| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | NEWS RELEASE |
| Date Submitted: July 30, 2009 NASDAQ Symbol: FBMI | Contact: Samuel G. Stone Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (989) 466-7325 |
Firstbank Corporation Announces Cash Dividend on Common Stock
Alma, MI (FBMI) – Thomas R. Sullivan, President and Chief Executive Officer of Firstbank Corporation, announced today that a $0.10 per share quarterly cash dividend will be paid September 17, 2009, to common stock shareholders of record as of August 28, 2009.
The $0.10 per share cash dividend remains unchanged from the prior quarter.
Firstbank Corporation, headquartered in Alma, Michigan, is a financial services company using a multi-bank-charter format with assets of $1.4 billion and 51 banking offices serving Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. Bank subsidiaries include: Firstbank – Alma; Firstbank (Mt. Pleasant); Firstbank – West Branch; Firstbank – Lakeview; Firstbank – St. Johns; Keystone Community Bank; and Firstbank – West Michigan.