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People's Bank Fourth Quarter Earnings Up 12 Percent to $39 Million or $0.28 Per Share

                 PBCT Total Return for 2006 Tops 47 Percent

    BRIDGEPORT, Conn., Jan. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- People's Bank
(Nasdaq: PBCT), an $11 billion financial services company, today announced
net income of $39.3 million, or $0.28 per share, for the fourth quarter of
2006, a 12 percent increase compared to $35.2 million, or $0.25 per share,
for the fourth quarter of 2005. Income from continuing operations increased
13 percent to $38.7 million, or $0.27 per share, from $34.3 million, or
$0.24 per share, for the year-ago quarter.
    For the year ended December 31, 2006, net income totaled $124.0
million, or $0.87 per share, compared to $137.1 million, or $0.97 per
share, for 2005. Included in this year's results are net security losses
($27.4 million) related to significant balance sheet restructuring
activities in the third and second quarters, and an income tax benefit
related to certain prior-year tax matters ($2.4 million). The net impact of
these items reduced 2006 net income by $15.8 million, or $0.11 per share.
Results for 2005 included a gain on the sale of three branches ($8.1
million), a gain from the resolution of a significant contingency related
to the sale of the credit card portfolio in 2004 ($9.7 million), an income
tax benefit ($2.0 million), a goodwill impairment charge ($2.0 million) and
expenses incurred in connection with the repurchase of subordinated notes
($2.7 million) and the accelerated vesting of stock options ($0.7 million).
The net impact of these items increased 2005 net income by $9.3 million, or
$0.07 per share.
    For the fourth quarter of 2006, return on average assets was 1.49
percent and return on average stockholders' equity was 11.6 percent,
compared to 1.30 percent and 11.1 percent, respectively, for the year-ago
quarter. Return on average assets would have been 1.40 percent for the
fourth quarter of 2006, excluding the previously mentioned $2.4 million
income tax benefit.
    People's Board of Directors declared a $0.25 per share quarterly
dividend on People's common stock, payable February 15, 2007, to
shareholders of record on February 1, 2007. People's Mutual Holdings, which
owns 82.0 million shares of People's Bank common stock, will accept
dividends on only 2.2 percent of its shares. Based on the closing stock
price on January 17, 2007, the dividend yield on People's Bank common stock
is 2.3 percent.
    President and Chief Executive Officer John A. Klein stated, "The bank's
performance this quarter reflects another increase in the net interest
margin, our 13th consecutive increase. Our third quarter balance sheet
restructuring activities contributed, in part, to the current quarter's
margin improvement. The year-over-year 26 basis point increase in the net
interest margin to 4.01 percent also reflects the bank's asset-sensitive
position and the substitution of securities with higher-yielding loans."
    Klein continued, "Our average commercial banking, home equity and
residential mortgage loan portfolios increased a combined $824 million, or
10 percent, since the fourth quarter of 2005. Our commercial banking loan
portfolio grew 9 percent and the home equity loan portfolio grew 6 percent,
while our residential mortgage loans grew 12 percent."
    "As previously disclosed, we sold our entire debt securities portfolio
during the third quarter of 2006," said Philip R. Sherringham, Executive
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. "This transaction contributed
to the continued improvement in the bank's net interest margin, as well as
an improvement in our efficiency ratio to below 60 percent this quarter."
Average securities declined $1.3 billion, or 88 percent, on a
year-over-year basis.
    Commenting on asset quality, Sherringham added, "Fourth quarter net
loan charge-offs totaled $1.4 million, or 0.06 percent of average loans on
an annualized basis, compared to $3.3 million, or 0.16 percent annualized
in the fourth quarter of last year." At December 31, 2006, non-performing
assets totaled $22.7 million, a $0.2 million, or 1 percent, decrease from
September 30, 2006. Non-performing assets equaled 0.24 percent of total
loans, REO and repossessed assets, compared to 0.25 percent at September
30, 2006. The allowance for loan losses as a percentage of non-performing
loans was 328 percent at December 31, 2006, compared to 355 percent at
September 30, 2006. The allowance for loan losses as a percentage of total
loans was 0.79 percent at December 31, 2006, compared to 0.81 percent at
September 30, 2006.
    Selected Financial Terms
    In addition to evaluating People's results of operations in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), management
routinely supplements this evaluation with an analysis of certain non-GAAP
financial measures, such as core deposits, purchased funds and the
efficiency ratio. Management believes these non-GAAP financial measures
provide information useful to investors in understanding People's
underlying operating performance and trends, and facilitates comparisons
with the performance of other banks and thrifts.
    Core deposits is a measure of stable funding sources and is defined as
total deposits, other than brokered certificates of deposit (acquired in
the wholesale market), municipal deposits (which are seasonally variable by
nature) and non-interest-bearing deposits utilized for the operation of
People's businesses. Purchased funds include borrowings, brokered
certificates of deposit and municipal deposits.
    The efficiency ratio, which represents an approximate measure of the
cost required by People's to generate a dollar of revenue, is the ratio of
total non-interest expense (excluding goodwill impairment, amortization of
acquisition-related intangibles, losses on real estate assets and
nonrecurring expenses) to net interest income plus total non-interest
income (adjusted for gains and losses on sales of assets other than
residential mortgage loans and excluding other items that may recur from
time to time but that are deemed to occur irregularly or infrequently).
People's generally considers an expense to be "nonrecurring" if it is not
similar to an expense of a type incurred within the last two years and is
not similar to an expense of a type reasonably expected to be incurred
within the following two years. Management considers the efficiency ratio
to be more representative of People's ongoing operating efficiency, as the
excluded items are generally related to external market conditions and
non-routine transactions.
    Conference Call
    On January 19, 2007, at 11 a.m., Eastern Time, People's will host a
conference call to discuss this earnings announcement. The call may be
heard through http://www.peoples.com by selecting "Investor Relations" in
the "About People's" section on the home page, and then selecting
"Conference Calls" in the "News and Events" section. Additional materials
relating to the call may also be accessed at People's Web site. The call
will be archived on the Web site and available for approximately 90 days.
    4Q Financial Highlights (4Q 2006 compared with 4Q 2005 unless otherwise
indicated)
    Summary

