Silver State Bank Opens Tolleson Branch

PHOENIX--(Business Wire)--
Silver State Bancorp (Nasdaq: SSBX), holding company of Silver
State Bank, today announced the opening of its 17th branch and fourth
in Arizona.

The Tolleson branch opened April 15 and is located at 9897 West
McDowell Road, Suite 350. The new branch will add four new employees,
bringing the Arizona headcount to 58. Banking hours: Monday through
Thursday 8:30am - 5pm, Friday 8:30am - 6pm. Other Silver State Bank
locations are in Chandler, Sun City and the Scottsdale Airpark.

Michael Thorell, President, Silver State Bank-Arizona Region,
said, "The new Tolleson branch will provide greater accessibility for
our current customers as well as a new banking option for prospective
customers, both small business and retail, in this fast growing
community."

Mr. Thorell also announced the appointments of Jose Ledesma as
Customer Service Manager, Marie Ewers, Assistant Customer Service
Manager, and Paul Favale as Assistant Vice President and Business
Development Officer.

Corey L. Johnson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Silver
State Bancorp, said, "The opening of the Tolleson branch continues our
planned, strategic expansion into the strong Arizona market and
follows our merger of Choice Bank into Silver State Bank, which was
completed on April 1, 2008."

About Silver State Bancorp

Silver State Bancorp, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Silver
State Bank, currently operates thirteen full service branches in
southern Nevada and three full service branches in the
Phoenix/Scottsdale market area. Silver State Bank also operates loan
production offices located in Nevada, California, Washington, Oregon,
Utah, Colorado and Florida. Please visit www.silverstatebancorp.com
for more information.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements. Terms such
as "will," "should," "plan," "intend," "expect," "continue,"
"believe," "anticipate," "seek," and similar expressions are
forward-looking in nature and reflect management's view only as the
date hereof. Actual results and events could differ materially from
those expressed or anticipated and are subject to a number of risks
and uncertainties including but not limited to fluctuations in
interest rates, asset quality, government regulations, economic
conditions and competition in the geographic and business areas in
which Silver State Bancorp conducts its operations. We undertake no
obligation to review or update any forward-looking statements, whether
as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Stern And Company, Las Vegas
Steve Stern, 702-240-9533
steve@sdsternpr.com

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