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Banknorth Reports 1st Quarter Results.


Business Editors

BURLINGTON Burlington, town, Canada
Burlington, town (1991 pop. 129,575), SE Ont., Canada, on Lake Ontario. First settled (1798) by Mohawk Loyalist Joseph Brandt, Burlington's economy was built on the shipment of wheat, lumber, and quarried rock by waterway.
, Vt.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 18, 2000

Banknorth Group, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ
 in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations

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:BKNG) today reported net income for the first quarter of 2000 was $10.6 million, or 45 cents per common share on a diluted di·lute  
tr.v. di·lut·ed, di·lut·ing, di·lutes
1. To make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water.

2. To lessen the force, strength, purity, or brilliance of, especially by admixture.
 basis, compared to $13.5 million, or 57 cents per common share on a diluted basis, down 12 cents, or 21.1% from the first quarter of 1999. Income from operations, or before non-recurring income and expenses, for the first quarter of 2000, was $12.8 million, or 54 cents per common share on a diluted basis, compared to $12.6 million, or 53 cents per common share on a diluted basis, for the first quarter of 1999, an increase of 1.9%. Making the announcement was William William, crown prince of Germany
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 H. Chadwick Chad·wick   , Henry 1824-1908.

British-born American sportswriter who helped organize professional baseball. In 1869 he began an annual baseball handbook, which later became Spalding's Official Baseball Guide.
, president and chief executive officer.

Net Interest Income

Net interest income was $45.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2000, compared to $43.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 1999. The net interest margin was 4.36% and 4.39% for the quarters ended March 31, 2000 and 1999, respectively, reflecting higher recent interest rates offset by more competitive deposit pricing during the last few quarters.

Credit Quality

The provision for loan and lease losses in the first quarter of 2000 was $2.3 million, $253 thousand, or 12.7% higher than the first three months of 1999, reflecting increased loan growth. As of March 31, 2000, non-performing assets were at a historical low of .29% of total assets compared to .55% of total assets at March 31, 1999. Annualized annualized

Of or relating to a variable that has been mathematically converted to a yearly rate. Inflation and interest rates are generally annualized since it is on this basis that these two variables are ordinarily stated and compared.
 net loan charge off equaled .21% and .12% of average loans in the first quarters of 2000 and 1999, respectively.

Non-interest Income

Non-interest income for the three months ended March 31, 2000, was $12.2 million, compared to $15.0 million for the first quarter of 1999, a decrease of $2.8 million or 18.5%. Card services The software support for PC Cards. PC Card applications talk to Card Services. See PC Card.  income was up $175 thousand, or 28.5% as the result of increased customer usage of the VISA Debit

The old Visa and Delta logos.
 Card. Retail investment sales, just beginning during the first quarter of 1999, was $247 thousand in the first quarter of 2000. Bank-owned life insurance income was up $261 thousand, or 48.4% reflecting an increase in the level of investment in that asset.

First quarter 2000 investment management fees, at $4.9 million, were up 2.2%, and service charges on deposit accounts, at $3.2 million, were flat, compared to the first quarter of 1999. Mortgage banking income, at $679 thousand for the first quarter of 2000, was down $645 thousand, or 48.7% from the first quarter of 1999. The Company experienced heavy refinancing Refinancing

An extension and/or increase in amount of existing debt.
 activity in the first quarter of 1999, compared with a much reduced level of activity due to higher interest rates in the first quarter of 2000.

The first quarter of 1999 included a one-time one-time
adj.
1. or one·time
a. Occurring or undertaken only once: a one-time winner in 1995.

b.
 net gain on the curtailment Curtailment

The act of contracting or reducing operations of a company in the hope of bringing it financial or operational stability. This management technique is often used when a company has grown too fast and is unable to effectively manage its operations.
 of the Evergreen evergreen, term commonly used as synonymous with conifer and applied also to all those broad-leaved plants that bear green leaves throughout the year. Of the latter, most are plants of the tropics, subtropics, and other areas where the growing season is prolonged (e.  pension plan of $2.6 million and net securities transactions of $225 thousand, versus only $8 thousand in the first quarter of 2000. Without the 1999 curtailment gain and net securities transactions, the first quarter of 2000 non-interest income was even with the first quarter of 1999.

