2008 Results Characterized by Solid Asset Quality and Strong Capital Position

BRIDGEPORT, Conn., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- People's United Financial, Inc. (Nasdaq: PBCT) today announced net income of $35.4 million, or $0.11 per share, for the fourth quarter of 2008, compared to $46.0 million, or $0.14 per share, for the third quarter of 2008 and $46.0 million, or $0.16 per share, for the fourth quarter of 2007. Fourth quarter 2008 earnings reflect stable asset quality and, as anticipated, continued margin pressure as a result of the historically low interest rate environment.

For the year ended December 31, 2008, net income totaled $139.5 million, or $0.42 per share, compared to $150.7 million, or $0.52 per share, for 2007. Included in the 2008 results are merger-related expenses of $41.0 million, other one-time charges totaling $14.8 million and a $6.9 million gain related to the Visa, Inc. initial public offering. The net impact of these items reduced 2008 net income by $33.2 million, or $0.10 per share. Results for 2007 included the $60.0 million contribution to The People's United Community Foundation, which had the effect of reducing net income in 2007 by $39.6 million, or $0.13 per share. Excluding the effect of these items from the respective year's results, earnings would have been $172.7 million, or $0.52 per share, in 2008, compared to $190.3 million, or $0.65 per share, in 2007.

People's United Financial completed its acquisition of Chittenden Corporation on January 1, 2008. Accordingly, People's United Financial's 2007 fourth quarter and full-year results do not include the results of Chittenden Corporation and therefore, are not directly comparable to the 2008 results.

For the fourth quarter of 2008, return on average tangible assets was 0.76 percent and return on average tangible stockholders' equity was 3.8 percent, compared to 0.99 percent and 5.0 percent, respectively, for the third quarter of 2008.

The Board of Directors of People's United Financial declared a $0.15 per share quarterly dividend, payable February 15, 2009 to shareholders of record on February 1, 2009. Based on the closing stock price on January 21, 2009, the dividend yield on People's United Financial common stock is 3.5 percent.

President and Chief Executive Officer, Philip R. Sherringham stated, "2008 was a significant and evolutionary year for the bank. Beginning with closing the Chittenden acquisition on January 1, 2008 and ending with the consolidation of the six Chittenden bank separate charters into People's United Bank on January 1, 2009, the past twelve months changed the company and positioned us as the premier New England-based regional bank franchise. Our performance throughout 2008 reflects our fortress balance sheet, strong asset quality and our strategic decision to value the security of our excess capital over the potential to increase short-term earnings at the risk of future impairment. In fact, the strength of our balance sheet and stable asset quality have clearly differentiated us in the wake of the ongoing economic and financial sector turmoil."

Sherringham continued, "While our strategic focus remains on growth through acquisitions, we continue to invest in our commercial, retail banking and wealth management businesses throughout New England. We remain steadfastly committed to our goal of enhancing our premier regional banking franchise. The strength of our capital and liquidity positions, asset quality and earnings, as well as the fact that our balance sheet continues to be funded almost entirely by deposits and stockholders' equity, set us apart from most in the industry, particularly given the many challenges of today's environment."

Commenting on acquisitions, Sherringham added, "We continue to weigh all of our options in determining the most attractive use of our capital to deliver long-term shareholder value. At the present time, we still feel it is best to exercise patience as we work toward identifying and executing a well-priced acquisition that will enhance the long-term profitability of the company. In addition, we remain firmly committed to our dividend and feel that it continues to be an appropriate avenue to enhance shareholder returns."

"Key drivers of the company's performance this quarter were continued strong asset quality, a relatively stable net interest margin and healthy loan growth across our core lending businesses," said Paul D. Burner, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. "As expected, the net interest margin decreased slightly from the third quarter of 2008 and was essentially flat with the second quarter of 2008, reflecting the benefits from disciplined loan and deposit pricing that partially offset the decline in interest rates throughout 2008. Average commercial banking loans, excluding shared national credits, increased $155 million, or 8 percent annualized, while our home equity loan portfolio increased $99 million, or 22 percent annualized, from the third quarter of 2008."

Commenting on asset quality, Burner stated, "We are very pleased that our disciplined underwriting standards have resulted in consistent asset quality results, most notably our low levels of loan charge-offs and stability in non-performing assets in this challenging economic environment. Remarkably, for the full year, net loan charge-offs as a percent of average loans were at the same low level of 0.10 percent in both 2008 and 2007."

Fourth quarter net loan charge-offs totaled $5.7 million compared to $4.0 million in the third quarter of 2008. Net loan charge-offs as a percent of average loans on an annualized basis were 0.16 percent in the fourth quarter of 2008 compared to 0.11 percent in that year's third quarter. The provision for loan losses in the fourth quarter of 2008 reflects a $3.0 million increase in the allowance for loan losses to $157.5 million at December 31, 2008.

