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TCF to Hold Annual Meeting on May 10

MINNEAPOLIS, March 1 /PRNewswire/ -- TCF Financial Corporation (TCF) (NYSE: TCB), a $10.7 billion national bank holding company based in Minneapolis, today announced that its annual meeting of shareholders will be held on Wednesday, May 10, at 10:30 a.m., CDT, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, 1300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis. Proposals for shareholders include election of five directors and approval of an increase in the shares authorized for awards under the stock option plan as well as authorizing performance-based stock awards under that plan. The third proposal is an amendment to the TCF performance-based policy. Holders of record of TCF common stock at the close of business on March 17 will be eligible to vote at the annual meeting.

TCF is a $10.7 billion national bank holding company with banking offices in Minnesota, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Colorado. Other TCF affiliates provide leasing, mortgage banking, and annuity and mutual fund sales. SOURCE TCF Financial Corporation

CONTACT: Jennifer L. Ellison, Corporate Communications of TCF Financial Corporation, 612-745-2762/