SHAWMUT NATIONAL CORP
10-Q, 1994-05-13
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                                 FIRST QUARTER 1994


                        SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-Q

            xQUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
            For the quarterly period ended March 31, 1994

                                        OR

            "TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
            For the transition period from                  to


                          Commission file number 1-10102

                           SHAWMUT NATIONAL CORPORATION
              (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                                Delaware               06-1212629
                (State or other jurisdiction of      (I.R.S. Employer
                  incorporation or organization)        Identification No.)

                   777 Main Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06115
                  One Federal Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02211
              (Addresses of principal executive offices) (Zip Codes)

                                  (203) 728-2000
                                  (617) 292-2000

              (Registrant's telephone numbers, including area codes)


            Not applicable

             (Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if
                           changed since last report.)

            Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed
            all reports required to be filed by
            Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
            during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period
            that the registrant was required to file such reports), and
            (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the
            past 90 days.  Yes  X  No    .

            96,346,701 shares of the registrant's common stock, par
            value $0.01, were outstanding as of May 5, 1994.
            ____________________________________________________________________

            Page 1 of 46 pages.


            The Exhibits Index, filed as a part of this report, appears
            on page 7.
            ___________________________________________________________________

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            PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

            Item 1.  Financial Statements

                     The information required by this item appears on pages
                     F-1 through F-8 of this report, and is incorporated
                     herein by reference.

            Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
                     Condition and Results of Operations

                     The information required by this item appears on pages
                     F-9 through F-28 of this report, and is incorporated
                     herein by reference.

                                PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

            Item 1.  Legal Proceedings


                     Shawmut Bank Connecticut, N.A., one of the Corporation's
                     subsidiaries, which served as indenture trustee for
                     certain healthcare receivable backed bonds issued by
                     certain special purpose subsidiaries (the "Towers
                     subsidiaries") of Towers Financial Corporation
                     ("Towers"), has been named in a lawsuit filed in federal
                     court in Manhattan by purchasers of the bonds.  The suit
                     seeks damages in an undetermined amount equal to the
                     difference between the current value of the bonds and
                     their face amount of approximately $200 million, plus
                     interest, as well as punitive damages.  The Towers
                     subsidiaries defaulted on the bonds and Towers and the
                     subsidiaries later filed for bankruptcy protection.
                     The complaint, which also names as a  defendant the
                     company that issued a double-A rating on the bonds,
                     alleges that Towers engaged in a massive fraud against
                     bondholders which, according to the complaint, should
                     have been detected at an early stage by the bond rating
                     agency and the indenture trustee.  The Corporation
                     believes that its actions were not the cause of any loss
                     by the bondholders, and it is vigorously defending the
                     action.

                     The Corporation is also subject to various other pending
                     and threatened lawsuits in which claims for monetary
                     damages are asserted.  Management, after consultation
                     with legal counsel, does not anticipate that the ultimate
                     liability, if any, arising out of such other pending and
                     threatened lawsuits will have a material effect on the
                     Corporation's results of operations or financial
                     condition.

            Item 5.  Other Information

                     By press release dated March 2, 1994, the Corporation
                     announced that it had signed a definitive agreement to
                     acquire Cohasset Savings Bank of Cohasset, Massachusetts,
                     for $16 in cash per Cohasset share, for a total of $16.9
                     million.  A copy of the press release is incorporated in
                     this Form 10-Q as Exhibit 99.1 to Part II.

<PAGE>                                                                        2

                     By press release dated March 8, 1994, the Corporation
                     announced that it had signed a definitive agreement to
                     acquire West Newton Savings Bank of West Newton,
                     Massachusetts, for $45.4 million in cash, or $25 per
                     share, subject to upward adjustment in certain
                     circumstances.  A copy of the press release is
                     incorporated in this Form 10-Q as Exhibit 99.2
                     to Part II.

                     By press release dated March 31, 1994, the Corporation
                     announced that the Office of the Comptroller of the
                     Currency had approved the application of Shawmut Bank,
                     N.A., one of its principal operating subsidiaries, to
                     acquire Peoples Savings Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary
                     of Peoples Bancorp of Worcester, Inc.  A copy of the
                     press release is incorporated in this Form 10-Q as
                     Exhibit 99.3 to Part II.

                     By press release dated April 7, 1994, the Corporation
                     announced that Shawmut Bank Connecticut, N.A., one of its
                     principal operating subsidiaries, issued $250 million in
                     medium-term bank notes under an existing $2 billion bank
                     note program for its two principal banking subsidiaries.
                     A copy of the press release is incorporated in this Form
                     10-Q as Exhibit 99.4 to Part II.

                     By press release dated April 28, 1994, the Corporation
                     announced that it had received regulatory approval from
                     the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to
                     acquire New Dartmouth Bank of Manchester, New Hampshire.
                     A copy of the press release is incorporated in this Form
                     10-Q as Exhibit 99.5 to Part II.

                     Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

                      (a) Exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K
                          are listed on the Exhibits Index on page 7 of this
                          report and are filed herewith or are incorporated
                          herein by reference.

                      (b) Reports on Form 8-K - The Corporation filed four
                          reports on Form 8-K during the quarter ended
                          March 31, 1994.

                          The report dated February 28, 1994 (Item 7), filed
                          the Shawmut National Corporation Split-Dollar Life
                          Insurance Plan, as adopted September 10, 1991,
                          effective October 31, 1991, as amended and restated
                          as of November 24, 1992.


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                         The report dated March 1, 1994 (Item 5), reported
                         that on March 1, 1994, the Corporation filed with the
                         Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the
                         "Board") a petition seeking reconsideration of the
                         Board's November 15, 1993 decision not to approve the
                         Corporation's application to acquire all of the
                         outstanding voting shares of New Dartmouth Bank, and a
                         request for approval of such application.

                         The report dated March 7, 1994 (Items 5 and 7),
                         reported that on March 7, 1994, the Board of
                         Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the "Board")
                         announced that it would defer action on a petition by
                         the Corporation seeking reconsideration of the Board's
                         November 15, 1993 decision not to approve the
                         Corporation's application to acquire all of the
                         outstanding voting shares of New Dartmouth Bank.  The
                         Board said that it expected to consider the petition
                         no later than May 2, 1994.  The report filed a copy of
                         the Board's March 7, 1994 press release.

                         The report dated March 28, 1994 (Item 7), filed:

                (1)      Consent of Independent Accountants of New Dartmouth
                            Bank.

                (2)      Consent of Independent Auditors of Peoples Bancorp of
                            Worcester, Inc. and Subsidiaries.

                (3)      Consent of Independent Auditors of Gateway
                            Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries.

                (4)      Consent of Independent Auditors of Gateway
                            Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries.

                (5)      Consent of Independent Accountants of Cohasset
                            Savings Bank.

                (6)      Consent of Independent Accountants of West Newton
                            Savings Bank and Subsidiaries.

                (7)      Unaudited Financial Information of New Dartmouth Bank
                            as of December 31, 1993.

                (8)      Financial Statements of New Dartmouth Bank as of
                            June 30, 1993.

                (9)      Financial Statements of Peoples Bancorp of
                            Worcester, Inc. and Subsidiaries as of
                            December 31, 1993.


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                (10)     Financial Statements of Gateway Financial
                            Corporation and Subsidiaries as of December 31,
                            1993.

                (11)     Financial Statements of Cohasset Savings Bank as
                            of December 31, 1993.

                (12)     Financial Statements of West Newton Savings Bank
                            and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 1993.

                (13)     Shawmut National Corporation and Subsidiaries/New
                            Dartmouth Bank; Peoples Bancorp of Worcester, Inc.
                            and Subsidiaries; Gateway Financial Corporation
                            and Subsidiaries; Cohasset Savings Bank and West
                            Newton Savings Bank and Subsidiaries Unaudited Pro
                            Forma Condensed Financial Information.


<PAGE>                                                                        5


                                        SIGNATURES


            Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
            1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
            its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.




                                             SHAWMUT NATIONAL CORPORATION
                                                       (Registrant)


            Date:  May 13, 1994              By   (Joel B. Alvord)
                                                  _____________________________
                                                  Joel B. Alvord
                                                  Chairman and
                                                  Chief Executive Officer




            Date:  May 13, 1994              By   (Bharat Bhatt)
                                                  ______________________________
                                                  Bharat Bhatt
                                                  Chief Financial Officer
                                                   (Principal Financial Officer
                                                    and Principal Accounting
                                                    Officer)

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                                      EXHIBITS INDEX
                        FILED AS PART OF THIS REPORT ON FORM 10-Q



            PART I    None





            PART II


                                                                  Sequentially
                                                                    Numbered
            Exhibit Number         Description                        Page

                12         Statements re computation of ratios          36

                99.1       Shawmut National Corporation press release
                           dated March 2, 1994                          37

                99.2       Shawmut National Corporation press release
                           dated March 8, 1994                          39

                99.3       Shawmut National Corporation press release
                           dated March 31, 1994                         42

                99.4       Shawmut National Corporation press release
                           dated April 7, 1994                          43

                99.5       Shawmut National Corporation press release
                           dated April 28, 1994                         44



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<TABLE>
SHAWMUT NATIONAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME (unaudited)
<CAPTION>
                                                                                       Three months ended
                                                                                            March 31
(in thousands, except per share data)                                                  1994           1993

INTEREST AND DIVIDEND INCOME
<S>                                                                           <C>            <C>
Loans                                                                         $     254,281  $     258,368
Securities
  Available for sale, at fair value                                                  33,860
  At lower of aggregate cost or fair value                                                          53,691
  Held to maturity                                                                   95,072         50,427
Residential mortgages held for sale                                                   5,385          8,426
Federal funds sold and securities purchased
  under agreements to resell                                                            718          2,945
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks                                              1,490            122
Trading account securities                                                              198            234
    Total                                                                           391,004        374,213
INTEREST EXPENSE
Deposits                                                                             61,030         91,981
Other borrowings                                                                     79,112         52,126
Notes and debentures                                                                 16,112         17,899
    Total                                                                           156,254        162,006
NET INTEREST INCOME                                                                 234,750        212,207
Provision for loan losses                                                                           12,159
NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER
  PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES                                                         234,750        200,048
NONINTEREST INCOME
Customer service fees                                                                45,920         44,545
Trust and agency fees                                                                29,417         28,627
Securities gains (losses), net                                                         (907)         5,049
Other                                                                                 9,728         21,775
    Total                                                                            84,158         99,996
NONINTEREST EXPENSES
Compensation and benefits                                                           114,075        111,597
Occupancy and equipment                                                              35,568         39,522
Foreclosed properties provision and expense                                           5,168         53,035
Other                                                                                61,320        118,778
    Total                                                                           216,131        322,932
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND
  CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF ACCOUNTING CHANGES                                           102,777        (22,888)
Income taxes (benefit)                                                               35,972         (6,410)
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE CUMULATIVE EFFECT
  OF ACCOUNTING CHANGES                                                              66,805        (16,478)
Cumulative effect of changes in methods of accounting                                               46,200
NET INCOME                                                                    $      66,805  $      29,722
NET INCOME APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHARES                                        $      62,946  $      25,855
COMMON SHARE DATA
  Income (loss) before cumulative effect
    of accounting changes                                                     $        0.66  $       (0.22)
  Net income                                                                           0.66           0.28
  Weighted average shares outstanding                                                95,806         92,950



The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
SHAWMUT NATIONAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (unaudited)
<CAPTION>

                                                                                 March 31      December 31
(in thousands)                                                                      1994           1993

ASSETS
<S>                                                                           <C>            <C>
Cash and due from banks                                                       $   1,272,065  $   1,435,286
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks                                            348,490          1,073
Federal funds sold and securities purchased
  under agreements to resell                                                         55,650          7,500
Trading account securities                                                           20,195         19,625
Residential mortgages held for sale                                                 233,342        415,812
Securities
  Available for sale, at fair value                                               2,159,107      2,596,382
  Held to maturity
    (fair value $6,720,870 and $6,470,945)                                        6,801,605      6,394,201
Loans, less reserve for loan
  losses of $607,347 and $633,000                                                14,763,681     14,751,450
Premises and equipment                                                              303,817        307,033
Foreclosed properties                                                                35,463         47,986
Customers' acceptance liability                                                      31,287         13,747
Other assets                                                                      1,376,759      1,254,647
  Total assets                                                                $  27,401,461  $  27,244,742

