Investor Relations November 30, 2001 For Immediate Release Contact: Tom Austerman, President Phone: (812) 962-2265 Tom Lampkins, VP Consumer Lending Fax: (812) 962-1383 Tom Lampkins named Vice President of Consumer Lending Evansville, IN - Tom Lampkins has accepted the position of Vice President of Consumer Lending at Bank of Evansville. With this position, Lampkins is responsible for all credit decisions for consumer mortgage and installment lending requests. Lampkins has served the Evansville banking community for 36 years, and prior to starting with Bank of Evansville on June 1, 2000, he served National City Bank. Additionally, he studied accounting at USI, and graduated from the School of Banking at Madison, Wisconsin. "Being able to be a part of the Evansville banking community has been such a wonderful experience," said Lampkins. "I never dreamed that I would be able to be a part of starting a brand new community bank for Evansville. This experience has far surpassed any of my wildest professional dreams." Among some of his local civic contributions, Lampkins currently serves on the board of the Evansville Youth Baseball and is the Past President of the Evansville Parks Board. Bank of Evansville, the area's newest community bank, opened its doors to the public on July 2, 2001. After its first quarter of operation, BofE reported $48.0 million in assets. The full-service bank focuses on quality service and superior banking products for Evansville area businesses and consumers.