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People's Bank First Quarter Earnings Increased 11 Percent; Dividend Raised 14 Percent

    BRIDGEPORT, Conn., April 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- People's Bank
(Nasdaq: PBCT), an $11 billion financial services company, today announced
net income of $34.8 million, or $0.24 per share, for the first quarter of
2006, compared to $31.4 million, or $0.22 per share, for the first quarter
of 2005. Income from continuing operations increased 14 percent to $33.9
million, or $0.24 per share, from $29.8 million, or $0.21 per share, for
the year-ago quarter.
    For the first quarter of 2006, return on average assets was 1.28
percent and return on average stockholders' equity was 10.8 percent,
compared to 1.17 percent and 10.4 percent, respectively, for the year-ago
quarter.
    People's Board of Directors voted to increase the quarterly dividend on
its common stock by $0.03 per share, or 14 percent, to $0.25 per share. The
dividend is payable May 15, 2006, to shareholders of record on May 1, 2006.
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 April 19, 2006, the dividend yield on
People's Bank common stock is 2.9 percent.
    "We are pleased to reward our shareholders with a 14th consecutive
annual dividend increase, reflecting management's confidence in People's
future," stated President and Chief Executive Officer, John A. Klein.
    "Our first quarter results continue to build on the steadily improving
financial performance achieved in 2005," said Klein. "The 14 percent
improvement in earnings from continuing operations further illustrates the
continued strength of our consumer and commercial franchises."
    Klein added, "We continue to generate meaningful loan growth across our
core lending businesses. Our average commercial banking, home equity and
residential mortgage loan portfolios increased a combined $600 million, or
8 percent, since the first quarter of 2005."
    Klein concluded, "We remain committed to strengthening the bank's
franchise in Connecticut, through traditional and in-store branch expansion
and renovations, and growing our core portfolios, while at the same time
continuing to explore suitable acquisition opportunities in neighboring
markets, including New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Rhode Island."
    "Key drivers of the bank's performance this quarter were another
increase in the net interest margin and continued growth in fee-based
revenues," said Philip R. Sherringham, Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer. "The year-over-year 15 basis point improvement in the
net interest margin reflects a combination of the bank's asset-sensitive
position and the ongoing substitution of securities with higher-yielding
loans. In fact, average loans increased $571 million, or 7 percent,
year-over-year, while average securities declined $709 million, or 35
percent. The 6 percent increase in fee-based revenues reflects the ongoing
benefits from the revenue initiatives implemented during 2005."
    Sherringham added, "Bankwide asset quality remains very strong. First
quarter net loan charge-offs, after excluding a $2.3 million commercial
banking loan recovery, totaled $1.0 million, or 0.05 percent of average
loans
    on an annualized basis, compared to $0.8 million, or 0.04 percent,
respectively, in the first quarter of last year."
    At March 31, 2006, non-performing assets totaled $24.3 million, a $2.7
million, or 10 percent, decrease from the prior year, and equaled 0.28
percent of total loans, REO and repossessed assets, compared to 0.33
percent at March 31, 2005. The allowance for loan losses as a percentage of
non-performing loans was 322 percent at March 31, 2006, compared to 280
percent at March 31, 2005. The allowance for loan losses as a percentage of
total loans was 0.84 percent at March 31, 2006, compared to 0.90 percent a
year ago.
    Results for the first quarter of 2006 included severance-related
expenses totaling $1.2 million, a $0.9 million reserve established to
resolve certain business contingencies (both included in non-interest
expense); a $2.3 million commercial banking loan recovery and a $1.0
million decrease in the allowance for loan losses (both reflected in the
provision for loan losses).
    Selected Financial Terms
    In addition to presenting financial information in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), certain non-GAAP
information is also presented, such as operating revenue and the efficiency
ratio. Operating revenue is based on income from continuing operations
reduced by gains and losses other than from the sale of residential
mortgage loans and excluding other items that may recur from time to time
but that are deemed to occur irregularly or infrequently. Management
considers this measure to be more representative of People's ongoing
profitability, as the excluded items are generally related to external
market conditions and non-routine transactions.
    The efficiency ratio, which is derived in part from operating revenue
and represents an approximate measure of the cost required by People's to
generate a dollar of revenue, is the ratio of operating expense to
operating revenue. Operating expense equals People's total non-interest
expense, excluding goodwill impairment, amortization of acquisition-related
intangibles, losses on real estate assets and nonrecurring expenses.
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.
    This release contains information about People's core deposits and
purchased funds (both non-GAAP measures). Core deposits, a measure of
stable funding sources, equal 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.
    Conference Call
    On April 21, 2006, 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.
    1Q Financial Highlights (1Q 2006 compared with 1Q 2005 unless otherwise
indicated)
    Summary
    * Net income totaled $34.8 million, or $0.24 per share.
    * Income from continuing operations increased $4.1 million, or 14%.
    * Net interest income increased $2.8 million, or 3%.
      * Net interest margin increased 15 basis points from 1Q05 and improved 2
        basis points from 4Q05 to 3.77%.
    * Provision for loan losses decreased $3.6 million.
      * Net loan recoveries in 1Q06 totaled $1.3 million compared to net loan
        charge-offs in 1Q05 of $0.8 million, a difference of $2.1 million.
      * The allowance for loan losses was reduced $1.0 million in 1Q06 and was
        increased $0.5 million in 1Q05.
    * Non-interest income increased $4.4 million, or 12%.
      * Total fee-based revenues increased $2.2 million, or 6%.
      * Included in 1Q06 is $1.9 million ($2.9 million on a taxable-equivalent
        basis) related to the bank's investment in bank-owned life insurance.
    * Non-interest expense, excluding the $2.1 million of charges discussed
      previously, increased $3.5 million, or 4%.
      * Adjusted compensation and benefits increased $3.1 million.

