169.9   $162.4
      Non-performing assets to
       total assets               0.29%    0.31%    0.32%    0.29%    0.29%
      Non-performing loans to
       total loans                0.36%    0.41%    0.43%    0.40%    0.39%
      Allowance for credit
       losses                    $551.4   $438.5   $437.8   $436.8   $442.5
      Allowance for credit
       losses
        to total loans            0.90%    0.97%    1.00%    1.02%    1.07%
      Allowance for credit
       losses
        to non-performing loans    251%     239%     231%     257%     272%

    Capitalization - Bancorp (1)
      Stockholders' equity to
       total assets               9.54%    9.07%    9.13%    9.00%    9.58%
      Tier 1 leverage capital
       ratio                      5.69%    6.74%    6.68%    6.48%    6.86%
      Tangible equity to
       tangible assets,
       excluding OCI              3.73%    5.16%    5.05%    4.84%    5.13%
      Tangible common equity to
       tangible assets,
       excluding OCI              3.50%    5.16%    5.05%    4.84%    5.13%
      Tangible equity to
       tangible assets,
       including OCI              3.49%    4.81%    4.73%    4.54%    4.88%
      Tangible common equity to
       tangible assets,
       including OCI              3.25%    4.81%    4.73%    4.54%    4.88%

    Capitalization - Bank (1)
      Stockholders' equity to
       total assets               9.70%   10.59%   10.61%   10.46%   11.30%
      Tier 1 leverage capital
       ratio                      6.28%    6.97%    6.84%    6.58%    7.16%
      Tier 1 risk-based capital
       ratio                      7.91%    8.52%    8.21%    7.91%    8.64%
      Total risk-based capital
       ratio                     10.30%   10.97%   10.66%   10.42%   11.27%


    (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.



    Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
    CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
    (unaudited)
                                          June 30      Mar. 31      Dec. 31
    (dollars in thousands)                  2006         2006         2005
    Assets
    Cash and amounts due
     from depository institutions        $1,641,731     $997,447   $1,131,936
    Investments:
        Available-for-sale               12,218,168    7,063,492    7,258,402
        Held-to-maturity                          -    4,936,066    4,647,627
        Other investments                   933,507      670,353      651,299
           Total investments             13,151,675   12,669,911   12,557,328
    Loans:
        Commercial                       28,999,921   17,250,897   16,635,646
        Consumer                         32,610,190   27,913,516   27,168,201
           Total loans                   61,610,111   45,164,413   43,803,847
    Less allowance for loan losses         (537,372)    (421,860)    (419,599)
            Total loans, net             61,072,739   44,742,553   43,384,248
    Premises and equipment, net             587,254      408,119      412,017
    Accrued interest receivable             375,213      275,343      286,300
    Goodwill                              4,929,586    2,715,217    2,716,826
    Core deposit and other intangibles      632,665      196,756      213,975
    Bank owned life insurance             1,686,571    1,027,403    1,018,125
    Other assets                          4,599,338    2,027,191    1,957,971
            Total assets                $88,676,772  $65,059,940  $63,678,726

    Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
    Liabilities:
    Deposits and other customer related
     accounts:
        Core and other customer
         related accounts               $36,520,944  $27,142,655  $26,639,246
        Time deposits                    16,025,418   11,677,492   11,338,460
           Total                         52,546,362   38,820,147   37,977,706
    Borrowings and other debt
     obligations                         26,159,202   19,216,159   18,720,897
    Other liabilities                     1,303,198      917,661      963,764
          Total liabilities              80,008,762   58,953,967   57,662,367
    Minority interests                      209,466      206,141      205,660
    Stockholders' equity:
        Preferred Stock                     195,445            -            -
        Common Stock                      6,156,925    3,657,038    3,657,543
        Warrants and stock options          337,637      335,717      337,346
        Unallocated ESOP shares             (21,396)     (21,396)     (21,396)
        Treasury stock                      (65,984)    (466,328)    (478,734)
        Accumulated other
         comprehensive loss                (193,186)    (211,760)    (170,798)
        Retained earnings                 2,049,103    2,606,561    2,486,738
           Total stockholders' equity     8,458,544    5,899,832    5,810,699
           Total liabilities and
            stockholders' equity        $88,676,772  $65,059,940  $63,678,726


                                                 Sept. 30          June 30
    (dollars in thousands)                         2005              2005
    Assets
    Cash and amounts due
     from depository institutions               $1,438,240        $1,176,891
    Investments:
        Available-for-sale                       7,547,170         6,919,987
        Held-to-maturity                         4,500,881         4,055,135
        Other investments                          696,859           609,977
           Total investments                    12,744,910        11,585,099
    Loans:
        Commercial                              16,222,920        16,152,017
        Consumer                                26,468,719        25,115,462
           Total loans                          42,691,639        41,267,479
    Less allowance for loan losses                (418,353)         (424,711)
            Total loans, net                    42,273,286        40,842,768
    Premises and equipment, net                    401,868           391,140
    Accrued interest receivable                    265,120           247,505
    Goodwill                                     2,714,073         2,713,894
    Core deposit and other intangibles             231,740           250,025
    Bank owned life insurance                    1,006,820           996,645
    Other assets                                 1,884,316         1,736,089
            Total assets                       $62,960,373       $59,940,056

    Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
    Liabilities:
    Deposits and other customer related
     accounts:
        Core and other customer related
         accounts                              $27,395,257       $26,682,873
        Time deposits                            9,937,334         9,418,691
           Total                                37,332,591        36,101,564
    Borrowings and other debt obligations       18,897,237        17,068,806
    Other liabilities                              857,530           822,136
          Total liabilities                     57,087,358        53,992,506
    Minority interests                             205,176           204,721
    Stockholders' equity:
        Preferred Stock                                  -                 -
        Common Stock                             3,649,507         3,636,750
        Warrants and stock options                 337,156           339,517
        Unallocated ESOP shares                    (23,707)          (23,707)
        Treasury stock                            (467,265)         (280,223)
        Accumulated other comprehensive loss      (170,619)         (105,727)
        Retained earnings                        2,342,767         2,176,219
           Total stockholders' equity            5,667,839         5,742,829
           Total liabilities and
            stockholders' equity               $62,960,373       $59,940,056



    Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
    (unaudited)
                                              Quarter Ended
                             June 30   Mar. 31   Dec. 31   Sept. 30  June 30
                               2006      2006      2005      2005      2005
    (dollars in thousands,
     except per share data)
    Interest and dividend
     income:
       Interest on interest-
        earning deposits       $2,954    $2,116    $2,605    $2,022    $1,896
       Interest on
        investment
        securities
          Available for sale  116,653    90,095    91,163    86,411    91,123
          Held to maturity     50,473    53,553    51,225    47,624    45,091
          Other                13,016     5,603     4,971     4,443     4,755
       Interest on loans      808,922   688,166   661,072   620,742   577,220
         Total interest
          and dividend
          income              992,018   839,533   811,036   761,242   720,085
    Interest expense:
        Deposits and related
         customer accounts    306,030   231,837   201,449   169,084   139,879
        Borrowings            247,217   203,738   206,344   183,817   167,047
          Total interest
           expense            553,247   435,575   407,793   352,901   306,926
          Net interest
           income             438,771   403,958   403,243   408,341   413,159
    Provision for credit
     losses                    44,500    29,000    26,000    20,000    22,000
          Net interest
           income after
           provision for
           credit losses      394,271   374,958   377,243   388,341   391,159
    Non-interest income:
        Consumer banking
         fees                  67,467    60,798    64,696    65,738    65,833
        Commercial banking
         fees                  43,949    39,016    46,699    39,519    32,734
        Mortgage banking
         revenue (1)            4,524    12,992    26,501    28,671    21,290
        Capital markets
         revenue                2,313     3,889     4,053     5,382     3,700
        Bank owned life
         insurance income      15,359    11,327    11,398    12,066    12,918
        Other                   8,363     6,319     6,538     6,856    12,092
          Total fees and other
           income before
           security gains     141,975   134,341   159,885   158,232   148,567
        Net gain/(loss) on
         securities          (305,027)      -      (1,296)    1,675     3,355
          Total non-
           interest income   (163,052)  134,341   158,589   159,907   151,922
    Non-interest expense:
    General and administrative
        Compensation and
         benefits             149,467   143,778   137,452   140,532   135,803
        Occupancy and
         equipment             68,155    64,193    61,679    61,096    61,348
        Technology expense     23,114    21,566    22,562    21,349    21,606
        Outside services       16,592    14,755    17,174    15,362    13,805
        Marketing expense      14,548    10,222    15,103    14,455    11,757
        Other administrative
         expenses              31,417    25,465    27,828    24,107    29,072
          Total general and
           administrative     303,293   279,979   281,798   276,901   273,391
    Other expenses:
        Amortization of
         intangibles           24,225    17,219    17,766    18,284    18,815
        Other minority
         interest expense       6,079     5,992     5,951     5,837     5,752
        Equity method
         investments           10,954    10,042    10,455    11,656    10,966
        Proxy and professional
         fees                     -      14,337     5,827       -         -
        Merger-related and
         integration charges    6,257    (2,798)      -      (3,222)   (8,447)
          Total other
           expenses            47,515    44,792    39,999    32,555    27,086
             Total non-
              interest
              expense         350,808   324,771   321,797   309,456   300,477
          Income/ (loss)
           before income
           taxes             (119,589)  184,528   214,035   238,792   242,604
    Income tax expense/
     (benefit)                (67,935)   43,130    48,540    57,749    59,133
          Net income/ (loss) ($51,654) $141,398  $165,495  $181,043  $183,471


