Dec 16 (Reuters) - Commonwealth Bank of Australia CBA.AX :
* ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT TO MERGE AUSSIE HOME LOANS WITH LENDI
* UPON COMPLETION, CBA WILL RETAIN A 45% SHAREHOLDING IN COMBINED BUSINESS,
* CBA WILL ALSO RECEIVE DEFERRED CONSIDERATION AND A PRE-COMPLETION DIVIDEND OF $105 MILLION IN AGGREGATE
* TRANSACTION IS NOT EXPECTED TO HAVE A MATERIAL FINANCIAL IMPACT ON CBA'S CAPITAL POSITION