Spirit Finance Corporation Schedules Third Quarter 2006 Earnings Conference Call.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Spirit Finance Corporation (NYSE: SFC), a real estate investment trust focused on single tenant, operationally essential real estate, today announced that it will host its quarterly conference call to discuss third quarter 2006 financial results on Thursday, November 2, 2006 at 5:00 PM Eastern time. Hosting the call will be Mort Fleischer, Chairman, Christopher Volk, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Catherine Long, Chief Financial Officer. A press release highlighting the third quarter 2006 financial results will be issued after the close of market on Thursday, November 2, 2006.

The call will be webcast live over the Internet at www.spiritfinance.com under the section entitled "Investors." Participants should follow the instructions provided on the website for the download and installation of audio applications necessary to join the webcast. The call can also be accessed live over the phone by dialing (888) 802-2266 or (913) 312-1270 for international callers.

A replay of the call will be available one hour after the call and can be accessed by dialing (888) 203-1112 or (719) 457-0820 for international callers; the password is 4949736. The replay will be available from November 2, 2006 through November 9, 2006 and will be archived for a limited time on Spirit Finance Corporation's website.

About Spirit Finance Corporation

Spirit Finance Corporation provides customized, flexible sale/leaseback financing solutions for single tenant, operationally essential real estate assets that are vital to the operations of retail, service and distribution companies. The Company's core markets include free-standing automotive dealers, parts and service facilities, drugstores, educational facilities, movie theatres, restaurants, supermarkets, and other retail, distribution and service businesses. Additional information about Spirit Finance Corporation is available on the Company's website at http://www.spiritfinance.com.

Unizan Financial Corp. Announces Third Quarter Dividend.

CANTON, Ohio, Sept. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Unizan Financial Corp. , today announced that the company's board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.135 per common share payable on September 30, 2005, to shareholders of record on September 20, 2005.

About Unizan

Unizan Financial Corp., a $2.5 billion holding company, is a financial services organization headquartered in Canton, Ohio. The company operates 42 full-service retail financial centers in five metropolitan markets in Ohio - Canton, Columbus, Dayton, Newark and Zanesville. Through Unizan Financial Corp.'s subsidiaries, Unizan Bank, National Association; Unizan Financial Services Group, National Association; Unizan Banc Financial Services, Inc.; and Unizan Financial Advisors, Inc., the company offers its client base corporate and retail banking, internet banking and wealth management products and services. Additionally, the company operates government guaranteed loan programs through its business lending centers in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus and Dayton, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Mt. Arlington, New Jersey and Indianapolis, Indiana. For more information on Unizan Financial Corp. and its subsidiaries, visit the company on the Web at http://www.unizan.com/.

CONTACT: Investors, Roger L. Mann, President and Chief Executive Officer +1-330-438-1118, or +1-866-235-7203, or rmann@unizan.com, or Media, Sandy K. Upperman, Vice President, Corporate Communications, +1-330-438-4858, supperman@unizan.com, both of Unizan Financial Corp.

Web site: http://www.unizan.com/

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