Civitas Bank Group (CVBG) President and CEO to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell


MEDIA ADVISORY, July 27, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) --



 What:
 Richard E. Herrington, President and CEO of Civitas Bank Group, Inc.
 (CVBG) will preside over the closing bell to celebrate the company's
 recent listing on the NASDAQ Global Market. Civitas' stock began
 trading on the NASDAQ Global Market on July 18 under the symbol "CVBG".

 Where:
 NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd & Broadway - Broadcast Studio

 When:
 Friday July 28th, 2006 at 4:00 p.m. EDT

 Contacts:
 Aimee Punessen
 Public Relations Manager
 (615) 236-7454
 aimee.punessen@civitasbanks.com

 NASDAQ MarketSite:
 Stephanie Lowenthal; (646) 441-5220

Feed Information:

The closing bell is available from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. on uplink IA-6 C-band/transponder 17. The downlink frequency is 4040 Vertical; Audio 6.2-6.8 The feed can also be found on Waterfront fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Stephanie Lowenthal at (646) 441-5220.

Photos:

To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Close, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market close of your choice.

About Civitas Bank Group (CVBG):

Civitas BankGroup, Inc. (www.civitasbankgroup.com) is a Tennessee registered bank holding company headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee. Civitas serves as the bank holding company for Cumberland Bank (www.cumberlandbank.com), which provides banking services incorporating residential and commercial real estate lending, commercial business lending, consumer lending, construction lending and depository services through twelve (12) branches located in five (5) markets in Middle Tennessee. Civitas BankGroup also owns a 50% interest in Insurors Bank of Tennessee, headquartered in Nashville.