62718 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 203 / Thursday, October 19, 2000 / Notices

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Formations of, Acquisitions by, and

Mergers of Bank Holding Companies

The companies listed in this notice

have applied to the Board for approval,

pursuant to the Bank Holding Company

Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.)

(BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR Part

225), and all other applicable statutes

and regulations to become a bank

holding company and/or to acquire the

assets or the ownership of, control of, or

the power to vote shares of a bank or

bank holding company and all of the

banks and nonbanking companies

owned by the bank holding company,

including the companies listed below.

The applications listed below, as well

as other related filings required by the

Board, are available for immediate

inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank

indicated. The application also will be

available for inspection at the offices of

the Board of Governors. Interested

persons may express their views in

writing on the standards enumerated in

the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the

proposal also involves the acquisition of

a nonbanking company, the review also

includes whether the acquisition of the

nonbanking company complies with the

standards in section 4 of the BHC Act

(12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise

noted, nonbanking activities will be

conducted throughout the United States.

Additional information on all bank

holding companies may be obtained

from the National Information Center

website at www.ffiec.gov/nic/.

Unless otherwise noted, comments

regarding each of these applications

must be received at the Reserve Bank

indicated or the offices of the Board of

Governors not later than November 14,

2000.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of New

York (Betsy Buttrill White, Senior Vice

President) 33 Liberty Street, New York,

New York 10045–0001:

1. The Chase Manhattan Corporation,

New York, New York (Chase); to acquire

100 percent of the voting shares of, and

thereby merge with, J.P. Morgan & Co.

Inc., New York, New York (J.P. Morgan),

and thereby indirectly acquire voting

shares of Morgan Guaranty Trust

Company of New York, New York, New

York (Morgan Guaranty).

In connection with this transaction,

Applicant and J.P. Morgan also have

granted cross-options to purchase up to

19.9 percent of the outstanding shares of

each other’s common stock. These

options would expire on consummation

of the merger. Subsidiaries banks of

Chase include Chase Bank of Texas-San

Angelo, National Association, San

Angelo, Texas; The Chase Manhattan

Bank, New York, New York; Chase

Manhattan Bank and Trust Company,

National Association, Los Angeles,

California; Chase Manhattan Bank USA,

Wilmington, Delaware; and Chase

Manhattan Private Bank, National

Association, Tampa, Florida.

In connection with this transaction,

Applicant also has applied to acquire

J.P. Morgan FSB, Palm Beach, Florida,

and thereby engage in operating a

savings association, pursuant to

§ 225.28(b)(4)(ii) of Regulation Y.

In connection with this transaction,

Applicant also has applied to merge its

subsidiary bank, the Chase Manhattan

Bank, New York, New York, with

Morgan Guaranty and to establish

additional branches as a result of such

merger.

B. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

(Cynthia C. Goodwin, Vice President)

104 Marietta Street, N.W., Atlanta,

Georgia 30303–2713:

1. Alabama National BanCorporation,

Birmingham, Alabama; to acquire 100

percent of the voting shares of Peoples

State Bank of Groveland, Groveland,

Florida.

2. Whitney Holding Corporation, New

Orleans, Louisiana; to merge with

Prattville Financial Services

Corporation, Prattville, Alabama, and

thereby indirectly acquire voting shares

of Bank of Pratville, Pratville, Alabama.

C. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas

City (D. Michael Manies, Assistant Vice

President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas

City, Missouri 64198–0001:

1. Nebraska Bancshares, Inc., Farnam,

Nebraska; to acquire 12.62 percent of

the voting shares of Stockmens

Financial Corporation, Rapid City,

South Dakota, and thereby indirectly

acquire voting shares of Bankwest,

Castle Rock, Colorado, and Security

First Bank, Sidney, Nebraska.

D. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

(W. Arthur Tribble, Vice President) 2200

North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201–

2272:

1. Community Bancshares Company,

Colfax, Louisiana; to become a bank

holding company by acquiring 100

percent of the voting shares of Colfax

Banking Company, Colfax, Louisiana.

2. Cooper Lake Financial Corporation,

Cooper, Texas; to acquire 100 percent of

the voting shares of The Delta Bank,

Cooper, Texas.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, October 13, 2000.

Robert deV. Frierson,

Associate Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 00–26851 Filed 10–18–00; 8:45 am]

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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Formations of, Acquisitions by, and

Mergers of Bank Holding Companies

The companies listed in this notice

have applied to the Board for approval,

pursuant to the Bank Holding Company

Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.)

(BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR Part

225), and all other applicable statutes

and regulations to become a bank

holding company and/or to acquire the

assets or the ownership of, control of, or

the power to vote shares of a bank or

bank holding company and all of the

banks and nonbanking companies

owned by the bank holding company,

including the companies listed below.

The applications listed below, as well

as other related filings required by the

Board, are available for immediate

inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank

indicated. The application also will be

available for inspection at the offices of

the Board of Governors. Interested

persons may express their views in

writing on the standards enumerated in

the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the

proposal also involves the acquisition of

a nonbanking company, the review also

includes whether the acquisition of the

nonbanking company complies with the

standards in section 4 of the BHC Act

(12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise

noted, nonbanking activities will be

conducted throughout the United States.

Additional information on all bank

holding companies may be obtained

from the National Information Center

website at www.ffiec.gov/nic/.

Unless otherwise noted, comments

regarding each of these applications

must be received at the Reserve Bank

indicated or the offices of the Board of

Governors not later than November 13,

2000.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

(Phillip Jackson, Applications Officer)

230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago,

Illinois 60690–1414:

1. Merchants and Manufacturers

Bancorporation, Inc., New Berlin,

Wisconsin, and Merchants Merger

Corp., New Berlin, Wisconsin; to merge

with CBOC, Inc., Oconto Falls,

Wisconsin, and thereby indirectly

acquire Community Bank of Oconto

County, Oconto Falls, Wisconsin.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, October 16, 2000.

Robert deV. Frierson,

Associate Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 00–26933 Filed 10–18–00; 8:45 am]

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