MONROE JAMES BANCORP INC
SB-2, 2000-05-30
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                                                   Registration No. 333-________

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM SB-2
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

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                           JAMES MONROE BANCORP, INC.
                 (Name of small business issuer in its charter)

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           Virginia                        6021                      54-1941875
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 (State or other jurisdiction        (Primary Standard            (I.R.S. Employer
     of incorporation or         Industrial Classification     Identification Number)
        organization)                  Code Number)
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                              3033 Wilson Boulevard
                            Arlington, Virginia 22201
                                  703.524.8100
          (Address and telephone number of principal executive offices)

                        John R. Maxwell, President & CEO
                           James Monroe Bancorp, Inc.
                              3033 Wilson Boulevard
                            Arlington, Virginia 22201
                                  703.524.8100
 (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number of agent for service)

                                   Copies to:
                             Noel M. Gruber, Esquire
                             David H. Baris, Esquire
                         Kennedy, Baris & Lundy, L.L.P.
                         4701 Sangamore Road, Suite P-15
                            Bethesda, Maryland 20816

Approximate  date of  commencement  of proposed  sale to the public:  As soon as
practicable after the effective date of this Registration Statement.

If this form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant
to Rule 462(b) under the  Securities  Act,  check the following box and list the
Securities  Act  registration   statement   number  of  the  earlier   effective
registration statement for the same offering.                   [_] ____________

If this form is a  post-effective  amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under
the  Securities  Act,  check  the  following  box and  list the  Securities  Act
registration  statement number of the earlier effective  registration  statement
for the same offering. [_] ____________

If this form is a  post-effective  amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under
the  Securities  Act,  check  the  following  box and  list the  Securities  Act
registration  statement number of the earlier effective  registration  statement
for the same offering.                                          [_] ____________

If delivery  of the  prospectus  is  expected  to be made  pursuant to Rule 434,
please check the following box. [_]

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                                           CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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 Title of Shares to     Dollar Amount     Proposed Maximum       Proposed Maximum     Amount of Registration
    be Registered           to be        Offering Price Per     Aggregate Offering              Fee
                         Registered             Unit                  Price
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Common stock             $7,000,000            $16.00               $7,000,000                $1,848
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(1) Registration fee calculated in accordance with Rule 457(a).

The Registrant hereby amends this  registration  statement on such date or dates
as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant  shall file
a further amendment which specifically  states that this registration  statement
shall  thereafter  become  effective  in  accordance  with  Section  8(a) of the
Securities  Act of  1933  or  until  the  registration  statement  shall  become
effective on such date as the Commission,  acting pursuant to said Section 8(a),
may determine.



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                 Subject to Completion - Dated __________, 2000

PROSPECTUS

                       ___________ SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
                          MINIMUM PURCHASE - 400 SHARES

                        [Logo] JAMES MONROE BANCORP, INC.

         James  Monroe  Bancorp,  Inc. is the holding  company for James  Monroe
Bank, Arlington, Virginia.

         James  Monroe  Bancorp is offering to sell newly  issued  shares of its
common stock at a price  currently  expected to be between $13.50 and $16.00 per
share. We intend to limit the aggregate  offering price of all shares offered to
$5,000,000, for an offering of between 312,500 and 370,370 shares. If the volume
of subscriptions exceeds the number of shares offered, we may also sell up to an
additional  $2,000,000 of newly issued shares of common stock,  or an additional
125,000 to 148,148 shares.

         There  is no  minimum  number  of  shares  which  must  be  sold in the
offering.  The offering is being made through the efforts of our  directors  and
executive  officers.  Until your  subscription  is  accepted,  all funds will be
placed in an escrow  account  at James  Monroe  Bank  under  the  control  of an
independent third party.

         This offering will continue until ___________, 2000, unless extended in
the discretion of the Board of Directors.

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Shares  of our  common  stock  are not  deposits,  savings  accounts,  or  other
obligations  of a  depository  institution  and are not  insured by the  Federal
Deposit Insurance  Corporation or any other  governmental  agency.  Investing in
common stock involves investment risks.

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Neither  the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  nor  any  state  securities
commission has approved or disapproved of the common stock or determined if this
prospectus  is accurate or  adequate.  Any  representation  to the contrary is a
criminal offense.

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CONSIDER CAREFULLY THE "RISK FACTORS" BEGINNING ON PAGE 3 OF THIS PROSPECTUS.


                                              Per share                 Total
                                             -----------            -----------
Price to public                                   $                  $5,000,000

Underwriting discounts and commissions           None                    N/A

Net  proceeds  of  the  offering   (before
expenses)                                         $                  $5,000,000


                The date of this prospectus is ___________, 2000



The  information in this  prospectus is not complete and may be changed.  We may
not sell these securities until the Securities and Exchange  Commission declares
our registration  statement  effective.  This prospectus is not an offer to sell
these  securities and is not soliciting an offer to buy these  securities in any
state where the offer or sale is not permitted.


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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS


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Summary...........................................................................................................1
Risk Factors......................................................................................................3
Selected Consolidated Financial Data..............................................................................7
The Offering......................................................................................................8
Use of Proceeds..................................................................................................12
Capitalization...................................................................................................13
Regulatory Capital Requirements..................................................................................13
Market for Common Stock and Dividends............................................................................14
Management's Discussion and Analysis.............................................................................15
Business of James Monroe Bancorp and James Monroe Bank...........................................................26
Supervision and Regulation.......................................................................................30
Share Ownership of Directors, Officers and Certain Beneficial Owners.............................................35
Management.......................................................................................................36
Executive Compensation and Certain Transactions..................................................................38
Shares Eligible for Future Sale..................................................................................39
Description of Capital Stock.....................................................................................40
Legal Matters....................................................................................................41
Experts..........................................................................................................42
Where You Can Find Additional Information About James Monroe Bancorp.............................................42
Index to Financial Statements...................................................................................F-1
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                                     SUMMARY

         THIS SUMMARY PRESENTS  SELECTED  INFORMATION FROM THIS PROSPECTUS.  YOU
SHOULD CAREFULLY READ THIS ENTIRE DOCUMENT IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND THIS OFFERING.
THIS  SUMMARY  INCLUDES  PAGE  REFERENCES  THAT  DIRECT  YOU  TO  MORE  COMPLETE
DISCUSSIONS ELSEWHERE IN THIS DOCUMENT.

                                  THE OFFERING

         James  Monroe  Bancorp is offering to sell newly  issued  shares of its
common stock at a price  currently  expected to be between $13.50 and $16.00 per
share. We intend to limit the aggregate  offering price of all shares offered to
$5,000,000, for an offering of between 312,500 and 370,370 shares. If the volume
of  subscriptions  exceeds  the  amount  offered,  we  may  also  sell  up to an
additional  $2,000,000 of newly issued shares of common stock,  or an additional
125,000 to 148,148 shares.  If all shares offered are sold, the number of shares
outstanding after the offering will be:

           Price      If Oversubscription          If All
            per           Shares Are           Oversubscription
           Share           Not Sold            Shares Are Sold
          --------   ---------------------     ----------------
            $13.50         1,114,660             1,262,890
            $16.00         1,056,790             1,181,790

The net proceeds of the offering to James Monroe  Bancorp will be  approximately
$4,890,000 if the offering is fully subscribed (or  approximately  $6,890,000 if
all of the  oversubscription  shares are sold),  after  deduction  of  estimated
expenses of the offering. See "The Offering -- General" (page 8).

         There is no minimum  total  number of shares  which must be sold in the
offering.  Our directors and executive  officers currently intend to purchase at
least 55,590 shares in the offering based on the offering  price of $14.75.  See
"Risk  Factors"  (page 3) and "The  Offering -- General -- No Minimum  Offering"
(page 8) and "-- Intentions of Directors,  Executive  Officers and Others" (page
11).

         The minimum  number of shares which may be subscribed for by any person
is 400,  although we reserve the right to permit  smaller  subscriptions  in the
exercise of our sole  discretion.  There is no maximum number of shares to which
any person or any group of affiliated or related persons may subscribe, although
we also reserve the right to reject any subscription in whole or in part. If you
would own more than a certain  percentage of the common stock after the offering
(usually  5% or 10%),  you may be required  to file  applications  with state or
federal bank regulatory agencies as a condition of the purchase.  We reserve the
right to reduce,  or reject,  in whole or in part, any subscription  which would
require  prior  regulatory  application  or  approval  if such  approval  is not
obtained  prior to the  termination  of the offering.  "The Offering -- General"
(page 8).

         The offering  will run until  ____________  2000, or such later date as
the Board of Directors may determine,  but not later than  ______________  2000.
Until a subscription is accepted,  subscription  funds will be held in an escrow
account at James Monroe Bank under the control of an  independent  escrow agent.
If the offering is not completed,  or if your subscription is not accepted, your
subscription  funds will be returned without interest or deduction,  except that
interest  will be paid to the  extent  that law,  regulation  or  administrative
policy of your state of residence  specifically  requires.  See "The Offering --
Escrow Agreement; Release of Funds; No Interest on Subscription Funds" (page 9).

         To  subscribe   for  shares,   you  should   complete  the  order  form
accompanying  this  prospectus and submit it, along with payment in full for the
shares, to

                   Richard I. Linhart, Subscription Agent for
                           James Monroe Bancorp, Inc.
                              3033 Wilson Boulevard
                            Arlington, Virginia 22201

prior to the  expiration of the offering.  You should make your check payable to
"James Monroe Bancorp,  Inc. Escrow  Account." You should  carefully  follow the
instructions contained in this prospectus under the caption "The Offering" (page
8) and those included on the order form.

         We  intend  to use the net  proceeds  from  the  offering  for  general
corporate  purposes,  which will include a capital  contribution to James Monroe
Bank, our subsidiary bank, for use in its lending and investment  activities and
other  corporate  purposes.  Pending  such  investment,  we may  invest  the net
proceeds  in a  variety  of  short  to  medium  term,  interest-bearing  assets,
including federal funds transactions,  interest-bearing deposits in other banks,
and similar investments. See "Use of Proceeds" (page 12).

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                           JAMES MONROE BANCORP, INC.

