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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
PACIFIC CENTURY FINANCIAL CORPORATION
EXHIBIT TO CURRENT REPORT ON
FORM 8-K DATED November 3, 2000
Commission File Number 1-6887
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NEWS RELEASE
[PACIFIC CENTURY LETTERHEAD]
MICHAEL E. O'NEILL NAMED CHAIRMAN AND CEO OF
BANK OF HAWAII AND PACIFIC CENTURY FINANCIAL CORPORATION
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
HONOLULU, HAWAII (November 3, 2000) - The Boards of Directors of
Bank of Hawaii and Pacific Century Financial Corporation (PCFC) today
announced that Michael E. O'Neill has been appointed a director of both
boards and the institutions' new chairman and chief executive officer.
O'Neill, 54, succeeds Lawrence M. Johnson, 60, who announced in August his
intention to retire following the naming of his successor.
O'Neill, who is PCFC's seventh chairman, is the former vice chairman
and chief financial officer of Bank of America. Subsequent to Bank of
America's merger with Nations Bank in September 1998, O'Neill was a member of
the company's six-person Policy Committee and was responsible for planning
and implementing the integration of the two banks. He left Bank of America
in February 1999 to become chief executive officer of Britain's Barclays PLC,
one of the ten largest banking companies in the world. He resigned in April
due to an illness from which he has fully recovered. In his nearly 30 years
in the banking industry, O'Neill has lived and worked extensively in Europe
and Asia as well as the U.S. Mainland.
"I'm excited and enthusiastic about moving to Hawaii and joining
Bank of Hawaii (PCFC)," said O'Neill. "Bank of Hawaii has a long and proud
history and is uniquely positioned within its regional markets. I did a lot
of due diligence before accepting this position and am very enthusiastic
about the opportunities and potential of our organization. I recognize we
face some challenges but also feel we're prepared to deal with them in a
timely and forceful manner."
In August, the Board of Directors initiated an international search
for a new chairman and CEO.
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Michael E. O'Neill
Mary Bitterman, president of KQED in San Francisco and lead director
of PCFC, said, "Michael O'Neill enjoys an outstanding reputation among senior
executives in the industry. The Board is pleased to appoint such a proven
leader who brings international experience and an outstanding track record of
accomplishments. We know among his priorities will be to aggressively deal
with the credit quality issues as well as regain shareholders' confidence.
"The Board appreciates Larry Johnson's many years of dedicated
service to the bank and his commitment to its shareholders, customers,
employees and the communities it serves."
Richard J. Dahl will continue to serve as president and chief
operating officer of Bank of Hawaii and PCFC.
O'Neill was born in Santa Monica, Calif. but spent much of his youth
in Europe and Asia. He received his Bachelor of Arts from Princeton
University in 1969 and his MBA from the Colgate Darden School of the
University of Virginia in 1974. O'Neill served as a lieutenant in the United
States Marine Corps from 1969 to 1971. He and his wife, Trish, have two sons.
Pacific Century Financial Corporation is a $13.9 billion regional
financial services holding company with locations throughout the Pacific
region. Pacific Century and its subsidiaries provide varied financial
services to businesses, governments and consumers in four principal markets:
Hawaii and the West Pacific, South Pacific, Asia and selected markets on the
U.S. Mainland. Pacific Century's principal subsidiary, Bank of Hawaii, is
the largest commercial bank in the state of Hawaii.
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