LIABILITIES
Deposits
  Demand                                                                      $   3,981,715  $   4,587,156
  Savings, money market and NOW accounts                                          7,253,276      7,304,708
  Domestic time                                                                   2,990,473      3,158,631
  Foreign time                                                                      264,800        246,740
    Total deposits                                                               14,490,264     15,297,235
Other borrowings                                                                  9,975,398      9,187,606
Acceptances outstanding                                                              31,287         13,747
Accrued expenses and other liabilities                                              216,034        183,923
Notes and debentures                                                                858,906        758,941
  Total liabilities                                                              25,571,889     25,441,452

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Preferred stock, without par value
  Authorized - 10,000,000 shares
  Outstanding - 1,263,700 and 1,275,000 shares                                      178,185        178,750
Common stock, $.01 par value
  Authorized - 150,000,000 shares
  Issued - 95,927,307 and 95,546,359 shares                                             959            955
Surplus                                                                           1,081,928      1,074,793
Retained earnings                                                                   585,299        541,455
Net unrealized gain (loss) on securities available for sale                         (16,786)         9,680
Treasury stock, common stock at cost (543 and 106,487 shares)                           (13)        (2,343)
  Total shareholders' equity                                                      1,829,572      1,803,290
  Total liabilities and shareholders' equity                                  $  27,401,461  $  27,244,742




The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
SHAWMUT NATIONAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (unaudited)
<CAPTION>

                                                                                       Three months ended
                                                                                            March 31
(in thousands)                                                                         1994           1993
<S>                                                                           <C>            <C>
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY at beginning of period                                   $   1,803,290  $   1,482,401

PREFERRED STOCK, without par value
Purchase of preferred stock                                                            (565)

COMMON STOCK, $.01 par value
Shares issued under Dividend Reinvestment
  and Stock Purchase Plans (280,548 shares)                                               3
Shares issued under stock option and employee
  benefit plans (100,400 and 71,743 shares)                                               1              1

SURPLUS
Additional proceeds from:
  Shares issued under Dividend Reinvestment
    and Stock Purchase Plans                                                          6,135
  Shares issued under stock option
    and employee benefit plans                                                        1,000            525

RETAINED EARNINGS
Net income                                                                           66,805         29,722
Cash dividends declared on:
  Preferred stock                                                                    (3,859)        (3,867)
  Common stock                                                                      (19,186)        (9,315)
Restricted stock awards                                                                 258            200
Reissuance of common stock from treasury                                               (174)        (5,832)

NET UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON SECURITIES
Unrealized depreciation on securities available for sale                            (26,466)
Unrealized appreciation on securities at lower of
  aggregate cost or fair value                                                                       8,435

TREASURY STOCK
Purchase of common stock (61,667 and 4,004 shares)                                   (1,448)           (80)
Reissuance of common stock under
  Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plans
  (167,611 and 550,919 shares)                                                        3,778         16,019
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY at end of period                                         $   1,829,572  $   1,518,209


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
SHAWMUT NATIONAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (unaudited)
<CAPTION>

                                                                                       Three months ended
                                                                                          March 31
(in thousands)                                                                         1994           1993

OPERATING ACTIVITIES
<S>                                                                           <C>            <C>
Net income                                                                    $      66,805  $      29,722
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash
    provided by operating activities:
  Cumulative effect of changes in methods of accounting                                            (46,200)
  Provision for loan losses                                                                         12,159
  Provision for foreclosed properties                                                 1,852         43,011
  Depreciation, amortization and other                                               22,358         70,801
  Gains from the sale of loans, premises and equipment and other assets              (3,677)        (7,810)
  Decrease in securities reported at the lower of
    aggregate cost or fair  value                                                                  480,083
  Decrease (increase) in trading account securities                                    (570)         8,587
  Decrease in residential mortgages held for sale                                   182,470        139,568
  Decrease (increase) in other assets and accrued expenses
    and other liabilities                                                           (75,389)        13,701
CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES                                               193,849        743,622

FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Decrease in total deposits                                                         (806,971)      (966,598)
Increase in other borrowings                                                        787,792      1,645,380
Proceeds from issuances of bank notes                                               100,000
Principal payments on notes and debentures                                              (93)          (694)
Proceeds from issuances of common stock                                              10,743         10,713
Purchases of common and preferred stock                                              (2,013)           (80)
Cash dividends paid                                                                 (23,481)        (3,199)
CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES                                                65,977        685,522

INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Decrease (increase) in short-term investments                                      (395,567)       271,686
Proceeds from sales of securities available for sale                              1,105,201
Maturities of securities available for sale                                         174,755
Purchases of securities available for sale                                         (882,856)
Maturities of securities held to maturity                                           416,232         83,644
Purchases of securities held to maturity                                           (828,867)    (1,785,289)
Proceeds from sales of loans                                                          8,513        109,643
Purchases of loans                                                                 (142,748)
Loans originated less principal collected                                           118,855       (269,970)
Purchases of premises and equipment and other assets                                 (7,937)        (7,435)
Proceeds from the sale of premises and equipment and other assets                    11,372         30,723
CASH USED BY INVESTING ACTIVITIES                                                  (423,047)    (1,566,998)

DECREASE IN CASH AND DUE FROM BANKS                                                (163,221)      (137,854)
Cash and due from banks at beginning of period                                    1,435,286      1,368,251
CASH AND DUE FROM BANKS AT END OF PERIOD                                      $   1,272,065  $   1,230,397

ADDITIONAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION
Interest paid                                                                 $     170,302  $     159,143
Income taxes paid                                                             $       3,904  $         449


Loans totaling $5,026 and $20,523 were transferred to foreclosed properties
during the three months ended March 31, 1994 and 1993, respectively.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
</TABLE>
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SHAWMUT NATIONAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


NOTE 1 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of
Shawmut National Corporation and its subsidiaries (the Corporation).
These financial statements reflect, in management's opinion, all
adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a
fair presentation of the Corporation's financial position and results of
operations and cash flows for the periods presented.  Certain amounts for
prior periods have been reclassified to conform to current period
presentation.  These financial statements should be read in conjunction
with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the
Corporation's 1993 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

NOTE 2 - ACQUISITIONS

The Corporation announced on March 2, 1994 the signing of a definitive
agreement to acquire Cohasset Savings Bank of Cohasset, Massachusetts,
with assets of $78.2 million at March 31, 1994.  The Corporation
announced on March 8, 1994 the signing of a definitive agreement to
acquire West Newton Savings Bank of West Newton, Massachusetts, with
assets of $254.1 million at March 31, 1994.  Both transactions will be
accounted for under the purchase method of accounting, are subject to
approvals by the shareholders of the respective banks and federal and
state regulatory agencies and are expected to be completed during the
third quarter of 1994.  The Corporation announced on February 10, 1994
the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire 10 branches located in
Massachusetts and Rhode Island, with total deposits of approximately $427
million at March 31, 1994, from Northeast Savings, F.A. (Northeast).  The
transaction was approved by the Corporation's and principal subsidiary banks'
regulators and, subject to approval by Northeast's regulators, is expected
to be completed during the second quarter of 1994.

The Corporation announced during 1993 the signing of definitive
agreements to acquire three banking organizations: New Dartmouth Bank of
Manchester, New Hampshire, with assets of $1.7 billion at March 31, 1994
which was approved by regulators on April 28, 1994; Peoples Bancorp of
Worcester, Inc. (Peoples) of Worcester, Massachusetts, with assets of
$870.7 million at March 31, 1994 which was approved by regulators on March
30, 1994; and Gateway Financial Corporation (Gateway) of Norwalk,
Connecticut, with assets of $1.3 billion at March 31, 1994.  The Gateway
merger is subject to approvals by its shareholders and federal and state
regulatory agencies and is expected to be completed no later than the third
quarter of 1994.  The New Dartmouth Bank and Peoples mergers will be
completed during the second quarter of 1994.  These transactions will be
accounted for as poolings of interest.

NOTE 3 - SECURITIES
<TABLE>
A summary of the amortized cost and fair value of securities classified as
available for sale at March 31, 1994 and December 31, 1993 is as follows:
<CAPTION>
                                                        March 31, 1994                December 31, 1993
                                                   Amortized        Fair         Amortized        Fair
(in thousands)                                       cost           value          cost           value

U.S. Government and agency securities
  <S>                                           <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>
  U.S. Treasury                                 $   1,213,169  $   1,187,503  $   1,554,048  $   1,551,887
  Mortgage backed                                     267,913        278,842        332,566        352,978
Corporate mortgage backed and other securities        467,033        456,237        480,176        478,745
Equity securities                                     236,679        236,383        214,558        212,618
State and municipal obligations                           138            142            142            154
    Total                                       $   2,184,932  $   2,159,107  $   2,581,490  $   2,596,382
</TABLE>

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U.S. Treasury securities with an aggregate carrying amount of $476.0
million were subject to combination options at March 31, 1994, which
limited the risk of changes in the market value of these securities.
These U.S. Treasury securities were put to the counterparty on April 4,
1994 upon expiration of the options, resulting in no realized gain or
loss.

The amortized cost of securities classified as available for sale exceeded
fair value by approximately $25.8 million at March 31, 1994, consisting of
unrealized losses of approximately $46.9 million and unrealized gains of
approximately $21.1 million.  Included as a separate component of
shareholders' equity were net unrealized losses of $16.8 million and net
unrealized gains of $9.7 million on securities classified as available for
sale at March 31, 1994 and December 31, 1993, respectively.  These net
unrealized losses and gains are net of income tax effects of $9.0 million
and $5.2 million, respectively.

<TABLE>
The amortized cost and fair value of securities classified as held to
maturity at March 31, 1994 and December 31, 1993 are summarized as
follows:
<CAPTION>
                                                 March 31, 1994                      December 31, 1993
                                                   Amortized        Fair          Amortized        Fair
(in thousands)                                       cost           value          cost           value

U.S. Government and agency securities
  <S>                                           <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>
  Mortgage backed                               $   3,097,730  $   3,077,947  $   3,155,070  $   3,215,844
  U.S. Treasury                                     1,872,550      1,818,267      1,546,569      1,541,577
Asset backed and other securities                   1,831,325      1,824,656      1,692,562      1,713,524
    Total                                       $   6,801,605  $   6,720,870  $   6,394,201  $   6,470,945

</TABLE>
The amortized cost of securities classified as held to maturity exceeded
fair value by approximately $80.7 million at March 31, 1994, consisting of
unrealized losses of approximately $99.9 million and unrealized gains of
approximately $19.2 million.

NOTE 4 - LOANS
<TABLE>
The components of loans at March 31, 1994 and December 31, 1993, net of
unearned income of $2.9 million and $5.4 million, respectively, are
summarized below:
<CAPTION>                                                                        March 31,    December 31,
(in thousands)                                                                     1994           1993
<C>                                                                           <C>            <C>
Commercial and industrial                                                     $   6,106,190  $   6,321,289
Owner-occupied commercial real estate                                             1,323,845      1,388,065
Real estate investor/developer
  Commercial mortgage                                                             1,228,384      1,225,050
  Construction and other                                                            144,144        152,849
    Total investor/developer                                                      1,372,528      1,377,899
Consumer
  Residential mortgage                                                            4,300,764      4,036,791
  Home equity                                                                     1,344,153      1,387,593
  Installment and other                                                             923,548        872,813
    Total consumer                                                                6,568,465      6,297,197
    Total                                                                        15,371,028     15,384,450
Less reserve for loan losses                                                        607,347        633,000
    Total                                                                     $  14,763,681  $  14,751,450

</TABLE>
<PAGE> F-6                                                                   13


NOTE 5 - OTHER ASSETS AND ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER LIABILITIES
<TABLE>
The components of other assets at March 31, 1994 and December 31, 1993 are
presented below:
<CAPTION>                                                                           March 31,    December 31,
(in thousands)                                                                        1994           1993
<S>                                                                           <C>            <C>
Receivable for securities sold                                                $     215,388  $     215,564
Net deferred income taxes                                                           209,378        202,321
Accrued interest income                                                             172,800        154,674
Cash surrender value of life insurance                                              150,594
Prepaid pension expense                                                             128,971        129,493
Goodwill                                                                            103,738        105,104
Other                                                                               395,890        447,491
  Total                                                                       $   1,376,759  $   1,254,647

The components of accrued expenses and other liabilities at March 31, 1994
and December 31, 1993 are presented below:
                                                                                   March 31,    December 31,
(in thousands)                                                                       1994           1993

Accrued interest expense                                                      $      53,600  $      67,648
Accrued dividends payable                                                            22,519         22,955
Accrued taxes payable                                                                20,631
Accrued postemployment benefits expense                                               8,913          8,400
Accrued postretirement health care and life insurance benefits expense                8,536          6,214
Accrued restructuring expenses                                                        2,698          6,854
Other                                                                                99,137         71,852
  Total                                                                       $     216,034  $     183,923