    (1) Mortgage banking
        activity is summarized
        below:
    Gains on sale of
     mortgage loans,
     mortgage backed
     securities, and home
     equity loans (2)          $3,136    $9,762   $22,708   $21,274   $28,371
    Net gains/(loss)
     recorded under SFAS 133     (663)    1,090    (1,039)      717       314
    Mortgage servicing fees,
     net of mortgage
     servicing rights
     amortization               2,051     2,140       914      (157)    1,370
    Mortgage servicing right
     (impairments)/
     recoveries                   -         -       3,918     6,837    (8,765)
         Total mortgage
          banking revenues     $4,524   $12,992   $26,501   $28,671   $21,290

        (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
                                                  June 30           June 30
                                                    2006              2005
    (dollars in thousands, except per
     share data)
    Interest and dividend income:
       Interest on interest-earning
        deposits                                    $5,070            $4,129
       Interest on investment securities
          Available for sale                       206,748           182,118
          Held to maturity                         104,026            90,210
          Other                                     18,619             8,644
       Interest on loans                         1,497,088         1,105,208
         Total interest and dividend income      1,831,551         1,390,309
    Interest expense:
        Deposits and related customer accounts     537,867           254,057
        Borrowings                                 450,955           315,747
          Total interest expense                   988,822           569,804
          Net interest income                      842,729           820,505
    Provision for credit losses                     73,500            44,000
          Net interest income after
           provision for credit losses             769,229           776,505
    Non-interest income:
        Consumer banking fees                      128,265           126,182
        Commercial banking fees                     82,965            63,057
        Mortgage banking revenue (1)                17,516            32,945
        Capital markets revenue                      6,202             8,386
        Bank owned life insurance income            26,686            23,821
        Other                                       14,682            18,443
          Total fees and other income before
           security gains                          276,316           272,834
        Net gain/(loss) on securities             (305,027)           11,334
          Total non-interest income                (28,711)          284,168
    Non-interest expense:
    General and administrative
        Compensation and benefits                  293,245           260,928
        Occupancy and equipment                    132,348           124,218
        Technology expense                          44,680            40,274
        Outside services                            31,347            28,453
        Marketing expense                           24,770            22,804
        Other administrative expenses               56,882            53,828
          Total general and administrative         583,272           530,505
    Other expenses:
        Amortization of intangibles                 41,444            37,771
        Other minority interest expense             12,071            11,420
        Equity method investments                   20,996            21,736
        Proxy and professional fees                 14,337               -
        Merger-related and integration charges       3,459            19,948
          Total other expenses                      92,307            90,875
             Total non-interest expense            675,579           621,380
          Income/ (loss) before income taxes        64,939           439,293
    Income tax expense/ (benefit)                  (24,805)          109,671
          Net income/ (loss)                       $89,744          $329,622


    (1) Mortgage banking activity is
        summarized below:
    Gains on sale of mortgage loans,
     mortgage backed securities, and home
     equity loans (2)                              $12,898           $34,748
    Net gains/(loss) recorded under SFAS 133           427               967
    Mortgage servicing fees, net of
     mortgage servicing rights amortization          4,191             2,041
    Mortgage servicing right
     (impairments)/recoveries                          -              (4,811)
         Total mortgage banking revenues           $17,516           $32,945

         (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
                                                      June 30, 2006
                                             Average                  Yield/
    (dollars in thousands)                   Balance      Interest(1) Rate
    Earning assets:
       Investment securities               $14,207,577     $201,842   5.68%
       Loans:
         Commercial                         19,112,403      342,125   7.18%
         Multi-Family                        1,992,727       31,285   6.28%
         Consumer:
           Residential mortgages            14,467,374      203,062   5.61%
           Home equity loans and lines
            of credit                       10,129,080      162,530   6.44%
         Total consumer loans secured
          by real estate                    24,596,454      365,592   5.95%
           Auto Loans                        4,396,659       64,223   5.86%
           Other                               453,383        8,344   7.38%
         Total Consumer                     29,446,496      438,159   5.96%
        Total loans                         50,551,626      811,569   6.43%
         Allowance for loan losses            (455,468)
         Total earning assets               64,303,735   $1,013,411   6.31%
    Other assets                             9,136,881
       Total assets                        $73,440,616

    Funding liabilities:
      Deposits and other customer
       related accounts:
             NOW accounts                  $10,346,113      $73,330   2.84%
             Customer repurchase
              agreements                     1,114,934       12,077   4.34%
             Savings accounts                3,956,176        7,254   0.74%
             Money market accounts           9,598,706       71,475   2.99%
           Core and other customer
            related accounts                25,015,929      164,136   2.63%
           Time deposits                    13,193,359      141,894   4.31%
           Total                            38,209,288      306,030   3.21%