Non-interest Expenses

Total non-interest expenses, $39.2 million for the first quarter of 2000, were up $2.8 million, or 7.7%, from the level experienced in the first quarter of 1999. Included in the first quarter 2000 non-interest expenses is a $2.5 million charge related to the estimated impairment Impairment

1. A reduction in a company's stated capital.

2. The total capital that is less than the par value of the company's capital stock.

Notes:
1. This is usually reduced because of poorly estimated losses or gains.

2.
 of the residual value Residual value

Usually refers to the value of a lessor's property at the time the lease expires.


residual value

The price at which a fixed asset is expected to be sold at the end of its useful life.
 of leased automobiles No invention has so transformed the landscape of the United States as the automobile, and no other country has so thoroughly adopted the automobile as its favorite means of transportation. . This impairment estimate is based on the continuance The adjournment or postponement of an action pending in a court to a later date of the same or another session of the court, granted by a court in response to a motion made by a party to a lawsuit.  of significant losses, first experienced in the fourth quarter of 1999, on the disposition Act of disposing; transferring to the care or possession of another. The parting with, alienation of, or giving up of property. The final settlement of a matter and, with reference to decisions announced by a court, a judge's ruling is commonly referred to as disposition, regardless of  of automobiles sold by the Company at the termination The point where a line, channel or circuit ends. See SCSI termination and hybrid.  of the leases. At March 31, 2000, the total allowance for lease residual value impairment was $3.2 million. In addition, included in other expenses is a $1.0 million net charge related to the writedown writedown

A reduction in the value of an asset carried on a firm's financial statements. For example, the firm's accountants, believing the inventory is overvalued, may decide to take a writedown by reducing inventory valuation.
 to estimated fair value of a previously used banking facility now held for sale, offset by a gain on the sale of another building. Both buildings were previously utilized by the Company. The first quarter of 1999 included $1.2 million of expenses related to the merger with Evergreen Bancorp. Without these non-recurring items, total non-interest expenses, on an operating basis, were $35.7 million and $35.2 million for the first quarters of 2000 and 1999, respectively, an increase of only 1.3%.

Balance Sheet Growth

Total assets at March 31, 2000, were $4.6 billion, up $280.8 million, or 6.5%, from the $4.3 billion at March 31, 1999. Total loans at March 31, 2000, at $3.1 billion, were up $231.8 million or 8.2%, from March 31, 1999. Total deposits at the end of the first quarter of 2000, were $3.6 billion, virtually level with the balance at March 31, 1999. Banknorth is well capitalized Capitalized

Recorded in asset accounts and then depreciated or amortized, as is appropriate for expenditures for items with useful lives longer than one year.
 by regulatory reg·u·late  
tr.v. reg·u·lat·ed, reg·u·lat·ing, reg·u·lates
1. To control or direct according to rule, principle, or law.

2.
 definition.

Merger Activity

On June June: see month.  2, 1999, it was announced that Banknorth had reached a definitive agreement to be merged with Peoples Heritage Financial Group [NASDAQ--PHBK] in a transaction valued at $780.7 million, based on the stock price at that date. Under the terms of the definitive agreement, shareholders of Banknorth will receive 1.825 shares of Peoples Heritage common stock for each whole share of Banknorth common stock plus cash in lieu Cash In Lieu (CIL)

In a typical exchange offer, "old" shares of the target company are exchanged for "new shares".
 of any fractional fractional

size expressed as a relative part of a unit.


fractional catabolic rate
the percentage of an available pool of body component, e.g. protein, iron, which is replaced, transferred or lost per unit of time.
 interest. The exchange will be tax free and accounted for as a pooling of interests Pooling of Interests

An accounting method, used in mergers and acquisitions, where the balance sheet items of the two companies are simply added together.

