CityBank Announces Upcoming Investor Event

    Business Editors/Banking Writers

    LYNNWOOD, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 29, 2005--Conrad Hanson, CityBank President & CEO, will review CityBank's (Nasdaq:CTBK) 2004 and 1st Quarter 2005 financial performance at the D.A. Davidson Investor Conference in Seattle at 1:30 p.m. PDT, May 3, 2005.
    This presentation is being webcast by Wall Street Webcasting and can be accessed through CityBank's web site at www.citybank.com.

    You may also listen to and view the webcast by clicking here:
    http://www.wsw.com/webcast/dadco3/ctbk/.

    CityBank is a state-chartered commercial bank founded in 1974 and headquartered in Lynnwood, Washington. The bank is publicly traded (Nasdaq:CTBK) and many of the stockholders are local individuals. Eight banking offices serve both Snohomish and North King counties. Mortgage lending is conducted through its two mortgage lending offices in Snohomish County and Pierce Counties. CityBank provides a wide range of banking services for business and individuals, including loans for residential construction, commercial, Small Business Administration, mortgage and consumer, and all types of deposits as well as other general banking services. CityBank has been consistently recognized as one of the top performing banks in Washington State and nationally as well.
    CityBank's majority owned subsidiary, Diligenz, Inc. is a nationwide Web-based due diligence and document retrieval service provider. Diligenz, Inc. offers the industry's most complete and accurate UCC searching, filing and due diligence services, including corporate good standing searches, right from the client's desktop.

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CONTACT: CityBank Conrad Hanson, 425-745-5933 or Judy Muench, 425-787-5576 www.citybank.com

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