JAMES MONROE BANCORP, INC.
3033 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, Virginia  22201
703.524.8100

         James Monroe Bancorp is a one-bank  holding  company  headquartered  in
Arlington, Virginia. We provide general commercial and consumer banking services
through our wholly owned  banking  subsidiary,  James  Monroe  Bank,  Arlington,
Virginia.  James Monroe Bancorp was organized on April 9, 1999 to be the holding
company for James Monroe Bank.

         James Monroe Bank was  organized  and opened for business in June 1998,
and became a wholly owned subsidiary of James Monroe Bancorp on July 1, 1999. At
March 31, 2000, we had consolidated  assets of $61.3 million,  deposits of $54.3
million, and shareholders'  equity of $6.7 million.  See "Selected  Consolidated
Financial Data" (page 7), "Management's  Discussion and Analysis" (page 15), and
"Consolidated Financial Statements" (beginning on page F-1).

         James Monroe Bank, our sole  subsidiary,  is an independent,  community
oriented full service financial  institution.  It conducts a general  commercial
and  consumer  banking  business.  These  services  include  the  usual  deposit
functions  of  commercial  banks,   including  business  and  personal  checking
accounts,  "NOW" accounts and savings  accounts;  business and commercial loans,
residential  mortgages and consumer loans and cash  management  services.  James
Monroe  Bank is a  Virginia  chartered  bank  which is a member  of the  Federal
Reserve  System,  and its deposits are insured by the Bank Insurance Fund of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. See "Business of James Monroe Bancorp and
James Monroe Bank" (page 26)

         James Monroe  Bank's  primary  service  area is  Arlington  and Fairfax
counties  in  Virginia,  and the  surrounding  Northern  Virginia  counties  and
suburban Washington DC metropolitan area. James Monroe Bank operates through its
main office in Arlington,  Virginia, and one branch office located in Annandale,
Virginia.


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                                  RISK FACTORS

         An investment in the common stock involves  various  risks.  You should
carefully  consider the risk factors listed below.  These risk factors may cause
James Monroe Bancorp's future earnings to be lower or its financial condition to
be less favorable than it expects. In addition,  other risks of which we are not
aware,  or which we do not believe are  material,  may cause our  earnings to be
lower,  or hurt our future  financial  condition.  You should read this  section
together with the other information in this prospectus.

         AN ACTIVE PUBLIC MARKET FOR OUR COMMON STOCK DOES NOT CURRENTLY  EXIST,
AND WILL PROBABLY NOT EXIST AFTER THE OFFERING.  AS A RESULT,  SHAREHOLDERS  MAY
NOT BE ABLE TO EASILY SELL THEIR COMMON STOCK.

         While  the   common   stock  will  be  freely   transferable   by  most
shareholders,  we do not expect that there will be an active  market for trading
the common stock  following  the  offering.  We cannot be sure that an active or
established trading market will develop following completion of the offering, or
if one develops, that it will continue, or whether the price of the common stock
will be higher or lower than the  offering  price.  The common stock will not be
listed on The Nasdaq  National  Market,  The Nasdaq SmallCap Market or any other
securities  market upon  completion of the  offering.  There can be no assurance
that trading in the over-the-counter  market,  through brokers or through market
makers will  develop.  As a result,  an  investment  in the common  stock may be
relatively illiquid. See "The Offering -- Limited Market for Common Stock" (page
10).

         NO BROKER HAS AGREED TO PURCHASE ANY OF THE COMMON STOCK AND WE MAY NOT
BE ABLE TO SELL ALL THE SHARES IN THE  OFFERING.  OUR RESULTS  MAY BE  ADVERSELY
AFFECTED IF LESS THAN ALL OF THE OFFERED SHARES ARE SOLD.

         The common  stock is being sold  directly,  through  the efforts of our
directors  and  executive  officers.  No  broker-dealer  or other person has any
obligation to purchase,  or find purchasers for, any shares of common stock. See
"The Offering -- Manner of Distribution" (page 12).

         Because the  offering is not  underwritten,  there can be no  assurance
that any  particular  number  of  shares  will be sold.  If less than all of the
shares offered are subscribed  for, we will have less capital to fund operations
and growth,  which could result in  restricted or slower growth for James Monroe
Bank, slower expansion of activities, and lower shareholder returns. We could be
required to raise additional  capital earlier than it would if all of the shares
offered are sold. See "The Offering"(page 8).

         DIRECTORS  AND OFFICERS OF JAMES  MONROE  BANCORP AND JAMES MONROE BANK
ARE  EXPECTED TO OWN AT LEAST 15.06% OF THE  OUTSTANDING  COMMON STOCK AFTER THE
OFFERING,  AND POSSIBLY AS MUCH AS 23.62%. AS A RESULT OF THEIR OWNERSHIP,  THEY
COULD MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN APPROVAL FOR CERTAIN MATTERS SUBMITTED TO
SHAREHOLDER  VOTE,  INCLUDING  VOTES ON SOME  ACQUISITIONS  OF THE COMPANY.  THE
RESULTS OF THE VOTE MAY BE CONTRARY TO THE  DESIRES OR  INTERESTS  OF THE PUBLIC
SHAREHOLDERS.

         Following  completion  of the  offering,  our  directors  and executive
officers of and their affiliates will own at least 15.06%  outstanding shares of
common  stock,  assuming that they purchase the number of shares in the offering
which they  currently  intend.  These  persons may  purchase a greater or lesser
number of shares in the offering.  If such persons purchase the number of shares
anticipated,  then they will own the percentage of the outstanding  common stock
set forth in the following table.

           Price        If Only Directors           If All
            per           and Officers         Oversubscription
           share        Purchase Shares       Shares Are Sold
         ----------    -------------------   -------------------
            $13.50           23.62%                 15.06%
            $16.00           22.71%                 15.29%

         By voting against a proposal  submitted to shareholders,  the directors
and  officers,  as a group,  may be able to make  approval  more  difficult  for
proposals requiring the vote of shareholders (such as mergers,  share exchanges,
certain asset sales, and certain  amendments to James Monroe Bancorp's  Articles
of  Incorporation).  See "Share  Ownership  of  Directors,  Officers and Certain
Beneficial  Owners"  (page 35) and  "Description  of  Capital  Stock --  Certain
Provisions of the Articles of Incorporation and Virginia Law" (page 40).

         CONSUMMATION  OF  THE  OFFERING  IS  NOT  SUBJECT  TO  THE  RECEIPT  OF
SUBSCRIPTIONS  FOR A MINIMUM NUMBER OF SHARES.  SUBSCRIBERS  WILL BE REQUIRED TO
PURCHASE SHARES EVEN IF LESS THAN ALL OF THE SHARES OFFERED ARE SOLD.

         There is no minimum number of shares that must be sold in the offering,
and subscriptions, once

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received,  are irrevocable.  The offering may be completed even if substantially
less than the total  number of shares  offered  is sold.  If this  happens,  our
capital  would not be  increased  to the extent it would be if all of the shares
being  offered  were sold.  Once made,  subscriptions  will not be  revocable by
subscribers,  and we intend to accept subscriptions even if the offering has not
been fully subscribed.  See "The Offering" (page 8) and  "Capitalization"  (page
13).

         THE BOOK VALUE OF A SHARE OF COMMON  STOCK AFTER THE  OFFERING  WILL BE
LOWER THAN THE PRICE PAID FOR SHARES IN THE OFFERING.

         If all of the shares being offered are sold,  then book value per share
at March 31, 2000,  after giving effect to completion of the offering,  would be
$10.68 per share,  assuming the sale of 338,983  shares at a price of $14.75 per
share.  Based on these  assumptions,  the post-offering book value would be less
than the assumed offering price of $14.75 per share, and accordingly,  investors
in the  offering  would  experience  dilution  of $4.07,  or 27.6%,  per  share,
calculated on the basis of the  difference  between the offering  price and book
value.  The actual  offering  price per share may be higher or lower than $14.75
per  share.  Post-offering  book  value  and the  level  of  dilution  you  will
experience will therefore vary. See "Capitalization" (page 13).

         THE  OFFERING  PRICE WAS  DETERMINED  BY THE BOARD OF  DIRECTORS IN ITS
DISCRETION, AND DOES NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT THE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF THE COMMON
STOCK.

         The Board of Directors  considered  a number of factors in  determining
the offering price for the common stock, including, but not limited to the price
of recent trades known to have occurred, the book value of the common stock, the
price to earnings and price to book ratios of other institutions we deemed to be
comparable,  and our estimate of our earnings  prospects.  No independent  third
party or negotiations  were involved in the determination of the offering price,
and the price  therefore,  does not necessarily  reflect the market value of the
common stock.  The price at which the common stock trades after the offering may
be higher or lower than the offering price.

         CHANGES  IN LOCAL  ECONOMIC  CONDITIONS  COULD  REDUCE  OUR  INCOME AND
GROWTH, AND COULD LEAD TO HIGHER LEVELS OF PROBLEM LOANS AND CHARGE-OFFS.

         We make  loans,  and most of our assets are  located,  in the  Northern
Virginia  and  suburban  Washington  DC  markets.  Adverse  changes in  economic
conditions in these areas could hurt our ability to collect loans,  could reduce
the demand for loans, and otherwise could negatively  affect our performance and
financial condition.

         A SUBSTANTIAL  PORTION OF OUR LOANS ARE IN REAL ESTATE RELATED LOANS IN
THE  WASHINGTON DC  METROPOLITAN  AREA,  AND ADVERSE  CHANGES IN THE REAL ESTATE
MARKET  IN  THIS  AREA  COULD  LEAD  TO  HIGHER  LEVELS  OF  PROBLEM  LOANS  AND
CHARGE-OFFS, AND ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR EARNINGS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

         James  Monroe Bank has a  substantial  amount of loans  secured by real
estate as collateral At March 31, 2000,  7% of our loans were  construction  and
land  development  loans, 6% were 1-4 family  residential real estate loans, and
40% were  commercial  real estate loans.  Additionally,  37% were commercial and
industrial  loans,  which are not secured by real estate.  These  concentrations
expose us to the risk that adverse  developments in the real estate market could
increase  the levels of  nonperforming  loans and  charge-offs,  and reduce loan
demand and deposit growth. In each case, however,  the concentrations are spread
among a large number of borrowers with relatively low loan balances.

         PROPOSED  LEGISLATION  WHICH  WOULD  PERMIT  BANKS TO PAY  INTEREST  ON
BUSINESS  CHECKING  ACCOUNTS  COULD HAVE A NEGATIVE  IMPACT ON OUR  EARNINGS AND
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE.