Notes:
The opposite of pooling of interests is the purchase acquisition method.
. The agreement has received approval of the shareholders of both companies and is subject to requisite regulatory approvals. It is expected that the transaction will be closed May 2000.

Banknorth Group, Inc. is comprised of seven community banks with 101 offices and 140 ATMs located in New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
, Massachusetts Massachusetts (măsəch`sĭts), most populous of the New England states of the NE United States. , New Hampshire New Hampshire, one of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (S), Vermont, with the Connecticut R. forming the boundary (W), the Canadian province of Quebec (NW), and Maine and a short strip of the Atlantic Ocean (E).  and Vermont Vermont (vərmŏnt`) [Fr.,=green mountain], New England state of the NE United States. It is bordered by New Hampshire, across the Connecticut R. , Banknorth Mortgage Company and The Stratevest Group, N.A. Banknorth can be reached on the Internet Internet

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 at http://www.banknorth.com

Except for historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this news release, and other information contained in the Company's SEC filings, may express "forward looking statements". Those "forward-looking statements forward-looking statement

A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections.
" may involve risk and uncertainties, including statements concerning future events or performance and assumptions and other statements that are other than statements of historical facts. The Company wishes to caution readers not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. Readers are advised that various factors --- including, but not limited to changes in laws, regulations or Generally Accepted Accounting Principles The standard accounting rules, regulations, and procedures used by companies in maintaining their financial records.

Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) provide companies and accountants with a consistent set of guidelines that cover both broad accounting
; the Company's competitive position within the markets served of increasing consolidation within the banking industry; certain customers and vendors of critical systems or services failing to comply with Year 2000 programming issues; unforeseen changes in interest rates; any unforeseen downturns in the local, regional or national economies --- could cause the Company's actual results or circumstances CIRCUMSTANCES, evidence. The particulars which accompany a fact.
     2. The facts proved are either possible or impossible, ordinary and probable, or extraordinary and improbable, recent or ancient; they may have happened near us, or afar off; they are public or
 for future periods to differ materially from those anticipated or projected.

Banknorth does not undertake, and specifically disclaims any obligation, to publicly release the result of any revisions ReVisions is a 2004 anthology of alternate history short-stories. It is edited by Julie E. Czerneda and Isaac Szpindel. Contents

Title Author
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Out of China Julie E.
 that may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements.

                         Banknorth Group, Inc.
                     Comparative Financial Results
            (In thousands, except share and per share data)

Income Statements        For the three months ended March 31,
                             2000       1999        Change         %

Interest income           $ 84,519   $ 77,858    $  6,661        8.6%
Interest expense            39,479     34,756       4,723       13.6%
      Net interest income   45,040     43,102       1,938        4.5%
Provision for loan
 and lease losses            2,253      2,000         253       12.7%
      Net interest
       income after
       provision for
       loan and
       lease losses         42,787     41,102       1,685        4.1%

Non-interest income:
Investment
 management fees             4,941      4,833         108        2.2%
Service charges on
 deposit accounts            3,169      3,198         (29)      -0.9%
Mortgage banking               679      1,324        (645)     -48.7%
Card services                  788        613         175       28.5%
ATMs                           585        619         (34)      -5.5%
Retail investment sales        247         33         214      648.5%
Bank-owned life
 insurance                     800        539         261       48.4%
Net securities
 transactions                    8        225        (217)     -96.4%
Net gain on curtailment
 of pension plan                --      2,577      (2,577)    -100.0%
Bank-owned life
 insurance claim                --         --          --         --
Other non-interest income      977      1,010         (33)      -3.3%
      Non-interest income   12,194     14,971      (2,777)     -18.5%

Non-interest expenses:
Compensation and benefits   16,723     16,775         (52)      -0.3%
Occupancy, equipment
 and software                6,091      5,483         608       11.1%
Data processing fees         1,482      2,102        (620)     -29.5%
Legal and professional fees  1,070        927         143       15.4%
Advertising and marketing    1,192      1,149          43        3.7%
Printing and supplies          730        737          (7)      -0.9%
Communications                 928        963         (35)      -3.6%
Goodwill amortization        2,234      2,164          70        3.2%
Capital securities expense     789        789          --         --
Merger and acquisition
 related expenses               --      1,173      (1,173)    -100.0%
Other expenses               7,969      4,154       3,815       91.8%
      Non-interest expenses 39,208     36,416       2,792        7.7%

