Virginia Commerce Bancorp, Inc., (Nasdaq: VCBI), the parent holding company of Virginia Commerce Bank, proudly announces the recent appointment of Kenneth R. Lehman to the Board of Directors for both the holding company and the Bank. Mr. Lehman is a private investor and attorney with expertise in community banking.

“Ken’s background in the legal field and banking industry will be a nice complement to the experience of our Board,” commented W. Douglas Fisher, Chairman of the Board of the holding company. “We are excited to have him join us as a Director and provide his value-added perspective as we pursue our next level of success.”

Mr. Lehman served as an attorney/advisor with the Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C. from 1988 through 1992. Subsequently, he became founding partner of a Washington, D.C. law firm that consistently ranked among the top law firms in the nation specializing in corporate, transactional and regulatory matters for financial institutions. Mr. Lehman retired from the practice of law in 2002 to devote more time to developing and investing in community banks. Since then, he has been involved with a number of community banks throughout the nation, including three which he co-founded from 2003 to 2005. Currently, he serves on the boards of directors of banks and related holding companies in Pennsylvania, California and Florida.

“As a long-time investor in VCBI stock, I am honored to now serve as a Virginia Commerce Director,” commented Lehman. “The Bank has established a solid reputation for exceptional service and community involvement and has distinguished itself as the largest community Bank headquartered in Northern Virginia. I look forward to contributing to VCB as it seeks to resume its prior track record of high performance.”

Mr. Lehman received his BBA from Temple University, his JD from University of California, Hastings College of the Law, and his LL.M. in Securities Regulation from Georgetown University Law Center. He resides with his wife and daughter in Arlington.

ABOUT VIRGINIA COMMERCE BANCORP, INC.

Virginia Commerce Bancorp, Inc. is the parent bank holding company for Virginia Commerce Bank, a Virginia state chartered bank that commenced operations in May 1988. The Bank pursues a traditional community banking strategy, offering a full range of business and consumer banking services through twenty-seven branch offices, one residential mortgage office and one investment services office, principally to individuals and small-to-medium sized businesses in Northern Virginia and the Metropolitan Washington, D.C. area. For further information about VCB’s many services and a map of convenient locations, please visit our Web site at VCBonline.com.

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