About Eastern Virginia Bankshares
Eastern Virginia Bankshares, the parent company for EVB, operates 25 retail branches located in the counties of Caroline, Essex, Gloucester, Hanover, Henrico, King William, Lancaster, Middlesex, New Kent, Northumberland, Southampton, Surry and Sussex and the City of Colonial Heights. The Company’s stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Market System under the symbol EVBS.

About First Capital Bancorp
Founded in 1998, First Capital Bancorp, Inc. has approximately $460 million in assets and its wholly-owned subsidiary First Capital Bank operates seven full-service branches through the greater Richmond metropolitan area. The Company’s stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Market System under the symbol FCVA.

Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements made in this release may be considered forward-looking statements. Such statements speak only as of the date of this release and are based on current expectations and involve a number of assumptions. These include statements as to the anticipated benefits of the merger, including future financial and operating results that may be realized from the merger as well as other statements of expectations regarding the merger and any other statements regarding future results or expectations. Eastern Virginia and First Capital intends such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and is including this statement for purposes of these safe harbor provisions. Eastern Virginia and First Capital's ability to predict results, or the actual effects of future plans or strategies, is inherently uncertain. Factors which could have a material effect on the operations and future prospects of Eastern Virginia and First Capital and the resulting company include but are not limited to: (1) the businesses of acquired companies may not be integrated successfully or such integration may be more difficult, time-consuming or costly than expected; (2) expected revenue synergies and cost savings from acquisitions may not be fully realized or realized within the expected timeframe; (3) revenues following acquisitions may be lower than expected; (4) customer and employee relationships and business operations may be disrupted by acquisitions; (5) the ability to obtain required regulatory and shareholder approvals, and the ability to complete acquisitions on the expected timeframe may be more difficult, time-consuming or costly than expected; (6) changes in interest rates, general economic conditions, monetary and fiscal policies of the U. S. government (including policies of the U. S. Treasury and the Federal Reserve Board), the quality and composition of the loan and securities portfolios, demand for loan products, deposit flows, competition, demand for financial services in its market areas, laws and regulations, and accounting principles, policies and guidelines; and (7) other risk factors detailed from time to time in filings made by Eastern Virginia and First Capital with the SEC. Eastern Virginia and First Capital undertakes no obligation to update or clarify these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

This release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities in any jurisdiction in which such solicitation would be unlawful.

Important Merger Information

Eastern Virginia will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission a registration statement on Form S-4 to register the shares of its common stock to be issued to the shareholders of First Capital in connection with the proposed transaction. The registration statement will include a joint proxy statement/prospectus that will be sent to the shareholders of Eastern Virginia and First Capital seeking their approval of the proposed merger. The joint proxy statement/prospectus will contain important information about Eastern Virginia, First Capital, and the merger and about the persons soliciting proxies from shareholders in the merger, including the officers and directors of Eastern Virginia and First Capital, and their interests in the merger, such as their stock ownership in First Capital.

Additional information about First Capital’s directors and executive officers is included in First Capital’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is available on First Capital’s website at www.1capitalbank.com and at the First Capital address provided below.

Additional information about Eastern Virginia’s directors and executive officers is included in Eastern Virginia’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is available on Eastern Virginia’s website at www.evb.org and at the Eastern Virginia address provided below.

Eastern Virginia and First Capital urge their shareholders and other investors to read the registration statement on Form S-4 and the joint proxy statement/prospectus included in the registration statement on Form S-4, and any other relevant documents to be filed with the SEC in connection with the proposed transaction, because they will contain important information about Eastern Virginia, First Capital, and the proposed transaction.

Shareholders and investors may obtain free copies of the joint proxy statement/prospectus and other documents related to the merger, once they are filed with the SEC, through the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Free copies of the proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant documents also may be obtained by directing a request by telephone or mail to the following: