[LOGO]  SUN
        Bancorp, Inc.


News Release

For Immediate Release

Contact:          Dan Chila, EVP, Chief Financial Officer (856) 691-7700

                  Sun Bancorp, Inc. Reports Second Quarter Results;
                    Outlines Further Moves to Improve Profitability

Our mission is uncompromising...
          ...to be the Premier Community Bank in every community we serve

VINELAND, NJ, July 24, 2006 - Sun Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNBC) today reported net
income of $3.8 million,  or $.18 per share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2006,
compared  to net  income of $4.8  million,  or $.24 per  share,  for the  second
quarter of 2005. The current quarter includes  approximately $400,000 in pre-tax
severance related charges ($.01 per share).  Earnings per share data is adjusted
for the 5% common  stock  dividend  declared  in April  2006 and paid on May 18,
2006.

         For the six months ended June 30, 2006, the Company reported net income
of $8.0 million, or $.38 per share, compared to $9.9 million, or $.49 per share,
in the prior period.

         "The reported  second quarter  results are in line with our preliminary
announcement  of June 26,  2006," said Thomas A.  Bracken,  president  and chief
executive  officer of Sun  Bancorp,  Inc. and its wholly  owned  subsidiary  Sun
National  Bank.  "As I  stated  in the  June  26  preliminary  release,  we have
intensified our focus on enhancing profitability. We are currently conducting an
internal  review and  assessment  of our  operations  which will lead to further
measures  during 2006 to increase  revenue and reduce the annualized run rate of
overhead expenses."

         "Today we are announcing  several prudent and necessary new initiatives
that will  significantly  contribute to our improved  performance goal," Bracken
said.

         The  developments  outlined  below  are in  addition  to Sun's  June 26
announcement,  in  which  the  Company  said it was  reducing  staff by about 8%
company-wide to produce an annualized pre-tax cost savings of approximately $3.5
million.

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Sun Bancorp 2Q 2006 - page two

     o    The Company  continues  to evaluate  the scope and  efficiency  of its
          branch  network and has  identified a total of five branches that will
          be sold or  consolidated  over the balance of 2006. The annualized run
          rate of expense savings is projected at approximately $1.0 million.

     o    The  Company  has  reviewed  several of its major  operating  services
          vendor  contracts  and has  negotiated,  or is in the final  stages of
          negotiating, new and/or updated contracts that are expected to produce
          an estimated annualized savings of $1.0 million for 2007.

     o    The  Company  continues  to review and  evaluate  non-interest  income
          opportunities.  Several fee enhancements that are expected to increase
          annualized  fee  income  by  approximately   $1.4  million  have  been
          identified and implemented.

     "These  specific new  initiatives,  combined with the previously  announced
staff  reductions,  are expected to increase our annual pre-tax revenue run rate
by approximately $7.0 million in 2007," according to Bracken.

     "We are also focused on improving the performance of our retail  franchise.
As we  noted in our  June 26  release,  we are  optimistic  that the  consulting
initiatives  currently  underway with Ms. Anat Bird,  combined with the national
search  for a senior  executive  to head the  retail  business,  will  result in
significant   progress  toward  achieving  a  high-performance   retail  banking
organization.  We are already seeing the effect of Ms. Bird's  engagement in our
second quarter  non-interest  income increase," Bracken said. "With the external
environment  as  challenging  as it is, we will  intensify our internal focus to
become as efficient  and  productive as we need to be. To that end, we have made
some tough  decisions and will need to make more. We are committed to finish the
job  we set  out to do  five  years  ago - to  transform  Sun  Bank  into a high
performing,  dominant bank within our footprint.  To do that, we need to improve
our profit  significantly while enhancing our customer service and continuing to
increase our marketplace momentum.  Everything we are doing is targeted at those
goals."

     In shifting his  commentary to the key factors  driving  results during the
second quarter,  Bracken said the Company,  "again had good  sequential  quarter
loan  growth,  net interest  margin  increased  and was better than  forecasted,
credit quality remained stable, and non-interest  income is trending  favorably.
Non-interest expenses and our efficiency ratio increased over the linked quarter
and are the focus of our attention and are proactively being addressed."