</TABLE>

NOTE 6 - OTHER NONINTEREST INCOME AND NONINTEREST EXPENSES
<TABLE>

The components of other noninterest income for the three months ended
March 31, 1994 and 1993 were as follows:
<CAPTION>
                                                                                      Three months ended
                                                                                           March 31,
(in thousands)                                                                        1994           1993
<S>                                                                           <C>            <C>
Loan servicing                                                                $       3,817  $       5,645
Trading account profits                                                               1,165          1,812
Foreign exchange trading profits (losses)                                              (721)           125
Residential mortgage sales gains                                                        678         11,467
Other                                                                                 4,789          2,726
  Total                                                                       $       9,728  $      21,775
</TABLE>

<PAGE> F-7                                                                   14
<TABLE>
The components of noninterest expenses for the three months ended
March 31, 1994 and 1993 were as follows:
<CAPTION>
                                                                                     Three months ended
                                                                                          March 31,
(in thousands)                                                                       1994           1993
<S>                                                                           <C>            <C>
Compensation                                                                  $      92,966  $      92,422
Benefits                                                                             21,109         19,175
  Total                                                                       $     114,075  $     111,597

Occupancy                                                                     $      23,288  $      24,426
Equipment                                                                            12,280         15,096
  Total                                                                       $      35,568  $      39,522

Foreclosed properties
  Provision                                                                   $       1,852  $      43,011
  Expense                                                                             3,316         10,024
    Total                                                                     $       5,168  $      53,035

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation premiums                                $       8,968  $      11,580
Communications                                                                        8,908         10,356
Advertising                                                                           3,885          6,429
Excess servicing writedowns                                                                         14,150
Restructuring charges                                                                               36,319
Other                                                                                39,559         39,944
  Total                                                                       $      61,320  $     118,778
</TABLE>
<PAGE> F-8                                                                   15



MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

OVERVIEW

Shawmut National Corporation (the Corporation) reported net income for the
first quarter of 1994 of $66.8 million, or $.66 per common share, an increase
of $37.1 million from the $29.7 million, or $.28 per common share, of net
income reported in the first quarter of last year.

The 1993 first quarter results of operations included the following:

          restructuring charges of $36.3 million relating to branch closings
          and personnel reductions, foreclosed properties provisions of $20.0
          million related to a bulk sale of foreclosed properties and a $14.1
          million writedown in the value of excess servicing rights in
          various securitized loan portfolios;

          an after-tax credit of $52.8 million representing the cumulative
          effect of an accounting change resulting from the Corporation's
          adoption of the Financial Accounting Standards Board's new
          accounting standard for income taxes; and

          an after-tax charge of $6.6 million relating to the adoption of
          Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (FAS) No. 112,
          "Employers' Accounting for Postemployment Benefits".


Income for the first quarter of 1994 did not reflect any cumulative
effects of accounting changes.  The loss before the cumulative effect of
accounting changes was $16.5 million, or $.22 per common share, for the
first quarter of 1993.

Asset quality continued to improve as nonaccruing loans plus foreclosed
properties decreased $50.0 million, or 14 percent, to $307.5 million at March
31, 1994 from $357.5 million at December 31, 1993.  The ratio of nonaccruing
loans plus foreclosed properties to loans plus foreclosed properties declined
to 2.00 percent at March 31, 1994 from 2.32 percent at December 31, 1993.


The reserve for loan losses was $607.3 million at March 31, 1994, compared
with $633.0 million at December 31, 1993. There was no provision for loan
losses in the first quarter of 1994, compared with a $12.2 million provision
in the first quarter of 1993.

Net charge-offs were $25.7 million for the first quarter of 1994, equal to an
annualized rate of .69 percent of average loans outstanding, compared with
$49.2 million of net charge-offs for the first quarter of 1993 and a rate of
1.34 percent of average loans outstanding.  The ratio of the reserve for loan
losses to nonaccruing loans was 223 percent at March 31, 1994, compared with
205 percent at December 31, 1993.

Capital continued to strengthen during the first quarter of 1994 as
shareholders' equity increased $26.3 million to $1.83 billion, or 6.68
percent of total assets at March 31, 1994 from $1.80 billion, or 6.62 percent
of assets at December 31, 1993.  The Corporation's and principal subsidiary
banks' Risk-based capital and Leverage ratios exceed the requirements for a
well-capitalized financial institution at March 31, 1994.

The Corporation's common stock closed at $20.25 per share on March 31, 1994,
representing 118 percent of the $17.22 book value per common share, compared
with $21.75 per share and 128 percent of the $17.02 book value per common
share at December 31, 1993.

The Corporation announced during 1994 the signing of definitive agreements to
acquire two banking organizations: Cohasset Savings Bank of Cohasset,
Massachusetts, with assets of $78.2 million at March 31, 1994, was announced on
March 2, 1994; and West Newton Savings Bank of West Newton, Massachusetts,
with assets of $254.1 million at March 31, 1994, was announced on March 8, 1994.
Both transactions will be accounted for under the purchase method of
accounting, are subject to approvals by the shareholders of the respective
banks and federal and state regulatory agencies and are expected to be
completed during the third quarter of 1994.  Also announced on February 10,
1994 was the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire 10 branches located
in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, with total deposits of approximately $427
million at quarter end, from Northeast Savings, F.A.  Regulatory approval was
received for this transaction from the Corporation's and principal subsidiary
banks' regulators and, subject to approval from Northeast's regulators,
is expected to be completed during the second quarter of 1994.

<PAGE> F-9                                                                   16

The Corporation's previously announced acquisitions of New Dartmouth Bank of
Manchester, New Hampshire and Peoples Bancorp of Worcester, Inc. of
Worcester, Massachusetts have been approved by regulators and will be
completed during the second quarter of 1994.
<TABLE>
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

NET INTEREST INCOME
<CAPTION>
                                                                      Quarter ended
                                                Mar 31       Dec 31       Sep 30       Jun 30       Mar 31
(in millions)                                    1994         1993         1993         1993         1993

INTEREST AND DIVIDEND INCOME
  (tax-equivalent basis)
<S>                                        <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>
Loans                                      $     255.4  $     262.7  $     263.7  $     266.1  $     259.7
Securities
  Available for sale, at fair value               35.5
  At lower of aggregate cost or fair value                     57.5         53.3         51.6         55.5
  Held to maturity                                95.1         72.8         72.1         68.7         50.4
Residential mortgages held for sale                5.4          6.1          7.3          7.8          8.4
Short-term investments                             2.2          1.8          2.3          2.3          3.1
Trading account securities                         0.2          0.5          0.4          0.7          0.4
  Total interest income                          393.8        401.4        399.1        397.2        377.5

INTEREST EXPENSE
Deposits                                          61.1         66.3         70.5         79.3         92.0
Other borrowings                                  79.1         72.1         70.1         63.1         52.1
Notes and debentures                              16.1         17.4         18.4         18.4         17.9
  Total interest expense                         156.3        155.8        159.0        160.8        162.0
NET INTEREST INCOME
  (tax-equivalent basis)                         237.5        245.6        240.1        236.4        215.5
Tax-equivalent adjustment                          2.7          3.0          3.4          3.3          3.3
NET INTEREST INCOME                        $     234.8  $     242.6  $     236.7  $     233.1  $     212.2

INTEREST RATE SPREAD
  (tax-equivalent basis)                          3.35 %       3.48 %       3.52 %       3.53 %       3.37 %
NET INTEREST MARGIN
  (tax-equivalent basis)                          3.87 %       4.00 %       4.05 %       4.10 %       4.01 %
</TABLE>

The Corporation's tax-equivalent net interest income was $237.5 million for
the first quarter of 1994, an increase of $22.0 million, or 10 percent, from
$215.5 million in the first quarter of 1993.  The increase in tax-equivalent
net interest income reflects a higher level of interest-earning assets,
primarily securities.  Average securities increased $3.1 billion to $9.1
billion in the first quarter of 1994 from $6.0 billion in the first quarter
of 1993.  The growth in the securities portfolio resulted from the
reinvestment of earnings and excess liquidity into available investment
alternatives given the lack of overall loan demand.  The Corporation expects
that as loan demand increases, the maturities from the securities portfolio
will be used to fund loan growth.  An analysis of the changes in net interest
income due to changes in interest rates and from asset and liability volume
is presented on page F-11.

The net interest margin for the first quarter of 1994 was 3.87 percent, a
decrease of 14 basis points from 4.01 percent in the comparable prior year
quarter.  The decline reflects a shift in the mix of average interest-earning
assets from loans to securities.  During the first quarter of 1994, the
Corporation's short-term borrowing costs increased as a result of a rise in
overall interest rates which contributed to the decrease in the net interest
margin from 4.00 percent in the fourth quarter of 1993 to 3.87 percent in the
first quarter of 1994.  If further increases in interest rates occur, then the
resultant contraction of the spread between the Corporation's interest-earning
assets and funding sources would continue to affect the net interest margin.

<PAGE> F-10                                                                  17

RATE - VOLUME ANALYSIS

The following table, which is presented on a tax-equivalent basis, reflects
the changes in net interest income stemming from changes in interest rates
and from asset and liability volume, including mix.  The change in interest
attributable to both rate and volume has been allocated to the changes in the
rate and volume on a pro rata basis.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Quarter ended
March 31, 1994        Increase        Changes due to              Increase        Changes due to
(in millions)         (Decrease)     Rate       Volume           (Decrease)      Rate        Volume
                     from quarter                               from quarter
                     ended Dec 31                               ended Mar 31
                         1993                                       1993
INTEREST AND
  DIVIDEND INCOME
  CHANGE
<S>                  <C>        <C>        <C>          <C>               <C>          <C>
Loans                $    (7.3) $    (8.0) $        .7  $           (4.3) $      (8.7) $       4.4
Securities                 0.3                     0.3              24.7        (19.0)        43.7
Residential mortgages
  held for sale           (0.7)                   (0.7)             (3.0)        (1.0)        (2.0)
Short-term investments     0.4        0.1          0.3              (0.9)         0.3         (1.2)
Trading account
  securities              (0.3)                   (0.3)             (0.2)        (0.1)        (0.1)
  Total interest
    income change         (7.6)      (7.9)          .3              16.3        (28.5)        44.8

INTEREST EXPENSE
 CHANGE
Savings, money market
  and NOW accounts        (1.4)      (0.4)        (1.0)            (16.1)       (15.0)        (1.1)
Time certificates of
  deposit of $100
  thousand or more        (0.3)                   (0.3)             (3.4)        (0.2)        (3.2)
Domestic time deposits    (3.1)      (1.4)        (1.7)            (12.4)        (6.9)        (5.5)
Foreign time deposits     (0.4)       0.1         (0.5)              1.0          0.1          0.9
  Total interest on
    deposits change       (5.2)      (1.7)        (3.5)            (30.9)       (22.0)        (8.9)
Other borrowings           7.0        3.2          3.8              27.0         (5.2)        32.2
Notes and debentures      (1.3)                   (1.3)             (1.8)        (0.7)        (1.1)
  Total interest
    expense change         0.5        1.5         (1.0)             (5.7)       (27.9)        22.2
NET INTEREST
  INCOME CHANGE      $    (8.1) $    (9.4) $       1.3  $           22.0  $      (0.6) $      22.6
</TABLE>
<PAGE> F-11                                                                  18

PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES

There was no provision for loan losses in the first quarter of 1994.  The
provision for loan losses was $12.2 million in the first quarter of 1993.
With strong reserve coverage of nonaccruing loans and the continued
improvement in the credit quality of the loan portfolio, the Corporation
does not currently anticipate that provisions for loan losses will be
necessary for the remainder of 1994 other than provisions that may be
appropriate for pending acquisitions.  Future levels of the reserve for loan
losses and loan loss provisions may be affected by changes in economic
conditions and loan quality.

