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Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. Announces 2005 Third Quarter Net Income of $181 Million and Operating/Cash Earnings of $197 Million

       GAAP EPS of $.48, up 100%, and Operating/Cash EPS of $.50, up 9%

    Financial Highlights
    -- Net income was $181 million, up 119% from $83 million in the same
       quarter a year ago.  Earnings per diluted share for the third quarter
       of 2005 were $.48, up 100% from $.24 per diluted share in the third
       quarter of 2004.
    -- Operating/cash earnings were $197 million, up 25% from $158 million in
       the same quarter a year ago.  Operating/cash earnings per diluted share
       were $.50 per share, up 9% from $.46 per share in the third quarter of
       2004.
    -- Efficiency ratio was 48.9% in the third quarter of 2005 as compared to
       50.4% in the third quarter of 2004.
    -- Positive operating leverage of 1.2 times year-over-year.
    -- Average deposits increased to $37.1 billion during the quarter, an
       annualized organic growth rate of 10%; average core deposits (excluding
       time deposits) increased to $27.3 billion during the quarter, an
       annualized organic growth rate of 8%.
    -- Average loans increased to $42.3 billion during the quarter, an
       annualized organic growth rate of 10%.
    -- Operating/cash return on average assets of 1.27% compared to 1.17% in
       the third quarter of 2004.
    -- Operating/cash return on tangible common equity of 28.58% compared to
       26.96% a year ago.
    -- Annualized net charge-offs decreased to .18% of average loans at
       September 30, 2005, versus .19% at June 30, 2005 and .25% at September
       30, 2004.
    -- Sovereign repurchased eight million shares during the quarter through
       our previously announced repurchase program, and a total of 20 million
       shares for the nine months ending September 30, 2005.

    PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sovereign Bancorp, Inc.
("Sovereign") (NYSE: SOV), parent company of Sovereign Bank ("Bank"), today
reported third quarter 2005 net income in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles of $181 million, or $.48 per diluted share, as compared
to $83 million, or $.24 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2004.  Net
income in the third quarter of 2004 included merger and integration charges
related to the Seacoast Financial Services Corporation acquisition of $18.2
million, after-tax, or $.05 per share, and a debt extinguishment charge of
$42.6 million after-tax, or $.12 per share.
    For the quarter ended September 30, 2005, Sovereign's reported
operating/cash earnings increased 25% to $197 million, or $.50 per diluted
share, which excluded $11.9 million, or $.03 per share, related to
amortization of intangible assets, as compared to $158 million, or $.46 per
diluted share, a year ago, which excluded the above mentioned merger and
integration and debt extinguishment charges and $14.6 million, or $.04 per
share, related to amortization of intangible assets.  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.  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.
    Sovereign's net income for the third quarter of 2005 produced annualized
returns on average assets and average shareholders' equity of 1.21% and
13.05%, respectively.  Operating/cash earnings for the third quarter of 2005
produced annualized operating/cash return on average assets and average
tangible shareholders' equity of 1.27% and 28.58%, respectively.
    Commenting on results for the third quarter of 2005, Jay S. Sidhu,
Sovereign's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, "We are pleased to
show improvement in our core competencies this quarter.  Average core deposits
grew 8% annualized from second quarter levels, while total deposits increased
10%.  While remaining disciplined in our underwriting, commercial loan growth
remained very strong at 17%, annualized, and our consumer loan portfolio
increased 5%, annualized, from second quarter levels.  Credit quality
continues to be strong, as annualized net charge-offs were down slightly from
second quarter levels to 18 basis points.  We repurchased eight million shares
of our common stock during the quarter, bringing our year-to-date repurchases
through quarter-end to 20 million shares," concluded Sidhu.

    Net Interest Income and Margin
    Sovereign reported net interest income of $396 million for the third
quarter of 2005, an increase of $33 million, or 9%, compared to the third
quarter of 2004.  Sovereign's average loan portfolio increased during the
third quarter by $990 million to $42.3 billion, reflecting an annualized
growth rate of 10%.  Included in period-end commercial loan balances was the
effect of a securitization of $832 million of dealer floor plan loans, which
was completed on September 30, 2005.  Sovereign's average deposits increased
$908 million during the quarter, reflecting an annualized growth rate of 10%.
Average core deposits (excludes time deposits) increased during the quarter by
approximately $557 million to $27.3 billion, reflecting an annualized growth
rate of 8%, with the majority of the growth in zero- or lower-cost checking
deposits.
    Net interest margin was 3.04% for the third quarter of 2005, compared to
3.17% in the third quarter of 2004.  "The prolonged flatness of the yield
curve facing the entire industry has continued to put pressure on our net
interest margin in the near-term.  As we believe this interest rate
environment may persist in the near-term, we have taken several steps and are
currently evaluating several options to stabilize or improve our net interest
margin going forward," stated Mark R. McCollom, Sovereign's Chief Financial
Officer.  "Loan yields on our commercial loan portfolio expanded nicely during
the quarter, up 35 basis points from second quarter levels, while total
deposit costs (including non-interest bearing DDA) increased 25 basis points
during the same period."

    Non-Interest Income
    Consumer and commercial banking fees again reached all-time highs during
the quarter, up 3% and 20%, respectively, from second quarter 2005 levels and
19% and 35%, respectively, from a year ago.  Consumer banking fees increased
by $12.2 million to $75.0 million, or 19%, compared to the same period in
2004, primarily driven by growth in loan and deposit fees.  Commercial banking
fees increased by $11.0 million to $42.7 million, or 35%, over the same period
a year ago, primarily driven by growth in loan fees and cash management fees
as well as a gain of $3.9 million on the previously mentioned dealer floor
plan securitization completed during the third quarter.  Excluding this gain,
commercial banking fees were up 9% from last quarter and 22% from a year ago.
    Mortgage banking revenues for the quarter were $29.0 million, compared to
$21.5 million last quarter and a loss of $4.1 million in the same quarter a
year ago.  Mortgage banking revenue increased $7.4 million from second quarter
levels reflecting sales of mortgage and home equity loans and a reversal of
mortgage servicing right impairment reserves of $6.8 million.  Mortgage
banking results are detailed in the financial tables attached to this release.
As of September 30, 2005, mortgage servicing rights, net of reserves of
$3.9 million, were $87.6 million and our servicing portfolio was $7.3 billion,
with a capitalized cost of 121 basis points.

    Non-Interest Expense
    G&A expenses for the quarter were $277 million, including acquisitions, as
compared to $238 million a year ago.  On a linked quarter basis, G&A expenses
were up $3.5 million mostly as a result of increased marketing efforts.
"Year-to-date G&A expenses continue to be favorable to our plan.  Operating
leverage remains positive, resulting in a 157 basis points improvement in our
efficiency ratio from a year ago.  Our efficiency ratio was 48.9% in the third
quarter of 2005," commented McCollom.
    On a GAAP basis, Sovereign's effective tax rate was 24.1% in the third
quarter; on an operating basis, it was 24.8%.