Income before
 income taxes               15,773     19,657      (3,884)     -19.8%
Income taxes                 5,178      6,203      (1,025)     -16.5%
NET INCOME                $ 10,595   $ 13,454    ($ 2,859)     -21.3%


Net income, as reported   $ 10,595   $ 13,454    ($ 2,859)     -21.3%
Less "non-operating"
 income items,
 included above:
   Net securities transactions   8        225        (217)     -96.4%
   Net gain on
    curtailment of
    pension plan                --      2,577      (2,577)    -100.0%
   Bank-owned life
    insurance claim             --         --          --         --
     Total "non-operating"
      income items               8      2,802      (2,794)     -99.7%
Income taxes on
 "non-operating"
 income items                    3      1,140      (1,137)     -99.7%

    "Non-operating"
     income items,
     net of taxes                5      1,662      (1,657)     -99.7%


Add "non-operating"
 expense items, included above:
   Merger and
    acquisition
    related expenses           --      1,173      (1,173)    -100.0%
    Payment of mgmt
     fees to our
     defined benefit
     pension plan               --         --          --         --
    Net writedown
     of premises
     held for sale           1,012         --       1,012      100.0%
    Leasing residual
     value impairment
     provision               2,500         --       2,500      100.0%
       Total
        "non-operating"
        expense items        3,512      1,173       2,339      199.4%
   Income taxes on
    non-operating
    expense items            1,317        425         892      209.9%
      "Non-operating"
        expense items,
        net of taxes         2,195        748       1,447      193.4%


Income from operations    $ 12,785   $ 12,540    $    245        2.0%

Cash income from
 operations (1)           $ 14,125   $ 13,838    $    287        2.1%

    (1) Income from operations, excluding goodwill amortization
expense, net of income tax effect.



Income Statements        For the years ended December 31,
                            1999       1998       Change          %

Interest income           $319,584   $308,701   $ 10,883         3.5%
Interest expense           141,602    144,658     (3,056)       -2.1%
      Net interest
       income              177,982    164,043     13,939         8.5%
Provision for loan
 and lease losses            9,475      9,345        130         1.4%
      Net interest
       income after
       provision
       for loan and
       lease losses        168,507    154,698     13,809         8.9%

Non-interest income:
Investment management fees  19,455     12,838      6,617        51.5%
Service charges on
 deposit accounts           13,077     11,657      1,420        12.2%
Mortgage banking             4,081      5,492     (1,411)      -25.7%
Card services                3,047      2,227        820        36.8%
ATMs                         2,718      2,258        460        20.4%
Retail investment
 sales                         782        140        642       458.6%
Bank-owned life
 insurance                   2,654      2,229        425        19.1%
Net securities
 transactions                  374        519       (145)      -27.9%
Net gain on
 curtailment of
 pension plan                2,577         --      2,577       100.0%
Bank-owned life
 insurance claim             1,389         --      1,389       100.0%
Other non-interest income    4,951      4,113        838        20.4%
      Non-interest
       income               55,105     41,473     13,632        32.9%

Non-interest expenses:
Compensation and benefits   67,879     65,545      2,334         3.6%
Occupancy,
 equipment and software     22,357     19,218      3,139        16.3%
Data processing fees         6,758      6,889       (131)       -1.9%
Legal and professional fees  5,117      5,145        (28)       -0.5%
Advertising and marketing    4,716      3,870        846        21.9%
Printing and supplies        3,047      3,071        (24)       -0.8%
Communications               3,775      2,963        812        27.4%
Goodwill amortization        8,864      5,743      3,121        54.3%
Capital securities expense   3,156      3,156         --          --
Merger and acquisition
 related expenses            1,233     21,968    (20,735)      -94.4%
Other expenses              18,615     15,168      3,447        22.7%
      Non-interest
       expenses            145,517    152,736     (7,219)       -4.7%
Income before income taxes  78,095     43,435     34,660        79.8%
Income taxes                23,559     14,515      9,044        62.3%
NET INCOME                $ 54,536   $ 28,920   $ 25,616        88.6%


