COB Stock, CommunityOne Bancorp Information

CommunityOne Bancorp, formerly FNB United Corp., was incorporated under the laws of the State of North Carolina in 1984. It is a bank holding company with two bank subsidiaries: CommunityOne Bank, N.A., a national banking association headquartered in Asheboro, North Carolina and, through Bank of Granite Corporation, a state chartered bank headquartered in Granite Falls, North Carolina. Through its bank subsidiaries, the Company offers a complete line of consumer, wealth management, mortgage and business banking services, including loan, deposit, cash management, investment management and trust services, to individual and business customers through operations located throughout central, southern and western North Carolina. CommunityOne and Granite compete with other local, regional and national financial service providers, including other bank and financial holding companies, commercial banks, savings institutions, credit unions, finance companies and brokerage and insurance firms.