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Citizens Banking Corporation Announces Second Quarter 2004 Results.


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, Mich. -- Citizens Banking Corporation (Nasdaq:CBCF CBCF Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation
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) announced net income of $18,722,000 for the three months ended June June: see month.  30, 2004, compared with net income of $13,214,000 in the same quarter of 2003 and net income of $17,443,000 in the first quarter of 2004. 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.
 net income per share was $0.43, an increase of 43.3% compared with $0.30 per diluted share for the same quarter of last year, and an increase of 7.5% compared with $0.40 per diluted share for the first quarter of 2004. 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.
 returns on average assets and average equity during the second quarter were 0.97% and 12.00%, respectively, compared with 0.68% and 8.29% in the second quarter of 2003. For the six months ended June 30, 2004, net income was $36,165,000 or $0.83 per diluted share compared with net income of $28,272,000 or $0.65 per diluted share for the same period of 2003.

"Once again, improved credit quality led the way toward a solid quarter of results. We are also pleased with the continued quality growth in our home equity portfolio and the progress being made in our fee-based businesses," stated William William, crown prince of Germany
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 R. Hartman Hartman may refer to: Surname
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, chairman, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "The implementation of our 'Achieving the Vision' initiatives continues to be well on track enabling us to better serve clients and improve performance," Hartman continued.

Key Highlights in the Quarter:

--Provision for loan losses declined to $4.5 million compared with $7.0 million in the first quarter of 2004 and $25.7 million in the same quarter of 2003. Net charge-offs declined to $4.4 million in the second quarter compared with $6.8 million in the first quarter of 2004 and $12.0 million in the same quarter of 2003.

--Nonperforming assets decreased $4.2 million or 6.7% to $58.2 million at June 30, 2004 compared with the first quarter and decreased $38.4 million or 39.7% compared with the second quarter of 2003. Both nonperforming assets Nonperforming asset

An asset that is not effectively producing income, such as an overdue loan.


nonperforming asset

An asset that produces no income.
 and net charge-offs are now at their lowest levels in more than three years.

--Compared with the prior quarter, all major categories of fee income increased, led by significantly higher deposit service charges, increased brokerage BROKERAGE, contracts. The trade or occupation of a broker; the commissions paid to a broker for his services.  and investment fees, higher mortgage and other loan income, and higher trust fees and bankcard bank·card  
n.
A card issued by a bank authorizing the holder to receive bank services and often functioning as a debit card.
 fees.

--Citizens designated certain securities for sale during the quarter, generating a loss of $2.1 million. The proceeds from the sale will be reinvested in higher yielding securities, which should benefit net interest income in future periods.

--Home equity loans outstanding grew $59.7 million or 7.3% during the second quarter and $247.3 million or 39.5% compared with June 30, 2003 as a result of four successful campaigns completed over the past year.

--Although total deposits declined, market rate savings product promotions contributed to core deposit growth, generating $52 million in new core deposits in the second quarter and $92 million in the first six months of 2004.

--Citizens introduced a new business checking suite of products offering tiered tier 1  
n.
1. One of a series of rows placed one above another: a stadium with four tiers of seats.

2. A rank or class.

tr. & intr.v.
 bundled bun·dle  
n.
1. A group of objects held together, as by tying or wrapping.

2. Something wrapped or tied up for carrying; a package.

3. Biology A cluster or strand of closely bound muscle or nerve fibers.
 pricing, internet access See how to access the Internet. , and image rendered checks. At quarter end 1,180 new business checking accounts had been opened, resulting in $16.1 million in new core deposits.

--Consumer and Wealth Management lines of business collaborated in a brokerage sales campaign Noun 1. sales campaign - an advertising campaign intended to promote sales
ad blitz, ad campaign, advertising campaign - an organized program of advertisements

sales campaign ncampaña de venta 
 generating $34 million in brokerage and investment sales and $1.4 million in fee income.

--Mortgage closing volumes declined to $217 million compared with $491 million in the same quarter of 2003, indicative indicative: see mood.  of the increasing interest rate environment.

--Citizens announced the opening of its second major Oakland Oakland, city (1990 pop. 372,242), seat of Alameda co., W Calif., on the eastern side of San Francisco Bay; inc. 1852. Together with San Francisco and San Jose, the city comprises the fourth largest metropolitan area in the United States.  County hub facility in Novi Novi is the name of:
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  • Novi, Oakland County, Michigan;
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 as part of the Oakland County initiative.

Balance Sheet

Citizens' total assets at June 30, 2004 were $7.748 billion, an increase of $36.8 million or 0.5% compared with December December: see month.  31, 2003 and an increase of $55.5 million or .7% from March 31, 2004. Total assets increased due to growth in portfolio loans. Portfolio loans increased $44.4 million or 0.8% compared with year end 2003 and $90.2 million or 1.7% compared with March 31, 2004 as consumer loans, excluding mortgage loans, increased, while mortgage and commercial loans declined.

Consumer loans, excluding mortgage loans, increased $168.1 million or 9.5% at June 30, 2004 compared with December 31, 2003 due to strong growth in home equity loans. Home equity loans increased $124 million or 16.6% in the six months ended June 30, 2004. The recreational vehicle and marine segments of the indirect loan portfolio also experienced strong growth due to higher seasonal demand in the second quarter. Compared with June 30, 2003, consumer loans excluding mortgage loans increased $343.7 million or 21.6%. Compared with June 30, 2003, home equity loans grew $247.3 million or 39.5% as a result of successful loan campaigns and indirect loans grew $125.1 million or 18.5%, due to growth in the recreational vehicle and marine segments. The recreational vehicle and marine segments increased due to higher volume from the addition of new dealers, continued emphasis on relationships with existing dealers and lower liquidations.

Since year end 2003, mortgage loans declined $24.1 million or 4.9% to $470.5 million. The decline in the mortgage portfolio occurred due to normal repayment Repayment

The act of paying back a debt.

Notes:
Everyone has to repay their debts eventually.
See also: Debt, Defeasance, Loan
 and refinance Refinance

1. When a business or person revises their payment schedule for repaying debt.

2. Replacing an older loan with a new loan offering better terms.

Notes:
When a business refinances they typically extend the maturity date.
 activity coupled with Citizens' strategy to sell most new mortgage loan production into the secondary market. Closed mortgage loan volume declined to $217 million in the second quarter of 2004 compared with $491 million in the second quarter of 2003. New mortgage loan production was spurred during the second quarter of 2003 by a strong refinance market as a result of the low interest rate environment. Compared with June 30, 2003, mortgage loans declined $111.5 million or 19.2% at June 30, 2004 as a result of prepayments Prepayments

Payments made in excess of scheduled mortgage principal repayments.
 from refinancing Refinancing

An extension and/or increase in amount of existing debt.
 activity.

Commercial loans decreased $99.6 million or 3.3% at June 30, 2004 compared with December 31, 2003, due to lower demand for commercial credit, high repayment activity and continued reduction of exposure on credits not meeting Citizens' risk parameters. The decline moderated in the second quarter as commercial loans decreased only $9.1 million compared with the $90.5 million reduction in the first quarter of 2004. Continued declines in Citizens' Wisconsin Wisconsin, state, United States
Wisconsin (wĭskŏn`sən, –sĭn), upper midwestern state of the United States. It is bounded by Lake Superior and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, from which it is divided by the Menominee
 and Iowa markets during the second quarter of 2004 were nearly offset by accelerating growth in Michigan's Oakland County market. Compared with June 30, 2003, commercial loans declined $229.3 million or 7.4% at June 30, 2004.

