1 Exhibit 5 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UST CORP. TUCKER ANTHONY INC. NORTHEAST FINANCIAL SERVICES CONFERENCE DECEMBER 15, 1997 Neal F. Finnegan Chief Executive Officer James K. Hunt Chief Financial Officer - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UST Corp. - Investor Presentation... This presentation contains statements which are forward-looking in nature, such as references to strategic plans and expectations. These forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain, and actual results may differ from Company expectations. Risk factors that could impact current and future performance include but are not limited to: changes in asset quality; adverse changes in the economy of the Company's primary market; adverse changes in collateral values; fluctuations in market rates and prices which can negatively affect net interest margin, asset valuations and expense expectations; and changing requirements of federal and state bank regulatory agencies that could materially impact future operations of the Company. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UST Corp. - Recent Developments... - Announcement of Two Significant Bank Acquisitions: - Affiliated Community Bancorp, Inc. (12/15/97); $1.1 billion - Somerset Bank (12/10/97); $520 million - Firestone Financial Corp. Acquisition (10/15/97); $85 million - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UST Corp. - Recent Developments... - Completed Walden Bancorp Acquisition: - Merger of Walden subsidiaries into USTrust (Q2 '97) - Conversion to USTrust operating systems - Addition of $1 billion of banking resources - Integration of Branch Purchase (Q1 '97 and Q4 '96) - Twenty former BayBank/Bank of Boston branches - Deposit acquisition and loan purchase - Addition of $744 million of banking resources - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UST Corp. - A More Attractive Franchise... - Asset base increases to over $5 billion - Continued in-market Metropolitan expansion - Strong market demographics (Middlesex County) - Improved leverage and efficiency opportunities - Accretive to earnings after reasonable save assumptions - In-market branch consolidations - Operational leverage - Back room synergies - Adds to equity capital; accretive to book value - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UST Corp. - Greater Market Access... The increase to 83 branches provides UST with greater access to both Businesses and Consumer Households located within the Boston SMSA: - UST has branches in 9 of the top 10 and 17 of the top 20 Business Markets - UST coverage has increased to over 50% of the 120,000 Businesses located in Zip Codes within the Boston SMSA - UST coverage has increased to over 52% of the one million Consumer Households located in Zip Codes within the Boston SMSA - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A Stronger Market Presence... Branch Locations by County USTB SOSA AFCB Pro Forma ---------------- ----------------------------------------------- Middlesex 27 5 12 44 Norfolk 20 0 0 20 Suffolk 13 0 0 13 Essex 4 0 0 4 Plymouth 2 0 0 2 ----------------------------------------------- Total 66 5 12 83 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UST Corp. - AFCB Transaction Analysis... Terms Exchange Ratio: 1.41 USTB shares per AFCB share No collars 19.9% Stock Option granted to USTB Walkaway provisions Accounting/Tax Pooling of Interests; Tax free exchange Due Diligence Completed Approvals Shareholders of each corporation Federal Reserve Commissioner of Banks Targeted Closing First Half, 1998 Board Composition 5 AFCB directors added to USTB Board - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UST Corp. - AFCB Transaction Analysis (Continued)... One-Time Charges - Investment Bankers - Data processing contract penalty, conversion and deconversion - Direct Mail, Checkbooks, etc. = $12 million - Legal, accounting and regulatory - Compensation/severance/stay-bonus - Contingency Potential Saves - Branch consolidations - Duplicate internal functions 27% saves needed - (directors, back room, etc.) = to equal break-even - Duplicate external functions based on 1998 (external audit, legal, insurance, etc.) analyst estimates - Leverage (EDP, marketing, etc.) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UST Corp. - SOSA Transaction Analysis... Terms Exchange Ratio: 0.19 USTB shares per SOSA share No collars 16.7% Stock Option granted to USTB, plus additional consideration Accounting/Tax Pooling of Interests; Tax free exchange Due Diligence Completed Approvals Shareholders of SOSA FDIC Commissioner of Banks Targeted Closing First Half, 1998 Board Composition 1 SOSA director added to USTB Board - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UST Corp. - SOSA Transaction Analysis (Continued) ... One-Time Charges - Investment Bankers - Data processing contract penalty, conversion and deconversion - Direct Mail, Checkbooks, etc. = $6.0 - $7.5 million - Legal, accounting and regulatory - Compensation/severance/stay-bonus - Asset quality provisions - Contingency Potential Saves - Branch consolidations 18% SOSA saves - Duplicate internal functions = needed to (directors, back room, etc.) break-even - Duplicate external functions based on 1998 (external audit, legal, insurance, etc.) fully-taxed - Leverage analyst estimates (EDP, marketing, etc.) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UST Corp. - Company Profile... 9/30/97 ----------------------- Pro (In millions, except per share data) USTB* SOSA AFCB Forma - ------------------------------------ -------------------------------- Total assets $3,776 $ 520 $1,129 $5,425 Total earning assets $3,564 $ 493 $1,087 $5,144 Total deposits $2,864 $ 458 $ 703 $4,025 Equity capital $ 329 $ 34 $ 110 $ 473 Total shares outstanding Period End (9/30/97) 29.8 16.7 6.5 42.4 Weighted Average 30.2 16.9 6.7 42.9 Book value per share $11.02 $2.06 $17.21 $11.16 Equity to Assets ratio 8.71% 6.54% 9.74% 8.72% *Includes Firestone Financial Corp. acquired in October, 1997 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UST Corp. - Loan Profile... 9/30/97 Pro Forma ------------------------- --------------- (In millions) USTB* SOSA AFCB Dollars % - ------------------------- --------------------------------------------- Commercial and industrial $ 947 $ 21 $ 40 $1,008 26% Commercial real estate $ 312 $166 $178 $ 656 17% Residential real estate $ 736 $203 $469 $1,408 37% Consumer/home equity $ 665 $ 7 $ 22 $ 694 18% Lease financing $ 62 n/a n/a $ 62 2% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Loans $2,722 $397 $709 $3,828 100% * Includes Firestone Financial Corp. acquired in October, 1997 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UST Corp. - Deposit Profile... 9/30/97 Pro Forma ---------------------- --------------- (In millions) USTB SOSA AFCB Dollars % - ---------------------- ---------------------------------------- Noninterest bearing $ 619 $ 22 $ 47 $ 688 17% NOW accounts* $ 42 $ 25 $ 57 $ 124 3% Money market accounts* $ 629 $ 49 $ 75 $ 752 19% Regular savings $ 662 $ 69 $121 $ 852 21% Time certificates $ 912 $293 $404 $1,609 40% - ------------------------------------------ ------- ------- ------- ---- Total deposits $2,864 $458 $703 $4,025 100% *Reflects overnight sweep of $316 million in NOW account balances to money market accounts for USTB to reduce reserve requirements - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UST Corp. - Asset Quality/Reserve Adequacy 9/30/97 --------------------------- Pro (In millions) USTB* SOSA AFCB Forma - ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------- Period end loans $2,722 $ 397 $ 709 $3,828 Nonaccrual loans $ 28.5 $ 3.9 $ 3.3 $ 35.7 Other real estate owned $ 1.2 $ 7.2 $ 0.0 $ 8.5 Reserve for possible loan losses $ 51.6 $ 7.4 $ 8.4 $ 67.4 Reserve to nonaccrual loans 181% 192% 252% 189% Reserve to total loans 1.90% 1.87% 1.18% 1.76% *Includes Firestone Financial Corp. acquired in October, 1997 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UST Corp. - Primary Objectives... - - Deliver Q4 1997 Analyst estimate of $0.40 per share - - Leverage existing franchise and improve efficiencies - - Successful integration of pending acquisitions - - Retain and grow "new" business (loans and deposits) - - Maintain sound operating ratios (capital, asset quality, reserves) - - Pursue accretive events (additive/synergistic) - - Position USTB to maximize shareholder return - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17 USTB [MIDDLESEX MARKET MAP] ___________ | | | - USTB | |__________| 18 USTB, SOSA, AND AFCB [MIDDLESEX MARKET MAP] ____________ | | | - USTB | | - AFCB | | - SOSA | |____________| 19 USTB, SOSA, AND AFCB [MIDDLESEX, ESSEX MAP] ____________ | | | - USTB | | - SOSA | | - AFCB | |____________| 20 [UST CORP. 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