      Borrowings:
          Federal Home Loan Bank
           advances                         15,247,874      164,540   4.33%
          Fed funds and repurchase
           agreements                        1,399,266       18,019   5.16%
          Other borrowings                   4,791,972       64,658   5.48%
          Total borrowings                  21,439,112      247,217   4.64%
          Total funding liabilities         59,648,400      553,247   3.72%
     Non-interest bearing DDA                5,662,902
     Other liabilities                       1,430,767
            Total liabilities               66,742,069
     Stockholders' equity                    6,698,547
            Total liabilities and
             stockholders' equity          $73,440,616
     Net interest income                                   $460,164
     Interest rate spread                                             2.59%
     Contribution from interest free funds                            0.27%
     Net interest margin                                              2.86%

    (1) Tax equivalent basis


                                                       Quarter Ended
                                                       March 31, 2006
                                              Average                  Yield/
    (dollars in thousands)                    Balance     Interest(1)  Rate
    Earning assets:
       Investment securities                $12,715,041    $168,049    5.29%
       Loans:
         Commercial                          16,884,583     290,843    6.98%
         Multi-Family                                 -           -    0.00%
         Consumer:
           Residential mortgages             12,777,623     176,652    5.53%
           Home equity loans and lines of
            credit                            9,673,570     151,660    6.32%
         Total consumer loans secured
          by real estate                     22,451,193     328,312    5.87%
           Auto Loans                         4,409,850      61,383    5.65%
           Other                                476,946       9,185    7.81%
         Total Consumer                      27,337,989     398,880    5.87%
        Total loans                          44,222,572     689,723    6.29%
         Allowance for loan losses             (419,386)
         Total earning assets                56,518,227    $857,772    6.11%
    Other assets                              7,521,366
       Total assets                         $64,039,593

    Funding liabilities:
      Deposits and other customer
       related accounts:
             NOW accounts                    $9,124,514     $54,509    2.42%
             Customer repurchase
              agreements                      1,025,807       9,898    3.91%
             Savings accounts                 3,411,827       6,388    0.76%
             Money market accounts            8,190,873      48,068    2.38%
           Core and other customer
            related accounts                 21,753,021     118,863    2.22%
           Time deposits                     11,597,261     112,974    3.95%
           Total                             33,350,282     231,837    2.82%

      Borrowings:
          Federal Home Loan Bank
           advances                          13,551,387     143,083    4.27%
          Fed funds and repurchase
           agreements                           613,518       6,635    4.33%
          Other borrowings                    4,415,349      54,020    4.93%
          Total borrowings                   18,580,254     203,738    4.43%
          Total funding liabilities          51,930,536     435,575    3.39%
     Non-interest bearing DDA                 5,086,989
     Other liabilities                        1,125,329
            Total liabilities                58,142,854
     Stockholders' equity                     5,896,739
            Total liabilities and
             stockholders' equity           $64,039,593
     Net interest income                                   $422,197
     Interest rate spread                                              2.72%
     Contribution from interest free funds                             0.28%
     Net interest margin                                               3.00%

    (1) Tax equivalent basis


                                                       Quarter Ended
                                                       June 30, 2005
                                              Average                  Yield/
    (dollars in thousands)                    Balance     Interest(1)  Rate
    Earning assets:
       Investment securities                $12,178,325    $142,865    5.06%
       Loans:
         Commercial                          15,768,250     234,588    5.99%
         Multi-Family                                 -           -    0.00%
         Consumer:
           Residential mortgages             10,634,549     138,586    5.21%
           Home equity loans and lines of
            credit                           10,127,012     137,825    5.45%
         Total consumer loans secured
          by real estate                     20,761,561     276,411    5.33%
           Auto Loans                         4,262,377      55,541    5.23%
           Other                                559,544      10,680    7.66%
         Total Consumer                      25,583,482     342,632    5.36%
        Total loans                          41,351,732     577,220    5.60%
         Allowance for loan losses             (428,032)
         Total earning assets                53,102,025    $720,085    5.52%
    Other assets                              7,103,036
       Total assets                         $60,205,061

    Funding liabilities:
      Deposits and other customer
       related accounts:
             NOW accounts                    $8,425,311     $31,835    1.52%
             Customer repurchase
              agreements                        795,418       4,790    2.42%
             Savings accounts                 3,864,148       6,243    0.65%
             Money market accounts            8,417,965      31,034    1.48%
           Core and other customer
            related accounts                 21,502,842      73,902    1.38%
           Time deposits                      9,458,184      65,977    2.80%
           Total                             30,961,026     139,879    1.81%

