Bank One The CHALLENGE: Develop a relationship with a partner that could help the bank build an image that was geared for growth. The SOLUTION: Romary Associates came back with a plan that included interior design that reflected the growing retail-oriented business of banking. The PROCESS: The great growth in our bank's business and the growth in our shareholder value has, in a very measurable way, been attributable to the help you gave us over the years. You are well acquainted with the history and progress of our bank — from Indiana Bank to Trust Company to Summit Bank, to NBD Bank, to First Chicago NBD Bank, to Bank One and now to J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. As President and CEO of the organization, I always took considerable pride in what we were able to accomplish. As I see it, the foundation for the great growth in our bank's business and the growth in our shareholder value has, in a very measurable way, been attributable to the help you gave us over the years in planning our locations, our branch office layouts and both interior and exterior design. As banking has growingly become a retail business, the appearance of each bank, as well as its location in the marketplace and its design for both good function and appealing appearance, has become particularly important. Over the years we had received many solicitations from firms offering your kind of counsel, but never one that was quite your equal. © 2006 Romary Associates