Reconciliation of Reported Net Income (GAAP)
to Operating Earnings (Non-GAAP)


($ in thousands, except per share data)

   Years Ended December 31,


2002   2001   2000

Net income, as reported (GAAP) $ 59,158 $ 41,892 $ 6,989
Non-operating items, (income) expenses:            
Gains on asset sales (a)   (6,120)   (4,772)   (6,017)
Noninterest expenses, non-operating items (a)   10,313   3,513   39,769
Provision for loan losses to conform Anchor
  Financial's credit risk methodologies
      3,000
     Related income taxes   (1,257)   357   (10,420)
     Cumulative effect to change in accounting principle,
        net of tax
  1,406   (282)  
Operating earnings (non-GAAP)   63,500   40,708   33,321
     Amortization of intangables, net of tax   1,053   5,196   5,692
Operating earnings (non-GAAP), cash basis $ 64,553 $ 45,904 $ 39,013
 
Average common shares outstanding, diluted (000s)   42,715   42,824   43,551
Per common share data, diluted:            
Net income, as reported (GAAP) $ 1.38   0.98 $ 0.16
Operating earnings (non-GAAP)   1.49   0.95   0.77
Operating earnings (non-GAAP), cash basis   1.51   1.07   0.90


Notes:
(a) See components of Noninterest Income and Expenses on page 14 for a list of these items.