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Centura Banks, Inc. Reports Third-Quarter Earnings of $0.85 Per Diluted Share

    ROCKY MOUNT, N.C., Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Centura Banks Inc. (NYSE: CBC)
today announced third-quarter earnings of $34 million, or $0.85 per diluted
share.  Diluted earnings per share increased 18.1% from the previous quarter,
before merger related and other significant charges, and 7.6% from the year-
ago period.  All prior-period financial data has been restated for the
acquisition of Triangle Bancorp Inc., which was completed Feb. 18, 2000.
    Centura's third-quarter performance produced an annualized return on
average assets of 1.20% and an annualized return on average shareholder's
equity of 15.00%.  This compares with 1.15% and 14.58%, respectively, for the
year-earlier period.
    For the nine months ended Sept. 30, Centura's net income totaled
$98.7 million, or $2.46 per diluted share, excluding $50.7 million of pre-tax
merger related and other significant charges associated with the acquisition
of Triangle Bancorp.  This compares with net income for the same period a year
ago of $100.8 million, or $2.49 per diluted share, excluding $8.4 million of
pre-tax merger related charges associated with the first quarter 1999
acquisition of First Coastal Bankshares.
    Centura also declared a dividend of $0.34 per share for the fourth quarter
of 2000, payable Dec. 15, 2000, to shareholders of record Nov. 30.  The
annualized dividend represents a 7.2% increase over the dividend paid in 1999.
    "We executed according to plan in the third quarter," said Cecil W.
Sewell, chief executive officer.  "Although, there is always room for
improvement, we are pleased with our expense management and the demonstrated
progress in some key areas against a highly competitive landscape for quality
loans and core deposits.
    "The third-quarter's seven basis-point rise in nonperforming assets to
total assets from the second quarter was driven by a slowing economy," Sewell
said.  "This is understandable in light of the environment, but the trend is
evenly spread across all areas and we aren't seeing pronounced weakness in any
specific industry sector.  In addition, Centura's reserves for loan losses
remain strong at 1.35% of total loans and we are encouraged that the results
of our recent shared credit exam required no action from Centura regarding
reclassification of its small portfolio of $107 million in shared national
credits.
    "Centura experienced positive growth in a number of key areas that bode
well for the future," Sewell said.  "During the month of September, overall
loan growth, which had been flat much of the quarter, achieved annualized
increases of 12% on the commercial side and almost 9% in consumer loans.
September deposits also grew 8%, excluding the acquisition of $138 million in
deposits from four Wachovia Corp. branches in western North Carolina.  We also
are encouraged by the third-quarter deposit trends.  Average core deposits
were up for the quarter in spite of the unexpected loss of 10 in-store
branches in Charlotte, N.C. when Hannaford Brothers closed its supermarkets in
that region; and the anticipated deposit loss associated with the repricing of
the higher yield Triangle CDs.
    "In late September, we also completed the sale of $2.1 billion or 85% of
the mortgage servicing portfolio and reinvested the gain in the restructuring
of Centura's investment portfolio," Sewell said.  "This transaction resulted
in a gain of $13.1 million, which was offset by the losses incurred in
repositioning the investment portfolio.  Although the transaction will have
little impact on future earnings, since, the higher yield on investments are
offset with lower mortgage servicing income, the risk to income from mortgage
prepayments is largely eliminated.  We expect to experience positive effects
of the restructured portfolio in the fourth quarter's net interest margin,
which also should benefit from Centura's recent Wachovia acquisitions."
    The net interest margin for the third quarter of 2000 was 4.06% and 4.12%
for the month of September, compared with 4.10 in the second quarter and
4.25 in the year-earlier period.  The net interest margin in September
reflects improvement in our funding mix and the partial affect of the
portfolio restructuring.
    Third-quarter noninterest income was essentially flat from year-earlier
levels, after factoring out some unusual transactions that included the sale
of Centura's mortgage servicing portfolio and the restructuring of the
investment portfolio.  Third-quarter noninterest expense declined 3% from the
prior quarter and was generally experienced across all categories.
    "Centura has achieved good results retaining the most valuable Triangle
households," Sewell continued.  "To date, we have retained 96% of these
households and our overall customer retention is 87%.  In recent months,
however, we have been more willing to let go of CD-rate shoppers who show no
interest in expanding their relationship with Centura.  We continue to believe
our focus on retention of our most valuable customers represents the best
long-term strategy for building loyal customers, reducing the need for
wholesale funding and strengthening the net interest margin."
    Looking forward, the fourth quarter should benefit from the positive
effects of Centura's repositioned investment portfolio, the Wachovia branch
acquisitions, and the expected follow-through of strong September trends in
loans and core deposits.  In addition, approximately 75% of Triangle's higher
yield CDs have repriced as of the end of the third quarter.  "Despite the
continued challenging operating environment, we don't see anything on the
horizon that would cause our outlook for the fourth quarter to diverge from
the First Call range of $.86 to $.92 per diluted share," Sewell said.