<TABLE>
NONINTEREST INCOME
<CAPTION>
                                                                      Quarter ended
                                                 Mar 31       Dec 31       Sep 30       Jun 30       Mar 31
(in millions)                                     1994         1993         1993         1993         1993

Customer service fees:

  Deposit transaction and other
     <S>                                   <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>
     services                              $      20.4  $      20.7  $      21.1  $      20.8  $      19.5
  Cash management services                        17.7         17.6         18.3         17.7         20.8
  Credit and trade related services                5.0          2.2          2.4          2.2          2.0
  Investment services and commissions              2.8          3.1          2.8          3.0          2.2
    Total                                         45.9         43.6         44.6         43.7         44.5
Trust and agency fees:
  Personal                                        18.7         18.2         18.4         18.6         17.5
  Institutional                                    4.8          4.2          5.3          4.6          4.9
  Corporate                                        3.6          4.7          3.9          3.3          4.0
  Not for profit                                   2.3          2.4          2.3          2.3          2.2
    Total                                         29.4         29.5         29.9         28.8         28.6
Other income:
  Loan servicing                                   3.8          0.4          2.2          4.2          5.6
  Trading account profits                          1.2          1.3          1.5          1.8          1.8
  Foreign exchange trading profits (losses)       (0.7)         2.7          0.2         (0.1)         0.1
  Residential mortgage sales gains                 0.7          1.8          3.6          6.6         11.5
  Other                                            4.8          9.0          5.2          5.2          2.8
    Total                                          9.8         15.2         12.7         17.7         21.8
      Total                                       85.1         88.3         87.2         90.2         94.9
Securities gains (losses), net                    (0.9)         0.4          0.1          0.1          5.1
  Total noninterest income                 $      84.2  $      88.7  $      87.3  $      90.3  $     100.0
</TABLE>

Noninterest income (excluding securities gains and losses) was $85.1 million
for the first quarter of 1994, a decrease of $9.8 million, or 10 percent,
from $94.9 million for the first quarter of 1993.

Customer service fees increased $1.4 million to $45.9 million for the first
quarter of 1994 from $44.5 million for the comparable prior year quarter.
Higher levels of customer credit facilities increased credit and trade
related service fees $3.0 million for the first quarter of 1994. Deposit
transaction and other services increased $.9 million due to an increase in the
volume of consumer related deposit transaction fees.  Offsetting these
increases was a decrease in cash management fees of $3.1 million which
reflects a decline in the customer base and competitive price concessions.

Trust and agency fees increased $.8 million to $29.4 million in the first
quarter of 1994 from $28.6 million a year ago. Personal trust income, which
grew $1.2 million, resulted from higher levels of assets under management and
fee increases.

Other income declined $12.0 million to $9.8 million in the first quarter of
1994 from $21.8 million in the first quarter of 1993.  Gains on residential
mortgage loan sales declined $10.8 million as the Corporation increased
its residential mortgage loan portfolio and also reflected a lower level of
secondary market activity as rising interest rates in early 1994 slowed
mortgage sales.  Loan servicing income declined $1.8 million due to higher
levels of prepayment activity during the later part of 1993.  Foreign
exchange losses contributed $.8 million to the decline in other income as a
result of increases in interest rates in early 1994.

<PAGE> F-12                                                                  19
<TABLE>
NONINTEREST EXPENSES
<CAPTION>
                                                                      Quarter ended
                                                 Mar 31       Dec 31       Sep 30       Jun 30       Mar 31
(in millions)                                     1994         1993         1993         1993         1993
<S>                                        <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>
Compensation                               $      93.0  $      95.5  $      95.9  $      93.0  $      92.4
Benefits                                          21.1         18.1         19.5         20.3         19.2
Occupancy                                         23.3         23.6         22.7         22.8         24.4
Equipment                                         12.3         13.1         12.0         13.5         15.1
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation premiums     9.0         10.4         10.4         11.1         11.6
Communications                                     8.9          9.6          9.9         10.3         10.4
Advertising                                        3.9          5.3          4.6          4.3          6.4
Foreclosed properties expense                      3.3          3.2          4.8          9.6         10.0
Other                                             39.5         41.0         44.9         43.9         40.0
  Total                                          214.3        219.8        224.7        228.8        229.5
Special expenses                                                3.5                                   50.4
Foreclosed properties provision                    1.9          4.9          8.6         11.6         43.0
  Total noninterest expenses               $     216.2  $     228.2  $     233.3  $     240.4  $     322.9

</TABLE>

Noninterest expenses, excluding foreclosed properties provision and special
expenses in 1993, were $214.3 million for the first quarter of 1994, a
decrease of $15.2 million, or 7 percent, from $229.5 million for the first
quarter of 1993.

Compensation expense increased $.6 million, or .6 percent, to $93.0 million
for the first quarter of 1994 from $92.4 million for the comparable prior
year period.  Compensation expense includes normal salary increases and the
addition of new staff in the Corporation's targeted growth area of investment
products and services, offset by reductions in personnel from the
restructuring program announced in the first quarter of 1993.  Full-time
equivalent employees totaled 9,710 at March 31, 1994, compared with 10,477 at
March 31, 1993.

Benefits expense increased $1.9 million to $21.1 million for the first
quarter of 1994 from $19.2 million a year ago.  Severance benefits of
$1.4 million attributable to selected workforce reductions that occurred
during 1994 as part of ongoing cost saving initiatives increased
benefits expense for the period.

Declines in occupancy, equipment and communications expenses for the first
quarter of 1994 from the comparable 1993 period result from the restructuring
program announced in the first quarter of 1993, which included branch
closings and consolidations, as well as from certain other expense reduction
programs.

Foreclosed properties expense declined $6.7 million from $10.0 million in the
first quarter of 1993 to $3.3 million in the 1994 period and reflects the
decline in the level of foreclosed properties at March 31, 1994 from the
comparable prior year period.

Special expenses of $50.4 million in the first quarter of 1993 included $36.3
million for restructuring costs and a $14.1 million writedown in the value of
excess servicing rights.  The carrying values of excess servicing rights of
various securitized consumer loan portfolios were reduced during the first
quarter of 1993 in view of prepayment experience and the decline in interest
rates.  The restructuring program included personnel reductions in data
processing and operations, corporate staff and services and credit
administration and has resulted in net reductions of approximately 770
full-time equivalent employees at March 31, 1994 and the closing or
consolidation of approximately 37 branches.  At March 31, 1994 the
restructuring program announced in the first quarter of 1993 was substantially
completed.

<PAGE> F-13                                                                  20

<TABLE>
PROVISION FOR FORECLOSED PROPERTIES
<CAPTION>
                                                                      Quarter ended
                                                 Mar 31       Dec 31       Sep 30       Jun 30       Mar 31
(in millions)                                     1994         1993         1993         1993         1993
<S>                                        <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>
Total                                      $       1.9  $       4.9  $       8.6  $      11.6  $      43.0
Excluding charges for bulk sales,
  auctions and estimated selling costs             1.9          4.9          8.6         11.6         15.3
</TABLE>
The provision for foreclosed properties was $1.9 million for the first
quarter of 1994, compared with $43.0 million for the first quarter of 1993,
or a decrease of $41.1 million. The provision for foreclosed properties for
the 1993 first quarter included a provision of $20.0 million relating to a
bulk sale of foreclosed properties that occurred in the second quarter of
1993 and $7.7 million related to a pool of foreclosed commercial properties
subject to auction.  The decline in the foreclosed properties provision
during the first quarter of 1994 reflects the decline in the level of
foreclosed properties from period to period.

INCOME TAXES

The provision for income taxes for the first quarter of 1994 was $36.0
million, representing an effective income tax rate of 35.0 percent.  The
income tax benefit for the first quarter of 1993 was $6.4 million,
representing an effective income tax rate of 27.9 percent.  The change in the
effective income tax rate reflects the higher corporate income tax rates
enacted in the later part of 1993 and the full utilization of federal income
tax benefits as of December 31, 1993.  During the first quarter of 1993, the
Corporation realized an after-tax credit of $52.8 million representing the
cumulative effect of an accounting change resulting from the adoption of FAS
No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes".


FINANCIAL CONDITION

LOANS

The Corporation's loan portfolio was $15.4 billion at March 31, 1994,
unchanged from December 31, 1993.  The Corporation has a diversified loan
portfolio with the consumer portfolio representing 43 percent of total loans
at March 31, 1994. Commercial and industrial loans represented 40 percent of
total loans at that date.  Owner-occupied commercial real estate and investor/
developer real estate loans were 9 percent and 8 percent, respectively.  The
table on page F-22 presents an analysis of the loan portfolio by type.  The
tables on pages F-24 and F-25 present an analysis of the loan portfolio by
industry sector.

While the overall total amount of the loan portfolio remained unchanged at
March 31, 1994 compared with December 31, 1993, the mix of loans has changed.
Consumer lending, which includes residential mortgage, home equity and
installment loans, increased $271.3 million from $6.3 billion at year end
1993 to $6.6 billion at March 31, 1994, primarily as a result of growth in
the residential mortgage loan portfolio.

Commercial and industrial loans declined from $6.3 billion at year end 1993
to $6.1 billion at March 31, 1994, or $215.1 million.  Certain sectors of the
Corporation's commercial loan portfolio reflected growth as specialized
lending (radio, television and cable) and asset based lending increased
$273.6 million and $62.7 million, respectively.  These increases were offset
by reductions of $687.0 million in certain money market priced loans with
narrow profit margins.

Owner-occupied commercial real estate and investor/developer real estate
loans declined $69.6 million from $2.8 billion at year end 1993 to $2.7
billion at March 31, 1994, consistent with the overall decline in commercial
real estate lending.

A discussion of the credit quality of the Corporation's loan portfolio begins
on page F-20.

<PAGE> F-14                                                                  21

SECURITIES

Securities classified as held to maturity and reported at amortized cost
increased $407.4 million to $6.8 billion at March 31, 1994 from $6.4 billion
at December 31, 1993. Securities classified as available for sale totaled
$2.2 billion at March 31, 1994, compared with $2.6 billion at December 31,
1993.  Securities available for sale declined as sales and maturities were
reinvested in the held to maturity securities portfolio.  Additional
information regarding the Corporation's securities portfolio is presented in
Note 3 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements on page F-5.

DEPOSITS AND OTHER SOURCES OF FUNDS

Interest-bearing liabilities averaged $20.5 billion for the first quarter of
1994, compared with $17.8 billion for the comparable period of 1993,
reflecting higher levels of other borrowings which supported the increase in
average interest earning assets.  Core deposits, which do not include large
denomination certificates of deposits, brokered retail deposits or foreign
time deposits, were $13.9 billion at March 31, 1994, compared with $14.8
billion at December 31, 1993.

Other borrowings, primarily securities sold under agreements to repurchase,
increased $787.8 million to $10.0 billion at March 31, 1994 from $9.2 billion
at December 31, 1993 as a result of the decline in core deposits since year
end 1993.

<TABLE>
CAPITALIZATION

The Corporation's Risk-based capital and Leverage ratios were as follows:
<CAPTION>
                                               Mar 31       Dec 31       Sep 30       Jun 30       Mar 31
(in millions)                                   1994         1993         1993         1993         1993
<S>                                        <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>
Shareholders' equity                       $   1,829.6  $   1,803.3  $   1,659.5  $   1,575.4  $   1,518.2
Tier 1 capital                                 1,742.6      1,686.6      1,551.3      1,467.3      1,408.7
Total capital                                  2,580.2      2,549.0      2,406.1      2,318.2      2,167.0
Risk-weighted assets                          21,133.1     20,692.4     20,054.5     19,703.4     18,755.1
Ratios:
Shareholders' equity to assets                    6.68 %       6.62 %       6.16 %       6.11 %       6.06 %
Risk-based capital ratios
  Tier 1 capital                                  8.25         8.15         7.74         7.45         7.51
  Total capital                                  12.21        12.32        12.00        11.77        11.55
Leverage ratio                                    6.50         6.34         6.02         5.84         5.95

</TABLE>

The Corporation's total shareholders' equity at March 31, 1994 was $1.8
billion, or 6.68 percent of assets, compared with $1.8 billion, or 6.62
percent of assets, at December 31, 1993, an increase of $26.3 million.  This
increase for the first quarter of 1994 is after a $26.5 million charge
reflecting the net after-tax unrealized loss on the Corporation's $2.2
billion available for sale securities portfolio.  Further volatility in
shareholders' equity may occur as the fair value of the Corporation's
available for sale securities portfolio changes with market conditions.

The Corporation's Tier 1 and Total capital ratios were 8.25 percent and 12.21
percent at March 31, 1994, respectively, compared with 8.15 percent and 12.32
percent at December 31, 1993, respectively.  The Leverage ratio, a measure of
Tier 1 capital to average quarterly assets, increased to 6.50 percent at
March 31, 1994 from 6.34 percent at December 31, 1993 which reflects the
increase in Tier 1 capital.  Under Federal banking regulations, an
institution is deemed to be well-capitalized if it has a Risk-based Tier 1
capital ratio of 6.00 percent or greater, a Risk-based Total capital ratio of
10.00 percent or greater and a Leverage ratio of 5.00 percent or greater.
The Corporation exceeds the requirements for a well-capitalized financial
institution at March 31, 1994.

