PNBC Princeton National Bancorp Inc (CE)

Princeton National Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:PNBC) The Board of Directors has declared a dividend of $.25 per share, payable August 25, 2006, to those shareholders of record as of August 4, 2006. This is the Company's 86th consecutive dividend and represents a 13.6% increase over the August 2005 dividend of $.22 per share. President Tony J. Sorcic stated, "The Board's goal to enhance long-term shareholder return is evidenced by the consistent stream of dividends. The Board has increased the dividend nine out of the last twelve quarters, which is indicative of the Company's performance." Princeton National Bancorp, Inc. is a $942.5 million community bank with strategic locations in seven counties in northern Illinois. The Company is well-positioned in the high growth counties of Kendall, Kane, Grundy, DeKalb and LaSalle, plus Bureau and Marshall counties. Communities include: Aurora, DePue, Genoa, Hampshire, Henry, Huntley, Millbrook, Minooka, Newark, Oglesby, Peru, Plano, Princeton, Sandwich, Somonauk and Spring Valley. The Subsidiary Bank, Citizens First National Bank, provides financial services to meet the needs of individuals, businesses and public entities.