         A pending bill in Congress,  if enacted into law, would permit banks to
pay interest on checking and demand deposit accounts  established by businesses,
which is  currently  prohibited  by  regulation.  A  significant  portion of our
deposits,  32.6% at March 31, 2000,  are  noninterest  bearing  business  demand
deposits.  If the proposed  legislation is enacted,  it is likely that we may be
required  to pay  interest  on at least a portion of these  deposits in order to
compete successfully against other banks. This could have a significant negative
effect on our net interest income,  net income,  net interest margin,  return on
assets and return on equity.

         MANAGEMENT WILL HAVE DISCRETION IN ALLOCATING A SUBSTANTIAL  PORTION OF
THE PROCEEDS.

         Our Boards of Directors will have substantial  discretion in the use of
the  proceeds  of the  offering  among the  purposes  indicated,  subject to the
requirements of safe and sound banking practices.

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         THERE CAN BE NO ASSURANCE THAT WE WILL HAVE  SUFFICIENT  EARNINGS TO BE
LEGALLY ABLE TO PAY DIVIDENDS. WE HAVE NOT HISTORICALLY PAID CASH DIVIDENDS.

         James Monroe Bank is our principal  revenue producing  operation.  As a
result, our ability to pay dividends largely depends on receiving dividends from
James  Monroe Bank.  The amount of  dividends  that James Monroe Bank may pay is
limited by state and federal laws and regulations.  Even if James Monroe Bank or
James Monroe Bancorp has earnings in an amount sufficient to pay dividends,  the
Board of  Directors  may decide to retain  earnings for the purpose of financing
growth. We have not historically paid cash dividends.  No assurance can be given
that James  Monroe  Bank's  earnings  will  continue  to permit  the  payment of
dividends to James Monroe Bancorp,  or that our earnings will permit the payment
of dividends to  shareholders.  See "Description of Capital Stock -- Limitations
on Payment of Dividends"  (page 40), "The Offering -- Limited  Market for Common
Stock" (page 10), and "Market for Common Stock and Dividends" (page 14).

         THERE IS NO ASSURANCE THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPETE WITH
OTHERS FOR BUSINESS.

         We compete for loans, deposits, and investment dollars with other banks
and other kinds of financial  institutions and  enterprises,  such as securities
firms,  insurance  companies,  savings  and loan  associations,  credit  unions,
mortgage brokers, and private lenders,  many of which have substantially greater
resources.  Recent  legislation  expanding the array of firms that can own banks
may result in increased  competition  for us. The  differences  in resources and
regulations  may make it harder for us to compete  profitably,  reduce the rates
that we can earn on loans and  investments,  increase the rates we must offer on
deposits and other funds, and adversely affect our overall  financial  condition
and  earnings.  See  "Business of James Monroe  Bancorp and James Monroe Bank --
Competition" (page 26) and "Supervision and Regulation" (page 30).

         THE LOSS OF THE SERVICES OF ANY KEY EMPLOYEES  COULD  ADVERSELY  AFFECT
INVESTOR RETURNS.

         Our business is  service-oriented,  and its success  depends to a large
extent  upon the  services of John R.  Maxwell,  President  and Chief  Executive
Officer of James Monroe  Bancorp and James Monroe Bank,  and Richard I. Linhart,
Executive  Vice President and Chief  Operating  Officer of James Monroe Bank and
James Monroe  Bancorp.  The loss of the services of Mr.  Maxwell or Mr.  Linhart
could adversely affect our business. See "Management" (page 36).

         OUR  PROFITABILITY  WILL DEPEND ON ECONOMIC POLICIES AND FACTORS BEYOND
OUR CONTROL.

         Our  operating  income and net income depend to a great extent on "rate
differentials,"  i.e., the difference  between the interest yields we receive on
loans,  securities and other  interest  bearing assets and the interest rates we
pay on interest bearing deposits and other  liabilities.  These rates are highly
sensitive  to many  factors  which are beyond  our  control,  including  general
economic  conditions  and the policies of various  governmental  and  regulatory
authorities, including the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. See
"Supervision  and  Regulation  -- James Monroe Bank" (page 31), and "Business of
James Monroe Bancorp and James Monroe Bank -- Proposed Legislation" (page 28).

         GOVERNMENT  REGULATION WILL SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT OUR BUSINESS,  AND MAY
RESULT IN HIGHER COSTS AND LOWER SHAREHOLDER RETURNS.

         The banking  industry is heavily  regulated.  Banking  regulations  are
primarily   intended  to  protect  the  federal  deposit   insurance  funds  and
depositors, not shareholders. James Monroe Bank will be regulated and supervised
by the Virginia Bureau of Financial  Institutions  and the Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve,  and James Monroe Bancorp will be subject to regulation and
supervision by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.  Changes in
the laws,  regulations and regulatory  practices  affecting the banking industry
could  impose  additional  costs on us, or could  hurt our  ability  to  compete
profitably with other financial  institutions.  See "Supervision and Regulation"
(page 30),  and  "Business  of James  Monroe  Bancorp  and James  Monroe Bank --
Proposed Legislation" (page 28).

         WE CAN  ELECT  TO  DELAY  CLOSING  OF THE  OFFERING  UNTIL  AS  LATE AS
_____________  2000,  AND  CAN  DECIDE  TO NOT  ACCEPT  ALL OR A  PART  OF  YOUR
SUBSCRIPTION. UNTIL THAT DECISION IS MADE, YOU WILL NOT HAVE USE OF YOUR FUNDS.

         We reserve the right to extend the offering  until as late as 2000.  We
will have broad discretion in determining which subscriptions,  other than those
of our directors and officers,  to accept, in whole or in part, including if the
offering is  oversubscribed.  In deciding which  subscriptions to accept, we may
consider the order in which


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subscriptions are received, a subscriber's  potential to do business with, or to
direct  business  to,  James  Monroe  Bank,  and  the  desire  to  have a  broad
distribution of stock ownership.  As a result, a subscriber cannot be assured of
receiving the full number of shares subscribed for, and may forego use of all or
a portion of such subscriber's funds pending allocation of available shares. See
"The  Offering  --  General"  (page  8) and " --  Acceptance  and  Refunding  of
Subscriptions" (page 10).


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                      SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA

         The following table shows selected  historical  consolidated  financial
data for  James  Monroe  Bancorp.  You  should  read it in  connection  with the
historical  consolidated  financial  information  contained in the  Consolidated
Financial  Statements  for the year ended  December  31,  1999 and for the three
months  ended March 31,  2000  included  in this  prospectus  and with the other
information provided in this prospectus. See "Consolidated Financial Statements"
(beginning on page F - 1);  "Management's  Discussion  and Analysis"  (page 15).
Information  for the year and seven  months  ended  December  31, 1999 and 1998,
respectively,  is derived from the audited  consolidated  financial  statements.
Information for the three month periods ended March 31, 2000 and 1999 is derived
from unaudited  interim  financial  statements  and includes,  in the opinion of
management,  all adjustments  (consisting of only normal recurring  adjustments)
necessary to present fairly the data for such period.  The results of operations
for the three-month period ended March 31, 2000 do not necessarily  indicate the
results which may be expected for any period or for the full year.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                 Year Ended   7 Months Ended
                                                 Three Months Ended March 31,    December 31,  December 31,
                                                 ----------------------------    ------------  ------------
                                                      2000           1999           1999           1998
                                                      ----           ----           ----           ----
                                                             ($ in thousands, except share data)
<S>                                             <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS:
Total interest income                           $        1,021 $          511 $        2,845 $          630
Total interest expense                                     365            148            921            147
Net interest income                                        656            363          1,924            482
Provision for loan/lease losses                             56             60            231            132
Net interest income after provision for loan               600            303          1,693            350
Other income                                                64             19            159             14
Other expenses                                             553            355          1,727            817
Income (loss) before income taxes                          112            (34)           125           (452)
Net income (loss)                                          112            (34)           125           (452)

EARNINGS PER SHARE:
Basic earnings (loss) per common share          $          .15 $         (.05) $         .17  $        (.61)
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share                   .15           (.05)           .17           (.61)

PERIOD-ENDING BALANCES:
Total assets                                    $       61,259 $       32,035  $      49,618  $      23,509
Total loans                                             37,579         18,090         31,039         12,769
Total deposits                                          54,349         25,263         42,819         16,781
Shareholders' equity                                     6,681          6,635          6,599          6,659
Shareholders' equity per share                            8.98           8.93           8.89           9.03
Average weighted shares outstanding at period
     Basic                                             744,290        740,368        742,028        737,590
     Diluted                                           764,830        740,368        750,952        737,590

ASSET QUALITY RATIOS:
Allowance for loan losses to loans                        1.12 %         1.06 %         1.17 %         1.03 %
Nonperforming loans to loans(1)                            n/a            n/a            n/a            n/a
Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming                 n/a            n/a            n/a            n/a
Nonperforming assets to loans and other real               n/a            n/a            n/a            n/a
Net loan charge-offs to average loans(1)                   n/a            n/a            n/a            n/a

CAPITAL RATIOS:
Tier I risk-based capital ratio                           16.4 %         32.5 %         20.3 %         43.8 %
Total risk-based capital ratio                            17.4 %         33.4 %         21.4 %         44.7 %
Leverage ratio                                            13.1 %         23.0 %         13.9 %         30.6 %

SELECTED RATIOS:
Return on average total assets(2)                          .85 %         (.47)%          .32 %        (4.54)%
Return on average shareholders' equity(2)                 6.75 %        (2.07)%         1.88 %       (11.14)%
Net interest margin                                       5.35 %         5.35 %         5.25 %         5.27 %
Shareholders' equity to total assets                     10.95 %        20.71 %        13.30 %        28.33 %
</TABLE>

(1)      James Monroe Bancorp did not have any nonperforming  loans,  other real
         estate owned, or charged off loans during any period presented.

(2)      Annualized for the three months ended March 31, 2000 and 1999.


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                                  THE OFFERING

GENERAL

         Securities  Offered. We are offering to sell newly issued shares of our
common stock at a price  currently  expected to be between $13.50 and $16.00 per
share. We intend to limit the aggregate  offering price of all shares offered to
$5,000,000, for an offering of between 312,500 and 370,370 shares. If the volume
of subscriptions exceeds the number of shares offered, we may also sell up to an
additional  $2,000,000 of newly issued shares of common stock,  or an additional
125,000 to 148,148 shares.