Non-performing loans decreased $0.8 million from September 30, 2008 to $84.3 million at December 31, 2008. The ratio of non-performing loans to total loans was 0.58 percent at December 31, 2008 compared to 0.59 percent at September 30, 2008. At December 31, 2008, non-performing assets totaled $93.7 million, a $2.3 million increase from September 30, 2008. Non-performing assets equaled 0.64 percent of total loans, REO and repossessed assets, unchanged from September 30, 2008. At December 31, 2008, the allowance for loan losses as a percentage of total loans was 1.08 percent and as a percentage of non-performing loans was 187 percent, compared to 1.08 percent and 182 percent, respectively, at September 30, 2008.

Conference Call

On January 23, 2009, at 11 a.m., Eastern Time, People's United Financial will host a conference call to discuss this earnings announcement. The call may be heard through www.peoples.com by selecting "Investor Relations" in the "About People's" section on the home page, and then selecting "Conference Calls" in the "News and Events" section. Additional materials relating to the call may also be accessed at People's United Bank's web site. The call will be archived on the web site and available for approximately 90 days.

First Quarter Earnings Release

People's United Financial expects to release its first quarter 2009 earnings on April 16, 2009.

Selected Financial Terms

In addition to evaluating People's United Financial's results of operations in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), management routinely supplements this evaluation with an analysis of certain non-GAAP financial measures, such as the efficiency ratio. Management believes this non-GAAP financial measure provides information useful to investors in understanding People's United Financial's underlying operating performance and trends, and facilitates comparisons with the performance of other banks and thrifts. Further, the efficiency ratio is used by management in its assessment of financial performance specifically as it relates to non-interest expense control.

The efficiency ratio, which represents an approximate measure of the cost required by People's United Financial to generate a dollar of revenue, is the ratio of total non-interest expense (excluding goodwill impairment charges, amortization of acquisition-related intangibles and fair value adjustments, losses on real estate assets and nonrecurring expenses) to net interest income on a fully taxable equivalent basis (excluding fair value adjustments) plus total non-interest income (including the fully taxable equivalent adjustment on bank-owned life insurance income, and excluding gains and losses on sales of assets, other than residential mortgage loans, and nonrecurring income). People's United Financial generally considers an item of income or expense to be nonrecurring if it is not similar to an item of income or expense of a type incurred within the last two years and is not similar to an item of income or expense of a type reasonably expected to be incurred within the following two years.

4Q 2008 Financial Highlights

Summary


    --  Net income totaled $35.4 million, or $0.11 per share.
    --  Net interest income on a fully taxable equivalent basis totaled $154.3
        million.
        --  Net interest margin decreased 16 basis points from 3Q08 to 3.55%.
    --  Provision for loan losses totaled $8.7 million.
        --  Net loan charge-offs totaled $5.7 million in 4Q08 compared to $4.0
            million in 3Q08.
        --  The allowance for loan losses was increased by $3.0 million in 4Q08
            from 3Q08 levels.
    --  Non-interest income totaled $73.7 million.
        --  Other non-interest income includes gains totaling $4.0 million from
            the sale of (i) mortgage servicing rights and (ii) two branches
            located in northern New England.
    --  Non-interest expense totaled $165.5 million.
        --  Other non-interest expense includes one-time items netting to $2.9
            million.
    --  Effective income tax rate was 33.0%.

Commercial Banking


    --  Average commercial banking loans, excluding shared national credits,
        increased $155 million, or 8% annualized, from 3Q08 to $8.3 billion.
    --  Commercial banking non-performing assets totaled $62.9 million, a $1.4
        million decrease from September 30, 2008.
    --  The ratio of commercial banking non-performing loans to total commercial
        banking loans was 0.62% at December 31, 2008 compared to 0.68% at
        September 30, 2008.
    --  Net loan charge-offs totaled $3.2 million, or 0.14% annualized, of
        average commercial banking loans.

Retail & Small Business Banking


    --  Average residential mortgage loans totaled $3.2 billion, a $171 million
        decrease from 3Q08, reflecting People's United Financial's
        strategy to sell essentially all newly-originated loans.
    --  Average home equity loans increased $99 million, or 22% annualized, from
        3Q08 to $1.9 billion.
    --  Average indirect auto loans totaled $0.2 billion, unchanged from 3Q08.
    --  Home equity net loan charge-offs totaled $0.3 million, or 0.07%
        annualized, of average home equity loans.
    --  Indirect auto net loan charge-offs totaled $0.8 million, or 1.47%
        annualized, of average indirect auto loans.

Wealth Management


    --  Wealth Management income declined $1.7 million from 3Q08, primarily
        reflecting market weakness and the economic environment.
    --  Assets under custody and management totaled $9 billion.

People's United Financial, a diversified financial services company with $20 billion in assets, provides commercial banking, retail and small business banking, and wealth management services through a network of more than 300 branches in Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts and New York. Through its subsidiaries, People's United Financial provides equipment financing, asset management, brokerage and financial advisory services, and insurance services.

