ALPHARETTA, Ga., March 20, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Integrity Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq:ITYC) (the "Company") today announced that it has engaged Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC ("Carr, Riggs") as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm to audit the Company's financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2007. Carr Riggs replaces the Company's previous independent registered public accounting firm, Mauldin & Jenkins, LLC, which resigned from its long-standing engagement with the Company on March 14, 2008. As a result of the change in auditors, the Company is delaying the filing of its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.
About Integrity Bancshares, Inc.
Integrity Bancshares, Inc. is a holding company for Integrity Bank, a Georgia bank (the "Bank"). The Bank began operations on November 1, 2000 and its main office is located at 11140 State Bridge Road, Alpharetta, Georgia 30022. The Bank also has full-service financial centers at 900 Woodstock Road in Roswell, Georgia; 1650 Cumberland Parkway in Smyrna, Georgia; 1581 Satellite Boulevard in Duluth, Georgia; and 445 Peachtree Parkway in Cumming, Georgia.
The primary investor contact at the Company is Ms. Suzanne Long, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. For additional information please access the Investor Relations section of the Bank's website at www.myintegritybank.com.