SAN RAFAEL, CA, Mar 04 (MARKET WIRE) --
Mark Garwood, President and CEO of Epic Bancorp (NASDAQ: EPIK), will
participate on the San Francisco Bay Area Banks Panel and will present at
Sandler O'Neill's 2008 West Coast Financial Services Conference at The
Ritz-Carlton
in San Francisco on Tuesday, March 11. Epic Bancorp based in San Rafael, CA,
is the parent company of Tamalpais Bank and Tamalpais Wealth Advisors.
Garwood will discuss the banking environment in the North Bay and Epic
Bancorp's performance in this marketplace.
About Epic Bancorp
Epic Bancorp (www.epicbancorp.com), based in San Rafael, CA, is the parent
company of Tamalpais Bank and Tamalpais Wealth Advisors. The Company had $557
million in assets and $361 million in deposits as of December 31, 2007.
Shares of the Company's common stock are traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market
System under the symbol EPIK. For additional information, please contact Mark
Garwood
at 415-526-6400.
About Tamalpais Bank
Tamalpais Bank (www.tambank.com), a wholly owned subsidiary of Epic Bancorp,
operates seven branches in Marin County and loan production offices in
Sacramento
and Santa Rosa. The branches are located in Corte Madera, Greenbrae, Mill
Valley, San Anselmo, downtown San Rafael, Terra Linda and Tiburon/Belvedere.
Each branch provides free-of-charge community rooms to local, non-profit
organizations and participates actively in local organizations. For additional
information, please contact Mark Chapman 415-526-6485.
About Tamalpais Wealth Advisors
Tamalpais Wealth Advisors, a wholly owned subsidiary of Epic Bancorp,
specializes
in helping clients of Tamalpais Bank and other high net worth families reach
their lifetime financial goals through a collaborative, comprehensive and
education-oriented approach to investment management. Tamalpais Wealth Advisors
had
$281 million in assets under management as of December 31, 2007. For
additional information about Tamalpais Wealth Advisors, please call Bill Osher
at 415-526-4300.
This news release contains forward-looking statements with respect to the
financial condition, results of operation and business of Epic Bancorp and
its subsidiaries. These include, but are not limited to, statements that
relate to or are dependent on estimates or assumptions relating to the
prospects of loan growth, credit quality, changes in securities or financial
markets, and certain operating efficiencies resulting from the operations of
Tamalpais Bank and Tamalpais Wealth Management . These forward-looking
statements involve certain risks and uncertainties. Factors that may cause
actual
results to differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking
statements include, among others, the following possibilities: (1) competitive
pressure among financial services companies increases significantly; (2) changes
in
the interest rate environment reduce interest margins; (3) general economic
conditions, internationally, nationally or in the State of California are less
favorable
than expected; (4) legislation or regulatory requirements or changes adversely
affect the businesses in which the consolidated organization is or will be
engaged;(5)the ability to satisfy the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and
otherregulations governing internal controls; (6) volatility or significant
changes in the
equity and bond markets which can affect overall growth and profitability of
our wealth management business and; (7) other risks detailed in the Epic
Bancorp filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. When relying on
forward-looking statements to make decisions with respect to Epic Bancorp,
investors and others are cautioned to consider these and other risks and
uncertainties. Epic Bancorp disclaims any obligation to update any such factors
or
to publicly announce the results of any revisions to any of the
forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect future events or
developments.
Contact:
Mark Chapman
Tamalpais Bank
415-526-6485
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