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19/07/2012
Co-op Buys Lloyds Bank Branches
Terms have been agreed for the Co-op to buy 632 branches of Lloyds TSB and Cheltenham and Gloucester.
The Co-operative Group will pay Lloyds Banking Group £350m upfront and up to an additional £400m based on the performance of the combined business.
European regulators demanded the sale after Lloyds bought HBOS during the financial crisis.
The Co-op will take over the branches, which represent 6% of the UK market, including their 4.8 million customers.
The takeover will bring the Co-op's total branches to almost 1,000 and will increase its share of UK personal current account customers from 1% to 7%.
After buying HBOS, Lloyds then needed a government bailout, and is still 40%-owned by the taxpayer.
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The Co-operative Group will pay Lloyds Banking Group £350m upfront and up to an additional £400m based on the performance of the combined business.
European regulators demanded the sale after Lloyds bought HBOS during the financial crisis.
The Co-op will take over the branches, which represent 6% of the UK market, including their 4.8 million customers.
The takeover will bring the Co-op's total branches to almost 1,000 and will increase its share of UK personal current account customers from 1% to 7%.
After buying HBOS, Lloyds then needed a government bailout, and is still 40%-owned by the taxpayer.
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