CCB FINANCIAL CORP
DEFA14A, 2000-06-26
STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS
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                [ letterhead of CCB Financial Corporation ]

June 22, 2000


To the Stockholders of CCB Financial Corporation:

On June 29, the shareholder votes on the proposed merger between
CCB Financial Corporation and National Commerce Bancorporation
(NCBC) will be tallied.  We believe that this merger provides a
singular opportunity to combine two of the best performing banks
in America, and is in the best interest of our shareholders,
customers, associates and communities.

Our transaction with NCBC is a merger of equals in its truest
sense.  The board of directors of the combined company will
consist of 10 directors of CCB and 10 directors of NCBC.  CCB's
senior management team will assume key positions on the new
management team, including the chief executive officer, chief
administrative officer, and chief financial officer roles.  While
the corporate headquarters will be in Memphis, requiring
relocation of three CCB executives, the combined company's
operations headquarters will be in Durham, creating additional
jobs.  Finally, despite representing only 41% of the combined
market values of CCB and NCBC prior to the merger announcement,
CCB shareholders will own 47% of the combined company, a
significant premium in a merger of equals transaction.

Our agreement with NCBC brings the best of the best together. The
banks operate in contiguous geographic territories with almost
90% of deposits concentrated in MSAs with excellent demographics,
including a combined #1 market share in the Research Triangle
area of North Carolina.  NCBC's strong growth record is a result
of its focus on retail business and successful de novo expansion
using the "Hub and Spoke" strategy.  NCBC has also generated
above average growth from its niche non-banking businesses.
These strengths, combined with CCB's commercial business
capabilities and broader platforms for trust, brokerage and cash
management services, create the potential for superior growth in
the future.  New growth potential, coupled with the larger
capital base and expanded management depth created by the merger,
should permit us to further leverage investments and take
advantage of future expansion opportunities.

We are not entering into this relationship to become larger or
because either bank is experiencing difficulty.  Our goal is to
become a better, stronger and more competitive bank that
continues to enhance our shareholder value and to provide quality
services to our customers.

Customers will continue to do business with the same bank, using
the same name, except for some NCBC customers in North Carolina
who will become CCB customers.  Equally important, our customers
will continue to do business with the same branch personnel who
have provided outstanding service to them in the past.


Stockholders of CCB Financial Corporation
June 22, 2000
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The major consideration in any merger transaction is the strength
of  the  resulting company's stock.  This has been the focus  for
CCB's  management and board of directors in considering strategic
alternatives.   It  is  the focus now.  In the  exchange  of  CCB
shares for NCBC shares, CCB shareholders will receive stock in  a
company  with a five-year compound annual growth rate of earnings
through 1999 of 19.1% and compound annual shareholder return over
the last 10 years of 22.7%.  This shareholder return compares  to
the S&P 500 at 15.2% and CCB at 12.1%.

This past week, we passed two milestones on the road.  The
Federal Reserve approved our merger, and Institutional
Shareholder Services (ISS) recommended its approval.  ISS is the
nation's leading independent institutional stockholder advisory
firm.

We have great confidence in the abilities of our combined
organizations, our management teams and the synergies the two
organizations will bring to bear.  We hope that you share this
belief and look forward to a bright future.

Sincerely,

/s/  ERNEST C. ROESSLER

Ernest C. Roessler




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