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Tamalpais Bank today named Jamie Williams as Executive Vice President/Director of Commercial and Retail Banking. Williams brings more than two decades of experience in the banking industry to Tamalpais Bank. He was the founder of Greater Bay Bank Marin and served as its President and CEO. Williams also served as President of its North Bay Region. At Tamalpais Bank, Williams will be located in the San Rafael corporate headquarters. He will be responsible for the Bank�s commercial and retail banking activities. �Jamie is a valuable addition to our corporate leadership team,� said Mark Garwood, Chairman, President and CEO. �To attract someone of this caliber,�with his expertise and experience, is enormously important as we continue our growth in commercial and retail banking.� Recently, Tamalpais Bank was named the largest SBA lender based in Marin County by the San Francisco Business Times in its 2008 Book of Lists. In addition, the Bank was the only Marin County community bank ranked in the Top 25 SBA lenders. It was cited as the 7th largest in the Bay Area, according to the rankings. �I am very excited about joining the Tamalpais Bank team,� said Williams, who was raised in Greenbrae and is a Marin County native. �With a talented management team, the Bank is well-positioned to expand its commercial and retail footprint in the greater Bay Area.� Williams, a graduate of Santa Clara University with a degree in economics, has also previously held senior management positions at Westamerica Bank, Wells Fargo Bank and Union Bank. He is a 20-year resident of Novato where he lives with his wife and family. About Tamalpais Bank Tamalpais Bank�s (www.tambank.com) seven full-service branches are located in Corte Madera, Greenbrae, Mill Valley, San Anselmo, San Rafael, Terra Linda, and Tiburon / Belvedere. Loan production offices are located in Sacramento and in Santa Rosa. Tamalpais Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of Epic Bancorp (NASDAQ:EPIK). For information, contact Mark Chapman at 415-526-6485. About Epic Bancorp Epic Bancorp (www.epicbancorp.com), based in San Rafael, CA, is the parent company of Tamalpais Bank and Tamalpais Wealth Advisors. The Company had $557 million in assets and $361 million in deposits as of December 31, 2007. Shares of the Company's common stock are traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market System under the symbol EPIK. For additional information, please contact Mark Garwood at 415-526-6400. About Tamalpais Wealth Advisors Tamalpais Wealth Advisors specializes in helping clients of Tamalpais Bank and other high net worth families reach their lifetime financial goals through a collaborative, comprehensive and education-oriented approach to investment management. Tamalpais Wealth Advisors had $281 million in assets under management as of December 31, 2007. For additional information about Tamalpais Wealth Advisors, please call Bill Osher at 415-526-4300. This news release contains forward-looking statements with respect to the financial condition, results of operation and business of Epic Bancorp and its subsidiaries. These include, but are not limited to, statements that relate to or are dependent on estimates or assumptions relating to the prospects of loan growth, credit quality, changes in securities or financial markets, and certain operating efficiencies resulting from the operations of Tamalpais Bank and Epic Wealth Management. These forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements include, among others, the following possibilities: (1) competitive pressure among financial services companies increases significantly; (2) changes in the interest rate environment reduce interest margins; (3) general economic conditions, internationally, nationally or in the State of California are less favorable than expected; (4) legislation or regulatory requirements or changes adversely affect the businesses in which the consolidated organization is or will be engaged; (5) the ability to satisfy the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and other regulations governing internal controls; (6) volatility or significant changes in the equity and bond markets which can affect overall growth and profitability of our wealth management business and; (7) other risks detailed in the Epic Bancorp filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. When relying on forward-looking statements to make decisions with respect to Epic Bancorp, investors and others are cautioned to consider these and other risks and uncertainties. Epic Bancorp disclaims any obligation to update any such factors or to publicly announce the results of any revisions to any of the forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect future events or developments.