Certain statements contained in this release are forward-looking in nature. These include all statements about People's United Financial's plans, objectives, expectations and other statements that are not historical facts, and usually use words such as "expect," "anticipate," "believe" and similar expressions. Such statements represent management's current beliefs, based upon information available at the time the statements are made, with regard to the matters addressed. All forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause People's United Financial's actual results or financial condition to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by such statements. Factors of particular importance to People's United Financial include, but are not limited to: (1) changes in general, national or regional economic conditions; (2) changes in interest rates; (3) changes in loan default and charge-off rates; (4) changes in deposit levels; (5) changes in levels of income and expense in non-interest income and expense related activities; (6) residential mortgage and secondary market activity; (7) changes in accounting and regulatory guidance applicable to banks; (8) price levels and conditions in the public securities markets generally; (9) competition and its effect on pricing, spending, third-party relationships and revenues; and (10) the successful integration of Chittenden Corporation. People's United Financial does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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    People's United Financial, Inc.
    FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

    People's United Financial, Inc. acquired Chittenden Corporation on
    January 1, 2008.  The acquisition was accounted for using the purchase
    method of accounting.  Accordingly, financial data for periods prior to
    the acquisition date do not include Chittenden Corporation.

                                             Three Months Ended
    (dollars in millions,     Dec. 31, Sept. 30,  June 30,  March 31, Dec. 31,
     except per share data)     2008      2008      2008       2008     2007

    Operating Data:
      Net interest income      $153.3    $159.8    $157.0     $166.3   $125.0
      Provision for loan
       losses (1)                 8.7       6.8       2.4        8.3      2.9
      Non-interest income        73.7      74.2      73.4       82.3     46.1
      Non-interest expense (2)  165.5     158.7     162.9      219.2    100.0
      Income from
       continuing
       operations                35.4      46.0      43.0       15.1     45.7
      Income from
       discontinued
       operations                   -         -         -          -      0.3
      Net income                 35.4      46.0      43.0       15.1     46.0

    Selected Statistical Data:
      Net interest margin(3)     3.55%     3.71%     3.56%      3.67%    4.01%
      Return on average
       assets (3)                0.71      0.92      0.84       0.29     1.37
      Return on average
       tangible assets (3)       0.76      0.99      0.91       0.31     1.38
      Return on average
       stockholders' equity(3)    2.7       3.5       3.3        1.2      4.1
      Return on average
       tangible
       stockholders'
       equity (3)                 3.8       5.0       4.7        1.6      4.2
      Efficiency ratio           69.0      64.9      66.3       65.0     57.4

    Per Common Share Data:
      Diluted earnings per
       share                    $0.11     $0.14     $0.13      $0.05    $0.16
      Dividends paid per
       share                     0.15      0.15      0.15       0.13     0.13
      Dividend payout ratio     141.8%    108.7%    116.1%     293.0%    83.2%
      Book value (end of
       period)                 $15.45    $15.65    $15.63     $15.70   $15.43
      Tangible book value
       (end of period)          10.87     11.06     11.00      11.08    15.07
      Stock price:
        High                    20.15     21.76     18.52      18.25    18.60
        Low                     14.75     13.92     15.52      14.29    15.83
        Close (end of period)   17.83     19.25     15.60      17.31    17.80
      Average diluted
       common shares
       outstanding
       (in millions)           332.33    331.32    330.19     329.20   286.60

    (1)  Includes a $4.5 million provision for the three months ended
         March 31, 2008 to align allowance for loan losses methodologies
         across the combined organization following the acquisition of
         Chittenden Corporation.
    (2)  Includes merger-related expenses of $36.5 million and other one-time
         charges of $14.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008.
    (3)  Annualized.



    People's United Financial, Inc.
    FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - Continued
                                                          Twelve Months Ended
    (dollars in millions, except per share data)           Dec. 31,  Dec. 31,
                                                             2008      2007
    Operating Data:
      Net interest income                                  $636.4    $486.6
      Provision for loan losses                              26.2       8.0
      Non-interest income                                   303.6     185.4
      Non-interest expense (1)                              706.3     439.3
      Income from continuing operations                     139.5     149.2
      Income from discontinued operations, net of tax           -       1.5
      Net income                                            139.5     150.7

    Selected Statistical Data:
      Net interest margin                                    3.62%     4.12%
      Return on average assets                               0.68      1.18
      Return on average tangible assets                      0.74      1.19
      Return on average stockholders' equity                  2.7       4.2
      Return on average tangible stockholders' equity         3.8       4.3
      Efficiency ratio                                       66.3      56.1

    Per Common Share Data:
      Diluted earnings per share                            $0.42     $0.52
      Dividends paid per share                               0.58      0.52
      Dividend payout ratio (2)                             139.4%     87.0%
      Book value (end of period)                           $15.45    $15.43
      Tangible book value (end of period)                   10.87     15.07
      Stock price:
        High                                                21.76     22.81
        Low                                                 13.92     14.78
        Close (end of period)                               17.83     17.80
      Average diluted shares outstanding (in millions)     330.75    292.27

    (1)  Includes $51.3 million of merger-related expenses and other one-time
         charges in 2008 and the $60.0 million contribution to The People's
         United Community Foundation in 2007.
    (2)  Dividend payout ratio in 2007 reflects the waiver of dividends on the
         substantial majority of the common shares owned by People's Mutual
         Holdings prior to completing the second-step conversion in April
         2007.


