Contact Information: Contact: Mark Chapman Tamalpais Bank 415-526-6485
Epic Bancorp's Mark Garwood Speaker at Sandler O'Neill West Coast Conference
| Source: Epic Bancorp
SAN RAFAEL, CA--(Marketwire - March 4, 2008) - Mark Garwood, President and CEO of Epic
Bancorp (NASDAQ : EPIK ), will participate on the San Francisco Bay Area
Banks Panel and will present at Sandler O'Neill's 2008 West Coast Financial
Services Conference at The Ritz-Carlton in San Francisco on Tuesday, March
11. Epic Bancorp based in San Rafael, CA, is the parent company of
Tamalpais Bank and Tamalpais Wealth Advisors.
Garwood will discuss the banking environment in the North Bay and Epic
Bancorp's performance in this marketplace.
About Epic Bancorp
Epic Bancorp (www.epicbancorp.com), based in San Rafael, CA, is the parent
company of Tamalpais Bank and Tamalpais Wealth Advisors. The Company had
$557 million in assets and $361 million in deposits as of December 31,
2007. Shares of the Company's common stock are traded on the NASDAQ
Capital Market System under the symbol EPIK. For additional information,
please contact Mark Garwood at
415-526-6400.
About Tamalpais Bank
Tamalpais Bank (www.tambank.com), a wholly owned subsidiary of Epic
Bancorp, operates seven branches in Marin County and loan production
offices in Sacramento and Santa Rosa. The branches are located in Corte
Madera, Greenbrae, Mill Valley, San Anselmo, downtown San Rafael, Terra
Linda and Tiburon/Belvedere. Each branch provides free-of-charge community
rooms to local, non-profit organizations and participates actively in local
organizations. For additional information, please contact Mark Chapman
415-526-6485.
About Tamalpais Wealth Advisors
Tamalpais Wealth Advisors, a wholly owned subsidiary of Epic Bancorp,
specializes in helping clients of Tamalpais Bank and other high net worth
families reach their lifetime financial goals through a collaborative,
comprehensive and education-oriented approach to investment management.
Tamalpais Wealth Advisors had $281 million in assets under management as of
December 31, 2007. For additional information about Tamalpais Wealth
Advisors, please call Bill Osher at 415-526-4300.
This news release contains forward-looking statements with respect to the
financial condition, results of operation and business of Epic Bancorp and
its subsidiaries. These include, but are not limited to, statements that
relate to or are dependent on estimates or assumptions relating to the
prospects of loan growth, credit quality, changes in securities or
financial markets, and certain operating efficiencies resulting from the
operations of Tamalpais Bank and Tamalpais Wealth Management . These
forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties. Factors
that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated
by such forward-looking statements include, among others, the following
possibilities: (1) competitive pressure among financial services companies
increases significantly; (2) changes in the interest rate environment
reduce interest margins; (3) general economic conditions, internationally,
nationally or in the State of California are less favorable than expected;
(4) legislation or regulatory requirements or changes adversely affect the
businesses in which the consolidated organization is or will be engaged;(5)
the ability to satisfy the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and other
regulations governing internal controls; (6) volatility or significant
changes in the equity and bond markets which can affect overall growth and
profitability of our wealth management business and; (7) other risks
detailed in the Epic Bancorp filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. When relying on forward-looking statements to make decisions
with respect to Epic Bancorp, investors and others are cautioned to
consider these and other risks and uncertainties. Epic Bancorp disclaims
any obligation to update any such factors or to publicly announce the
results of any revisions to any of the forward-looking statements contained
herein to reflect future events or developments.