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Sun Bancorp 2Q 2006 - page three

     The  following  is an  overview  of the key  financial  highlights  for the
quarter:

     o    Total assets were $3.210 billion at June 30, 2006,  compared to $3.286
          billion at March 31, 2006,  and $3.141  billion at June 30,  2005.  On
          January 19, 2006, the Company  acquired assets of  approximately  $164
          million and recorded purchase adjustments of approximately $23 million
          from the acquisition of Advantage Bank.

     o    Total loans before  allowance  for loan losses were $2.295  billion at
          June 30, 2006,  an increase of $356.7  million,  or 18.4%,  over total
          loans  at June  30,  2005,  and a  linked  quarter  increase  of $80.6
          million, or 3.6%, over March 31, 2006.

     o    Credit quality trends remain stable. Total non-performing  assets were
          $12.4  million  at June 30,  2006,  or 0.54% of total  loans  and real
          estate owned, a decrease of $1.8 million from $14.2 million,  or 0.73%
          of total loans and real  estate  owned at June 30,  2005.  On a linked
          quarter basis,  total  non-performing  assets decreased  $580,000,  or
          4.5%.  The Bank has  outstanding  loans totaling $4.9 million that are
          either  directly or  indirectly  related to a real estate  investor in
          Monmouth  County,  NJ, who has been accused of engaging in  fraudulent
          activities  with a large local bank. All loans are performing and well
          secured  by  commercial  real  estate  in  Monmouth  County  and first
          mortgage liens on his personal residence.

     o    Total  deposits  were $2.586  billion at June 30, 2006, an increase of
          $44.8 million, or 1.8%, over deposits at June 30, 2005, and a decrease
          of $17.0 million, or 0.7%, over the linked quarter.

     o    Net interest income  (tax-equivalent  basis) for the second quarter of
          $25.3 million increased $737,000 over the linked quarter. Net interest
          margin  for the  quarter  of 3.48%  increased  over the  linked  first
          quarter margin of 3.40%.

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Sun Bancorp 2Q 2006 - page four

     o    Total  operating  non-interest  income for the quarter of $5.1 million
          increased  18.4% over the  comparable  prior year period and increased
          14.8% over the linked first quarter 2006.  The increase over the prior
          year period was primarily due to increases of  approximately  $160,000
          in total  non-interest  income from the January  2006  Advantage  Bank
          acquisition,  $230,000  in service  charge  income,  $130,000 in third
          party investment  products revenue,  $75,000 in debit card fee income,
          $60,000 in gain on sale of loans, and $65,000 in residential  mortgage
          fees.  The linked  quarter  increase is primarily  due to increases in
          service  charge  income of  approximately  $498,000,  and  residential
          mortgage  fees of $70,000.  Offsetting  these  increases in the linked
          quarter  was a  decrease  in gain on sale of  loans  of  approximately
          $125,000.

     o    Total operating non-interest expenses, excluding $400,000 in severance
          related charges for the quarter,  were $23.2 million, up $1.9 million,
          or 8.9%, over the comparable  prior year period.  Of the $1.9 million,
          approximately $900,000 relates to the Advantage Bank acquisition.  The
          remaining  increase is primarily  due to  increases  of  approximately
          $300,000 in salaries  and  benefits,  $160,000  in  professional  fees
          relating to  non-performing  assets,  and  $140,000 on the loss on the
          sale of real estate owned. Linked quarter operating expenses increased
          $961,000,  or 4.3%.  This was primarily due to a $242,000  increase in
          total  non-interest  expenses  relating  to a full  second  quarter of
          Advantage  Bank  expenses,   an  increase  in  marketing  expenses  of
          $120,000, and an increase in the loss on the sale of real estate owned
          of approximately $170,000.

         Sun  Bancorp,  Inc.  will  host a  conference  call with  analysts  and
investment professionals on Tuesday, July 25, 2006, at 11:30 a.m. ET. Interested
parties  may  listen to the live call by dialing  1-800-391-2548  and giving the
verbal passcode:  vi352014.  Listeners may also access the live Web cast through
the Sun  Bancorp Web site at  www.sunnb.com.  An  Internet-based  replay will be
available at the Web site for 48 hours following the call.

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Sun Bancorp 2Q 2006 - page five

         Sun Bancorp,  Inc. is a multi-state bank holding company  headquartered
in Vineland,  New Jersey.  Its primary  subsidiary is Sun National Bank, serving
customers  through 80 branch  locations  in  Southern  and  Central  New Jersey,
Philadelphia, PA, and New Castle County, DE. The Bank is an Equal Housing Lender
and its  deposits  are insured up to the legal  maximum by the  Federal  Deposit
Insurance  Corporation  (FDIC). For more information about Sun National Bank and
Sun Bancorp, Inc., visit www.sunnb.com.

         The foregoing material contains  forward-looking  statements concerning
the financial  condition,  results of operations and business of the Company. We
caution that such statements are subject to a number of uncertainties and actual
results could differ materially, and, therefore,  readers should not place undue
reliance on any forward-looking  statements. The Company does not undertake, and
specifically  disclaims,  any obligation to publicly  release the results of any
revisions  that may be made to any  forward-looking  statements  to reflect  the
occurrence of anticipated or  unanticipated  events or  circumstances  after the
date of such statements.

