Investor Relations

NOVATO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Bank of Marin Bancorp is proud to announce inclusion in the small-cap Russell 2000^(R) Index as of June 26 when Russell Investments reconstituted its set of U.S. and global equity indexes. The company was previously included in the Russell Microcap Index.

"Bank of Marin Bancorp is a healthy, growing institution, and inclusion in the Russell 2000 Index is validation of our financial strength and stability and our success in serving our local communities," said Russell A. Colombo, President and Chief Executive Officer of Bank of Marin. "This is a timely opportunity to expand our visibility to the broader investment community, while demonstrating our continued focus on strategic growth."

The Russell 2000 Index measures the performance of the small-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. Russell Indexes are widely used by investment managers and institutional investors for index funds and as benchmarks. Total returns data for the Russell 2000 and other Russell Indexes is available at http://www.russell.com/Indexes/performance/default.asp.

About Bank of Marin Bancorp

Bank of Marin Bancorp's assets currently exceed $1 billion. Bank of Marin, as the sole subsidiary of Bancorp, operates twelve branch offices in California and a commercial loan production office in San Francisco. The Bank's Administrative offices are located in Novato, California and its Wealth Management Services are located in Corte Madera, Novato and Petaluma, California. Bank of Marin has received a superior five-star rating from Bauer Financial for 40 consecutive quarters, and been named to the Bauer Financial recommended list for 69 quarters (www.bauerfinancial.com). The Bank has also received the distinction of being rated number 19 out of 317 California banks by The Street as of December 31, 2008, and was awarded one of the "Best Places to Work in the Bay Area" by the San Francisco Business Times. For more information, visit Bank of Marin at www.bankofmarin.com.

About Russell:

Russell Investments provides strategic advice, world-class implementation, state-of-the-art performance benchmarks and a range of institutional-quality investment products. Russell has $136 billion in assets under management as of March 31, 2009, and serves individual, institutional and advisor clients in more than 40 countries. Founded in 1936, Russell is a subsidiary of The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company.

Forward Looking Statements:

This release may contain certain forward-looking statements that are based on management's current expectations regarding economic, legislative, and regulatory issues that may impact Bancorp's earnings in future periods. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. They often include the words "believe," "expect," "intend," "estimate" or words of similar meaning, or future or conditional verbs such as "will," "would," "should," "could" or "may." Factors that could cause future results to vary materially from current management expectations include, but are not limited to, general economic conditions, the current financial turmoil in the United States and abroad, changes in interest rates, deposit flows, real estate values, and competition; changes in accounting principles, policies or guidelines; changes in legislation or regulation; and other economic, competitive, governmental, regulatory and technological factors affecting Bancorp's operations, pricing, products and services. These and other important factors are detailed in various securities law filings made periodically by Bancorp or the Bank, copies of which are available from Bancorp without charge. Bancorp undertakes no obligation to release publicly the result of any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

    Source: Bank of Marin Bancorp