EGBN Eagle Bancorp Inc

BETHESDA, Md., March 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- John A. Beck, Jr. has been named Vice President and Team Leader for EagleBank's commercial lending efforts in Chevy Chase and for the Southern Montgomery County market. Now at the Bank's headquarters in Bethesda, Beck will eventually be part of the professional business banking team located at the new Chevy Chase office which opens in May at 15 Wisconsin Circle. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050927/EAGLEBANKLOGO ) "John's 30-year background in local area banking and commercial lending is a great match for our community-focused, service-oriented business bank. He joins a team of carefully selected, highly qualified and experienced bankers who will serve the business and personal banking needs of professionals in this busy, upscale area of southern Montgomery County. Our new Chevy Chase branch will fill the gap between our Montgomery County coverage and our three offices in Washington, DC," commented Michael Flynn, president and CEO of EagleBank. Beck most recently spent six years with Sandy Spring Bank and eight years with First American Bank, serving commercial banking relationships in Montgomery County. He is a native of Bethesda, MD. Community service includes Past Director and Finance Committee Member of Bethesda-Chevy Chase Chamber of Commerce, as well as Past President of Kiwanis Club of Bethesda, Director of Bethesda Kiwanis Foundation, and Director of Chesapeake Business Finance Co., Inc. About EagleBank and Eagle Bancorp, Inc. ... Eagle Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:EGBN) is the holding company for EagleBank and its subsidiary, Eagle Land Title, LLC. EagleBank commenced operations in 1998. The Bank is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, and conducts full service commercial banking services though nine offices, located in Montgomery County, Maryland and Washington, DC, to include the new Chevy Chase office scheduled to open May, 2006. The Company focuses on building relationships with businesses, professionals and individuals in its marketplace. http://www.eaglebankmd.com/ http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050927/EAGLEBANKLOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: EagleBank CONTACT: Thomas D. Murphy of EagleBank, +1-240-497-2042 Web site: http://www.eaglebankmd.com/

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