    * Net income totaled $39.3 million, or $0.28 per share.

    * Net interest income increased $2.8 million, or 3%.

        -- Net interest margin increased 26 basis points from 4Q05 and
           improved 12 basis points from 3Q06 to 4.01%.

    * Provision for loan losses decreased $3.9 million.

        -- Net loan charge-offs decreased $1.9 million (4Q05 included a
           $2.3 million charge-off related to one commercial banking loan).

    * Non-interest income, excluding the $8.1 million gain on sale of three
      branches in 4Q05, increased $1.3 million, or 3%.

        -- Bank-owned life insurance income increased $1.2 million.

    * Non-interest expense, excluding charges of $2.7 million related to the
      repurchase of subordinated notes and $0.7 million for the accelerated
      vesting of stock options in 4Q05, decreased $1.5 million, or 2%.

    * Income tax expense was reduced by $2.4 million in 4Q06 related to
      certain prior-year tax matters and by $2.0 million in 4Q05 resulting
      from the completion of a federal tax audit.

    * Total stockholders' equity at December 31, 2006 was reduced by
      $40 million resulting from the adoption of SFAS No. 158.

    Commercial Banking

    * Average commercial banking loans grew $334 million, or 9%.

    * Average commercial non-interest-bearing deposits totaled $929 million.

    * Non-performing commercial banking assets increased $0.5 million, or 3%,
      from September 30, 2006.

        -- Non-performing commercial loans increased $8.9 million from
           September 30, 2006, reflecting one loan totaling $10.6 million that
           was classified as non-performing.

        -- Non-performing commercial real estate finance loans decreased
           $6.4 million from September 30, 2006, reflecting the repayment of
           one loan totaling $5.5 million.

    * The ratio of non-performing commercial banking loans to total commercial
      banking loans was 0.34% at December 31, 2006, compared to 0.29% at
      September 30, 2006 and 0.33% at December 31, 2005.

    * Net loan charge-offs totaled $0.8 million, or 0.08% annualized, of
      average commercial banking loans, compared to $2.5 million, or 0.28%
      annualized, in 4Q05.

    Consumer Financial Services

    * Average residential mortgage loans increased $414 million, or 12%.

        -- People's purchased $170 million of residential mortgage loans
           towards the end of 1Q06.

    * Average home equity loan portfolios increased $76 million, or 6%.

    * Average consumer non-interest-bearing deposits totaled $1.1 billion.

    Treasury

    * Average securities declined $1.3 billion, or 88%.

        -- Sold $835 million of debt securities in 3Q06 and $266 million in
           2Q06.

    * Average securities made up 2% of average earning assets compared to 14%
      in 4Q05.

