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The Adelaide Bank was a publicly listed bank with its head office in Adelaide, South Australia. It was established on 1 January 1994 from the Co-operative Building Society of South Australia Limited, which was Australia's largest building society as a result of a merger with the Hindmarsh Building Society. Our History, Adelaide Bank, web.archive.org On 9 August 2007 it merged with Bendigo Bank () to form Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited, and Adelaide Bank shares ceased to be quoted on the top 100 ASX for companies with more than 110,000 shareholders. Since 2008 the new entity has been known as the Bendigo and Adelaide Bank. Adelaide Bank Merger Update
The Co-operative Building Society of South Australia Limited was founded by Alwin Fischer and incorporated in 1900, Co-operative Building Society of South Australia Limited, www.slsa.sa.gov.au
and by 1990, the building society's asset base passed the $1 billion mark. In 1992 the Society amalgamated with the Hindmarsh Building Society. Hindmarsh Adelaide Building Society ( - 1992), www.gabr.net.au
On 9 August 2007, the Adelaide Bank was merged with the Bendigo Bank. On 12 November 2007, ~98% of the Adelaide Bank Ordinary Shareholders voted their support for the merger. The Federal Courts then approved the merger on Friday, 16 November and the implementation date of the merged bank was Friday, 30 November. In March 2008 the merged bank officially changed its name to Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited. Organisational design and executive team for merged Bendigo Bank and Adelaide Bank announced, 30 November 2007, ASX release, www.asx.com.au
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Adelaide Bank was established on 1 January 1994 from the Co-operative Building Society of South Australia Limited, which was Australia's largest building society as a result of a merger with the Hindmarsh Building Society in 1992. Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Website, About Us page ,
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