<PAGE> F-15                                                                  22

<TABLE>
The Corporation's principal subsidiary banks' (Shawmut Bank Connecticut and
Shawmut Bank Massachusetts) Risk-based capital and Leverage ratios were as
follows:
<CAPTION>
                                               Mar 31       Dec 31       Sep 30       Jun 30       Mar 31
(in millions)                                   1994         1993         1993         1993         1993

SHAWMUT BANK CONNECTICUT
<S>                                        <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>
Shareholder's equity                       $   1,137.0  $   1,131.6  $   1,009.4  $     917.3  $     891.1
Tier 1 capital                                 1,095.6      1,075.0        953.0        859.7        832.3
Total capital                                  1,235.4      1,210.8      1,076.4        980.9        950.9
Risk-weighted assets                          10,989.9     10,652.1      9,635.9      9,439.9      9,216.0
Ratios:
Shareholder's equity to assets                    7.85 %       7.80 %       7.49 %       7.19 %       7.08 %
Risk-based capital ratios
  Tier 1 capital                                  9.97        10.09         9.89         9.11         9.03
  Total capital                                  11.24        11.37        11.17        10.39        10.32
Leverage ratio                                    7.84         7.79         7.53         6.95         7.21

SHAWMUT BANK MASSACHUSETTS

Shareholders' equity                       $     987.8  $     984.6  $     927.2  $     901.0  $     875.0
Tier 1 capital                                   966.0        948.6        899.9        872.7        845.8
Total capital                                  1,111.2      1,099.2      1,052.9      1,025.2        992.5
Risk-weighted assets                           9,903.9      9,709.4      9,889.7      9,836.4      9,233.4
Ratios:
Shareholders' equity to assets                    7.43 %       7.64 %       6.94 %       6.72 %       6.81 %
Risk-based capital ratios
  Tier 1 capital                                  9.75         9.77         9.10         8.87         9.16
  Total capital                                  11.22        11.32        10.65        10.42        10.75
Leverage ratio                                    7.42         7.39         7.00         6.88         6.97
</TABLE>

The Corporation's principal subsidiary banks' Risk-based capital and Leverage
ratios exceed the requirements for a well-capitalized financial institution at
March 31, 1994.

<PAGE> F-16                                                                  23

<TABLE>
INTEREST RATE SENSITIVITY

The table below depicts the Corporation's interest rate sensitivity as of
March 31, 1994. Allocations of assets and liabilities, including
noninterest-bearing sources of funds, to specific periods are based upon
management's assessment of contractual or anticipated repricing
characteristics.  Those gaps are then adjusted for the net effect of
off-balance sheet financial instruments such as interest rate swap and U.S.
Treasury combination option agreements and futures contracts.
<CAPTION>

                                        Repricing Periods
                                   Two-        Four-       Seven-        Ten-         Over
                         One       three        six         nine        twelve         one
(in millions)           month     months      months       months       months        year         Total

Short-term investments
  and other interest-
  <S>                <C>        <C>        <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>           <C>
  earning assets     $     296  $     361                                                       $      657
Securities                 873        300  $       348  $       315  $       298  $     6,827        8,961
Loans                    5,637      2,935        1,194          613          528        4,464       15,371
  Total interest-
    earning assets       6,806      3,596        1,542          928          826       11,291       24,989

Interest-bearing
  deposits               4,556      2,609          489          226          248        2,381       10,509
Other borrowings         9,136        622           54            1          134           28        9,975
Notes and debentures        50        100                                                 709          859
Noninterest-bearing
  sources of funds         362        723                                               2,561        3,646
  Total                 14,104      4,054          543          227          382        5,679       24,989

Off-balance sheet
  financial instruments   (105)     2,503          100       (2,515)         (68)          85
Interest rate
  sensitivity gap    $  (7,403) $   2,045  $     1,099  $    (1,814) $       376  $     5,697
Cumulative gap       $  (7,403) $  (5,358) $    (4,259) $    (6,073) $    (5,697) $         0
Interest rate sensitivity
  gap as a percent
  of interest-earning
  assets                 (29.6)%      8.2 %        4.4 %       (7.3)%        1.5 %
Cumulative gap as
  a percent of
  interest-earning assets(29.6)%    (21.4)%      (17.0)%      (24.3)%      (22.8)%
</TABLE>

INTEREST RATE RISK

Integrated into interest rate risk management is the use of interest rate
instruments such as interest rate swaps, U.S. Treasury combination options
and futures contracts.  The Corporation actively uses these instruments in
programs designed to achieve its established objectives.  The notional amounts
of these instruments are not reflected in the Corporation's balance sheet.
However, these instruments are included in the interest rate sensitivity table
above for purposes of analyzing interest rate risk.

At March 31, 1994, the Corporation had approximately $2.3 billion in notional
balances of interest rate swap contracts outstanding, an increase of $300
million from $2.0 billion at December 31, 1993.  The average final maturity
of the fixed-pay and fixed-receive interest rate swap agreements at March 31,
1994 was approximately 2.0 years and 3.2 years, respectively.

<PAGE> F-17                                                                  24

In addition to the interest rate swap contracts, the Corporation
utilizes interest rate cap and floor agreements to manage interest rate risk.
At March 31, 1994, the Corporation had approximately $950 million in notional
balances of purchased interest rate cap agreements and approximately $500
million in notional balances of purchased interest rate floor agreements
outstanding.  Also outstanding were approximately $500 million in notional
balances of interest rate collar arrangements (consisting of a cap and a
floor).  In addition, approximately $2.7 billion in notional balances of
interest rate agreements which consist of a simultaneous purchase and sale of
a cap, the combination of which are known as interest rate corridors, were
outstanding.  Interest rate corridors are utilized to protect the Corporation
from a contraction in the interest rate spread due to a moderate rise in
interest rates.  The unamortized premium recorded in the Corporation's
balance sheet related to interest rate cap and floor agreements was $23.3
million at March 31, 1994.  The average final maturity of the interest rate
cap portfolio at March 31, 1994 was approximately 1.1 years.  The average
final maturities of the interest rate floor and collar agreements at March
31, 1994 were less than one year.

Exchange-traded futures contracts are also used by the Corporation to manage
interest rate exposure.  The notional balances of futures contracts at
March 31, 1994 were approximately $8.8 billion, an increase of $6.3 billion
from $2.5 billion at December 31, 1993.  During the first quarter of 1994, the
Corporation entered into U.S. Treasury rate futures contracts with
approximately $404 million in notional balances to manage the risk associated
with the available for sale securities portfolio.  The unrealized gain of
approximately $5.4 million at March 31, 1994 relating to these contracts has
been recorded as part of the fair value of these securities.  The remaining
increase is attributed to Eurodollar futures contracts used to manage interest
rate risk on the Corporation's funding sources.  The unrealized gain related
to Eurodollar futures contracts at March 31, 1994 was approximately $7.9
million.  Maturities of the notional balances of futures contracts are as
follows: $6.8 billion in 1994; $1.4 billion in 1995; and $.6 billion in 1996.
<TABLE>
Activity for interest rate agreements utilized for the management of interest
rate risk for the first quarter of 1994 follows:
<CAPTION>
                        Plain      Plain    Amortizing
Notional amounts        fixed      fixed       fixed      Caps and                                Futures
(in millions)            pay      receive     receive     corridors     Floors       Collars     contracts

Balance,
  <S>                <C>        <C>        <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>
  December 31, 1993  $   942.5  $   141.0  $     900.0  $   3,356.0                            $   2,528.0
Additions                                        500.0        275.0  $     500.0  $     500.0      6,839.0
Maturities              (126.0)     (67.0)
Closed                                                                                             (483.0)
Balance,
  March 31, 1994     $   816.5  $    74.0  $   1,400.0  $   3,631.0  $     500.0  $     500.0  $   8,884.0

</TABLE>

As indicated in the interest rate sensitivity table, the twelve month
cumulative gap, representing the total net assets and liabilities that are
projected to reprice over the next twelve months, was liability sensitive in
the amount of $5.7 billion at March 31, 1994, compared with $2.7 billion at
December 31, 1993.  A liability sensitive interest rate gap would tend to
reduce earnings over a period of rising interest rates, while declining rates
would enhance earnings.  However, incorporating the effects of the interest
rate caps, floors and corridors would reduce the Corporation's interest rate
sensitivity.  Based on an analysis of a 100 basis point increase in interest
rates, the twelve-month cumulative liability sensitive gap at March 31, 1994
would decrease from $5.7 billion to $3.8 billion and the effect on net
interest income would be a reduction of approximately $33.9 million for the
twelve-month period following March 31, 1994.

LIQUIDITY

Liquidity is the ability to meet cash needs arising from fluctuations in
loans, securities, deposits and other borrowings. The Corporation manages
liquidity on three levels:  at a consolidated level; at the subsidiary banks
level; and at the parent companies level.  The parent companies include
Shawmut National Corporation and its two bank holding companies, Hartford
National Corporation and Shawmut Corporation.  In each case, the objectives
reflect management's most current assessment of economic and financial
factors that could affect funding activities.

<PAGE> F-18
                                                                             25
The Corporation primarily manages its liquidity using an uncollateralized
purchased funds concept. Uncollateralized purchased funds (UPFs) consist of
federal funds purchased, large denomination certificates of deposit,
Eurodollar deposits and private placement notes.  When measuring liquidity,
UPFs are offset by available short-term investments including federal funds
sold, bid-based money market loans, reverse repurchase agreements, and unused
repurchase agreement collateral (U.S. Government and agency securities and
highly liquid marketable securities).

The Corporation manages liquidity at the consolidated level and at the
subsidiary banks level by measuring the difference between the volume of UPFs
and the level of short-term investments and unused repurchase agreement
collateral.  This net UPF position is managed consistent with the condition of
the Corporation's earnings, capital, asset quality and economic factors.
Growth in core loan products and a decline in interest-bearing deposits during
the first quarter of 1994 resulted in a reduction of excess liquidity since
year end 1993.  At March 31, 1994, UPFs were $3.5 billion.  This was offset by
$3.2 billion in short-term investments and unused repurchase agreement
collateral, leaving the Corporation with an excess of UPFs over short-term
investments and unused repurchase agreement collateral of $.3 billion.
Short-term investments and unused repurchase agreement collateral exceeded
the volume of UPFs by $1.5 billion at December 31, 1993.  During the first
quarter of 1994, the Corporation expanded its available funding alternatives
by establishing a $2.0 billion  bank note facility which provides access to
other diversified funding sources.  Notes issued under this facility were
$100 million at March 31, 1994. Subsequent to this date, an additional
$250 million in notes were issued.

The Corporation manages the parent companies' liquidity by measuring the
difference between the volume of short-term investments and short-term
funding sources and the parent companies' ongoing obligations, including debt
maturities, interest payments and dividends.

The parent companies had consolidated short-term borrowings of $144.9 million
and notes and debentures of $749.0 million at March 31, 1994.  The parent
companies had consolidated cash and cash equivalents at March 31, 1994 of
$261.2 million and securities, consisting of preferred stock holdings, with a
fair value of $236.7 million.  There are no scheduled maturities on notes and
debentures in 1994 and 1995.  Scheduled maturities are $150 million in 1996.

<TABLE>
RESERVE FOR LOAN LOSSES
<CAPTION>
                                                                      Quarter ended
                                               Mar 31       Dec 31       Sep 30       Jun 30       Mar 31
(in millions)                                   1994         1993         1993         1993         1993

Reserve for loan losses at beginning
   <S>                                     <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>
   of period                               $     633.0  $     657.5  $     684.5  $     826.0  $     863.0
Provision charged to operations                   --            5.0          5.0          7.0         12.2
Bulk sale charge-offs                                                                  (108.6)
Loans charged off
  Gross                                          (34.8)       (46.6)       (42.5)       (52.2)       (59.8)
  Recoveries                                       9.1         17.1         10.5         12.3         10.6
  Net                                            (25.7)       (29.5)       (32.0)       (39.9)       (49.2)
Reserve for loan losses at end of period   $     607.3  $     633.0  $     657.5  $     684.5  $     826.0

Net charge-offs (annualized)
  to average loans (1)                            0.69 %       0.79 %       0.87 %       1.07 %       1.34 %
Reserve for loan losses to
  net charge-offs (annualized) (1)                5.92 x       5.37 x       5.13 x       4.29 x       4.20 x
Reserve for loan losses to loans                  3.95 %       4.11 %       4.30 %       4.55 %       5.51 %

(1)  The ratios for the quarter ended June 30, 1993 exclude $108.6 million of
charge-offs relating to the bulk sale of nonaccruing loans.
</TABLE>

The reserve for loan losses was $607.3 million at March 31, 1994, compared
with $633.0 million at December 31, 1993.  The reserve for loan losses to
total loans was 3.95 percent at March 31, 1994, compared with 4.11 percent at
December 31, 1993.  An analysis of the provision and reserve for loan losses
is presented on page F-23.  Net charge-offs were $25.7 million for the first
quarter of 1994, equal to an annualized rate of .69 percent of average loans,
compared with $49.2 million and 1.34 percent for the same period a year ago.
A discussion of the provision for loan losses is presented on page F-12.