    Asset Quality
    Sovereign continued to see improvement in net charge-offs during the third
quarter of 2005.  Annualized net charge-offs decreased to .18% of average
loans at September 30, 2005, compared to .19% at June 30, 2005 and .25% at
September 30, 2004.  Non-performing assets ("NPAs") increased $7.9 million
during the quarter to $181 million at September 30, 2005.  NPAs to total
assets were unchanged from second quarter levels at .29%.  Sovereign's
provision for loan losses was $20.0 million this quarter compared to
$22.0 million in the second quarter and $25.0 million in the third quarter of
2004.  The allowance for loan losses to total loans decreased slightly to
1.02% at September 30, 2005, as compared to 1.07% at June 30, 2005 and 1.15%
at September 30, 2004.  The allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans
now stands at 257%, as compared to 272% at June 30, 2005 and 276% at September
30, 2004.

    Capital
    During the quarter, Sovereign repurchased eight million shares under a
previously announced repurchase program.  Year-to-date Sovereign has
repurchased 20 million shares, or more than 5% of fully diluted shares
outstanding.  Sovereign's Tier 1 leverage ratio was 6.48% at September 30,
2005.  Tangible common equity to tangible assets, excluding other
comprehensive income ("OCI"), was 4.84% and including OCI was 4.54%.  The
equity to assets ratio was 9.00% at September 30, 2005.  Sovereign Bank's Tier
1 leverage ratio was 6.58% and the Bank's risk-based capital ratio was 10.33%
at September 30, 2005.  "Management remains committed to its capital
allocation discipline.  In addition to share repurchases during the quarter,
the Board of Directors also declared a 50% increase to our cash dividend,"
commented McCollom.

    Looking Ahead
    "In closing, we were pleased with third quarter loan and deposit growth
trends, credit quality continues to be strong, revenues are growing at a
faster pace than expenses resulting in positive operating leverage, and we
continue to generate and deploy $200 million of tangible common equity per
quarter.  Year-to-date we have returned 98% of net income to our shareholders
through cash dividends and share repurchases.  The interest rate environment
remains a challenge, and we acknowledge it is unlikely we will achieve our
stretch goal of $2.00 in operating/cash earnings per share for 2005.  However,
we are currently achieving that run rate with $.50 of operating/cash earnings
per share in the third quarter.  We remain very focused on maintaining our
interest rate, credit risk and capital management discipline through this
difficult interest rate environment and on achieving an operating earnings
growth rate of 10% or higher over the long-term," Sidhu concluded.
    Based upon our October 17 stock price of $21.55, Sovereign is trading at a
P/E of 11.8x analysts mean 2005 estimate and 136% of current book value.  The
book value per share at September 30, 2005 was $15.81.

    Sovereign Bancorp, Inc., ("Sovereign") (NYSE: SOV), is the parent company
of Sovereign Bank, a $63 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 Third Quarter 2005 earnings call on Wednesday, October 19
beginning at 8:30 a.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=1138948.  The web-cast replay can be accessed
anytime from 11:00 a.m. ET on Wednesday, October 19, 2005 through 12:00 a.m.
ET on Monday, December 19, 2005.  Questions may be submitted during the call
via email to investor@sovereignbank.com .  A telephone replay will be
accessible from 11:00 a.m. ET on Wednesday, October 19, 2005 through
12:00 a.m. ET (midnight) on Monday, October 24, 2005 by dialing 800-642-1687,
confirmation id #9788706.

    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 the first, second and third quarters of
2005 represent net income adjusted for the after-tax effects of merger-related
and integration charges, certain restructuring charges 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 future operating results for 2005 for
Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. 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

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

    Operating Data

    Net income                         $181.0  $183.5  $146.2  $137.4   $82.5
    Net income for EPS purposes (1)     187.4   189.8   152.5   143.7    88.9
    Operating/cash earnings (2)         197.2   196.5   183.3   167.5   157.9
    Net interest income                 395.6   402.9   398.2   387.0   363.0
    Provision for loan losses            20.0    22.0    22.0    27.0    25.0
    Total fees and other income before
     securities transactions            171.0   158.9   133.4   126.5   108.3
    Net gain (loss) on investment
     securities                           1.7     3.4     8.0   (24.7)   20.2
    G&A expense                         276.9   273.4   257.1   257.3   237.7
    Other expenses                       32.6    27.1    63.8    30.5   129.1

    Performance Statistics

    Bancorp

    Net interest margin                 3.04%   3.13%   3.26%   3.29%   3.17%
    Operating/cash return on average
     assets  (2)                        1.27%   1.31%   1.29%   1.22%   1.17%
    Operating/cash return on average
     equity  (2)                       13.74%  13.84%  13.30%  13.61%  13.82%
    Operating/cash return on average
     tangible equity (2)               28.58%  29.09%  26.45%  26.65%  26.96%
    Annualized net loan charge-offs to
     average loans                      0.18%   0.19%   0.20%   0.28%   0.25%
    Efficiency ratio (3)               48.87%  48.67%  48.36%  50.10%  50.44%


    Per Share Data

    Basic earnings per share            $0.50   $0.50   $0.40   $0.40   $0.25
    Diluted earnings per share (1)       0.48    0.47    0.38    0.38    0.24
    Operating/cash earnings per
     share (2)                           0.50    0.49    0.46    0.48    0.46
    Dividend declared per share          .040    .040    .030    .030    .030
    Book value (4)                      15.81   15.70   15.22   14.41   13.95
    Common stock price:
      High                              24.72   22.70   23.73   22.61   22.48
      Low                               21.69   20.13   21.89   21.14   20.48
      Close                            $22.04  $22.34  $22.16  $22.55  $21.82
    Weighted average common shares:
      Basic                             360.3   367.9   368.9   345.6   335.6
      Diluted (1)                       393.1   400.4   401.3   377.6   367.8
    End-of-period common shares:
      Basic                             358.5   365.8   374.8   346.1   345.3
      Diluted (1)                       390.7   398.3   407.4   378.2   377.3


                                                         Year to Date

                                                  Sept. 30           Sept. 30
                                                    2005               2004
    (dollars in millions, except
     per share data)

    Operating Data

    Net income                                      $510.7             $316.1
    Net income for EPS purposes (1)                  529.7              331.0
    Operating/cash earnings (2)                      577.0              434.7
    Net interest income                            1,196.6            1,017.8
    Provision for loan losses                         64.0              100.0
    Total fees and other income before
     securities transactions                         463.3              341.6
    Net gain (loss) on investment securities          13.0               39.0
    G&A expense                                      807.4              685.4
    Other expenses                                   123.4              205.7

