FBMI Firstbank Corp. (MM)

Firstbank Corporation Announces First Quarter Cash Dividend ALMA, Mich., Jan. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Thomas R. Sullivan, President and Chief Executive Officer of Firstbank Corporation (NASDAQ:FBMI), announced today that a $0.21 per share quarterly cash dividend will be paid March 17, 2005, to shareholders of record as of February 25, 2005. The $0.21 per share cash dividend remains unchanged from the prior quarter. This rate, combined with the 5% stock dividend paid on December 31, 2004, represents a 10.3% increase in dividends per share compared to the year ago level. Firstbank Corporation, headquartered in Alma, Michigan is currently a five bank financial services company with assets of $806 million and 35 banking offices located in central and northeast Michigan. Bank subsidiaries include: Firstbank - Alma; Firstbank (Mt. Pleasant); Firstbank - West Branch; Firstbank - Lakeview and Firstbank - St. Johns. Other corporate affiliates include 1st Armored, Inc.; 1st Title; Gladwin Land Company, Inc. and C.A. Hanes Realty, Inc. Investment Services are available through affiliations with Citizens Bank Wealth Management, MML Investors Services, Inc., and Raymond James Financial Services Inc. DATASOURCE: Firstbank Corporation CONTACT: Samuel G. Stone, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Firstbank Corporation, +1-989-466-7325 Web site: http://www.firstbank-corp.com/

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