Company:  SOVEREIGN BANCORP INC (SNCTO)
Form Type:  10-K
Filing Date:  3/17/2009 
CIK:  0000811830 
Address:  1500 MARKET ST 
City, State, Zip:  PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania 19102 
Telephone:  (215) 557-4630 
Fiscal Year:  12/31 
Last Trade
Last Trade: 
$26.00  
Change: 
0.00 (0.00%)  
Trade Time: 
Feb 08  
Market Cap: 
$0.00M
Description of Business
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  FORM 10-K
    PART I
      Item 1 - Business
      Item 1A - Risk Factors
      Item 1B- Unresolved Staff Comments
      Item 2 - Properties
    PART II
      Item 5 - Market for the Registrant's Common Equity, Related ...
      Item 6 - Selected Financial Data
      Item 7 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial ...
        Liquidity and Capital Resources
      ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT ...
      ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.
        Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
        Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
        BALANCE SHEET
        INCOME STATEMENT
        STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
        STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
        CASH FLOW
        Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
          BALANCE SHEET
          INCOME STATEMENT
          CASH FLOW
      Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on ...
      Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.
    PART III
      Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.
      Item 11. Executive Compensation.
        COMPENSATION TABLE
        OPTIONS
        OPTIONS AGGREGATE
      Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services.
    PART IV
      Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.
  EXHIBIT 10.43
  EXHIBIT 10.44
  EXHIBIT 10.45
  EXHIBIT 10.46
  EXHIBIT 10.47
  EXHIBIT 10.48
  EXHIBIT 10.49
  EXHIBIT 10.50
  EXHIBIT 21
    SUBSIDIARIES
  EXHIBIT 23.1
    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
  EXHIBIT 31.1
    CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
  EXHIBIT 31.2
    CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
  EXHIBIT 32.1
    CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
  EXHIBIT 32.2
    CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
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