United Security Bancshares (UBFO) President and CEO to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell


MEDIA ADVISORY, Oct. 12, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) --



 What:
 Dennis R. Woods, President and Chief Executive Officer of United
 Security Bancshares (Nasdaq:UBFO) will preside over the closing bell.

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

 When:
 Friday October 13th, 2006 at 4:00 p.m. EDT

 Contacts:
 Ken Donahue
 kdonahue@unitedsecuritybank.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 United Security Bancshares (UBFO):

United Security Bancshares is a $680+ million bank holding company. United Security Bank, its principal subsidiary is a state chartered bank and member of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.