Citizens, a $7.7 billion bank holding company, operates subsidiaries in Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa and Illinois. Metropolitan Bank Group, a privately held company with assets of $2 billion, operates seven community banks with a total of 56 branches and more than 90 ATM locations in the Chicago area. Citizens Banking Corporation acquired Citizens Bank-Illinois in 1987. The subsidiary has three locations in Berwyn, Cicero, and Elk Grove, Ill. Citizens Bank-Illinois has approximately $84 million in loans, $167 million in deposits and total assets of $187 million (as of Feb. 29, 2004). Citizens Bank-Illinois employs a staff of 37. The sale is expected to close in the third quarter of 2004, subject to regulatory approval. Citizens expects to realize a gain of approximately $12 million on the sale, and anticipates re-deploying the proceeds into one or more strategic alternatives to achieve an equal or somewhat greater return. As such, the sale is anticipated to have a neutral to slightly positive impact on future earnings per share.
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