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Centura Banks Inc. Reports Third Quarter Earnings

    ROCKY MOUNT, N.C., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Centura Banks Inc. (NYSE: CBC)
announced today that net income for the third quarter of 1996 increased 8.5
percent over the comparable period of last year to $17.3 million, or 74 cents
per fully diluted share, excluding the impact of a one-time special
assessment.
    On Sept. 30, the President enacted legislation requiring a one-time
special assessment on SAIF-insured deposits.  This will affect financial
institutions that have or have acquired deposits from thrift institutions over
past years.  The special assessment impacts Centura's net income by $4.2
million, after the effect of income taxes.  Net income for the third quarter,
after the special assessment, was $13.0 million compared to $15.9 million for
the same period one year ago, representing fully diluted earnings per share
of 56 cents and 65 cents, respectively.
    For the first nine months of 1996, net income, excluding the impact of the
special assessment, would have increased 10.5 percent to $49.7
million, or $2.13 per fully diluted share.  However, after the special
assessment, net income was steady at $45.5 million compared to $45.0 million
for the same period of 1995. Fully diluted earnings per share rose
to $1.95 from $1.92 during the same period last year.
    The increase in earnings, excluding the special assessment, results from
steady loan demand and continued growth in noninterest income.
    "This has been a remarkably productive quarter for us, and the trends are
all heading in the right direction for an outstanding year," said Robert R.
Mauldin, Centura's chairman and chief executive officer. "We are continuing to
see growth in securities and insurance, we have made dramatic changes in
features and pricing for checking accounts, credit cards and electronic
delivery channels, and we have begun opening a number of new supermarket
offices in recent weeks."
    "One area we have defined for further improvement is efficiency, and we
will be taking steps during the next few months to improve our efficiency
ratio while continuing to make necessary investments in technology, sales and
marketing," Mauldin said.
    For the quarter, return on assets was .91 percent and return
on equity was 12.34 percent. Without the special assessment, quarterly return
on assets would have been 1.20 percent and return on equity would have been
16.36 percent.  Deposits on average increased 8 percent to $4.4 billion. Loans
increased 7 percent on average to $3.9 billion, and net charge-offs were .13
percent of average total loans.
    Damage caused by Hurricane Fran, which hit a large number of Centura's
coastal and eastern North Carolina markets in September, had an effect
on new business growth. "Securities and insurance production were especially
slowed for a couple of weeks, although they are already rebounding. Asset
quality is not expected to suffer from the storm," Mauldin said.
    During the quarter, Centura completed the acquisition of First Community
Bank of Gastonia, N.C. On Oct. 1, Centura completed the purchase of
49 percent of First Greensboro Home Equity, a multi-state alternative equity
lender based in Greensboro, N.C. Also during the fourth quarter, Centura
expects to complete the acquisition of FirstSouth Bank in Burlington, N.C.,
and the acquisition of CLG, Inc., a technology leasing company based in
Raleigh, N.C.
    Centura's net interest margin for the quarter was 4.63 percent, a slight
improvement from the second quarter and consistent with the third quarter
last year.
    With assets of $5.9 billion, Centura provides a complete line of banking,
investment, insurance and trust services to individuals and businesses
throughout North Carolina. It provides services through 159 financial centers,
more than 230 ATMs at financial centers, Wal-Mart and Sam's stores, its
Centura Highway telephone banking center, Quicken and Microsoft Money, the
leading personal finance software packages, and America Online, the world's
largest provider of online services. In September, Centura opened the first
four of what will be 33 financial offices in Hannaford supermarkets in the
Carolinas and Virginia by the end of 1997.
    For further information on Centura, visit Centura Highway on
the World Wide Web at http://www.centura.com.

    FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
    CENTURA BANKS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

                   Three Months Ended             Nine Months Ended
                       September 30,                  September 30,
                1996       1995      Change        1996      1995       Change
    (In thousands, except share and per share data)

    EARNINGS
     Interest
      income     $112,874   $104,878   7.6%      $328,789    $287,282    14.4%
     Interest
      expense      51,753     50,150   3.2        152,982     129,917    17.8
     Net interest
      income       61,121     54,728  11.7        175,807     157,365    11.7
     Provision for
      loan losses   2,325      1,902  22.2          6,650       5,786    14.9
     Noninterest
      income       20,128     16,104  25.0         58,895      43,525    35.3
     Noninterest
      expense      58,706     43,891  33.8        156,214     124,415    25.6
     Income
      taxes         7,173      9,099 (21.2)        26,369      25,710     2.6
     Net income   $13,045    $15,940 (18.2)%      $45,469     $44,979     1.1%
     Net interest income,
      taxable
      equivalent  $62,518    $56,633  10.4%      $180,178    $161,736    11.4%

