Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On June 16, 2009, the Boards of Directors of ECB Bancorp, Inc. ("ECB") and our subsidiary, The East Carolina Bank (the "Bank"), elected A. Dwight Utz as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of both companies, and a member of the Boards' joint Executive Committee, effective July 1, 2009. Mr. Utz will succeed our current President and Chief Executive Officer, Arthur H. Keeney III, whose previously announced retirement will be effective on the same date. Mr. Keeney will continue to serve as a Director of both companies.

Mr. Utz, age 55, previously served as Executive Vice President/Chief Retail Officer of MidSouth Bancorp, Lafayette, Louisiana, where he was employed since 2001. He was employed from 1973 to 1995 by CCNB Bank N.A., Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, where he held senior management positions and last served as Senior Vice President/Regional Market Executive. From 1995 to 2000, he was employed as a corporate Vice President of PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

The material terms of Mr. Utz's employment were previously reported in our Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 21, 2009.