Net income, as reported   $ 54,536   $ 28,920   $ 25,616        88.6%
Less "non-operating"
 income items,
 included above:
   Net securities
    transactions               374        519       (145)      -27.9%
   Net gain on
    curtailment of
    pension plan             2,577         --      2,577       100.0%
   Bank-owned life
    insurance claim          1,389         --      1,389       100.0%
     Total
      "non-operating"
      income items           4,340        519      3,821       736.2%
Income taxes on
 "non-operating"
 income items                1,196        186      1,010       543.0%
    "Non-operating"
     income items,
     net of taxes            3,144        333      2,811       844.1%


Add "non-operating"
 expense items,
 included above:
   Merger and
    acquisition
    related
    expenses                 1,233     21,968    (20,735)      -94.4%
    Payment of mgmt
     fees to our
     defined benefit
     pension plan              937         --        937       100.0%
    Net writedown
     of premises
     held for sale              --         --         --          --
    Leasing residual
     value impairment
     provision                 900         --        900       100.0%

       Total
        "non-operating"
        expense items        3,070     21,968    (18,898)      -86.0%
   Income taxes on
    non-operating
    expense items            1,088      5,710     (4,622)      -80.9%

     "Non-operating"
      expense items,
      net of taxes           1,982     16,258    (14,276)      -87.8%


Income from
 operations               $ 53,374   $ 44,845   $  8,529        19.0%

Cash income from
 operations (1)           $ 58,692   $ 48,291   $ 10,401        21.5%

    (1) Income from operations, excluding goodwill amortization
expense, net of income tax effect.




Per Share               For the three months ended March 31,
 Information        2000             1999          Change          %

Basic wtd. avg
 number of
 shares
 outstanding       23,608,179     23,353,668       254,511       1.1%
Basic earnings
 per share (Basic
 EPS)
     Net income        $0.45         $0.58          ($0.13)     22.4%
     Income from
      operations        0.54          0.54              --        --
     Cash income
      from
      operations        0.60          0.59             0.01      1.7%

Diluted wtd
 avg number of
 shares
 outstanding       23,789,044        23,663,808      125,236     0.5%
Diluted earnings
 per share
 (Diluted EPS)
     Net income       $0.45             $0.57        ($0.12)    21.1%
     Income
      from
      operations       0.54              0.53          0.01      1.9%
     Cash
      income
      from
      operations       0.59               0.58         0.01      1.7%

Shares
 outstanding,
 net treasury
 shares, p.e        23,480,331       23,204,585       275,746    1.2%
Book value, p.e      $14.73            $13.98         $0.75      5.3%
Tangible book
 value, p.e           11.79             10.63          1.17     11.0%

Closing price
 at
 period end (2)      $26.81            $28.25         ($1.44)   -5.1%

Price / Diluted
 net
 income EPS
 (last 4 qtrs)        12.3              20.6           (8.3)   -40.3%
Price / Diluted
 income from
 operations
 EPS
 (last 4 qtrs)        11.9              14.2           (2.3)   -16.2%
Price / Diluted
 cash income
 from
 operations
 EPS
 (last 4 qtrs)        10.8              13.1           (2.3)   -17.6%


    (2) Closing price per share represents the historical price per
share of Banknorth Group. Inc.





