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Birmingham Midshires: taken over by Halifax 1999, now part of Lloyds

Northern Rock: floated 1997, nationalised 2008

Bristol & West: bought by Bank of Ireland 1997, savings and branches transferred to Britannia 2005

Woolwich: floated 1997, taken over by Barclays 2000

Halifax: floated 1997, merged with Bank of Scotland 2001, taken over by Lloyds 2009

Alliance & Leicester: floated 1997, taken over by Santander 2008

National & Provincial: taken over by Abbey 1996

Cheltenham & Gloucester: taken over by Lloyds 1995

Abbey National: taken over by Santander 2004.

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