BLOOMINGTON, IN — Monroe Bancorp (NASDAQ: MROE) announced that its Board of Directors recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.13 per share on the Company's Common Stock. The dividend is payable on Monday, December 31, 2007 to shareholders of record on Monday, December 17, 2007. This is an increase from the cash dividend paid in the third quarter of 2007 and represents an annualized dividend yield of 3.20% based on the November 30, 2007 market value of $16.25 per share. Total dividends paid in 2007 will be $0.49 per share compared to $0.48 per share in 2006.

Monroe Bancorp, headquartered in Bloomington, Indiana, is an Indiana bank holding company with Monroe Bank as its wholly owned subsidiary. Monroe Bank was established in Bloomington in 1892 and offers a full range of financial, trust and investment services through its locations in Central and South Central Indiana. The Company's common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Stock Market under the symbol MROE.