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SUN BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
     FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (unaudited)
     (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)



                                                    Three months ended               Six months ended
                                               ----------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            June 30,                       June 30,
                                                            --------                       --------
                                                      2006           2005            2006             2005
                                                      ----           ----            ----             ----
                                                                                       
     Profitability for the period:
        Net interest income                         $ 25,113       $ 24,079        $ 49,534         $ 48,307
        Provision for loan losses                        875            765           1,500            1,290
        Non-interest income                            5,063          5,095           9,459            9,280
        Non-interest expense                          23,634         21,322          45,907           41,756
        Income before income taxes                     5,667          7,087          11,586           14,541
        Net income                                  $  3,790       $  4,830        $  7,963         $  9,943
                                                    ========       ========        ========         ========

        Return on average assets (1)                    0.47%          0.62%           0.49%            0.65%
        Return on average equity (1)                    4.66%          6.79%           4.99%            7.02%
        Return on average tangible equity (1), (2)      9.17%         13.15%           9.77%           13.54%
        Net interest margin (1)                         3.48%          3.48%           3.44%            3.52%
        Efficiency ratio                               78.32%         73.08%          77.82%           72.51%
     Per share data:
        Earnings per common share (3):
           Basic                                       $0.19          $0.25           $0.40            $0.52
           Diluted                                     $0.18          $0.24           $0.38            $0.49

        Average equity to average assets               10.01%          9.16%           9.85%            9.18%




                                                         June 30,               December 31,
                                                         --------               ------------
                                                     2006           2005            2005
                                                     ----           ----            ----
                                                                      
     At period-end:
        Assets                                   $ 3,210,126    $ 3,140,962     $ 3,107,889
        Deposits                                   2,586,034      2,541,214       2,471,648
        Loans, net                                 2,270,596      1,916,028       2,027,753
        Investments                                  548,726        817,987         729,066
        Borrowings                                   169,027        212,201         243,567
        Shareholders' Equity                         327,669        287,632         295,653

     Credit quality and capital ratios:
        ALLL to total loans                             1.08%          1.16%           1.10%
        Non-performing assets to total loans
           and real estate owned                        0.54%          0.73%           0.56%
        Total allowance for loan losses to
           non-performing loans                       210.06%        176.32%         221.86%

        Total Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets) (4):
           Sun Bancorp, Inc.                           11.62%         10.89%          11.11%
           Sun National Bank                           10.37%         10.33%          10.50%
        Tier I Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets) (4):
           Sun Bancorp, Inc.                           10.65%          9.90%          10.14%
           Sun National Bank                            9.40%          9.34%           9.53%
        Leverage Ratio (4):
           Sun Bancorp, Inc.                            9.10%          7.77%           8.20%
           Sun National Bank                            8.03%          7.34%           7.70%

        Book value (3)                                $16.06         $15.10          $15.50
        Tangible book value (3)                        $8.25          $7.91           $8.43


(1)  Annualized.
(2)  Return on average  tangible  equity is computed by dividing  annualized net
     income for the period by average tangible  equity.  Average tangible equity
     equals  average  equity less  average  identifiable  intangible  assets and
     goodwill.
(3)  Data is adjusted for a 5% stock dividend declared in April 2006.
(4)  June 30, 2006 Capital ratios are estimated, subject to regulatory filings.



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SUN BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
     UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
     (Dollars in thousands, except par value)



                                                                                  June 30,     December 31,
                                                                                    2006          2005
                                                                                    ----          ----
                                                                                      
ASSETS
     Cash and due from banks                                                   $    78,494    $    74,387
     Interest bearing bank balances                                                  8,961          2,707
     Federal funds sold                                                              8,676          8,368
                                                                               -----------    -----------
         Cash and cash equivalents                                                  96,131         85,462
     Investment securities available for sale (amortized cost -
         $514,509; 6/06, $688,073; 12/05)                                          502,296        676,630
     Investment securities held to maturity (estimated fair value -                 28,669         32,445
         $27,585; 6/06, $31,734; 12/05)
     Loans receivable (net of allowance for loan losses -
         $24,680; 6/06, $22,463; 12/05)                                          2,270,596      2,027,753
     Restricted equity investments                                                  17,761         19,991
     Bank properties and equipment, net                                             43,279         42,110
     Real estate owned, net                                                            669          1,449
     Accrued interest receivable                                                    15,659         15,148
     Goodwill                                                                      128,352        104,891
     Intangible assets, net                                                         30,955         29,939
     Deferred taxes, net                                                             6,822          6,761
     Bank owned life insurance                                                      56,515         55,627
     Other assets                                                                   12,422          9,683
                                                                               -----------    -----------
            TOTAL ASSETS                                                       $ 3,210,126    $ 3,107,889
                                                                               ===========    ===========
LIABILITIES
     Deposits                                                                  $ 2,586,034    $ 2,471,648
     Advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank                                      114,163        124,546
     Securities sold under agreements to repurchase - FHLB                          15,000         60,000
     Securities sold under agreements to repurchase - customers                     39,864         59,021
     Obligations under capital lease                                                 5,352          5,400
     Debentures                                                                    108,250         77,322
     Other liabilities                                                              13,794         14,299
                                                                               -----------    -----------
         Total liabilities                                                       2,882,457      2,812,236

