Prior to the deal between Citibank and BOC, the UK's Standard Chartered Bank had already announced plans last September to acquire strong-performing Hsinchu International Bank (HiBank) for NT $ 24.5 per share, which represents a healthy premium of 30 % over the current market price of HiBank shares.
事實上，在美商花旗購併僑銀前，去年 9 月底，英商渣打銀行也宣佈將以每股 24.5 元、高出股市現價約 3 成的極佳條件，收購國內銀行「優等生」之一的「新竹國際商銀」。