XBKS Xenith Bankshares, Inc.

Shore Premier Finance (SPF), a direct marine lending division of Shore Bank, announced today a new partnership with VesselVanguard, a leading marine maintenance management solution. Effective immediately, all new SPF consumer loans on pre-owned boats will include VesselVanguard provisioning and a 2-year subscription to the award winning service.

SPF was launched in May 2014 as a specialty consumer finance unit of Shore Bank, with a focus on marine financing for US Coast Guard documented vessels.

VesselVanguard, headquartered in Annapolis, is a cloud-based service that provides marine maintenance management solutions through a powerful set of features and capabilities. With services such as Maintenance Dashboard and Task Alerts, users are able to customize their boat profile and preferences to their specific equipment and service needs. Also, through features such as Digital Service Records and the Digital Ship's Log, customers can upload and store various files related to the maintenance and repair of their boat, and access them conveniently to maximize resale or trade-in value. In addition, VesselVanguard is fully accessible at any time by computer, tablet, or smartphone, through a robust and secure system built to US Department of Defense compliance standards.

Hervé Bonnet, President of SPF, said, "At SPF we are committed to providing an exceptional customer experience for our boat loan customers. We know that maintenance is an essential component of boat ownership and we are very pleased to partner with VesselVanguard to provide a state-of-the-art maintenance management solution." 

For more information on Shore Premier Finance please visit www.shorepremierfinance.com.

About Shore Premier Finance

Shore Premier Finance (SPF) is a direct marine lending division of Shore Bank, subsidiary of Hampton Roads Bankshares, Inc. Headquartered in Baltimore, MD, SPF began with a team of seasoned lending professionals who joined Shore Bank from a large European bank. SPF specializes in marine financing for US Coast Guard documented vessels to customers throughout the nation.

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         Jennifer.Rogers@shorepremierfinance.com