    About Centura
    Centura Banks Inc., an $11 billion-asset financial services company based
in North Carolina, provides a complete line of banking, investment, insurance,
leasing and asset management services to individuals and businesses in North
Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.  Centura's broad range of financial
solutions is provided through more than 240 full-service financial offices and
Centura Highway, the bank's multifaceted customer access system that includes
telephone banking, an extensive ATM network, PC banking, online bill payment
and the bank's suite of Internet products and services.  Additional
information may be found on Centura's Web site at http://www.centura.com

    Safe Harbor
    Statements made in this press release, other than those containing
historical information, are forward-looking statements made pursuant to the
safe-harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Act of 1995.
These include statements about Centura, including descriptions of plans or
objectives of its management for future operations, products or services, and
forecasts of its revenues, earnings or other measures of economic performance.
Such statements reflect current views, but are based on assumptions and are
subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause results to
differ materially from those set forth in such statements.   Those factors
include, but are not limited to, the following:  (i) expected cost savings
from completed mergers may not be fully realized or costs or difficulties
related to the integration of the businesses of Centura and merged
institutions may be greater than expected; (ii) customer and deposit
attrition, or revenue loss, following completed mergers may be greater than
expected; (iii) competitive pressure in the banking industry may increase
significantly; (iv) changes in the interest rate environment may reduce
margins; (v) general economic conditions, either nationally or regionally, may
be less favorable than expected, resulting in, among other things, credit
quality deterioration and the possible impairment of collectibility of loans;
(vi) the impact of changes in monetary and fiscal policies, laws, rules and
regulations; (vii) the impact of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999; (viii)
changes in business conditions and inflation; and (ix) other risks and factors
identified in Centura's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission
and other regulatory bodies.

    FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
    CENTURA BANKS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES


                       Three Months Ended            Nine Months Ended
                          September 30,                 September 30,
    (Dollars in      2000     1999     Change      2000      1999     Change
     thousands,
     except per
     share data)

    EARNINGS
    Interest
     income       $227,544     $204,747  11.1%     $660,694    $597,794  10.5%
    Interest
     expense       123,309       98,140  25.6       348,135     286,111  21.7

    Net interest
     income        104,235      106,607  (2.2)      312,559     311,683   0.3

    Provision for
     loan losses     6,960       16,006 (56.5)       24,855      31,934 (22.2)
    Noninterest
     income         40,216       46,381 (13.3)      102,388     132,887 (23.0)

    Noninterest
     expense        85,417       88,515 (3.5)       288,333     269,367   7.0

    Income taxes    18,071       16,514  9.4         38,798      48,481 (20.0)

    Net income     $34,003      $31,953  6.4%       $62,961     $94,788(33.6)%
    Net interest
     income, taxable
     equivalent   $106,644     $109,866 (2.9)%     $320,068    $320,766 (0.2)%


    PER COMMON SHARE
    Earnings per
     share -
     basic          $ 0.85       $ 0.80  6.3%        $ 1.58      $ 2.38(33.6)%
    Earnings per share
     - diluted        0.85         0.79  7.6           1.57        2.34 (32.9)
    Cash dividends
     paid             0.34         0.29 17.2           1.00        0.83  20.5