    Commercial Banking
    * Average commercial banking loans grew $232 million, or 7%.
    * Average commercial non-interest-bearing deposits totaled $940 million.
    * The ratio of non-performing commercial banking loans to total commercial
      banking loans was 0.44% at March 31, 2006, compared to 0.53% at March
      31, 2005.
      * Non-performing loans decreased $2.3 million, or 12%, from March 31,
        2005.
    * Net loan charge-offs (excluding the $2.3 million recovery) totaled $0.4
      million, or 0.04% of average commercial banking loans.

    Consumer Financial Services
    * Average residential mortgage loans increased $228 million, or 7%.
    * Average home equity loan portfolios increased $142 million, or 13%.
    * Average consumer non-interest-bearing deposits totaled $1.2 billion.

    Treasury
    * Average securities and short-term investments declined $674 million, or
      32%.
      * Securities made up 13% of average earning assets compared to 20% in
        1Q05.
      * The debt securities portfolio totaled $1.2 billion at March 31, 2006,
        a $729 million, or 38% decrease from a year ago.
    People's Bank is a diversified financial services company providing
consumer and commercial banking services, in addition to insurance, trust
and financial advisory services. The bank is a leader in supermarket
banking, with 70 of its 153 branches located in Super Stop & Shop stores.
Through its subsidiaries, People's provides brokerage and financial
advisory services, asset management, equipment financing and insurance
services.
    Certain statements contained in this release are forward-looking in
nature. These include all statements about People's 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,
but are not limited to: (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.
    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

                                        March     Dec.   Sept.   June   March
    (dollars in millions, except           31,     31,     30,     30,     31,
     per share data)                     2006    2005    2005    2005    2005
    Operating Data:
      Net interest income               $94.0   $93.3   $92.5   $92.7   $91.2
      Provision for loan losses          (2.3)    5.3     1.1     0.9     1.3
      Fee-based revenues                 37.7    39.8    39.6    36.6    35.5
      All other non-interest income (1)   4.0    11.9     4.5     2.1     1.8
      Non-interest expense               86.9    90.1    85.8    85.7    81.3
      Income from continuing
       operations                        33.9    34.3    32.4    29.4    29.8
      Income from discontinued
       operations, net of tax             0.9     0.9     1.1     1.4     1.6
      Gain on sale of discontinued
       operations, net of tax               -       -       -     6.2       -
      Net income                         34.8    35.2    33.5    37.0    31.4

    Selected Statistical Data:
      Net interest margin(2)             3.77%   3.75%   3.70%   3.66%   3.62%
      Return on average assets(2)        1.28    1.30    1.24    1.36    1.17
      Return on average stockholders'
       equity(2)                         10.8    11.1    10.7    12.0    10.4
      Efficiency ratio                   62.1    62.2    62.1    63.3    62.8