    * The 7.20% subordinated notes ($43.5 million) matured on December 1,
      2006.
    People's Bank is a diversified financial services company providing
consumer and commercial banking services, in addition to insurance, trust
and financial advisory services.
    Access People's Bank on the World Wide Web at http://www.peoples.com.

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    People's Bank and Subsidiaries
    FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

                                                 Three Months Ended
                                         Dec.   Sept.    June   March    Dec.
    (dollars in millions, except per      31,     30,     30,     31,     31,
     share data)                         2006    2006    2006    2006    2005
    Operating Data:
      Net interest income               $96.1   $96.2   $96.1   $94.0   $93.3
      Provision for loan losses           1.4     4.1     0.2    (2.3)    5.3
      Fee-based revenues                 39.5    38.2    37.5    37.8    39.8
      Net security losses                  -    (23.2)   (4.0)     -       -
      All other non-interest income (1)   5.8     5.5     5.7     4.6    12.3
      Non-interest expense               85.6    87.1    86.6    87.6    90.5
      Income from continuing operations  38.7    16.9    32.2    33.9    34.3
      Income from discontinued operations 0.6     0.1     0.7     0.9     0.9
      Net income                         39.3    17.0    32.9    34.8    35.2

    Selected Statistical Data:
      Net interest margin (2)           4.01%   3.89%   3.82%   3.77%   3.75%
      Return on average assets (2)       1.49    0.63    1.20    1.28    1.30
      Return on average stockholders'
       equity (2)                        11.6     5.1    10.1    10.8    11.1
      Efficiency ratio                   59.7    61.5    61.7    62.3    62.3

    Per Common Share Data:
      Diluted earnings per share        $0.28   $0.12   $0.23   $0.24   $0.25
      Dividends paid per share (3)       0.25    0.25    0.25    0.22    0.22
      Total dividend payout ratio (3)   39.3%   91.0%   46.9%   39.0%   38.6%
      Book value (end of period)        $9.41   $9.51   $9.34   $9.21   $9.10
      Tangible book value (end of
       period)                           8.67    8.77    8.60    8.46    8.35
      Stock price:
        High                            45.40   41.15   34.50   33.83   33.57
        Low                             39.24   31.89   30.87   30.00   28.85
        Close (end of period)           44.62   39.61   32.85   32.75   31.06
      Average diluted shares
       outstanding (in millions)       142.48  142.34  142.18  142.04  141.96

    (1) Includes an $8.1 million gain on sale of branches for the three
        months ended December 31, 2005.
    (2) Annualized.
    (3) Reflects the waiver of dividends on the substantial majority of the
        common shares owned by People's Mutual Holdings.




                                                        Years Ended
    (dollars in millions, except per           December 31,      December 31,
     share data)                                      2006              2005
    Operating Data:
      Net interest income                           $382.4            $369.7
      Provision for loan losses                        3.4               8.6
      Fee-based revenues                             153.0             151.5
      Net security losses                            (27.2)             (0.1)
      All other non-interest income (1)               21.6              21.9
      Non-interest expense                           346.9             344.4
      Income from continuing operations              121.7             125.9
      Income from discontinued operations (2)          2.3              11.2
      Net income                                     124.0             137.1

    Selected Statistical Data:
      Net interest margin                            3.87%             3.68%
      Return on average assets                        1.15              1.27
      Return on average stockholders' equity           9.4              11.1
      Efficiency ratio                                61.3              62.8

    Per Common Share Data:
      Diluted earnings per share                     $0.87             $0.97
      Dividends paid per share (3)                    0.97              0.85
      Total dividend payout ratio (3)                48.3%             38.3%
      Book value (end of period)                     $9.41             $9.10
      Tangible book value (end of period)             8.67              8.35
      Stock price:
        High                                         45.40             33.75
        Low                                          30.00             23.99
        Close (end of period)                        44.62             31.06
      Average diluted shares outstanding
       (in millions)                                142.34            141.76

    (1)  Includes an $8.1 million gain on sale of branches for the year ended
         December 31, 2005.
    (2)  Includes an after-tax gain on sale of $6.2 million for the year
         ended December 31, 2005 related to the sale of People's credit card
         business in March 2004.
    (3)  Reflects the waiver of dividends on the substantial majority of the
         common shares owned by People's Mutual Holdings.



