Exhibit 99.1


                     Porter Bancorp, Inc. Names C. Bradford
         Harris Executive Vice President and Corporate General Counsel


    LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 22, 2007--Porter Bancorp, Inc.
(NASDAQ: PBIB) announced today that C. Bradford Harris has been
appointed as its Executive Vice President and Corporate General
Counsel.

    Harris joined Porter Bancorp as Corporate General Counsel in
October 2006 from Frost Brown Todd LLC, where he was a Member
specializing in banking, securities, mergers and acquisitions and
general corporate law. He received his undergraduate degree and his
JD/MBA from the University of Kentucky.

    About Porter Bancorp, Inc.

    Porter Bancorp, Inc. is a bank holding company headquartered in
Louisville, Kentucky. It is the seventh largest independent banking
organization domiciled in the Commonwealth of Kentucky based on total
assets. Through our subsidiary PBI Bank, we operate banking offices in
Louisville and 12 other Kentucky communities located along central
Kentucky's Interstate 65 corridor, which runs through Louisville and
central Kentucky and connects Chicago and Indianapolis to Nashville
and Atlanta. Porter Bancorp's common stock is traded on the Nasdaq
Global Market under the symbol "PBIB."

    Forward-Looking Statements

    Statements in this press release relating to Porter Bancorp's
plans, objectives, expectations or future performance are
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking
statements are based on management's current expectations. Porter
Bancorp's actual results in future periods may differ materially from
those currently expected due to various risks and uncertainties,
including those discussed in the Company's Form 10-K and subsequent
periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The forward-looking statements in this press release are made as of
the date of the release and Porter Bancorp does not assume any
responsibility to update these statements.



    CONTACT: Porter Bancorp, Inc.
             Maria L. Bouvette, President and CEO, 502-499-4800