LOS ANGELES, Feb. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Preferred Bank (NASDAQ: PFBC), announced today that Mr. Li Yu, Chairman, President & CEO will present a short company overview and participate in a panel discussion at the Sandler O'Neill West Coast Financial Services Conference on Tuesday, March 3, 2009, at 10:45.a.m. PST in San Francisco, California. Attendance at the Sandler O'Neill Conference is by invitation only. However, a simultaneous live webcast will be available via the internet which may be accessed at http://www.sandleroneill.com/. Registration will be required so please allow extra time before the presentation is scheduled to begin. The webcast is available to the general public and will be archived for replay for 60 days following the close of the conference. If you wish to listen to the audio webcast, please call 1-800-259-0251, the passcode is Session 2. About Preferred Bank Preferred Bank is one of the largest independent commercial banks in California focusing on the Chinese-American market. The bank is chartered by the State of California, and its deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or FDIC, to the maximum extent permitted by law. The Company conducts its banking business from its main office in Los Angeles, California, and through eleven other full-service branch banking offices in Alhambra, Century City, Chino Hills, City of Industry, Torrance, Arcadia, Irvine, Diamond Bar, Santa Monica, Anaheim and Pico Rivera, California. Preferred Bank offers a broad range of deposit and loan products and services to both commercial and consumer customers. The bank provides personalized deposit services as well as real estate finance, commercial loans and trade finance to small and mid-sized businesses, entrepreneurs, real estate developers, professionals and high net worth individuals. Preferred Bank continues to benefit from the significant migration to Southern California of ethnic Chinese from China and other areas of East Asia. While its business is not solely dependent on the Chinese-American market, it represents an important element of the bank's operating strategy, especially for its branch network and deposit products and services. Preferred Bank believes it is well positioned to compete effectively with the smaller Chinese-American community banks, the larger commercial banks and other major banks operating in Southern California by offering a high degree of personal service and responsiveness, experienced multi-lingual staff and substantial lending limits. For Further Information: AT THE COMPANY: AT FINANCIAL RELATIONS BOARD: Edward J. Czajka Lasse Glassen Chief Financial Officer General Information (213) 891-6829 (213) 486-6546 DATASOURCE: Preferred Bank CONTACT: Edward J. Czajka, Chief Financial Officer of Preferred Bank, +1-213-891-6829; or General Information, Lasse Glassen, +1-213-486-6546, , for Preferred Bank Web Site: http://www.sandleroneill.com/

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