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People's Bank Reports Record First Quarter Earnings; Raises Dividend 12 Percent; Announces 3-For-2 Stock Split

    BRIDGEPORT, Conn., April 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- People's Bank
(Nasdaq: PBCT), an $11 billion financial services company, today announced
record net income of $119.2 million, or $1.91 per share, for the first quarter
of 2004, compared to $16.0 million, or $0.26 per share, for the first quarter
of 2003.
    People's Board of Directors voted to increase the quarterly dividend on
its common stock by $0.045 per share, or 12 percent, to $0.435 per share. The
dividend is payable on May 15, 2004, to stockholders of record on May 1, 2004.
In addition, the Board of Directors authorized a 3-for-2 stock split,
effective on May 15, 2004, for stockholders of record as of May 1, 2004. On a
split-adjusted basis, the new quarterly dividend rate will be $0.29 per share.
People's Mutual Holdings, which owns 36.5 million shares (54.7 million shares
on a split-adjusted basis) of People's Bank common stock, will accept
dividends on only 3 percent of its shares. Based on the closing stock price on
April 14, 2004, the dividend yield on People's Bank common stock is 3.8
percent.
    John A. Klein, president and chief executive officer, stated, "We are
pleased to reward our shareholders with a 12th consecutive annual dividend
increase. In addition, the decision by the Board of Directors to authorize a
stock split reflects our positive outlook for People's future."
    Klein continued, "Results for the quarter reflect the significant net
positive impact of the previously announced plan to transform People's Bank,
including the sale of our credit card operation and the subsequent prepayment
of over $1.0 billion in high-cost wholesale liabilities. The additional net
earnings generated by these transactions totaled $169 million on a pre-tax
basis, or $1.76 per share, for the quarter."
    Excluding the additional net earnings from these transactions, net
security losses of $4.8 million and nonrecurring expenses totaling $10.2
million, earnings would have been $19.5 million, or $0.31 per share, for the
first quarter of 2004. This translates into a 22 percent increase compared to
net income for the first quarter of 2003.
    "Stockholders' equity increased by $205 million, or 22 percent, since last
March and book value grew by $3.13 on a per share basis to $18.56. This
significantly bolsters our capital levels and provides ample room to support
continued strong internal loan growth and to pursue potential acquisition
opportunities," added Klein.
    Klein continued, "Following the transformational events of the first
quarter, we are concentrating our energies on our core consumer and commercial
banking businesses, including further strengthening of our valuable franchise
in Connecticut. People's is the only major bank in the state that is uniquely
focused on Connecticut's consumers and businesses. Our 'The Switch Is On'
marketing campaign is designed to encourage competitors' customers to switch
their banking relationship to People's.
    "We generated solid growth across our lending businesses, with $545
million added to our average commercial banking, residential mortgage and home
equity loan portfolios since the first quarter of 2003, an increase of 8
percent," added Klein. "On the deposit side, we grew average checking balances
by $151 million, or 8 percent, on a year-over-year basis." Additionally,
combined average savings, money market and interest-bearing checking balances
increased $412 million, or 11 percent, on a year-over-year basis.
    "Other key drivers of the bank's performance this quarter were continued
expense control and outstanding asset quality," said Philip R. Sherringham,
executive vice president and chief financial officer. "Excluding liability
restructuring costs and nonrecurring expenses referred to earlier, non-
interest expense declined $1.6 million, or 2 percent, compared to the first
quarter of 2003."
    Commenting on asset quality, excluding the recently sold credit card
portfolio, Sherringham added, "Bankwide asset quality was strong, with first
quarter net loan charge-offs of only $2.1 million, a 50 percent improvement
from the first quarter of 2003. Annualized net loan charge-offs as a percent
of average loans for the quarter were 0.11 percent, compared to 0.25 percent a
year ago. Non-performing assets equaled 0.46 percent of total loans, REO and
other assets at March 31, 2004."
    Sherringham continued, "With respect to balance sheet management, the
combined average of the securities and short-term investments portfolios was
$819 million lower than first quarter of 2003 levels, more than offsetting the
$545 million growth in average loans discussed above. The securities portfolio
was reduced since early 2003 in response to historically low levels of
interest rates. While current earnings have been reduced, we believe the bank
is better positioned for a more favorable interest rate environment. Following
the balance sheet restructuring, the bank is now essentially 100 percent
funded by core deposits."