                                     As of and for the Three Months Ended
                                    Dec.    Sept.     June    March     Dec.
    (dollars in millions)            31,      30,      30,      31,      31,
                                    2006     2006     2006     2006     2005

    Financial Condition Data:
      General:
        Total assets              $10,687  $10,612  $11,005  $11,081  $10,933
        Loans                       9,372    9,185    9,034    8,759    8,573
        Securities, net                77      202      901    1,258    1,363
        Allowance for loan losses      74       74       74       74       75
        Deposits                    9,083    8,979    9,203    9,252    9,083
        Core deposits               8,958    8,843    9,058    9,058    8,873
        Borrowings                      4       14      221      251      295
        Purchased funds                47       61      270      360      424
        Subordinated notes             65      109      109      109      109
        Stockholders' equity (1)    1,340    1,351    1,326    1,306    1,289
        Non-performing assets          23       23       28       24       22
        Net loan charge-offs
         (recoveries)                 1.4      4.1      0.2     (1.3)     3.3

      Average Balances:
        Loans                      $9,247   $9,083   $8,898   $8,555   $8,438
        Securities                    166      669    1,070    1,325    1,438
        Earning assets              9,586    9,889   10,049    9,980    9,952
        Total assets               10,553   10,778   10,939   10,865   10,800
        Deposits                    8,923    8,897    9,119    8,990    8,966
        Funding liabilities         9,030    9,275    9,463    9,407    9,366
        Stockholders' equity        1,355    1,331    1,308    1,292    1,273

      Ratios:
        Net loan charge-offs
         (recoveries) to
          average loans
          (annualized)              0.06%    0.18%    0.01%   -0.06%    0.16%
        Non-performing assets to
         total loans, REO and
         repossessed assets          0.24     0.25     0.31     0.28     0.26
        Allowance for loan losses
         to non-performing loans    327.9    354.9    266.8    322.0    352.5
        Allowance for loan losses
         to total loans              0.79     0.81     0.82     0.84     0.87
        Average stockholders'
         equity to average assets    12.8     12.3     12.0     11.9     11.8
        Stockholders' equity to
         total assets                12.5     12.7     12.1     11.8     11.8
        Tier 1 leverage capital(2)   12.0     11.8     11.5     11.4     11.2
        Tier 1 risk-based capital(2) 14.9     14.7     14.8     15.0     14.8
        Total risk-based capital(2)  16.2     16.2     16.4     16.5     16.4

    (1)  Stockholders' equity at December 31, 2006 reflects a $40 million
         reduction due to People's adoption of SFAS No. 158.
    (2)  December 31, 2006 capital ratios are preliminary.  Calculated in
         accordance with Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation regulations
         for all periods prior to September 30, 2006 and in accordance with
         Office of Thrift Supervision regulations for all subsequent periods.



    People's Bank and Subsidiaries
    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CONDITION

                                            Dec. 31,   Sept. 30,    Dec. 31,
    (in millions)                               2006        2006        2005
    Assets
    Cash and due from banks                   $344.1      $355.8      $391.6
    Short-term investments                     224.6       179.6        31.9
        Total cash and cash equivalents        568.7       535.4       423.5
    Securities:
      Trading account securities, at fair
       value                                    29.6        29.5        27.3
      Securities available for sale, at
       fair value                               46.8       171.3     1,334.3
      Securities held to maturity, at
       amortized cost                            1.1         1.1         1.4
        Total securities                        77.5       201.9     1,363.0
    Securities purchased under agreements
     to resell                                    -           -         25.0
    Loans:
      Residential mortgage                   3,900.1     3,877.7     3,507.9
      Commercial                             2,363.6     2,197.4     2,029.2
      Commercial real estate finance         1,786.7     1,799.3     1,778.3
      Consumer                               1,321.3     1,310.5     1,257.5
        Total loans                          9,371.7     9,184.9     8,572.9
      Less allowance for loan losses           (74.0)      (74.0)      (75.0)
        Total loans, net                     9,297.7     9,110.9     8,497.9
    Bank-owned life insurance                  212.6       211.2       154.6
    Premises and equipment, net                136.8       134.1       140.1
    Goodwill and other acquisition-
     related intangibles                       105.0       105.3       106.1
    Other assets                               288.7       313.3       222.3
        Total assets                       $10,687.0   $10,612.1   $10,932.5

