HopFed Bancorp's Heritage Bank USA Terminates Merger with Sumner Bank & Trust

HopFed Bancorp, Inc.

(the “Company”), the holding company for Heritage Bank USA, Inc. (“Heritage”), today reported that Heritage and Sumner Bank & Trust of Gallatin, Tennessee (“Sumner”) have entered into a Mutual Termination Agreement to terminate their merger agreement, which was previously disclosed in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 14, 2013. The mutual decision to terminate was due to Sumner's failure to meet a certain performance requirement under the merger agreement. Each party will bear its own costs and expenses in connection with the terminated transaction, without penalties. HopFed Bancorp and Heritage Bank USA, Inc. Prior to June 5, 2013, HopFed Bancorp, Inc. was a federally chartered