      Borrowings:
          Federal Home Loan Bank
           advances                          11,775,740     116,767    3.98%
          Fed funds and repurchase
           agreements                         1,614,427      12,167    3.02%
          Other borrowings                    4,164,200      38,113    3.67%
          Total borrowings                   17,554,367     167,047    3.81%
          Total funding liabilities          48,515,393     306,926    2.54%
     Non-interest bearing DDA                 5,276,428
     Other liabilities                          715,584
            Total liabilities                54,507,405
     Stockholders' equity                     5,697,656
            Total liabilities and
             stockholders' equity           $60,205,061
     Net interest income                                   $413,159
     Interest rate spread                                              2.98%
     Contribution from interest free funds                             0.23%
     Net interest margin                                               3.21%

    (1) Tax equivalent basis



    Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
    AVERAGE BALANCE, INTEREST AND YIELD/RATE ANALYSIS
    (unaudited)
                                                     Year to Date
                                                    June 30, 2006
                                             Average                 Yield/
    (dollars in thousands)                   Balance    Interest (1)  Rate
    Earning assets:
      Investment securities                $13,465,431     $352,178   5.50%
      Loans:
        Commercial                          18,004,647      630,664   7.08%
        Multi-Family                         1,001,868       31,285   6.25%
        Consumer:
          Residential mortgages             13,627,166      379,714   5.57%
          Home equity loans and lines of
           credit                            9,902,583      314,190   6.38%
        Total consumer loans secured by
         real estate                        23,529,749      693,904   5.91%
          Auto loans                         4,403,218      126,009   5.77%
          Other                                465,093       17,529   7.60%
        Total Consumer                      28,398,060      837,442   5.92%
        Total loans                         47,404,575    1,499,391   6.37%
        Allowance for loan losses             (437,527)
        Total earning assets                60,432,479   $1,851,569   6.22%
    Other assets                             8,333,596
        Total assets                       $68,766,075

    Funding liabilities:
      Deposits and other customer related
       accounts:
          NOW accounts                      $9,738,689     $127,832   2.64%
          Customer repurchase agreements     1,070,617       21,975   4.14%
          Savings accounts                   3,685,505       13,642   0.75%
          Money market accounts              8,898,678      119,543   2.71%
         Core and other customer related
          accounts                          23,393,489      282,992   2.44%
         Time deposits                      12,399,719      254,875   4.15%
         Total                              35,793,208      537,867   3.02%
      Borrowings:
         Federal Home Loan Bank advances    14,404,317      307,622   4.30%
         Fed funds and repurchase
          agreements                         1,008,563       24,655   4.91%
         Other borrowings                    4,604,700      118,678   5.17%
         Total borrowings                   20,017,580      450,955   4.53%
         Total funding liabilities          55,810,788      988,822   3.57%
    Non-interest bearing DDA                 5,376,537
    Other liabilities                        1,278,892
         Total liabilities                  62,466,217
    Stockholders' equity                     6,299,858
         Total liabilities and
          stockholders' equity             $68,766,075
    Net interest income                                    $862,747
    Interest rate spread                                              2.65%
    Contribution from interest free funds                             0.27%
    Net interest margin                                               2.92%

    (1) Tax equivalent basis


                                                    Year to Date
                                                    June 30, 2005
                                            Average                  Yield/
    (dollars in thousands)                  Balance    Interest (1)   Rate
    Earning assets:
      Investment securities                $12,153,767     $285,101   5.06%
      Loans:
        Commercial                          15,321,314      439,486   5.82%
        Multi-Family                                 -            -   0.00%
        Consumer:
          Residential mortgages              9,905,070      261,540   5.28%
          Home equity loans and lines of
           credit                           10,065,056      272,780   5.45%
        Total consumer loans secured by
         real estate                        19,970,126      534,320   5.37%
          Auto loans                         4,283,620      110,476   5.20%
          Other                                568,980       20,926   7.42%
        Total Consumer                      24,822,726      665,722   5.39%
        Total loans                         40,144,040    1,105,208   5.55%
        Allowance for loan losses             (421,878)
        Total earning assets                51,875,929   $1,390,309   5.48%
    Other assets                             7,013,494
        Total assets                       $58,889,423

    Funding liabilities:
      Deposits and other customer related
       accounts:
          NOW accounts                      $8,234,704      $57,291   1.40%
          Customer repurchase agreements       818,907        8,806   2.17%
          Savings accounts                   3,897,045       12,373   0.64%
          Money market accounts              8,285,978       56,521   1.38%
         Core and other customer related
          accounts                          21,236,634      134,991   1.28%
         Time deposits                       9,060,839      119,066   2.65%
         Total                              30,297,473      254,057   1.69%
      Borrowings:
         Federal Home Loan Bank advances    11,345,327      221,703   3.94%
         Fed funds and repurchase
          agreements                         1,528,315       21,705   2.85%
         Other borrowings                    4,159,877       72,339   3.49%
         Total borrowings                   17,033,519      315,747   3.73%
         Total funding liabilities          47,330,992      569,804   2.42%
    Non-interest bearing DDA                 5,219,880
    Other liabilities                          695,052
         Total liabilities                  53,245,924
    Stockholders' equity                     5,643,499
         Total liabilities and
          stockholders' equity             $58,889,423
    Net interest income                                    $820,505
    Interest rate spread                                              3.06%
    Contribution from interest free funds                             0.21%
    Net interest margin                                               3.27%

