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Corporate Profile for Affiliated Community Bancorp, dated June 20, 1997.


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Published Date:   June 20, 1997

Company Name:     Affiliated Community Bancorp Inc.

Address:          716 Main Street
                  Waltham, MA 02154

Main Telephone
 Number:          617-894-6810

Chief Executive
 Officer:         Timothy J. (Ted) Hansberry

Chief Financial
 Officer:         John G. Fallon

Investor Relations
 Contact:         John G. Fallon or Connie Hope

Trading Symbol/
 Exchange:        NASDAQ:AFCB

Industry:         Bank

Market Makers:    Keefe Bruyette & Woods, Advest, Paine Webber, M.A.
Schapiro & Co., Sandler O'Neill & Partners, Tucker Anthony Inc.,
Herzog Heine Geduld, FJ Morrissey





Company description: Affiliated Community Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ
 in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations

U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on
:AFCB AFCB ARC Fault Circuit Breaker
AFCB Ahwatukee Foothills Concert Band (Phoenix, AZ)
AFCB Authorized Function Control Block
) is the holding company for Lexington Savings Bank savings bank, financial institution that, until recently, performed only the following functions: receiving savings deposits of individuals, investing them, and providing a modest return to its depositors in the form of interest. , The Federal Savings Bank Noun 1. federal savings bank - a federally chartered savings bank
FSB

savings bank - a thrift institution in the northeastern United States; since deregulation in the 1980s they offer services competitive with many commercial banks
 and Middlesex Bank & Trust Co. Affiliated's subsidiary banks -- Lexington Savings Bank founded in 1871, The Federal Saving Bank founded in 1880 and Middlesex Bank & Trust Co. which started operations in 1997 -- have a total of twelve banking offices located in eight contiguous communities in Middlesex County For the traditional county of England, see Middlesex.

For other uses, see Middlesex (disambiguation).

Middlesex County is the name of six counties in North America:
  • Canada
  • Middlesex County, Ontario
, Mass.

AFCB has created a cost-effective customer alternative to regional bank consolidation using a strategy of affiliating high quality customer-focused community banks in a bank holding company. Strategically, the Affiliated banks are evolving into commercially oriented o·ri·ent  
n.
1. Orient The countries of Asia, especially of eastern Asia.

2.
a. The luster characteristic of a pearl of high quality.

b. A pearl having exceptional luster.

3.
 banks.

In early 1996, the company completed a stock buyback Stock buyback

A corporation's purchase of its own outstanding stock, usually in order to raise the company's earnings per share.


stock buyback

See buyback.
 program for 238,000 shares. The company also has a dividend reinvestment Reinvestment

Using dividends, interest and capital gains earned in an investment or mutual fund to purchase additional shares or units, rather than receiving the distributions in cash.

1. In terms of stocks, it is the reinvestment of dividends to purchase additional shares.
 and stock purchase plan. AFCB completed a 5 for 4 stock split in May 1997.
                                        March 31, 1997

             Total Assets                $1,054,997,000
             Total Loans                    667,998,000
             Total Stockholders' Equity     103,049,000
             Net Income ($.45 per share)-(a)  2,937,000

             Equity to Assets                      9.77%
             Number of shares outstanding-(a) 6,456,457
             Dividend-(a)                          $.12
             Book Value-(a)                      $16.23

             (a) adjusted for split




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