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March 13, 2003                               Stanley M. Kiser
                                             President & CEO
                                             (304) 652-3671


                   SISTERSVILLE BANCORP, INC ANNOUNCES
                      COMPLETION OF STOCK REPURCHASE

     Sistersville,  West Virginia - Sistersville  Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company"),
the parent  holding  company of First Federal  Savings Bank (the "Bank"),  today
announced  it has  completed  the  repurchase  of 43,759  shares,  or 10% of the
Company's  outstanding common stock, through open market purchases.  The Company
now has 393,833 shares outstanding.

     First  Federal  Savings  Bank  is  a  federally   chartered  savings  bank,
conducting  business  from its main office in  Sistersville  and from its branch
facility at Parkersburg,  West Virginia.  The Bank's deposits are insured to the
maximum legal amount by the Federal Deposit Insurance  Corporation  (FDIC).  The
Company's  common stock is traded in the over the counter market with quotations
available through the OTC "Electronic Bulletin Board" under the symbol "SVBC".