    PER COMMON SHARE
     Net income-
      primary       $0.56      $0.65 (13.8)%        $1.95       $1.92     1.6%
     Net income-fully
      diluted        0.56       0.65 (13.8)          1.95        1.92     1.6
     Cash dividends
      paid           0.25       0.23   8.7           0.75        0.62    21.0
     Book value     18.50      17.85   3.7          18.50       17.85     3.7
     Closing market
      price        38.625     33.250  16.2         38.625      33.250    16.2

    FINANCIAL RATIOS
     Return on average
      assets         0.91%      1.22%  (31)bp        1.09%       1.26%  (17)bp
     Return on average
      shareholders'
      equity        12.34      14.93  (259)         14.75       15.60   (85)
     Equity to assets
     (average)       7.35       8.16   (81)          7.38        8.06   (68)

    AVERAGE BALANCES
     Assets       $5,721,893  $5,190,130  10.2%  $5,579,899  $4,779,762  16.7%
     Earning
      assets       5,296,261   4,790,767  10.6    5,170,524   4,411,409  17.2
     Loans         3,886,601   3,637,859   6.8    3,756,919   3,385,603  11.0
     Investment
      securities   1,379,907   1,120,665  23.1    1,387,860   1,001,092  38.6
     Noninterest-bearing
      deposits       641,677     576,268  11.4      604,635     539,353  12.1
     Core deposits 4,076,085   3,698,456  10.2    3,874,815   3,454,956  12.2
     Total
      deposits     4,429,723   4,111,742   7.7    4,272,036   3,796,148  12.5
     Interest-bearing
      liabilities  4,583,808   4,119,161  11.3    4,488,264   3,790,048  18.4
     Shareholders'
      equity         420,465     423,515  (0.7)     411,874     385,409   6.9

    PERIOD END BALANCES
     Assets       $5,924,179  $5,256,197  12.7%  $5,924,179  $5,256,197  12.7%
     Earning
      assets       5,451,670   4,870,313  11.9    5,451,670   4,870,313  11.9
     Loans         3,988,039   3,678,772   8.4    3,988,039   3,678,772   8.4
     Investment
      securities   1,450,923   1,158,005  25.3    1,450,923   1,158,005  25.3
     Noninterest-bearing
      deposits       686,462     577,030  19.0      686,462     577,030  19.0
     Core deposits 4,222,943   3,721,902  13.5    4,222,943   3,721,902  13.5
     Total
      deposits     4,562,613   4,169,922   9.4    4,562,613   4,169,922   9.4
     Shareholders'
      equity         431,005     424,379   1.6      431,005     424,379   1.6

    Bp Change is measured as difference in basis points.

    OTHER FINANCIAL DATA

                            Three Months Ended            Nine Months Ended
                               September 30,                September 30,
    (In thousands, except
      share data)        1996       1995   %Change    1996      1995   %Change

    SHARES OUTSTANDING
     Average primary   23,382,902 24,478,272 (4.5) 23,294,658 23,421,944 (0.5)
     Average fully,
       diluted         23,382,902 24,488,290 (4.5) 23,296,975 23,463,288 (0.7)
     Outstanding       23,293,670 23,780,389 (2.0) 23,293,670 23,780,389 (2.0)

    COMPOSITION RATIOS*
    Earning assets to
      assets               92.56%    92.31%    25 bp   92.66%    92.29%  37 bp
    Loans to earning
      assets               73.38     75.93   (255)     72.66     76.75 (409)
    Interest-bearing
       liabilities to
       earning assets      86.55     85.98     57      86.80     85.91   89
    Loans to total
      deposits             87.74     88.47    (73)     87.94     89.19 (125)
    Noninterest-bearing
      deposits to total
      deposits             14.49     14.02     47      14.15     14.21   (6)

    ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES
    Beginning balance    $56,297   $52,282    7.7%   $53,452   $46,701  14.5%
    Provision for loan
      losses               2,325     1,902   22.2      6,650     5,786  14.9
    Allowance of acquired
      financial
      institutions         1,240       --     --      1,240     3,460 (64.2)
    Charge-offs           (1,946)   (1,725)  12.8     (5,371)   (4,877) 10.1
    Recoveries               630       956  (34.1)     2,575     2,345   9.8
      Net charge-offs     (1,316)     (769)  71.1     (2,796)   (2,532) 10.4
    Ending balance       $58,546   $53,415    9.6%   $58,546   $53,415   9.6%

    Net charge-offs to
      average loans         0.13%     0.08%     5 bp    0.10%     0.10%   0 bp

    COMPOSITION OF RISK ASSETS
    Nonaccrual loans                                $16,448   $16,863  (2.5)%
    Restructured loans                                   609       331  84.0
      Nonperforming loans                             17,057    17,194  (0.8)
    Foreclosed property                                3,300     3,176   3.9
    Nonperforming assets                             $20,357   $20,370  (0.1)%

    ASSET QUALITY RATIOS**
    Nonperforming assets to:
      Loans and foreclosed property                     0.51%     0.55%  (4)bp
      Total assets                                      0.34      0.39   (5)
    Nonperforming loans to total loans                  0.43      0.47   (4)
    Allowance for loan losses to total loans            1.47      1.45    2
    Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans    3.43x     3.11x  32

    bp Change is measured as difference in basis points.
    *  Balance sheet amounts used in calculations are based on average
       balances.
   **  Balance sheet amounts used in calculations are based on period end
       balances.

    OTHER FINANCIAL DATA, continued

                                         Three Months Ended September 30,
                                                               As a Percent of
                                                               Average Assets#
    (Dollars in thousands)             1996    1995   Change    1996    1995

    NONINTEREST INCOME
    Service charges on deposit
     accounts                        $ 8,427 $ 7,350    14.7%   0.59%   0.56%
    Credit card and related fees       1,479   1,262    17.2    0.10    0.10
    Insurance & brokerage commissions  2,702   1,752    54.2    0.19    0.13
    Other service charges,
     commissions and fees              1,610     908    77.3    0.11    0.07
    Fees for trust services            1,650   1,527     8.1    0.11    0.12
    Mortgage income                    2,673   2,437     9.7    0.19    0.19
    Negative goodwill amortization       334     334     0.0    0.02    0.03
    Other noninterest income             850     526    61.6    0.06    0.03
    Noninterest income, excluding
     securities transactions          19,725  16,096    22.6    1.37    1.23
    Securities gains (losses), net       403       8 4,937.5    0.03    0.00
    Total noninterest income         $20,128 $16,104    25.0%   1.40%   1.23%

    NONINTEREST EXPENSE
    Salaries and overtime            $20,189 $18,118    11.4%   1.40%   1.38%
    Fringe benefits and other
     personnel costs                   5,340   4,380    21.9    0.37    0.33
    Occupancy                          3,102   2,882     7.6    0.22    0.22
    Equipment                          4,921   4,016    22.5    0.34    0.31
    Foreclosed real estate losses and
     related operating expense           148     173   (14.5)   0.01    0.01
    Marketing                          1,657   1,500    10.5    0.12    0.11
    Professional fees                  3,274   1,915    71.0    0.23    0.15
    Other administrative               1,131   1,943   (41.8)   0.08    0.15
    FDIC insurance                     8,364     497 1,582.9    0.58    0.04
    Deposit intangible and goodwill
     amortization                      1,254   1,169     7.3    0.09    0.09
    Office supplies, postage and
     telephone                         3,918   3,406    15.0    0.27    0.26
    Other operating                    5,408   3,892    39.0    0.37    0.30
    Total noninterest expense        $58,706 $43,891    33.8%   4.08%   3.36%

    OTHER PERFORMANCE RATIOS
    Pretax operating profit margin+    26.15%  37.04% (1,089)bp
    Efficiency ratio***                71.03%  60.34%  1,069 bp
    Net interest income analysis-
     taxable equivalent:
     Selected average yields/rates:
      Loans                             9.25%   9.42%    (17)bp
      Taxable securities                6.41    6.55     (14)
      Tax-exempt securities             9.21    9.78     (57)
      Short-term investments            5.55    5.75     (20)
      Interest-earning assets           8.50    8.75     (25)
      Total interest-bearing deposits   4.36    4.65     (29)
      Borrowed funds                    5.01    5.79     (78)
      Long-term debt                    5.33    6.19     (86)
      Total interest-bearing
       liabilities                      4.49    4.83     (34)
      Interest rate spread              4.01    3.92       9
      Net interest margin               4.63    4.60       3

