First BancTrust Corporation Declares Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend

    PARIS, Ill., May 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- First BancTrust
 Corporation (Nasdaq:   FBTC) today announced its board of directors has
 declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 6 cents per common share,
 payable June 13, 2008 to stockholders of record at the close of business on
 June 2, 2008. It marks the 27th consecutive quarterly dividend the company
 has paid.
 
     About First BancTrust
 
     First BancTrust Corporation is a holding company that owns all of the
 capital stock of First Bank & Trust, S. B., an Illinois-chartered savings
 bank that conducts business from its main office located in Paris,
 Illinois, and branch banks in Marshall, Savoy, Rantoul, and Martinsville,
 Illinois. On March 31, 2008, the Company had $339.9 million of total
 assets, $312.8 million of total liabilities and $27.1 million of
 stockholders' equity.
 
 
 

SOURCE First BancTrust Corporation