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
     Preferred stock, $1 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized, none issued             -              -
     Common stock, $1 par value, shares authorized, 50,000,000
         issued, 20,408,659; 6/06, 18,168,530; 12/05                                20,409         18,169
     Additional paid in capital                                                    303,694        264,152
     Retained earnings                                                              11,503         20,757
     Accumulated other comprehensive loss                                           (7,937)        (7,425)
                                                                               -----------    -----------
     Total shareholders' equity                                                    327,669        295,653
                                                                               -----------    -----------
            TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY                         $ 3,210,126    $ 3,107,889
                                                                               ===========    ===========



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SUN BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
     UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
     (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)



                                                           For the Three Months      For the Six Months
                                                               Ended June 30,          Ended June 30,
                                                           --------------------     -------------------
                                                              2006        2005       2006        2005
                                                              ----        ----       ----        ----
                                                                                 
INTEREST INCOME:
     Interest and fees on loans                            $ 39,714    $ 30,679   $ 76,309    $ 59,755
     Interest on taxable investment securities                5,015       6,036     10,592      12,164
     Interest on non-taxable investment securities              341         422        597         890
     Dividends on restricted equity investments                 262         211        576         399
     Interest on federal funds sold                             232         290        512         330
                                                           --------    --------   --------    --------
        Total interest income                                45,564      37,638     88,586      73,538
                                                           --------    --------   --------    --------
INTEREST EXPENSE:
     Interest on deposits                                    15,964       9,883     29,611      18,007
     Interest on borrowed funds                               2,377       2,428      5,421       4,850
     Interest on debentures                                   2,110       1,248      4,020       2,374
                                                           --------    --------   --------    --------
        Total interest expense                               20,451      13,559     39,052      25,231
                                                           --------    --------   --------    --------
           Net interest income                               25,113      24,079     49,534      48,307
Provision for loan losses                                       875         765      1,500       1,290
                                                           --------    --------   --------    --------
     Net interest income after provision for loan losses     24,238      23,314     48,034      47,017
                                                           --------    --------   --------    --------
NON-INTEREST INCOME:
     Service charges on deposit accounts                      2,622       2,300      4,746       4,538
     Other service charges                                       80          70        158         115
     (Loss) gain on sale of fixed assets                         (7)          3         (7)        103
     Gain on sale of loans                                      149          89        433         430
     Gain (loss) on sale of investment securities                 -         809        (20)        809
     Other                                                    2,219       1,824      4,149       3,285
                                                           --------    --------   --------    --------
        Total non-interest income                             5,063       5,095      9,459       9,280
NON-INTEREST EXPENSE:
     Salaries and employee benefits                          12,110      10,859     23,587      21,103
     Occupancy expense                                        2,849       2,648      5,793       5,727
     Equipment expense                                        2,084       1,883      4,011       3,861
     Data processing expense                                  1,103       1,061      2,162       1,992
     Amortization of intangible assets                        1,193       1,117      2,381       2,264
     Other                                                    4,295       3,754      7,973       6,809
                                                           --------    --------   --------    --------
        Total non-interest expenses                          23,634      21,322     45,907      41,756
                                                           --------    --------   --------    --------
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES                                    5,667       7,087     11,586      14,541
INCOME TAXES                                                  1,877       2,257      3,623       4,598
                                                           --------    --------   --------    --------
NET INCOME                                                 $  3,790    $  4,830   $  7,963    $  9,943
                                                           ========    ========   ========    ========

Basic earnings per share (1)                               $   0.19    $   0.25   $   0.40    $   0.52
Diluted earnings per share (1)                             $   0.18    $   0.24   $   0.38    $   0.49


(1) Data is adjusted for a 5% stock dividend declared in April 2006.


