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Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5)
Registration No. 33-49507
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
(To Prospectus dated May 7, 1993)
$100,000,000
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REPUBLIC NEW YORK CORPORATION
7% SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2011
The 7% Subordinated Notes Due 2011 (the "Notes") being offered hereby will
mature on March 22, 2011 and will not be redeemable prior to maturity. Interest
on the Notes will be payable semiannually on March 22 and September 22 of each
year (each an "Interest Payment Date"), commencing with the Interest Payment
Date on September 22, 1996.
The Notes are direct, unsecured general obligations of Republic New York
Corporation (the "Corporation") and are subordinated to all present and future
Senior Indebtedness of the Corporation as defined in the accompanying
Prospectus. The Notes are being issued under an indenture which provides for the
right of acceleration of the payment of principal of the Notes upon the
bankruptcy or insolvency of the Corporation or the insolvency or appointment of
a receiver for the Corporation's principal subsidiary, Republic National Bank of
New York, but, unlike issuances of the Corporation's subordinated debt
securities under the Corporation's other subordinated indentures, does not
provide for the right of acceleration of the payment of principal of the Notes
upon default in the payment of principal or interest or in the performance of
any covenant contained in the indenture under which the Notes are being issued.
See "Description of Notes -- Subordination of Notes to Senior Indebtedness"
herein and "Description of Debt Securities -- Events of Default, Notice and
Waiver" in the accompanying Prospectus.
The Notes will be issued and transferable in fully registered book-entry
form. Ownership interests in the Notes will be shown on, and transfers thereof
will be effected only through, records maintained by The Depository Trust
Company, as Depository, and its participants. Except as provided herein, Notes
in definitive form will not be issued. See "Description of Debt
Securities -- Book-Entry Securities" in the accompanying Prospectus.
THE NOTES ARE NOT SAVINGS ACCOUNTS, DEPOSITS OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS OF ANY
BANK OR NONBANK SUBSIDIARY OF THE CORPORATION AND ARE NOT INSURED
BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY
OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY.
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THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES
COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT OR THE PROSPECTUS. ANY
REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
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PRICE TO UNDERWRITING PROCEEDS TO
PUBLIC(1) DISCOUNT(2) CORPORATION(1)(3)
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Per Note....................................... 99.068% .453% 98.615%
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Total.......................................... $99,068,000 $453,000 $98,615,000
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(1) Plus accrued interest, if any, from March 22, 1996 to date of delivery.
(2) The Corporation has agreed to indemnify the Underwriter against certain
liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933. See
"Underwriting."
(3) Before deducting expenses payable by the Corporation estimated to be
$65,000.
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The Notes are offered subject to prior sale, when, as and if delivered to
and accepted by the Underwriter, and subject to certain other conditions. The
Underwriter reserves the right to withdraw, cancel or modify such offer and to
reject orders in whole or in part. It is expected that delivery of the Notes
will be made in book-entry form only, on or about March 22, 1996, through the
facilities of The Depository Trust Company.
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BEAR, STEARNS & CO. INC.
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IN CONNECTION WITH THIS OFFERING, THE UNDERWRITER MAY OVER-ALLOT OR
EFFECT TRANSACTIONS WHICH STABILIZE OR MAINTAIN THE MARKET PRICE OF THE NOTES
OFFERED HEREBY AT A LEVEL ABOVE THAT WHICH MIGHT OTHERWISE PREVAIL IN THE OPEN
MARKET. SUCH STABILIZING, IF COMMENCED, MAY BE DISCONTINUED AT ANY TIME.
REPUBLIC NEW YORK CORPORATION
The Corporation is a bank holding company incorporated in Maryland. At
December 31, 1995, the Corporation had consolidated total assets of $43.9
billion and stockholders' equity of $3.0 billion. Its principal asset is the
capital stock of Republic National Bank of New York (the "Bank"). Management
expects that the Bank will remain the Corporation's principal asset and source
of revenue and net income in the foreseeable future. As of December 31, 1995,
the Bank accounted for approximately 90% of the consolidated assets of the
Corporation and more than 100% of consolidated net income of the Corporation.
Based on total assets at December 31, 1995, the Corporation was the twenty-first
largest bank holding company in the United States.
