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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kevin Moon
March 6, 2012 (805) 597-6197

Jon Hillen Joins Mission Community Bank as Agribusiness Specialist

(San Luis Obispo, CA) - Mission Community Bank announced that Jon Hillen has joined the bank's Food and Agribusiness Division as an Agribusiness Specialist. In this position, Mr. Hillen will concentrate on business development in San Luis Obispo and north Santa Barbara Counties, though his contacts with food and agricultural businesses are statewide; a core focus will be serving the Central Coast wine industry.

Mr. Hillen has extensive banking and agribusiness experience throughout California. Prior to his retirement as a Senior Vice President and regional agribusiness manager at a large agricultural bank in Salinas, he established an agricultural real estate portfolio for a large
national insurance firm and consulted for several banks' and insurance companies' agribusiness portfolios. Mr. Hillen provides expertise in both operational and term financing for the wine industry. Jon received his Bachelor's degree in Agribusiness Management from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.

About Mission Community Bank

Mission Community Bank is a locally operated community bank which first opened its doors in 1997. There are full-service Mission Community Bank offices in San Luis Obispo, Atascadero, Santa Maria, Paso Robles and Arroyo Grande, and a loan production office in Oxnard. The bank's

administrative headquarters and Small Business Banking Center are located in San Luis Obispo at

3380 South Higuera Street. For more information, visit www.MissionCommunityBank.com.
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3380 South Higuera Street