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SUN BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
    HISTORICAL TRENDS IN QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (unaudited)
    (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)



                                                         2006           2006            2005            2005            2005
                                                          Q2             Q1              Q4              Q3              Q2
                                                          --             --              --              --              --
                                                                                                    
Balance Sheet at quarter end:
    Loans:
        Commercial and industrial                   $ 1,898,976     $ 1,846,580     $ 1,732,202     $ 1,674,263     $ 1,657,521
        Home equity                                     206,642         183,363         155,561         137,693         134,057
        Second mortgage                                  77,802          72,344          53,881          45,238          46,955
        Residential real estate                          27,509          28,846          30,162          28,785          26,500
        Installment                                      84,347          83,497          78,410          75,796          73,500
                                                    -----------     -----------     -----------     -----------     -----------
           Total loans                                2,295,276       2,214,630       2,050,216       1,961,775       1,938,533
             Allowance for loan losses                  (24,680)        (24,448)        (22,463)        (22,310)        (22,505)
                                                    -----------     -----------     -----------     -----------     -----------
               Net Loans                              2,270,596       2,190,182       2,027,753       1,939,465       1,916,028
    Goodwill                                            128,352         128,311         104,891         104,891         104,891
    Intangible assets, net                               30,955          32,148          29,939          31,057          32,174
    Total Assets                                      3,210,126       3,285,798       3,107,889       3,105,310       3,140,962
    Total Deposits                                    2,586,034       2,603,040       2,471,648       2,507,565       2,541,214
    Advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank            114,163         119,382         124,546         129,656         134,713
    Federal funds purchased                                --              --              --              --              --
    Securities repurchase agreements  - FHLB             15,000          70,000          60,000            --              --
    Securities repurchase agreements  - customers        39,864          42,236          59,021          86,315          77,488
    Total shareholders' equity                          327,669         321,355         295,653         291,560         287,632
Quarterly average balance sheet:
    Loans:
        Commercial and industrial                   $ 1,868,587     $ 1,811,832     $ 1,680,757     $ 1,672,481     $ 1,649,491
        Home equity                                     194,103         170,523         144,681         134,382         130,754
        Second mortgage                                  75,059          66,426          46,780          46,350          47,846
        Residential real estate                          28,783          29,472          29,359          27,634          26,728
        Installment                                      86,047          82,450          77,562          74,220          71,477
                                                    -----------     -----------     -----------     -----------     -----------
           Total loans                                2,252,579       2,160,703       1,979,139       1,955,067       1,926,296
    Securities and other earning assets                 657,636         731,744         825,608         899,276         863,176
    Total earning assets                              2,910,215       2,892,447       2,804,747       2,854,343       2,789,472
    Total assets                                      3,250,205       3,225,820       3,102,434       3,159,051       3,106,121
    Non-interest-bearing demand deposits                503,082         496,249         514,783         516,778         487,508
    Total deposits                                    2,599,597       2,533,158       2,510,918       2,556,947       2,461,027
    Total interest-bearing liabilities                2,407,521       2,399,663       2,281,743       2,334,909       2,318,221
    Total shareholders' equity                          325,346         312,428         293,575         292,369         284,654
Capital and credit quality  measures:
    Total Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets) (1):
        Sun Bancorp, Inc.                                 11.62%          11.53%          11.11%          11.14%          10.89%
        Sun National Bank                                 10.37%          10.40%          10.50%          10.55%          10.33%
    Tier I Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets) (1):
        Sun Bancorp, Inc.                                 10.65%          10.56%          10.14%          10.15%           9.90%
        Sun National Bank                                  9.40%           9.43%           9.53%           9.57%           9.34%
    Leverage Ratio (1):
        Sun Bancorp, Inc.                                  9.10%           8.91%           8.20%           7.84%           7.77%
        Sun National Bank                                  8.03%           8.00%           7.70%           7.41%           7.34%

    Average equity to average assets                      10.01%           9.69%           9.46%           9.25%           9.16%

    ALLL to total loans                                    1.08%           1.10%           1.10%           1.14%           1.16%
    Non-performing assets to total loans
       and real estate owned                               0.54%           0.59%           0.56%           0.71%           0.73%
    Total allowance for loan losses to
       non-performing loans                              210.06%         214.49%         221.86%         179.60%         176.32%
Other data:
    Net (charge-offs) recoveries                    $      (642)    $       101     $      (368)    $      (694)    $      (497)
                                                    ===========     ===========     ===========     ===========     ===========
    Non-performing assets:
        Non-accrual loans                           $    11,447     $    11,049     $     9,957     $    11,848     $    12,663
        Loans past due 90 days and accruing                 302             349             168             574             102
        Real estate owned, net                              669           1,600           1,449           1,437           1,437
                                                    -----------     -----------     -----------     -----------     -----------
          Total non-performing assets               $    12,418     $    12,998     $    11,574     $    13,859     $    14,202
                                                    ===========     ===========     ===========     ===========     ===========


(1) June 30, 2006 Capital ratios are estimated, subject to regulatory filings.


