Corporate Profile for UST Corp., dated Oct. 9, 1998.

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Published Date:   Oct. 9, 1998

Company Name:     UST Corp.

Address:          40 Court St.
                  Boston, MA 02108

Main Telephone
 Number:          617/726-7000

Internet Home
 Page Address
  (URL)           www.ustcorp.com

Chief Executive
 Officer:         Neal F. Finnegan

Chief Financial
 Officer:         James K. Hunt

Investor Relations
 Contact:         Lynda E. Tocci
 Business number: 617/726-7221

Public Relations
 Contact:         Lynda E. Tocci
 Business number: 617/726-7221

Trading Symbol/
 Exchange:        NASDAQ:USTB

Industry:         Banking

Market Makers:    Advest, Inc.                 Mayer & Schweitzer, Inc.
                  Bear, Stearns & Co.          Merrill Lynch & Co.
                  Carl P. Sherr & Co.          Moors & Cabot, Inc.
                  CIBC Oppenheimer             Morgan Stanley, Dean
                                                 Whitter and Co.
                  First Albany Corporation     Paine Webber, Inc.
                  F.J. Morrissey & Co., Inc.   Ryan Beck & Co., Inc.
                  Fox-Pitt, Kelton Inc.        Sherwood Securities Corp.
                  Herzog, Heine, Geduld, Inc.  Salomon Smith Barney Inc.
                  Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Inc. Troslet Singet Corp.
                  Knight Securities L.P.       Tucker Anthony, Inc.
                  Legg Mason Wood Walker Inc.
                  Lehman Brothers, Inc.

Company description: UST Corp. is a $5.5 billion Boston based bank holding company which serves as the parent company to USTrust, United States Trust Company, Lexington Savings Bank and The Federal Savings Bank. The company operates a total of 85 offices throughout eastern Massachusetts. Through its bank and non-bank subsidiaries, UST provides a wide range of financial services, including commercial banking, consumer financial services, trust and money management, and equipment leasing, principally to individuals and small-and-medium sized companies in New England.