First BancTrust Corporation Declares Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend

PARIS, Ill., May 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- First BancTrust Corporation NASDAQ: FBTC today announced its board of directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 6 cents per common share, payable June 13, 2008 to stockholders of record at the close of business on June 2, 2008. It marks the 27th consecutive quarterly dividend the company has paid.

About First BancTrust

First BancTrust Corporation is a holding company that owns all of the capital stock of First Bank & Trust, S. B., an Illinois-chartered savings bank that conducts business from its main office located in Paris, Illinois, and branch banks in Marshall, Savoy, Rantoul, and Martinsville, Illinois. On March 31, 2008, the Company had $339.9 million of total assets, $312.8 million of total liabilities and $27.1 million of stockholders' equity.