MetroCorp Bancshares, Inc. Second Quarter 2011 Earnings Release and Conference Call (Revised)

HOUSTON, June 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- MetroCorp Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: MCBI) announced that it will release its 2011 second quarter results after the close of the market on Thursday, July 21, 2011.

On Friday, July 22, 2011, management of MetroCorp will host a conference call at 2:00 P.M. CT (3:00 P.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- 8291(international callers may dial 201- 689- 8345).

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) 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, 2011, the Company had consolidated assets of $1.5 billion. For more information, visit the Company's web site at www.metrobank-na.com.

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

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