    Selected Financial Terms
    Due to the sale of the credit card operation, information related to that
business has been reclassified to discontinued operations. As such, the
following tables present information related to People's continuing
operations.
    In addition to presenting financial information in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), certain non-GAAP
information is also presented, such as core deposits and purchased funds. Core
deposits, a measure of stable funding sources, equal total deposits, other
than brokered certificates of deposit (acquired in the wholesale market) and
municipal deposits (which are seasonally variable by nature). Purchased funds
include borrowings, brokered certificates of deposit and municipal deposits.
    This release also refers to certain "nonrecurring expenses" incurred
during the first quarter of 2004. 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.

    Conference Call
    On April 16, 2004, 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, News and Events,
Conference Calls. 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.


                           1Q Financial Highlights
          (1Q 2004 compared with 1Q 2003 unless otherwise indicated)

    Summary

    * Net income totaled $119.2 million, or $1.91 per share.
       * Net after-tax gain on sale of credit card operation was
         $196.3 million.
       * After-tax liability restructuring costs totaled $86.7 million.

    * Provision for loan losses decreased $8.0 million.

    * Net interest income increased $3.1 million.
       * Net interest margin improved 2 basis points from 4Q03 and increased
         22 basis points from 1Q03 to 3.03%.

    * Non-interest income decreased $6.5 million.
       * Total fee-based revenues increased $0.9 million.
       * Net gains on sales of residential mortgage loans decreased
         $3.1 million.
       * Included in other non-interest income in 1Q03 was $4.3 million
         relating to interest received on the completion of a routine
         IRS audit.

    * Non-interest expense, excluding liability restructuring costs of
      $133.4 million in 1Q04 and $1.2 million in 1Q03, and $10.2 million in
      nonrecurring expenses in 1Q04, decreased $1.6 million.

       * Compensation and benefits increased $8.4 million (including
         $7.0 million in nonrecurring expenses).

    * Average loans increased $392 million, or 6%.

    * Average core deposits increased $243 million, or 3%.

    Commercial Banking

    * Average commercial banking loans grew $217 million, or 8%.

    * Average commercial non-interest-bearing deposits increased $67 million,
      or 8%.

    * The ratio of non-performing loans to total loans was 0.65% at
      March 31, 2004 compared to 0.66% at Dec. 31, 2003.
       * Non-performing assets increased $0.4 million, or 2%, from
         Dec. 31, 2003.

    * Net loan recoveries totaled $0.3 million.

    Consumer Financial Services

    * Average residential mortgage loans increased $146 million, or 5%.
       * Adjustable-rate mortgages purchased during the first quarter of 2003
         contributed $47 million to the increase.

    * Average home equity loans increased $183 million or 29%.

    * Average consumer non-interest-bearing deposits grew $122 million,
      or 13%.

    * Supermarket branch deposits totaled $1.8 billion at March 31, 2004,
      averaging $28 million per branch.

    Capital Markets

    * Securities and short-term investments totaled $2.8 billion at
      March 31, 2004, a $292 million increase from Dec. 31, 2003.
       * Debt securities decreased $321 million.
       * Short-term investments increased $632 million.

    People's Bank is a diversified financial services company providing
consumer and commercial banking services, in addition to insurance and
financial advisory services. The bank is a leader in supermarket banking, with
64 of its 154 branches located in Super Stop & Shop stores. Through its
subsidiaries, People's provides brokerage and financial advisory services,
asset management, equipment leasing and financing, and insurance services.

    Certain statements contained in this release are forward-looking in
nature. These include all statements about our plans, objectives, expectations
and other statements that are not historical facts, and usually use words such
as "expect," "anticipate," "believe" and similar expressions. Such statements
represent management's current beliefs, based upon information available at
the time the statements are made, with regard to the matters addressed. All
forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could
cause People's actual results or financial condition to differ materially from
those expressed in or implied by such statements. Factors of particular
importance to People's include (1) changes in general economic conditions,
including interest rates; (2) potential improvements or deterioration in
credit quality; (3) competition among providers of financial services; (4)
residential mortgage and secondary market activity; (5) changes in accounting
and regulatory guidance applicable to banks; and (6) price levels and
conditions in the public securities markets generally. People's does not
undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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     People's Bank and Subsidiaries
     FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
                                               Three Months Ended
    (dollars in millions,          March     Dec.     Sept.    June    March
     except per share data)          31,      31,      30,      30,      31,
                                    2004     2003     2003     2003     2003
    Operating Data:
      Net interest income - FTE    $73.4    $72.4    $68.5    $71.9    $71.4
      Provision for loan losses     (0.1)     4.0      4.0      0.8      7.9
      Fee-based revenues            37.0     36.5     34.7     35.1     36.1
      Net security gains (losses)   (4.8)     0.5      0.8      2.7     (4.6)
      All other non-interest
       income                        2.3      2.5      6.4      6.0      9.5
      Non-interest expense (1)     227.7     86.9     83.5     88.4     86.9
      Gain on sale of discontinued
       operations, net of tax      196.3       -        -        -        -
      Net income                   119.2     17.4     14.9     15.5     16.0