    Performance Statistics

    Bancorp

    Net interest margin                              3.14%              3.23%
    Operating/cash return on average assets (2)      1.29%              1.18%
    Operating/cash return on average equity (2)     13.63%             14.53%
    Operating/cash return on average
     tangible equity (2)                            28.03%             25.68%
    Annualized net loan charge-offs to
     average loans                                   0.20%              0.39%
    Efficiency ratio (3)                            48.64%             50.42%


    Per Share Data

    Basic earnings per share                         $1.40              $1.01
    Diluted earnings per share (1)                    1.33               0.97
    Operating/cash earnings per share (2)             1.45               1.36
    Dividend declared per share                      0.110              0.085
    Book value (4)                                   15.81              13.95
    Common stock price:
      High                                           24.72              24.51
      Low                                            20.13              19.51
      Close                                         $22.04             $21.82
    Weighted average common shares:
      Basic                                          365.6              314.4
      Diluted (1)                                    398.2              341.1
    End-of-period common shares:
      Basic                                          358.5              345.3
      Diluted (1)                                    390.7              377.3


    NOTES:
    (1)  Effective in the fourth quarter of 2004, Sovereign adopted EITF 04-8
         "Accounting Issues Related to Certain Features of Contingently
         Convertible Debt and the Effect on Diluted Earnings per Share."  This
         EITF requires the potential dilution from contingently convertible
         debt be included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share
         upon the issuance of the debt and that the after-tax impact of the
         interest expense on this debt be added back to net income for
         earnings per share purposes.  Sovereign issued $800 million of
         contingently convertible trust preferred equity income redeemable
         securities in the first quarter of 2004.  Prior period earnings per
         share were required to be restated.  We have excluded the impact of
         this pronouncement in our calculation of 2004 operating/cash earnings
         per share.
    (2)  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, 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.
    (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

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

    Financial Condition Data:

    General
      Total assets                $62,942  $59,922  $58,926  $54,471  $55,755
      Loans                        42,692   41,267   40,320   36,631   35,262
      Total deposits and customer
       related accounts:           37,333   36,102   36,686   32,556   33,102
        Core deposits and other
         customer related
         accounts                  27,395   26,683   27,225   25,441   25,744
        Time deposits               9,937    9,419    9,461    7,114    7,358
      Borrowings                   18,897   17,069   15,555   16,140   16,919
      Minority interests              205      205      204      204      203
      Stockholders' equity          5,668    5,743    5,705    4,988    4,815
      Goodwill                      2,714    2,714    2,721    2,125    2,103
      Core deposit intangible         232      250      269      257      305

    Asset Quality
      Non-performing assets        $181.1   $173.2   $186.9   $160.1   $168.8
      Non-performing loans         $169.9   $162.4   $171.9   $143.6   $147.5
      Non-performing assets to
       total assets                 0.29%    0.29%    0.32%    0.29%    0.30%
      Non-performing loans to
       total loans                  0.40%    0.39%    0.43%    0.39%    0.42%
      Allowance for loan losses    $436.8   $442.5   $437.7   $408.7   $406.6
      Allowance for loan losses
        to total loans              1.02%    1.07%    1.09%    1.12%    1.15%
      Allowance for loan losses
        to non-performing loans      257%     272%     255%     285%     276%

    Capitalization - Bancorp (1)
      Stockholders' equity to
       total assets                 9.00%    9.58%    9.68%    9.16%    8.64%
      Tier 1 leverage capital
       ratio                        6.48%    6.86%    6.96%    7.05%    6.56%
      Tangible equity to tangible
       assets, excluding OCI        4.84%    5.13%    5.22%    5.25%    4.77%
      Tangible equity to tangible
       assets, including OCI        4.54%    4.88%    4.86%    5.00%    4.51%

    Capitalization - Bank (1)
      Stockholders' equity to
       total assets                10.46%   11.30%   11.58%   10.77%   10.20%
      Tier 1 leverage capital
       ratio                        6.58%    7.16%    7.44%    7.21%    6.66%
      Tier 1 risk-based capital
       ratio                        7.83%    8.64%    8.93%    8.79%    8.51%
      Total risk-based capital
       ratio                       10.33%   11.27%   11.59%   11.64%   11.43%

    (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)
                                         Sept. 30      June 30      Mar. 31
    (dollars in thousands)                  2005         2005         2005
    Assets
    Cash and amounts due
     from depository institutions        $1,438,240   $1,176,891     $981,674
    Investments:
        Available-for-sale                8,244,029    7,529,964    7,709,353
        Held-to-maturity                  4,500,881    4,055,135    3,839,848
           Total investments             12,744,910   11,585,099   11,549,201
    Loans:
        Commercial                       16,222,920   16,152,017   15,363,592
        Consumer                         26,468,719   25,115,462   24,956,412
           Total loans                   42,691,639   41,267,479   40,320,004
    Less allowance for loan losses         (436,828)    (442,484)    (437,661)
           Total loans, net              42,254,811   40,824,995   39,882,343
    Premises and equipment, net             401,868      391,140      394,604
    Accrued interest receivable             265,120      247,505      258,849
    Goodwill                              2,714,073    2,713,894    2,720,651
    Core deposit intangible                 231,740      250,025      268,528
    Bank owned life insurance             1,006,820      996,645      992,426
    Other assets                          1,884,316    1,736,089    1,877,557
           Total assets                 $62,941,898  $59,922,283  $58,925,833

    Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
    Liabilities:
    Deposits and other customer related
     accounts:
        Core and other customer related
         accounts                       $27,395,257  $26,682,873  $27,224,877
        Time deposits                     9,937,334    9,418,691    9,460,879
           Total                         37,332,591   36,101,564   36,685,756
    Borrowings and other debt
     obligations                         18,897,237   17,068,806   15,554,598
    Other liabilities                       839,055      804,363      775,976
           Total liabilities             57,068,883   53,974,733   53,016,330
    Minority interests                      205,176      204,721      204,286
    Stockholders' equity:
        Common Stock                      3,649,507    3,636,750    3,609,269
        Warrants and stock options          337,156      339,517      346,116
        Unallocated ESOP shares             (23,707)     (23,707)     (23,707)
        Treasury stock                     (467,265)    (280,223)     (64,495)
        Accumulated other
         comprehensive loss                (170,619)    (105,727)    (169,312)
        Retained earnings                 2,342,767    2,176,219    2,007,346
           Total stockholders' equity     5,667,839    5,742,829    5,705,217
           Total liabilities and
            stockholders' equity        $62,941,898  $59,922,283  $58,925,833


