FBMI Firstbank Corp. (MM)

Firstbank Corporation Announces Fourth Quarter Cash Dividend ALMA, Mich., Oct. 26 /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 December 9, 2004, to shareholders of record as of November 25, 2004. The rate of $0.21 per share is unchanged from the rate paid in September of 2004. Combined with the impact of the 5% stock dividend paid on December 31, 2003, the cash dividend to be paid on December 9, 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 $799 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/ x

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