First BancTrust Corporation Declares Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend

    PARIS, Ill., Aug. 13 /EMWNews/ -- 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 September 19, 2008 to stockholders of record at the close of

business on September 8, 2008. It marks the 28th 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 June 30, 2008, the company had $343 million of total assets,

$315 million of total liabilities and $27 million of stockholders' equity.