( BW)(ME-BANKNORTH-GROUP)(BNK) Banknorth Group to Present at KBW
Conference

    Business Editors

    PORTLAND, Maine--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 26, 2004--Banknorth Group,
Inc. (NYSE: BNK) announced today that William J. Ryan, the Company's
Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, will present at the
KBW Eastern Regional Bank Symposium at the Langham Hotel Boston 8:15
am - 8:45 a.m. on March 4, 2004.
    A live audio webcast of the conference will be available at
http://www.kbw.com. The webcast will be archived for 90 days and will
also be available at Banknorth's website: http://www.banknorth.com,
Investor Relations. The Company's presentation will be available on
its website, www.banknorth.com, Investor Relations - Presentations, at
the time of presentation and will be archived for 30 days.
    Banknorth Group is a $26.5 billion banking and financial services
holding company headquartered in Portland, Maine. The Company offers
banking and financial services in every New England state except Rhode
Island and in upstate New York.

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    CONTACT: Banknorth Group, Inc.
             Brian Arsenault, 207-761-8517