FIRST BANKING CENTER, INC.
400 Milwaukee Avenue
Burlington, Wisconsin 53105
(414) 763-3581
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
APRIL 21, 1998
To the Stockholders of First Banking Center, Inc.
Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of First Banking
Center, Inc., Burlington, Wisconsin, pursuant to action of the Board of
Directors, will be held at the Banking House, 400 Milwaukee Avenue, Burlington,
Wisconsin, on the 21st day of April, 1998, at 1:30 P.M. for the purpose of
considering and voting upon the following matters:
1.) Election of 9 directors as described in the Proxy Statement dated
March 3, 1998.
2.) Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any
adjournments thereof.
Only stockholders of record at the close of business on March 3, 1998 will be
entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting of April 21, 1998, or
any adjournment(s) thereof.
John S. Smith
Secretary-Treasurer
Burlington, Wisconsin
March 3, 1998
YOU ARE REQUESTED TO PLEASE FILL IN, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THE PROXY SUBMITTED
HEREWITH IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. THE GIVING OF SUCH PROXY WILL NOT AFFECT YOUR
RIGHT TO REVOKE SUCH PROXY OR TO VOTE IN PERSON SHOULD YOU LATER DECIDE TO
ATTEND THE MEETING.
FIRST BANKING CENTER, INC.
Burlington, Wisconsin
PROXY FOR ANNUAL MEETING
This Proxy is Solicited by the Board of Directors of First Banking Center, Inc.
For The Annual Meeting of Stockholders
April 21, 1998
The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Patricia Bigelow and Alvin
Noble, and each of them, with full power to act alone and with power of
substitution, to be the true and lawful attorney and proxy of the undersigned to
vote at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of First Banking Center, Inc. to be
held at the Banking House, 400 Milwaukee Avenue, Burlington, Wisconsin on April
21, 1998 at 1:30 P.M., or at any adjournment(s) thereof, the shares of stock
which the undersigned would be entitled to vote at that meeting and at any
adjournment(s) thereof, as indicated below. The undersigned hereby revokes any
proxy heretofore given and ratifies all that said attorneys and proxies or their
substitutes may do by virtue hereof.
1.) ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
The nine persons listed below have been nominated for election as directors
as discussed in the Proxy Statement dated March 3, 1998 attached hereto:
David Boilini Roman Borkovec Brantly Chappell John Ernster
Richard McKinney Patrick Sebranek John S. Smith Charles Wellington
Melvin Wendt
( ) ELECT AS DIRECTORS THE NINE NOMINEES LISTED ABOVE
( ) WITHHOLD AUTHORITY TO VOTE FOR THE NINE NOMINEES LISTED ABOVE
( ) WITHHOLD AUTHORITY TO VOTE FOR INDIVIDUAL NOMINEES (TO WITHHOLD
AUTHORITY TO VOTE FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL NOMINEE, CHECK THIS BOX AND
DRAW A LINE THROUGH THAT NOMINEE'S NAME ABOVE)
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE ELECTION OF THE NINE PERSONS
LISTED ABOVE.
If any additional matters are properly presented, the persons named in the
proxy will have the discretion to vote in accordance with their own judgment
in such matters. THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
AND MAY BE REVOKED PRIOR TO ITS EXERCISE BY WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE SECRETARY OF
THE CORPORATION OR BY SUBMITTING A LATER-DATED PROXY, OR BY ATTENDING THE ANNUAL
MEETING. THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN BY THE
STOCKHOLDER, BUT IF NO INSTRUCTIONS ARE GIVEN, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED TO ELECT
THE PERSONS LISTED ABOVE.
The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of the Notice of Annual Meeting
dated March 3, 1998, and the Proxy Statement dated March 3, 1998 and enclosed
herewith.
Dated _______________________, 1998
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Signature of Stockholder(s)
Number of Shares ________________________
(Please sign your name exactly as it
appears on the Proxy. In signing as
Executor, Administrator, Personal
Representative, Guardian, Trustee, or
Attorney, please add your title as such.
All joint owners should sign.)