         No Minimum Offering. There is no minimum number of shares which must be
sold  in  the  offering.   The  offering  will  be   consummated  if  any  valid
subscriptions  are received,  unless the Board of Directors has  terminated  the
offering in its entirety.

         Expiration  Time.  Subscriptions to purchase shares must be received no
later than 5:00 p.m.,  Eastern time, on ____________,  2000, unless we terminate
the  offering  earlier  or extend it. We  reserves  the right to  terminate  the
offering at any time prior to _____________,  2000, or to extend the termination
date for up to three  periods  of  thirty  (30)  days  each,  without  notice to
subscribers.   Under  no  circumstances  will  we  extend  the  offering  beyond
_____________,  2000.  See "The Offering -- Procedure for  Subscribing to Common
Stock in the  Offering"  and " --  Acceptance  and  Refunding of  Subscriptions"
below.

         Minimum and Maximum  Subscription.  Investors  must  subscribe  for the
purchase of a minimum of 400 shares (for a minimum  investment of between $5,400
and  $6,400),  subject  to our  right to  permit  smaller  subscriptions  in our
discretion.  There is no maximum  number of shares  which any person or group of
affiliated persons will be permitted to purchase, subject to our right to reject
any  subscription  in whole or in  part.  In  considering  whether  to  accept a
subscription,  we may consider the number of shares purchased by a subscriber in
other capacities, the potential of the subscriber to do business with, or direct
business  to,  James Monroe  Bank,  and other  factors  relating to a particular
subscription, and the number of shares which have not been subscribed for at the
time a  subscription  is  accepted.  In  determining  whether to permit a larger
subscription,  we may also  consider  the  identity  of the  subscriber  and the
subscriber's intentions with respect to the operation,  management and direction
of James Monroe Bancorp.

         WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO ACCEPT OR REJECT ANY  SUBSCRIPTION  IN WHOLE OR
IN PART. IN DETERMINING WHETHER TO ACCEPT ANY SUBSCRIPTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART,
THE  DIRECTORS  MAY, IN THEIR SOLE  DISCRETION,  TAKE INTO  ACCOUNT THE ORDER IN
WHICH SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE RECEIVED, A SUBSCRIBER'S  POTENTIAL TO DO BUSINESS WITH,
OR TO DIRECT  CUSTOMERS  TO,  JAMES  MONROE  BANK AND OUR DESIRE TO HAVE A BROAD
DISTRIBUTION OF STOCK  OWNERSHIP,  AS WELL AS LEGAL OR REGULATORY  RESTRICTIONS.
NOTWITHSTANDING   OUR  UNFETTERED   RIGHT  OF  REJECTION,   ONCE  WE  RECEIVE  A
SUBSCRIPTION, IT IS IRREVOCABLE BY THE SUBSCRIBER.

PROCEDURE FOR SUBSCRIBING TO COMMON STOCK IN THE OFFERING

         Investors who wish to  participate  in the offering and invest in James
Monroe  Bancorp may do so by completing and signing the  subscription  agreement
accompanying this prospectus and delivering the completed  subscription prior to
the  termination of the offering,  together with payment in full of the offering
price of all shares for which you have subscribed. Payment in full must be by:

                  (a) check or bank draft drawn upon a U.S. bank; or
                  (b) postal, telegraphic or express money order,

in either case, payable to "James Monroe Bancorp, Inc. Escrow Account".

         The offering  price will be deemed to have been  received only upon (i)
clearance of any  uncertified  check,  or (ii) receipt of any certified check or
bank draft drawn upon a U.S. bank or of any postal, telegraphic or express money
order.  A postage  paid,  addressed  envelope is included  for the return of the
subscription  agreement.  If paying by uncertified  personal check,  please note
that the funds  paid  thereby  may take at least  five  business  days to clear.


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<PAGE>

Accordingly,  investors  who  wish  to  pay  the  offering  price  by  means  of
uncertified  personal check are urged to make payment sufficiently in advance of
the  termination  of the  offering to ensure that such  payment is received  and
clears by such date.  All funds  received in payment of the  subscription  price
will be deposited in the James Monroe  Bancorp,  Inc.  Escrow Account and, until
closing of the  offering,  will be invested  at the  direction  of James  Monroe
Bancorp.

         The  address  to  which  subscription  agreements  and  payment  of the
offering price should be delivered is:

                     Richard I. Linhart, Subscription Agent
                           James Monroe Bancorp, Inc.
                              3033 Wilson Boulevard
                            Arlington, Virginia 22201
                                  703.524.8100

         If the  amount  you send  with your  subscription  is  insufficient  to
purchase the number of shares that you indicate are being  subscribed for, or if
you do not specify the number of shares to be purchased, then you will be deemed
to have subscribed to purchase shares to the full extent of the payment tendered
(subject  only to the  reduction  to the  extent  necessary  to comply  with any
regulatory  limitation or conditions we impose in connection with the offering).
If the amount you send with your  subscription  exceeds the amount  necessary to
purchase the number of shares that you indicate are being  subscribed  for, then
you will be deemed to have  subscribed to purchase  shares to the full extent of
the excess payment  tendered  (subject only to reduction to the extent necessary
to comply with any regulatory  limitation or conditions we imposed in connection
with the  offering).  Notwithstanding  the  foregoing,  we reserve  the right to
reject, in whole or in part, any subscription.  In determining whether to accept
any  subscription,  in  whole or in  part,  the  directors  may,  in their  sole
discretion,  take into account the order in which subscriptions are received,  a
subscriber's  potential to do business  with,  or to direct  customers to, James
Monroe Bank and our desire to have a broad  distribution of stock ownership,  as
well as legal or regulatory  restrictions.  We may also consider the identity of
the subscriber and the  subscriber's  intentions  with respect to the operation,
management and direction of James Monroe Bancorp.

         FAILURE  TO INCLUDE  THE FULL  OFFERING  PRICE  WITH YOUR  SUBSCRIPTION
AGREEMENT MAY CAUSE US TO REJECT YOUR SUBSCRIPTION.

         The method of delivery of  subscription  agreements  and payment of the
offering price will be your election and risk. If you send your  subscription by
mail, we recommend that you use registered mail, return receipt  requested,  and
that you allow a sufficient  number of days to ensure  delivery and clearance of
payment prior to the termination date.

         We will decide all questions concerning the timeliness,  validity, form
and eligibility of subscription agreements,  and our decisions will be final and
binding.  James Monroe Bancorp, in its sole discretion,  may waive any defect or
irregularity  in any  subscription,  may permit any defect or irregularity to be
corrected  within  such  time  as we may  allow,  or may  reject  the  purported
subscription.  Subscription  agreements will not be deemed to have been received
or accepted until all irregularities  have been waived or cured within such time
as we determine  in our sole  discretion.  Neither  James  Monroe  Bancorp,  its
officers,  directors,  and agents,  the subscription  agent nor any other person
will be under any duty to give a subscriber notice of any defect or irregularity
in the submission of subscription agreements, or incur any liability for failure
to give such notice.

         SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR COMMON STOCK MAY NOT BE REVOKED BY SUBSCRIBERS.

ESCROW ACCOUNT; RELEASE OF FUNDS; NO INTEREST ON SUBSCRIPTION FUNDS

         All funds  received in payment of the  offering  price will be promptly
deposited  into an escrow account at James Monroe Bank subject to the control of
Neil Title,  Esquire,  Escrow Agent,  until  consummation  or termination of the
offering. Funds in the escrow account will be invested in short-term obligations
of  the  United  States  government  or a  sweep  account  collateralized  by US
government or agency  securities.  Subscription  funds will be released from the
escrow  account to James Monroe Bancorp only upon receipt by the escrow agent of
the  certification  of the President of James Monroe Bancorp that  subscriptions
relating to such funds have been  accepted  and that shares of common stock


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will be issued to  subscribers  in respect of such  subscriptions.  Earnings  on
funds in the escrow account will be retained by James Monroe Bancorp  whether or
not the offering is consummated.

         Subscriptions  for common stock which are received by the  subscription
agent  may  not  be  revoked.  No  interest  will  be  paid  to  subscribers  on
subscription  funds,  even if the offering is  terminated  in its entirety or an
individual  subscription is rejected. By submitting a subscription,  subscribers
will  forego  interest  they  otherwise  could have  earned on the funds for the
period  during  which  their  funds  are  held in  escrow.  Notwithstanding  the
foregoing,  interest  will  be  paid  to the  extent  that  law,  regulation  or
administrative policy of an investor's state of residence  specifically requires
in the event that the offering is not completed.  Prior to the time the offering
is completed or terminated,  we will be entitled to request,  from time to time,
that the escrow agent  distribute  accrued  earnings on the escrowed funds to us
for general corporate purposes.

ACCEPTANCE AND REFUNDING OF SUBSCRIPTIONS

         Subscription  agreements  are not binding on James Monroe Bancorp until
accepted by James Monroe Bancorp.  We reserves the right to reject,  in whole or
in part, in our sole discretion,  any subscription agreement or, if the offering
is oversubscribed,  to allot a lesser number of shares than the number for which
a person has  subscribed.  In determining  the number of shares to allot to each
subscriber in the event the offering is oversubscribed,  the directors, in their
sole  discretion,  may take into  account the order in which  subscriptions  are
received,  a subscriber's  potential to do business with, or to direct customers
to,  James  Monroe Bank,  and our desire to have a broad  distribution  of stock
ownership,  as well as legal or  regulatory  restrictions.  We will decide which
subscription  agreements to accept within ten days after the  termination of the
offering.  Once made, a subscription is irrevocable by the subscriber during the
period of the offering, including extensions, if any.

         We may elect,  at any time and from time to time,  to accept any or all
of the  subscriptions  which have been received to date,  issue shares of common
stock for those  subscriptions,  and continue  the offering  with respect to any
remaining shares.

         In the event that we reject all or a portion of any  subscription,  the
escrow agent will promptly refund to the subscriber by check sent by first-class
mail  all,  or  the  appropriate  portion,  of the  amount  submitted  with  the
subscription agreement, without interest or deduction, except that interest will
be paid to the extent that the law, regulation or administrative  policy of your
state of residence specifically requires. If the offering is not completed,  all
subscription  funds will be promptly  refunded  without  interest or  deduction,
except that interest will be paid if and to the extent that the law,  regulation
or administrative policy of your state of residence specifically requires.