                                                 Dec. 31           Sept. 30
    (dollars in thousands)                         2004              2004
    Assets
    Cash and amounts due
    from depository institutions                $1,160,922        $1,266,044
    Investments:
        Available-for-sale                       7,642,558        10,111,845
        Held-to-maturity                         3,904,319         4,027,472
           Total investments                    11,546,877        14,139,317
    Loans:
        Commercial                              13,864,240        13,445,735
        Consumer                                22,766,839        21,815,966
           Total loans                          36,631,079        35,261,701
    Less allowance for loan losses                (408,716)         (406,612)
           Total loans, net                     36,222,363        34,855,089
    Premises and equipment, net                    353,337           352,089
    Accrued interest receivable                    226,012           225,918
    Goodwill                                     2,125,081         2,103,158
    Core deposit intangible                        256,694           304,754
    Bank owned life insurance                      885,807           879,189
    Other assets                                 1,694,220         1,629,450
           Total assets                        $54,471,313       $55,755,008

    Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
    Liabilities:
    Deposits and other customer related
     accounts:
        Core and other customer related
         accounts                              $25,441,145       $25,743,796
        Time deposits                            7,114,373         7,357,882
           Total                                32,555,518        33,101,678
    Borrowings and other debt obligations       16,140,128        16,919,164
    Other liabilities                              583,389           715,326
           Total liabilities                    49,279,035        50,736,168
    Minority interests                             203,906           203,488
    Stockholders' equity:
        Common Stock                             2,949,870         2,934,733
        Warrants and stock options                 317,842           318,874
        Unallocated ESOP shares                    (23,707)          (26,078)
        Treasury stock                             (19,136)          (19,767)
        Accumulated other comprehensive loss      (108,092)         (136,645)
        Retained earnings                        1,871,595         1,744,235
           Total stockholders' equity            4,988,372         4,815,352
           Total liabilities and
            stockholders' equity               $54,471,313       $55,755,008


     Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
     (unaudited)
                                               Quarter Ended
                              Sept. 30  June 30   Mar. 31   Dec. 31  Sept. 30
                                2005      2005      2005      2004     2004
    (dollars in thousands,
     except per share data)
    Interest and dividend
     income:
       Interest on interest-
        earning deposits        $2,022    $1,896    $2,233    $1,721   $1,505
       Interest on investment
        securities
         Available for sale     90,854    95,878    94,884   102,945  124,803
         Held to maturity       47,624    45,091    45,119    45,512   46,470
       Interest on loans       607,966   566,936   518,820   474,010  412,771
         Total interest and
          dividend income      748,466   709,801   661,056   624,188  585,549
    Interest expense:
       Deposits and related
        customer accounts      169,084   139,879   114,178    91,731   83,160
       Borrowings              183,817   167,047   148,700   145,445  139,439
         Total interest
          expense              352,901   306,926   262,878   237,176  222,599
         Net interest
          income               395,565   402,875   398,178   387,012  362,950
    Provision for loan losses   20,000    22,000    22,000    27,000   25,000
         Net interest income
          after provision for
          loan losses          375,565   380,875   376,178   360,012  337,950
    Non-interest income:
       Consumer banking fees    74,992    73,063    66,555    67,759   62,771
       Commercial banking fees  42,745    35,531    33,008    32,843   31,757
       Mortgage banking
        revenue (1)             28,967    21,547    11,932     4,726   (4,080)
       Capital markets revenue   5,382     3,700     4,686     6,548    3,409
       Bank owned life
        insurance income        12,066    12,918    10,903    10,136    9,922
       Other                     6,856    12,092     6,351     4,480    4,498
         Total fees and other
          income before
          security gains       171,008   158,851   133,435   126,492  108,277
       Net gain/(loss) on
        securities               1,675     3,355     7,979   (24,728)  20,247
         Total non-
          interest income      172,683   162,206   141,414   101,764  128,524
    Non-interest expense:
    General and
     administrative
       Compensation and
        benefits               140,532   135,803   125,125   123,967  114,871
       Occupancy and
        equipment               61,096    61,348    62,870    59,221   54,976
       Technology expense       21,349    21,606    18,668    21,486   18,935
       Outside services         15,362    13,805    14,648    13,901   14,332
       Marketing expense        14,455    11,757    11,047    13,089   11,983
       Other administrative
        expenses                24,107    29,072    24,756    25,587   22,583
         Total general and
          administrative       276,901   273,391   257,114   257,251  237,680
    Other expenses:
       Amortization of core
        deposit intangibles     18,284    18,815    18,956    17,670   19,836
       Other minority interest
        expense                  5,837     5,752     5,668     5,630    5,502
       Equity method
        investments             11,656    10,966    10,770    11,875   10,257
       Loss on debt
        extinguishment             -         -         -         500   65,546
       Restructuring charges    (1,222)      -       5,204       -        -
       Merger-related and
        integration charges     (2,000)   (8,447)   23,191    (5,169)  27,941
         Total other
          expenses              32,555    27,086    63,789    30,506  129,082
           Total non-
            interest expense   309,456   300,477   320,903   287,757  366,762
         Income before
          income taxes         238,792   242,604   196,689   174,019   99,712
    Income tax expense          57,749    59,133    50,538    36,590   17,170
         Net income           $181,043  $183,471  $146,151  $137,429  $82,542


    (1) Mortgage banking
     activity is summarized
     below:
    Gains on sale of mortgage
     loans, mortgage backed
     securities, and home
     equity loans (2)          $21,274   $28,371    $6,377    $2,438   $4,090
    Net gains/(loss) recorded
     under SFAS 133                717       314       653      (111)    (112)
    Mortgage servicing fees,
     net of mortgage
     servicing rights
     amortization                  139     1,627       948       664    1,343
    Mortgage servicing right
     (impairments)/recoveries    6,837    (8,765)    3,954     1,735   (9,401)
         Total mortgage
          banking revenues     $28,967   $21,547   $11,932    $4,726  $(4,080)

    (2) Third quarter 2005 results include a gain of $13.1 million related to
        the sale of $503 million of home equity loans.