Deposits decreased $80.8 million to $5.361 billion at June 30, 2004 compared with $5.442 billion at December 31, 2003. The decline in deposits occurred largely within time deposits, reflecting Citizens' less aggressive pricing posture posture /pos·ture/ (pos´choor) the attitude of the body.pos´tural

pos·ture
n.
1. A position of the body or of body parts.

2.
 during the low interest rate environment. Time deposits declined $222 million to $1.738 billion at June 30, 2004 compared with $1.960 billion at December 31, 2003.

Core deposits, which exclude time deposits, totaled $3.623 billion at June 30, 2004 an increase of $140.8 million or 4.0% compared with December 31, 2003 and an increase of $65.2 million or 1.8% compared with March 31, 2004. The increase in core deposits occurred primarily as a result of the growth in a new market rate savings product, and to a lesser extent, growth in noninterest checking deposits. A decline in interest-bearing Adj. 1. interest-bearing - of financial obligations on which interest is paid  checking deposits partially offset the increase in other core deposits.

Credit Quality

Nonperforming assets totaled $58.2 million at June 30, 2004, a decrease of $4.2 million or 6.7% compared with March 31, 2004 and a decrease of $38.4 million or 39.7% compared with June 30, 2003 levels. Nonperforming assets represent 1.10% of total loans at June 30, 2004 compared with 1.20% at March 31, 2004 and 1.82% at June 30, 2003. Loans added to the commercial nonperforming asset category increased to $17.3 million for the quarter compared with $11.7 million in the first quarter of 2004 while loans removed from that category totaled $23.2 million for the quarter compared with $25.1 million in the first quarter of 2004.

The allowance for loan losses totaled $123.8 million or 2.34% of loans at June 30, 2004, consistent with both the March 31, 2004 level of $123.7 million or 2.38% of loans and the December 31, 2003 level of $123.5 million or 2.36% of loans. Net charge-offs declined to $4.4 million in the second quarter of 2004 compared with $6.8 million in the prior quarter and $12.0 million in the second quarter of 2003. The decline in net charge-offs compared with both the first quarter of 2004 and the second quarter of the prior year was due primarily to lower net charge-offs in the commercial loan portfolio, and to a lesser extent, lower consumer loan net charge-offs.

The provision for loan losses decreased to $4.5 million in the second quarter of 2004 compared with $7.0 million in the first quarter and $25.6 million in the second quarter of 2003. The decline in the provision for loan losses reflects the lower level of net charge-offs, the decline in nonperforming assets and fewer risk rating downgrades on commercial credits during the quarter.

Citizens anticipates both net charge-offs and provision expense to be slightly higher in the third quarter than in the second quarter of 2004, due to the unusually low level of consumer loan charge-offs in the second quarter.

Net Interest Margin and Net Interest Income

Net interest margin declined to 3.98% in the second quarter of 2004 compared with 4.01% in the prior quarter and 4.17% in the second quarter of 2003. The decline in net interest margin compared with the first quarter of 2004 was due to slightly lower yields on earning assets Earning Assets

Any income-earning asset owned by a company.

Notes:
These assets are generally interest-bearing accounts, bonds, and securities available for sale.
See also: Asset, Asset Valuation, Earnings, Net Interest Margin
, primarily fixed rate commercial and consumer loans, partially offset by a two basis point decline in the cost of interest-bearing liabilities. The decrease in net interest margin compared with the second quarter of 2003 resulted from declines in yields on all earning asset Earning asset

An asset that generates income, e.g., income from rental property.
 categories as a result of the lower interest rate environment, as well as a mix shift in earning assets from loans to lower yielding investment securities. For the six months ended June 30, 2004, net interest margin declined to 3.99% compared with 4.25% for the same period of 2003.

Net interest income decreased $3.7 million to $69.2 million in the second quarter of 2004 compared with $72.9 million in the same quarter of 2003 and increased $0.9 million compared with $68.3 million in the first quarter of 2004. The decrease in net interest income compared with the second quarter of 2003 resulted from the aforementioned a·fore·men·tioned  
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Mentioned previously.

n.
The one or ones mentioned previously.


aforementioned
Adjective

mentioned before

Adj. 1.
 decline in the net interest margin and lower average earning assets. The increase in net interest income compared with the first quarter of 2004 resulted from an increase in average earning assets as both loans and investment securities balances increased, partially offset by the aforementioned three basis point decline in the net interest margin. For the six months ended June 30, 2004, net interest income declined $6.9 million to $137.5 million compared with the same period of the prior year due to the decline in net interest margin, partially offset by higher earning assets. Earning assets increased due to the $500 million expansion of the investment portfolio which began late in the first quarter of 2003.

Excluding the effects of the Illinois Illinois, river, United States
Illinois, river, 273 mi (439 km) long, formed by the confluence of the Des Plaines and Kankakee rivers, NE Ill., and flowing SW to the Mississippi at Grafton, Ill. It is an important commercial and recreational waterway.
 Bank sale, which is expected to close in the third quarter, Citizens anticipates its net interest income in the third and fourth quarters to be slightly higher than the second quarter level due to an increased volume of earning assets.

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income for the second quarter of 2004 declined $2.0 million to $22.8 million compared with the second quarter of 2003. The decrease occurred as a result of a $2.1 million loss on investment securities designated for sale during the second quarter. The market value of these available-for-sale securities was below cost due to an increase in market interest rates. The anticipated proceeds of approximately ap·prox·i·mate  
adj.
1. Almost exact or correct: the approximate time of the accident.

2.
 $75 million from the sale of these agency-backed collateralized mortgage obligation Collateralized mortgage obligation (CMO)

A security backed by a pool of pass-through rates , structured so that there are several classes of bondholders with varying maturities, called tranches.
 securities are expected to be reinvested into securities with a more favorable fa·vor·a·ble  
adj.
1. Advantageous; helpful: favorable winds.

2. Encouraging; propitious: a favorable diagnosis.

3.
 prepayment risk Prepayment Risk

The uncertainty related to unscheduled prepayment in excess of scheduled principal repayment.

Notes:
This risk is generally associated with mortgage securities.
 profile at higher yields, which should benefit net interest income in future periods.

Compared with the prior quarter, all major categories of fee income increased, led by significantly higher deposit service charges, increased brokerage and investment fees, higher mortgage and other loan income, and higher trust fees and bankcard fees. Fees and other income totaled $24.8 million for the second quarter of 2004, unchanged from the same quarter of the prior year and an increase of $2.3 million from the prior quarter. Fees and other income for the second quarter includes a $500,000 gain from the sale of a branch property that was previously anticipated to close in the third quarter.

Noninterest income for the six months ended June 30, 2004 decreased $2.8 million to $45.3 million compared with $48.1 million in the first six months of 2003 due largely to the $2.1 million loss on the sale of investment securities in the second quarter of 2004. A significant decline in mortgage and other loan income in the first six months of 2004 compared with the same period of 2003 was mostly offset by sharply higher deposit service charges, increased brokerage and investment fees, and higher trust and bankcard fees.

Deposit service charges for the second quarter of 2004 increased $1.5 million or 20.1% to $9.1 million compared with the second quarter of 2003. For the six month period ended June 30, 2004, deposit service charges increased $3.0 million or 21.0% to $17.1 million compared with the same period in 2003. Initiatives implemented over the last twelve months have improved the revenue generated from overdrafts and, to a lesser extent, other monthly transaction-based charges.