         After all  refunds  have been made,  the  escrow  agent,  James  Monroe
Bancorp, James Monroe Bank and their respective directors,  officers, and agents
will have no  further  liabilities  to  subscribers.  Certificates  representing
shares duly subscribed and paid for will be issued as soon as practicable  after
funds are released to by the escrow agent.

LIMITED MARKET FOR COMMON STOCK

         Except  for  common  stock  held by our  directors  and  certain of our
executive  officers,  the common stock will be freely  transferable  immediately
upon issuance and will not be subject to any transfer  restrictions.  There does
not currently  exist an active or organized  public market for the common stock.
No  broker-dealers  currently  offer to make a market in the common  stock.  The
common  stock has been the  subject  of only  sporadic  trades.  There can be no
assurance that an over-the-counter  market will develop for the common stock. It
is not anticipated that the common stock will be listed on any stock exchange or
be designated  for trading on the Nasdaq system upon  completion of the offering
or in the immediate future.

DETERMINATION OF OFFERING PRICE

         The offering price has been  determined by the Board of Directors after
consideration  of  various  factors  which it  deemed  relevant.  These  factors
included,  among other  things,  our current  financial  condition and operating
performance  as  presented in our  financial  statements,  recent  trades of the
common stock,  the market  value,  and price to earnings and


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price to book value  ratios of the common stock of other  banking  organizations
which we deem comparable,  and pro forma financial  position after giving effect
to the offering.  NEITHER THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS NOR MANAGEMENT HAS EXPRESSED AN
OPINION OR HAS MADE ANY  RECOMMENDATION  AS TO WHETHER  ANYONE  SHOULD  PURCHASE
SHARES OF COMMON  STOCK IN THE  OFFERING.  ANY  DECISION TO INVEST IN THE COMMON
STOCK MUST BE MADE BY EACH INVESTOR  BASED UPON HIS OR HER OWN EVALUATION OF THE
OFFERING IN THE CONTEXT OF HIS OR HER BEST INTERESTS.

         There can be no assurance  that,  following  completion of the offering
and the issuance of the common stock,  you will be able to sell shares purchased
in the  offering  at a price  equal  to or  greater  than  the  offering  price.
Moreover,  until certificates for shares of common stock are delivered,  you may
not be able to sell the shares of common  stock that you have  purchased  in the
offering. See "-- Issuance of Common Stock" below.

INTENTIONS OF DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND OTHERS

         Our directors and executive officers have indicated that they intend to
subscribe  for an  aggregate  of 55,590  shares of common  stock in the offering
assuming  an  offering  price of $14.75  per  share.  Any  shares  purchased  by
directors and executive officers are intended to be held as an investment. These
intentions  are  not   commitments   and  could  change  based  upon  individual
circumstances.   See  "Share  Ownership  of  Directors,   Officers  and  Certain
Beneficial Owners" (page 35).

REGULATORY LIMITATION

         If you would own ten  percent  (10%) or more of our common  stock after
the offering (five percent (5%) in some  circumstances),  you may be required to
provide certain information to, or seek the prior approval of, state and federal
bank regulators.  We will not be required to issue shares of common stock in the
offering to any person who, in our  opinion,  would be required to obtain  prior
clearance or approval from any state or federal bank regulatory authority to own
or control such shares if, at the  termination  date, such clearance or approval
has not been obtained or any required waiting period has not expired. We reserve
the right to reduce or reject, in whole or in part, any subscription which would
require prior  regulatory  application or approval if such has not been obtained
prior to the termination  date. See "The Offering -- Acceptance and Refunding of
Subscriptions" (page 10).

RIGHT TO AMEND OR TERMINATE THE OFFERING

         We expressly reserve the right to amend the terms and conditions of the
offering.  In the event of a material  change to the terms of the  offering,  we
will file an amendment to the registration  statement,  of which this prospectus
is a part, and resolicit  subscribers to the extent  required by the SEC. In the
event of such a resolicitation,  all proceeds received will be returned promptly
to  any  subscriber  who  does  not  provide  the  subscription  agent  with  an
affirmative reconfirmation of the subscription.  We expressly reserve the right,
at any time prior to  delivery  of shares of common  stock  offered  hereby,  to
terminate  the offering if the offering is prohibited by law or regulation or if
the Board of Directors  concludes,  in its sole judgment,  that it is not in the
best  interests  of James  Monroe  Bancorp to complete  the  offering  under the
circumstances.  The offering may be  terminated by James Monroe  Bancorp  giving
oral or written  notice  thereof to the  subscription  agent and making a public
announcement thereof. If the offering is so terminated,  all funds received will
be promptly refunded, without interest.

ISSUANCE OF COMMON STOCK

         Certificates  representing  shares of  common  stock  purchased  in the
offering will be delivered to purchasers,  via registered or certified  mail, as
soon as  practicable  after the  expiration  time and after all  prorations  and
adjustments  contemplated  by the offering  have been  effected.  No  fractional
shares will be issued in the offering.

REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

         If you have questions or require additional  information concerning the
offering,  contact John R. Maxwell, President and Chief Executive Officer, James
Monroe Bancorp, Inc., or Richard I. Linhart,  Executive Vice President


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and Chief Operating Officer,  James Monroe Bank and James Monroe Bancorp,  Inc.,
3033 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22201, telephone 703.524.8100.

MANNER OF DISTRIBUTION

         Certain of our  directors  and  executive  officers  will assist in the
offering.  None of our directors and officers will receive compensation for such
services.  Such  directors and officers are not  authorized  to make  statements
about James Monroe  Bancorp or James Monroe Bank unless such  information is set
forth in this prospectus,  nor will they render investment  advice.  None of our
directors or executive  officers are registered as securities brokers or dealers
under the federal or  applicable  state  securities  laws (except for Richard I.
Linhart, who is registered as an issuer agent under various state laws), nor are
any of them  affiliated  with any broker or dealer.  Because they are not in the
business of either  effecting  securities  transactions for others or buying and
selling  securities for their own account,  they are not required to register as
brokers or dealers under the federal securities laws. In addition,  the proposed
activities  of  our   directors   and  executive   officers  are  excepted  from
registration pursuant to a specific safe-harbor provision under Rule 3a4-1 under
the  Securities  Exchange  Act  of  1934,  as  amended.   Substantially  similar
exemptions from  registration  are available under  applicable  state securities
laws.

         NO  BROKER-DEALER  OR OTHER  PERSON IS OBLIGATED TO PURCHASE ANY OF THE
SHARES OFFERED, OR TO FIND PURCHASERS FOR ANY SHARES.  THERE CAN BE NO ASSURANCE
THAT ANY MINIMUM NUMBER OF SHARES WILL BE SOLD.

                                 USE OF PROCEEDS

         The gross  proceeds to James Monroe Bancorp from the sale of the common
stock  offered  hereby will be $5,000,000 if all of the shares being offered are
sold,  and  $7,000,000 if all of the  oversubscription  shares are sold, in each
case before deducting expenses of the offering, which are estimated at $110,000.

         The proceeds of the offering  will be used to  strengthen  James Monroe
Bank's  capital  base and position it to continue to exceed  minimum  regulatory
capital  ratios,  which will allow for future  growth  through  expansion of its
existing  business.  We  plan  to use the net  proceeds  for  general  corporate
purposes,  which will include  immediate  contribution of at least $1,000,000 of
the  proceeds  to  James  Monroe  Bank  for use in its  lending  and  investment
activities.  The  balance  of the  funds  will  then be  invested  in  medium to
short-term  U.S.  Government and U.S.  Government  Agency  securities,  or other
investments we deem appropriate,  until the funds are needed for contribution to
the bank or for other corporate purposes.

         The offering  will enable  James  Monroe Bank to  establish  additional
branch  locations,  to  expand  into  desirable  market  areas,  and to  provide
increased lending services to its existing  customers and markets.  There can be
no assurance that any additional branches will be established, or if established
that  they  will be  successful.  Remaining  proceeds  of the  offering  will be
retained by James Monroe Bancorp for use as working  capital for holding company
operations  and/or possible future  contribution to James Monroe Bank in support
of its growth.  Pending such  investment,  the net proceeds may be invested in a
variety  of  short-term,   interest-bearing   assets  including   federal  funds
transactions, interest-bearing deposits in other banks and similar investments.


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                                 CAPITALIZATION

         The following table shows (i) the consolidated  capitalization of James
Monroe Bancorp at March 31, 2000; and (ii) the  consolidated  capitalization  of
James  Monroe  Bancorp on a pro forma  basis  giving  effect to the  issuance of
338,983  shares at a price of $14.75 per share in pro forma 1 and 474,576 shares
at a price of  $14.75  per  share in pro  forma  2, and the  receipt  of the net
proceeds from the offering of such shares, after deduction of estimated expenses
of the offering of $110,000,  as if the sale of the shares had been  consummated
on March 31, 2000.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                           At March 31, 2000
                                            ------------------------------------------------
                                                Actual        Pro Forma 1      Pro Forma 2
                                            --------------   --------------   --------------
                                                         (Dollars in thousands)
<S>                                       <C>              <C>              <C>
Shareholders' Equity:

  Common stock, par value $1.00 per
     share; 2,000,000 shares authorized;
     744,290    shares,    issued    and
     outstanding    actual,    1,083,273
     shares issued and  outstanding  pro
     forma  1,  and   1,218,866   shares
     issued and outstanding pro forma 2   $           744  $         1,083  $         1,219

  Capital surplus                                   6,698           11,249           13,113

  Retained earnings                                  (469)            (469)            (469)
  Accumulated other comprehensive income             (292)            (292)            (292)
                                            --------------   --------------   --------------
    Total shareholders' equity            $         6,681  $        11,571  $        13,571
                                            ==============   ==============   ==============
    Book value per share                  $          8.98  $         10.68  $         11.13
                                            ==============   ==============   ==============
</TABLE>
                         REGULATORY CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS

         For capital  adequacy  purposes,  the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve  requires  state  member banks such as James Monroe Bank to maintain two
separate capital ratios,  both of which compare certain capital account items to
total assets and  off-balance-sheet  instruments,  as adjusted to reflect  their
relative  credit  risks  ("Total  Risk-Weighted   Assets").   These  are  called
"Risk-Based Capital Ratios." The first of these is the "Total Risk-Based Capital
Ratio," which  compares the total capital  account,  which may include a limited
amount of general reserves for loan losses to Total  Risk-Weighted  Assets.  The
minimum  level  for this  ratio  is 8.0%.  The  second  of these is the  "Tier 1
Risk-Based  Capital  Ratio," where "Tier 1 Capital,"  (which must  constitute at
least one-half of total capital)  defined as common equity,  retained  earnings,
non-cumulative  perpetual  preferred  stock and a limited  amount of  cumulative
perpetual  preferred stock,  less goodwill,  is compared to Total  Risk-Weighted
Assets. The minimum level for this ratio is 4.0%.

