Integra Bank Corporation Third Quarter 2008 Earnings Release and Conference Call Scheduled


EVANSVILLE, Ind., Oct. 14, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Integra Bank Corporation (Nasdaq:IBNK) announced today that it expects to release its third quarter 2008 earnings results on Thursday, October 30, 2008, after close of market.

Mike Vea, Chairman, President and CEO of Integra Bank Corporation, with several executive officers, will host a "live" conference call to review the financial results on Friday, October 31, 2008, at 8:00 a.m. (Central Daylight Time). The conference call will be available by telephone or on the Internet.


 Date:	October 31, 2008
 Time:	8:00 AM CT

Listen via Internet:

Schedule this webcast into MS-Outlook calendar (click open when prompted):http://apps.shareholder.com/PNWOutlook/t.aspx?m=33461&k=14D96BB2


 Telephone:     877-874-1589
 Password:      3946197

If you are unable to participate during the "live" webcast, the call will be archived for 30 days and accessible by Internet or telephone. To access the replay through the Internet, visit the Integra Bank web site at http://www.integrabank.com. To listen to the replay by phone, call 1-888-203-1112 (passcode 3946197).

Headquartered in Evansville, Integra Bank Corporation is the parent of Integra Bank N.A. As of September 30, 2008, Integra has $3.4 billion in total assets and currently operates 80 banking centers and 136 ATMs at locations in Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois and Ohio. Moody's Investors Service has assigned an investment grade rating of A3 for Integra Bank's long-term deposits. Integra Bank Corporation's Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ) rating as of October 1, 2008, has IBNK outperforming 95.8% of the companies in the Russell 3000 Index and 96.1% of the companies in the banking group. This rating is updated monthly by Institutional Shareholder Services and measures public companies' corporate governance performance to a set of corporate governance factors that reflects the current regulatory environment. Integra Bank Corporation's common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol IBNK. Additional information may be found at Integra's web site, www.integrabank.com.

Certain statements made in this release may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used in this release, the words "may," "will," "should," "would," "anticipate," "expect," "plan," "believe," "intend," and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from the results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to: (1) the impact of current economic conditions, including disruptions in the housing and credit markets, either national or in the markets in which Integra does business; (2) changes in the interest rate environment that reduce net interest margin; (3) charge-offs and loan loss provisions; (4) the ability of Integra to maintain required capital levels and adequate sources of funding and liquidity; (5) the impact of problems affecting issuers of investment securities Integra holds (6) changes and trends in capital markets; (7) competitive pressures among depository institutions that increase significantly; (8) effects of critical accounting policies and judgments; (9) changes in accounting policies or procedures as may be required by the Financial Accounting Standards Board or other regulatory agencies; (10) legislative or regulatory changes or actions, or significant litigation that adversely affect Integra or the business in which Integra is engaged; (11) ability to attract and retain key personnel; (12) ability to secure confidential information through the use of computer systems and telecommunications network; and (13) the impact of reputational risk created by these developments on such matters as business generation and retention, funding and liquidity, and other factors described in our periodic reports filed with the SEC. We undertake no obligation to revise or update these risks, uncertainties and other factors except as may be set forth in our periodic reports.



            

Contact Data