    Book value per
     share           23.05        21.74  6.0          23.05       21.74   6.0

    Closing market
     price          38.313       41.375 (7.4)        38.313      41.375  (7.4)


    SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA (A)
    Earnings per share
     - diluted       $0.85        $0.79  7.6%         $2.46       $2.49 (1.2)%
    Return on average
     assets           1.20         1.15    5bp         1.17        1.23  (6)bp
    Return on average
     equity          15.00        14.58   42          15.02       15.59  (57)


    FINANCIAL RATIOS
    Return on average
     assets           1.20%        1.15%   5bp        0.75%       1.16% (41)bp
    Return on average
     equity          15.00        14.58    42         9.59       14.66  (507)

    Average equity to
     average assets   8.01         7.86    15         7.81        7.88    (7)

    AVERAGE BALANCES
    Assets    $ 11,261,701  $11,065,694   1.8% $11,227,694  $10,969,541  2.4%
    Earning assets,
     net        10,323,647   10,164,652   1.6   10,297,963   10,059,135  2.4
    Loans,
     gross       7,631,191    7,305,302   4.5    7,570,230    7,220,563  4.8
    Investment
     securities,
     net         2,599,384    2,722,460  (4.5)   2,610,052    2,685,098 (2.8)
    Noninterest-bearing
     deposits    1,118,636    1,153,228  (3.0)   1,118,159    1,141,089 (2.0)
    Core
     deposits    6,841,722    6,914,464  (1.1)   6,871,605    6,890,391 (0.3)

    Total
     deposits    7,584,598    7,770,777  (2.4)   7,661,626    7,708,297 (0.6)

    Interest-bearing
     liabilities 9,114,564    8,897,333   2.4    9,115,246    8,810,552  3.5
    Shareholders'
     equity        902,196      869,562   3.8      877,294      864,759  1.4


    PERIOD END BALANCES
    Assets    $ 11,389,045  $11,172,791  1.9%  $11,389,045  $11,172,791  1.9%
    Earning
     assets,
     net        10,364,671   10,247,720  1.1    10,364,671   10,247,720  1.1

    Loans,
     gross       7,688,712    7,322,504  5.0     7,688,712    7,322,504  5.0

    Investment
     securities,
     net         2,585,970    2,792,209 (7.4)    2,585,970    2,792,209 (7.4)
    Noninterest-
     bearing
     deposits    1,136,869    1,181,071 (3.7)    1,136,869    1,181,071 (3.7)
    Core
     deposits    6,955,496    6,960,401 (0.1)    6,955,496    6,960,401 (0.1)

    Total
     deposits    7,694,228    7,785,297 (1.2)    7,694,228    7,785,297 (1.2)

    Shareholders'
     equity        919,094      866,733  6.0       919,094      866,733  6.0


    bp-  Change is measured as difference in basis points.
    (A)  Calculation excludes $50.7 million of pre-tax merger-related and
         other significant charges incurred for the  nine months ended
         September 30, 2000.  Included in these charges are $22.1 million in
         losses related to sales of certain investment securities incurred as
         a result of restructuring the investment portfolio acquired with the
         Triangle merger, of which $15.1 million and $7.1 million were
         incurred during the first quarter and second quarter 2000,
         respectively.  Year-to-date 1999 excludes $8.4 million of pre-tax
         merger-related items, all of which were incurred during the first
         quarter.

    All prior period financial data has been restated for the February 18,
    2000 merger with Triangle which was accounted for as a pooling-of-
    interests.