Trust fees increased $0.2 million or 4.7% to $4.5 million in the second quarter of 2004 compared with $4.3 million in the second quarter of 2003, and increased $0.3 million or 3.4% to $8.8 million in the first six months of 2004 compared with $8.5 million in the same period in 2003. The second quarter and year-to-date Year-to-date (YTD)

The period beginning at the start of the calendar year up to the current date.
 increases in trust fees were primarily due to stronger financial markets and Citizens' sales and sales management Sales Management Role and Goal
Importance of sales management is critical for any commercial organization. Expanding business in not possible without increasing sales volumes, and effective sales management goal is to organize sales team work in such a manner that ensures a
 processes implemented in the first quarter of 2004, which are focused on relationship management and new business development strategies. Total trust assets under administration increased $6 million to $2.626 billion at June 30, 2004 from $2.620 billion at June 30, 2003.

Mortgage and other loan income declined $2.4 million or 43.7% to $3.0 million in the second quarter of 2004 compared with the second quarter of 2003. For the six months ended June 30, 2004, mortgage and other loan income declined $5.3 million or 49.8% to $5.3 million compared with the same period in 2003. The decline in revenue is reflective Refers to light hitting an opaque surface such as a printed page or mirror and bouncing back. See reflective media and reflective LCD.  of the decrease in mortgage origination Origination

The process through which a mortgage lender creates a mortgage secured by some amount of the mortgagor's real property.

Notes:
Also known as loan origination, everyone must go through the origination process when securing a mortgage for a piece of real
 volume in the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 compared with the same periods of the prior year. Loans sold declined $527 million to $198 million in the six month period ended June 30, 2004 compared with the same period of the prior year.

Brokerage and investment fees increased $0.7 million or 38.5% to $2.7 million in the second quarter of 2004 compared with the second quarter of 2003, and increased $0.8 million or 20.4% to $4.4 million in the first six months of 2004 compared with the same period in 2003. The increases in brokerage and investment fees were primarily due to the successful brokerage sales campaign previously mentioned.

Excluding the effects of the Illinois Bank sale which is expected to close in the third quarter, and excluding the effects of the second quarter securities loss and gain on sale of the branch property, Citizens anticipates total noninterest income in the third and fourth quarters to be comparable to slightly higher than the second quarter level.

Noninterest Expense

Noninterest expense increased $5.7 million or 10.3% to $62.1 million in the second quarter of 2004 compared with $56.4 million in the second quarter of 2003 and increased $1.6 million or 2.6% compared with $60.5 million in the first quarter of 2004. The increase from the second quarter of the prior year was due to higher costs in all categories of noninterest expense except equipment. The increase in noninterest expense from the prior quarter was due to higher compensation, professional fees, postage POSTAGE. The money charged by law for carrying letters, packets and documents by mail. By act of congress of March 3, 1851, Minot's Statute at Large, U. S. 587, it is enacted as follows:
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 and delivery and loan fee expenses. For the six month period ended June 30, 2004, noninterest expense increased $9.7 million or 8.6% to $122.7 million compared with the same period in 2003. Nearly all categories of noninterest expense increased with the exception of equipment and stationery The term for boilerplate in the Eudora mail client, starting with Version 3.0. Stationery files are stored on disk and brought into new messages or added to replies. See boilerplate.  and supplies.

Salaries and employee benefits increased $1.8 million and $3.6 million for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2004, respectively, compared with the same periods of the prior year. Salary expense increased in Oakland County by $1.0 million and $2.3 million in the three and six month periods, respectively, due to the previously announced Oakland County expansion initiative. Employee benefits increased in both the three and six month periods due to higher pension and other employee benefits expenses. Normal salary merit increases were offset by a reduction in staffing levels. Citizens had 2,272 full time equivalent employees at June 30, 2004, down from 2,376 at June 30, 2003.

Occupancy costs Occupancy costs are the whole life costs of buildings and their associated land from occupancy until disposal. These costs may be incurred on a regular or irregular basis. Occupancy costs are those costs related to occupying a space including; rent, real estate taxes, personal  increased $0.6 million and $1.3 million for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2004, respectively, compared with the same periods of the prior year. Building rent and other occupancy costs increased $0.2 million and $0.3 million for the three and six month periods, respectively, due to the opening of new branches and an administrative office in Oakland County. Building repair increased $0.1 million and $0.3 million in the three and six month periods, respectively, due to a change in Citizens' capitalization capitalization n. 1) the act of counting anticipated earnings and expenses as capital assets (property, equipment, fixtures) for accounting purposes. 2) the amount of anticipated net earnings which hypothetically can be used for conversion into capital assets.  policy during the fourth quarter of 2003 incorporating higher capitalization thresholds on new expenditures. Other occupancy costs increased $0.3 million and $0.7 million in the three and six month periods, respectively, largely due to higher maintenance, energy and real estate tax expenses.

Advertising and public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most  expense increased $1.4 million and $1.5 million for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2004, respectively, compared with the same periods of the prior year. Advertising to support Citizens' Oakland County initiative accounted for $1.0 million and deposit-focused promotions accounted for $0.5 million of the six month period increase.

Other loan fee expense increased $0.5 million in both the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2004 compared with the same periods of the prior year. Loan fee expenses increased due to a higher provision for losses on unfunded loan commitments Unfunded loan commitments are those commitments made by a Financial institution that are contractual obligations for future funding. They should not be confused with Letters of credit which require certain trigger events before funding is needed. , waiver The voluntary surrender of a known right; conduct supporting an inference that a particular right has been relinquished.

The term waiver is used in many legal contexts.
 of certain client-paid mortgage loan fees and lower deferral deferral - Waiting for quiet on the Ethernet.  of mortgage loan expenses due to the lower mortgage loan origination The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject.
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 volume.

Data processing data processing or information processing, operations (e.g., handling, merging, sorting, and computing) performed upon data in accordance with strictly defined procedures, such as recording and summarizing the financial transactions of a  services increased $0.4 million and $0.7 million for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2004, respectively, compared with the same periods of the prior year. The increase in both periods is due to higher processing costs related to the fourth quarter 2003 system implementation of the new trust and investment accounting systems and operations with SEI Investments, and retirement services recordkeeping systems and operations with EPIC Advisors, Inc. These increases were partially offset by lower processing costs in both periods on Citizens' core loan and deposit systems.

Professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products.  expense increased $0.3 million and $0.5 million for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2004, respectively, due to higher legal and other professional fees related to loan collection activity, and higher audit costs related to new control evaluation procedures to comply with section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act See SOX. . Equipment expense decreased $0.2 million and $0.7 million, and telephone expense increased $0.3 million and $0.7 million for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2004, respectively, due to the reclassification Reclassification

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 of data transmission costs from equipment expense to telephone expense in connection with a new services contract.

Other noninterest expense increased $0.4 million and $1.6 million for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2004, respectively, compared with the same periods of the prior year. Contributing to the increases were higher non-credit related losses of $0.3 million and $0.8 million for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2004, respectively, due to higher losses in the current year periods and an unusually low level of such losses in the prior year periods. In addition, training and travel expenses increased $0.3 and $0.6 million in the three and six month periods, respectively, while lower deferred loan origination costs also increased other expenses by $0.3 million and $0.5 million in the three and six month periods, respectively. Partially offsetting these increases were lower expenses for other real estate which declined $0.5 million and $0.7 million in the three and six month periods, respectively.

