EXHIBIT 99.1

   Porter Bancorp Signs Agreement to Acquire Ohio County Bancshares

     Adds New Markets and Six Retail Locations in Central Kentucky


    LOUISVILLE & BEAVER DAM, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 18,
2007--Porter Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: PBIB) and Ohio County Bancshares,
Inc. announced today that they have signed a definitive agreement for
the acquisition of Ohio County Bancshares by Porter. Ohio County
Bancshares is the holding company for Kentucky Trust Bank, which
operates six retail banking offices in three central Kentucky
counties, including the Bowling Green and Owensboro markets.
Headquartered in Beaver Dam, Kentucky, Kentucky Trust Bank has assets
of approximately $120 million. The acquisition is valued at
approximately $12 million and will be paid in a combination of cash
and stock, of which between 50% and 60% will be payable in Porter
Bancorp shares. The proposed acquisition is expected to close in the
late third or early fourth quarter.

    "The proposed acquisition of Ohio County Bancshares adds new
banking markets in Daviess, Ohio, and Warren Counties in central
Kentucky," stated Maria L. Bouvette, President and CEO of Porter
Bancorp, Inc. "These markets are contiguous to our existing markets in
central Kentucky and extend our footprint.

    "Kentucky Trust operates two branches in Bowling Green, one of the
fastest growing markets in the state. We expect to combine our
recently launched loan production office in Bowling Green with the new
branches to further leverage our presence in this market.

    "The addition of offices in Ohio and Daviess County are exciting
expansion opportunities for PBI Bank and we look forward to becoming a
part of these communities," continued Ms. Bouvette.

    "We expect the proposed acquisition to be accretive to earnings in
the first year by leveraging our infrastructure to support the new
branches.

    "We believe the addition of Kentucky Trust's branches will enhance
our overall customer service in the contiguous nine county market in
central Kentucky and follows our strategic plans that are focused on
the faster growing markets on the I-65 corridor. Following the
closing, we plan to re-brand the Kentucky Trust offices as PBI Bank."

    Patricia Barnes Wheeler, Chair and majority shareholder of Ohio
County Bancshares stated, "We are pleased to join with the Porter
Bancorp organization, with its reputation for customer service and its
experience serving the financial needs of communities in Central
Kentucky. We believe our customers will benefit from the broad range
of financial products and services that PBI Bank can offer. In
addition, the transaction will give our shareholders the opportunity
to choose to receive cash, publicly traded Porter shares, or both."

    Sandler O'Neill and Partners, L.P. served as financial adviser to
Porter Bancorp in connection with the proposed acquisition. Mercer
Capital, Inc. served as financial adviser to Ohio County Bancshares.

    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, with $1.1 billion in assets as of March 31, 2007. Through
Porter's subsidiary PBI Bank, it operates banking offices in
Louisville and 14 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 "Risk Factors" section of the
Company's Form 10-K and subsequent periodic reports filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.

    Other Information

    The foregoing may be deemed to be offering materials of Porter
Bancorp in connection with Porter Bancorp's proposed acquisition of
Ohio County Bancshares, on the terms and subject to the conditions in
the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated June 16, 2007, between Porter
Bancorp and Ohio County Bancshares.

    Porter Bancorp and Ohio County Bancshares shareholders and other
investors are urged to read the joint proxy statement/prospectus that
will be included in the registration statement on Form S-4, which
Porter Bancorp will file with the SEC in connection with the proposed
merger, because it will contain important information about Porter
Bancorp, Ohio County Bancshares, the merger, the persons soliciting
proxies in the proposed merger and their interests in the proposed
merger and related matters.

    The respective directors and executive officers of Porter Bancorp
and Ohio County Bancshares and other persons may be deemed to be
participants in the solicitation of proxies from Ohio County
Bancshares shareholders with respect to the proposed transaction.
Information regarding Porter Bancorp's directors and executive
officers is available in its proxy statement filed with the SEC on
April 18, 2007. Information regarding Ohio County Bancshares's
directors and executive officers and other information regarding the
participants in the solicitation and a description of their direct and
indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be
contained in the proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant
materials to be filed with the SEC when they become available.

    This news release is not an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an
offer to buy, shares of Porter Bancorp common stock, or the
solicitation of any proxies from Ohio County Bancshares shareholders.
After it is filed with the SEC, the proxy statement/prospectus will be
available for free, both on the SEC Web site (www.sec.gov) and from
Porter Bancorp by contacting C Bradford Harris, Executive Vice
President and General Counsel, Porter Bancorp Corporation, 2500
Eastpoint Parkway, Louisville, Kentucky 40223. Telephone: (502)
499-4800.

    In addition to the proposed registration statement and proxy
statement/prospectus, Porter Bancorp files annual, quarterly and
special reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC.
You may read and copy any reports, statements or other information
filed by Porter Bancorp at the SEC's public reference rooms at 450
Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549 or at the SEC's other
public reference rooms in New York and Chicago. Please call the SEC at
1 800 SEC 0330 for more information on the public reference rooms.
Porter Bancorp SEC filings also are available to the public from
commercial document retrieval services and at www.sec.gov.

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