    OTHER FINANCIAL DATA
    CENTURA BANKS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                       Three Months Ended            Nine Months Ended
                          September 30,                 September 30,
    (Dollars in     2000      1999      Change    2000       1999     Change
    thousands)


    SHARES OUTSTANDING
    Average
     basic      39,896,138   39,798,446   0.2%   39,760,138  39,789,052 (0.1)%
    Average
     diluted    40,094,135   40,397,894  (0.8)   40,033,407  40,473,206 (1.1)
    Outstanding at
     period end 39,878,329   39,859,180    --    39,878,329  39,859,180   --

    COMPOSITION RATIOS (A)
    Earning assets
     to total
     assets          91.67%      91.86%  (19)bp      91.72%      91.70%   2bp
    Loans to earning
     assets          73.92       71.87   205         73.51       71.78    173
    Interest-bearing
     liabilities to
     earning assets  88.29       87.53    76         88.52       87.59     93
    Loans to total
     deposits       100.61       94.01   660         98.81       93.67    514
    Noninterest-bearing
     deposits to total
     deposits        14.75       14.84    (9)        14.59       14.80    (21)

    ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (AFLL)
    Beginning
     balance      $103,271     $96,125   7.4%      $95,500     $91,894    3.9%
    AFLL related to
     loans sold and
     subsidiary sale    --       (456)(100.0)           --       (556) (100.0)
    Provision for
     loan
     losses          6,960      16,006 (56.5)       24,855     31,934   (22.2)
    Allowance of acquired
     financial
     institutions       --          --     --           --        605  (100.0)

    Charge-offs     (7,017)    (18,734) (62.5)     (20,982)   (32,742)  (35.9)

    Recoveries         822         760    8.2        4,663      2,566    81.7

    Net charge-offs (6,195)    (17,974) (65.5)     (16,319)   (30,176)  (45.9)

    Ending
     balance      $104,036     $93,701   11.0%    $104,036    $93,701   11.0%
    Net charge-offs
     to average loans 0.32%       0.98%  (66)bp       0.29%      0.56%  (27)bp

    COMPOSITION OF RISK ASSETS
    Nonperforming loans                            $48,631    $41,577   17.0%
    Foreclosed property                              6,000      5,294   13.3
    Nonperforming assets                           $54,631    $46,871   16.6%
    Loans 90+ days past due, still
     accruing                                       $9,902    $13,407  (26.1)%

    ASSET QUALITY RATIOS (B)
    Nonperforming assets to:
     Loans and foreclosed
     property                                        0.71%      0.64%    7bp
    Total assets                                     0.48       0.42      6
    Nonperforming loans
     to total loans                                  0.63       0.57      6
    Allowance for loan
     losses to total
     loans                                           1.35       1.28      7
    Allowance for loan
     losses to nonperforming
     loans                                           2.14x      2.25x   (11)


    bp-  Change is measured as difference in basis points.
    (A)  Balance sheet amounts used in calculations are based on average
         balances.
    (B)  Balance sheet amounts used in calculations are based on period end
         balances.
         All prior period financial data has been restated for the
         February 18, 2000 merger with Triangle which was accounted for as a
         pooling-of-interests.


    OTHER FINANCIAL DATA, continued
    CENTURA BANKS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                                   Three Months Ended September 30,
                                                             As a % of
                                                          Average Assets(A)
                           2000        1999      Change     2000       1999
    NONINTEREST INCOME
    Service charges on
      deposit accounts    $15,723     $16,251    (3.3)%     0.56%      0.58%
    Credit card and
     related fees           2,603       2,816    (7.6)      0.09       0.10
    Insurance and brokerage
     commissions            5,858       6,416    (8.7)      0.21       0.23
    Other service charges,
     commissions and fees   3,325       3,116     6.7       0.12       0.11
    Fees for trust services 2,549       2,586    (1.4)      0.09       0.09
    Mortgage income        17,912       7,594   135.9       0.63       0.27
    Negative goodwill
     amortization             334         334       -       0.01       0.01
    Operating lease
     income, net              580       1,856   (68.8)      0.02       0.07
    Other noninterest
     income                 4,400       7,045   (37.5)      0.15       0.26
    Noninterest income, excluding
     securities
     transactions          53,284      48,014    11.0       1.88       1.72
    Securities gains
     (losses), net        (13,068)     (1,633)  700.2      (0.46)     (0.06)
    Securities gains
     (losses), net -
     merger related            --          --      --         --         --
    Total noninterest
     income               $40,216     $46,381   (13.3)%     1.42%      1.66%