Excluding the effects of the Illinois Bank sale which is expected to close in the third quarter, Citizens anticipates that noninterest expense in the third and fourth quarters will remain comparable to the second quarter level.

Oakland County

Citizens continued its expansion in Oakland County, Michigan Oakland County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of 2005, the population was estimated at 1,214,361.[2] The county seat is Pontiac6. Oakland County is part of the Detroit metropolitan area, though the actual city of Detroit is located in , in June with the opening of its second major hub facility, located in the Novi Centre at Haggerty Centre II in Novi. Similar to the Troy Troy, ancient city, Asian Turkey
Troy, ancient city made famous by Homer's account of the Trojan War. It is also called Ilion or, in Latin, Ilium. Its site is almost universally accepted as the mound now named Hissarlik, in Asian Turkey, c.4 mi (6.
 hub opened in February February: see month.  2004, this facility houses commercial banking, commercial real estate lending, business banking, mortgage banking, and wealth management, as well as a new temporary branch. A new stand-alone (jargon) stand-alone - Capable of operating without other programs, libraries, computers, hardware, networks, etc. Exactly what is absent is presumed to be obvious from context.

"We only run Windows on stand-alone PCs because it's too dangerous to run it on networked ones."
 bank branch will be constructed on property adjacent to Novi Centre. Citizens announced in November November: see month.  2003 that its Oakland County expansion would include the two new hub offices and the eventual opening of as many as 10 to 14 new branches. Three locations are now complete with plans for an additional three this year.

Consolidation of Charters

On July July: see month.  9, 2004, Citizens Banking Corporation announced that the company had filed applications with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Coordinates:

The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago is one of twelve regional Reserve Banks that, along with the Board of Governors in Washington, D.C.
 and the State of Michigan Michigan (mĭsh`ĭgən), upper midwestern state of the United States. It consists of two peninsulas thrusting into the Great Lakes and has borders with Ohio and Indiana (S), Wisconsin (W), and the Canadian province of Ontario (N,E).  Office of Financial and Insurance Services to consolidate Consolidate

To combine the assets, liabilities, and other financial items of two or more entities into one.

Notes:
This term is generally used in the context of consolidated financial statements.
 its Michigan and Wisconsin subsidiary banks. Upon completion of the consolidation, F&M Bank - Wisconsin will become part of Citizens' Michigan subsidiary bank. The resulting bank will be regulated 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.
 as a State of Michigan, Federal Reserve member bank.

Although the consolidation is not expected to have a significant effect on Citizens' financial statements, Charles Charles, archduke of Austria
Charles, 1771–1847, archduke of Austria; brother of Holy Roman Emperor Francis II. Despite his epilepsy, he was the ablest Austrian commander in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars; however, he was handicapped by
 D. Christy chris·ty  
n.
Variant of christie.
, chief financial officer, said the consolidation of the charters will create a more efficient banking franchise by allowing the combined banks to operate as a single entity. "The consolidation will eliminate the need for separate 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.
 reporting and separate accounting and financial tracking by the two banks," Christy said. "This action also will allow the company to make more efficient use of its capital." The consolidation of charters was driven more by the decision making and operational efficiencies gained than by any new cost reductions. Most of the cost reductions were achieved in 2000 when Citizens converted F&M's operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap.  to a common platform. All clients of the Wisconsin and Michigan banks will be notified of the consolidation following Federal Reserve and State of Michigan approval, which is expected to take 60 to 90 days. The corporation's F&M Bank-Iowa franchise was not included in the consolidation at this time because of certain legal and regulatory issues that exist in the state of Iowa.

Illinois Bank Sale

As previously announced Citizens entered a definitive agreement to sell its subsidiary - Citizens Bank-Illinois, N.A. - to Metropolitan Bank Group, Inc., of Chicago Chicago, city, United States
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, Ill., in a cash transaction valued at $26,250,000. The sale is expected to close in the third quarter of 2004. Citizens expects to realize a gain of approximately $12 million on the sale, and anticipates re-deploying the proceeds into one or more strategic alternatives to achieve a similar return. As such, the sale is anticipated to have a negligible This article or section is written like a personal reflection or and may require .
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 impact on future earnings per share. Citizens Bank-Illinois, N.A. has approximately $79 million of loans, $159 million of deposits and $179 million of total assets as of June 30, 2004.

Initiatives

Over the past 18 months Citizens has chartered over 70 significant initiatives critical to the achievement of its corporate vision. Of the more than 70 "Achieving the Vision" (ATV (1) (Advanced TV) An early name for the digital TV standard proposed by the Advisory Committee on Advanced Television Service (ACATS). See ACATS. See also ATV Forum.

(2) (Analog TV) Refers to the NTSC, PAL and SECAM analog TV standads.
) initiatives, 47 have been completed, 23 are in process with 15 of the 23 having a projected completion date prior to year end. Five initiatives were completed in the second quarter including enhanced voice communications and Human Resource selection, compensation and learning alignment Alignment is the adjustment of an object in relation with other objects, or a static orientation of some object or set of objects in relation to others.
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. Active initiatives address among other things, growth, product development, process improvement, service quality and improved technology.

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 Magidsohn, notes "Developing effective change as a core competency A core competency is something that a firm can do well and that meets the following three conditions specified by Hamel and Prahalad (1990):
  1. It provides customer benefits
  2. It is hard for competitors to imitate
  3. It can be leveraged widely to many products and markets.
 is important to the success of our corporation. The ATV initiatives not only bring the vision to life, they are helping build that core competency. Over 400 staff members have been involved in these change initiatives, including all members of the Leadership team."

Dividend Announcement

The Board of Directors of Citizens Banking Corporation declared de·clare  
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2. To state emphatically or authoritatively; affirm.

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 a cash dividend of $0.285 per share of common stock. The dividend is payable on August 4, 2004, to shareholders of record on July 26, 2004.

Other News

Citizens' new brand introduced in November of last year in Oakland County, is being unveiled to the rest of Michigan. During the week of June 2, retail and commercial households in Michigan received a special mailer (1) An e-mail program. See e-mail program.

(2) A message sent by an e-mail program.

(3) A person or organization sending e-mail.
 introducing the new brand of Citizens. This mailer touched on some of the major changes clients will see, such as signage, new logos on their statements, new checks and check cards, advertising and a redesigned web site. The message this mailer conveys to clients is simple: "fresh new look, same great bank." Additionally, Citizens is continuing to plan for the rollout of the new brand in Wisconsin and Iowa in 2005.

During the second quarter of 2004, Citizens repurchased a total of 108,000 shares of its stock at an average price of $30.02. Since the stock repurchase Stock repurchase

A firm's repurchase of outstanding shares of its common stock.
 program was announced in October October: see month.  2001, Citizens has repurchased 2,955,200 shares at an average price of $28.32. As of June 30, 2004, 3,044,800 shares remain to be purchased under programs approved by the Board.

Conference Call Announcement

William R. Hartman, chairman, president and CEO, Charles D. Christy, CFO See Chief Financial Officer. , John D. Schwab Schwab is a German name meaning "man from Swabia" and may refer to:
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     2. It is his duty to use ordinary diligence in the performance of his office, and to account with those whose money he has.
 and Daniel Daniel, book of the Bible
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 E. Bekemeier, chief accounting officer will review the quarter's results in a conference call for investors and analysts beginning at 10:00 am EDT EDT
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, July 16, 2004.