    Liabilities
    Deposits:
      Non-interest-bearing                  $2,294.4    $2,172.4    $2,353.1
      Savings, interest-bearing checking
       and money market                      3,205.2     3,286.1     3,767.4
      Time                                   3,583.0     3,520.1     2,962.1
        Total deposits                       9,082.6     8,978.6     9,082.6
    Borrowings:
      Federal funds purchased                    4.1        13.6       269.9
      Federal Home Loan Bank advances             -           -         25.0
        Total borrowings                         4.1        13.6       294.9
    Subordinated notes                          65.3       108.8       108.6
    Other liabilities                          195.4       159.7       157.8
        Total liabilities                    9,347.4     9,260.7     9,643.9

    Stockholders' Equity
    Common stock (without par value;
     450.0 shares, 450.0 shares and 150.0
     shares authorized; 142.2 shares, 142.1
     shares and 141.6 shares issued and
     outstanding)                              142.2       142.1       141.6
    Additional paid-in capital                 182.9       177.8       172.0
    Retained earnings                        1,062.4     1,038.6       998.4
    Accumulated other comprehensive loss       (47.9)       (7.1)      (23.4)
        Total stockholders' equity           1,339.6     1,351.4     1,288.6
        Total liabilities and
         stockholders' equity              $10,687.0   $10,612.1   $10,932.5



    People's Bank and Subsidiaries
    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

                                                   Three Months Ended
                                             Dec.   Sept.  June   March  Dec.
                                              31,    30,    30,    31,    31,
    (in millions, except per share data)     2006   2006   2006   2006   2005
    Interest and dividend income:
      Residential mortgage                  $50.0  $47.7  $45.4  $42.1  $40.7
      Commercial                             39.2   38.0   36.1   33.2   31.0
      Commercial real estate finance         33.5   32.2   31.0   29.3   29.8
      Consumer                               23.5   23.0   21.6   20.2   18.9
        Total interest on loans             146.2  140.9  134.1  124.8  120.4
      Securities                              2.2    6.7    9.2   11.9   12.6
      Short-term investments                  2.2    1.6    0.7    0.8    0.5
      Securities purchased under agreements
       to resell                               -     0.2    0.3    0.3    0.3
        Total interest and dividend income  150.6  149.4  144.3  137.8  133.8
    Interest expense:
      Deposits                               52.1   47.1   42.9   38.0   34.8
      Borrowings                              0.2    3.7    2.8    3.3    2.8
      Subordinated notes                      2.2    2.4    2.5    2.5    2.9
        Total interest expense               54.5   53.2   48.2   43.8   40.5
        Net interest income                  96.1   96.2   96.1   94.0   93.3
    Provision for loan losses                 1.4    4.1    0.2   (2.3)   5.3
        Net interest income after provision
         for loan losses                     94.7   92.1   95.9   96.3   88.0
    Non-interest income:
      Fee-based revenues:
        Service charges on deposit accounts  19.4   20.1   20.0   18.3   19.8
        Insurance revenue                     7.1    6.6    5.8    7.8    7.6
        Brokerage commissions                 3.0    2.9    3.2    3.1    2.6
        Other fees                           10.0    8.6    8.5    8.6    9.8
        Total fee-based revenues             39.5   38.2   37.5   37.8   39.8
      Net security losses                      -   (23.2)  (4.0)    -      -
      Bank-owned life insurance               2.8    2.2    2.2    1.9    1.6
      Net gains on sales of residential
       mortgage loans                         0.5    0.5    0.6    0.4    0.9
      Gain on sale of branches                 -      -      -      -     8.1
      Other non-interest income               2.5    2.8    2.9    2.3    1.7
        Total non-interest income            45.3   20.5   39.2   42.4   52.1
    Non-interest expense:
      Compensation and benefits              49.4   51.3   50.3   51.9   49.7
      Occupancy and equipment                15.4   15.6   15.4   15.8   16.5
      Professional and outside service fees   6.5    5.8    6.1    5.9    6.9
      Liability restructuring costs            -      -      -      -     2.7
      Other non-interest expense             14.3   14.4   14.8   14.0   14.7
        Total non-interest expense           85.6   87.1   86.6   87.6   90.5
        Income from continuing operations
         before income tax expense           54.4   25.5   48.5   51.1   49.6
    Income tax expense                       15.7    8.6   16.3   17.2   15.3
        Income from continuing operations    38.7   16.9   32.2   33.9   34.3
    Discontinued operations:
      Income from discontinued operations,
       net of tax                             0.6    0.1    0.7    0.9    0.9
        Income from discontinued operations   0.6    0.1    0.7    0.9    0.9
        Net income                          $39.3  $17.0  $32.9  $34.8  $35.2

