Carter Bank & Trust and Bank Building Corporation Announce Completion of Merger of Bank Building Corporation into Carter Bank & Trust

Business Wire, May 1, 2008

MARTINSVILLE, Va. -- Carter Bank & Trust (OTC:CARE) and Bank Building Corporation announced that on April 30, 2008 Bank Building merged with and into Carter Bank. Carter Bank is the surviving corporation following the merger.

About Carter Bank

Carter Bank & Trust is one of the largest independent state chartered commercial banks headquartered in Virginia, operating 124 branches in Virginia and North Carolina.

About Bank Building

Bank Building Corporation is a company focused on acquiring and developing property for lease as bank offices for Carter Bank.

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