         The Federal Reserve also has established an additional capital adequacy
guideline  referred to as the "Leverage Capital Ratio," which measures the ratio
of Tier 1 Capital (as defined above) to total assets,  less  goodwill.  Although
the most  highly-rated bank holding companies are required to maintain a minimum
Leverage Capital Ratio of 3.0%, such as James Monroe Bancorp,  most bank holding
companies are required to maintain  Leverage Capital Ratios of 4.0% to 5.0%. The
actual  required  ratio is  based on the  Federal  Reserve's  assessment  of the
individual  bank  holding   company's  asset  quality,   earnings   performance,
interest-rate risk and liquidity. There can be no assurance, however, that James
Monroe Bancorp will not be required to maintain a higher Leverage Capital Ratio.
See  "Supervision  and  Regulation  -- James  Monroe  Bank --  Capital  Adequacy
Guidelines" (page 30).

         The Federal  Reserve  has also  promulgated  regulations  and adopted a
statement of policy  regarding the capital  adequacy of bank holding  companies,
such as James Monroe Bancorp. These guidelines,  which are substantially similar
to those adopted by the Federal  Reserve for state member banks,  will not apply
to James Monroe  Bancorp until its has total assets of $150 million,  has public
debt or engages in certain highly leveraged activities.

         The following table sets forth the actual regulatory  capital ratios of
James Monroe Bancorp and James Monroe Bank at March 31, 2000, and as adjusted to
give effect to the receipt of the  estimated  net proceeds  from the sale of the
common stock offered hereby, based on the assumptions set forth in the footnotes
and James Monroe Bancorp incurring expenses of $110,000 in the offering.  The as
adjusted capital ratios are calculated assuming that all amounts contributed

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are invested in assets having a 100% risk weighting under applicable  regulatory
capital  calculations.  If the assets actually invested in are assumed to have a
lower risk weighting, the adjusted capital ratios will be higher.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                March 31, 2000
                                     ----------------------------------------------------------------
                                          Actual        As Adjusted      As Adjusted       Regulatory
                                                            1(1)             2(2)           Minimum(3)
                                     --------------    ------------      ------------     -----------
<S>                                       <C>              <C>              <C>                <C>
JAMES MONROE BANCORP:
Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio            17.4 %           28.4 %           32.7 %             8.0 %
Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital Ratio           16.4 %           27.5 %           31.8 %             4.0 %
Leverage Capital Ratio                    13.1 %           20.6 %           23.2 %         3.0-5.0 %

JAMES MONROE BANK:
Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio            17.4 %           19.7 %           19.7 %             8.0 %
Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital Ratio           16.4 %           18.7 %           18.7 %             4.0 %
Leverage Capital Ratio                    13.2 %           14.8 %           14.8 %         3.0-5.0 %
----------------
</TABLE>

(1)      Assumes the sale of 338,983 shares in the offering at a price of $14.75
         per share  and the  immediate  contribution  of $1.0  million  to James
         Monroe Bank.

(2)      Assumes the sale of 474,576 shares in the offering at a price of $14.75
         per share  and the  immediate  contribution  of $1.0  million  to James
         Monroe Bank.

(3)      The regulatory  capital ratios set forth in the table are not currently
         applicable to James Monroe Bancorp.  They will become  applicable after
         it has at least  $150,000,000  in total  assets,  has public debt or it
         engages in certain highly leveraged activities.

                      MARKET FOR COMMON STOCK AND DIVIDENDS

         There does not currently  exist an organized  public trading market for
shares of James Monroe  Bancorp  common  stock.  Trading in the common stock has
been sporadic,  and consists mainly of private trades conducted without brokers.
We are aware of 12 trades of the common  stock since June 1998,  when the common
stock of James Monroe Bank was first  issued,  at prices  ranging from $10.00 to
$12.25 per share. The last trade known to us was a trade of 300 shares at $12.25
per share on March 29,  2000.  There may be other  trades of which we are either
not aware, or with respect to which we are not aware of the price.  These trades
and  transactions do not  necessarily  reflect the intrinsic or market values of
the common  stock.  As of March 31, 2000,  there were  744,290  shares of common
stock outstanding, held by approximately 467 shareholders of record.

         As of March 31, 2000,  there were options to purchase 110,130 shares of
common stock outstanding pursuant to our stock option plans, of which 52,199 are
presently exercisable.

         Set forth  below is certain  financial  information  relating  to James
Monroe  Bancorp's  share  price  history for the each  quarter  since the second
quarter of 1998.  Information  for the period  prior to July 1, 1999  represents
trades in the  common  stock of James  Monroe  Bank.  High and low sales  prices
reflect trades known to James Monroe Bancorp, and do not necessarily reflect all
trades which occurred.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                      2000                    1999                   1998
               ------------------      ------------------      ----------------
Period Ended     High       Low         High        Low         High      Low
               -------    -------      -------    -------      ------   -------
<S>           <C>        <C>          <C>        <C>          <C>      <C>
March 31       $ 12.25    $ 10.00      $ 11.00    $ 11.00      $ N/A    $ N/A
June 30                                $ 11.00    $ 11.00      $ N/A    $ N/A
September 30                           $ 12.00    $ 11.25      $10.00   $ 10.00
December 31                            $ 12.00    $ 12.00      $11.00   $ 10.00
</TABLE>

         Dividends.  Holders  of  the  common  stock  are  entitled  to  receive
dividends as and when declared by the Board of Directors.  James Monroe  Bancorp
has not paid cash dividends since it became the holding company for James Monroe
Bank,  and prior to that time James Monroe Bank did not pay any cash  dividends,
each  electing to retain

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earnings  to support  growth.  We  currently  intend to  continue  the policy of
retaining dividends to support growth for the immediate future. Future dividends
will depend  primarily upon James Monroe Bank's earnings,  financial  condition,
and need for funds, as well as applicable governmental policies and regulations.
There can be no assurance  that we will have  earnings at a level  sufficient to
support the  payment of  dividends,  or that we will in the future  elect to pay
dividends.  As James  Monroe Bank is the primary  source of funds for payment of
dividends by James  Monroe  Bancorp,  the  inability of James Monroe Bank to pay
dividends  could  adversely  affect the ability of James  Monroe  Bancorp to pay
dividends.

         Regulations  of the Federal  Reserve and  Virginia law place a limit on
the amount of dividends James Monroe Bank may pay without prior approval.  Prior
regulatory  approval is required to pay  dividends  which  exceed  James  Monroe
Bank's net profits for the current  year plus its  retained  net profits for the
preceding two calendar years, less required  transfers to surplus.  At March 31,
2000  dividends  may not be paid  without  prior  approval.  State  and  federal
regulatory  authorities  also have  authority  to  prohibit  a bank from  paying
dividends if they deem such payment to be an unsafe or unsound practice.

         The Federal  Reserve has  established  guidelines  with  respect to the
maintenance  of  appropriate  levels  of  capital  by  registered  bank  holding
companies.  Compliance with such standards,  as presently in effect,  or as they
may be amended from time to time,  could  possibly limit the amount of dividends
that James Monroe Bancorp may pay in the future.  In 1985,  the Federal  Reserve
issued a policy  statement  on the  payment of cash  dividends  by bank  holding
companies.  In the  statement,  the Federal  Reserve  expressed  its view that a
holding company  experiencing  earnings weaknesses should not pay cash dividends
exceeding  its net income,  or which could only be funded in ways that  weakened
the holding company's financial health, such as by borrowing.

         As a depository  institution,  the deposits of which are insured by the
FDIC,  James Monroe Bank may not pay dividends or distribute  any of its capital
assets while it remains in default on any assessment due the FDIC.  James Monroe
Bank is not currently in default under any of its obligations to the FDIC.

                      MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
                OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

         The  following  discussion  provides  information  about the results of
operations and financial  condition,  liquidity,  and capital resources of James
Monroe Bancorp and should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial
statements for the year ended December 31, 1999.

         In addition,  in reading and  understanding  the information  contained
herein, it should be noted that our wholly owned subsidiary,  James Monroe Bank,
was chartered and commenced business on June 8, 1998. Therefore, the information
contained herein for 1998 represents  approximately  seven months of operations,
1999  was our  first  full  year of  operations,  and;  therefore,  the two year
comparisons of operations are not meaningful.

OVERVIEW

         The  strategic  vision of the newly  chartered  James Monroe Bank,  our
wholly owned  subsidiary,  was to focus on growing the bank by  concentrating on
lending to small and medium size businesses in Northern Virginia. While we offer
all the typical retail or consumer products at competitive  prices, this segment
of business is not the primary focus.  James Monroe Bancorp  attempts to develop
business and grow by offering nearly all the products and services of the larger
financial  institutions at similar  competitive prices to commercial  customers,
but  attempts to provide a higher  level of  personalized  service with less fee
charges.  We do  not  currently  offer  services  such  as  insurance  products,
securities sales, or single family first trust real estate loans.

         James Monroe Bank started with nine employees,  one location,  and $7.4
million of capital.  It currently has 16 full-time and 3 part-time employees and
two locations.  We have grown significantly  faster than the initial projections
and achieved  profitability  much earlier than expected.  Assets have grown from
zero when operations  commenced on June 8, 1998 to $23.5 million at December 31,
1998,  $49.6 million at December 31, 1999, and reached $61.3  million,  at March
31, 2000.  During  these same  periods  deposits  grew to $16.8  million,  $42.8
million,


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<PAGE>

and $54.3  million,  respectively,  while  loans  grew to $12.8  million,  $31.0
million,  and $37.6  million,  respectively.  Deposit  growth has outpaced  loan
growth and therefore we have generated excess liquidity,  which we have invested
in high quality  government  agency  securities,  corporate  bonds,  and federal
funds.

