State Bank Financial Corporation to Present at 2012 KBW Community Bank Investor Conference

ATLANTA, July 27, 2012

State Bank Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer Dan Speight and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Tom Callicutt will discuss State Bank's recent financial performance and provide an overview of State Bank's strategic priorities.

A webcast of the presentation will be available through the event website, http://www.kbw.com/conferences/webcast-20120731, or you will be able to listen to a replay of the presentation through State Bank's website under the investors section at www.statebt.com.  

About State Bank Financial Corporation and State Bank & Trust Company

State Bank Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: STBZ) is the holding company for State Bank and Trust Company, one of Georgia's best-capitalized banks, with approximately $2.68 billion in assets as of March 31, 2012. State Bank has locations in Metro Atlanta and Middle Georgia. State Bank Financial Corporation is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia and State Bank and Trust Company is headquartered in Macon, Georgia.

State Bank was named the best performing community bank in the United States for 2011 by SNL Financial LC for banks between $500 million and $5 billion in assets. 

Since 2009 State Bank has been an active acquirer of the assets and deposits of failed banks in Metro Atlanta and Middle Georgia. To date, State Bank has completed 12 transactions facilitated by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.