    (1) Tax equivalent basis



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

    NON-PERFORMING ASSETS

                                  June 30  Mar. 31  Dec. 31 Sept. 30  June 30
    (dollars in thousands)          2006     2006     2005     2005     2005
    Non-accrual loans:
      Consumer:
        Residential mortgages     $34,812  $31,874  $30,393  $33,427  $31,717
        Home equity loans and
         lines of credit           63,632   61,078   55,543   37,051   35,007
        Auto loans                    388      363      476      462      365
        Other consumer loans        2,524    1,920    1,913    2,873    3,013
      Total consumer loans        101,356   95,235   88,325   73,813   70,102
      Commercial                  117,758   87,566  100,372   95,303   91,358
      Total non-accrual loans     219,114  182,801  188,697  169,116  161,460
    Restructured loans                576      692      777      822      939
      Total non-performing
       loans                      219,690  183,493  189,474  169,938  162,399
    Real estate owned, net         35,899   13,622   11,411    6,107    8,494
    Other repossessed assets        3,487    3,352    4,678    5,083    2,302
      Total non-performing
       assets                     259,076  200,467  205,563  181,128  173,195

    Non-performing loans as a
     percentage of total loans      0.36%    0.41%    0.43%    0.40%    0.39%
    Non-performing assets as a
     percentage of total assets     0.29%    0.31%    0.32%    0.29%    0.29%
    Non-performing assets as a
     percentage of total loans,
     real estate owned and
     repossessed assets             0.42%    0.44%    0.47%    0.42%    0.42%
    Allowance for credit losses
     as a percentage of non-
     performing loans                251%     239%     231%     257%     272%



    NET LOAN CHARGE-OFFS

                                  June 30  Mar. 31  Dec. 31 Sept. 30  June 30
    Quarters ended (in thousands)   2006     2006     2005     2005     2005
      Commercial real estate       $3,938    $(744)    $564     $219     $294
      Commercial and industrial
       and other                    4,718    8,948    4,877    6,209    8,964
      Total Commercial              8,656    8,204    5,441    6,428    9,258

        Residential mortgages         156      159      554      109       72
        Home equity loans and
         lines of credit           15,032   10,654    6,998    4,319    3,115
      Total consumer loans
       secured by real estate      15,188   10,813    7,552    4,428    3,187
        Auto loans                  5,678    7,995    9,137    7,539    5,851
        Other consumer loans          (98)   1,286    1,079    1,059    1,126
      Total Consumer               20,768   20,094   17,768   13,026   10,164

       Total                      $29,424  $28,298  $23,209  $19,454  $19,422



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

                                                   June 30           Mar. 31
    Quarters ended (in thousands)                    2006              2006
    Provision for loan losses                       47,113            30,559
    Provision/(recoveries) for unfunded
     commitments                                    (2,613)           (1,559)
    Total provision for credit losses              $44,500           $29,000

    Allowance for loan losses                      537,372           421,860
    Reserve for unfunded commitments                14,040            16,653
    Total allowance for credit losses             $551,412          $438,513


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

    Allowance for loan losses               419,599      418,353      424,711
    Reserve for unfunded commitments         18,212       18,475       17,773
    Total allowance for credit losses      $437,811     $436,828     $442,484



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

    DEPOSIT AND OTHER CUSTOMER RELATED ACCOUNT COMPOSITION - End of period

                                                 June 30           Mar. 31
    Quarters ended (in thousands)                  2006              2006
      Demand deposit accounts                   $6,749,349        $5,165,140
      NOW accounts                              11,055,189         9,110,005
      Customer repurchase agreements             1,205,345         1,086,010
      Savings accounts                           5,189,459         3,397,183
      Money market accounts                     12,321,602         8,384,317
      Certificates of deposits                  16,025,418        11,677,492
           Total                               $52,546,362       $38,820,147


                                          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



    LOAN COMPOSITION - End of period

                                                 June 30           Mar. 31
    Quarters ended (in thousands)                  2006              2006
      Commercial real estate                   $10,817,068        $7,128,116
      Commercial industrial loans               12,048,686        10,122,781
      Multi-family                               6,134,167               -
    Total commercial loans                      28,999,921        17,250,897
        Residential mortgages                   17,236,025        13,161,773
        Home equity loans and lines of
         credit                                 10,515,700         9,892,235
      Total consumer loans secured by real
       estate                                   27,751,725        23,054,008
        Auto loans                               4,399,047         4,400,980
        Other consumer loans                       459,418           458,528
    Total consumer loans                        32,610,190        27,913,516

