ECB Reports No Damage from Hurricane Earl
September 03, 2010 03:32 PM Eastern Daylight Time
ENGELHARD, N.C.--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--As Hurricane Earl pulls away from the North Carolina
coastline, ECB is pleased to announce that all 24 branch locations in the bank’s eastern North Carolina footprint are
reporting no major damage and banking services to its customers are continuing as normal.
“On Monday of this week, the executive team enacted emergency contingency plans for the bank in anticipation of
Hurricane Earl making landfall somewhere on the North Carolina coast,” said A. Dwight Utz, President and CEO at
ECB. “Our preparation and emergency planning paid off and we are pleased to report no structural damage to any
of the branches and all of our employees and their families are safe.”
On Thursday, the bank closed the Ocracoke, Hatteras, and Avon locations due to local emergency evacuations.
This allowed staff to prepare and vacate areas in danger of the storm. On Friday, Ocracoke, Hatteras, and Avon
remained closed due to local power outages and limited road access on Highway 12. Close inspection of these three
branches by senior staff indicates no damage and they will be ready to open once the evacuation order is lifted and it
is safe to do so.
About ECB Bancorp, Inc.
ECB Bancorp, Inc. is a bank holding company, headquartered in Engelhard, North Carolina, whose wholly-owned
subsidiary, The East Carolina Bank, is a state-chartered, independent community bank insured by the FDIC. The
Bank provides a full range of financial services through its 24 offices covering eastern North Carolina from Currituck
to Ocean Isle Beach and Greenville to Hatteras. The Bank also provides mortgages, and insurance services through
the Bank’s licensed agents. The Company’s common stock is listed on The Nasdaq Global Market under the
symbol “ECBE”. More information can be obtained by visiting ECB’s web site at www.MyECB.com.
Contacts
The East Carolina Bank (ECB)
David Crumpler, 252-925-9111