After the disappointment of 1987, Steel proposed a formal merger of the two parties.

"The formal merger occurred on Nov. 30," he said, and suddenly, his retirement was accelerated.

The two institutions completed the formal merger.

Five years later, a formal corporate merger was completed.

The combined body which will work towards a formal merger will undertake:

However, it did not result in a formal merger between the two parties.

Until their formal merger in March 1985, under revised banking regulations, the banks continued to operate independently.

Hospitals have increasingly sought to join ranks in recent months, either in loose affiliations or formal mergers.

The association lasted until 1928 but never progressed to the point of becoming a formal merger between the member companies.

The following day they announced a formal merger.