<PAGE> F-19                                                                  26

The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued FAS No. 114, "Accounting By
Creditors for Impaired Loans", in May 1993.  The new accounting standard
requires that impaired loans, which are defined as loans where it is probable
that a creditor will not be able to collect both the contractual interest and
principal payments, be measured based on the present value of expected future
cash flows discounted at the loan's effective rate when assessing the need
for a loss accrual. The new accounting standard is effective for the
Corporation's financial statements beginning January 1, 1995.  The
Corporation is currently evaluating this new accounting standard.

<TABLE>
CREDIT QUALITY

NONACCRUING LOANS, RESTRUCTURED LOANS AND ACCRUING LOANS PAST DUE 90
DAYS OR MORE
<CAPTION>
                                                Mar 31       Dec 31       Sep 30       Jun 30       Mar 31
(in millions)                                    1994         1993         1993         1993         1993

Nonaccruing loans
  <S>                                      <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>
  Current                                  $      59.4  $      72.0  $      85.5  $     116.6  $     183.8
  From 30 to 89 days past due                     24.4         28.4         37.5         37.4         51.7
  90 or more days past due                       188.3        209.1        238.9        245.7        360.2
    Total nonaccruing loans                $     272.1  $     309.5  $     361.9  $     399.7  $     595.7

Restructured loans                         $      53.3  $      66.2  $      72.5  $      70.5  $     145.2
Accruing loans past due 90 days or more    $      35.9  $      33.5  $      51.3  $      54.7  $      51.0

Nonaccruing loans to loans                        1.77 %       2.01 %       2.37 %       2.65 %       3.97 %
Reserve for loan losses to
  nonaccruing loans                             223.00       205.00       182.00       171.00       139.00

</TABLE>

Nonaccruing loans were $272.1 million at March 31, 1994, compared with $309.5
million at December 31, 1993. Approximately 22 percent of nonaccruing loans
were less than 30 days past due at March 31, 1994, compared with
approximately 23 percent at December 31, 1993.  The ratio of nonaccruing
loans to loans improved to 1.77 percent at March 31, 1994 from 2.01 percent
at December 31, 1993.  The ratio of the reserve for loan losses to
nonaccruing loans was 223 percent at March 31, 1994, compared with 205
percent at December 31, 1993.  The table on page F-22 presents nonaccruing
loans by loan type.  Changes in nonaccruing loans are presented in the table
on page F-23.

Restructured loans, which are loans with original terms that have been
modified as a result of a change in the borrower's financial condition, were
$53.3 million at March 31, 1994, compared with $66.2 million at the end of
1993.  Restructured loans included real estate investor/developer loans and
owner-occupied commercial real estate loans of $43.9 million and $2.2
million, respectively, at March 31, 1994.  The yield from the portfolio of
restructured loans was 6.78 percent for the quarter ended March 31,
1994, compared with 6.92 percent for the quarter ended March 31, 1993
and 6.36 percent for the fourth quarter of 1993.

Accruing loans past due 90 days or more, which are well secured and in the
process of collection, were $35.9 million at March 31, 1994, compared with
$33.5 million at December 31, 1993.  These loans represented .23 percent of
loans outstanding at March 31, 1994. Consumer loans represented 33 percent
and 40 percent of accruing loans past due 90 days or more at March 31, 1994
and December 31, 1993, respectively.

The Corporation seeks to limit its exposure to individual and affiliated
borrowers.  The ten largest nonaccruing loan relationships totaled $32.4
million, or .21 percent, of loans outstanding at March 31, 1994 and are
presented in the table on page F-25.  The ten largest nonaccruing loan
relationships at December 31, 1993 totaled $35.9 million.

<PAGE> F-20                                                                  27

<TABLE>

FORECLOSED PROPERTIES BY PROJECT TYPE
<CAPTION>

                                                Mar 31       Dec 31       Sep 30       Jun 30       Mar 31
(in millions)                                     1994         1993         1993         1993         1993
<S>                                        <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>
Land                                       $       9.4  $      10.7  $      13.5  $      20.0  $      27.4
Residential mortgage                               6.0          6.0          8.0         11.2         12.0
Offices                                            4.4          8.6         13.1         20.8         33.8
Industrial                                         3.9          5.6         10.9         19.5         36.5
Retail space                                       3.5          4.0          5.7         11.8         22.7
Hotels, resorts, inns                              2.1          5.7          5.9          5.9          7.1
Residential developers
  Single family                                    1.6          1.6          2.0          2.5          4.1
  Condominium                                      1.6          1.6          1.9          2.1          6.9
Mixed use                                          1.1          2.1          4.4          8.0         10.8
Apartment/rental                                   0.5          0.9          2.4          2.3          6.2
Other                                              1.3          1.2          7.2          9.3         13.9
  Total                                    $      35.4  $      48.0  $      75.0  $     113.4  $     181.4
</TABLE>

Foreclosed properties (which include in-substance foreclosures and
title-owned properties) decreased $12.6 million, or 26 percent, to $35.4
million at March 31, 1994, from $48.0 million at December 31, 1993, primarily
from continuing disposition efforts.

<TABLE>
NONACCRUING LOANS PLUS FORECLOSED PROPERTIES
<CAPTION>

                                                Mar 31       Dec 31       Sep 30       Jun 30       Mar 31
(in millions)                                     1994         1993         1993         1993         1993
<S>                                        <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>
Nonaccruing loans                          $     272.1  $     309.5  $     361.9  $     399.7  $     595.7
Foreclosed properties                             35.4         48.0         75.0        113.4        181.4
    Total                                  $     307.5  $     357.5  $     436.9  $     513.1  $     777.1

Nonaccruing loans plus foreclosed properties
  to loans plus foreclosed properties             2.00 %       2.32 %       2.85 %       3.38 %       5.12 %
</TABLE>

Nonaccruing loans plus foreclosed properties totaled $307.5 million at
March 31, 1994, a decline of $50.0 million, or 14 percent, from $357.5
million at December 31, 1993.  The ratio of nonaccruing loans plus foreclosed
properties to loans plus foreclosed properties was 2.00 percent at March 31,
1994, down from 2.32 percent at December 31, 1993.

<PAGE> F-21                                                                  28

<TABLE>
PORTFOLIO STATISTICS

The following tables set forth loan statistical information:
<CAPTION>
LOAN PORTFOLIO

                                               Mar 31       Dec 31       Sep 30       Jun 30       Mar 31
(in millions)                                   1994         1993         1993         1993         1993
<S>                                        <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>
Commercial and industrial                  $   6,106.2  $   6,321.3  $   6,067.4  $   6,028.8  $   5,923.0
Owner-occupied commercial real estate          1,323.8      1,388.0      1,425.6      1,449.5      1,560.3
Real estate investor/developer
  Commercial mortgage                          1,228.4      1,225.1      1,241.6      1,184.3      1,357.8
  Construction and other                         144.1        152.8        169.6        247.9        321.1
    Total investor/developer                   1,372.5      1,377.9      1,411.2      1,432.2      1,678.9
Consumer
  Residential mortgage                         4,300.8      4,036.8      4,123.2      4,067.0      3,929.3
  Home equity                                  1,344.2      1,387.6      1,426.8      1,310.5      1,236.0
  Installment and other                          923.5        872.8        819.1        767.8        668.8
    Total consumer                             6,568.5      6,297.2      6,369.1      6,145.3      5,834.1
    Total                                     15,371.0     15,384.4     15,273.3     15,055.8     14,996.3
Reserve for loan losses                         (607.3)      (633.0)      (657.5)      (684.5)      (826.0)
    Total                                  $  14,763.7  $  14,751.4  $  14,615.8  $  14,371.3  $  14,170.3
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
NONACCRUING LOANS BY LOAN TYPE
<CAPTION>
                                                Mar 31       Dec 31       Sep 30       Jun 30       Mar 31
(in millions)                                    1994         1993         1993         1993         1993

<S>                                        <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>
Commercial and industrial                  $      61.5  $      72.6  $      81.6  $     111.2  $     137.6
Owner-occupied commercial real estate             68.2         75.6         90.2         97.5        142.4
Real estate investor/developer
  Commercial mortgage                             74.3         81.9         92.0         95.7        161.1
  Construction and other                          22.6         23.2         41.2         36.1         66.5
    Total investor/developer                      96.9        105.1        133.2        131.8        227.6
Consumer
  Residential mortgage                            36.2         46.5         45.3         46.4         71.9
  Home equity                                      5.1          5.1          5.2          5.1          5.7
  Installment and other                            4.2          4.6          6.4          7.7         10.5
    Total consumer                                45.5         56.2         56.9         59.2         88.1
    Total                                  $     272.1  $     309.5  $     361.9  $     399.7  $     595.7
</TABLE>

<PAGE> F-22                                                                  29
<TABLE>
CHANGES IN NONACCRUING LOANS

The changes in the Corporation's nonaccruing loans are summarized below:
<CAPTION>
                                                                      Quarter ended
                                                Mar 31       Dec 31       Sep 30       Jun 30       Mar 31
(in millions)                                     1994         1993         1993         1993         1993
<S>                                        <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>
Balance at beginning of period             $     309.5  $     361.9  $     399.7  $     595.7  $     618.0
New nonaccruing loans                             42.4         59.3         76.8        105.2        135.8
Decreases in nonaccruing loans
  Sales                                                                                  80.9
  Payments                                        33.4         59.4         42.3         61.0         57.5
  Returns to accruing loans                        9.9         20.2         36.8         45.8         39.4
  Transfers to restructured loans                               4.6          2.2          0.6          9.8
  Transfers to foreclosed properties               5.0          2.8          3.2          4.4         17.0
  Charge-offs                                     34.8         29.0         33.0         87.4         33.3
    Total                                         83.1        116.0        117.5        280.1        157.0
Net other changes (1)                              3.3          4.3          2.9        (21.1)        (1.1)
Balance at end of period                   $     272.1  $     309.5  $     361.9  $     399.7  $     595.7

(1) For periods prior to March 31, 1994, this amount represents the net change in
nonaccruing consumer loans, including charge-offs.
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
PROVISION AND RESERVE FOR LOAN LOSSES
<CAPTION>
                                                                      Quarter ended
                                               Mar 31       Dec 31       Sep 30       Jun 30       Mar 31
(in millions)                                    1994         1993         1993    1993 (1)          1993

Reserve for loan losses at beginning
   <S>                                     <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>
   of period                               $     633.0  $     657.5  $     684.5  $     826.0  $     863.0
Provision charged to operations                   --            5.0          5.0          7.0         12.2
Loans charged off
Commercial and industrial                          8.2         12.3         10.1         18.5         15.7
Owner-occupied commercial real estate              5.5          7.5          6.4         19.7          8.1
Real estate investor/developer
  Commercial mortgage                              7.8          9.0         11.4         77.8         14.0
  Construction and other                           0.6          1.9          4.1         23.4          7.6
    Total investor/developer                       8.4         10.9         15.5        101.2         21.6
Consumer
  Residential mortgage                             9.5          7.3          6.1         16.3          8.7
  Home equity                                      0.6          1.1          0.7          1.3          1.2
  Installment and other                            2.6          7.5          3.7          3.8          4.5
    Total consumer                                12.7         15.9         10.5         21.4         14.4
    Total loans charged off                       34.8         46.6         42.5        160.8         59.8
Recoveries on loans charged off
Commercial and industrial                          3.8         10.2          4.8          4.2          3.6
Owner-occupied commercial real estate              1.2          1.5          2.1          2.5          0.9
Real estate investor/developer                     1.0          2.6          1.3          3.1          3.7
Consumer                                           3.1          2.8          2.3          2.5          2.4
    Total recoveries                               9.1         17.1         10.5         12.3         10.6
Net loans charged off                             25.7         29.5         32.0        148.5         49.2
Reserve for loan losses at end of period   $     607.3  $     633.0  $     657.5  $     684.5  $     826.0