         We have  attempted to offer  competitive  loan and deposit  rates.  The
deposit mix is such that we have  funded our assets with low cost core  deposits
and have not been reliant on high cost or large denomination time deposits. This
has translated  into a strong net interest  margin of 5.27% for 1998,  5.25% for
1999,  and 5.35% for the first quarter of 1999 and the first quarter of 2000. As
a result,  the Company had its first month of  profitability  in March 1999, and
has earned a profit each month thereafter.  While we lost $452,000 for the seven
month  period ended  December 31, 1998,  we earned a profit of $125,000 in 1999.
For the first  quarter of 1999 we lost $34,000 but earned  $112,000 in the first
quarter of 2000.  See "Risk  Factors"  (page 3) and  "Business  of James  Monroe
Bancorp and James Monroe Bank -- Proposed Legislation" (page 28).

         In the first  twenty-two  months of operations  through March 31, 2000,
asset  quality  has been  exceptional.  We have not had a loan  charged-off,  or
classified  a loan as  nonaccrual,  nor  has  any  loan  been  restructured.  In
addition, no loan has been over 30-days past-due.

NET INTEREST INCOME

         Net interest income is the difference  between interest and fees earned
on assets and the interest paid on deposits and borrowings.  Net interest income
is one of the major determining factors in a financial institution's performance
as it is the  principal  source of earnings.  Table 1 presents  average  balance
sheets and a net interest  income analysis for the quarter ended March 31, 2000,
compared  with the quarter  ended March 31, 1999,  and for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1999 compared with the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998 (a seven
month period from the date James Monroe Bank opened for business).  James Monroe
Bancorp did not have any tax exempt income during any period presented.

         As reflected in Table 1, net interest  income  increased  $294,000,  or
81%,  from  $363,000  for the first  quarter of 1999 to  $657,000  for the first
quarter of 2000. The increase was due primarily to the increase in average total
earning  assets,  and average loans in particular.  Total average earning assets
increased by $22 million,  or 80.9%, from the first quarter of 1999 to the first
quarter of 2000, and the yield on earning  assets  increased by 79 basis points.
Average loans outstanding grew by $17.5 million, or 114.5% and the yield on such
loans increased by 31 basis points. Also contributing to the increase in earning
assets on a quarter  to quarter  basis was the  increase  in taxable  securities
which  increased $5.7 million and a 53 basis point increase in the average yield
on securities.

         In  comparing  fiscal year 1999 to 1998,  the  increase in net interest
income of  $1,442,000,  or  299.2%,  can be  attributed  to the  growth in total
earning assets. Since James Monroe Bank was chartered and opened for business on
June 8,  1998,  fiscal  year 1998 is  comprised  of seven  months of  operations
compared with the full year of operations in 1999.

         Table 2 shows the  composition of the net change in net interest income
for the periods  indicated,  as  allocated  between  the change in net  interest
income due to changes  in the  volume of average  assets and the  changes in net
interest income due to changes in interest  rates. As the table shows,  for both
the  comparison  of net interest  income for the first  quarter of 2000 compared
with the first  quarter of 1999 and for fiscal  year 2000  compared  with fiscal
year 1999, the increase in net interest income is almost entirely due to changes
in the  volume of  earning  assets  and  interest-bearing  liabilities.  The net
interest margin for the  quarter-to-quarter  comparison held steady at 5.35% and
thus very little of the change in net  interest  income is due to net changes in
interest rates.

         In  comparing  1999 with 1998,  the same holds  true  although  the net
interest  margin did decline  slightly,  by 2 basis  points,  from 5.27% for the
short year 1998 to 5.25% for the full year 1999.

         As discussed  further  below,  interest rates changed a number of times
during the period of June 1998 through March 31, 2000,  yet we have been able to
maintain a stable,  yet strong, net interest margin of 5.27% in 1998, a 5.25% in
1999 and a 5.35% margin for the first quarter of 1999 and 2000.



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TABLE 1
CONSOLIDATED AVERAGE BALANCES, YIELDS AND RATES
(Dollars in thousands)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                  March 31, 2000                    March 31, 1999
                                          -----------------------------      ----------------------------
                                          Average                 Yield/     Average               Yield/
                                          Balance     Interest     Rate      Balance    Interest    Rate
                                          -------     --------     ----      -------    --------    ----
<S>                                       <C>         <C>           <C>     <C>         <C>        <C>
ASSETS
Loans:
     Commercial                           $ 16,812    $    361      8.64%   $  6,499    $    143   8.85%
     Commercial real estate                 12,676         328     10.41       6,246         143   9.21
     Consumer                                3,239          68      8.44       2,514          55   8.80
                                          --------    --------              --------    --------
          Total Loans                       32,727         757      9.30      15,259         341   8.99
Taxable securities                          13,829         224      6.51       8,141         121   5.98
Federal funds sold                           2,814          40      5.72       3,890          49   5.07
                                          --------    --------              --------    --------
                  TOTAL EARNING ASSETS    $ 49,370    $  1,021      8.32%   $ 27,290    $    511   7.53%
Less allowance for loan losses                (381)                             (155)
Cash and due from banks                      3,053                             1,317
Premises and equipment, net                    722                               488
Other assets                                   524                               195
                                          --------                          --------
                          TOTAL ASSETS    $ 53,288                          $ 29,135
                                          ========                          ========

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Interest-bearing demand deposits          $  3,124    $     16      2.06%   $  2,092    $      6   1.15%
Money market deposit accounts               18,646         205      4.42       9,738          94   3.88
Savings accounts                               308           2      2.61         174           1   2.31
Time deposits                               10,799         141      5.25       3,795          47   4.98
                                          --------    --------              --------    --------
     TOTAL INTEREST-BEARING LIABILITIES   $ 32,877    $    364      4.45%   $ 15,799    $    148   3.77%

Net interest income and net yield on
  interest earning assets                             $    657      5.35%               $    363   5.35%
                                                      ========                          ========

Noninterest-bearing demand deposits       $ 13,541                          $  6,521
Other liabilities                              238                               157
Stockholders' equity                         6,632                             6,658
                                          --------                          --------
          TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
          STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY            $ 53,288                          $ 29,135
                                          ========                          ========
</TABLE>


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<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
      Year Ended December 31, 1999          Seven Months Ended December 31, 1998
      ----------------------------          ------------------------------------
     Average                   Yield/        Average                      Yield/
     Balance       Interest     Rate         Balance        Interest       Rate
     -------       --------     ----         -------        --------       ----
<S>              <C>            <C>        <C>             <C>             <C>
  $     10,012   $       865    8.64 %     $     1,667     $      155      9.30 %
         8,672           850    9.80             1,462            145      9.92
         3,517           293    8.33               419             40      9.55
  ------------   -----------               -----------     ----------
        22,201         2,008    9.04             3,548            340      9.58
        10,176           622    6.11               700             39      5.57
         4,268           215    5.04             4,899            251      5.12
  ------------   -----------               -----------     ----------
  $     36,645   $     2,845    7.76 %     $     9,147     $      630      6.89 %
          (242)                                    (31)
         2,261                                     500
           508                                     286
           353                                      63
   -----------                              ----------
        39,525                                   9,965
   ===========                              ==========

  $      2,738   $        41    1.50 %     $       543     $       12      2.21 %
        13,614           556    4.08             1,676             75      4.47
           255             7    2.75                65              2      3.08
         6,338           317    5.00             1,118             59      5.28
   -----------   -----------                ----------       ---------
  $     22,945   $       921    4.01 %     $     3,402     $      148      4.35 %

                 $     1,924    5.25 %                     $      482      5.27 %
                   ==========                                =========

  $      9,760                             $     2,477
           160                                      29
         6,660                                   4,057
    ----------                              ----------
  $     39,525                             $     9,965
    ==========                              ==========
</TABLE>


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INTEREST INCOME

         The following table  indicates  changes in interest income and interest
expense  attributable  to  changes  in  average  volume  and  average  rates  in
comparison  with the same period in the preceding  year.  The change in interest
due to  combined  rate-volume  variance  has been  allocated  to rate and volume
changes in proportion to the absolute dollar amounts of the changes in each.

TABLE 2
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                           March 2000 vs. March 1999                         1999 vs. 1998
                                  ----------------------------------------    --------------------------------------
                                                  Due to Change in Average                  Due to Change in Average
                                   Increase or    ------------------------    Increase or   ------------------------
                                   (Decrease)         Volume       Rate        (Decrease)       Volume        Rate
                                  ----------------------------------------    --------------------------------------
<S>                                     <C>             <C>          <C>          <C>            <C>           <C>
EARNING ASSETS:
Loans                                   $   416         404          12           $  1,668       1,686         (18)
Taxable securities                          103          91          12                583         579           4
Federal funds sold                           (9)        (17)          8                (36)        (32)         (4)
                                  --------------------------------------       -------------------------------------
     Total interest income                  510         478          32              2,215       2,233         (18)
                                  --------------------------------------       -------------------------------------

INTEREST-BEARING LIABILITIES:
Interest-bearing demand deposits             10           4           6                 29          32          (3)
Money market deposit accounts               111          96          15                481         487          (6)
Savings deposits                              1           1           0                  5           5          (0)
Time deposits                                94          91           3                258         261          (3)
                                  --------------------------------------       -------------------------------------
     Total interest expense                 216         192          24                773         785         (12)
                                  --------------------------------------       -------------------------------------
          Net Interest Income           $   294     $   286      $    8           $  1,442    $  1,447     $    (6)
                                  ======================================       =====================================
</TABLE>

         First Quarter 2000 versus First Quarter 1999. Interest income increased
$510,000 to $1,021,000 nearly doubling the interest income for the first quarter
of 1999 of  $511,000.  This  improvement  was almost  entirely the result of the
increase in loans and  securities.  The increase in the yield on earning  assets
from 7.53% to 8.32% contributed $32,000 to the increase.  In the early stages of
James  Monroe  Bank's  existence,  it had a high  level  of  Federal  funds  and
securities. As it matured and more loans were made, a lower percentage of assets
were in Federal funds. Thus, the change in the mix of earning assets contributed
to the improvement in the overall yield.

