First National Bankers Bankshares, Inc. Announces Consolidation of Bank Charters

BATON ROUGE, La., April 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- First National Bankers Bankshares, Inc. (FNBB, Inc.) announces the consolidation of its four bank subsidiaries, Arkansas Bankers' Bank (ABB), First National Bankers Bank, Alabama (FNBB-AL), First National Bankers Bank, Louisiana (FNBB-LA) and Mississippi National Banker's Bank (MNBB). The consolidation was completed March 31, 2011. First National Bankers Bank (FNBB), headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is the single banking subsidiary of FNBB, Inc.

Joe Quinlan, Chairman of FNBB, Inc., said, "The new consolidated FNBB will be better positioned to serve the long term correspondent banking needs of our shareholder and customer banks in all of our markets. Through our regional leadership structure and the continued emphasis on our 'Service Beyond Comparison' philosophy we will ensure that our customers continue to receive the highest level of service they have come to expect from ABB, FNBB-AL, FNBB-LA, and MNBB."

Joseph F. Quinlan, Jr. will continue as Chairman of FNBB, Inc. and FNBB. Joseph F. Quinlan, III will serve as President and CEO of FNBB. James N. Thomason is President of FNBB – Arkansas Region, Victor E. Nichol, Jr. is President of FNBB – Alabama Region, and Joseph H. Neely is President of FNBB – Mississippi Region.

First National Bankers Bankshares, Inc. is a bank holding company chartered in 1983. It has owned bankers banks in Arkansas, Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi.

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