                                              Nine Months Ended September 30,
                                                               As a Percent of
                                                               Average Assets
    (Dollars in thousands)             1996    1995   Change    1996    1995

    NONINTEREST INCOME
    Service charges on deposit
     accounts                       $ 24,757 $ 20,776   19.2%   0.59%    0.58%
    Credit card and related fees       3,588    3,053   17.5    0.09     0.09
    Insurance & brokerage commissions  8,149    4,933   65.2    0.20     0.14
    Other service charges, commissions
     and fees                          3,979    2,505   58.8    0.10     0.07
    Fees for trust services            4,941    4,581    7.9    0.12     0.13
    Mortgage income                    8,738    4,366  100.1    0.21     0.12
    Negative goodwill amortization     1,003    1,003    0.0    0.02     0.03
    Other noninterest income           2,058    2,921  (29.5)   0.04     0.08
    Noninterest income, excluding
     securities transactions          57,213   44,138   29.6    1.37     1.24
    Securities gains (losses), net     1,682     (613)(374.4)   0.04    (0.02)
    Total noninterest income         $58,895 $ 43,525   35.3%   1.41%    1.22%

    NONINTEREST EXPENSE
    Salaries and overtime            $58,980 $ 50,322   17.2%   1.41%    1.41%
    Fringe benefits and other
     personnel costs                  15,307   12,926   18.4    0.37     0.36
    Occupancy                          8,936    8,212    8.8    0.21     0.23
    Equipment                         14,357    9,538   50.5    0.34     0.27
    Foreclosed real estate losses and
     related operating expense           457      365   25.2    0.01     0.01
    Marketing                          4,692    4,491    4.5    0.11     0.13
    Professional fees                  8,945    5,844   53.1    0.21     0.16
    Other administrative               3,441    5,522  (37.7)   0.08     0.15
    FDIC insurance                    10,808    4,420  128.1    0.24     0.12
    Deposit intangible and goodwill
     amortization                      3,594    2,851   26.1    0.09     0.08
    Office supplies, postage and
     telephone                        11,520    9,149   25.9    0.28     0.26
    Other operating                   15,905   10,775   47.6    0.39     0.31
    Total noninterest expense       $156,214 $124,415   25.6%   3.74%    3.48%

    OTHER PERFORMANCE RATIOS
    Pretax operating profit margin+    31.88%   36.57%  (469)bp
    Efficiency ratio***                65.34%   60.61%   473 bp
    Net interest income analysis-
     taxable equivalent:
     Selected average yields/rates:
      Loans                             9.29%    9.40%   (11)bp
      Taxable securities                6.42     6.42      0
      Tax-exempt securities             9.19     9.12      7
      Short-term investments            5.39     6.27    (88)
      Interest-earning assets           8.52     8.73    (21)
      Total interest-bearing deposits   4.38     4.35      3
      Borrowed funds                    5.14     5.83    (69)
      Long-term debt                    5.72     6.36    (64)
      Total interest-bearing
       liabilities                      4.55     4.58     -3
      Interest rate spread              3.97     4.15    (18)
      Net interest margin               4.57     4.81    (24)

    bp  Change is measured as difference in basis points.
    *** Noninterest expense divided by sum of taxable equivalent net interest
         income plus noninterest income.
    +   Sum of income before taxes plus the taxable equivalent adjustment
         divided by the sum of taxable equivalent net interest income plus
         noninterest income.
    #   Data presented is annualized.

    QUARTERLY FINANCIAL TRENDS

                                                            1996
                                             Third       Second       First
    (Dollars in thousands)                   Quarter     Quarter      Quarter

     FINANCIAL SUMMARY
     Assets                                $5,721,893   $5,552,455 $5,463,790
     Earning assets                         5,296,261    5,144,066  5,069,863
     Loans                                  3,886,601    3,754,884  3,627,847
     Investment securities                  1,379,907    1,366,245  1,417,516
     Total deposits                         4,429,723    4,187,972  4,196,681
     Interest-bearing liabilities           4,583,808    4,469,233  4,410,702
     Stockholders' equity                     420,465      402,892    412,170
     Total market capitalization (period end) 899,718      826,849    840,658
     Net income                                13,045       16,456     15,968

