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Teche Holding Company: Teche Holding Company at Howe Barnes 14th Annual Bank Conference

^{Published on 2009-08-14 10:54:39, Last Modified on 2009-08-14 10:54:47 - Market Wire}
 

NEW IBERIA, LA--(Marketwire - August 14, 2009) - (NYSE Amex: [ TSH ]) -- Patrick Little, President and CEO of Teche Holding Company, holding company for Teche Federal Bank, will present at the 14th Annual Bank Conference hosted by Howe Barnes Hoefer & Arnett, Inc. at The Ritz-Carlton Chicago, 160 East Pearson Street, Chicago, Illinois, Tuesday, August 18, 2009 at 3:10 p.m. (CDT).

Representing the premier small cap bank conference in the country, the Howe Barnes Hoefer & Arnett, Inc. Annual Community Bank Conference combines the best community banking companies with some of the most respected and well recognized individuals and institutional bank stock investors in the country. This year's conference will offer a broad cross section of industry leaders to help attendees gain insight into the current opportunities, challenges and developments in the community banking sector. In addition, this conference provides investors a high level of interaction with the top executives of prominent community banks located throughout the Midwest, Southeast and West Coast.

Howe Barnes Hoefer & Arnett will offer a live audio webcast on the Internet, which may be accessed at [ http://www.howebarnes.com ]. The webcast will be available to the general public and will be archived for replay for seven business days beginning the following business day. There is no charge to access the presentations.

ABOUT TECHE HOLDING COMPANY

Teche Holding Company (NYSE Amex: [ TSH ]) is the fourth largest publicly traded Louisiana bank and the parent company of Teche Federal Bank. Teche is a 75 year old institution in south Louisiana with $790 million in assets, a strong capital base, totally free checking and a wide array of banking services. Deposits are insured up to the legal maximum by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Teche's service area is in the heart of Louisiana's prosperous oil and gas industry, Cajun tourism and Louisiana's largest universities. Key service areas include the metropolitan areas of Lafayette, Baton Rouge and Houma. Teche has a Four Star Rating of "Excellent" from Bauer Financial, Inc., an independent bank rating firm. The rating is based on Call Report data analyzed in the following areas: capital ratio, liquidity, profitability and asset quality. (For more information [ www.teche.com ]; [ www.bauerfinancial.com ])