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The two banking institutions that will merge as Banco de Oro EPCI Inc. both reported strong financial results last year, laying the foundation for further growth, a top bank official said yesterday.


The merged entity is a product of Banco de Oro Universal Bank (BDO) and Equitable PCI Bank (EPCIB) with a combined resource base of P649.6 billion, a branch network of 700, and an automated teller machine (ATM) base of 1,200 for 2006.
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The merged entity is a product of Banco de Oro Universal Bank (BDO) and Equitable PCI Bank (EPCIB) with a combined resource base of P649.6 billion, a branch network of 700, and an automated teller machine (ATM) base of 1,200 for 2006.
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In a report to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), EPCIB said its credit card business will be absorbed by the surviving entity from the recent merger of the two banks.

EPCIB corporate secretary Sabino E. Acut Jr. said the dissolution was "for reasons of efficiency and economy, including saving intermediation costs."
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In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, BDO said its stockholders, representing more than two-thirds of the bank’s outstanding capital stock, voted in favor of the merger and the proposed increase in capital stock to P65 billion.
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The approval of the transfer would facilitate the initial accumulation of shares by the Henry Sy Group in Equitable PCI Bank, the transaction that preceded the eventual merger between EPCIB and Banco de Oro.
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In a letter to EPCIB president and chief executive officer Rene J. Buenaventura, the BSP said "the grounds (for disqualification) cited by TMEQ do not provide regulatory basis for their disqualification."
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The two banking institutions that will merge as Banco de Oro EPCI Inc. both reported strong financial results last year, laying the foundation for further growth, a top bank official said yesterday.


The merged entity is a product of Banco de Oro Universal Bank (BDO) and Equitable PCI Bank (EPCIB) with a combined resource base of P649.6 billion, a branch network of 700, and an automated teller machine (ATM) base of 1,200 for 2006.
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The merged entity is a product of Banco de Oro Universal Bank (BDO) and Equitable PCI Bank (EPCIB) with a combined resource base of P649.6 billion, a branch network of 700, and an automated teller machine (ATM) base of 1,200 for 2006.
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In a report to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), EPCIB said its credit card business will be absorbed by the surviving entity from the recent merger of the two banks.

EPCIB corporate secretary Sabino E. Acut Jr. said the dissolution was "for reasons of efficiency and economy, including saving intermediation costs."
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In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, BDO said its stockholders, representing more than two-thirds of the bank’s outstanding capital stock, voted in favor of the merger and the proposed increase in capital stock to P65 billion.
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The approval of the transfer would facilitate the initial accumulation of shares by the Henry Sy Group in Equitable PCI Bank, the transaction that preceded the eventual merger between EPCIB and Banco de Oro.
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In a letter to EPCIB president and chief executive officer Rene J. Buenaventura, the BSP said "the grounds (for disqualification) cited by TMEQ do not provide regulatory basis for their disqualification."
[DatePublished] => 2006-10-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097672 [AuthorName] => Ted P. Torres [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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By Jose C. Sison | November 1, 2007 - 12:00am
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