                                                       Year to Date
                                                  Sept. 30          Sept. 30
                                                    2005              2004
    (dollars in thousands, except per
     share data)
    Interest and dividend income:
       Interest on interest-earning deposits        $6,151            $3,013
       Interest on investment securities
         Available for sale                        281,616           398,526
         Held to maturity                          137,834           107,168
       Interest on loans                         1,693,722         1,091,249
         Total interest and dividend income      2,119,323         1,599,956
    Interest expense:
       Deposits and related customer accounts      423,141           211,314
       Borrowings                                  499,564           370,837
         Total interest expense                    922,705           582,151
         Net interest income                     1,196,618         1,017,805
    Provision for loan losses                       64,000           100,000
         Net interest income after
          provision for loan losses              1,132,618           917,805
    Non-interest income:
       Consumer banking fees                       214,610           174,828
       Commercial banking fees                     111,284            90,994
       Mortgage banking revenue (1)                 62,446            17,783
       Capital markets revenue                      13,768            13,395
       Bank owned life insurance income             35,887            29,136
       Other                                        25,299            15,441
         Total fees and other income before
          security gains                           463,294           341,577
       Net gain/(loss) on securities                13,009            38,957
         Total non-interest income                 476,303           380,534
    Non-interest expense:
    General and administrative
       Compensation and benefits                   401,460           324,175
       Occupancy and equipment                     185,314           161,452
       Technology expense                           61,623            55,873
       Outside services                             43,815            39,414
       Marketing expense                            37,259            33,434
       Other administrative expenses                77,935            71,062
         Total general and administrative          807,406           685,410
    Other expenses:
       Amortization of core deposit intangibles     56,055            54,965
       Other minority interest expense              17,257            16,376
       Equity method investments                    33,392            19,596
       Loss on debt extinguishment                     -              63,261
       Restructuring charges                         3,982               -
       Merger-related and integration charges       12,744            51,528
         Total other expenses                      123,430           205,726
           Total non-interest expense              930,836           891,136
         Income before income taxes                678,085           407,203
    Income tax expense                             167,420            91,080
         Net income                               $510,665          $316,123


    (1) Mortgage banking activity is
     summarized below:
    Gains on sale of mortgage loans,
     mortgage backed securities, and home
     equity loans (2)                              $56,022           $23,367
    Net gains/(loss) recorded under SFAS 133         1,684            (1,909)
    Mortgage servicing fees, net of
     mortgage servicing rights amortization          2,714              (148)
    Mortgage servicing right
     (impairments)/recoveries                        2,026            (3,527)
         Total mortgage banking revenues           $62,446           $17,783

    (2) Third quarter 2005 results include a gain of $13.1 million related to
        the sale of $503 million of home equity loans.


     Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
     AVERAGE BALANCE, INTEREST AND YIELD/RATE ANALYSIS
     (unaudited)
                                                     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                              7,709,266
         Total assets                       $61,582,854

    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 (2)              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%


                                                    Quarter Ended
                                                    June 30, 2005
                                              Average                 Yield/
    (dollars in thousands)                    Balance    Interest (1)  Rate
    Earning assets:
       Investment securities                $12,178,325    $154,041    5.06%
       Loans:
         Commercial                          15,768,250     232,919    5.92%
         Consumer:
           Residential mortgages             10,634,549     138,329    5.20%
           Home equity loans and lines of
            credit                           10,127,012     132,418    5.24%
         Total consumer loans secured by
          real estate                        20,761,561     270,747    5.22%
           Auto Loans                         4,262,377      53,717    5.05%
           Other                                559,544      10,680    7.66%
         Total Consumer                      25,583,482     335,144    5.25%
         Total loans                         41,351,732     568,063    5.50%
         Allowance for loan losses             (444,761)
         Total earning assets                53,085,296    $722,105    5.45%
    Other assets                              7,103,038
         Total assets                       $60,188,334

    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 (2)              5,276,428
    Other liabilities                           698,857
         Total liabilities                   54,490,678
    Stockholders' equity                      5,697,656
         Total liabilities and
          stockholders' equity              $60,188,334
    Net interest income                                    $415,179
    Interest rate spread                                               2.91%
    Contribution from interest free funds                               0.22
    Net interest margin                                                3.13%


                                                     Quarter Ended
                                                  September 30, 2004
                                              Average                 Yield/
    (dollars in thousands)                    Balance    Interest (1)  Rate
    Earning assets:
       Investment securities                $15,045,842    $183,007    4.86%
       Loans:
         Commercial                          13,006,393     162,723    4.91%
         Consumer:
           Residential mortgages              6,675,476      86,906    5.21%
           Home equity loans and lines of
            credit                            8,177,146     101,600    4.95%
         Total consumer loans secured by
          real estate                        14,852,622     188,506    5.06%
           Auto Loans                         4,198,175      53,553    5.07%
           Other                                544,404      10,349    7.52%
         Total Consumer                      19,595,201     252,408    5.14%
         Total loans                         32,601,594     415,131    5.05%
         Allowance for loan losses             (395,427)
         Total earning assets                47,252,009    $598,138    5.03%
    Other assets                              6,223,444
         Total assets                       $53,475,453

    Funding liabilities:
       Deposits and other customer related
        accounts:
           NOW accounts                      $7,117,978     $16,366    0.91%
           Customer repurchase agreements       821,182       1,977    0.96%
           Savings accounts                   3,621,567       4,966    0.55%
           Money market accounts              8,256,017      24,040    1.16%
         Core and other customer related
          accounts                           19,816,744      47,349    0.95%
         Time deposits                        6,985,446      35,811    2.04%
         Total                               26,802,190      83,160    1.23%

      Borrowings:
         Federal Home Loan Bank advances      9,759,462      87,986    3.54%
         Fed funds and repurchase
          agreements                          2,797,876      16,206    2.31%
         Other borrowings                     3,921,692      35,247    3.56%
         Total borrowings                    16,479,030     139,439    3.34%
         Total funding liabilities           43,281,220     222,599    2.05%
    Non-interest bearing DDA (2)              4,936,996
    Other liabilities                           713,062
         Total liabilities                   48,931,278
    Stockholders' equity                      4,544,175
         Total liabilities and
          stockholders' equity              $53,475,453
    Net interest income                                    $375,539
    Interest rate spread                                               2.98%
    Contribution from interest free funds                               0.19
    Net interest margin                                                3.17%

    (1) Tax equivalent basis
    (2) In the third quarter of 2005, Sovereign reclassified its non-interest
        earning deposits to be shown as a separate component of other
        liabilities to be consistent with industry practice.  This change had
        no impact to Sovereign's historically reported net interest margin.


     Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
     AVERAGE BALANCE, INTEREST AND YIELD/RATE ANALYSIS
     (unaudited)
                                                    Year to Date
                                                 September 30, 2005
                                            Average                   Yield/
    (dollars in thousands)                  Balance     Interest (1)   Rate
    Earning assets:
       Investment securities               $12,093,200     $461,037   5.08%
       Loans:
         Commercial                         15,698,330      696,827   5.93%
         Consumer:
           Residential mortgages            10,160,711      403,313   5.29%
           Home equity loans and lines of
            credit                          10,151,595      402,393   5.30%
         Total consumer loans secured by
          real estate                       20,312,306      805,706   5.29%
           Auto loans                        4,322,967      164,936   5.10%
           Other                               550,965       31,073   7.54%
         Total Consumer                     25,186,238    1,001,715   5.31%
         Total loans                        40,884,568    1,698,542   5.55%
         Allowance for loan losses            (439,881)
         Total earning assets               52,537,887   $2,159,579   5.49%
    Other assets                             7,247,966
         Total assets                      $59,785,853

    Funding liabilities:
       Deposits and other customer related
        accounts:
           NOW accounts                     $8,489,687      $99,891   1.57%
           Customer repurchase agreements      847,264       15,436   2.44%
           Savings accounts                  3,848,607       18,826   0.65%
           Money market accounts             8,288,830       91,910   1.48%
         Core and other customer related
          accounts                          21,474,388      226,063   1.41%
         Time deposits                       9,313,316      197,078   2.83%
         Total                              30,787,704      423,141   1.84%
      Borrowings:
         Federal Home Loan Bank advances    11,761,895      351,972   4.00%
         Fed funds and repurchase
          agreements                         1,382,706       31,918   3.08%
         Other borrowings                    4,190,575      115,674   3.69%
         Total borrowings                   17,335,176      499,564   3.85%
         Total funding liabilities          48,122,880      922,705   2.56%
         Demand deposit accounts  (2)        5,278,467
    Other liabilities                          723,684
         Total liabilities                  54,125,031
    Stockholders' equity                     5,660,822
         Total liabilities and
          stockholders' equity             $59,785,853
    Net interest income                                  $1,236,874
    Interest rate spread                                              2.93%
    Contribution from interest free funds                              0.21
    Net interest margin                                               3.14%


                                                    Year to Date
                                                 September 30, 2004
                                            Average                   Yield/
    (dollars in thousands)                  Balance     Interest (1)   Rate
    Earning assets:
       Investment securities               $14,645,912     $538,827   4.90%
       Loans:
         Commercial                         12,171,171      433,788   4.69%
         Consumer:
           Residential mortgages             5,549,520      221,298   5.32%
           Home equity loans and lines of
            credit                           7,352,876      267,437   4.86%
         Total consumer loans secured by
          real estate                       12,902,396      488,735   5.05%
           Auto loans                        3,765,366      149,463   5.30%
           Other                               451,538       24,822   7.32%
         Total Consumer                     17,119,300      663,020   5.16%
         Total loans                        29,290,471    1,096,808   4.97%
         Allowance for loan losses            (364,857)
         Total earning assets               43,571,526   $1,635,635   4.99%
    Other assets                             5,558,865
         Total assets                      $49,130,391

    Funding liabilities:
      Deposits and other customer related
       accounts:
           NOW accounts                     $6,476,239      $35,968   0.74%
           Customer repurchase agreements      828,830        4,417   0.71%
           Savings accounts                  3,390,266       13,615   0.54%
           Money market accounts             7,483,336       57,393   1.02%
         Core and other customer related
          accounts                          18,178,671      111,393   0.82%
         Time deposits                       6,390,430       99,921   2.09%
         Total                              24,569,101      211,314   1.15%
      Borrowings:
         Federal Home Loan Bank advances     8,701,974      245,027   3.72%
         Fed funds and repurchase
          agreements                         2,833,640       31,153   1.46%
         Other borrowings                    3,785,105       94,657   3.31%
         Total borrowings                   15,320,719      370,837   3.20%
         Total funding liabilities          39,889,820      582,151   1.95%
         Demand deposit accounts (2)         4,562,465
    Other liabilities                          681,635
         Total liabilities                  45,133,920
    Stockholders' equity                     3,996,471
         Total liabilities and
          stockholders' equity             $49,130,391
    Net interest income                                  $1,053,484
    Interest rate spread                                              3.04%
    Contribution from interest free funds                              0.19
    Net interest margin                                               3.23%


    (1) Tax equivalent basis
    (2) In the third quarter of 2005, Sovereign reclassified its non-interest
        earning deposits to be shown as a separate component of other
        liabilities to be consistent with industry practice.  This change had
        no impact to Sovereign's historically reported net interest margin.


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

    NON-PERFORMING ASSETS

                                 Sept. 30  June 30  Mar. 31  Dec. 31 Sept. 30
    (dollars in thousands)          2005     2005     2005     2004     2004
    Non-accrual loans:
      Consumer:
        Residential mortgages     $33,427  $31,717  $37,669  $33,656  $32,858
        Home equity loans and
         lines of credit           37,051   35,007   33,383   26,801   23,217
        Auto loans                    462      365      539      632      649
        Other consumer loans        2,873    3,013    3,715      588      551
      Total consumer loans         73,813   70,102   75,306   61,677   57,275
      Commercial                   95,303   91,358   95,528   80,799   89,061
        Total non-accrual loans   169,116  161,460  170,834  142,476  146,336
    Restructured loans                822      939    1,026    1,097    1,205
        Total non-performing
         loans                    169,938  162,399  171,860  143,573  147,541
    Real estate owned, net          6,107    8,494   11,286   12,276   16,397
    Other repossessed assets        5,083    2,302    3,709    4,247    4,824
        Total non-performing
         assets                   181,128  173,195  186,855  160,096  168,762

    Non-performing loans as a
     percentage of total loans      0.40%    0.39%    0.43%    0.39%    0.42%
    Non-performing assets as a
     percentage of total assets     0.29%    0.29%    0.32%    0.29%    0.30%
    Non-performing assets as a
     percentage of total loans,
     real estate owned and
     repossessed assets             0.42%    0.42%    0.46%    0.44%    0.48%
    Allowance for loan losses as
     a percentage of non-
     performing loans                257%     272%     255%     285%     276%


    NET LOAN CHARGE-OFFS

                                 Sept. 30  June 30  Mar. 31  Dec. 31 Sept. 30
    Quarters ended (in thousands)   2005     2005     2005     2004     2004
      Commercial real estate         $219     $294    $(492)    $614  $(1,064)
      Commercial and industrial
       and other                    6,209    8,964    7,200   10,357   10,823
      Total Commercial              6,428    9,258    6,708   10,971    9,759

        Residential mortgages         109       72       43      444      326
        Home equity loans and lines
         of credit                  4,319    3,115    1,831    1,268    1,630
      Total consumer loans secured
       by real estate               4,428    3,187    1,874    1,712    1,956
        Auto loans                  7,539    5,851    9,557   10,769    7,619
        Other consumer loans        1,059    1,126    1,449    1,444    1,136
      Total Consumer               13,026   10,164   12,880   13,925   10,711