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SUN BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
     HISTORICAL TRENDS IN QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (unaudited)
     (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)



                                                        2006             2006             2005             2005            2005
                                                         Q2               Q1               Q4               Q3              Q2
                                                         --               --               --               --              --
                                                                                                     
Profitability for the quarter:
     Tax-equivalent interest income              $     45,746     $     43,159     $     40,458     $     39,483    $     37,854
     Interest expense                                  20,451           18,601           15,643           14,840          13,559
        Tax-equivalent net interest income             25,295           24,558           24,815           24,643          24,295
        Tax-equivalent adjustment                         182              137              123              127             216
     Provision for loan losses                            875              625              520              500             765
          Non-interest income excluding
            security gains, branch sales and
            fixed asset sales                           5,070            4,416            4,493            4,612           4,283
     Security (loss) gain                                   -              (20)             (36)               -             809
     (Loss) gain on sale of fixed assets                   (7)               -              (58)               -               3
           Non-interest expense excluding
             amortization of intangible assets         22,441           21,085           20,612           20,062          20,205
     Amortization of intangible assets                  1,193            1,188            1,116            1,117           1,117
     Income before income taxes                         5,667            5,919            6,843            7,449           7,087
     Income tax expense                                 1,877            1,746            2,259            2,455           2,257
     Net Income                                  $      3,790     $      4,173     $      4,584     $      4,994    $      4,830
                                                 ============     ============     ============     ============    ============

Financial ratios:
     Return on average assets (1)                        0.47%            0.52%            0.59%            0.63%           0.62%
     Return on average equity (1)                        4.66%            5.34%            6.25%            6.83%           6.79%
     Return on average tangible equity (1), (2)          9.17%           10.38%           11.60%           12.83%          13.15%
     Net interest margin (1)                             3.48%            3.40%            3.54%            3.45%           3.48%
     Efficiency ratio                                   78.32%           77.29%           74.69%           72.71%          73.08%
Per share data:
     Earnings per common share (3), (4):
        Basic                                    $       0.19     $       0.21     $       0.24     $       0.26    $       0.25
        Diluted                                  $       0.18     $       0.20     $       0.23     $       0.25    $       0.24

     Book value (3)                              $      16.06     $      15.98     $      15.50     $      15.30    $      15.10
     Tangible book value (3)                     $       8.25     $       8.00     $       8.43     $       8.17    $       7.91
     Average basic shares                          20,361,974       19,783,965       19,014,830       19,048,105      19,037,677
     Average fully diluted shares                  21,321,236       21,012,311       20,197,797       20,308,659      20,271,762
 Operating non-interest income breakdown:
     Service charges on deposit accounts         $      2,622     $      2,124     $      2,174     $      2,245    $      2,300
     Other service charges                                 80               78               76               88              70
     Gain on sale of loans                                149              284              241              318              89
     Other income                                       2,219            1,930            2,002            1,961           1,824
                                                 ------------     ------------     ------------     ------------    ------------
        Total operating non-interest income             5,070            4,416            4,493            4,612           4,283
Non-operating income items:
     (Loss) gain on sale of investment securities           -              (20)             (36)               -             809
     (Loss) gain on sale of fixed assets                   (7)               -              (58)               -               3
                                                 ------------     ------------     ------------     ------------    ------------
        Non-operating income before tax effect             (7)             (20)             (94)               -             812
                                                 ------------     ------------     ------------     ------------    ------------
Total non-interest income                        $      5,063     $      4,396     $      4,399     $      4,612    $      5,095
                                                 ============     ============     ============     ============    ============
Operating non-interest expense breakdown:
     Salaries and employee benefits              $     11,710     $     11,477     $     10,823     $     10,701    $     10,859
     Occupancy expense                                  2,849            2,944            2,895            2,758           2,648
     Equipment expense                                  2,084            1,927            1,942            1,959           1,883
     Data processing expense                            1,103            1,059            1,063            1,064           1,061
     Amortization of intangible assets                  1,193            1,188            1,116            1,117           1,117
     Other expenses                                     4,295            3,678            3,889            3,580           3,754
                                                 ------------     ------------     ------------     ------------    ------------
        Total operating non-interest expense           23,234           22,273           21,728           21,179          21,322
Non-operating expense items:
     Severance expense                                    400                -                -                -               -
                                                 ------------     ------------     ------------     ------------    ------------
        Total non-operating expense items:                400                -                -                -               -
                                                 ------------     ------------     ------------     ------------    ------------
Total non-interest expense                       $     23,634     $     22,273     $     21,728     $     21,179    $     21,322
                                                 ============     ============     ============     ============    ============


(1)  Annualized.
(2)  Return on average  tangible  equity is computed by dividing  annualized net
     income for the period by average tangible  equity.  Average tangible equity
     equals  average  equity less  average  identifiable  intangible  assets and
     goodwill.
(3)  Data is adjusted for a 5% stock dividend declared in April 2006.
(4)  Earnings  per share is  computed  by  dividing  net income by the  weighted
     average number of shares of common stock outstanding.