(1)  Includes $108.6 million of charge-offs for the quarter ended
     June 30, 1993 relating to the bulk sale of nonaccruing loans.
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL LOANS - BY INDUSTRY SECTOR
<CAPTION>
                                                                                 March 31, 1994
                                                                         Loans                  First quarter
(in millions)                                                         outstanding  Nonaccruing  charge-offs
<S>                                                                  <C>          <C>          <C>
Manufacturing                                                        $   1,519.3  $      17.5  $       3.3
Communications                                                           1,257.4          5.2
Finance, insurance and
  real estate                                                            1,178.3          6.8          2.0
Services                                                                   751.6          8.9          0.7
Wholesale                                                                  503.2         10.0
Retail                                                                     451.1          4.9          1.0
Other                                                                      445.3          8.2          1.2
  Total                                                              $   6,106.2  $      61.5  $       8.2

</TABLE>

<TABLE>
OWNER-OCCUPIED COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LOANS - BY INDUSTRY SECTOR
<CAPTION>
                                                                              March 31, 1994
                                                                         Loans                  First quarter
(in millions)                                                         outstanding  Nonaccruing  charge-offs
<S>                                                                  <C>          <C>          <C>
Services                                                             $     355.5  $       7.1  $       0.3
Finance, insurance and
  real estate                                                              298.6         19.0          2.0
Manufacturing                                                              195.3          7.8          0.5
Retail                                                                     175.1         18.9          1.1
Wholesale                                                                   99.2          2.7          0.1
Communications                                                              33.2          0.7          0.2
Other                                                                      166.9         12.0          1.3
  Total                                                              $   1,323.8  $      68.2  $       5.5

</TABLE>

<TABLE>
REAL ESTATE INVESTOR/DEVELOPER LOANS - BY PROJECT
<CAPTION>
                                                                              March 31, 1994
                                                                         Loans                  First quarter
(in millions)                                                         outstanding  Nonaccruing  charge-offs
<S>                                                                  <C>          <C>          <C>
Offices                                                              $     274.1  $      14.6  $       1.7
Retail space                                                               245.1          6.2          0.4
Apartment/rental                                                           244.9         16.1          1.4
Mixed use                                                                  185.8         13.9          0.9
Industrial                                                                 144.8         12.8          1.6
Special purposes                                                            57.0          4.5          0.5
Research and development space                                              44.3          1.4
Land                                                                        42.4         14.9          0.4
Residential developers
  Condominium                                                               33.2          3.6          0.9
  Single family                                                             33.0          5.1
Hotels, resorts, inns                                                       23.3          1.6          0.1
Other                                                                       44.6          2.2          0.5
  Total                                                              $   1,372.5  $      96.9  $       8.4
</TABLE>

<TABLE>

<PAGE> F-24                                                                  31

CONSUMER LOANS - BY TYPE
<CAPTION>
                                                                                   March 31, 1994
                                                                         Loans                  First quarter
(in millions)                                                         outstanding  Nonaccruing  charge-offs
<S>                                                                  <C>          <C>          <C>
Residential mortgages                                                $   4,300.8  $      36.2  $       9.5
Home equity lines                                                        1,098.7          4.2          0.5
Indirect automobile                                                        663.3          0.4          1.4
Home equity loans                                                          245.5          0.9          0.1
Direct installment                                                         177.2          0.7          0.3
Other                                                                       83.0          3.1          0.9
  Total                                                              $   6,568.5  $      45.5  $      12.7

</TABLE>

<TABLE>
TEN LARGEST NONACCRUING LOAN RELATIONSHIPS AS OF MARCH 31, 1994
<CAPTION>
Loan Type                                                                                       (in millions)
<S>                                                                                            <C>
Real estate investor/developer:  mixed use                                                     $       7.4
Real estate investor/developer:  office, mixed use                                                     5.2
Commercial:  wholesale                                                                                 3.0
Real estate investor/developer:  condominium, land                                                     2.9
Real estate investor/developer:  retail, industrial use                                                2.7
Commercial:  communications, real estate                                                               2.4
Commercial:  manufacturing                                                                             2.3
Commercial:  wholesale                                                                                 2.2
Owner-occupied commercial real estate:  retail                                                         2.2
Real estate investor/developer:  apartment                                                             2.1
  Total                                                                                        $      32.4
</TABLE>
<PAGE> F-25                                                                  32

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
CONSOLIDATED AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET, NET INTEREST INCOME AND INTEREST RATES

The following are the Corporation's average balance sheet, net interest income and interest rates:

                                                    Three months ended             Three months ended
                                                      March 31, 1994                December 31, 1993
                                              Average             Average    Average             Average
(in millions)                                 balance   Interest    rate     balance   Interest    rate

ASSETS
<S>                                          <C>       <C>           <C>    <C>       <C>           <C>
Loans                                        $ 14,953  $  255.4      6.90 % $ 14,846  $  262.7      7.04 %
Securities
  Available for sale, at fair value             2,439      35.5      5.82
  At lower of aggregate cost or fair value
    Subject to federal income taxes                                            3,596      52.4      5.84
    Dividend on equity securities                                                255       5.1      7.90
  Held to maturity                              6,657      95.1      5.73      5,205      72.8      5.59
Residential mortgages held for sale               312       5.4      6.90        351       6.1      6.86
Short-term investments
  Time deposits in other banks                    168       1.5      3.60          3      --        1.34
  Federal funds sold and securities
  purchased under agreements to resell             87       0.7      3.34        233       1.8      3.10
Trading account securities                         17       0.2      4.52         43       0.5      4.49
    Total interest-earning assets              24,633     393.8      6.44     24,532     401.4      6.52
Reserve for loan losses                          (632)                          (659)
Cash and due from banks                         1,472                          1,488
Other assets                                    1,424                          1,351
    Total assets                             $ 26,897                       $ 26,712

LIABILITIES
Savings, money market and
  NOW accounts                               $  7,175      28.3      1.60 % $  7,315      29.7      1.61 %
Time certificates of deposit
  of $100 thousand or more                        387       3.9      4.09        373       4.2      4.49
Domestic time deposits                          2,775      27.3      3.99      2,931      30.4      4.12
Foreign time deposits                             202       1.6      3.10        271       2.0      3.01
    Total interest-bearing deposits            10,539      61.1      2.35     10,890      66.3      2.42
Federal funds purchased and securities
  sold under agreements to repurchase           7,945      63.5      3.24      7,439      54.5      2.90
Other borrowings                                1,249      15.6      5.08      1,197      17.6      5.84
    Total other borrowings                      9,194      79.1      3.49      8,636      72.1      3.31
Notes and debentures                              760      16.1      8.48        815      17.4      8.47
    Total interest-bearing liabilities         20,493     156.3      3.09     20,341     155.8      3.04
Demand deposits                                 4,384                          4,446
Other liabilities                                 205                            230
    Total liabilities                          25,082                         25,017
Shareholders' equity                            1,815                          1,695
    Total liabilities and
        shareholders' equity                 $ 26,897                       $ 26,712

Net interest income
  (tax-equivalent basis)                                  237.5      3.87                245.6      4.00
Less tax-equivalent adjustment                              2.7                            3.0
Net interest income                                    $  234.8                       $  242.6
</TABLE>
<PAGE> F-26                                                                  33
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
CONSOLIDATED AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET, NET INTEREST INCOME AND INTEREST RATES

The following are the Corporation's average balance sheet, net interest income and interest rates:

                                                Three months ended               Three months ended
                                                September 30, 1993                 June 30, 1993
                                              Average             Average    Average             Average
(in millions)                                 balance   Interest    rate     balance   Interest    rate

ASSETS
<S>                                          <C>       <C>           <C>    <C>       <C>           <C>
Loans                                        $ 14,746  $  263.7      7.12 % $ 14,878  $  266.1      7.17 %
Securities
  Available for sale, at fair value
  At lower of aggregate cost or fair value
    Subject to federal income taxes             2,974      47.1      6.33      2,670      46.2      6.93
    Dividend on equity securities                 371       6.2      6.62        255       5.4      8.50
  Held to maturity                              4,855      72.1      5.94      4,558      68.7      6.03
Residential mortgages held for sale               412       7.3      7.13        427       7.8      7.35
Short-term investments
  Time deposits in other banks                      3      --        3.24          6       0.1      3.08
  Federal funds sold and securities
  purchased under agreements to resell            279       2.3      3.29        291       2.2      3.14
Trading account securities                         43       0.4      3.81         35       0.7      7.86
    Total interest-earning assets              23,683     399.1      6.72     23,120     397.2      6.88
Reserve for loan losses                          (684)                          (816)
Cash and due from banks                         1,439                          1,394
Other assets                                    1,422                          1,536
    Total assets                             $ 25,860                       $ 25,234

LIABILITIES
Savings, money market and
  NOW accounts                               $  7,398      30.3      1.63 % $  7,552      35.9      1.91 %
Time certificates of deposit
  of $100 thousand or more                        467       5.3      4.53        444       5.4      4.86
Domestic time deposits                          3,087      33.2      4.27      3,288      37.2      4.53
Foreign time deposits                             205       1.7      3.00        120       0.8      2.90
    Total interest-bearing deposits            11,157      70.5      2.51     11,404      79.3      2.79
Federal funds purchased and securities
  sold under agreements to repurchase           6,929      54.4      3.12      6,369      49.5      3.12
Other borrowings                                  792      15.7      7.85        620      13.6      8.80
    Total other borrowings                      7,721      70.1      3.61      6,989      63.1      3.62
Notes and debentures                              874      18.4      8.43        859      18.4      8.60
    Total interest-bearing liabilities         19,752     159.0      3.20     19,252     160.8      3.35
Demand deposits                                 4,275                          4,200
Other liabilities                                 228                            242
    Total liabilities                          24,255                         23,694
Shareholders' equity                            1,605                          1,540
    Total liabilities and
       shareholders' equity                  $ 25,860                       $ 25,234

Net interest income
  (tax-equivalent basis)                                  240.1      4.05                236.4      4.10
Less tax-equivalent adjustment                              3.4                            3.3
Net interest income                                    $  236.7                       $  233.1
</TABLE>
<PAGE> F-27                                                                  34

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
CONSOLIDATED AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET, NET INTEREST INCOME AND INTEREST RATES

The following are the Corporation's average balance sheet, net interest income and interest rates:

                                                 Three months ended
                                                  March 31, 1993
                                              Average             Average
(in millions)                                 balance   Interest    rate

ASSETS
<S>                                          <C>       <C>           <C>
Loans                                        $ 14,696  $  259.7      7.14 %
Securities
  Available for sale, at fair value
  At lower of aggregate cost or fair value
    Subject to federal income taxes             2,636      50.2      7.61
    Dividend on equity securities                 196       5.3     11.02
  Held to maturity                              3,210      50.4      6.28
Residential mortgages held for sale               431       8.4      7.81
Short-term investments
  Time deposits in other banks                     10       0.1      5.45
  Federal funds sold and securities
  purchased under agreements to resell            381       3.0      3.13
Trading account securities                         19       0.4      7.31
    Total interest-earning assets              21,579     377.5      7.05
Reserve for loan losses                          (860)
Cash and due from banks                         1,453
Other assets                                    1,631
    Total assets                             $ 23,803

LIABILITIES
Savings, money market and
  NOW accounts                               $  7,449      44.4      2.42 %
Time certificates of deposit
  of $100 thousand or more                        604       7.3      4.86
Domestic time deposits                          3,432      39.7      4.69
Foreign time deposits                              94       0.6      2.87
    Total interest-bearing deposits            11,579      92.0      3.22
Federal funds purchased and securities
  sold under agreements to repurchase           4,747      36.6      3.13
Other borrowings                                  694      15.5      9.04
    Total other borrowings                      5,441      52.1      3.88
Notes and debentures                              809      17.9      8.85
    Total interest-bearing liabilities         17,829     162.0      3.68
Demand deposits                                 4,173
Other liabilities                                 260
    Total liabilities                          22,262
Shareholders' equity                            1,541
    Total liabilities and
        shareholders' equity                 $ 23,803

