AUSTIN BANK PROMOTES RICHARD SOLOMON TO REGIONAL PRESIDENT

October, 2006

The Board of Directors of Austin Bank recently announced the promotion of Richard Solomon to Regional President over the Tyler and Whitehouse offices.

Solomon has over 19 years banking experience. He joined Austin Bank in 1998 as a Commercial Lender at the South Tyler office. In 2003, was promoted to Manager, and in 2005 named Location President of the South Tyler location. Solomon will continue to
office in South Tyler where he will be happy to assist with all your loan and deposit needs.

Solomon is a graduate of W.T. White High School, Dallas, Texas, Texas A&M University with a Business Administration Degree, the SMU Graduate School of Banking where he received the Outstanding Leadership Award, and Leadership Tyler Class 13.

Solomon is active in the Boy Scouts of America where he serves as Assistant Scoutmaster for Troop 369. He served as 2006 Chairman of the Okee Tuklo District Friends of Scouting Campaign and is a past Pack Committee Chairman, Cubmaster and Den Leader - Pack 369. Solomon also currently serves as President of the Tyler/Smith County A&M Club and is a past member of the Contact Club for the Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce.

Richard and his wife, Kelly, have lived in Tyler for 16 years and are active members of Pollard United Methodist Church. They have two sons, Adam and Matthew.

Austin Bank is a community bank with an excess of $770 million in assets. Headquartered in Jacksonville, Texas, Austin Bank serves the needs of East Texas families and businesses at 21 locations in nine counties.

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