    Selected Statistical Data:
      Net interest margin (2)       3.03%    3.01%    2.84%    2.90%    2.81%
      Return on average
       assets (2),(3)               4.25     0.60     0.51     0.53     0.53
      Return on average
       stockholders'
       equity (2),(3)               44.5      7.1      6.2      6.5      6.8

    Per Common Share Data:
      Basic and diluted
       earnings per share (3)      $1.91    $0.28    $0.24    $0.25    $0.26
      Dividends paid
       per share (4)                0.39     0.39     0.39     0.39     0.36
      Total dividend payout
       ratio (4)                     8.7%    59.8%    69.5%    66.6%    59.6%
      Book value
       (end of period)            $18.56   $16.16   $15.90   $15.69   $15.43
      Tangible book value
       (end of period)             16.91    14.33    14.06    13.82    13.55
      Stock price:
        High                       47.05    34.00    31.30    29.88    26.81
        Low                        32.49    29.73    27.51    25.13    24.25
        Close (end of period)      46.49    32.55    30.00    28.99    25.25

    (1) Includes liability restructuring costs totaling $133.4 million and
        $1.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and March 31,
        2003, respectively.
    (2) Annualized.
    (3) Calculated using net income.
    (4) Reflects the waiver of dividends on the substantial majority of the
        common shares owned by People's Mutual Holdings.


     People's Bank and Subsidiaries
     FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - Continued

                                     As of and for the Three Months Ended
                                  March     Dec.    Sept.     June    March
                                    31,      31,      30,      30,      31,
    (dollars in millions)          2004     2003     2003     2003     2003

    Financial Condition Data:
      General:
        Total assets             $10,669  $11,672  $11,763  $11,782  $11,853
        Loans                      7,233    7,105    7,004    6,926    6,838
        Allowance for loan losses     68       71       71       71       73
        Securities, net            2,065    2,405    2,578    2,482    2,916
        Deposits                   8,793    8,714    8,693    8,810    8,755
        Core deposits              8,655    8,519    8,497    8,677    8,529
        Borrowings                   296    1,516    1,656    1,571    1,690
        Purchased funds              434    1,711    1,852    1,704    1,916
        Subordinated notes           122      253      253      253      253
        Stockholders' equity       1,159    1,002      984      970      953
        Non-performing assets         34       34       35       35       39
        Net loan charge-offs         2.1      4.0      4.0      3.2      4.2

      Ratios:
        Net loan charge-offs
         to average loans (1)       0.11%    0.23%    0.23%    0.18%    0.25%
        Non-performing assets
         to total loans,
         REO and other assets       0.46     0.48     0.50     0.50     0.57
        Allowance for loan
         losses to
         non-performing loans      209.5    208.4    200.8    205.0    189.8
        Allowance for loan
         losses to total loans      0.94     0.99     1.01     1.02     1.07
        Average stockholders'
         equity to average assets    9.5      8.5      8.2      8.1      7.8
        Stockholders' equity to
         total assets               10.9      8.6      8.4      8.2      8.0
        Tier 1 leverage
         capital (2)                 9.4      8.0      7.8      7.6      7.3
        Tier 1 risk-based
         capital (2)                13.8      9.9      9.5      9.4      9.3
        Total risk-based
         capital (2)                16.0     13.1     12.9     12.9     12.8

    (1)  Annualized.
    (2)  March 31, 2004 capital ratios are preliminary.