The Bank is a commercial bank which provides a variety of banking and
financial services on a worldwide basis to corporations, financial institutions,
governments and individuals. At December 31, 1995, the Bank had total assets of
$39.8 billion, total deposits of $25.3 billion and total stockholder's equity of
$2.8 billion. Such figures include the operations of Republic Bank for Savings
which was merged into the Bank on January 2, 1996 in a transaction accounted for
similar to a pooling-of-interests. The Bank owns approximately 49.2% of Safra
Republic Holdings S.A., a European-based bank holding company with five banking
subsidiaries located in France, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Luxembourg and Switzerland.
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
On February 29, 1996, the Corporation completed its acquisition of
Brooklyn Bancorp, Inc. ("BBI"), the parent of Crossland Federal Savings Bank
("Crossland"), for approximately $530 million in an all cash transaction. At
December 31, 1995, BBI had total assets of $4.1 billion, total deposits of $3.6
billion and total stockholders' equity of $388 million. In connection with the
acquisition of BBI, Crossland was merged into the Bank.
APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS
The net proceeds to be received by the Corporation from the sale of the
Notes offered hereby will be used for general corporate purposes, including the
purchase of the Corporation's outstanding issue of Subordinated Floating Rate
Yield Curve Notes due 2002 in the open market or in privately negotiated
transactions. Management anticipates that the Corporation may, from time to
time, engage in additional debt financings.
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SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The following table sets forth, in summary form, certain financial data
of the Corporation for each of the years in the five-year period ended December
31, 1995, and is qualified in its entirety by the detailed information and
consolidated financial statements included in the documents incorporated by
reference in the accompanying Prospectus.
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1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
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(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
Consolidated Summary of Income:
Net interest income ..................... $ 581,246 $ 720,364 $ 775,851 $ 846,474 $ 818,899
Provision for loan losses ............... 62,000 120,000 85,000 19,000 12,000
Net interest income after provision
for loan losses .................... 519,246 600,364 690,851 827,474 806,899
Other operating income .................. 271,433 302,247 395,472 386,368 412,881
Other operating expenses ................ 502,933 555,342 634,965 721,476 821,665(1)
Income before income taxes .............. 287,746 347,269 451,358 492,366 398,115
Net income .............................. 227,360 258,883 301,205 340,008 288,649
Net income applicable to common stock ... 204,627 230,497 272,790 305,598 252,182
Per Share of Common Stock:
Net income per share (after dividends on
preferred stock):
Primary ......................... $ 3.95 $ 4.42 $ 5.20 $ 5.79 $ 4.66
Fully diluted ................... 3.90 4.32 5.05 5.61 4.59
Book value .............................. 29.60 32.71 41.57 37.38 43.24
Dividends declared ...................... .95 1.00 1.08 1.32 1.44
Dividend Payout Ratio(2) ....................... 24.36% 23.15% 21.39% 23.53% 31.37%
Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding
(in thousands):
Primary ................................. 51,852 52,204 52,466 52,736 54,060
Fully diluted ........................... 54,292 56,020 56,321 56,534 56,199
Consolidated Average Balances:
Interest-bearing deposits with banks .... $ 8,558,149 $ 7,792,737 $ 7,452,339 $ 7,878,149 $ 7,627,905
Investment securities ................... 7,892,363 11,927,912 14,177,927 13,156,678 13,008,038
Loans, net of unearned income ........... 9,623,397 8,732,432 8,890,559 9,894,195 9,527,725
Interest-earning assets ................. 27,025,728 29,962,625 32,560,058 33,362,571 32,697,960
Total assets ............................ 31,114,281 33,667,270 37,371,326 41,421,947 41,514,836
Total deposits .......................... 19,413,886 18,634,036 20,951,074 22,096,833 22,922,932
Total long-term debt .................... 2,562,166 4,148,477 4,637,595 4,924,002 4,120,206
Preferred stock ......................... 403,260 540,984 556,425 630,592 635,457
Common stockholders' equity ............. 1,440,897 1,625,157 1,808,857 2,010,976 2,149,970
Return on:
Average interest-earning assets(3) ....... .84% .86% .93% 1.02% .88%
Average total assets(3) .................. .73 .77 .81 .82 .70
Average common stockholders' equity(4) ... 14.20 14.18 15.08 15.20 11.73
Average Stockholders' Equity(5) to:
Average total assets ..................... 5.93% 6.43% 6.33% 6.38% 6.71%
Average loans, net of unearned income .... 19.16 24.81 26.60 26.70 29.23
Consolidated Ratio of Earnings to Fixed
Charges(6):
Excluding interest on deposits ........... 1.60x 1.66x 1.94x 1.96x 1.79x
Including interest on deposits ........... 1.17 1.26 1.39 1.37 1.24
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(1) Includes a provision for restructuring and related charges of $120.0
million.