    NONINTEREST EXPENSE
    Salaries and overtime $36,317     $36,068     0.7%      1.28%      1.29%
    Fringe benefits and
     other personnel
     costs                  8,699       7,563    15.0       0.31       0.27
    Occupancy               6,112       6,213    (1.6)      0.22       0.22
    Equipment               6,255       7,020   (10.9)      0.22       0.25
    Foreclosed real estate
     losses and related
     operating expense        409         615   (33.5)      0.01       0.02
    Marketing               1,569       2,435   (35.6)      0.06       0.09
    Fees for outsourced
     services               4,422       4,055     9.1       0.16       0.15
    Professional and
     legal fees             3,202       3,607   (11.2)      0.11       0.13
    Other administrative    2,602       3,055   (14.8)      0.09       0.11
    FDIC
     insurance                 28         477   (94.1)        --       0.02

    Deposit intangible and
     goodwill amortization  3,406       3,430    (0.7)      0.12       0.12
    Office supplies, postage
     and telephone          5,765       6,052    (4.7)      0.20       0.22
    Other operating         6,631       7,925   (16.3)      0.24       0.28
    Total NIE before
     merger-related and
     other significant
     charges               85,417      88,515    (3.5)      3.02      3.17
    Merger-related expenses
     and other significant
     charges                   --          --      --        --         --
    Total noninterest
     expense              $85,417     $88,515    (3.5)%    3.02%      3.17%

    OTHER PERFORMANCE RATIOS
    Pretax operating
     profit margin (B)(D)   37.10%      33.11%    399bp
    Efficiency ratio (C)(D) 58.16%      56.65%    151bp
    Net interest income
     analysis - taxable
     equivalent:
     Selected average
      yields/rates:
      Loans                  9.39%       8.68%     71bp
    Taxable securities       6.91        6.39      52
    Tax-exempt securities    9.38        7.77     161
    Short-term investments   7.30        5.55     175
    Mortgage loans held-for-
     sale                   10.19        7.86     233
    Interest-earning assets  8.76        8.05      71
    Total interest-bearing
     deposits                4.93        4.04      89
    Borrowed funds           6.20        4.83     137
    Long-term debt           6.67        5.95      72
    Total interest-bearing
     liabilities             5.35        4.36      99

    Interest rate spread     3.41        3.69     (28)
    Net interest margin      4.06        4.25     (19)


    bp-  Change is measured as difference in basis points.

    (A)  Data presented is annualized.
    (B)  Sum of income before taxes plus the taxable equivalent adjustment
         divided by the sum of taxable equivalent net interest income plus
         noninterest income.
    (C)  Noninterest expense divided by the sum of taxable equivalent net
         interest income plus noninterest income.
    (D)  Calculation excludes merger-related and other significant charges.

    All prior period financial data has been restated for the February 18,
    2000 merger with Triangle which was accounted for as a pooling-of-
    interests.


                                    Nine Months Ended September 30,
                                                      As a Percent of Average
                                                          Average Assets(A)
    (Dollars in thousands)
                         2000       1999       Change       2000      1999


    NONINTEREST INCOME
    Service charges on
     deposit
     accounts          $47,071    $47,175     (0.2) %     0.56  %    0.57 %
    Credit card and
     related fees        6,724      6,673      0.8        0.08       0.08
    Insurance and
     brokerage
     commissions        18,876     18,864      0.1        0.22       0.23
    Other service charges,
     commissions and
     fees               10,244      9,882      3.7        0.12       0.12
    Fees for trust
     services            8,058      7,768      3.7        0.10       0.09
    Mortgage income     27,160     21,696     25.2        0.32       0.26
    Negative goodwill
     amortization        1,003      1,003       --        0.01       0.01
    Operating lease
     income, net         1,902      5,484    (65.3)       0.02       0.07
    Other noninterest
     income             18,223     14,965     21.8        0.23       0.18
    Noninterest income,
     excluding
     securities
     transactions      139,261    133,510      4.3        1.66       1.63
    Securities gains
    (losses), net      (14,735)      (623)      NM       (0.18)     (0.01)
    Securities gains
    (losses), net -
    merger related     (22,138)        --       --       (0.26)        --
    Total noninterest
     income           $102,388   $132,887    (23.0) %     1.22 %     1.62 %