A live audio web cast is available at http://viavid.net/dce.aspx?sid=00001CA3 To participate in the conference call, please call the number below approximately 10 minutes prior to the scheduled conference time: US/Canada Dial-In Number: (800) 374-2419 International Dial-In Number: (706) 634-1073 Conference ID: 8318484 Conference Name: "Citizens Banking Corporation 2nd Quarter Earnings" R.S.V.P. is not required.

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 of the conference call will be available after 2:00 pm EDT through July 30, 2004, by dialing US/Canada Dial-In Number: (800) 642-1687 or International Dial-In Number: (706) 645-9291 conference ID: 8318484. Also, a playback of the call can be accessed via Citizens' web site, through the Investor Relations Investor relations

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 section at www.citizensonline.com

Corporate Profile

Citizens Banking Corporation is a diversified financial The diversified financial services segment includes a range of consumer and commercially-oriented companies offering a wide variety of products and services, including various lending products (such as home equity loans and credit cards), insurance, and securities and investment  services company providing a full range of commercial, consumer, mortgage banking, trust and financial planning Financial planning

Evaluating the investing and financing options available to a firm. Planning includes attempting to make optimal decisions, projecting the consequences of these decisions for the firm in the form of a financial plan, and then comparing future performance against
 services to a broad client base. Citizens operates 180 branch, private banking, and financial center locations throughout Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, and in suburban Chicago, Illinois.

Safe Harbor Safe Harbor

1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated.

2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive.
 Statement

Discussions in this release that are not statements of historical fact (including statements that include terms such as "may," "should," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "intend," and "plan") are 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.
 that involve risks and uncertainties, and Citizens' actual future results could materially differ from those discussed. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, without limitation, adverse changes in Citizens' loan and lease portfolios and the resulting credit risk-related losses and expenses (including losses due to fraud and economic factors), Citizens' future lending and collections experience and the potential inadequacy of Citizens' loan loss reserves, Citizens' potential inability to continue to obtain third party financing on favorable terms, interest rate fluctuations and the effects on net interest income of changes in Citizens' interest rate risk position, other adverse changes in economic or financial market conditions, the potential inability to hedge certain risks economically ec·o·nom·i·cal  
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1. Prudent and thrifty in management; not wasteful or extravagant. See Synonyms at sparing.

2. Intended to save money, as by efficient operation or elimination of unnecessary features; economic:
, adverse changes in competition and pricing environments, Citizens' potential failure to maintain or improve loan quality levels and origination volume, Citizens' potential inability to continue to attract core deposits, the potential lack of market acceptance of Citizens' products and services, adverse changes in Citizens' relationship with major customers, unanticipated technological changes that require major capital expenditures, adverse changes in applicable laws and regulatory requirements Regulatory requirements are part of the process of drug discovery and drug development. Regulatory requirements describe what is necessary for a new drug to be approved for marketing in any particular country. , 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 ability of the banking subsidiaries to pay dividends to the holding company parent, changes in accounting rules that negatively impact results of operations or capital, unanticipated environmental liabilities or costs, Citizens' potential inability to integrate acquired operations or complete its restructuring restructuring - The transformation from one representation form to another at the same relative abstraction level, while preserving the subject system's external behaviour (functionality and semantics). , Citizens' potential inability to successfully expand its Oakland county operations, the effects of terrorist attacks and potential attacks, and Citizens' success in managing the risks involved in the foregoing, and other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other factors not currently anticipated by management may also materially and adversely affect Citizens' results of operations. There can be no assurance that the future results will meet expectations. While Citizens believes that its forward-looking statements are reasonable, you should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement. In addition, these statements speak only as of the date made. Citizens does not undertake, and expressly disclaims any obligation, to update or alter its statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.

(Financial highlights follow)

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Consolidated Balance Sheets  (Unaudited)
Citizens Banking Corporation and Subsidiaries
                                                June 30,  December 31,
(in thousands)                                   2004         2003
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Assets
  Cash and due from banks                       $173,117     $182,545
  Interest-bearing deposits with banks             2,169        2,223
  Securities available-for-sale:
      Taxable                                  1,527,613    1,536,145
      Tax-exempt                                 405,944      429,056
                                             ------------ ------------
      Total securities available-for-sale      1,933,557    1,965,201
  Securities held-to-maturity (fair value of
   $41,232 and $19,913, respectively)             42,523       19,857
  Mortgage loans held for sale                    36,994       44,677
  Loans                                        5,290,078    5,245,702
      Less: Allowance for loan losses           (123,805)    (123,545)
                                             ------------ ------------
  Net loans                                    5,166,273    5,122,157
  Premises and equipment                         118,675      112,784
  Goodwill                                        54,785       54,785
  Other intangible assets                         15,482       16,932
  Bank owned life insurance                       81,452       80,461
  Other assets                                   122,880      109,448
                                             ------------ ------------
  Total assets                                $7,747,907   $7,711,070
                                             ============ ============
Liabilities
  Noninterest-bearing deposits                  $919,924     $882,429
  Interest-bearing deposits                    4,441,510    4,559,838
                                             ------------ ------------
  Total deposits                               5,361,434    5,442,267
  Federal funds purchased and securities
   sold under agreements to repurchase           700,279      588,593
  Other short-term borrowings                     47,641       43,077
  Other liabilities                               79,415       65,112
  Long-term debt                                 931,390      936,859
                                             ------------ ------------
  Total liabilities                            7,120,159    7,075,908
Shareholders' Equity
  Preferred stock - no par value
  Common  stock - no par value                    99,333      100,314
  Retained earnings                              523,581      512,045
  Accumulated other comprehensive income           4,834       22,803
                                             ------------ ------------
  Total shareholders' equity                     627,748      635,162
                                             ------------ ------------
  Total liabilities and shareholders' equity  $7,747,907   $7,711,070
                                             ============ ============


Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)
Citizens Banking Corporation and Subsidiaries

