CLARKSTON, Wash., Sept. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- FirstBank NW Corp.
(Nasdaq: FBNW) today announced that its Board of Directors declared a
quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per common share. The dividend will be
paid on October 11, 2006 to shareholders of record as of the close of
business on September 27, 2006. This marks the thirty-seventh regular
quarterly cash dividend since FirstBank became a publicly traded company in
July 1997.
On June 5, 2006, FirstBank announced that it had entered into a
definitive agreement for the merger of FirstBank NW Corp. with and into
Sterling Financial Corporation.
FirstBank NW Corp. (headquartered in Clarkston, Washington) is the
holding company for FirstBank Northwest, a Washington state chartered
savings bank founded in 1920, operating in the rural markets of eastern
Oregon, eastern Washington and central Idaho, in addition to the larger and
growing markets of Boise and Coeur d'Alene, Idaho and Spokane, Washington.
FirstBank Northwest is focused on each community served, striving to
deliver competitive financial products and services through exceptional
customer service standards, local expertise and leadership. FirstBank
Northwest operates 20 branch locations in Idaho, eastern Washington and
eastern Oregon, in addition to loan centers in Lewiston, Coeur d'Alene,
Boise and Nampa, Idaho, Spokane, Washington, and Baker City, Oregon.
FirstBank Northwest is known as the local community bank, offering its
customers highly personalized service in the many communities it serves.
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS:
Certain matters in this News Release may constitute forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements may relate to, among others,
expectations of the business environment in which the Company operates,
projections of future performance, including operating efficiencies,
perceived opportunities in the market, potential future credit experience
and statements regarding the Company's mission and vision. These
forward-looking statements are based upon current management expectations,
and may, therefore, involve risks and uncertainties. The Company's actual
results, performance, and achievements may differ materially from those
suggested, expressed or implied by forward-looking statements due to a wide
range of factors including, but not limited to, the general business
environment, interest rates, the real estate market in Washington, Idaho
and Oregon, the demand for mortgage loans, competitive conditions between
banks and non-bank financial service providers, regulatory changes, costs
of implementing additional securities requirements, requirements of the
Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002, the risk that the proposed merger with Sterling
may not be approved by shareholders of FirstBank or the necessary
regulatory approvals are not obtained, the risk that other closing
conditions of the proposed merger are not satisfied, and other risks
detailed in the Company's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended March 31, 2006. Forward-looking statements are effective only as of
the date they are made and the Company assumes no obligation to update this
information.
SOURCE FirstBank NW Corp.
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Related links:
http://www.fbnw.com
CONTACT:
Larry K. Moxley of FirstBank NW Corp.,
+1-509-295-5100
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