    NONINTEREST EXPENSE
    Salaries and
     overtime         $107,370   $106,038      1.3  %     1.28 %     1.29 %
    Fringe benefits
     and other
     personnel costs    25,122     23,771      5.7        0.30       0.29
    Occupancy           18,343     18,554     (1.1)       0.22       0.23
    Equipment           18,284     21,091    (13.3)       0.22       0.26
    Foreclosed real estate
     losses and related
     operating expense   1,515      1,338     13.2        0.02       0.02
    Marketing            5,410      7,263    (25.5)       0.06       0.09
    Fees for outsourced
     services           13,782     12,466     10.6        0.16       0.15
    Professional and
     legal fees         10,203     10,930     (6.7)       0.12       0.13
    Other
     administrative      8,963      8,838      1.4        0.11       0.11
    FDIC insurance         791      1,418    (44.2)       0.01       0.02
    Deposit intangible and
     goodwill
     amortization       10,108     10,187     (0.8)       0.12       0.12
    Office supplies, postage
     and telephone      18,455     18,493     (0.2)       0.22       0.23
    Other operating     21,471     22,122     (2.9)       0.25       0.26
    Total NIE before
     merger-related and
     other significant
     charges           259,817    262,509     (1.0)       3.09       3.20
    Merger-related
     expenses and
     other significant
     charges            28,516      6,858    315.8        0.34       0.08
    Total noninterest
     expense          $288,333   $269,367      7.0 %      3.43 %     3.28 %

    OTHER PERFORMANCE RATIOS
    Pretax operating
     profit margin
     (B)(D)              35.97 %    35.43 %     54 bp
    Efficiency ratio
     (C)(D)              58.44 %    57.87 %     57 bp
    Net interest income analysis-
     taxable equivalent:
     Selected average yields/rates:
      Loans               9.17 %     8.62 %     55 bp
      Taxable securities  6.75       6.30       45
      Tax-exempt
       securities         8.33       7.87       46
      Short-term
       investments        5.54       4.99       55
      Mortgage loans
       held-for-sale      9.56       7.87      169
      Interest-earning
       assets             8.54       8.00       54
      Total interest-
       bearing deposits   4.66       4.03       63
      Borrowed funds      5.98       4.76      122
      Long-term debt      6.35       5.84       51
      Total interest-
       bearing
       liabilities        5.07       4.32       75
      Interest rate
       spread             3.47       3.68      (21)
      Net interest
       margin             4.08       4.22      (14)

    bp-  Change is measured as difference in basis points.
    (A)  Data presented is annualized.
    (B)  Sum of income before taxes plus the taxable equivalent adjustment
         divided by the sum of taxable equivalent net interest income plus
         noninterest income.
    (C)  Noninterest expense divided by the sum of taxable equivalent net
         interest income plus noninterest income.
    (D)  Calculation excludes merger-related and other significant charges.

    All prior period financial data has been restated for the
February 18, 2000 merger with Triangle which was accounted for as a pooling-
of-interests.


    QUARTERLY FINANCIAL TRENDS
    CENTURA BANKS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES


                                                     2000
                                      Third         Second            First
                                     Quarter        Quarter          Quarter

    (Dollars in thousands,
    except per share data)


    FINANCIAL SUMMARY (A)

    Assets                       $ 11,261,701   $ 11,087,991    $ 11,333,016
    Earning assets, net            10,323,647     10,161,950      10,408,008

    Loans, gross                    7,631,191      7,604,252       7,481,313

    Investment securities,
     net                            2,599,384      2,456,812       2,774,077

    Total deposits                  7,584,598      7,581,910       7,819,217

    Interest-bearing liabilities    9,114,564      8,974,603       9,256,578
    Shareholders' equity              902,196        869,319         860,095

