根据美国证券交易委员会最新披露的文件显示，韦伯斯特金融公司（Webster Financial Corp）与桑坦德银行（Banco Santander）达成的协议中包含一项重大终止条款。若该协议因特定情况被终止，韦伯斯特金融将需向桑坦德银行支付高达4.89亿美元的终止费用。
这项条款的设定凸显了双方对交易顺利完成的强烈预期，同时也为可能出现的意外情况提供了明确的财务约束机制。巨额终止费的安排在国际金融机构的并购交易中并不罕见，但其具体金额往往反映了交易双方对合作价值的评估及风险管控的考量。
目前协议的具体终止触发条件尚未公开，但此类条款通常涵盖监管审批未通过、交易未能在约定时间内完成等情形。市场分析人士指出，这一条款的设立既是对交易执行力的保障，也可能影响潜在竞购方介入的决策空间。
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