Foothill Independent Bancorp Garners 25th Consecutive Annual Report Award

Business Wire, Oct 13, 2004

GLENDORA, Calif. -- Foothill Independent Bancorp (NASDAQ:FOOT) announced today that the Company received top honors for its 2003 Annual Report to Shareholders from American Business Communicators 2003 Annual Report Competition. The receipt of this award marks the 25th consecutive award the Company has received for Annual Report production in the past six years.

American Business Communicators Annual Report Competition is structured to acknowledge excellence in annual report production and presentation from various industries throughout the United States who rose to the challenge of creating a memorable 2003 annual report.

Among the awards presented to Foothill Independent Bancorp include first place acknowledgements for overall product and design. "With every project, we strive to present the Bank in a manner that both illustrates our strong financial performance and uniqueness in the marketplace. Our strategies for building shareholder value are expressed creatively. We are sincerely honored for the continued acknowledgement of our achievements," stated Dena Garvin-Smart, Vice President and Director of Marketing.

For a copy of the 2003 Foothill Independent Bancorp Annual Report, please call 626-963-8551 or visit www.foothillbank.com.

Foothill Independent Bancorp is a one-bank holding company that owns and operates Foothill Independent Bank. This wholly owned bank subsidiary currently operates 12 commercial banking offices in Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Riverside Counties. Foothill Independent Bank has consistently earned the highest ratings for safety and soundness from such bank rating firms as Findley Reports, Bauer Financial Services, and Veribanc.