    Total loans                                $61,610,111       $45,164,413


                                          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
      Multi-family                              -            -            -
    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



    DEPOSIT AND OTHER CUSTOMER RELATED ACCOUNT COMPOSITION - Average

                                                 June 30           Mar. 31
    Quarters ended (in thousands)                  2006              2006
      Demand deposit accounts                   $5,662,902        $5,086,989
      NOW accounts                              10,346,113         9,124,514
      Customer repurchase agreements             1,114,934         1,025,807
      Savings accounts                           3,956,176         3,411,827
      Money market accounts                      9,598,706         8,190,873
      Certificates of deposits                  13,193,359        11,597,261
           Total                               $43,872,190       $38,437,271


                                          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



    LOAN COMPOSITION - Average

                                                  June 30           Mar. 31
    Quarters ended (in thousands)                   2006              2006
      Commercial real estate                    $8,358,231        $7,193,994
      Commercial industrial loans                9,564,869         8,603,198
      Multi-family                               1,992,727               -
      Other                                      1,189,303         1,087,391
    Total commercial loans                      21,105,130        16,884,583
      Residential mortgages                     14,467,374        12,777,623
      Home equity loans and lines of credit     10,129,080         9,673,570
    Total consumer loans secured by real
     estate                                     24,596,454        22,451,193
      Auto loans                                 4,396,659         4,409,850
      Other consumer loans                         453,383           476,946
    Total consumer loans                        29,446,496        27,337,989

    Total loans                                $50,551,626       $44,222,572


                                          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
      Multi-family                              -            -            -
      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



    Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
    RECONCILIATION OF OPERATING/CASH EARNINGS TO REPORTED EARNINGS
    (unaudited)
    Operating/cash earnings for EPS purposes represents net income
excluding the after-tax effects of certain items, such as significant gains
or losses that are unusual in nature or are associated with acquiring or
integrating businesses, amortization of intangible assets, proxy and
related professional fees, and certain other charges. 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
                             June 30   Mar. 31   Dec. 31   Sept. 30  June 30
                               2006      2006      2005      2005      2005

    Net income as reported   ($51,654) $141,398  $165,495  $181,043  $183,471
    Dividends on preferred
     stock                     (2,433)        -         -         -         -
    Net income available to
     common shareholders      (54,087)  141,398   165,495   181,043   183,471
    Contingently convertible
     trust preferred
     interest expense, net
     of tax                     6,335     6,327     6,354     6,344     6,335
    Net income for EPS
     purposes                ($47,752) $147,725  $171,849  $187,387  $189,806

    Weighted average diluted
     shares for EPS           445,599   410,366   409,581   412,766   420,390

    Reconciliation to
     operating/cash earnings
     EPS

    Net income for EPS
     purposes and EPS as
     reported                ($47,752) $147,725  $171,849  $187,387  $189,806

       Merger related and
        integration costs       4,067    (1,819)        -    (2,094)   (5,490)
       Provision for loan
        losses- Independence    8,125         -         -         -         -
       Loss on balance sheet
        restructuring         154,884         -         -         -         -
       Impairment on FNMA
        and FHLMC preferred
        stock                  43,875         -         -         -         -
       Proxy and professional
        fees                        -     9,319     3,788         -         -
       Amortization of
        intangibles            15,746    11,192    11,548    11,885    12,229
    Operating/cash earnings
     for EPS purposes        $178,945  $166,417  $187,185  $197,178  $196,545


                                              Quarter Ended
                                                Per share
                              June 30   Mar. 31   Dec. 31   Sept. 30  June 30
                                2006      2006      2005      2005      2005

    Net income as reported
    Dividends on preferred
     stock
    Net income available to
     common shareholders
    Contingently convertible
     trust preferred
     interest expense, net
     of tax
    Net income for EPS
     purposes                 $(0.11)    $0.36     $0.42     $0.45     $0.45

    Weighted average diluted
     shares for EPS

    Reconciliation to
     operating/cash earnings
     EPS

    Net income for EPS
     purposes and EPS as
     reported                 $(0.11)    $0.36     $0.42     $0.45     $0.45

       Merger related and
        integration costs       0.01     (0.00)        -     (0.01)    (0.01)
       Provision for loan
        losses- Independence    0.02         -         -         -         -
       Loss on balance sheet
        restructuring           0.35         -         -         -         -
       Impairment on FNMA
        and FHLMC preferred
        stock                   0.10         -         -         -         -
       Proxy and professional
        fees                       -      0.02      0.01         -         -
       Amortization of
        intangibles             0.04      0.03      0.03      0.03      0.03
    Operating/cash earnings
     for EPS purposes          $0.40     $0.41     $0.46     $0.48     $0.47


                                                   Year to Date
                                        Total dollars           Per Share
                                     June 30    June 30     June 30    June 30
                                       2006       2005        2006       2005

