Firstbank Corporation Announces Fourth Quarter Cash Dividend ALMA, Mich., Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Thomas R. Sullivan, President and Chief Executive Officer of Firstbank Corporation, announced today that a $0.20 per share quarterly cash dividend will be paid December 11, 2003, to shareholders of record as of November 26, 2003. The rate of $0.20 per share is unchanged from the rate paid in September of 2003. Combined with the impact of the 5% stock dividend paid on December 31, 2002, the cash dividend to be paid on December 11, 2003, represents a 10.5% 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 $765 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 CB Wealth Management N.A., MML Investors Services, Inc., Raymond James Financial Services Inc., and SunAmerica Securities Inc. DATASOURCE: Firstbank Corporation CONTACT: Samuel G. Stone, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of Firstbank Corporation, +1-989-466-7325 Web site: http://www.firstbank-corp.com/

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