ECB Bancorp Inc MD

This proxy statement is being provided to you by the Board of Directors of the Company to request that you allow your shares of Company common stock to be represented at the annual meeting by the persons named in the enclosed proxy card. All shares of Company common stock represented at the meeting by properly executed and dated proxies will be voted according to the instructions indicated on the proxy card. If you vote online or by telephone, or if you sign, date, and return a proxy card without giving voting instructions, your shares of Company common stock will be voted as recommended by the Company’s Board of Directors.