Wainwright Bank & Trust Company Announces 1,000,000 Share Common Stock Offering

Boston, MA, April 13, 2004 - Wainwright Bank & Trust Company (NASDAQ Symbol "WAIN") has announced its intention to make a 1,000,000 share public offering of its common stock. The offering is expected to be underwritten by Advest, Inc. and Sandler O'Neill & Partners, L.P. The underwriters will have an over-allotment option to purchase up to an additional 150,000 shares of common stock.

The Bank, a Massachusetts banking institution with total assets of approximately $645 million, is headquartered in Boston with eight additional banking offices located in Boston, Cambridge, Somerville and Watertown, Massachusetts.

This press release is not an offer to sell any securities or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities. Offers and sales of shares in the public offering will be made exclusively by the Bank's offering circular. The Bank's preliminary offering circular may be reviewed in the Bank's public filings with the Federal Deposit Insurance Company ("FDIC") at the offices of the FDIC, 550 17th Street, NW, Washington, D. C. 20429. Copies of the preliminary offering circular may also be obtained by contacting Advest, Inc. at One Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10020 [telephone (212) 484-3870] or Sandler O'Neill & Partners L.P. at 919 Third Avenue, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10022, Attention: Syndicate Department [telephone (212) 466-7800].

The Bank's common stock does not represent a deposit account or other obligation of the Bank and is not insured by the FDIC or any other governmental agency. No regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the Bank's common stock. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

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