Net interest income
  (tax-equivalent basis)                                  215.5      4.01
Less tax-equivalent adjustment                              3.3
Net interest income                                    $  212.2
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
                                                                                                          Exhibit 12
                                       SHAWMUT NATIONAL CORPORATION
                          COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND
                              RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND
                                    PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS
<CAPTION>
                                           Three months
                                              ended
(in thousands)                              March 31,                             Year ended December 31,
                                               1994           1993           1992           1991           1990           1989
EARNINGS
  Income (loss) before income taxes,
    extraordinary credit and
    cumulative effect of
    <S>                                   <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>
    accounting changes                    $    102,777   $    236,952   $     77,516   $   (169,114)  $   (127,304)  $   (219,679)
  Portion of rents representative
    of the interest factor                       3,811         15,852         16,937         18,268         18,831         20,841
  Interest on other borrowings                  79,112        257,411        187,987        206,038        340,650        634,175
  Interest on notes and debentures              15,901         70,646         59,321         60,436         63,105         66,287
  Amortization of debt issuance cost               211          1,394            594            618            578            563
Earnings including interest on deposits        201,812        582,255        342,355        116,246        295,860        502,187
  Interest on deposits                          61,030        308,109        473,130        810,131      1,112,007      1,036,433
Earnings excluding interest on deposits   $    262,842   $    890,364   $    815,485   $    926,377   $  1,407,867   $  1,538,620

FIXED CHARGES
  Portion of rents representative
    of the interest factor                $      3,811   $     15,852   $     16,937   $     18,268   $     18,831   $     20,841
  Interest on other borrowings                  79,112        257,411        187,987        206,038        340,650        634,175
  Interest on notes and debentures              15,901         70,646         59,321         60,436         63,105         66,287
  Amortization of debt issuance cost               211          1,394            594            618            578            563
Fixed charges excluding interest on deposits    99,035        345,303        264,839        285,360        423,164        721,866
  Interest on deposits                          61,030        308,109        473,130        810,131      1,112,007      1,036,433
Fixed charges including interest
  on deposits                             $    160,065   $    653,412   $    737,969   $  1,095,491   $  1,535,171   $  1,758,299

COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND
PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDEND
REQUIREMENTS
  Fixed charges excluding interest
    on deposits                           $     99,035   $    345,303   $    264,839   $    285,360   $    423,164   $    721,866
  Preferred stock dividend requirements          5,937         23,438         15,952          2,262          2,328          2,341
                                          $    104,972   $    368,741   $    280,791   $    287,622   $    425,492   $    724,207

  Fixed charges including interest
    on deposits                           $    160,065   $    653,412   $    737,969   $  1,095,491   $  1,535,171   $  1,758,299
  Preferred stock dividend requirements          5,937         23,438         15,952          2,262          2,328          2,341
                                          $    166,002   $    676,850   $    753,921   $  1,097,753   $  1,537,499   $  1,760,640

RATIOS
  Earnings to fixed charges
      Excluding interest on deposits              2.04 x         1.69 x         1.29 x         0.41 x         0.70 x         0.70 x
      Including interest on deposits              1.64           1.36           1.11           0.85           0.92           0.88
  Earnings to combined fixed charges and
    preferred stock dividend requirements
      Excluding interest on deposits              1.92           1.58           1.22           0.41           0.70           0.70
      Including interest on deposits              1.58           1.32           1.08           0.84           0.92           0.87


</TABLE>



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                                                           EXHIIBT 99.1
         Contact:
            News media contact:                  Investor contact:
            Robert L. Guenther                   Thomas R. Rice
            (203) 240-1267                       (203) 728-4872


                               For Immediate Release

                       SHAWMUT NATIONAL AGREES TO ACQUIRE
                     COHASSET SAVINGS BANK FOR $16.9 MILLION

         BOSTON, Mass., and HARTFORD, Conn., March 2, 1994 - Shawmut

         National Corporation (NYSE: SNC) said that it has signed a

         definitive agreement to acquire Cohasset Savings Bank (NASDQ:

         CHTB) of Cohasset, Mass., for $16 in cash per fully diluted

         Cohasset share, for a total of $16.9 million.



         Joel B. Alvord, chairman and chief executive officer of Shawmut,

         said, "This acquisition neatly complements Shawmut's branch

         network in the attractive South Shore market of greater Boston.

         Cohasset Savings Bank has the number two share of the deposit

         market in Cohasset and the number three share in North Scituate.



         "For Cohasset customers, we will offer the convenience and full

         product menu of New England's leading bank serving consumers and

         small- to medium-sized businesses,"  Alvord added.


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         Shawmut Bank- Page Two


         Donald E. Bates, president and chief executive officer of

         Cohasset Savings Bank, said, "We look forward to a combination

         with Shawmut and believe the transaction is advantageous to both

         our customers and shareholders.  A combination of Cohasset

         Savings Bank's marketplace and customer relationships with

         Shawmut's banking products represents a very good business and

         community fit."


         Cohasset Savings Bank has $78 million in assets and two branches

         in Cohasset and North Scituate. The transaction is subject to

         various regulatory approvals and is expected to be consummated by

         September 30.



         After closing, Cohasset Savings Bank will become part of Shawmut

         Bank, N.A.  Shawmut National is a $27 billion bank holding

         company with dual headquarters in Boston and Hartford.  The

         corporation serves the financial needs of consumers, businesses,

         institutions, and state and local government through a network of

         more than 250 branches in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode

         Island.



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                                                         EXHIBIT 99.2



            News media contacts:



            For Shawmut:                  Investor contact:
            Robert L. Guenther            Thomas R. Rice
            (203) 240-1267                (203) 728-4872

            For West Newton:
            Donald Cassidy
            (617) 630-2820


                               For Immediate Release

                        SHAWMUT NATIONAL AGREES TO ACQUIRE
                    WEST NEWTON SAVINGS BANK FOR $45.4 MILLION

            BOSTON and WEST NEWTON, Mass., March 8, 1994 - Shawmut

            National Corporation (NYSE:  SNC) said that it has signed a

            definitive agreement to acquire West Newton Savings Bank

            (NASDAQ: WNSB) of West Newton, MASS., for $45.4 million in

            cash, or $25 per share, subject to upward adjustment in

            certain circumstances if the acquisition is not completed by

            September 30, 1994.



            West Newton Savings Bank has $257 million in assets and five

            branches in West Newton, Lincoln, Sherborn, Sudbury, and

            Wayland.



            Joel B. Alvord, chairman and chief executive officer of

            Shawmut, said, "West Newton Savings Bank has all the

            attributes of the kinds of acquisitions we like, namely, a

            leading market share in the communities that it serves, a

            high-quality balance sheet,


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            Shawmut Bank - Page Two



            and an attractive market.  This acquisition will further

            strengthen Shawmut's franchise in Boston's western suburbs.



            "Customers of West Newton will continue to receive the same

            high standards of service to which they are accustomed.  In

            addition, we will offer them the convenience and full

            product menu of New England's leading bank."



            Richard H. Dionne, chairman of West Newton Savings Bank,

            said, "The transaction is in the best interests of West

            Newton's stockholders, and I believe that West Newton and

            its customers will be well-served by Shawmut."



            The transaction is subject to approval by West Newton

            stockholders and various regulatory agencies and is expected

            to be consummated by September 30.  Upon completion of the

            transaction, West Newton Savings Bank will become part of

            Shawmut Bank, N.A.  In connection with the agreement, West

            Newton has granted Shawmut an option, exercisable under

            certain circumstances, to acquire 19.9% of West Newton's

            then-outstanding common stock at $21 per share.


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            Shawmut Bank - Page Three



            Shawmut National is a $27 billion bank holding company with

            dual headquarters in Boston and Hartford.  The corporation

            serves the financial needs of consumers, businesses,

            institutions, and state and local government through a

            network of more than 250 branches in Massachusetts,

            Connecticut, and Rhode Island.



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                                                      EXHIBIT 99.3

         News media contact:                     Investor contact:
         Robert L. Guenther                      Thomas R. Rice
         (203) 240-1267                           (203) 728-4872

                               FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


                 COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY APPROVES ACQUISITION
                 OF PEOPLES SAVINGS BANK OF WORCESTER BY SHAWMUT


         BOSTON, Mass., and HARTFORD, Conn., March 31, 1994 -  Shawmut

         National Corporation (NYSE: SNC) announced today that the Office

         of the Comptroller of the Currency had approved the application

         of Shawmut Bank, N.A., to acquire Peoples Savings Bank, a wholly

         owned subsidiary of Peoples Bancorp of Worcester Inc. (NASDAQ:

         PEBW).



         A review of the application by the Board of Governors of the

         Federal Reserve System and approval by Peoples shareholders is

         required before the transaction can be consummated.  The

         shareholders of Peoples will consider the transaction at a

         special meeting to be held on May 4, 1994.



         Shawmut National agreed to acquire Peoples in August, 1993, for

         common shares of Shawmut having a value of $180 million.  Peoples

         has more than $890 million in assets and operates 23 branches of

         Peoples Savings Bank in central Massachusetts.



         Shawmut Bank, N.A., is a principal operating subsidiary of

         Shawmut National.  With assets of $27 billion, Shawmut National

         provides financial  services  to consumers,  businesses,

         institutions  and governments in southern New England through a

         network of about 270 branches and 450 ATM's.

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                                                                 EXHIBIT 99.4

         News Media Contact:                     Investor Contact:
         Robert L. Guenther                      Thomas R. Rice
         (203) 240-1267                           (203) 728-4872

                              FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

               SHAWMUT ISSUES $250 MILLION IN MEDIUM-TERM BANK NOTES

         HARTFORD, Conn., and BOSTON, Mass., April 7, 1994 -  Shawmut

         National Corporation (NYSE:  SNC) said that Shawmut Bank

         Connecticut, N.A., one of its principal operating subsidiaries,

         issued $250 million in medium-term bank notes under an existing $2

         billion bank note program for its two principal banking

         subsidiaries.



         The two-year notes issued today carry a floating rate based on the

         three-month London Inter-Bank Offered Rate and are not callable

         until after the first year.  The issue is rated A2 by Moody's

         Investors Service Inc. and BBB-plus by Standard & Poor's Corp.

         The proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes.  The

         issue is being offered and sold only to institutional investors.



         Last week, Shawmut Bank Connecticut, N.A., issued $100 million in

         one-year floating rate notes as part of the same bank note

         proqram.



         The selling agents for the bank notes were Lehman Brothers;

         Goldman, Sachs & Co.; Kidder, Peabody & Co.; J.P. Morgan

         Securities Inc.; Morgan Stanley & Co.; and Smith Barney Shearson

         Inc.


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                                                            EXHIBIT 99.5



         Robert L. Guenther  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE    Brent S. Di Giorgio
         (203 240-1267                                (203) 240-7632

                   SHAWMUT RECEIVES REGULATORY APPROVAL
                          FOR NEW DARTMOUTH ACQUISITION

         HARTFORD, Conn, and BOSTON, Mass., April 28, 1994 -- Shawmut

         National Corporation (NYSE: SNC) announced today that it has

         received regulatory approval from the Board of Governors of the

         Federal Reserve System to acquire New Dartmouth Bank of

         Manchester, New Hampshire.



         The transaction is expected to close June 6, when the bank will

         be renamed Shawmut Bank NH.



         "We're pleased with the Federal Reserve action on our New

         Dartmouth application," said Joel B. Alvord, chairman and chief

         executive officer of Shawmut National Corporation. "But even more

         important than our pleasure with the decision is our confidence

         in knowing that the Fed has been fully satisfied with Shawmut's

         lending performance. The positive Fed action allows us to proceed

         with our plans to make New England's finest banking franchise

         even stronger."

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         Fed Approves New Dartmouth Acquisition
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         Robert Keller, New Dartmouth president and chief executive

         officer, said, "This merger with Shawmut will provide our

         customers with new products and services that could only be made

         available by the union of New Dartmouth with a larger

         institution. We're please to join forces with Shawmut to form New

         Hampshire's premier bank."



         Under terms of the acquisition agreement, each share of New

         Dartmouth common stock will be exchanged for Shawmut National

         common stock having a value of $310.95 plus 177 percent of New

         Dartmouth's adjusted net income per fully diluted share from

         October 1, 1993 through the closing date. The transaction is

         valued at approximately $150 million. As part of the transaction,

         Shawmut will acquire loan loss protections provided to New

         Dartmouth by the FDIC through October, 1994.



         Shawmut National Corporation also has pending agreements to

         acquire Peoples Bancorp of Worcester, Inc. in Worcester,

         Massachusetts; Gateway Financial Corporation of Norwalk,

         Connecticut; Cohasset Savings Bank of Cohasset, Massachusetts;

         and West Newton Savings Bank of West Newton, Massachusetts.


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         Fed Approves New Dartmouth Acquisition
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         As of March 31, Shawmut National Corporation had assets of $27.4

         billion. Shawmut National is a superregional bank holding company

         with more than 250 branches and 450 ATM's in Connecticut,

         Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Shawmut National is a leading

         provider of financial services to consumers and small- to medium-

         sized businesses in the region. It also provides financial

         services to corporate customers, correspondent banks, and

         government units throughout New England and in select national

         markets.

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