        Total                     $19,454  $19,422  $19,588  $24,896  $20,470


    DEPOSIT AND OTHER CUSTOMER RELATED ACCOUNT COMPOSITION - End of period

                                         Sept. 30      June 30      Mar. 31
    Quarters ended (in thousands)           2005         2005         2005
      Demand deposit accounts            $5,414,212   $5,378,465   $5,377,378
      NOW accounts                        9,170,052    8,269,183    8,422,725
      Customer repurchase agreements        959,024      875,203      828,388
      Savings accounts                    3,684,423    3,807,967    3,922,642
      Money market accounts               8,167,546    8,352,055    8,673,744
      Certificates of deposits            9,937,334    9,418,691    9,460,879
        Total                           $37,332,591  $36,101,564  $36,685,756

                                                 Dec. 31           Sept. 30
    Quarters ended (in thousands)                  2004              2004
      Demand deposit accounts                   $5,087,531        $5,072,090
      NOW accounts                               7,838,584         7,748,012
      Customer repurchase agreements               837,643           848,890
      Savings accounts                           3,807,099         3,667,116
      Money market accounts                      7,870,288         8,407,688
      Certificates of deposits                   7,114,373         7,357,882
        Total                                  $32,555,518       $33,101,678


    LOAN COMPOSITION - End of period

                                         Sept. 30      June 30      Mar. 31
    Quarters ended (in thousands)           2005         2005         2005
      Commercial real estate             $7,151,189   $6,946,477   $6,837,814
      Commercial industrial loans         9,071,731    9,205,540    8,525,778
    Total commercial loans               16,222,920   16,152,017   15,363,592
        Residential mortgages            11,198,366    9,997,066    9,782,953
        Home equity loans and lines of
         credit                          10,301,161   10,300,629   10,280,735
      Total consumer loans secured by
       real estate                       21,499,527   20,297,695   20,063,688
        Auto loans                        4,463,931    4,285,537    4,296,296
        Other consumer loans                505,261      532,230      596,428
    Total consumer loans                 26,468,719   25,115,462   24,956,412

    Total loans                         $42,691,639  $41,267,479  $40,320,004


                                                 Dec. 31           Sept. 30
    Quarters ended (in thousands)                  2004              2004
      Commercial real estate                    $5,824,133        $5,800,536
      Commercial industrial loans                8,040,107         7,645,199
    Total commercial loans                      13,864,240        13,445,735
        Residential mortgages                    8,497,496         7,958,974
        Home equity loans and lines of
         credit                                  9,577,656         8,988,139
      Total consumer loans secured by real
       estate                                   18,075,152        16,947,113
        Auto loans                               4,205,547         4,340,487
        Other consumer loans                       486,140           528,366
    Total consumer loans                        22,766,839        21,815,966

    Total loans                                $36,631,079       $35,261,701


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

    DEPOSIT AND OTHER CUSTOMER RELATED ACCOUNT COMPOSITION - Average

                                         Sept. 30      June 30      Mar. 31
    Quarters ended (in thousands)           2005         2005         2005
      Demand deposit accounts            $5,393,736   $5,276,428   $5,162,704
      NOW accounts                        8,991,339    8,425,311    8,041,978
      Customer repurchase agreements        903,053      795,418      842,657
      Savings accounts                    3,753,311    3,864,148    3,930,308
      Money market accounts               8,294,441    8,417,965    8,152,525
      Certificates of deposits            9,810,041    9,458,184    8,659,080
           Total                        $37,145,921  $36,237,454  $34,789,252

    LOAN COMPOSITION - Average

                                         Sept. 30      June 30      Mar. 31
    Quarters ended (in thousands)           2005         2005         2005
      Commercial real estate             $7,019,781   $6,909,795   $6,494,572
      Commercial industrial loans         8,499,513    8,008,968    7,522,968
      Other                                 920,774      849,487      852,977
    Total commercial loans               16,440,068   15,768,250   14,870,517
      Residential mortgages              10,663,656   10,634,549    9,167,485
      Home equity loans and lines of
       credit                            10,321,853   10,127,012   10,002,411
    Total consumer loans secured by
     real estate                         20,985,509   20,761,561   19,169,896
      Auto loans                          4,400,376    4,262,377    4,305,100
      Other consumer loans                  515,522      559,544      578,520
    Total consumer loans                 25,901,407   25,583,482   24,053,516

    Total loans                         $42,341,475  $41,351,732  $38,924,033


    DEPOSIT AND OTHER CUSTOMER RELATED ACCOUNT COMPOSITION - Average

                                                  Dec. 31          Sept. 30
    Quarters ended (in thousands)                   2004             2004
      Demand deposit accounts                   $5,103,981        $4,936,996
      NOW accounts                               7,544,694         7,117,978
      Customer repurchase agreements               851,928           821,182
      Savings accounts                           3,821,004         3,621,567
      Money market accounts                      8,082,448         8,256,017
      Certificates of deposits                   7,221,061         6,985,446
           Total                               $32,625,116       $31,739,186

    LOAN COMPOSITION - Average

                                                  Dec. 31          Sept. 30
    Quarters ended (in thousands)                   2004             2004
      Commercial real estate                    $5,788,936        $5,621,144
      Commercial industrial loans                6,953,564         6,534,378
      Other                                        857,351           850,871
    Total commercial loans                      13,599,851        13,006,393
      Residential mortgages                      8,199,190         6,675,476
      Home equity loans and lines of credit      9,245,711         8,177,146
    Total consumer loans secured by real
     estate                                     17,444,901        14,852,622
      Auto loans                                 4,266,466         4,198,175
      Other consumer loans                         508,705           544,404
    Total consumer loans                        22,220,072        19,595,201

    Total loans                                $35,819,923       $32,601,594


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

    Operating/cash earnings for 2005 represents net income adjusted for the
after-tax effects of merger-related and integration charges, 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.
Management's operating/cash earnings goal for 2005 excludes the after-tax
effects of merger-related and integration charges, certain restructuring
charges and the amortization of intangible assets.  The table below reconciles
our GAAP earnings to operating/cash earnings.