    People's United Financial, Inc.
    FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - Continued

                                As of and for the Three Months Ended
    (dollars in           Dec. 31,  Sept. 30,  June 30,  March 31,  Dec. 31,
     millions)              2008       2008      2008       2008      2007
    Financial
     Condition Data:
      General:
        Total assets      $20,168    $20,042   $20,392    $21,107   $13,555
        Loans              14,566     14,331    14,366     14,492     8,950
        Short-term
         investments (1)    1,139      2,534     2,265      2,756     3,516
        Securities          1,902        428       866        976        61
        Allowance for
         loan losses          158        155       152        152        73
        Goodwill and
         other
         acquisition-
         related
         intangibles        1,536      1,537     1,541      1,536       104
        Deposits           14,269     14,152    14,532     15,160     8,881
        Borrowings            188        152       144        148         -
        Subordinated
         notes                181        180       180        180        65
        Stockholders'
         equity             5,176      5,239     5,211      5,219     4,445
        Non-performing
         assets                94         91        86         67        26
        Net loan
         charge-offs          5.7        4.0       2.4        2.8       3.7

      Average Balances:
        Loans             $14,371    $14,310   $14,425    $14,537    $8,869
        Short-term
         investments (1)    1,610      2,325     2,433      2,666     3,551
        Securities          1,393        715       907      1,020        64
        Total earning
         assets            17,374     17,350    17,765     18,223    12,484
        Total assets       20,057     20,057    20,492     20,893    13,446
        Deposits           14,117     14,193    14,613     14,952     8,753
        Total funding
         liabilities       14,479     14,520    14,939     15,296     8,818
        Stockholders'
         equity             5,230      5,204     5,202      5,214     4,439

      Ratios:
        Net loan
         charge-offs
         to average
         loans
           (annualized)      0.16%      0.11%     0.07%      0.08%     0.17%
        Non-
         performing
         assets to
         total loans,
         REO and
         repossessed
         assets              0.64       0.64      0.60       0.46      0.29
        Allowance for
         loan losses
         to non-
         performing
         loans              186.8      181.6     182.6      244.3     357.8
        Allowance for
         loan losses
         to total
         loans               1.08       1.08      1.06       1.05      0.81
        Average
         stockholders'
         equity to
         average total
         assets              26.1       25.9      25.4       25.0      33.0
        Stockholders'
         equity to total
         assets              25.7       26.1      25.6       24.7      32.8
        Tangible
         stockholders'
         equity to
         tangible assets     19.5       20.0      19.5       18.8      32.3
        Total risk-
         based
         capital (2)         13.4       16.2      17.8       24.7      33.4

    (1)  Includes securities purchased under agreements to resell.
    (2)  Total risk-based capital ratios are for People's United Bank and, as
         such, do not reflect the additional capital residing at People's
         United Financial, Inc.  People's United Bank's December 31, 2008
         total risk-based capital ratio is preliminary.



    People's United Financial, Inc.
    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CONDITION
                                                      Dec. 31,  Sept. 30,
    (in millions)                                        2008       2008
    Assets
    Cash and due from banks                             $345.1     $437.5
    Short-term investments                             1,138.8    2,533.5
        Total cash and cash equivalents                1,483.9    2,971.0
    Securities:
      Trading account securities, at fair value           21.4       33.3
      Securities available for sale, at fair value     1,879.4      393.5
      Securities held to maturity, at amortized cost       0.9        1.4
        Total securities                               1,901.7      428.2
    Loans:
      Commercial real estate                           4,967.3    4,871.9
      Commercial                                       4,226.4    4,074.3
      Residential mortgage                             3,144.6    3,262.3
      Consumer                                         2,227.4    2,122.1
        Total loans                                   14,565.7   14,330.6
      Less allowance for loan losses                    (157.5)    (154.5)
        Total loans, net                              14,408.2   14,176.1
    Bank-owned life insurance                            228.6      227.1
    Premises and equipment, net                          262.4      265.6
    Goodwill and other acquisition-related
     intangibles                                       1,535.8    1,536.9
    Other assets                                         347.1      437.1
        Total assets                                 $20,167.7  $20,042.0