(2) Calculated as dividends declared per common share divided by fully diluted
earnings per common share.
(3) Based on net income.
(4) Based on net income applicable to common stock.
(5) Stockholders' equity includes preferred stock and common stockholders'
equity.
(6) For the purpose of computing the consolidated ratio of earnings to fixed
charges, earnings represent consolidated income before income taxes plus
fixed charges. Fixed charges excluding interest on deposits consist of
interest on long-term debt and short-term borrowings and one-third of
rental expense (which is deemed representative of the interest factor).
Fixed charges including interest on deposits consist of the foregoing items
plus interest on deposits.
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DESCRIPTION OF NOTES
The following description of the particular terms of the Notes offered
hereby (referred to herein as the "Notes" and in the accompanying Prospectus as
the "Subordinated Securities") supplements, and to the extent inconsistent
therewith replaces, the description of the general terms and provisions of the
Securities set forth in the accompanying Prospectus, to which description
reference is hereby made.
GENERAL
The Notes offered hereby will be limited to $100,000,000 aggregate
principal amount and will mature on March 22, 2011. Interest on the Notes will
accrue from March 22, 1996, at the rate per annum shown on the cover page of
this Prospectus Supplement, and will be payable semiannually on March 22 and
September 22 of each year, beginning on September 22, 1996, to the persons in
whose names the Notes are registered at the close of business on the preceding
March 7 and September 7, respectively. The Notes will be issued under an
Indenture dated as of October 15, 1992, as supplemented by a First Supplemental
Indenture dated as of April 15, 1993 (the "1992 Subordinated Indenture") between
the Corporation and Citibank, N.A. (the "Trustee"). The following statements are
brief summaries of certain provisions contained in the 1992 Subordinated
Indenture, do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by
reference to the 1992 Subordinated Indenture, a copy of which has been filed as
an exhibit to the Registration Statement and is also available for inspection at
the corporate trust office of the Trustee at 120 Wall Street, 13th Floor, New
York, New York. Unless otherwise defined herein, any defined terms used below
shall have the meanings assigned in the 1992 Subordinated Indenture.
The Notes are direct, unsecured general obligations of the Corporation
and, as described below, are subordinated in right of payment to Senior
Indebtedness (as defined in the 1992 Subordinated Indenture) of the Corporation.
The ability of the Corporation to pay the principal of and interest on the Notes
will be dependent, to a substantial degree, upon the payment of dividends and
other charges to the Corporation by the Bank. For a discussion of the status of
certain rights of the Corporation in respect of the Bank and certain limitations
on the relationship between them which affect holders of the Notes, see
"Republic New York Corporation" in the accompanying Prospectus.
The Notes will be represented by one or more global notes (each a
"Global Note") registered in the name of The Depository Trust Company, or its
nominee or any successor thereof (the "Depository"). Except as set forth in the
accompanying Prospectus, the Notes will not be exchangeable for certificated
forms of Notes. See "Description of Debt Securities -- Book-Entry Securities" in
the accompanying Prospectus.
Principal and interest will be payable at the office or agency of the
Corporation maintained for such purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of
New York (which will initially be the corporate trust office of the Trustee),
except that, at the option of the Corporation, interest may be paid by check
mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall
appear in the Security Register. Payments on the Notes to an owner of beneficial
interest in a Global Note will be made as described in the accompanying
Prospectus under "Description of Debt Securities -- Book-Entry Securities".
The Notes will be issued and transferable only in fully registered
book-entry form in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples thereof.
