NationalCard - PR Aug 3, 2009

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=30 BGCOLOR="#EEEEEE" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="834" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 706 ><NOBR><bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="720" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#FF0000" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP ROWSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 324 WIDTH="710"><div> <I><B>SOMERSET HILLS BANK AND NATIONALCARD SIGN PROCESSING AGREEMENT</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B>Bernardsville, NJ, August 3, 2009</B></I><B>. . . </B>Somerset Hills Bank today announced finalizing a credit-card processing and check guarantee agreement with NationalCard Processing Systems, a national credit- and debit-card processing firm.  As a result, NationalCard will provide direct sales and marketing support for the bank's credit-card processing to all existing and prospective merchant accounts.</div> <bR> <div> “Our customers' financial needs are our first priority.  As a strong, local community bank truly dedicated to each of the markets we serve, we stand ready to provide consumer and business customers with the quality products and services they depend on,” said Somerset Hills Bank CEO and President Stewart E. McClure, Jr.  “NationalCard will now be an important part of that commitment by providing our business customers with state-of-the-art credit and debit card merchant processing and the high level of personalized service that Somerset Hills Bank is so well known for providing to its customers.” </div> <bR> <div> “Somerset Hills Bank has and continues to provide financial products and services that are among the best in the business.  We're pleased to partner with Somerset Hills Bank in servicing their commercial and professional client base with proven credit and debit card processing products and services,” said Rafael J Garcia, Senior Vice President of NationalCard's Agent Bank Group.</div> <bR> <div> Somerset Hills Bank was formed in 1998 by a group of local investors and is headquartered in Bernardsville, NJ.  With a complete line of financial products and services, Somerset Hills Bank operates six branch locations serving the residents, businesses and professionals in Somerset, Morris and Union Counties.  For more information, visit <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.somersethillsbank.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.somersethillsbank.com"><U><U>www.somersethillsbank.com</U></U></A></FONT>. </div> <bR> <div> Headquartered in Rochelle Park, NJ, NationalCard provides a full range of credit card; debit card and check guarantee processing services for financial institutions, government agencies, non-profit organizations and major retailers throughout the country.  NationalCard offers a comprehensive line of processing solutions that include all major credit and debit cards, business to business purchasing cards, check verification and check guarantee as well as electronic check conversion and gift/loyalty cards.  The company also provides for a full range of point-of-sale terminals and industry focused software/hardware interfaces.  For more information, please visit <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.nationalcard.net" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.nationalcard.net"><U><U>www.nationalcard.net</U></U></A></FONT> </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I>NationalCard Processing Systems –HealthCard Systems</I></div> <div> <I>Corporate Offices</I></div> <div> <I>Sherbrooke Office Center II</I></div> <div> <I>201 West Passaic Street Suite 304</I></div> <div> <I>Rochelle Park, New Jersey 07662</I></div> <div> <I>(201) 845-0400</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>