    Liabilities
    Deposits:
      Non-interest-bearing                            $3,173.4   $3,176.1
      Savings, interest-bearing checking and
       money market                                    6,214.7    6,115.3
      Time                                             4,881.3    4,860.4
        Total deposits                                14,269.4   14,151.8
    Borrowings:
      Federal Home Loan Bank advances                     15.1       15.3
      Repurchase agreements                              156.7      117.6
      Other                                               16.1       19.0
        Total borrowings                                 187.9      151.9
    Subordinated notes                                   180.5      180.2
    Other liabilities                                    354.4      319.5
        Total liabilities                             14,992.2   14,803.4

    Stockholders' Equity
    Common stock ($0.01 par value; 1.95 billion
     shares authorized;
      347.9 million shares and 347.8 million
       shares issued)                                      3.5        3.5
    Additional paid-in capital                         4,485.1    4,475.6
    Retained earnings                                  1,022.6    1,037.6
    Treasury stock, at cost (3.2 million shares and
     3.2 million shares)                                 (57.9)     (58.0)
    Accumulated other comprehensive loss                 (75.4)     (15.9)
    Unallocated common stock of Employee Stock
     Ownership Plan                                     (202.4)    (204.2)
        Total stockholders' equity                     5,175.5    5,238.6
        Total liabilities and stockholders' equity   $20,167.7  $20,042.0



    People's United Financial, Inc.
    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

                                             Three Months Ended
     (in millions, except      Dec. 31, Sept. 30,  June 30, March 31, Dec. 31,
      per share data)            2008      2008      2008       2008     2007
    Interest and dividend
     income:
      Commercial real estate    $73.7     $75.2     $74.5      $78.0    $31.8
      Commercial                 55.1      56.8      57.1       60.8     42.3
      Residential mortgage       43.2      45.4      48.4       52.9     43.2
      Consumer                   25.8      27.2      26.8       31.1     21.0
        Total interest on
         loans                  197.8     204.6     206.8      222.8    138.3
      Short-term investments      6.1      12.5       9.4       18.9     26.0
      Securities                  8.5       4.8       7.4       10.1      0.9
      Securities purchased
       under agreements to
       resell                       -       0.5       3.9        3.1     15.5
        Total interest
         and dividend
         income                 212.4     222.4     227.5      254.9    180.7
    Interest expense:
      Deposits                   54.6      58.0      65.8       83.7     54.0
      Borrowings                  0.7       0.8       0.9        1.1        -
      Subordinated notes          3.8       3.8       3.8        3.8      1.7
        Total interest
         expense                 59.1      62.6      70.5       88.6     55.7
        Net interest income     153.3     159.8     157.0      166.3    125.0
    Provision for loan
     losses                       8.7       6.8       2.4        8.3      2.9
        Net interest income
         after provision
         for loan losses        144.6     153.0     154.6      158.0    122.1
    Non-interest income:
      Investment
       management fees            9.6       8.9       9.5        8.8      3.1
      Insurance revenue           7.3       8.8       8.1        9.1      6.2
      Brokerage commissions       3.2       4.1       4.2        4.5      3.4
        Total wealth
         management
         income                  20.1      21.8      21.8       22.4     12.7
      Bank service charges       31.5      33.1      32.4       30.7     23.7
      Merchant services
       income                     6.6       7.5       7.1        6.4        -
      Bank-owned life
       insurance                  1.5       2.1       1.7        3.0      3.1
      Net security gains
       (losses)                   0.2      (0.2)     (0.2)       8.5        -
      Net gains on sales of
       residential mortgage
       loans                      0.8       1.5       2.2        2.0      0.6
      Other non-interest
       income                    13.0       8.4       8.4        9.3      6.0
        Total non-interest
         income                  73.7      74.2      73.4       82.3     46.1
    Non-interest expense:
      Compensation and
       benefits                  83.2      85.6      86.7       89.1     56.3
      Occupancy and
       equipment                 26.5      26.1      26.1       31.6     17.1
      Professional and
       outside service fees      12.8      11.9      11.8       11.5      8.5
      Amortization of other
       acquisition-related
       intangibles                5.5       5.3       5.3        5.2      0.2
      Merger-related
       expenses                     -         -         -       36.5        -
      Other non-interest
       expense                   37.5      29.8      33.0       45.3     17.9
        Total non-interest
         expense                165.5     158.7     162.9      219.2    100.0
        Income from
         continuing
         operations before
         income tax expense      52.8      68.5      65.1       21.1     68.2
    Income tax expense           17.4      22.5      22.1        6.0     22.5
        Income from
         continuing
         operations              35.4      46.0      43.0       15.1     45.7
    Income from discontinued
     operations, net of tax         -         -         -          -      0.3
        Net income              $35.4     $46.0     $43.0      $15.1    $46.0