     People's Bank and Subsidiaries
     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CONDITION
                                               March 31,  Dec. 31,  March 31,
    (in millions)                                2004       2003      2003
    Assets
    Cash and due from banks                     $279.8     $343.0     $320.9
    Short-term investments                       704.3       71.9      424.3
        Total cash and cash equivalents          984.1      414.9      745.2
    Securities:
      Trading account securities,
       at fair value                              16.8       18.1         -
      Securities available for sale,
       at fair value                           2,046.7    2,385.5    2,914.3
      Securities held to maturity,
       at amortized cost                           1.4        1.4        1.4
        Total securities                       2,064.9    2,405.0    2,915.7
    Loans:
      Residential mortgage                     3,119.9    3,089.1    3,075.6
      Commercial real estate finance           1,739.8    1,699.9    1,576.0
      Commercial                               1,395.7    1,335.5    1,263.7
      Other consumer                             977.5      980.5      922.3
        Total loans                            7,232.9    7,105.0    6,837.6
      Less allowance for loan losses             (68.3)     (70.5)     (72.9)
        Total loans, net                       7,164.6    7,034.5    6,764.7
    Premises and equipment, net                  146.8      156.9      172.0
    Goodwill and other
     acquisition-related intangibles             112.5      113.3      115.9
    Other assets                                 196.2      270.7      221.9
    Assets of discontinued operations               -     1,276.2      917.3
        Total assets                         $10,669.1  $11,671.5  $11,852.7

    Liabilities
    Deposits:
      Non-interest-bearing                    $2,137.6   $2,078.0   $2,021.1
      Savings, interest-bearing
       checking and money market               4,308.7    4,179.7    3,963.6
      Time                                     2,346.8    2,456.3    2,770.8
        Total deposits                         8,793.1    8,714.0    8,755.5
    Borrowings:
      Federal funds purchased                    295.8      348.9      628.1
      Federal Home Loan Bank advances               -       964.3      951.9
      Repurchase agreements                         -       203.0      110.0
        Total borrowings                         295.8    1,516.2    1,690.0
    Subordinated notes                           121.7      252.9      252.6
    Other liabilities                            299.8      186.4      201.2
        Total liabilities                      9,510.4   10,669.5   10,899.3

    Stockholders' Equity
    Common stock (without par value;
     100.0 shares authorized;
      62.4 shares, 62.0 shares and 61.8
       shares issued and outstanding)            62.4       62.0        61.8
    Additional paid-in capital                  226.9      215.2       207.4
    Retained earnings                           868.6      759.8       743.1
    Accumulated other comprehensive
     income (loss)                                0.8      (35.0)      (58.9)
        Total stockholders' equity            1,158.7    1,002.0       953.4
        Total liabilities and
         stockholders' equity               $10,669.1  $11,671.5   $11,852.7


     People's Bank and Subsidiaries
     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

                                                   Three Months Ended
                                            March   Dec.   Sept.  June  March
                                              31,    31,    30,    30,    31,
    (in millions, except per share data)     2004   2003   2003   2003   2003
    Interest and dividend income:
      Residential mortgage                  $34.7  $34.5  $32.6  $36.5  $38.1
      Commercial real estate finance         25.1   26.0   26.0   25.5   25.5
      Commercial                             16.8   16.4   16.5   16.8   16.6
      Other consumer                         11.4   12.2   12.9   14.3   15.7
        Total interest on loans              88.0   89.1   88.0   93.1   95.9
      Securities                             18.5   20.5   18.6   20.9   24.3
      Short-term investments                  0.7    0.2    0.6    1.3    1.5
        Total interest and dividend income  107.2  109.8  107.2  115.3  121.7
    Interest expense:
      Deposits                               21.6   22.8   23.9   26.2   29.5
      Borrowings                             10.9   15.0   15.2   17.7   21.1
      Subordinated notes                      5.0    5.7    5.7    5.7    5.7
      Interest allocated to discontinued
       operations                            (3.6)  (5.8)  (5.8)  (5.3)  (4.8)
        Total interest expense               33.9   37.7   39.0   44.3   51.5
        Net interest income                  73.3   72.1   68.2   71.0   70.2
    Provision for loan losses                (0.1)   4.0    4.0    0.8    7.9
        Net interest income after
         provision for loan losses           73.4   68.1   64.2   70.2   62.3
    Non-interest income:
      Fee-based revenues:
        Service charges on deposit accounts  16.9   17.3   17.4   17.7   16.2
        Insurance revenue                     8.4    7.5    5.5    5.3    7.7
        Brokerage commissions                 3.6    3.2    3.1    3.5    3.2
        Other fees                            8.1    8.5    8.7    8.6    9.0
        Total fee-based revenues             37.0   36.5   34.7   35.1   36.1
      Net security gains (losses)            (4.8)   0.5    0.8    2.7   (4.6)
      Net gains on sales of residential
       mortgage loans                         1.0    1.4    4.9    4.5    4.1
      Other non-interest income               1.3    1.1    1.5    1.5    5.4
        Total non-interest income            34.5   39.5   41.9   43.8   41.0
    Non-interest expense:
      Compensation and benefits              55.4   47.3   46.2   49.2   47.0
      Occupancy and equipment                17.9   19.0   18.2   18.4   19.2
      Professional and outside service fees   5.6    6.5    6.3    6.0    5.9
      Liability restructuring costs         133.4     -      -      -     1.2
      Other non-interest expense             15.4   14.1   12.8   14.8   13.6
        Total non-interest expense          227.7   86.9   83.5   88.4   86.9
        Income (loss) from continuing
         operations before
          income tax expense (benefit)     (119.8)  20.7   22.6   25.6   16.4
    Income tax expense (benefit)            (41.7)   7.2    7.8    8.5   (0.9)
        Income (loss) from continuing
         operations                         (78.1)  13.5   14.8   17.1   17.3
    Discontinued operations:
      Income (loss) from discontinued
       operations, net of tax                 1.0    3.9    0.1   (1.6)  (1.3)
      Gain on sale of discontinued
       operations, net of tax               196.3     -      -      -      -
        Income (loss) from discontinued
         operations                         197.3    3.9    0.1   (1.6)  (1.3)
        Net income                         $119.2  $17.4  $14.9  $15.5  $16.0

