Midwest SuperCommunity Bank Conference, February 24 and 25, 2009


CHICAGO, Feb. 23, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Midwest SuperCommunity Bank Conference will take place in Chicago on February 24 and 25, 2009. The conference will feature 13 community banks engaging an audience of institutional investors, high net-worth individuals, and analysts from leading brokerage firms and investment banks. The conference provides small- and mid-cap banks with an opportunity to reach a wide audience of investors specifically interested in this sector of the banking industry.

The conference will be webcast at www.super-communitybanking.com/midwest/webcast.htm or at the individual websites of the presenting banks. To listen to the live webcast, please go to the website at least fifteen minutes early to download and install any necessary software. Presentations will be archived up to 30 days following the event. Presentations are scheduled (Eastern Time) to take place approximately as follows:



 Tuesday, February 24th
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 Time (ET)       Bank                 Ticker    Website
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 3:00 PM  Wintrust Financial           WTFC  www.wintrust.com
           Corporation
 3:35 PM  Rurban Financial Corp.       RBNF  www.rurbanfinancial.net
 4:10 PM  WesBanco, Inc.               WSBC  www.wesbanco.com
 5:05 PM  Taylor Capital Group, Inc.   TAYC  www.taylorcapitalgroup.com
 5:40 PM  Tower Financial Corporation  TOFC  www.towerbank.net
 6:15 PM  PrivateBancorp, Inc.         PVTB  www.theprivatebank.com

 Wednesday, February 25th
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 Time (ET)       Bank                 Ticker    Website
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  9:30 AM  IBERIABANK Corporation      IBKC  www.iberiabank.com
 10:05 AM  First State Bancorporation  FSNM  www.fcbnm.com
 10:40 AM  Capitol Bancorp Limited     CBC   www.capitolbancorp.com
 11:30 AM  First Financial Bancorp.    FFBC  www.bankatfirst.com
 12:05 PM  Horizon Bancorp             HBNC  www.accesshorizon.com

About the Conferences

SuperCommunity Bank Conferences provide community banks with a quality audience of institutional investors and analysts that specifically target the small-, micro-, and mid-cap banking sector. Banks from all parts of the country, ranging in size from $250 million in assets to over $20 billion, attend to meet one-on-one with investors and/or to make more formal PowerPoint presentations. The agenda for each conference typically includes local banks targeting their local investors as well as banks from other regions seeking to expand their geographic exposure. The independent status of our conferences attracts research analysts from national and regional sell-side firms, a plus for banks looking to increase their research coverage.

For the convenience of all, conferences are regularly scheduled in major U.S. financial centers, including: San Francisco, Atlanta, Philadelphia and Chicago.

Website: www.super-communitybanking.com

The SuperCommunity Bank Conferences logo is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=1513


            

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