                                Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
(in thousands, except per            June 30,            June 30,
 share amounts)                  2004      2003      2004      2003
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Interest Income
 Interest and fees on loans     $74,073   $82,519  $147,779  $167,023
 Interest and dividends on
  investment securities:
  Taxable                        16,021    17,107    31,463    31,541
  Tax-exempt                      5,279     5,045    10,523    10,229
 Money market investments             2        12         4        99
                               --------- --------- --------- ---------
   Total interest income         95,375   104,683   189,769   208,892
                               --------- --------- --------- ---------
Interest Expense
 Deposits                        15,892    22,522    32,343    47,559
 Short-term borrowings            1,798     1,414     3,070     2,034
 Long-term debt                   8,467     7,827    16,810    14,873
                               --------- --------- --------- ---------
   Total interest expense        26,157    31,763    52,223    64,466
                               --------- --------- --------- ---------
Net Interest Income              69,218    72,920   137,546   144,426
Provision for loan losses         4,500    25,650    11,500    44,642
                               --------- --------- --------- ---------
   Net interest income after
    provision for loan losses    64,718    47,270   126,046    99,784
                               --------- --------- --------- ---------
Noninterest Income
 Service charges on deposit
  accounts                        9,069     7,549    17,111    14,139
 Trust fees                       4,528     4,324     8,838     8,544
 Mortgage and other loan income   3,047     5,409     5,303    10,563
 Brokerage and investment fees    2,651     1,914     4,433     3,682
 Bankcard fees                      911       814     1,694     1,549
 Other                            4,650     4,826     9,989     9,598
                               --------- --------- --------- ---------
  Total fees and other income    24,856    24,836    47,368    48,075
Investment securities gains
 (losses)                        (2,053)       11    (2,053)       59
                               --------- --------- --------- ---------
   Total noninterest income      22,803    24,847    45,315    48,134
Noninterest Expense
 Salaries and employee benefits  33,185    31,400    65,124    61,512
 Occupancy                        4,922     4,314    10,264     9,009
 Equipment                        3,668     3,869     7,310     8,038
 Professional services            4,281     3,959     8,209     7,667
 Data processing services         3,440     3,058     7,086     6,374
 Postage and delivery             1,862     1,683     3,418     3,361
 Advertising and public
  relations                       2,038       623     4,183     2,672
 Telephone                        1,451     1,135     2,985     2,310
 Stationery and supplies            916       873     1,758     1,768
 Other loan fees                  1,631     1,146     2,760     2,287
 Other                            4,749     4,301     9,580     7,944
                               --------- --------- --------- ---------
   Total noninterest expense     62,143    56,361   122,677   112,942
                               --------- --------- --------- ---------
Income Before Income Taxes       25,378    15,756    48,684    34,976
Income tax provision              6,656     2,542    12,519     6,704
                               --------- --------- --------- ---------
Net Income                      $18,722   $13,214   $36,165   $28,272
                               ========= ========= ========= =========
Net Income Per Share:
 Basic                             0.43      0.30      0.83      0.65
 Diluted                           0.43      0.30      0.83      0.65
Average Shares Outstanding:
 Basic                           43,292    43,248    43,303    43,376
 Diluted                         43,752    43,478    43,806    43,612


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Selected Quarterly Information
Citizens Banking Corporation and Subsidiaries

                    2nd Qtr   1st Qtr   4th Qtr   3rd Qtr   2nd Qtr
                      2004      2004      2003      2003      2003
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Summary of
 Operations
 (thousands)
Interest income      $95,375   $94,394   $97,398   $99,687  $104,683
Interest expense      26,157    26,066    26,720    28,533    31,763
Net interest income   69,218    68,328    70,678    71,154    72,920
Provision for loan
 losses                4,500     7,000     8,020    10,300    25,650
Net interest income
 after provision
 for loan losses      64,718    61,328    62,658    60,854    47,270
Total fees and
 other income         24,856    22,512    21,629    25,012    24,836
Investment
 securities gains
 (losses)             (2,053)      ---         2        42        11
Noninterest expense   62,143    60,534    60,446    59,600    56,361
Income tax
 provision             6,656     5,863     5,769     6,703     2,542
Net income            18,722    17,443    18,074    19,605    13,214

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At Period End
 (millions)
Total assets          $7,748    $7,692    $7,711    $7,787    $7,789
Total earning
 assets                7,305     7,279     7,278     7,356     7,334
Total loans            5,290     5,200     5,246     5,226     5,287
Total deposits         5,361     5,461     5,442     5,482     5,660
Total shareholders'
 equity                  628       654       635       634       639

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Average Balances
 (millions)
Total assets          $7,769    $7,640    $7,697    $7,812    $7,809
Total earning
 assets                7,338     7,228     7,279     7,378     7,387
Total loans            5,269     5,197     5,220     5,183     5,253
Total deposits         5,435     5,474     5,481     5,610     5,723
Total shareholders'
 equity                  628       644       626       620       639
Shareholders'
 equity / assets        8.08 %    8.43 %    8.13 %    7.94 %    8.18 %

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Credit Quality
 Statistics
 (thousands)
Nonaccrual loans     $48,191   $54,565   $68,744   $83,278   $87,928
Loans 90 or more
 days past due and
 still accruing          298       201       345       601       607
Restructured loans        52        52       ---       ---       ---
                    --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
     Total
      nonperforming
      loans           48,541    54,818    69,089    83,879    88,535
Other repossessed
 assets acquired
 (ORAA)                9,673     7,592     7,943     7,350     8,044
                    --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
     Total
      nonperforming
      assets         $58,214   $62,410   $77,032   $91,229   $96,579
                    ========= ========= ========= ========= =========

Allowance for loan
 losses             $123,805  $123,703  $123,545  $123,265  $123,302
Allowance for loan
 losses ratio           2.34 %    2.38 %    2.36 %    2.36 %    2.33 %
Allowance for loan
 losses as a
 percent of
 nonperforming
 assets               212.67    198.21    160.38    135.12    127.67
Allowance for loan
 losses as a
 percent of
 nonperforming
 loans                255.05    225.66    178.82    146.96    139.27
Nonperforming
 assets as a
 percent of loans
 plus ORAA              1.10      1.20      1.47      1.74      1.82
Nonperforming
 assets as a
 percent of total
 assets                 0.75      0.81      1.00      1.17      1.24
Net loans charged
 off as a percent
 of average loans
 (annualized)           0.33      0.53      0.59      0.80      0.92
Net loans charged
 off (000)            $4,398    $6,842    $7,740   $10,337   $12,043

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Per Common Share
 Data
Net Income (loss):
      Basic            $0.43     $0.40     $0.42     $0.45     $0.30
      Diluted           0.43      0.40      0.41      0.45      0.30
Dividends              0.285     0.285     0.285     0.285     0.285
Market Value:
      High            $33.99    $34.00    $34.26    $28.01    $28.17
      Low              28.31     31.55     26.41     24.77     21.72
      Close            31.05     32.63     32.72     26.41     27.01
Book value             14.51     15.09     14.69     14.67     14.77
Shares outstanding,
 end of period
 (000)                43,263    43,343    43,242    43,220    43,260

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Performance Ratios
 (annualized)
Net interest margin
 (FTE)                  3.98 %    4.01 %    4.07 %    4.06 %    4.17 %
Return on average
 assets                 0.97      0.92      0.93      1.00      0.68
Return on average
 shareholders'
 equity                12.00     10.89     11.45     12.55      8.29
Efficiency ratio(1)    63.78     64.26     63.16     59.90     55.74

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(1) Excludes investment securities gains (losses)


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Financial Summary and Comparison
Citizens Banking Corporation and Subsidiaries

                                   For the six months ended
                                           June 30,
                                      2004         2003      % Change
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Summary of Operations (thousands)
Interest income                      $189,769     $208,892      (9.2)%
Interest expense                       52,223       64,466     (19.0)
Net interest income                   137,546      144,426      (4.8)
Provision for loan losses              11,500       44,642     (74.2)
Net interest income after
 provision for loan losses            126,046       99,784      26.3
Total fees and other income            47,368       48,075      (1.5)
Investment securities gains
 (losses)                              (2,053)          59       N/M
 Noninterest expense                  122,677      112,942       8.6
Income tax provision                   12,519        6,704      86.7
Net income                             36,165       28,272      27.9

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At Period End (millions)
Total assets                           $7,748       $7,789      (0.5)%
Total earning assets                    7,305        7,334      (0.4)
Total loans                             5,290        5,287       0.1
Total deposits                          5,361        5,660      (5.3)
Total shareholders' equity                628          639      (1.8)

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Average Balances (millions)
Total assets                           $7,705       $7,633       0.9 %
Total earning assets                    7,283        7,216       0.9
Total loans                             5,233        5,297      (1.2)
Total deposits                          5,455        5,788      (5.8)
Total shareholders' equity                636          641      (0.8)
Shareholders' equity / assets            8.25 %       8.40 %    (1.7)

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Per Common Share Data
Net Income:
      Basic                             $0.83        $0.65      27.7 %
      Diluted                            0.83         0.65      27.7
Dividends                               0.570        0.570       0.0

Market Value:
      High                             $34.00       $28.17      20.7
      Low                               28.31        21.72      30.3
      Close                             31.05        27.01      15.0
Book value                              14.51        14.77      (1.8)
Tangible book value                     12.89        13.08      (1.5)
Shares outstanding, end of period
 (000)                                 43,263       43,260       0.0

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Performance Ratios  (annualized)
Net interest margin (FTE) (1)            3.99 %       4.25 %    (6.1)%
Return on average assets                 0.94         0.75      25.3
Return on average shareholders'
 equity                                 11.44         8.89      28.7
Net loans charged off as a
 percent of average loans                0.43         1.06     (59.4)

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(1) Net interest margin is presented on an annual basis and includes
    taxable equivalent adjustments to interest income of $6,718,000
    and $6,829,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003,
    respectively, based on a tax rate of 35%.