Ratios and Other   For the three months ended March 31,
 Information          2000         1999             Change        %

Return on average
 total assets:
     Net income       0.93%       1.25%          -0.32%        -25.6%
     Income
      from
      operations      1.12%       1.17%          -0.05%         -4.3%

Return on average
 shareholders'
 equity:
     Net income      12.55%      16.98%          -4.43%        -26.1%
     Income from
      operations     15.14%      15.82%          -0.68%         -4.3%

Stratevest
 total assets
 under management  $4,116,155   3,990,756        $125,399        3.1%
Managed assets
 with discretionary
 powers             2,783,577   2,655,515        128,062         4.8%

Net interest
 income, f.t.e
 basis              $45,924       $43,661        $2,263          5.2%
Net interest
 margin              4.36%          4.39%        -0.03%         -0.7%

Price / Tangible
 book value, p.e    227.3%         265.8%        -38.5%        -14.5%

Total non-interest
 income from
 operations/total
 gross revenue
 (fte)              20.97%          21.80%        -0.83%        -3.8%

Efficiency
 ratio              56.93%          58.56%        -1.63%        -2.8%
Effective tax
 rate               32.83%          31.56%         1.27%         4.0%

Loans charged
 off, net of
 recoveries         $1,566           $879           $687        78.2%
NPAs as a % of
 total assets,
 p.e                 0.29%           0.55%         -0.26%      -47.3%
Allow. for loan
 losses as % of
 NPLs, p.e          380.20%         207.02%         173.18     %83.7%
Allow. for loan
 losses as %
 total loans,
 p.e                 1.56%           1.61%          -0.05%      -3.1%

Shareholders'
 equity to total
 assets, p.e         7.49%           7.48%           0.01%       0.1%
Tangible
 shareholders'
 equity to tangible
 assets, p.e         6.09%           5.79%           0.30%       5.2%






Per Share              For the years ended December 31,
Information           1999            1998            Change       %

Basic wtd. avg
 number of shares
 outstanding       23,435,122     23,277,560       157,562       0.7%
Basic earnings
 per share
 (Basic EPS)
     Net income      $2.33          $1.24          $1.09        87.9%
     Income from
      operations      2.28           1.93           0.35        18.1%
     Cash income
      from
      operations      2.50           2.07           0.43        20.8%

Diluted wtd. avg
 number of shares
 outstanding       23,734,591     23,669,540        65,051       0.3%
Diluted earnings
 per share
 (Diluted EPS)
     Net income      $2.30          $1.22           $1.08       88.5%
     Income
      from
      operations      2.25           1.89            0.36       19.0%
     Cash income
      from
      operations      2.47           2.04            0.43       21.1%

Shares outstanding,
 net treasury
 shares, p.e       23,447,731     23,179,092       268,639       1.2%
Book value,
 p.e                 $14.56         $13.86          $0.70        5.1%
Tangible book
 value, p.e           11.52          10.40           1.12       10.8%

Closing price
 at period end (2)   $26.75         $37.63        ($10.88)     -28.9%

Price / Diluted
 net income EPS
 (last 4 qtrs)        11.6           30.8           (19.2)     -62.3%
Price / Diluted
 income from
 operations  EPS
 (last 4 qtrs)        12.0           19.9           (7.9)      -39.7%
Price / Diluted
 cash income from
 operations  EPS
 (last 4 qtrs)        10.9           18.4           (7.5)      -40.8%

    (2) Closing price per share represents the historical price per
share of Banknorth Group. Inc.







Ratios and Other   For the years ended December 31,
Information             1999          1998     Change            %

Return on average
 total assets:
     Net income       1.23%          0.71%         0.52%        73.2%
     Income from
      operations      1.21%          1.10%         0.11%        10.0%

Return on
 average
 shareholders'
 equity:
     Net income      16.59%          8.95%         7.64%        85.4%
     Income from
      operations     16.23%          13.88%        2.35%        16.9%

Stratevest total
 assets under
 management         $4,243,066     $4,136,343     $106,723       2.6%
Managed assets
 with
 discretionary
 powers              2,931,685      2,747,025      184,660       6.7%

Net interest
 income, f.t.e
 basis               $180,907        $165,605      $15,302       9.2%
Net interest
 margin                4.41%           4.34%        0.07%        1.6%

Price / Tangible
 book value, p.e      232.2%          361.8%      -129.6%      -35.8%

Total non-interest
 income from
 operations/total
 gross revenue
 (fte)                21.91%          19.83%       2.09%        10.5%