    Total market capitalization
     (period end)                   1,527,838       1,353,339      1,817,042
    Net income                         34,003          20,923          8,035

    PROFITABILITY/PERFORMANCE SUMMARY(A)
     Pretax operating profit margin(B)  37.10%         31.80%          38.92%
     Efficiency ratio(B)                58.16          60.07           57.12
     Net interest margin                 4.06           4.10            4.07
     Return on average assets            1.20           0.76            0.29
     Return on average equity           15.00           9.68            3.76
     Average equity to average assets    8.01           7.84            7.59

    PER SHARE SUMMARY
     Earnings per share - basic        $ 0.85         $ 0.53          $ 0.20
     Earnings per share - diluted        0.85           0.52            0.20
     Cash dividends paid                 0.34           0.34            0.32
     Book value per share               23.05          22.09           21.72
     Closing market price              38.313         33.953          45.813

    KEY INTANGIBLE ASSETS (C)
     Goodwill                       $ 143,520      $ 125,606       $ 131,514
     Mortgage servicing rights          6,037         31,797          35,076

    ASSET QUALITY SUMMARY(C)
     Nonperforming assets            $ 54,631       $ 45,929        $ 37,161
     Allowance for loan losses        104,036        103,271          97,450
     Nonperforming assets to
      total assets                       0.48 %         0.41 %         0.33%
     Allowance for loan losses
      to total loans                     1.35           1.35           1.29
     Net charge-offs to average loans    0.32           0.32           0.22


    QUARTERLY FINANCIAL TRENDS
    CENTURA BANKS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES


                                              1999                 3rd Qtr 00
                                      Fourth          Third               vs.
                                     Quarter        Quarter        2nd Qtr 00

    (Dollars in thousands,
     except per share data)

     FINANCIAL SUMMARY (A)

    Assets                      $ 11,244,033   $ 11,065,694              1.6%
     Earning
     assets, net                  10,311,262     10,164,652              1.6

     Loans, gross                  7,363,250      7,305,302              0.4

     Investment securities, net    2,820,815      2,722,460              5.8
     Total deposits
                                   7,864,788      7,770,777               --

     Interest-bearing liabilities  9,066,703      8,897,333              1.6
     Shareholders' equity            861,593        869,562              3.8

     Total market capitalization
     (period end)                  1,742,779      1,649,174             12.9
     Net income                       35,549         31,953             62.5

    PROFITABILITY/PERFORMANCE SUMMARY(A)
     Pretax operating profit
      margin(B)                        38.07 %        33.11 %         530 bp
     Efficiency ratio(B)               55.94          56.65             (191)
     Net interest margin                4.20           4.27               (4)
     Return on average assets           1.25           1.15               44
     Return on average equity          16.37          14.58              532
     Average equity to average assets   7.66           7.86               17

    PER SHARE SUMMARY
     Earnings per share - basic        $0.90          $0.80             60.4 %
     Earnings per share - diluted       0.89           0.79             63.5
     Cash dividends paid                0.30           0.29               --
     Book value per share              21.77          21.74              4.3
     Closing market price             44.125         41.375             12.8

    KEY INTANGIBLE ASSETS (C)
     Goodwill                      $ 134,851      $ 138,334             14.3 %
     Mortgage servicing rights        35,916         36,979            (81.0)

    ASSET QUALITY SUMMARY(C)
     Nonperforming assets           $ 35,836       $ 46,871             18.9 %
     Allowance for loan losses        95,500         93,701              0.7
     Nonperforming assets to total
      assets                            0.31 %         0.42 %           7 bp
     Allowance for loan losses to
      total loans                       1.28           1.28               --
     Net charge-offs to average loans   0.38           0.98               --


    bp- Change is measured as difference in basis points.
    (A) Balance sheet amounts are based on average balances unless otherwise
        noted.
    (B) Calculation excludes merger-related and other significant charges.
    (C) Balance sheet amounts are based on period end balances unless
        otherwise noted.

    All prior period financial data has been restated for the February 18,
2000 merger with Triangle which was accounted for as a pooling-of-interests.


SOURCE Centura Banks, Inc.




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