Bank of Commerce Holdings and Merchants Bank of Commerce have announced that on March 4, 2021 the Board of Directors of the Company elected Diane D. Miller as a new director of the Company and the Bank, effective March 16, 2021, and continuing until the 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, at which time it is anticipated that she will be nominated for re-election by the shareholders. Ms. Miller was also appointed to the Long-Range Planning Committee of the company. Ms. Miller has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Wilcox Miller & Nelson, a human capital management and governance consulting firm, since 2000. In connection with the election of Ms. Miller as a director of the Company, the Board increased the number of directors comprising the Board from 10 to 11 directors, effective March 16, 2021.