    Per Common Share Data:
      Basic earnings per share          $0.24   $0.25   $0.24   $0.26   $0.22
      Diluted earnings per share         0.24    0.25    0.24    0.26    0.22
      Dividends paid per share(3)        0.22    0.22    0.22    0.22    0.19
      Dividend payout ratio(3)           39.0%   38.6%   40.3%   36.5%   37.7%
      Book value (end of period)        $9.22   $9.10   $8.95   $8.84   $8.61
      Tangible book value (end of
       period)                           8.47    8.35    8.20    8.09    7.84
      Stock price:
        High                            33.83   33.57   33.75   30.48   28.00
        Low                             30.00   28.85   28.17   26.27   23.99
        Close (end of period)           32.75   31.06   28.98   30.24   27.30
      Average diluted shares
       outstanding (in millions)       142.04  141.96  141.88  141.72  141.42

    (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.



    People's Bank and Subsidiaries
    FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - Continued

                                   As of and for the Three Months Ended
                             March 31,  Dec. 31, Sept. 30,  June 30, March 31,
    (dollars in millions)       2006      2005      2005      2005      2005
    Financial Condition
     Data:
      General:
        Total assets          $11,081   $10,933   $10,891   $10,931   $10,857
        Loans                   8,759     8,573     8,383     8,288     8,088
        Allowance for loan
         losses                    74        75        73        73        73
        Securities, net         1,258     1,363     1,498     1,658     1,971
        Deposits                9,252     9,083     9,086     9,177     9,046
        Core deposits           9,058     8,873     8,858     8,978     8,829
        Borrowings                251       295       271       234       289
        Purchased funds           360       424       404       313       400
        Subordinated notes        109       109       122       122       122
        Stockholders' equity    1,306     1,289     1,268     1,251     1,216
        Non-performing assets      24        22        20        24        27
        Net loan (recoveries)
         charge-offs             (1.3)      3.3       1.1       0.9       0.8

      Average Balances:
        Loans                  $8,555    $8,438    $8,318    $8,184    $7,984
        Securities              1,325     1,438     1,580     1,908     2,035
        Earning assets          9,975     9,952     9,992    10,171    10,079
        Total assets           10,865    10,800    10,849    10,879    10,752
        Deposits                8,990     8,966     9,060     9,050     8,847
        Funding liabilities     9,407     9,366     9,426     9,475     9,352
        Stockholders' equity    1,292     1,273     1,253     1,228     1,205

      Ratios:
        Net loan (recoveries)
         charge-offs to
         average loans(1)       (0.06)%    0.16%     0.05%     0.04%     0.04%
        Non-performing assets
         to total loans,
         REO and repossessed
         assets                  0.28      0.26      0.24      0.29      0.33
        Allowance for loan
         losses to non-
         performing loans       322.0     352.5     379.6     312.3     280.0
        Allowance for loan
         losses to total
         loans                   0.84      0.87      0.87      0.88      0.90
        Average stockholders'
         equity to average
         assets                  11.9      11.8      11.5      11.3      11.2
        Stockholders' equity
         to total assets         11.8      11.8      11.6      11.4      11.2
        Tier 1 leverage
         capital(2)              11.4      11.2      11.0      10.7      10.6
        Tier 1 risk-based
         capital(2)              14.9      14.8      14.9      14.8      14.7
        Total risk-based
         capital(2)              16.5      16.4      17.0      16.8      16.8

    (1) Annualized.
    (2) March 31, 2006 capital ratios are preliminary.



    People's Bank and Subsidiaries
    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CONDITION

                                            March 31,    Dec. 31,   March 31,
    (in millions)                               2006        2005        2005
    Assets
    Cash and due from banks                   $376.3      $391.6      $282.4
    Short-term investments                      59.1        31.9       116.3
        Total cash and cash equivalents        435.4       423.5       398.7
    Securities:
      Trading account securities, at fair
       value                                    30.2        27.3        13.4
      Securities available for sale, at
       fair value                            1,227.1     1,334.3     1,955.8
      Securities held to maturity, at
       amortized cost                            1.1         1.4         1.4
        Total securities                     1,258.4     1,363.0     1,970.6
    Securities purchased under agreements
     to resell                                  25.0        25.0        25.0
    Loans:
      Residential mortgage                   3,702.7     3,507.9     3,363.0
      Commercial                             2,074.1     2,029.2     1,758.2
      Commercial real estate finance         1,729.6     1,778.3     1,813.5
      Consumer                               1,252.9     1,257.5     1,153.4
        Total loans                          8,759.3     8,572.9     8,088.1
      Less allowance for loan losses           (74.0)      (75.0)      (73.0)
        Total loans, net                     8,685.3     8,497.9     8,015.1
    Premises and equipment, net                154.1       149.4       148.2
    Goodwill and other acquisition-
     related intangibles                       105.8       106.1       109.2
    Bank-owned life insurance                  206.6       154.6         0.9
    Other assets                               210.5       213.0       189.6
        Total assets                       $11,081.1   $10,932.5   $10,857.3

