EXHIBIT 99.1

         Porter Bancorp Expands to Lexington, Kentucky Market

                   Local Banking Team Joins PBI Bank


    LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 4, 2007--Porter Bancorp,
Inc. (NASDAQ: PBIB) announced today that PBI Bank plans to open a loan
production office in Lexington, Kentucky. The Company also announced
that it has hired a Lexington based team of bankers to staff the
office. The Lexington office is expected to open this month.

    "Lexington is the second largest city in Kentucky and is one of
the fastest growing markets in the state," noted Maria L. Bouvette,
President and CEO of Porter Bancorp, Inc. "We are excited about
launching our Lexington office with an experienced staff of bank
executives who are based in the Lexington area.

    "T. Wayne Stefanovich will join PBI Bank as Community President in
Lexington and will head our new loan production office. He previously
served as a vice president of commercial lending of another
institution and has a strong following in the market. Mark Suter will
also join PBI Bank as a vice president of commercial lending in
Lexington. He previously served as the market president of Versailles
and Frankfort for another institution and also has a strong following
in the area. Longer term, the Company plans to expand the Lexington
loan production office into a full service banking office.

    "The addition of the Lexington loan production office follows our
strategic plans of selectively adding de novo banking offices in
growing markets where we already have concentrations of existing
lending business. The Lexington office will enable us to better serve
our existing customers in the market as well as provide us with
additional leverage for building our loan and deposit network,"
concluded Ms. Bouvette.

    About Porter Bancorp, Inc.

    Porter Bancorp, Inc. is a bank holding company headquartered in
Louisville, Kentucky. It is the seventh largest independent banking
organization based on total assets domiciled in the Commonwealth of
Kentucky. Through Porter's subsidiary PBI Bank, it operates banking
offices in Louisville and 13 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 Statement

    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.

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