ECB Bancorp, Inc. Announces Transfer To NYSE AMEX

ENGELHARD, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ECB Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:ECBE) (“ECB” or the “Company”), the parent company of East Carolina Bank (the “Bank”), announced today the transfer of its stock exchange listing to NYSE Amex from the NASDAQ Global Market. The common stock of the Company will commence trading on the NYSE Amex on Friday, December 30, 2011 under its same ticker symbol of “ECBE”. The stock will continue to trade on NASDAQ Global Markets until the transfer to the NYSE Amex has been completed.