The Notes will not be redeemable prior to maturity. The Notes do not
provide for any sinking fund.
The Notes are not savings accounts, deposits or other obligations of
any bank or nonbank subsidiary of the Corporation and are not insured by the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency or
instrumentality.
The Notes are intended to be included as regulatory capital under
interpretations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System relating
to subordinated debt issued after September 4, 1992, and as a result, contain
subordination and acceleration provisions different from, and covenants more
limited than, issuances of the
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Corporation's Subordinated Securities under the Corporation's subordinated
indentures other than the 1992 Subordinated Indenture. See "Description of Debt
Securities -- The Indentures" in the accompanying Prospectus.
SUBORDINATION OF NOTES TO SENIOR INDEBTEDNESS
The payment of the principal of and interest on the Notes is
subordinated in right of payment, as set forth in the 1992 Subordinated
Indenture, to the prior payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness and, in
certain circumstances relating to the insolvency of the Corporation, to the
Other Obligations (consisting of certain obligations associated with derivative
products), whether outstanding on the date of the 1992 Subordinated Indenture or
thereafter incurred. At December 31, 1995, the Senior Indebtedness, including
Other Obligations, was approximately $872 million.
The terms "Senior Indebtedness" and "Other Obligations" are defined in
the 1992 Subordinated Indenture and in the accompanying Prospectus. See
"Description of Debt Securities -- Subordination of Subordinated Securities".
The definition of Senior Indebtedness in the 1992 Subordinated Indenture is
broader than the similar term in the Corporation's 1986 Subordinated Indenture
and, as a result, the Notes are subordinated to, among other things, the Other
Obligations included in the definition of Senior Indebtedness in the 1992
Subordinated Indenture. See "Description of Debt Securities -- Subordination of
Subordinated Securities -- 1992 Subordinated Indenture" in the accompanying
Prospectus.
In the event of default in the payment of principal of (or premium, if
any) or interest on any Senior Indebtedness (other than Other Obligations) or
the principal of Subordinated Securities shall have been declared due and
payable, the holders of Senior Indebtedness (other than Other Obligations) will
generally be entitled to receive payment of amounts due thereon before payments
are made to the holders of the Notes or other Subordinated Securities. See
"Description of Debt Securities -- Subordination of Subordinated Securities --
Subordination Provisions" in the accompanying Prospectus.
Upon any payment or distribution of assets to creditors upon
bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar proceedings of the Corporation,
(i) the holders of all Senior Indebtedness (other than Other Obligations) will
first be entitled to receive payment in full of all amounts due or to become due
thereon before holders of the Notes will be entitled to receive any payment in
respect of the principal of or interest on the Notes and (ii) if, after giving
effect to the operation of clause (i) above, amounts remain available for
payment or distribution in respect of the Notes (any such remaining amount being
defined in the 1992 Subordinated Indenture as the "Excess Proceeds") and
creditors in respect of Other Obligations have not received payment in full of
all amounts due or to become due thereon, such Excess Proceeds shall first be
applied to pay or provide for the payment in full of all such Other Obligations
before any payment or distribution may be made in respect of the Notes. See
"Description of Debt Securities -- Subordination of Subordinated Securities --
Subordination Provisions" in the accompanying Prospectus.
By reason of such subordination, in the event of insolvency of the
Corporation, holders of the Notes may recover less, ratably, than holders of
Senior Indebtedness and Other Obligations and may also recover less, ratably,
than holders of Existing Subordinated Indebtedness and other creditors of the
Corporation. See "Description of Debt Securities -- Subordination of
Subordinated Securities -- Subordination Provisions," and for principal amounts
outstanding of other issues of the Corporation's subordinated debt, see
"Description of Debt Securities -- Outstanding Amount of Subordinated
Securities" in the accompanying Prospectus.
UNDERWRITING
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in an underwriting
agreement (the "Underwriting Agreement"), the Corporation has agreed to sell to
Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. (the "Underwriter"), and the Underwriter has agreed to
purchase, the $100,000,000 principal amount of the Notes.
In the Underwriting Agreement, the Underwriter has agreed, subject to
the terms and conditions set forth therein, to purchase all the Notes offered
hereby if any Notes are purchased.
