FBMI Firstbank Corp. (MM)

Firstbank Corporation Announces Second Quarter Cash Dividend ALMA, Mich., April 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Thomas R. Sullivan, President and Chief Executive Officer of Firstbank Corporation (NASDAQ:FBMI), announced today that a $0.22 per share quarterly cash dividend will be paid June 16, 2005, to shareholders of record as of May 27, 2005. The $0.22 per share is an increase from the $0.21 per share paid in March of 2005. This increase, combined with the 5% stock dividend paid on December 31, 2004, represents a 10% 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 $814 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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