2008-07-25 01:37:02 -

- Farmers & Merchants Bank of Long Beach (OTCBB: FMBL) today announced that its 2008 annual meeting of shareholders will be conducted August 19, 2008 at 3 p.m. PDT at the Renaissance Long Beach Hotel, 111 E. Ocean Boulevard, Long Beach, California.

About Farmers & Merchants Bank of Long Beach

Founded in Long Beach in 1907 by C.J.

Walker, Farmers & Merchants Bank of Long Beach has 22 branches in L.A. and Orange counties. The Bank specializes in commercial and small business banking along with business loan programs up to $35 million. The Bank is one of the strongest banks in the country measured by a variety of industry measurements. Farmers and Merchants Bank of Long Beach is a California state chartered bank with deposits insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC").

Farmers & Merchant Bank
Kevin Tiber, 562-437-0011 Ext. 5075
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Evan Pondel, 310-279-5980