    Diluted earnings
     per common share:
      Income from
       continuing
       operations               $0.11     $0.14     $0.13      $0.05    $0.16
      Income from
       discontinued
       operations                   -         -         -          -        -
      Net income                 0.11      0.14      0.13       0.05     0.16



    People's United Financial, Inc.
    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                                                       Twelve Months Ended
                                                         Dec. 31,  Dec. 31,
    (in millions, except per share data)                   2008      2007
    Interest and dividend income:
      Commercial real estate                              $301.4   $127.7
      Commercial                                           229.8    167.6
      Residential mortgage                                 189.9    183.9
      Consumer                                             110.9     88.9
        Total interest on loans                            832.0    568.1
      Short-term investments                                46.9     86.7
      Securities                                            30.8      3.9
      Securities purchased under agreements to resell        7.5     48.3
        Total interest and dividend income                 917.2    707.0
    Interest expense:
      Deposits                                             262.1    213.6
      Borrowings                                             3.5      0.2
      Subordinated notes                                    15.2      6.6
        Total interest expense                             280.8    220.4
        Net interest income                                636.4    486.6
    Provision for loan losses                               26.2      8.0
        Net interest income after provision for
         loan losses                                       610.2    478.6
    Non-interest income:
      Investment management fees                            36.8     12.0
      Insurance revenue                                     33.3     26.8
      Brokerage commissions                                 16.0     13.6
        Total wealth management income                      86.1     52.4
      Bank service charges                                 127.7     93.1
      Merchant services income                              27.6        -
      Bank-owned life insurance                              8.3     10.5
      Net security gains                                     8.3      5.5
      Net gains on sales of residential
       mortgage loans                                        6.5      3.0
      Other non-interest income                             39.1     20.9
        Total non-interest income                          303.6    185.4
    Non-interest expense:
      Compensation and benefits                            344.6    215.6
      Occupancy and equipment                              110.3     67.1
      Contribution to The People's United
       Community Foundation                                    -     60.0
      Professional and outside service fees                 48.0     28.8
      Amortization of other acquisition-related
       intangibles                                          21.3      1.0
      Merger-related expenses                               36.5        -
      Other non-interest expense                           145.6     66.8
        Total non-interest expense                         706.3    439.3
        Income from continuing operations
         before income tax expense                         207.5    224.7
    Income tax expense                                      68.0     75.5
        Income from continuing operations                  139.5    149.2
    Income from discontinued operations, net of tax            -      1.5
        Net income                                        $139.5   $150.7

    Diluted earnings per common share:
      Income from continuing operations                    $0.42    $0.52
      Income from discontinued operations                      -        -
      Net income                                            0.42     0.52



    People's United Financial, Inc.
    AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET, INTEREST AND YIELD/RATE ANALYSIS (1)

    Three months ended      December 31, 2008           September 30, 2008
    (dollars in         Average            Yield/   Average             Yield/
     millions)          Balance   Interest  Rate    Balance   Interest   Rate

    Assets:
    Short-term
     investments       $1,610.0      $6.1   1.52%  $2,235.3      $12.5   2.24%
    Securities
     purchased
     under
     agreements to
     resell                   -         -      -       89.6        0.5   2.05
    Securities (2)      1,393.1       8.5   2.43      714.9        4.8   2.72
    Loans:
      Commercial
       real estate      4,897.3      74.7   6.11    4,837.1       76.2   6.29
      Commercial        4,105.9      55.1   5.37    4,035.3       56.8   5.63
      Residential
       mortgage         3,189.7      43.2   5.42    3,360.5       45.4   5.40
      Consumer          2,177.6      25.8   4.73    2,076.9       27.2   5.25
        Total
         loans         14,370.5     198.8   5.53   14,309.8      205.6   5.75
        Total
         earning
         assets        17,373.6    $213.4   4.91%  17,349.6     $223.4   5.15%
    Other
     assets             2,682.9                     2,707.4
        Total
         assets       $20,056.5                   $20,057.0

    Liabilities and
     stockholders'
     equity:
    Deposits:
      Non-
       interest-
       bearing         $3,096.1        $-      -%  $3,137.6         $-      -%
      Savings,
       interest-
       bearing
       checking
       and
       money
       market           6,143.6      16.6   1.08    6,170.7       18.2   1.18
      Time              4,877.1      38.0   3.11    4,884.6       39.8   3.26
        Total
         deposits      14,116.8      54.6   1.55   14,192.9       58.0   1.63
    Borrowings:
      Federal Home
       Loan Bank
       advances            15.1       0.2   5.32       15.3        0.2   5.31
      Repurchase
       agreements         151.1       0.4   1.11      113.5        0.4   1.65
      Federal funds
       purchased/
       Other               15.8       0.1   2.93       18.0        0.2   3.79
        Total
         borrowings       182.0       0.7   1.62      146.8        0.8   2.29
    Subordinated
     notes                180.3       3.8   8.39      180.0        3.8   8.41
        Total
         funding
         liabilities   14,479.1     $59.1   1.63%  14,519.7      $62.6   1.73%
    Other liabilities     347.5                       333.1
        Total
         liabilities   14,826.6                    14,852.8
    Stockholders'
     equity             5,229.9                     5,204.2
        Total
         liabilities
         and
         stockholders'
         equity       $20,056.5                   $20,057.0

