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December 6, 2000BSP CIRCULAR LETTERTO : All Banks and Non-Bank Financial Institutions The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved on September 22, 2000 the covering Articles and Plan of Merger, Increase in Capital Stock, Amended Articles of Incorporation, and the Amended By-Laws of the Merged Corporation, executed on July 7, 2000 by SOLIDBANK CORPORATION (Solidbank — Surviving Corporation) and FIRST METRO INVESTMENT CORPORATION (FMIC — Absorbed Corporation) whereby Solidbank shall be renamed "First Metro Investment Corporation."The merger took effect on November 9, 2000. For your information and guidance. (SGD.) ALBERTO V. REYESGovernor