    Net income as reported            $89,744   $329,622
    Dividends on preferred
     stock                             (2,433)         -
    Net income available to
     common shareholders               87,311    329,622
    Contingently convertible
     trust preferred
     interest expense, net
      of tax                           12,662     12,729
    Net income for EPS
     purposes                         $99,973   $342,351     $0.23      $0.81

    Weighted average diluted
     shares for EPS                   428,124    420,885

    Reconciliation to
     operating/cash earnings
     EPS



    Net income for EPS
     purposes and EPS as
     reported                         $99,973   $342,351     $0.23      $0.81

       Merger related and
        integration costs               2,248     12,966      0.01       0.03
       Provision for loan
        losses- Independence            8,125          -      0.02          -
       Loss on balance sheet
        restructuring                 154,884          -      0.36          -
      Impairment on FNMA
       and FHLMC preferred
       stock                           43,875          -      0.10          -
      Proxy and professional
       fees                             9,319          -      0.02          -
      Amortization of
       intangibles                     26,939     24,551      0.06       0.06
    Operating/cash earnings
     for EPS purposes                $345,363   $379,868     $0.81      $0.90



    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

                                                  June 30           Mar. 31
                                                    2006              2006
    Average Equity                              $6,698,547        $5,896,739
    Average Goodwill                            (3,452,687)       (2,716,324)
    Average CDI and other intangibles             (342,279)         (207,908)
    Average Tangible Equity                      2,903,581         2,972,507

    Operating Return on Average Equity              10.72%            11.45%
      Effect of Goodwill                            12.74%            10.46%
      Effect of CDI and other intangibles            1.26%             0.80%
    Tangible Return on Average Equity               24.72%            22.71%


                                                      Quarter Ended

                                            Dec. 31     Sept. 30    June 30
                                              2005        2005        2005
    Average Equity                         $5,712,703  $5,694,895  $5,697,656
    Average Goodwill                       (2,714,150) (2,714,148) (2,725,526)
    Average CDI and other intangibles        (225,049)   (243,149)   (261,854)
    Average Tangible Equity                 2,773,504   2,737,598   2,710,276


    Operating Return on Average Equity         13.00%      13.74%      13.84%
      Effect of Goodwill                       12.72%      13.62%      13.91%
      Effect of CDI and other intangibles       1.05%       1.22%       1.34%
    Tangible Return on Average Equity          26.78%      28.58%      29.09%



                                                        Year-to-Date
                                                 June 30           June 30
                                                   2006              2005
    Average Equity                              $6,299,858        $5,643,499
    Average Goodwill                            (3,081,666)       (2,617,281)
    Average CDI and other intangibles             (275,465)         (265,998)
    Average Tangible Equity                      2,942,727         2,760,220


    Operating Return on Average Equity              11.06%            13.57%
      Effect of Goodwill                            11.58%            12.87%
      Effect of CDI and other intangibles            1.03%             1.31%
    Tangible Return on Average Equity               23.67%            27.75%



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

    Purchase of Independence Community Bank Corp.  ("Independence")
    On June 1, 2006, Sovereign completed the purchase of Independence and
the results of its operations are included from the purchase date through
June 30, 2006. Sovereign made a cash payment of $3.6 billion to acquire and
convert all outstanding Independence common shares and outstanding equity
awards at $42 per share. The preliminary purchase price was allocated to
acquired assets and liabilities of Independence based on fair value as of
June 1, 2006. The company 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 Independence:

    (dollars in millions)

    Assets                               Liabilities
    Investments                $3,204.8  Deposits:
    Loans:                                 Core                       $6,960.8
      Commercial               10,807.2    Time                        4,070.1
      Consumer                    517.4      Total deposits           11,030.9
      Residential mortgages     1,829.5  Borrowings and other debt
                                          obligations                  5,464.6
        Total loans            13,154.1  Other liabilities               580.2
    Less allowance for loan
     losses                       (97.8)
        Total loans, net       13,056.3    Total liabilities         $17,075.7
    Cash paid, net of cash
     acquired                  (2,713.2)
    Bank owned life insurance     343.3
    Premises and equipment,
     net                          177.0
    Other assets                  336.2
    Core deposit and other
     intangibles                  460.1
    Goodwill                    2,211.2

      Total assets            $17,075.7



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

    Abridged Stockholders' Equity Rollforward for the Quarter ended June 30,
    2006

    Balance, March 31, 2006                                      $5,899,832
    Net loss                                                       ($51,654)
    Change in unrealized gain/(loss), net of tax                     18,575
    Issuance of common stock                                      2,390,206
    Issuance of preferred stock                                     195,445
    Dividends paid on common stock                                  (28,811)
    Dividends paid on preferred stock                                (2,433)
    Other                                                            37,384
    Balance, June 30, 2006                                       $8,458,544


SOURCE Sovereign Bancorp, Inc.




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