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AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET
(Dollars in thousands)



                                                                Three months ended June 30,        Three months ended June 30,
                                                         ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------
                                                                           2006                                   2005
                                                         ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------
                                                            Average                  Average     Average                  Average
                                                            Balance      Interest   Yield/Cost   Balance        Interest Yield/Cost
                                                            -------      --------   ----------   -------        -------- ----------
                                                                                                
Interest-earning assets:
    Loans receivable (1), (2)
       Commercial and industrial                          $1,868,587   $   33,000      7.06 %  $1,649,491      $26,278      6.37 %
       Home equity                                           194,103        3,176      6.54       130,754        1,753      5.36
       Second mortgage                                        75,059        1,168      6.22        47,846          760      6.35
       Residential real estate                                28,783          588      8.17        26,728          558      8.35
       Other                                                  86,047        1,782      8.28        71,477        1,330      7.44
                                                          ----------      -------              ----------      -------
          Total loans receivable                           2,252,579       39,714      7.05     1,926,296       30,679      6.37
    Investment securities (3)                                627,863        5,671      3.61       817,461        6,843      3.35
    Interest-bearing deposit with banks                       10,970          129      4.70         6,627           42      2.54
    Federal funds sold                                        18,803          232      4.94        39,088          290      2.97
                                                          ----------      -------              ----------      -------
       Total interest-earning assets                       2,910,215       45,746      6.29     2,789,472       37,854      5.43

    Cash and due from banks                                   79,224                               88,877
    Bank properties and equipment                             43,610                               37,177
    Goodwill and intangibles                                 160,002                              137,712
    Other assets                                              57,154                               52,883
                                                          ----------                           ----------
Non-interest-earning assets                                  339,990                              316,649
                                                          ----------                           ----------
  Total assets                                            $3,250,205                           $3,106,121
                                                          ==========                           ==========



Interest-bearing liabilities:
    Interest-bearing deposit accounts:
       Interest-bearing demand deposit                    $  863,264        5,891      2.73 %  $  858,076        3,639      1.70 %
       Savings deposits                                      343,974        1,284      1.49       427,971        1,253      1.17
       Time deposits                                         889,277        8,789      3.95       687,472        4,991      2.90
                                                          ----------      -------              ----------      -------
         Total interest-bearing deposit accounts           2,096,515       15,964      3.05     1,973,519        9,883      2.00
                                                          ----------      -------              ----------      -------
    Borrowed money
       Repurchase agreements with customers                   39,671          422      4.25        73,122          421      2.30
       FHLB Advances                                         149,761        1,748      4.67       191,722        1,987      4.15
       Federal funds purchased                                 7,967          109      5.47         2,536           20      3.15
       Debentures                                            108,250        2,110      7.80        77,322        1,248      6.46
       Obligations under capital lease                         5,357           98      7.32             -            -         -
                                                          ----------      -------              ----------      -------
          Total borrowings                                   311,006        4,487      5.77       344,702        3,676      4.27

    Total interest-bearing liabilities                     2,407,521       20,451      3.40     2,318,221       13,559      2.34
                                                          ----------      -------              ----------      -------

Non-interest-bearing demand deposits                         503,082                              487,508
Other liabilities                                             14,258                               15,738
                                                          ----------                           ----------
  Total liabilities                                        2,924,861                            2,821,467

Shareholders' equity                                         325,346                              284,654
                                                          ----------                           ----------
  Total liabilities and stockholders' equity              $3,250,207                           $3,106,121
                                                          ==========                           ==========

Net interest income                                                       $25,295                              $24,295
                                                                          =======                              =======
Interest rate spread (4)                                                               2.89 %                               3.09 %
                                                                                     ======                               ======
Net interest margin (5)                                                                3.48 %                               3.48 %
                                                                                     ======                               ======
Ratio of average interest-earning assets
  to average interest-bearing liabilities                                            120.88 %                             120.33 %
                                                                                     ======                               ======
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


(1)  Average balances include non-accrual loans.
(2)  Loan fees are  included in interest  income and the amount is not  material
     for this analysis.
(3)  Interest  earned on  non-taxable  investment  securities  is shown on a tax
     equivalent basis assuming a 35% marginal federal tax rate for all periods.
(4)  Interest rate spread represents the difference between the average yield on
     interest-earning   assets  and  the   average   cost  of   interest-bearing
     liabilities.
(5)  Net  interest  margin  represents  net interest  income as a percentage  of
     average interest-earning assets.


