Financial Highlights

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(Dollars in Thousands Except Per Share Amounts)         1998           1997       Percent Change

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For the Year:
    Net Income                                        $1,070,681     $1,122,194         (5)%
    Net Income Before Merger and Restructuring
      Expenses(1)                                      1,332,608      1,157,082         15
    Net Income Per Common Share:
         Basic                                              3.28           3.48         (6)
         Diluted                                            3.22           3.42         (6)
         Diluted -- Adjusted(1)                             4.00           3.53         13
    Dividends Paid Per Common Share                         1.88           1.67         13
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    Return on Average Common Equity(1)                     19.18%         18.77%
    Return on Average Assets(1)                             1.66           1.61
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    Average Shares -- Diluted                        332,860,165    327,732,584          2%
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At Year End:
    Assets                                           $88,245,632    $75,779,081         16%
    Loans                                             58,011,166     51,994,419         12
    Securities                                        16,119,370     13,797,566         17
    Deposits                                          58,246,909     52,617,354         11
    Common Stockholders' Equity                        6,976,810      6,158,260         13
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    Equity to Assets Ratio                                  7.95%          8.13%
    Tier 1 Capital Ratio                                    7.74           8.93
    Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio                         11.61          13.16
    Leverage Ratio                                          6.69           7.58
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    Book Value Per Common Share                           $21.38         $19.51         10%
    Market Value Per Common Share                          72.50          65.75         10
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    Common Shares Outstanding                        326,327,360    315,697,488          3%
    Common Stockholders of Record                         71,592         63,249         13
    Full-Time Equivalent Employees                        41,218         40,630          1
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Note: All prior period amounts, except for dividends paid per share, have been restated to reflect the pooling-of-interests transaction with First of America Bank Corporation which closed March 31, 1998.
(1) Excluding after-tax merger and restructuring expenses of $261.9 million in 1998 and $34.9 million in 1997.






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