    Basic and diluted earnings
     per common share:
      Income (loss) from continuing
       operations                          $(1.25) $0.22  $0.24  $0.28  $0.28
      Income (loss) from discontinued
       operations                            3.16   0.06    -    (0.03) (0.02)
      Net income                             1.91   0.28   0.24   0.25   0.26


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

                                   March 31, 2004           Dec. 31, 2003
    Three months ended        Average          Yield/  Average          Yield/
    (dollars in millions)     Balance Interest  Rate   Balance Interest  Rate

    Earning assets:
    Short-term investments     $268.5    $0.8   1.22%    $80.9    $0.3   1.60%
    Securities (2)            2,290.7    18.5   3.24   2,517.1    20.6   3.28
    Loans:
      Residential mortgage    3,112.4    34.7   4.46   3,076.1    34.5   4.49
      Commercial real estate
       finance                1,707.1    25.1   5.89   1,693.7    26.0   6.13
      Commercial              1,341.7    16.8   5.00   1,278.5    16.4   5.14
      Other consumer            980.8    11.4   4.65     971.1    12.3   5.05
        Total loans           7,142.0    88.0   4.93   7,019.4    89.2   5.08
        Total earning assets $9,701.2  $107.3   4.43% $9,617.4  $110.1   4.58%

    Funding liabilities:
    Deposits:
      Non-interest-bearing
       deposits              $2,039.0     $-      - % $2,009.4     $-      - %
      Savings, interest-
       bearing checking
       and money market       4,176.7     8.3   0.79   4,092.7     8.2   0.80
      Time                    2,310.8    13.0   2.25   2,382.7    14.2   2.38
        Total core deposits   8,526.5    21.3   1.00   8,484.8    22.4   1.05
      Brokered deposits and
       municipal interest-
       bearing deposits         121.4     0.3   1.18     157.0     0.4   1.10
        Total deposits        8,647.9    21.6   1.00   8,641.8    22.8   1.05
    Borrowings:
      Federal Home Loan Bank
       advances                 652.7     9.1   5.60     940.4    12.5   5.34
      Federal funds purchased   281.5     0.7   0.94     425.9     1.0   0.97
      Repurchase agreements     145.4     1.1   2.90     204.4     1.5   2.84
        Total borrowings      1,079.6    10.9   4.02   1,570.7    15.0   3.83
    Subordinated notes          221.2     5.0   9.09     252.9     5.7   9.04
    Funding liabilities
     allocated to
     discontinued operations   (819.0)   (3.6)  1.76  (1,304.5)   (5.8)  1.78
        Total funding
         liabilities         $9,129.7   $33.9   1.49% $9,160.9   $37.7   1.65%
    Net interest
     income/spread (3)                  $73.4   2.94%            $72.4   2.93%

    Net interest margin                         3.03%                    3.01%



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

                                                     March 31, 2003
    Three months ended                         Average                 Yield/
    (dollars in millions)                      Balance    Interest      Rate

