-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, KpA9GUaWdT1/kIUVfsxLUaNctjA3gZ8n06Ecydke3YRfrcwHEHu+w6HfFDJCBMvt 0k7m6udTmDmq31r1/13/Zg== 0000903423-00-000196.txt : 20000310 0000903423-00-000196.hdr.sgml : 20000310 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000903423-00-000196 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20000305 ITEM INFORMATION: ITEM INFORMATION: FILED AS OF DATE: 20000309 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FLEET BOSTON CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000050341 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS [6021] IRS NUMBER: 050341324 STATE OF INCORPORATION: RI FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-06366 FILM NUMBER: 564100 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE FEDERAL STREET CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02110 BUSINESS PHONE: 6173464000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE FEDERAL STREET CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02110 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FLEET NORSTAR FINANCIAL GROUP INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920525 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FLEET FINANCIAL GROUP INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19880110 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: INDUSTRIAL NATIONAL CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19820512 8-K 1 8-K FILING SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ----------------------- FORM 8-K ----------------------- CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): March 5, 2000 Fleet Boston Corporation - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Rhode Island - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) 1-6366 05-0341324 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.) One Federal Street Boston, MA 02110 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 617-346-4000 Not Applicable - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) Item 5. Other Events. Pursuant to Form 8-K, General Instruction F, the Company hereby incorporates by reference the press release attached hereto as Exhibit (20). Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits. Exhibit No. Description ----------- ----------- Exhibit (20) Press Release dated March 5, 2000 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereto duly authorized. Date: March 8, 2000 Fleet Boston Corporation (Registrant) By: /s/William C. Mutterperl -------------------------------- Name: William C. Mutterperl Title: Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel EXHIBIT INDEX (20) Press release issued by Fleet Boston Corporation on March 5, 2000. Exhibit (20) ------------ Contact Media: Investor: James E. Mahoney John Kahwaty FleetBoston Financial FleetBoston Financial 617-346-5472 617-434-3650 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FLEETBOSTON FINANCIAL TO INVEST IN NORTH FORK BANCORPORATION BOSTON, MA, March 5, 2000 - FleetBoston Financial (NYSE:FBF) confirmed today that it has entered into an agreement to invest $250 million in North Fork Bancorporation (NYSE:NFB) in connection with its proposed exchange offer to Dime Bancorp. Fleet said, after being approached by North Fork, it entered into a standstill agreement with North Fork pursuant to which Fleet has agreed not to propose a merger with North Fork, Dime or Hudson United Bancorp for a period of time. In return Fleet will have the opportunity to invest in North Fork and increase its branch presence in the New York Metropolitan area. Specifically, FleetBoston will invest $250 million in North Fork convertible preferred stock and will receive 7.5 million warrants to purchase North Fork common stock over the next 10 years. In addition, upon completion of North Fork's proposed merger with Dime, FleetBoston will have the right to purchase $2 billion of Dime deposits, in a total of 17 branches in Manhattan and on Long Island. FleetBoston Financial is the eighth-largest bank holding company in the United States. A $190 billion diversified financial services company, it offers a comprehensive array of innovative financial solutions to 20 million customers in some 20 countries. Among the company's key lines of business are: retail banking, with over 1,500 branches in the Northeast; commercial banking, including capital markets/investment banking and commercial finance; investment services, including discount brokerage; and full-service banking through more than 250 offices in Latin America. FleetBoston Financial is headquartered in Boston and listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:FBF). # # # -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----