    Excess of
     earning
     assets
     over funding
     liabilities       $2,894.5                    $2,829.9

    Net interest
     income/spread (3)   $154.3      3.28%           $160.8       3.42%

    Net
     interest
     margin                                 3.55%                        3.71%

    (1)  Average yields earned and rates paid are annualized.
    (2)  Average balances and yields for securities available for sale are
         based on amortized cost.
    (3)  The FTE adjustment was $1.0 million for both the three months ended
         December 31, 2008 and September 30, 2008 (none for the three months
         ended December 31, 2007).



    People's United Financial, Inc.
    AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET, INTEREST AND YIELD/RATE ANALYSIS (1)

                                                  December 31, 2007
    Three months ended                        Average             Yield/
    (dollars in millions)                     Balance   Interest   Rate
    Assets:
    Short-term investments                    $2,227.5     $26.0   4.67%
    Securities purchased under
      agreements to resell                     1,323.4      15.5   4.66
    Securities (2)                                63.9       0.9   5.64
    Loans:
      Commercial real estate                   1,837.8      31.8   6.93
      Commercial                               2,504.2      42.3   6.76
      Residential mortgage                     3,279.0      43.2   5.27
      Consumer                                 1,248.3      21.0   6.74
        Total loans                            8,869.3     138.3   6.24
        Total earning assets                  12,484.1    $180.7   5.79%
    Other assets                                 961.8
        Total assets                         $13,445.9

    Liabilities and stockholders' equity:
    Deposits:
      Non-interest-bearing                    $2,051.4        $-      -%
      Savings, interest-bearing checking
        and money market                       2,998.3      11.1   1.48
      Time                                     3,703.3      42.9   4.63
        Total deposits                         8,753.0      54.0   2.47
    Borrowings:
      Federal Home Loan Bank advances                -         -      -
      Repurchase agreements                          -         -      -
      Federal funds purchased/Other                  -         -      -
        Total borrowings                             -         -      -
    Subordinated notes                            65.4       1.7  10.15
        Total funding liabilities              8,818.4     $55.7   2.53%
    Other liabilities                            188.0
        Total liabilities                      9,006.4
    Stockholders' equity                       4,439.5
        Total liabilities and
         stockholders' equity                $13,445.9

    Excess of earning assets
      over funding liabilities                $3,665.7

    Net interest income/spread (3)                        $125.0   3.26%

    Net interest margin                                            4.01%

    (1)  Average yields earned and rates paid are annualized.
    (2)  Average balances and yields for securities available for sale are
         based on amortized cost.
    (3)  The FTE adjustment was $1.0 million for both the three months ended
         December 31, 2008 and September 30, 2008 (none for the three months
         ended December 31, 2007).



    People's United Financial, Inc.
    AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET, INTEREST AND YIELD/RATE ANALYSIS

    Twelve months ended       December 31, 2008           December 31, 2007
    (dollars in          Average            Yield/   Average            Yield/
     millions)           Balance   Interest  Rate    Balance   Interest  Rate

    Assets:
    Short-term
     investments        $1,946.7     $46.9   2.41%  $1,709.4     $86.7   5.07%
    Securities
     purchased
     under
     agreements to
     resell                310.2       7.5   2.43      959.1      48.3   5.03
    Securities (1)       1,009.1      30.8   3.05       69.2       3.9   5.62
    Loans:
      Commercial
       real estate       4,820.8     305.3   6.33    1,807.3     127.7   7.07
      Commercial         4,011.1     229.8   5.73    2,441.5     167.6   6.86
      Residential
       mortgage          3,519.9     189.9   5.40    3,550.3     183.9   5.18
      Consumer           2,058.4     110.9   5.39    1,268.9      88.9   7.01
        Total
         loans          14,410.2     835.9   5.80    9,068.0     568.1   6.27
        Total
         earning
         assets         17,676.2    $921.1   5.21%  11,805.7    $707.0   5.99%
    Other assets         2,696.8                       945.6
        Total
         assets        $20,373.0                   $12,751.3

