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Rule 425
Filer: Greater Bay Bancorp
Issuer: Greater Bay Bancorp
Commission File Number: 0-25034
[BANK OF SANTA CLARA LETTERHEAD]
January 27, 2000
Dear Shareholder:
Enclosed is a copy of the press release announcing the agreement for Bank
of Santa Clara to merge with Greater Bay Bancorp.
In the future, you will be provided with much more information.
The immediate impact of the merger is the suspension of our Dividend
Reinvestment Program for the dividend to be paid on February 21, 2000.
Should you have questions, please contact me.
Sincerely,
/s/ Ronald D. Reinartz
Greater Bay Bancorp will file a registration statement on Form S-4 with the SEC
in connection with the proposed merger. The registration statement will include
a prospectus/proxy statement which will be sent to shareholders of Bank of Santa
Clara seeking their approval of the proposed merger. When filed, the
registration statement can be obtained at the Internet World Wide Web site
maintained by the SEC at "http://www.sec.gov."