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The Corporation has been advised by the Underwriter that it proposes
initially to offer the Notes to the public at the public offering price set
forth on the cover page of this Prospectus Supplement, and to certain dealers at
such price less a concession not in excess of .350% of the principal amount of
the Notes. The Underwriter may allow and such dealers may reallow a concession
not in excess of .250% of such principal amount. After the initial public
offering, the public offering price and such concessions may be changed.
The Notes are a new issue of securities with no established trading
market. The Corporation has been advised by the Underwriter that it intends to
make a market in the Notes but is not obligated to do so and may discontinue
market making at any time without notice. No assurance can be given as to the
liquidity of the trading market for the Notes.
The Underwriting Agreement provides that the Corporation will indemnify
the Underwriter against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the
Securities Act of 1933, or contribute to payments the Underwriter may be
required to make in respect thereof.
Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. has provided investment banking and other
services to the Corporation from time to time.
LEGAL OPINIONS
The validity of the Notes offered hereby will be passed upon for the
Corporation by William F. Rosenblum, Jr., Senior Vice President, Deputy General
Counsel and Corporate Secretary of the Corporation, and for the Underwriter by
Brown & Wood, One World Trade Center, New York, New York 10048, counsel to the
Underwriter. Such counsel will rely as to matters of Maryland law on the opinion
of Piper & Marbury L.L.P., Charles Center South, 36 South Charles Street,
Baltimore, Maryland 21201.
EXPERTS
The consolidated statements of condition of the Corporation as of
December 31, 1994 and 1993, and the related consolidated statements of income,
changes in stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the
three-year period ended December 31, 1994, and the consolidated statements of
condition of the Bank as of December 31, 1994 and 1993 incorporated by reference
in the Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
1994 have been incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon the report of
KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, independent certified public accountants, incorporated
herein by reference, and upon the authority of said firm as experts in
accounting and auditing.
The consolidated statements of condition of Brooklyn Bancorp, Inc. and
Subsidiary as of December 31, 1994 and 1993 and the related consolidated
statements of operations, changes in stockholders' equity, and cash flows for
each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1994 incorporated
by reference in the Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 15,
1996, have been incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon the report of
Arthur Andersen LLP, independent certified public accountants, incorporated
herein by reference, and upon the authority of said firm as experts in
accounting and auditing.
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NO DEALER, SALESPERSON OR OTHER PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY
INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS OTHER THAN THOSE CONTAINED OR
INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE IN THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT OR THE ACCOMPANYING
PROSPECTUS IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFER MADE BY THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT AND
THE PROSPECTUS AND, IF GIVEN OR MADE, SUCH OTHER INFORMATION OR REPRESENTATIONS
MUST NOT BE RELIED UPON AS HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED. NEITHER THE DELIVERY OF THIS
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT AND THE PROSPECTUS NOR ANY SALE MADE HEREUNDER AND
THEREUNDER SHALL, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, CREATE ANY IMPLICATION THAT THERE HAS
BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE AFFAIRS OF THE CORPORATION SINCE THE DATE HEREOF OR
THEREOF. THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT AND THE PROSPECTUS DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN
OFFER OR SOLICITATION BY ANYONE IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH OFFER OR
SOLICITATION IS NOT AUTHORIZED OR IN WHICH THE PERSON MAKING SUCH OFFER OR
SOLICITATION IS NOT QUALIFIED TO DO SO OR TO ANY PERSON TO WHOM IT IS UNLAWFUL
TO MAKE SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
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Republic New York Corporation...... S-2
Recent Developments................ S-2
Application of Proceeds............ S-2
Summary Financial Information...... S-3
Description of Notes............... S-4
Underwriting....................... S-5
Legal Opinions..................... S-6
Experts............................ S-6
PROSPECTUS
(SELECTED PROVISIONS)
Incorporation of Certain Documents
by Reference..................... 2
Available Information.............. 2
Republic New York Corporation...... 3
Application of Proceeds............ 7
Description of Debt Securities..... 7
Description of the Corporation's
Outstanding Capital Stock........ 43
Plan of Distribution............... 45
Legal Opinions..................... 50
Experts............................ 50
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$100,000,000
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7% SUBORDINATED NOTES
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