    Liabilities and
     stockholders'
     equity:
    Deposits:
      Non-
       interest-
       bearing          $3,137.9        $-      -%  $2,111.4        $-      -%
      Savings,
       interest-
       bearing
       checking
       and money
       market            6,203.9      78.5   1.27    3,186.3      47.5   1.49
      Time               5,125.0     183.6   3.58    3,639.0     166.1   4.56
        Total
         deposits       14,466.8     262.1   1.81    8,936.7     213.6   2.39
    Borrowings:
      Federal Home
       Loan Bank
       advances             16.2       0.8   5.16        0.1         -   5.04
      Repurchase
       agreements          123.0       2.1   1.72          -         -      -
      Federal funds
       purchased/
       Other                19.1       0.6   3.01        3.3       0.2   5.23
        Total
         borrowings        158.3       3.5   2.23        3.4       0.2   5.23
    Subordinated
     notes                 181.4      15.2   8.34       65.3       6.6  10.15
        Total
         funding
         liabilities    14,806.5    $280.8   1.90%   9,005.4    $220.4   2.45%
    Other
     liabilities           353.9                       168.9
        Total
         liabilities    15,160.4                     9,174.3
    Stockholders'
     equity              5,212.6                     3,577.0
        Total
         liabilities
         and
         stockholders'
         equity        $20,373.0                   $12,751.3

    Excess of
     earning
     assets over
     funding
     liabilities        $2,869.7                    $2,800.3

    Net interest
     income/spread
     (2)                            $640.3   3.31%              $486.6   3.54%

    Net
     interest
     margin                                  3.62%                       4.12%

    (1)  Average balances and yields for securities available for sale are
         based on amortized cost.
    (2)  The FTE adjustment was $3.9 million for the twelve months ended
         December 31, 2008 (none for the twelve months ended
         December 31, 2007).



    People's United Financial, Inc.
    NON-PERFORMING ASSETS

                            Dec. 31,  Sept. 30,  June 30,  March 31,  Dec. 31,
    (dollars in millions)      2008       2008      2008       2008      2007
    Non-accrual loans:
      Commercial real
       estate                 $29.8      $29.9     $31.9      $27.8      $3.7
      Residential mortgage     24.2       21.1      18.3       15.0       8.9
      Commercial               21.1       23.9      23.4       12.8       1.3
      PCLC                      5.8        6.9       6.4        2.7       3.1
      Consumer                  3.3        3.2       3.1        3.8       3.3
      Indirect auto             0.1        0.1         -          -         -
        Total non-
         accrual loans (1)     84.3       85.1      83.1       62.1      20.3
    Real estate owned
     ("REO") and
     repossessed assets, net    9.4        6.3       3.3        4.9       5.8
        Total non-
         performing
         assets               $93.7      $91.4     $86.4      $67.0     $26.1

    Non-performing loans
     as a percentage of
     total loans               0.58%      0.59%     0.58%      0.43%     0.23%
    Non-performing
     assets as a
     percentage of:
      Total loans, REO and
       repossessed assets      0.64       0.64      0.60       0.46      0.29
      Stockholders' equity
       and allowance for
       loan losses             1.76       1.70      1.61       1.25      0.58

    (1) Reported net of government guarantees totaling $6.5 million at
        December 31, 2008, $6.4 million at September 30, 2008, $6.6 million
        at June 30, 2008 and $5.0 million at March 31, 2008 (none at
        December 31, 2007).



    PROVISION AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES

                                           Three Months Ended
                            Dec. 31,  Sept. 30,  June 30,  March 31,  Dec. 31,
    (in millions)              2008       2008      2008       2008      2007
    Balance at beginning
     of period               $154.5     $151.7    $151.7      $72.7     $73.5
    Charge-offs                (6.9)      (5.0)     (3.6)      (3.7)     (4.1)
    Recoveries                  1.2        1.0       1.2        0.9       0.4
        Net loan
         charge-offs           (5.7)      (4.0)     (2.4)      (2.8)     (3.7)
    Provision for loan
     losses                     8.7        6.8       2.4        8.3       2.9
    Allowance recorded in
     the Chittenden
     acquisition                  -          -         -       73.5         -
    Balance at
     end of period           $157.5     $154.5    $151.7     $151.7     $72.7

    Allowance for loan
     losses as a
     percentage of:
      Total loans              1.08%      1.08%     1.06%      1.05%     0.81%
      Non-performing loans    186.8      181.6     182.6      244.3     357.8


    NET LOAN CHARGE-OFFS (RECOVERIES)

                                           Three Months Ended
                            Dec. 31,  Sept. 30,  June 30,  March 31,  Dec. 31,
    (in millions)              2008       2008      2008       2008      2007
    Commercial real
     estate                    $1.5       $1.2      $0.5         $-        $-
    Commercial                  1.2        1.1       0.8        1.2       2.5
    Consumer                    0.9        0.6       0.7        0.6       0.6
    Residential mortgage        0.8        0.1         -        0.2         -
    Indirect auto               0.8        0.8       0.3        0.4         -
    PCLC                        0.5        0.2       0.1        0.4       0.6
      Total                    $5.7       $4.0      $2.4       $2.8      $3.7

    Net loan charge-offs
     to average loans
     (annualized)              0.16%      0.11%     0.07%      0.08%     0.17%

SOURCE People's United Financial, Inc.