    Diluted earnings per common share:
      Income from continuing operations     $0.27  $0.11  $0.23  $0.24  $0.24
      Income from discontinued operations    0.01   0.01     -      -    0.01
      Net income                             0.28   0.12   0.23   0.24   0.25



    People's Bank and Subsidiaries
    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

                                                          Years Ended
                                                   Dec. 31,          Dec. 31,
    (in millions, except per share data)              2006              2005
    Interest and dividend income:
      Residential mortgage                          $185.2            $154.7
      Commercial                                     146.5             108.7
      Commercial real estate finance                 126.0             116.2
      Consumer                                        88.3              65.8
        Total interest on loans                      546.0             445.4
      Securities                                      30.0              60.0
      Short-term investments                           5.3               1.5
      Securities purchased under
       agreements to resell                            0.8               1.0
        Total interest and dividend income           582.1             507.9
    Interest expense:
      Deposits                                       180.1             117.5
      Borrowings                                      10.0               9.4
      Subordinated notes                               9.6              11.3
        Total interest expense                       199.7             138.2
        Net interest income                          382.4             369.7
    Provision for loan losses                          3.4               8.6
        Net interest income after
         provision for loan losses                   379.0             361.1
    Non-interest income:
      Fee-based revenues:
        Service charges on deposit accounts           77.8              72.4
        Insurance revenue                             27.3              28.0
        Brokerage commissions                         12.2              11.7
        Other fees                                    35.7              39.4
        Total fee-based revenues                     153.0             151.5
      Net security losses                            (27.2)             (0.1)
      Bank-owned life insurance                        9.1               3.3
      Net gains on sales of residential
       mortgage loans                                  2.0               4.0
      Gain on sale of branches                          -                8.1
      Other non-interest income                       10.5               6.5
        Total non-interest income                    147.4             173.3
    Non-interest expense:
      Compensation and benefits                      202.9             195.5
      Occupancy and equipment                         62.2              62.4
      Professional and outside service fees           24.3              26.1
      Liability restructuring costs                     -                2.7
      Goodwill impairment charge                        -                2.0
      Other non-interest expense                      57.5              55.7
        Total non-interest expense                   346.9             344.4
        Income from continuing operations
         before income tax expense                   179.5             190.0
    Income tax expense                                57.8              64.1
        Income from continuing operations            121.7             125.9
    Discontinued operations:
      Income from discontinued
       operations, net of tax                          2.3               5.0
      Gain on sale of discontinued
       operations, net of tax                           -                6.2
        Income from discontinued operations            2.3              11.2
        Net income                                  $124.0            $137.1

    Diluted earnings per common share:
      Income from continuing operations              $0.85             $0.89
      Income from discontinued operations             0.02              0.08
      Net income                                      0.87              0.97



    People's Bank and Subsidiaries
    AVERAGE BALANCE, INTEREST AND YIELD/RATE ANALYSIS (1)

                                 December 31, 2006        September 30, 2006
    Three months ended       Average          Yield/  Average           Yield/
    (dollars in millions)    Balance  Interest Rate   Balance  Interest  Rate

    Earning assets:
    Short-term investments     $173.2    $2.2  5.13%    $120.5    $1.6  5.30%
    Securities purchased
     under agreements
     to resell                     -       -      -       16.9     0.2   5.03
    Securities (2)              166.4     2.2   5.39     668.5     6.7   4.00
    Loans:
      Residential mortgage    3,908.9    50.0   5.12   3,838.3    47.7   4.98
      Commercial              2,228.0    39.2   7.04   2,157.0    38.0   7.03
      Commercial real estate
       finance                1,792.3    33.5   7.48   1,785.1    32.2   7.22
      Consumer                1,317.4    23.5   7.11   1,302.5    23.0   7.08
        Total loans           9,246.6   146.2   6.32   9,082.9   140.9   6.21
        Total earning assets $9,586.2  $150.6  6.28%  $9,888.8  $149.4  6.04%

    Funding liabilities:
    Deposits:
      Non-interest-bearing
       deposits              $2,040.2     $-      -%  $2,058.2     $-      -%
      Savings, interest-
       bearing checking
       and money market       3,210.8    12.4   1.55   3,376.9    12.5   1.48
      Time                    3,585.5    39.6   4.42   3,367.7    34.3   4.07
        Total core deposits   8,836.5    52.0   2.35   8,802.8    46.8   2.12
      Non-core deposits (3)      86.6     0.1   0.65      94.7     0.3   1.43
        Total deposits        8,923.1    52.1   2.34   8,897.5    47.1   2.12
    Borrowings:
      Federal funds
       purchased                 12.8     0.2   5.44     147.0     2.0   5.37
      Federal Home Loan Bank
       advances                    -       -      -      121.5     1.7   5.39
        Total borrowings         12.8     0.2   5.44     268.5     3.7   5.38
    Subordinated notes           94.1     2.2   9.31     108.7     2.4   9.03
        Total funding
         liabilities         $9,030.0   $54.5  2.42%  $9,274.7   $53.2  2.29%