N/M - not meaningful



Noninterest Income and Noninterest Expense (Unaudited)
Citizens Banking Corporation and Subsidiaries

                                       Quarter Ended
                     -------------------------------------------------
                       June 30    Mar 31    Dec 31    Sept 30  June 30
(in thousands)           2004      2004      2003      2003      2003
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NONINTEREST INCOME:
Service charges on
 deposit accounts      $9,069    $8,042    $8,074    $7,703    $7,549
Trust fees              4,528     4,310     4,615     4,368     4,324
Mortgage and other
 loan income            3,047     2,256     2,079     5,404     5,409
Brokerage and
 investment fees        2,651     1,782     1,705     2,333     1,914
Bankcard fees             911       783       732       761       814
Other income            4,650     5,339     4,424     4,443     4,826
                      --------  --------  --------  --------  --------
Total fees and other
 income                24,856    22,512    21,629    25,012    24,836
Investment securities
 gains (losses)        (2,053)      ---         2        42        11
                      --------  --------  --------  --------  --------
TOTAL NONINTEREST
 INCOME               $22,803   $22,512   $21,631   $25,054   $24,847
                      ================================================

NONINTEREST EXPENSE:
Salaries and employee
 benefits             $33,185   $31,939   $29,774   $31,036   $31,400
Occupancy               4,922     5,342     5,112     4,328     4,314
Equipment               3,668     3,642     3,989     4,060     3,869
Professional services   4,281     3,928     5,202     4,946     3,959
Data processing
 services               3,440     3,646     3,145     3,225     3,058
Postage and delivery    1,862     1,556     1,796     1,739     1,683
Advertising and
 public relations       2,038     2,145     1,719     1,395       623
Telephone               1,451     1,534     1,314     1,169     1,135
Stationery and
 supplies                 916       842     1,256       911       873
Other loan fees         1,631     1,129     1,192     1,360     1,146
Special charge            ---       ---       ---      (370)     (221)
Other expense           4,749     4,831     5,947     5,801     4,522
                      --------  --------  --------  --------  --------
TOTAL NONINTEREST
 EXPENSE              $62,143   $60,534   $60,446   $59,600   $56,361
                      ========  ========  ========  ========  ========

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Average Balances, Yields and Rates

                               Three Months Ended
             ---------------------------------------------------------
                June 30, 2004    March 31, 2004     June 30, 2003
             ---------------------------------------------------------
              Average  Average  Average  Average  Average    Average
              Balance   Rate(1) Balance  Rate(1) Balance(2) Rate(1)(2)
(in thousands)
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Earning
 Assets
 Money market
  investments    $1,904 0.38%      $1,977 0.48%      $7,715   0.61%
 Investment
  securities
  (3):
  Taxable     1,579,623 4.06    1,528,829 4.04    1,484,937   4.61
  Tax-exempt    427,115 7.61      421,589 7.65      396,288   7.83
 Mortgage
  loans held
  for sale       43,839 6.10       31,885 5.53      183,545   5.70
 Loans:
  Commercial  2,900,981 5.38    2,920,584 5.40    3,164,230   5.75
  Real estate   483,023 5.74      496,450 5.76      548,778   6.19
  Direct
   consumer   1,114,663 5.51    1,040,543 5.70      890,033   6.59
  Indirect
   consumer     769,978 6.73      739,210 6.89      649,677   7.43
             -----------       -----------       -----------
    Total
     earning
     assets   7,321,126 5.41    7,181,067 5.47    7,325,203   5.91
Nonearning
 Assets
 Cash and due
  from banks    161,584           160,763           163,210
 Investment
  security
  fair value
  adjustment     17,220            47,041            62,182
 Other
  nonearning
  assets        394,071           377,037           376,946
 Allowance for
  loan losses  (125,200)         (125,637)         (118,463)
             -----------       -----------       -----------
  Total
   assets    $7,768,801        $7,640,271        $7,809,078
             ===========       ===========       ===========
Interest-
 Bearing
 Liabilities
 Deposits:
  Interest-
   bearing
   demand     $1,315,875 0.72   $1,358,556 0.73   $1,289,092   0.96
  Savings
   deposits    1,383,164 0.64    1,288,269 0.52    1,355,646   0.79
  Time
   deposits    1,818,784 2.50    1,955,036 2.53    2,209,352   3.05
 Short-term
  borrowings    687,927 1.05      508,252 1.00      476,878   1.19
 Long-term
  debt          935,479 3.64      938,677 3.57      877,184   3.58
             -----------       -----------       -----------
  Total
   interest-
   bearing
   liabilities 6,141,229 1.71    6,048,790 1.73    6,208,152   2.05

Noninterest-
 Bearing
 Liabilities
 and
 Shareholders'
 Equity
 Noninterest-
  bearing
  demand        917,203           872,200           869,347
 Other
  liabilities    82,768            75,116            92,470
 Shareholders'
  equity        627,601           644,165           639,109
             -----------       -----------       -----------
  Total
  liabilities
  and share-
  holders'
   equity    $7,768,801        $7,640,271        $7,809,078
             ===========       ===========       ===========

Interest
 Spread                 3.70%             3.74%               3.86%
Contribution
 of
 noninterest
 bearing
 sources of
 funds                  0.28              0.27                0.31
                        -----             -----             -------
Net Interest
 Income as a
 Percent of
 Earning
 Assets                 3.98%             4.01%               4.17%

