FIRSTBANK CORP

election_required = True...lot holder" (as defined below and excluding shares held indirectly in our 401(k) Plan) who: 1 o tenders all shares owned (beneficially or of record) by the odd lot holder (tenders of less than all the shares owned will not qualify for this preference); and o completes the section entitled "Odd Lots" in the letter of transmittal and, if applicable, in the notice of guaranteed delivery. o Second, after the purchase of all the shares properly tendered by odd lot holders and subject to the conditional tender procedures described under "-- Conditional Tender Procedures," all other shares properly tendered on a pro rata basis with appropriate adjustments to avoid pur...

expiry = 2004-07-30...PORATION [LOGO] FIRSTBANK CORPORATION 311 Woodworth Avenue Alma, Michigan 48801 Offer to Purchase up to 500,000 Common Shares of FIRSTBANK CORPORATION Our offer and your right to withdraw your shares will expire at 5:00 p.m., Alma, Michigan time, on Friday, July 30, 2004, unless the offer is extended. We may extend the offer period at any time. Firstbank Corporation is: o offering to purchase up to 500,000 of our common shares in a tender offer, and o offering to purchase these shares at a price of $30.00...

listed = True...s and, if so, how many shares to tender. You should discuss whether to tender your shares with your broker or other financial or tax advisor. See "The Offer - Purposes of and Reasons for the Offer." What is a recent market price of my shares? Our common stock is traded on the NASDAQ National Market System under the symbol "FBMI." On June 10, 2004, a date close to the date of this document, the last reported sales price of our common stock on the NASDAQ National Market was $27.08. We urge you to obtain more current market quotations for your shares. For trading information regarding the shares, you may call Howe Barnes Investments, Inc. toll free...

must_tender_all = True.... If more than 500,000 shares are tendered, we will purchase shares based on the following order of priority: o First, we will purchase shares from all holders of "odd lots" of less than 100 shares (not including any shares held indirectly in our 401(k) Plan) who properly tender all of their shares. o Second, we will purchase shares from all other shareholders who properly tender shares, on a pro rata basis, subject to the conditional tender provisions described under "The Offer - Conditional Tender Procedures." As a result, we will purchase the same percentage of shares from each tendering shareholder in this second category. We w...

price = USD 30.0...extend the offer period at any time. Firstbank Corporation is: o offering to purchase up to 500,000 of our common shares in a tender offer, and o offering to purchase these shares at a price of $30.00 per share in cash. If you want to tender your shares into our offer, you should: o specify the amount of shares you want to tender, and o follow the instructions in this document and the related documents, including the accompanying lett...

threshold = 100...we do so, the preceding provisions will apply to the greater number of shares. Odd Lots. For purposes of our offer, the term "odd lots" means all shares properly tendered before the expiration date and not properly withdrawn by any person, referred to as an "odd lot holder," who owns, beneficially or of record, a total of fewer than 100 shares, not including any shares held indirectly in our 401(k) Plan, and certifies to that fact in the "Odd Lots" box on the letter of transmittal and, if applicable, on the notice of guaranteed delivery. As set forth above, odd lots will be accepted for payment before proration, if any, of the purchase of other tendered shares. To qualify for...

txn_type = TENDER_OFFEREX-99.A1 2 ex99a1i.txt EXHIBIT 99(a)(1)(i) FirstBank CORPORATION [LOGO] FIRSTBANK CORPORATION 311 Woodworth Avenue Alma, Michigan 48801 Offer to Purchase up to 500,000 Common Shares of FIRSTBANK CORPORATION Our offer and your right to withdraw your shares will expire at 5:00 p.m., Alma, Michigan time, on Friday, July 30, 2004, unless the offer is extended. We may extend the offer period at any time. Firstbank Corporation is: o offering to purchase up to 500,000 of our common shares in a t...

txn_type = TENDER_OFFER...of shares as are validly tendered and not properly withdrawn. Firstbank Corporation is offering to purchase these shares at a price of $30.00 per share, net to the seller in cash, without interest, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated June 15, 2004 (the “Offer to Purchase”), and in the related Letter of Transmittal (“Letter of Transmittal”), which, as each may be amended or supplemented from time to time, together constitute the tender offer (the “Offer”). This Amendment No. 2 to Schedule TO is filed to satisfy the reporting requirements of Rule 13e-4(c) of the...