Federal Reserve Approves Gold Banc Merger with M&I.

LEAWOOD, Kan. -- Gold Banc Corporation, Inc. (Nasdaq: GLDB) today announced that Marshall & Ilsley Corporation (NYSE: MI) received approval from the Federal Reserve Board to acquire Gold Banc Corporation, Inc. and its subsidiaries. The approval was received Monday, March 13, 2006. In addition, M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank also received approval from the Federal Reserve Board to merge with Gold Bank and to establish and operate branches at Gold Bank's locations. The official press release and order can be found at http://www.federalreserve.gov/BoardDocs/Press/orders/2006/.

Gold Banc is a $4.1 billion financial holding company headquartered in Leawood, Kansas, a part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. Gold Banc provides banking and asset management services in Florida, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma through 32 banking locations. Gold Banc is traded on the NASDAQ under the symbol GLDB.