    Excess of earning assets
      over funding
      liabilities              $556.2                   $614.1

    Net interest
     income/spread                      $96.1  3.86%             $96.2  3.75%

    Net interest margin                        4.01%                    3.89%

    (1)  Average yields earned and rates paid are annualized.
    (2)  Average balances and yields for securities available for sale are
         based on amortized cost.
    (3)  Includes $72.9 million, $78.3 million and $84.6 million of
         non-interest-bearing deposits for the three months ended
         December 31, 2006, September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005,
         respectively.



    People's Bank and Subsidiaries
    AVERAGE BALANCE, INTEREST AND YIELD/RATE ANALYSIS (1)

                                                   December 31, 2005
    Three months ended                        Average                  Yield/
    (dollars in millions)                     Balance      Interest     Rate

    Earning assets:
    Short-term investments                       $50.9        $0.5      3.93%
    Securities purchased under
      agreements to resell                        25.0         0.3       4.61
    Securities (2)                             1,437.7        12.6       3.53
    Loans:
      Residential mortgage                     3,495.0        40.7       4.66
      Commercial                               1,935.5        31.0       6.40
      Commercial real estate finance           1,750.5        29.8       6.80
      Consumer                                 1,257.4        18.9       6.03
        Total loans                            8,438.4       120.4       5.71
        Total earning assets                  $9,952.0      $133.8      5.38%

    Funding liabilities:
    Deposits:
      Non-interest-bearing deposits           $2,139.1         $-          -%
      Savings, interest-bearing checking
        and money market                       3,808.5        11.9       1.25
      Time                                     2,843.7        22.1       3.12
        Total core deposits                    8,791.3        34.0       1.55
      Non-core deposits (3)                      174.8         0.8       2.00
        Total deposits                         8,966.1        34.8       1.56
    Borrowings:
      Federal funds purchased                    274.3         2.7       3.97
      Federal Home Loan Bank advances              6.7         0.1       4.00
        Total borrowings                         281.0         2.8       3.97
    Subordinated notes                           119.4         2.9       9.64
        Total funding liabilities             $9,366.5       $40.5      1.73%

    Excess of earning assets
      over funding liabilities                  $585.5

    Net interest income/spread                               $93.3      3.65%

    Net interest margin                                                 3.75%

    (1)  Average yields earned and rates paid are annualized.
    (2)  Average balances and yields for securities available for sale are
         based on amortized cost.
    (3)  Includes $72.9 million, $78.3 million and $84.6 million of non-
         interest-bearing deposits for the three months ended
         December 31, 2006, September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005,
         respectively.



    People's Bank and Subsidiaries
    AVERAGE BALANCE, INTEREST AND YIELD/RATE ANALYSIS

                                December 31, 2006         December 31, 2005
    Years ended             Average          Yield/   Average           Yield/
    (dollars in millions)   Balance  Interest Rate    Balance  Interest  Rate

    Earning assets:
    Short-term investments    $106.6    $5.3  4.97%      $54.5    $1.5  2.86%
    Securities purchased
     under agreements to
     resell                     16.6     0.8   4.98       22.8     1.0   4.22
    Securities (1)             803.8    30.0   3.74    1,737.8    60.3   3.47
    Loans:
      Residential mortgage   3,758.8   185.2   4.93    3,413.3   154.7   4.53
      Commercial             2,135.7   146.5   6.86    1,825.5   108.7   5.95
      Commercial real
       estate finance        1,765.1   126.0   7.14    1,790.5   116.2   6.49
      Consumer               1,288.3    88.3   6.85    1,203.3    65.8   5.47
        Total loans          8,947.9   546.0   6.10    8,232.6   445.4   5.41
        Total earning
         assets             $9,874.9  $582.1  5.90%  $10,047.7  $508.2  5.06%

