MetroCorp Bancshares, Inc. First Quarter 2012 Earnings Release and Conference Call

HOUSTON, March 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- MetroCorp Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: MCBI) announced that it will release its 2012 first quarter results after market close on Friday, April 20, 2012.

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On Monday, April 23, 2012, 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- 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 December 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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