    (dollars in thousands, except per share data - all amounts are after tax)

                                              Quarter Ended

                                              Total dollars
                             Sep. 30   Jun. 30   Mar. 31   Dec. 31   Sep. 30
                               2005      2005      2005      2004      2004

    Net income as reported   $181,043  $183,471  $183,471  $137,429   $82,542
    Contingently convertible
     trust preferred
     interest expense, net
     of tax (1)                 6,344     6,335     6,394     6,318     6,310
    Net income/(loss) for
     EPS purposes            $187,387  $189,806  $189,865  $143,747   $88,852

    Weighted average diluted
     shares for GAAP EPS      393,110   400,371   401,339   377,625   367,782

    Reconciliation to
     operating/cash earnings

    Weighted average diluted
     shares for GAAP EPS      393,110   400,371   401,339   377,625   367,782
    Exclude dilutive effect
     of EITF 04-8 on
     contingently
     convertible debt (1)          -         -         -    (26,082)  (26,082)
    Adjusted weighted
     average diluted shares
     for Operating/cash EPS   393,110   400,371   401,339   351,543   341,700

    Net income and EPS as
     reported based on
     adjusted share count
     (1)                     $187,387  $189,806  $152,545  $137,429   $82,542

      Business acquisitions:
        Merger related and
         integration costs     (1,300)   (5,490)   15,074    (3,360)   18,162
        Provision for
         loan loss                 -         -         -         -         -
      Loss on debt
       extinguishment              -         -         -         -     42,605
      Impairment charges on
       FNMA and FHLMC
       Preferred Stock             -         -         -     20,891        -
      Restructuring charges      (794)       -      3,382        -         -
      Amortization of
       intangibles             11,885    12,229    12,322    12,562    14,578
    Operating/cash earnings  $197,178  $196,545  $183,323  $167,522  $157,887


                                                     Per share
                                      Sep. 30 Jun. 30 Mar. 31 Dec. 31 Sep. 30
                                        2005    2005    2005    2004    2004

    Net income as reported
    Contingently convertible trust
     preferred interest expense,
     net of tax (1)
    Net income/(loss) for
     EPS purposes                      $0.48   $0.47   $0.47   $0.47   $0.24

    Weighted average diluted shares
     for GAAP EPS

    Reconciliation to operating/cash
     earnings

    Weighted average diluted shares for
     GAAP EPS
    Exclude dilutive effect of EITF
     04-8 on contingently convertible
     debt (1)
    Adjusted weighted average diluted
     shares for Operating/cash EPS

    Net income and EPS as reported
     based on adjusted share
     count (1)                         $0.48   $0.47   $0.38   $0.39   $0.24

      Business acquisitions:
        Merger related and
         integration costs             (0.00)  (0.01)   0.04   (0.01)   0.05
        Provision for loan loss          -       -       -       -       -
      Loss on debt extinguishment        -       -       -       -      0.12
      Impairment charges on
       FNMA and FHLMC
      Preferred Stock                    -       -       -      0.06     -
      Restructuring charges            (0.00)    -      0.01     -       -
      Amortization of intangibles       0.03    0.03    0.03    0.04    0.04
    Operating/cash earnings            $0.50   $0.49   $0.46   $0.48   $0.46


                                              Year to Date            Forward-
                                                                      Looking
                                    Total dollars       Per Share       Per
                                  Sep. 30  Sep. 30  Sep. 30  Sep. 30   Share
                                    2005     2004     2005     2004    2005

    Net income as reported       $510,665  $316,123
    Contingently convertible
     trust preferred interest
     expense, net of tax (1)       19,074    14,895
    Net income/(loss) for EPS
     purposes                    $529,739  $331,018   $1.33   $0.97    $1.84

    Weighted average diluted
     shares for GAAP EPS          398,223   341,078

    Reconciliation to
     operating/cash
     earnings

    Weighted average
     diluted shares
     for GAAP EPS                 398,223   341,078
    Exclude dilutive effect
     of EITF 04-8 on
     contingently convertible
     debt (1)                          -    (20,827)
    Adjusted weighted average
     diluted shares for
     Operating/cash EPS           398,223   320,251

    Net income and EPS
     as reported based on
     adjusted share count (1)    $529,739  $316,123   $1.33   $0.99

      Business acquisitions:
        Merger related and
         integration costs          8,284    33,493    0.02    0.10     0.03
        Provision for loan loss        -      3,900      -     0.01       -
      Loss on debt extinguishment      -     42,605      -     0.13       -
      Impairment charges on FNMA and
       FHLMC Preferred Stock           -         -       -       -        -
      Restructuring charges         2,589        -     0.01      -      0.01
      Amortization of intangibles  36,436    38,624    0.09    0.12     0.12
    Operating/cash earnings      $577,048  $434,745   $1.45   $1.36    $2.00

    (1)  Effective in the fourth quarter of 2004, Sovereign adopted EITF 04-8
"Accounting Issues Related to Certain Features of Contingently Convertible
Debt and the Effect on Diluted Earnings per Share."  This EITF requires the
potential dilution from contingently convertible debt be included in the
calculation of diluted earnings per share upon the issuance of the debt and
that the after-tax impact of the interest expense on this debt be added back
to net income for earnings per share purposes.  Sovereign issued $800 million
of contingently convertible trust preferred equity income redeemable
securities in the first quarter of 2004.  Prior period earnings per share were
restated.  We have excluded the impact of this pronouncement in our
calculation of 2004 operating/cash earnings per share, however it is included
in our calculation for 2005 operating/cash earnings per share.


     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
                                            Sept. 30    June 30     Mar. 31
                                              2005        2005        2005
    Average Equity                         $5,694,895  $5,697,656  $5,588,703
    Average Goodwill                        2,714,148   2,725,526   2,507,849
    Average CDI                               243,149     261,854     270,193
    Average Tangible Equity                 2,737,599   2,710,276   2,810,661

    Operating Return on Average Equity         13.74%      13.84%      13.30%
      Effect of Goodwill                       13.62%      13.91%      11.87%
      Effect of CDI                             1.22%       1.34%       1.28%
    Tangible Return on Average Equity          28.58%      29.09%      26.45%

                                                  Dec. 31          Sept. 30
                                                   2004              2004
    Average Equity                              $4,898,154        $4,544,175
    Average Goodwill                             2,118,673         1,908,030
    Average CDI                                    278,319           298,094
    Average Tangible Equity                      2,501,162         2,338,051

    Operating Return on Average Equity              13.61%            13.82%
      Effect of Goodwill                            11.53%            11.36%
      Effect of CDI                                  1.51%             1.78%
    Tangible Return on Average Equity               26.65%            26.96%


                                                         Year-to-Date
                                                 Sept. 30          Sept. 30
                                                   2005              2004
    Average Equity                               5,660,822         3,996,471
    Average Goodwill                             2,649,925         1,459,983
    Average CDI                                    258,320           275,445
    Average Tangible Equity                      2,752,577         2,261,043

    Operating Return on Average Equity              13.63%            14.53%
      Effect of Goodwill                            13.12%             9.38%
      Effect of CDI                                  1.28%             1.77%
    Tangible Return on Average Equity               28.03%            25.68%


     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 $950 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   34.2
    Bank owned life insurance     97.0
    Other assets                 263.9
    Core deposit intangible       31.1
    Goodwill                     598.5

        Total assets          $4,305.7

    In connection with the Waypoint acquisition, Sovereign recorded charges
against its earnings for the three-month period ended March 31, 2005 for
merger-related expenses of $24.7 million pretax ($16.0 million net of tax).


SOURCE Sovereign Bancorp, Inc.




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