    Liabilities
    Deposits:
      Non-interest-bearing                  $2,326.2    $2,353.1    $2,272.7
      Savings, interest-bearing checking
       and money market                      3,707.2     3,767.4     4,240.9
      Time                                   3,219.0     2,962.1     2,532.4
        Total deposits                       9,252.4     9,082.6     9,046.0
    Borrowings:
      Federal funds purchased                  251.0       269.9       188.9
      Federal Home Loan Bank advances              -        25.0       100.0
        Total borrowings                       251.0       294.9       288.9
    Subordinated notes                         108.7       108.6       121.9
    Other liabilities                          162.6       157.8       184.2
        Total liabilities                    9,774.7     9,643.9     9,641.0

    Stockholders' Equity
    Common stock (without par value;
     150.0 shares authorized;
     141.7 shares, 141.6 shares and
     141.3 shares issued and outstanding)      141.7       141.6       141.3
    Additional paid-in capital                 174.3       172.0       163.4
    Retained earnings                        1,019.6       998.4       933.3
    Accumulated other comprehensive loss       (29.2)      (23.4)      (21.7)
        Total stockholders' equity           1,306.4     1,288.6     1,216.3
        Total liabilities and
         stockholders' equity              $11,081.1   $10,932.5   $10,857.3



    People's Bank and Subsidiaries
    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

                                                 Three Months Ended
                                    March        Dec.      Sept.  June  March
    (in millions, except per           31,        31,        30,    30,    31,
     share data)                     2006       2005       2005   2005   2005
    Interest and dividend
     income:
      Residential mortgage          $42.1      $40.7      $39.1  $38.1  $36.8
      Commercial real estate
       finance                       29.3       29.8       29.3   29.0   28.1
      Commercial                     33.2       31.0       28.4   25.9   23.4
      Consumer                       20.2       18.9       17.3   15.5   14.1
        Total interest on loans     124.8      120.4      114.1  108.5  102.4
      Securities                     11.9       12.6       13.7   16.5   17.2
      Short-term investments          0.8        0.5        0.5    0.3    0.2
      Securities purchased
       under agreements to
       resell                         0.3        0.3        0.3    0.3    0.1
        Total interest and
         dividend income            137.8      133.8      128.6  125.6  119.9
    Interest expense:
      Deposits                       38.0       34.8       31.2   27.9   23.6
      Borrowings                      3.3        2.8        2.1    2.2    2.3
      Subordinated notes              2.5        2.9        2.8    2.8    2.8
        Total interest expense       43.8       40.5       36.1   32.9   28.7
        Net interest income          94.0       93.3       92.5   92.7   91.2
    Provision for loan losses        (2.3)       5.3        1.1    0.9    1.3
        Net interest income
         after provision for
         loan losses                 96.3       88.0       91.4   91.8   89.9
    Non-interest income:
      Fee-based revenues:
        Service charges on
         deposit accounts            18.3       19.8       19.9   17.3   15.4
        Insurance revenue             7.8        7.6        7.1    5.9    7.4
        Brokerage commissions         3.3        2.9        3.0    3.7    3.1
        Other fees                    8.3        9.5        9.6    9.7    9.6
        Total fee-based
         revenues                    37.7       39.8       39.6   36.6   35.5
      Bank-owned life insurance       1.9        1.6        1.6    0.1      -
      Net gains on sales of
       residential mortgage
       loans                          0.4        0.9        1.5    1.0    0.6
      Gain on sale of branches          -        8.1          -      -      -
      Other non-interest income       1.7        1.3        1.4    1.0    1.2
        Total non-interest
         income                      41.7       51.7       44.1   38.7   37.3
    Non-interest expense:
      Compensation and benefits      51.9       49.7       49.7   48.4   47.7
      Occupancy and equipment        15.6       16.4       15.4   14.7   15.7
      Professional and outside
       service fees                   5.9        6.9        6.5    6.7    6.0
      Liability restructuring
       costs                           -         2.7         -      -      -
      Goodwill impairment
       charge                          -          -          -     2.0     -
      Other non-interest
       expense                       13.5       14.4       14.2   13.9   11.9
        Total non-interest
         expense                     86.9       90.1       85.8   85.7   81.3
        Income from continuing
         operations before
         income tax expense          51.1       49.6       49.7   44.8   45.9
    Income tax expense               17.2       15.3       17.3   15.4   16.1
        Income from continuing
         operations                  33.9       34.3       32.4   29.4   29.8
    Discontinued operations:
      Income from discontinued
       operations, net of tax         0.9        0.9        1.1    1.4    1.6
      Gain on sale of
       discontinued operations,
       net of tax                       -          -          -    6.2      -
        Income from
         discontinued
         operations                   0.9        0.9        1.1    7.6    1.6
        Net income                  $34.8      $35.2      $33.5  $37.0  $31.4