    PROFITABILITY/PERFORMANCE SUMMARY*
     Pretax operating profit margin+             26.15%      34.74%     35.07%
     Efficiency ratio***                         71.03       62.35      62.32
     Net interest margin#                         4.63        4.60       4.50
     Return on average assets#                    0.91        1.19       1.18
     Return on average equity#                   12.34       16.43      15.58
     Equity to assets (average)                   7.35        7.26       7.54

    PER SHARE SUMMARY
     Earnings per share-primary             $     0.56   $    0.71    $  0.68
     Earnings per share-fully diluted             0.56        0.71       0.68
     Cash dividends paid                          0.25        0.25       0.25
     Book value per share                        18.50       17.73      17.93
     Closing market price                       38.625      36.750     36.750

    KEY INTANGIBLE ASSETS**
     Goodwill                              $    66,348   $  50,599   $ 51,584
     Deposit base premium                        1,856       1,981      2,106
     Capitalized excess servicing                7,110       6,905      6,543
     Capitalized mortgage servicing rights      12,602      10,209      9,579

    ASSET QUALITY SUMMARY**
     Nonperforming assets                  $    20,357   $  22,357   $ 21,055
     Allowance for loan losses                  58,546      56,297     54,825
     Nonperforming assets to total assets         0.34%       0.40%      0.38%
     Allowance for loan losses to loans           1.47        1.47       1.49
     Net charge-offs to average loans#            0.13        0.09       0.07

                                                          1995      3rd Qtr 96
                                             Fourth       Third         vs.
    (Dollars in thousands)                   Quarter      Quarter   2nd Qtr 96

    FINANCIAL SUMMARY*
     Assets                               $ 5,321,490  $  5,190,130     3.1%
     Earning assets                         4,916,525     4,790,767     3.0
     Loans                                  3,683,152     3,637,859     3.5
     Investment Securities                  1,207,431     1,120,665     1.0
     Total deposits                         4,198,551     4,111,742     5.8
     Interest-bearing liabilities           4,249,504     4,119,161     2.6
     Stockholders' equity                     417,338       423,515     4.4
     Total market capitalization (period end) 812,308       790,698     8.8
     Net income                                14,735        15,940   (20.7)

    PROFITABILITY/PERFORMANCE SUMMARY*
     Pretax operating profit margin+            31.89%        36.55%   (859)bp
     Efficiency ratio***                        65.53         60.81     868
     Net interest margin#                        4.58          4.60       3
     Return on average assets#                   1.10          1.22     (28)
     Return on average equity#                  14.01         14.93    (409)
     Equity to assets (average)                  7.84          8.16       9

    PER SHARE SUMMARY
     Earnings per share-primary          $       0.62    $     0.65   (21.1)%
     Earnings per share-fully diluted            0.62          0.65   (21.1)
     Cash dividends paid                         0.23          0.23     0.0
     Book value per share                       17.69         17.85     4.4
     Closing market price                      35.125        33.250     5.1

    KEY INTANGIBLE ASSETS**
     Goodwill                           $      52,590    $   53,441    31.1%
     Deposit base premium                       2,230         2,384    (6.3)
     Capitalized excess servicing               6,367         5,875     3.0
     Capitalized mortgage servicing rights      8,021         5,063    23.4

    ASSET QUALITY SUMMARY**
     Nonperforming assets              $       22,083    $   20,370    (8.9)%
     Allowance for loan losses                 53,452        53,415     4.0
     Nonperforming assets to total assets        0.40%         0.39%     (6)bp
     Allowance for loan losses to loans          1.44          1.45      (0)
     Net charge-offs to average loans#           0.20          0.08       4


    bp Change is measured as difference in basis points
    *  Balance sheet amounts are based on average balances unless otherwise
        noted.
    **  Balance sheet amounts are based on period end balances unless
         otherwise noted.
    *** Noninterest expense divided by sum of noninterest income plus net
         interest income, taxable equivalent basis.
    +   Sum of income before taxes plus the taxable equivalent adjustment
         divided by the sum of taxable equivalent net interest income plus
         noninterest income.
    # Data presented in annualized.


SOURCE Centura Banks Inc.




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Frank L. Pattillo, Chief Financial Officer,
Centura Banks Inc., 919-977-8341, or fpattillo@centura.com