599億！
On May 12, 2025, it was confirmed that King’s Town Bank will be acquired by SinoPac Financial Holdings for NT$59.9 billion.
2025年5月12日，京城銀行確定將被永豐金控以599億元新台幣併購。
confirm(v.)確認、證實
This acquisition means that SinoPac will take over 100% ownership of King’s Town Bank.
這次併購將使永豐金取得京城銀行100%的所有權。
take over接管ownership(n.)所有權
Following the completion of the merger, King’s Town Bank’s stock will be delisted from the Taiwan Stock Exchange.
合併完成後，京城銀行股票將從台灣證券交易所下市。
complete(v.)、completion(n.)完成merger(n.)合併delist(v.)下市list(v.)上市
King’s Town Bank is a well-known bank in Taiwan, with 66 branches nationwide.
京城銀行是台灣知名銀行，全台共有66家分行。
branch(n.)分支機構;分部;分行;分店nationwide(adv.)全國=around the country=across the country
Although it has branches in northern cities like Taipei, Taoyuan, and Hsinchu, most of its presence is in southern regions such as Yunlin, Chiayi, Tainan, and Kaohsiung.
雖然在台北、桃園、新竹等北部城市設有分行，但大部分據點分布在南部地區，如雲林、嘉義、台南和高雄。
presence(n.)存在;出現
On the other hand, SinoPac Bank has 191 branches mainly north of Hsinchu.
相較之下，永豐銀分行主要集中在新竹以北，擁有191家分行。
on the other hand另一方面、反之
By acquiring King’s Town Bank, SinoPac aims to strengthen its position in central and southern Taiwan.
藉由併購京城銀行，永豐金希望強化其在中南部市場的布局。
strength(n.)力量、 strengthen(v.)加強、強化
The acquisition deal was completed with an offer of NT$26.75 in cash plus 1.15 shares of SinoPac for each King’s Town Bank share.
併購案以每股京城銀行普通股換取現金26.75元及1.15股永豐金普通股完成。
offer(n.)出價
The two companies submitted the merger application to Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission in April 2025.
雙方於2025年4月向金融監督管理委員會提交合併申請。
submit(v.)提交;呈遞=hand in=turn inapply(v.)、application(n.)申請supervisory(adj.)監督的supervise(v.)、supervision(n.)監督
The approval process is expected to be finished by October 2025, with King’s Town Bank becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of SinoPac.
預計在2025年10月完成核准，屆時京城銀行將成為永豐金100%持股的子公司。
approve(v.)、approval(n.)批准wholly owned完全持有的subsidiary(n.)子公司
To ensure a smooth transition, SinoPac Financial Holdings, King’s Town Bank, and the bank’s employee union signed an employee placement agreement on May 9, 2025.
為確保併購過程順利，永豐金控、京城銀行與京城銀行企業工會於2025年5月9日簽署員工安置計畫。
smooth(adj.)順利的、流暢的transition(n.)轉變;過渡the period of transition to democracy過渡到民主的時期placement(n.)人員配置a job placement service就業安置服務;職業介紹所
SinoPac plans to complete the full merger process with its subsidiary SinoPac Bank by the fourth quarter of 2026.
永豐金計劃在2026年第四季前，完成京城銀行與其子公司永豐銀行的全面合併作業。