    Diluted earnings per common
     share:
      Income from continuing
       operations                   $0.24      $0.24      $0.23  $0.21  $0.21
      Income from discontinued
       operations                       -       0.01       0.01   0.05   0.01
      Net income                     0.24       0.25       0.24   0.26   0.22



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

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

    Earning assets:
    Short-term investments      $69.7    $0.8   4.35%    $50.9    $0.5   3.93%
    Securities purchased
     under agreements to
     resell                      25.0     0.3   4.82      25.0     0.3   4.61
    Securities(2)             1,325.2    11.9   3.59   1,437.7    12.6   3.53
    Loans:
      Residential mortgage    3,528.9    42.1   4.77   3,495.0    40.7   4.66
      Commercial real estate
       finance                1,731.3    29.3   6.77   1,750.5    29.8   6.80
      Commercial              2,035.0    33.2   6.53   1,935.5    31.0   6.40
      Consumer                1,259.9    20.2   6.41   1,257.4    18.9   6.03
        Total loans           8,555.1   124.8   5.84   8,438.4   120.4   5.71
        Total earning assets $9,975.0  $137.8   5.52% $9,952.0  $133.8   5.38%

    Funding liabilities:
    Deposits:
      Non-interest-bearing
       deposits              $2,111.7      $-      -% $2,139.1      $-      -%
      Savings, interest-
       bearing checking
        and money market      3,675.1    11.8   1.28   3,808.5    11.9   1.25
      Time                    3,033.1    25.2   3.32   2,843.7    22.1   3.12
        Total core deposits   8,819.9    37.0   1.68   8,791.3    34.0   1.55
      Non-core deposits(3)      170.3     1.0   2.32     174.8     0.8   2.00
        Total deposits        8,990.2    38.0   1.69   8,966.1    34.8   1.56
    Borrowings:
      Federal funds
       purchased                276.1     3.0   4.35     274.3     2.7   3.97
      Federal Home Loan Bank
       advances                  31.7     0.3   4.44       6.7     0.1   4.00
      Repurchase agreements        -       -      -         -       -      -
        Total borrowings        307.8     3.3   4.36     281.0     2.8   3.97
    Subordinated notes          108.7     2.5   9.04     119.4     2.9   9.64
        Total funding
         liabilities         $9,406.7   $43.8  1.86%  $9,366.5   $40.5  1.73%

    Excess of earning assets
     over funding
     liabilities               $568.3                   $585.5

    Net interest
     income/spread                      $94.0  3.66%             $93.3  3.65%

    Net interest margin                        3.77%                    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 $78.6 million, $84.6 million and $81.4 million of
        non-interest-bearing core deposits for the three months ended
        March 31, 2006, December 31, 2005 and March 31, 2005, respectively.



