FFFL Fidelity Bankshares

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Jan. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Fidelity Bankshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFFL) and National City Corporation (NYSE:NCC) have agreed to extend the deadline for Fidelity Bankshares' stockholders to submit election forms in connection with Fidelity Bankshares' pending acquisition by National City Corporation, which were due at 4:00 p.m. Thursday, January 4, 2007. Fidelity Bankshares' stockholders may now submit election forms until 4:00 p.m. Friday, January 5, 2007. The decision to extend the election deadline was made to conform with the anticipated closing date of the acquisition. Fidelity Bankshares, Inc. operates Fidelity Federal Bank & Trust. The Bank, based in West Palm Beach, has assets of $4.43 billion and 52 branch offices in Palm Beach, Martin, Broward, and St. Lucie counties. For shareholder information, please contact Cindy Pilloni at 561-803-9809. DATASOURCE: Fidelity Bankshares, Inc. CONTACT: Vince A. Elhilow, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, or Cindy Pilloni, +1-561-803-9809, both of Fidelity Bankshares, Inc. Web site: http://www.fidfed.com/

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