MetroCorp Bancshares, Inc. Schedules Second Quarter 2009 Earnings Release and Conference Call

• Press Release
• Source: MetroCorp Bancshares Inc.
• On 1:36 pm EDT, Wednesday July 1, 2009

HOUSTON, July 1, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MetroCorp Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq:MCBI - News) announced that it will release its 2009 second quarter results after market close on Friday, July 24, 2009.

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On Monday, July 27, 2009, management of MetroCorp will host a conference call at 10:00 a.m. CT (11:00 a.m. ET) to discuss the results. A brief management presentation will be followed by a question and answer period. To participate by phone, U.S. callers may dial 877-407-4019 (international callers may dial 201-689-8337).

A live webcast of the call and subsequent audio archive will also be accessible from MetroCorp's website at www.metrobank-na.com in the Investor Relations section.

MetroCorp Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq:MCBI - News) provides a full range of commercial and consumer banking services through its wholly owned subsidiaries, MetroBank, N.A. and Metro United Bank. The Company has thirteen full-service banking locations in the greater Houston and Dallas, Texas metropolitan areas, and six full-service banking locations in the greater San Diego, Los Angeles and San Francisco, California metropolitan areas. As of March 31, 2009, the Company had consolidated assets of $1.6 billion. For more information, visit the Company's web site at www.metrobank-na.com.

The MetroCorp Bancshares Inc. logo is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=2894

MetroCorp Bancshares, Inc.
George M. Lee, Executive Vice Chairman, President and CEO
713-776-3876