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AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET
(Dollars in thousands)



                                                       Six months ended June 30,              Six months ended June 30,
                                                  ---------------------------------      -----------------------------------
                                                                 2006                                  2005
                                                  ---------------------------------      -----------------------------------
                                                    Average               Average           Average               Average
                                                    Balance    Interest  Yield/Cost         Balance   Interest   Yield/Cost
                                                    -------    --------  ----------         -------   --------   ----------
                                                                                                  
Interest-earning assets:
    Loans receivable (1), (2)
       Commercial and industrial                  $1,840,366   $ 63,594      6.91 %       $1,633,501  $ 51,413       6.29 %
       Home equity                                   182,378      5,919      6.49            128,425     3,252       5.06
       Second mortgage                                70,766      2,167      6.12             48,524     1,516       6.25
       Residential real estate                        29,126      1,210      8.31             26,486     1,033       7.80
       Other                                          84,259      3,419      8.12             69,552     2,541       7.31
                                                  ----------    -------                   ----------   -------
          Total loans receivable                   2,206,895     76,309      6.92          1,906,488    59,755       6.27
    Investment securities (3)                        660,568     11,798      3.57            836,300    13,838       3.31
    Interest-bearing deposit with banks               11,667        274      4.70              6,528        73       2.24
    Federal funds sold                                22,250        512      4.60             22,966       330       2.87
                                                  ----------    -------                   ----------   -------
       Total interest-earning assets               2,901,380     88,893      6.13          2,772,282    73,996       5.34

    Cash and due from banks                           79,658                                  83,717
    Bank properties and equipment                     43,460                                  36,985
    Goodwill and intangibles                         155,863                                 136,259
    Other assets                                      57,718                                  53,271
                                                  ----------                              ----------
Non-interest-earning assets                          336,699                                 310,232
                                                  ----------                              ----------
  Total assets                                    $3,238,079                              $3,082,514
                                                  ==========                              ==========

Interest-bearing liabilities:
    Interest-bearing deposit accounts:
       Interest-bearing demand deposit            $  872,853     11,236      2.57 %       $  831,324     6,347       1.53 %
       Savings deposits                              358,286      2,650      1.48            435,239     2,374       1.09
       Time deposits                                 835,738     15,725      3.76            670,437     9,286       2.77
                                                  ----------    -------                   ----------   -------
         Total interest-bearing deposit accounts   2,066,877     29,611      2.87          1,937,000    18,007       1.86
                                                  ----------    -------                   ----------   -------
    Borrowed money
       Repurchase agreements with customers           40,938        828      4.05             71,467       741       2.07
       FHLB Advances                                 178,670      4,104      4.59            205,350     4,020       3.92
       Federal funds purchased                         6,235        162      5.20              6,042        89       2.94
       Debentures                                    105,516      4,020      7.62             77,322     2,374       6.14
       Obligations under capital lease                 5,378        327      7.30                  -         -          -
                                                  ----------    -------                   ----------   -------
          Total borrowings                           336,737      9,441      5.61            360,181     7,224       4.01

    Total interest-bearing liabilities             2,403,614     39,052      3.25          2,297,181    25,231       2.20
                                                  ----------    -------                   ----------   -------

Non-interest-bearing demand deposits                 499,684                                 487,711
Other liabilities                                     15,860                                  14,533
                                                 -----------                              ----------
  Total liabilities                                2,919,158                               2,799,425

Shareholders' equity                                 318,922                                 283,089
                                                 -----------                              ----------
  Total liabilities and stockholders' equity     $ 3,238,080                              $3,082,514
                                                 ===========                              ==========

Net interest income                                             $49,841                               $ 48,765
                                                                =======                               ========
Interest rate spread (4)                                                     2.88 %                                  3.14 %
                                                                           ======                                  ======
Net interest margin (5)                                                      3.44 %                                  3.52 %
                                                                           ======                                  ======
Ratio of average interest-earning assets
  to average interest-bearing liabilities                                  120.71 %                                120.68 %
                                                                           ======                                  ======

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


(1)  Average balances include non-accrual loans.
(2)  Loan fees are  included in interest  income and the amount is not  material
     for this analysis.
(3)  Interest  earned on  non-taxable  investment  securities  is shown on a tax
     equivalent basis assuming a 35% marginal federal tax rate for all periods.
(4)  Interest rate spread represents the difference between the average yield on
     interest-earning   assets  and  the   average   cost  of   interest-bearing
     liabilities.
(5)  Net  interest  margin  represents  net interest  income as a percentage  of
     average interest-earning assets.