Efficiency
 ratio                57.88%          59.78%      -1.90%        -3.2%
Effective tax
 rate                 30.17%          33.42%      -3.25%        -9.7%

Loans charged
 off, net of
 recoveries          $6,835           $5,559      $1,276        23.0%
NPAs as a % of
 total assets,
 p.e                   0.32%            0.55%      -0.23%      -41.8%
Allow. for loan
 losses as % of
 NPLs, p.e           333.97%          212.14%     121.83%       57.4%
Allow. for loan
 losses as % total
 loans, p.e            1.57%            1.57%         --          --

Shareholders'
 equity to total
 assets, p.e           7.44%            7.30%       0.14%        1.9%
Tangible
 shareholders'
 equity to
 tangible
 assets, p.e           5.98%            5.58%       0.40%        7.2%






Balance Sheets,                Balances as of
Period End      3-31-00          3-31-99        Change            %

Loans and
 leases         $3,065,414      $2,833,658      $231,756         8.2%
Loans held
 for sale           12,274          32,400       (20,126)      -62.1%
Securities
 available for
 sale            1,156,443       1,130,063        26,380         2.3%
Investment
 securities,
 held to
 maturity          14,257           19,462        (5,205)      -26.7%
Money market
 investments          100           18,253       (18,153)      -99.5%

   Total
    earning
    assets      4,248,488        4,033,836      214,652          5.3%
Allowance for
 loan and lease
 losses           (47,864)         (45,658)       2,206          4.8%
Cash and due
 from banks       152,165          110,011       42,154         38.3%
Goodwill           68,882           77,835       (8,953)       -11.5%
Other assets      197,641          162,498       35,143         21.6%

  Total assets $4,619,312       $4,338,522     $280,790          6.5%


Deposits:
   Non-interest
    bearing      $496,759      $471,253         $25,506          5.4%
   Interest
    bearing     3,121,488     3,101,758          19,730          0.6%

      Total
       deposits 3,618,247     3,573,011          45,236          1.3%
Short-term
 borrowed funds   517,960       288,969         228,991         79.2%
Long-term debt     65,297        73,402          (8,105)       -11.0%
Other
 liabilities       41,986        48,675          (6,689)       -13.7%

Guaranteed
 preferred
 beneficial
 interests in
 Corporation's     30,000        30,000              --           --
     junior
      subordinated
      debentures

Shareholders'
 equity           345,822       324,465         21,357           6.6%

   Total
    liabilities,
    guaranteed
    preferred
    beneficial  $4,619,312     $4,338,522      $280,790          6.5%
    interests
    and
    shareholders'
    equity




Average Balance    For the three months ended March 31,
Sheets             2000             1999          Change          %

Loans and
 leases          $3,039,384      $2,835,880       $203,504       7.2%
Loans held
 for sale            12,977          36,409       (23,432)     -64.4%
Securities
 available for
 sale             1,153,336       1,127,381         25,955       2.3%
Investment
 securities,
 held to
 maturity            15,171          20,076        (4,905)     -24.4%
Money market
 investments         12,495          19,454        (6,959)     -35.8%

   Total
    earning
    assets        4,233,363       4,039,200        194,163       4.8%

Allowance for
 loan and lease
 losses            (47,802)        (45,303)          2,499       5.5%
Cash and due
 from banks         128,151         126,520          1,631       1.3%
Goodwill             70,266          77,319        (7,053)      -9.1%
Other assets        193,485         161,938         31,547      19.5%

   Total assets  $4,577,463      $4,359,674       $217,789       5.0%

Deposits:
   Non-interest
    bearing        $500,669        $495,452        $5,217        1.1%
   Interest
    bearing       3,085,792       3,084,735         1,057        0.0%
      Total
       deposits   3,586,461       3,580,187         6,274        0.2%

Short-term
 borrowed funds     512,839         304,361       208,478       68.5%
Long-term debt       65,363          74,141       (8,778)      -11.8%
Other
 liabilities         43,167          49,604       (6,437)      -13.0%
Guaranteed
 preferred
 beneficial
 interests in
 Corporation's       30,000          30,000           --         --
     junior
      subordinated
      debentures
Shareholders'
 equity             339,633         321,381       18,252         5.7%

   Total
    liabilities,
    guaranteed
    preferred
    beneficial   $4,577,463      $4,359,674     $217,789         5.0%
   interests
    and
    shareholders'
    equity

    Note: All share and per share data has been restated to give
retroactive effect to stock splits.




