Bank of Marin Bancorp and the Jon S. Kelly Administrative Trust Agree to Settle Proxy Contest

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May 11, 2021

Bank of Marin Bancorp (NASDAQ: BMRC) (the “Company”) announced today that the Company and the Jon S. Kelly Administrative Trust (“Kelly Trust”) have reached an agreement (the “Agreement”) under which Sanjiv Sanghvi has been added to the Company’s Board of Directors and will be included in the Company’s slate of directors for election to the Board of Directors of the Company at the upcoming Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company has agreed to immediately appoint Mr. Sanghvi to the Board of Directors of the Company and include Mr. Sanghvi as a nominee on its slate of director candidates to be nominated by the Board for election at the 2021 annual meeting of shareholders. The 2021 annual meeting of shareholders was previously scheduled for May 11, 2021, but has been rescheduled for June 29, 2021. In connection with the Agreement, the Kelly Trust has agreed to withdraw its nominations of Messrs. Sanghvi and Peter Luchetti in consideration for Mr. Sanghvi being voluntarily added to the Board prior to the 2021 annual meeting. In connection with the Agreement, Mr. Sanghvi will also be appointed to the Compensation and Nominating & Governance Committees of the Board.