Eastern Virginia Bankshares 217 Duke Street Tappahannock, VA 22560 Contact: Ron Blevins Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Voice: 804/443-8423 Fax: 804/443-3501 February 22, 2002 For Immediate Release Eastern Virginia Bankshares Names New Officers (Tappahannock, Virginia) Eastern Virginia Bankshares recently announced the promotion of Lisa A. Jones to Assistant Vice President and Network Administrator, and A. Faye Hundley to Assistant Vice President-Bank Operations. Ms. Jones has been employed by Eastern Virginia Bankshares and Southside Bank since 1992 and is responsible for the network communications for the entire Corporate family. She is a 1990 graduate of Essex High School and has become certified in Novell Network Administration. Ms. Jones also attended Braxton Business School in Richmond, Virginia. Ms. Hundley has been employed by Eastern Virginia Bankshares and Southside Bank since 1988 and is responsible for bank operations performed within Eastern Virginia Bankshares. She is a 1982 graduate of Essex High School and is currently enrolled in the Virginia Bankers Association School of Bank Management at the University of Virginia. Ms. Hundley also received her Bank Operations Diploma from the Center for Financial Training and is a graduate of Rappahannock Community College. Ned Stephenson, President and CEO of Eastern Virginia Bankshares, said "Lisa Jones and Faye Hundley have been very involved in the formation and support of EVB operations for all of our Banks, and I am pleased to see them progress with our Company. I am confident they will serve well in these new positions." Eastern Virginia Bankshares, the parent company for Bank of Northumberland, Hanover Bank and Southside Bank, operates 16 retail branches in the counties of Caroline, Essex, Gloucester, Hanover, King William, Lancaster, Middlesex, and Northumberland.