OTC Markets Group Welcomes Suncrest Bank to OTCQX®

NEW YORK, March 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX: OTCM), operator of Open, Transparent and Connected financial marketplaces, today announced Suncrest Bank (Visalia, CA) (OTCQX: SBKK), a leading community bank serving California's central valley, has qualified to trade on OTCQX®, the best marketplace for established, global and growth companies.

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Suncrest Bank begins trading today on OTCQX under the symbol "SBKK." U.S. investors can find current financial disclosure and Real-Time Level 2 quotes for the company on www.otcmarkets.com.

"We are pleased to welcome Suncrest Bank to the growing family of banks on OTCQX," said R. Cromwell Coulson, President and CEO of OTC Markets Group. "Suncrest's financial strength and commitment to serving individuals and small businesses in its communities embody the 'think local' mindset and integrity of an OTCQX bank. We look forward to supporting Suncrest as it continues to grow and enhance value for its shareholders."

Suncrest Bank CEO Ciaran McMullan said, "We are pleased that Suncrest Bank has been approved to trade our shares on the OTCQX marketplace. We believe the increased visibility and transparency resulting from being elevated to the OTCQX will increase the liquidity of our shares, consistent with our commitment to increase shareholder value."

D.A. Davidson & Co., through its division Crowell, Weedon & Co., serves as Suncrest Bank's Corporate Broker on OTCQX.

Suncrest Bank is a community focused organization headquartered in Visalia, California. Operating two offices in Visalia and Porterville, the bank offers a full range of business, agribusiness and personal deposit and loan products in the central valley of California. Suncrest Bank is one of the fastest growing banks in the region and in the United States. It is regularly rated Five Stars by Bauer Financial as one of the nation's strongest financial institutions, and is dedicated to providing a high tech, high touch approach to customer service. The bank is a Preferred Lender with the Small Business Administration. For more information, visit www.suncrestbank.com.

About OTC Markets Group Inc.
OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX: OTCM) operates Open, Transparent and Connected financial marketplaces for 10,000 U.S. and global securities. Through our OTC Link® ATS, we directly link a diverse network of broker-dealers that provide liquidity and execution services for a wide spectrum of securities. We organize these securities into marketplaces to better inform investors of opportunities and risks - OTCQX®, The Best Marketplace; OTCQB®, The Venture Marketplace; and OTC Pink®, The Open Marketplace. Our data-driven platform enables investors to easily trade through the broker of their choice at the best possible price and empowers a broad range of companies to improve the quality and availability of information for their investors. To learn more about how we create better informed and more efficient financial marketplaces, visit www.otcmarkets.com.

OTC Link ATS is operated by OTC Link LLC, member FINRA/SIPC and SEC regulated ATS.

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Media Contact:
Saskia Sidenfaden, OTC Markets Group Inc., +1 (212) 896-4428, [email protected]

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