For immediate release

The Federal Reserve Board today announced its approval of the notice and application of Banc One Corporation, Columbus, Ohio, and its wholly owned subsidiary, Banc One Oklahoma Corporation, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to acquire all the voting shares of Liberty Bancorp, Inc., Oklahoma City ("Liberty"), and thereby to acquire the nonbanking subsidiaries of Liberty and Liberty's subsidiary banks, Liberty Bank & Trust Company of Oklahoma City, N.A., Oklahoma City, and Liberty Bank & Trust Company of Tulsa, N.A., Tulsa, both in Oklahoma. Attached is the Board's Order relating to this action.

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1997 Orders on banking applications