Balance Sheets,    Balances as of
Period End        12-31-99      12-31-98           Change        %

Loans and
 leases         $3,009,997      $2,837,106        $172,891        6.1%
Loans held for
 sale               15,098          42,996        (27,898)      -64.9%
Securities
 available for
 sale            1,155,022       1,127,865          27,157        2.4%
Investment
 securities,
 held to
 maturity           15,819          20,545         (4,726)      -23.0%
Money market
 investments        25,790           4,900          20,890      426.3%

   Total earning
    assets       4,221,726       4,033,412         188,314        4.7%
Allowance for
 loan and lease
 losses           (47,177)        (44,537)           2,640        5.9%
Cash and due
 from banks        148,057         164,826        (16,769)      -10.2%
Goodwill            71,117          80,224         (9,107)      -11.4%
Other assets       195,013         168,956          26,057       15.4%

   Total assets $4,588,736      $4,402,881        $185,855        4.2%


Deposits:
   Non-interest
    bearing       $510,652        $546,192       ($35,540)       -6.5%
   Interest
    bearing      3,085,092       3,093,305         (8,213)       -0.3%

      Total
       deposits  3,595,744       3,639,497        (43,753)       -1.2%
Short-term
 borrowed funds    513,424         281,634         231,790       82.3%
Long-term debt      65,490          74,325         (8,835)      -11.9%
Other
 liabilities        42,781          56,163        (13,382)      -23.8%
Guaranteed
 preferred
 beneficial
 interests in
 Corporation's      30,000          30,000              --         --
     junior
     subordinated
     debentures
Shareholders'
 equity            341,297         321,262         20,035         6.2%

   Total
    liabilities,
    guaranteed
    preferred
    beneficial  $4,588,736      $4,402,881       $185,855         4.2%
   interests
    and
    shareholders'
    equity

Average Balance  For the years ended December 31,
Sheets                 1999            1998         Change          %

Loans and
 leases             $2,893,810       $2,684,169     $209,641      7.8%
Loans held for
 sale                   26,360           35,708      (9,348)    -26.2%
Securities
 available for
 sale                1,134,876        1,038,077       96,799      9.3%
Investment
 securities,
 held to
 maturity               18,124           36,016     (17,892)    -49.7%
Money market
 investments            16,339           26,027      (9,688)    -37.2%

   Total
    earning
    assets           4,089,509        3,819,997     269,512       7.1%
Allowance for
 loan and lease
 losses               (46,538)         (41,144)       5,394      13.1%
Cash and due
 from banks            132,024          105,642      26,382      25.0%
Goodwill                75,274           35,797      39,477     110.3%
Other assets           171,991          142,327      29,664      20.8%

   Total assets     $4,422,260       $4,062,619    $359,641       8.9%

Deposits:
   Non-interest
    bearing           $512,856         $429,272     $83,584      19.5%
   Interest
    bearing          3,083,635        2,784,701     298,934      10.7%

      Total
       deposits      3,596,491        3,213,973     382,518      11.9%
Short-term
 borrowed funds        348,538          390,641    (42,103)     -10.8%
Long-term debt          72,130           63,776       8,354      13.1%
Other
 liabilities            46,314           41,108       5,206      12.7%
Guaranteed
 preferred
 beneficial
 interests in
 Corporation's          30,000           30,000         --          --
     junior
      subordinated
      debentures
Shareholders'
 equity                328,787          323,121       5,666       1.8%

   Total
    liabilities,
    guaranteed
    preferred
    beneficial
    interests
    and
    shareholders'
    equity          $4,422,260       $4,062,619    $359,641       8.9%

    Note: All share and per share data has been restated to give
retroactive effect to stock splits.
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