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

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

    Earning assets:
    Short-term investments                       $43.8       $0.2     1.83%
    Securities purchased under
      agreements to resell                        16.1        0.1      3.65
    Securities (2)                             2,034.4       17.2      3.38
    Loans:
      Residential mortgage                     3,300.6       36.8      4.45
      Commercial real estate finance           1,827.0       28.1      6.17
      Commercial                               1,707.5       23.4      5.48
      Consumer                                 1,149.2       14.1      4.90
        Total loans                            7,984.3      102.4      5.13
        Total earning assets                 $10,078.6     $119.9     4.76%

    Funding liabilities:
    Deposits:
      Non-interest-bearing deposits           $2,100.6         $-         -%
      Savings, interest-bearing checking
        and money market                       4,193.7        9.2      0.87
      Time                                     2,411.4       14.0      2.33
        Total core deposits                    8,705.7       23.2      1.07
      Non-core deposits (3)                      141.7        0.4      0.98
        Total deposits                         8,847.4       23.6      1.07
    Borrowings:
      Federal funds purchased                    250.4        1.5      2.39
      Federal Home Loan Bank advances            125.2        0.7      2.44
      Repurchase agreements                        6.9        0.1      2.38
        Total borrowings                         382.5        2.3      2.41
    Subordinated notes                           121.8        2.8      9.18
        Total funding liabilities             $9,351.7      $28.7     1.23%

    Excess of earning assets
      over funding liabilities                  $726.9

    Net interest income/spread                              $91.2     3.53%

    Net interest margin                                               3.62%

    (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 $78.6 million, $84.6 million and $81.4 million of non-
        interest-bearing core deposits for the three months ended
        March 31, 2006, December 31, 2005 and March 31, 2005, respectively.



    People's Bank and Subsidiaries
    NON-PERFORMING ASSETS

                                            March    Dec.  Sept.  June  March
                                               31,    31,    30,    30,    31,
    (dollars in millions)                    2006   2005   2005   2005   2005
    Non-accrual loans:
      Commercial real estate finance        $12.8   $5.8   $5.9   $5.9   $7.4
      Residential mortgage                    5.1    6.7    3.9    6.7    5.5
      PCLC                                    2.9    6.2    5.9    7.0    6.5
      Commercial                              1.1    1.3    2.3    2.5    5.2
      Consumer                                1.1    1.3    1.2    1.2    1.5
        Total non-accrual loans              23.0   21.3   19.2   23.3   26.1
    Real estate owned ("REO") and
     repossessed assets, net                  1.3    0.7    0.9    0.9    0.9
        Total non-performing assets         $24.3  $22.0  $20.1  $24.2  $27.0

    Non-performing loans as a percentage of
     total loans                             0.26%  0.25%  0.23%  0.28%  0.32%
    Non-performing assets as a percentage
     of total loans, REO and repossessed
     assets                                  0.28   0.26   0.24   0.29   0.33
    Non-performing assets as a percentage
     of stockholders' equity and allowance
     for loan losses                         1.76   1.62   1.50   1.83   2.09
    Allowance for loan losses as a
     percentage of
      non-performing loans                  322.0  352.5  379.6  312.3  280.0
    Allowance for loan losses as a
     percentage of total loans               0.84   0.87   0.87   0.88   0.90



    People's Bank and Subsidiaries
    ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES

                                                   Three Months Ended
                                            March    Dec.  Sept.  June  March
                                               31,    31,    30,    30,    31,
    (in millions)                            2006   2005   2005   2005   2005
    Balance at beginning of period          $75.0  $73.0  $73.0  $73.0  $72.5
    Charge-offs                              (1.5)  (4.1)  (1.6)  (1.7)  (1.7)
    Recoveries                                2.8    0.8    0.5    0.8    0.9
      Net loan recoveries (charge-offs)       1.3   (3.3)  (1.1)  (0.9)  (0.8)
    Provision for loan losses                (2.3)   5.3    1.1    0.9    1.3
    Balance at end of period                $74.0  $75.0  $73.0  $73.0  $73.0



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

                                                   Three Months Ended
                                            March   Dec.   Sept.  June  March
                                               31,    31,    30,    30,    31,
    (in millions)                            2006   2005   2005   2005   2005
    Consumer                                 $0.6   $0.9   $0.6   $0.8   $0.6
    PCLC                                      0.3    2.5    0.1      -    0.2
    Commercial                                0.1      -    0.4    0.1      -
    Residential mortgage                        -   (0.1)     -      -      -
    Commercial real estate finance           (2.3)     -      -      -      -
        Total                               $(1.3)  $3.3   $1.1   $0.9   $0.8


SOURCE People's Bank




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