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EXHIBIT 99.1
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WRITTEN STATEMENT OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
OF THE ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ACT OF 2002
The undersigned, the Chief Executive Officer of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Financial Corporation
(the "Company"), hereby certifies that, to his knowledge on the date hereof:
(a) the Form 10-Q Report of the Company for the quarter ended March
31, 2003 filed on the date hereof with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Report") fully complies with the
requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934; and
(b) information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of
operations of the Company.
/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
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▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
May 14, 2003
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Financial Corporation and will be retained by ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Financial Corporation and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or
its staff upon request.