    Funding liabilities:
    Deposits:
      Non-interest-bearing
       deposits             $2,090.7     $-      -%   $2,142.0     $-      -%
      Savings, interest-
       bearing checking and
       money market          3,464.3    49.2   1.42    4,023.4    42.6   1.06
      Time                   3,308.7   128.8   3.89    2,648.8    72.6   2.74
        Total core deposits  8,863.7   178.0   2.01    8,814.2   115.2   1.31
      Non-core deposits (2)    118.4     2.1   1.85      167.2     2.3   1.40
        Total deposits       8,982.1   180.1   2.01    8,981.4   117.5   1.31
    Borrowings:
      Federal funds
       purchased               158.2     7.6   4.78      250.5     7.9   3.19
      Federal Home Loan
       Bank advances            47.2     2.4   5.15       50.3     1.4   2.73
      Repurchase agreements       -       -       -        1.7     0.1   2.41
        Total borrowings       205.4    10.0   4.87      302.5     9.4   3.11
    Subordinated notes         105.0     9.6   9.10      121.2    11.3   9.29
        Total funding
         liabilities        $9,292.5  $199.7  2.15%   $9,405.1  $138.2  1.47%

    Excess of earning
     assets over funding
     liabilities              $582.4                    $642.6

    Net interest
     income/spread                    $382.4  3.75%             $370.0  3.59%

    Net interest margin                       3.87%                     3.68%

    (1)  Average balances and yields for securities available for sale are
         based on amortized cost.
    (2)  Includes $78.0 million and $89.7 million of non-interest-bearing
         deposits for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005,
         respectively.



    People's Bank and Subsidiaries
    NON-PERFORMING ASSETS

                                             Dec.   Sept.  June   March  Dec.
                                              31,    30,    30,    31,    31,
    (dollars in millions)                    2006   2006   2006   2006   2005
    Non-accrual loans:
      Commercial                            $11.9   $3.0   $6.9   $1.1   $1.3
      Residential mortgage                    6.7    7.8    4.8    5.1    6.7
      PCLC                                    2.1    2.1    2.6    2.9    6.2
      Consumer                                1.7    1.3    1.1    1.1    1.3
      Commercial real estate finance          0.2    6.6   12.3   12.8    5.8
        Total non-accrual loans              22.6   20.8   27.7   23.0   21.3
    Real estate owned ("REO") and
     repossessed assets, net                  0.1    2.1    0.4    1.3    0.7
        Total non-performing assets         $22.7  $22.9  $28.1  $24.3  $22.0

    Non-performing loans as a percentage of
     total loans                            0.24%  0.23%  0.31%  0.26%  0.25%
    Non-performing assets as a percentage
     of total loans, REO and repossessed
     assets                                  0.24   0.25   0.31   0.28   0.26
    Non-performing assets as a percentage
     of stockholders' equity and allowance
     for loan losses                         1.61   1.61   2.01   1.76   1.62
    Allowance for loan losses as a
     percentage of non-performing loans     327.9  354.9  266.8  322.0  352.5
    Allowance for loan losses as a
     percentage of total loans               0.79   0.81   0.82   0.84   0.87



    People's Bank and Subsidiaries
    ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES

                                                   Three Months Ended
                                             Dec.   Sept.  June   March  Dec.
                                              31,    30,    30,    31,    31,
    (in millions)                            2006   2006   2006   2006   2005
    Balance at beginning of period          $74.0  $74.0  $74.0  $75.0  $73.0
    Charge-offs                              (2.0)  (4.7)  (1.1)  (1.5)  (4.1)
    Recoveries                                0.6    0.6    0.9    2.8    0.8
        Net loan (charge-offs) recoveries    (1.4)  (4.1)  (0.2)   1.3   (3.3)
    Provision for loan losses                 1.4    4.1    0.2   (2.3)   5.3
    Balance at end of period                $74.0  $74.0  $74.0  $74.0  $75.0



    People's Bank and Subsidiaries
    NET LOAN CHARGE-OFFS (RECOVERIES)

                                                   Three Months Ended
                                             Dec.   Sept.  June   March  Dec.
                                              31,    30,    30,    31,    31,
    (in millions)                            2006   2006   2006   2006   2005
    Commercial                               $0.8   $3.9    $-    $0.1    $-
    Consumer                                  0.6    0.3    0.3    0.6    0.9
    PCLC                                       -      -      -     0.3    2.5
    Residential mortgage                       -    (0.1)   0.1     -    (0.1)
    Commercial real estate finance             -      -    (0.2)  (2.3)    -
        Total                                $1.4   $4.1   $0.2  $(1.3)  $3.3


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