    Earning assets:
    Short-term investments                      $393.0       $1.9       1.96%
    Securities (2)                             3,013.6       25.0       3.32
    Loans:
      Residential mortgage                     2,966.9       38.1       5.13
      Commercial real estate finance           1,602.7       25.5       6.37
      Commercial                               1,229.6       16.7       5.42
      Other consumer                             951.0       15.7       6.61
        Total loans                            6,750.2       96.0       5.69
        Total earning assets                 $10,156.8     $122.9       4.84%

    Funding liabilities:
    Deposits:
      Non-interest-bearing deposits           $1,888.3        $-         -  %
      Savings, interest-bearing checking
        and money market                       3,775.2        9.9      1.05
      Time                                     2,619.8       19.0      2.89
        Total core deposits                    8,283.3       28.9      1.39
      Brokered deposits and municipal
        interest-bearing deposits                209.2        0.6      1.23
        Total deposits                         8,492.5       29.5      1.39
    Borrowings:
      Federal Home Loan Bank advances          1,421.5       15.9      4.48
      Federal funds purchased                    571.4        3.5      2.45
      Repurchase agreements                      255.6        1.7      2.64
        Total borrowings                       2,248.5       21.1      3.76
    Subordinated notes                           252.5        5.7      9.05
    Funding liabilities allocated to
     discontinued operations                    (860.9)      (4.8)     2.21
        Total funding liabilities            $10,132.6      $51.5      2.04%
    Net interest income/spread (3)                          $71.4      2.80%

    Net interest margin                                                2.81%

    (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) The FTE adjustment was $0.1 million for the three months ended
        March 31, 2004, $0.3 million for the three months ended Dec. 31, 2003,
        and $1.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2003.


     People's Bank and Subsidiaries
     NON-PERFORMING ASSETS
                                            March   Dec.   Sept.  June  March
                                              31,    31,    30,    30,    31,
    (dollars in millions)                    2004   2003   2003   2003   2003
    Non-accrual loans:
      Commercial real estate finance        $11.9  $11.4  $12.3  $13.4  $12.8
      Residential mortgage                    9.9   11.4   10.7   11.7   12.9
      Commercial                              8.4    8.5    9.6    6.3    8.9
      Other consumer                          2.4    2.5    2.5    3.0    3.8
        Total non-accrual loans              32.6   33.8   35.1   34.4   38.4
    Real estate owned ("REO") and
     other assets, net                        0.9    0.5    0.2    0.2    0.8
        Total non-performing assets         $33.5  $34.3  $35.3  $34.6  $39.2

    Non-performing loans as a
     percentage of total loans               0.45%  0.48%  0.50%  0.50%  0.56%
    Non-performing assets as a percentage
     of total loans, REO and other assets    0.46   0.48   0.50   0.50   0.57
    Non-performing assets as a percentage
     of stockholders' equity and
     allowance for loan losses               2.73   3.20   3.34   3.32   3.82
    Allowance for loan losses as a
     percentage of non-performing loans     209.5  208.4  200.8  205.0  189.8
    Allowance for loan losses as a
     percentage of total loans               0.94   0.99   1.01   1.02   1.07


     People's Bank and Subsidiaries
     ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES
                                                   Three Months Ended
                                            March   Dec.   Sept.  June  March
                                              31,    31,    30,    30,    31,
    (in millions)                            2004   2003   2003   2003   2003

    Balance at beginning of period          $70.5  $70.5  $70.5  $72.9  $69.2
    Charge-offs                              (3.4)  (4.8)  (4.9)  (5.5)  (4.9)
    Recoveries                                1.3    0.8    0.9    2.3    0.7
        Net loan charge-offs                 (2.1)  (4.0)  (4.0)  (3.2)  (4.2)
    Provision for loan losses                (0.1)   4.0    4.0    0.8    7.9
    Balance at end of period                $68.3  $70.5  $70.5  $70.5  $72.9


     People's Bank and Subsidiaries
     NET LOAN CHARGE-OFFS (RECOVERIES)
                                                   Three Months Ended
                                            March   Dec.   Sept.  June  March
                                              31,    31,    30,    30,    31,
    (in millions)                            2004   2003   2003   2003   2003

    Other consumer                           $2.4   $2.9   $3.3   $3.6   $4.1
    Commercial                               (0.2)   1.1    0.7   (0.2)   0.1
    Commercial real estate finance           (0.1)    -      -    (0.2)    -
    Residential mortgage                       -      -      -      -      -
        Total                                $2.1   $4.0   $4.0   $3.2   $4.2



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