----------------------------------------------------------------------

                                    Six Months Ended June 30,
                            ---------------------------------------
                                     2004               2003
                            ---------------------------------------
                               Average  Average   Average    Average
(in thousands)                 Balance  Rate(1)  Balance(2) Rate(1)(2)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Earning Assets
 Money market investments        $1,941 0.43%      $19,327   1.02%
 Investment securities (3):
  Taxable                     1,554,226 4.05     1,274,279   4.95
  Tax-exempt                    424,352 7.63       400,880   7.85
 Mortgage loans held
  for sale                       37,892 5.86       161,035   5.76
 Loans:
  Commercial                  2,910,782 5.39     3,209,850   5.80
  Real estate                   489,707 5.75       568,128   6.27
  Direct consumer             1,077,603 5.60       873,819   6.75
  Indirect consumer             754,594 6.81       645,630   7.61
                             -----------        -----------
   Total earning assets       7,251,097 5.44     7,152,948   6.07
Nonearning Assets
 Cash and due from banks        161,174            167,327
 Investment security
  fair value adjustment          32,131             63,131
 Other nonearning assets        385,553            365,813
 Allowance for loan losses     (125,419)          (116,588)
                             -----------        -----------
  Total assets               $7,704,536         $7,632,631
                             ===========        ===========
Interest-Bearing Liabilities
 Deposits:
  Interest-bearing demand    $1,337,216 0.73    $1,301,783   1.05
  Savings deposits            1,335,716 0.42     1,362,502   0.82
  Time deposits               1,886,910 2.52     2,262,726   3.14
 Short-term borrowings          598,090 1.03       346,556   1.18
 Long-term debt                 937,078 3.61       784,170   3.82
                             -----------        -----------
  Total interest-bearing
   liabilities                6,095,010 1.72     6,057,737   2.15
Noninterest-Bearing
 Liabilities and
 Shareholders' Equity
 Noninterest-bearing demand     894,704            860,686
 Other liabilities               78,939             72,985
 Shareholders' equity           635,883            641,223
                             -----------        -----------
  Total liabilities and
   shareholders' equity      $7,704,536         $7,632,631
                             ===========        ===========

Interest Spread                         3.72%                3.92%
Contribution of
 noninterest bearing
 sources of funds                       0.27                 0.33
                                        -----              -------
Net Interest Income
 as a Percent of Earning
 Assets                                 3.99%                4.25%

----------------------------------------------------------------------
(1) Average rates are presented on an annual basis and include taxable
    equivalent adjustments to interest income.
(2) Certain amounts have been reclassified to conform with current
    year presentation.
(3) For presentation in this table, average balances and the
    corresponding average rates for investment securities are based
    upon historical cost, adjusted for amortization of premiums and
    accretion of discounts.



Nonperforming Assets
Citizens Banking Corporation and Subsidiaries
                                         Quarter Ended
                         ---------------------------------------------
                           June     Mar 31   Dec 31  Sept 30  June 30
(in thousands)             2004     2004     2003     2003     2003
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Commercial(1)
   Commercial             $18,066  $24,359  $37,171  $51,158  $52,760
   Commercial real estate  14,982   15,310   16,385   17,379   19,568
   Small business           2,749    2,052    1,603    1,648    1,466
                          -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
     Total commercial      35,797   41,721   55,159   70,185   73,794
Consumer:
   Direct                   4,042    3,471    3,177    3,291    3,208
   Indirect                   655    1,087    1,247    1,625    1,094
Mortgage                    7,697    8,286    9,161    8,177    9,832
Loans 90 days or more past
 due and still accruing       298      201      345      601      607
Restructured loans             52       52      ---      ---      ---
                          -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
   Total Nonperforming
    Loans                  48,541   54,818   69,089   83,879   88,535
Other Reposessed Assets
 Acquired                   9,673    7,592    7,943    7,350    8,044
                          -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
   Total Nonperforming
    Assets                $58,214  $62,410  $77,032  $91,229  $96,579
                          ======== ======== ======== ======== ========

----------------------------------------------------------------------

(1) Changes in commercial nonperforming assets for the quarter (in
    millions):

                  Inflows   $17.3    $11.7    $17.8    $21.1    $36.3
                 Outflows   (23.2)   (25.1)   (32.8)   (24.7)   (33.7)
                          -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
               Net change   $(5.9)  $(13.4)  $(15.0)   $(3.6)    $2.6
                          ======== ======== ======== ======== ========


Summary of Loan Loss Experience
Citizens Banking Corporation and Subsidiaries

                                       Quarter Ended
                    --------------------------------------------------
                      June 30   Mar 31    Dec 31    Sept 30  June 30
(in thousands)         2004      2004      2003      2003      2003
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Allowance for loan
 losses - beginning
 of period           $123,703  $123,545  $123,265  $123,302  $109,695

Provision for loan
 losses                 4,500     7,000     8,020    10,300    25,650

Charge-offs:
 Commercial             2,982     5,703     7,323     9,539     7,577
 Commercial real
  estate                1,918     1,151     2,276     1,531     4,321
 Small business           167       218       551       348       273
                     --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
 Total commercial       5,067     7,072    10,150    11,418    12,171
 Real estate
  mortgage                305       193       320       213        76
 Consumer - Direct      1,220     1,630     1,388     1,628     1,790
 Consumer - Indirect    1,630     1,891     2,580     1,941     2,152
                     --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
 Total charge-offs      8,222    10,786    14,438    15,200    16,189
                     --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------

Recoveries:
 Commercial             2,202     2,332     4,452     2,882     2,115
 Commercial real
  estate                  225       432       927       595       623
 Small business           107        17       165       139        93
                     --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
 Total commercial       2,534     2,781     5,544     3,616     2,831
 Real estate
  mortgage                 23        13       ---        27         8
 Consumer - Direct        560       438       461       504       479
 Consumer - Indirect      707       712       693       716       828
                     --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
 Total recoveries       3,824     3,944     6,698     4,863     4,146
                     --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------

Net charge-offs         4,398     6,842     7,740    10,337    12,043
                     --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------

Allowance for loan
 losses - end of
 period              $123,805  $123,703  $123,545  $123,265  $123,302
                     ========= ========= ========= ========= =========

Reserve for loan
 commitments - end of
 period                $3,000    $2,757    $2,690    $2,690    $2,690
                     ========= ========= ========= ========= =========


                              For the Quarter Ended June 30, 2004
                        ----------------------------------------------
                                   Real   Consumer-  Consumer-
                        Commercial estate  Direct   Indirect   Total
                        ----------------------------------------------
Charge-offs:
 Michigan                $1,218    $136      $737    $1,630    $3,721
 Wisconsin                2,853     121       302       ---     3,276
 Iowa                       531      48       159       ---       738
 Illinois                   465     ---        22       ---       487
                        --------   -----   -------   -------  --------
   Total charge-offs      5,067     305     1,220     1,630     8,222
                        --------   -----   -------   -------  --------

Recoveries:
 Michigan                 1,567       9       362       693     2,631
 Wisconsin                  918     ---       141       ---     1,059
 Iowa                        49      14        31       ---        94
 Illinois                   ---     ---        26        14        40
                        --------   -----   -------   -------  --------
   Total recoveries       2,534      23       560       707     3,824
                        --------   -----   -------   -------  --------

Net charge-offs          $2,533    $282      $660      $923    $4,398
                        ========   =====   =======   =======  ========


                             For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2004
                        ----------------------------------------------
                                   Real   Consumer-  Consumer-
                        Commercial estate  Direct   Indirect   Total
                        ----------------------------------------------
Charge-offs:
 Michigan                $4,637    $166    $2,033    $3,521   $10,357
 Wisconsin                5,786     227       521       ---     6,534
 Iowa                     1,099     105       240       ---     1,444
 Illinois                   617     ---        56       ---       673
                        --------   -----   -------   -------  --------
   Total charge-offs     12,139     498     2,850     3,521    19,008
                        --------   -----   -------   -------  --------

Recoveries:
 Michigan                 2,829       9       663     1,400     4,901
 Wisconsin                2,054      13       253       ---     2,320
 Iowa                       324      14        50       ---       388
 Illinois                   108     ---        32        19       159
                        --------   -----   -------   -------  --------
   Total recoveries       5,315      36       998     1,419     7,768
                        --------   -----   -------   -------  --------

Net charge-offs          $6,824    $462    $1,852    $2,102   $11,240
                        ========   =====   =======   =======  ========
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