Foothill Independent Bancorp Receives 32nd Consecutive Annual Report Award

Foothill Independent Bancorp (NASDAQ:FOOT) announced
today that the Company received top honors for its 2004 Annual Report
to Shareholders from American Business Communicators 2004 Annual
Report Competition. The receipt of this award marks the 32nd
consecutive award the Company has received for annual report
production in the past seven years. 
   The American Business Communicators Annual Report Competition is
structured to acknowledge excellence in annual report production and
presentation from various industries throughout the United States who
rose to the challenge of creating a memorable 2004 annual report. 
   The awards presented to Foothill Independent Bancorp include
overall achievement, financial presentation, outstanding creativity,
narrative presentation and a first place acknowledgement for the
letter to shareholders. "Each year our goal is to produce an annual
report to shareholders that communicates our strong financial
performance in a creative, unique way. Our commitment to creating new
standards in annual report design and communications has drawn a truly
amazing award response over the past seven years. We are sincerely
grateful for the continued recognition of our accomplishments," stated
Dena Garvin-Smart, Vice President and Director of Marketing. 
   For a copy of the 2004 Foothill Independent Bancorp Annual Report,
please call 626-963-8551 or visit www.foothillbank.com. 

   Foothill Independent Bancorp is a one-bank holding company that
owns and operates Foothill Independent Bank. This wholly owned bank
subsidiary currently operates 12 commercial banking offices in Los
Angeles, San Bernardino and Riverside Counties. Foothill Independent
Bank has consistently earned the highest ratings for safety and
soundness from such bank rating firms as Findley Reports, Bauer
Financial Services, and Veribanc.