MOBILE, Ala., Oct. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BancTrust Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:BTFG) today announced the completion of its merger with The Peoples BancTrust Company, Inc. and its acquisition of The Peoples Bank and Trust Company. As a result of this merger, BancTrust is now one of the top five largest publicly traded bank holding companies headquartered in Alabama, with fifty-four locations providing general banking and trust services in Alabama and Florida and approximately $2.3 billion in assets. DATASOURCE: BancTrust Financial Group, Inc. CONTACT: F. Michael Johnson of BancTrust Financial Group, Inc., +1-251-431-7800

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