TSB to be acquired by Spanish bank
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TSB, a division of Britain’s bailed-out lender Lloyds Banking Group, has accepted a 1.7 billion-pound (US$2.5 billion) takeover from Spanish bank Sabadell, the pair said yesterday.
The two lenders have agreed terms on the bid which was pitched at 340 pence per share, they said in a statement.
“The boards of directors of Banco de Sabadell S.A. and TSB Banking Group plc are pleased to announce that they have reached agreement on the terms of a recommended cash offer for TSB by Sabadell,” the statement read.
Lloyds, which is 23-percent state-owned after a bailout at the height of the global financial crisis, will sell its remaining 50-percent stake in TSB, which it floated on the London stock market nine months ago.
The deal means that investors who bought the stock at the offer price of 260 pence will receive a 31-percent premium.
The Spanish bank said the deal is “strategically attractive” and added it’s a “continuation of Sabadell’s successful growth strategy” to expand globally.
It said the acquisition would bring benefits through enhanced scale and a broader funding and capital base.
“Sabadell believes that the UK banking market, including the market serving UK retail and SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) customers, is attractive, having a well-defined and stable regulatory framework, consistent profitability and good future growth prospects.”
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