FOBB First Oak Brook Bancshares (MM)

First Oak Brook Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:FOBB) today announced that it will be participating in the 2005 Investor Conference hosted by Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Co., Inc. to be held in New York, New York on November 29 - 30, 2005. Richard M. Rieser, Jr., President and CEO of First Oak Brook Bancshares, Inc. is scheduled to present at the Conference on Tuesday, November 29 at 1:00 p.m. (Central Daylight Savings Time). Interested individuals may view a live webcast of the presentation by accessing www.fbr.com/investor05/ and then selecting "Webcast" from the menu where you will be directed to our presentation. To listen to the webcast, please go to the website at least fifteen minutes early to download and install any necessary software. For those unable to attend the live broadcast, a replay will be available on www.fbr.com/investor05/ website for up to 60 days following the event. A copy of our presentation can be accessed on our website at www.firstoakbrook.com following the presentation. First Oak Brook Bancshares, Inc., is a $2.179 billion bank holding company which owns Oak Brook Bank. First Oak Brook Bancshares, Inc., established in 1983 and public since 1985, is the 12th largest independent, publicly-held bank holding company headquartered in Illinois; Oak Brook Bank is the 19th largest bank or thrift in the Chicago banking market and serves Chicagoland from 21 offices, 17 of which are located in the western suburbs of Chicago. The Company's common stock trades on the NASDAQ Stock Market(R) under the ticker symbol FOBB. FOBB remains on the Russell 2000(R) Index. Additional information can be found in the Investor Relations section of First Oak Brook Bancshares, Inc.'s website at www.firstoakbrook.com.