Intermountain Announces NASDAQ Listing

Jan 9 - Intermountain Community Bancorp in Sandpoint, Idaho, (OTCBB:IMCB), the bank holding company of Panhandle State Bank, has announced that its common shares have been approved for listing on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the ticker symbol "IMCB." The company expects that its shares will begin trading on the NASDAQ exchange Jan. 9, 2013.

"We are pleased to have successfully completed this process, which will increase the visibility of our company in the marketplace," said Curt Hecker, Intermountain's CEO.

Intermountain has filed reports with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission since 2004 and its shares were previously listed on the OTC Bulletin Board and traded under the same "IMCB" symbol. The company's reports are available on our website at www.intermountainbank.com or on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

About Intermountain Community Bancorp
Intermountain is headquartered in Sandpoint, Idaho, and operates as four separate divisions with 19 banking locations in three states. Its banking subsidiary, Panhandle State Bank, offers financial services through northern Idaho offices in Sandpoint, Ponderay, Bonners Ferry, Priest River, Coeur d'Alene, Post Falls, Rathdrum and Kellogg. Intermountain Community Bank, a division of Panhandle State Bank, operates branches in southwest Idaho in Weiser, Payette, Nampa, Caldwell and Fruitland, as well as in Ontario, Ore. Intermountain Community Bank Washington, a division of Panhandle State Bank, operates branches in downtown Spokane and Spokane Valley, Wash. Magic Valley Bank, a division of Panhandle State Bank, operates branches in Twin Falls and Gooding, Idaho.