         1999 versus 1998. As can be seen from the table above,  the increase in
interest income during 1999 of $2,215,000,  or 351.6%, over 1998 is entirely due
to the increase in the volume of earning  assets.  This growth in earning assets
is a  combination  of the fact that 1998 was a seven  month  fiscal year and the
second factor is that we have experienced exceptional and consistent growth from
month to month since inception.

INTEREST EXPENSE

         First Quarter 2000 versus First Quarter 1999.  Interest expense for the
first quarter of 2000 was $364,000,  an increase of approximately  $216,000,  or
146%,  over  interest  expense for the first  quarter of 1999.  The  increase is
attributable  principally  to the $17.1  million  increase in  interest  bearing
deposits, augmented by a 63 basis point increase in average yield.

         1999 versus 1998.  Interest expense for 1999 was $921,000,  compared to
$148,000 for the seven month period  ending  December 31, 1998.  The increase is
due entirely to the growth in interest  bearing  liabilities as the bank matured
and reflecting the fact that 1999 represented a full year of operations.


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<PAGE>

PROVISION AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES

         The provision for loan losses is based upon  management's  judgement as
to the adequacy of the allowance to absorb  future  possible  losses.  Since the
Company is a de novo bank,  it has no history of loan  losses.  The Company also
has not had any nonaccrual loans,  loans past due 90-days or more,  restructured
loans,  other real estate  owned or  foreclosed  properties.  At March 31, 2000,
there were no loans which were performing but as to which  information  known to
us caused management to have serious doubts as to the ability of the borrower to
comply with the current loan repayment terms. In determining the adequacy of the
allowance, the value and adequacy of the collateral is considered as well as the
growth and composition of the portfolio.  Consideration  is given to the results
of examinations and evaluations of the overall  portfolio by senior  management,
external auditors,  and regulatory examiners.  At the present time the Company's
policy is to build the allowance as a percentage of total loans to approximately
1% to 1.20%.  Management  considers the allowance to be adequate for the periods
presented.

         The accompany  tables reflect the  composition of the loan portfolio at
March 31, 2000 and March 31,  1999,  and for the years ended in 1999 and 1998, a
history of net  charge-offs and the allocation of the allowance by loan category
for the same periods.

TABLE 3

         The following table presents the activity in the allowance for loan and
lease  losses for the  quarters  ended  March 31, 2000 and 1999 and for the year
ended December 31, 1999 and seven months ended December 31, 1998.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>                                                                   Year Ended        Seven Months
                                      Three Months Ended March 31,         December 31,    Ended December 31,
                                     -------------------------------      ---------------  -------------------
(Dollars in thousands)                   2000             1999                 1999               1998
                                     --------------   --------------      ---------------  -------------------
<S>                                <C>              <C>                 <C>              <C>
Balance, January 1                 $           363  $           132     $            132 $                  0
Provision for loan losses                       56               60                  231                  132
Loan charge-offs                                 0                0                    0                    0
Loan recoveries                                  0                0                    0                    0
                                     --------------   --------------      ---------------  -------------------
     Net charge-offs                             0                0                    0                    0
                                     --------------   --------------      ---------------  -------------------
Balance End of Period              $           419  $           192     $            363 $                132
                                     ==============   ==============      ===============  ===================
</TABLE>

TABLE 4

         The  following  table shows the  allocation  of the  allowance for loan
losses at the dates  indicated.  The  allocation of portions of the allowance to
specific  categories of loans is not intended to be indicative of future losses,
and does not restrict the use of the  allowance to absorb losses in any category
of loans.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                              Year Ended           Seven Months Ended
                                             March 31,                        December 31,             December 31,
                             -----------------------------------------    ---------------------   ---------------------
(in thousands)                       2000                  1999                   1999                    1998
                             --------------------   ------------------    ---------------------   ---------------------
                               Amount   Percent(1)   Amount   Percent(1)    Amount   Percent(1)     Amount    Percent(1)
                             ---------- ---------   --------- --------    ---------- ----------   ----------- ---------
<S>                         <C>        <C>         <C>       <C>         <C>        <C>          <C>         <C>
Commercial                  $       199      48.9% $       76     39.6%   $      178       50.9% $         58      44.3%
Commercial real estate              189      43.9          84     43.8           134       35.6            55      41.6
Consumer                             31       7.2          32     16.6            51       13.5            19      14.1
Other                                 0       0.0           0        0             0        0.0             0       0.0
                             ---------- ---------   --------- --------    ---------- ----------   ----------- ---------
     Balance End of Period  $       419       100% $      192      100%   $      363        100% $        132       100%
                             ========== =========   ========= ========    ========== ==========   =========== =========
</TABLE>

(1)  Represents percentage of loans in each category to total loans.


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TABLE 5

         Table 5 shows the maturities of the loan portfolio and the  sensitivity
of loans to interest rate  fluctuations at March 31, 2000.  Maturities are based
on the earlier of  contractual  maturities or rate  repricing.  Demand loans and
loans with no contractual maturity are reported in as due in one year or less.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
(Dollars in thousands)                                       March 31, 2000
                               --------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                    After One Year
                               One Year or Less   Through Five Years   After Five Years        Total
                               -----------------  ------------------   -----------------   --------------
<S>                            <C>               <C>                 <C>                 <C>
Commercial                     $          7,422  $            5,100  $                -  $        12,522
Government Guaranteed Loans                   -                   -                 350              350
Commercial real estate                    7,118              10,330               2,589           20,037
Consumer loans                            2,587               1,676                 407            4,670
Overdrafts                                   59                   -                   -                -
                                 ---------------   -----------------   -----------------   --------------
                Total Loans    $         17,127  $           17,106  $            3,346  $        37,579
                                 ===============   =================   =================   ==============

Loans with :
    Fixed Rate                 $          9,294  $           16,089  $            2,076  $        27,459
    Variable Rate                         7,833               1,017               1,270           10,120
                                 ---------------   -----------------   -----------------   --------------
                      Total    $         17,127  $           17,106  $            3,346  $        37,579
                                 ===============   =================   =================   ==============
</TABLE>

LOANS

         The loan  portfolio  is the  largest  component  of earning  assets and
accounts for the greatest portion of total interest  income.  At March 31, 2000,
total loans were $37.6 million, a 108% increase from March 31, 1999. In general,
loans are  internally  generated  with the  exception of a small  percentage  of
participation  loans  purchased from other local  community  banks,  and lending
activity is confined  to our market of  Northern  Virginia.  We do not engage in
highly leveraged transactions or foreign lending activities.

         Loans in the  commercial  category,  as well as commercial  real estate
mortgages,  consist  primarily of short-term  (five year or less final maturity)
and/or floating rate commercial  loans made to small to medium-sized  companies.
We do not have any agricultural loans in the portfolio. There are no substantial
loan concentrations to any one industry or to any one borrower.

         Consumer  loans  consist  primarily of secured  installment  credits to
individuals,  residential  construction  loans secured by a first deed of trust,
home equity loans, or home improvement loans. The consumer portfolio  represents
7% of the loan portfolio at March 31, 2000.

TABLE 6

         The following  table presents the  composition of the loan portfolio by
type of loan at the dates indicated.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                              March 31,                       December 31,
                                     ----------------------------    -------------------------------
(Dollars in thousands)                   2000           1999             1999              1998
                                     -------------   ------------    --------------    -------------
<S>                                <C>             <C>             <C>               <C>
Commercial                         $       17,284  $       7,163   $        14,748   $        5,639
Government Guaranteed Loans                 1,043              -             1,064                -
Commercial real estate                     16,502          7,922            11,010            5,308
Consumer loans                              2,691          3,004             4,178            1,802
Overdrafts                                     59              1                39               20
                                     -------------   ------------    --------------    -------------
                      Total Loans  $       37,579  $      18,090   $        31,039   $       12,769
                                     =============   ============    ==============    =============
</TABLE>

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INVESTMENT SECURITIES

         The  carrying  value of James  Monroe  Bancorp's  securities  portfolio
increased  $5.9 million to $14.6 million at March 31, 2000 from the same quarter
a year  earlier.  From  December 31, 1998 to December 31,  1999,  the  portfolio
increased $9.5 million to $13.5 million. James Monroe Bancorp currently, and for
all periods shown,  classifies its entire securities  portfolio as Available For
Sale.  Increases in the portfolio  have  occurred  whenever  deposit  growth has
outpaced  loan  demand  and the  forecast  for  loan  growth  is such  that  the
investment  of  excess  liquidity  in  investment   securities  (as  opposed  to
short-term  investments  such as federal  funds) is warranted.  In general,  our
investment philosophy is to acquire high quality government agency securities or
high-grade corporate bonds, with a maturity of five years or less in the case of
fixed rate securities. In the case of mortgaged-backed securities, the policy is
to invest only in those  securities  whose average expected life is projected to
be five years or less. To the extent  possible the Company  attempts to "ladder"
the maturities of such securities.

TABLE 7

         The following table provides  information  regarding the composition of
our investment portfolio at the dates indicated.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                               At March 31                          At December 31,
                                         ----------------------      ------------------------------------------------
                                                  2000                      1999                      1998
                                                 ------                   --------                  --------
(Dollars in thousands)                     Balance    Percent(1)      Balance    Percent(1)     Balance    Percent(1)
                                         ----------  -----------     ---------  -----------    ---------  -----------
<S>                                     <C>          <C>             <C>        <C>           <C>        <C>
INVESTMENTS AVAILABLE FOR SALE (AT
ESTIMATED MARKET VALUE):

U.S. Government Agency obligations      $    11,263           78%    $  11,407         84%    $    3,767         94%
Mortgage-backed securities                    1,954           13         1,911         14              0          0
Corporate debt securities                       996            7             0          0              0          0
                                          ----------  -----------    ----------  ---------     ----------  ---------
                                             14,213           98        13,318         99          3,767         94
                                          ----------  -----------    ----------  ---------     ----------  ---------
Other investments                               345            2           200          1            221          6
                                          ----------  -----------    ----------  ---------     ----------  ---------
Total                                   $    14,558          100%    $  13,518        100%    $    3,988        100%
                                          ==========  ===========    ==========  =========     ==========  =========
</TABLE>

(1)  Represents percentage of investments in each category to total investments.

TABLE 8

         The  following   table  presents  the  amount  and  maturities  of  the
investment securities in our portfolio at March 31, 2000.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                     Years to Maturity
                                 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Dollars in thousands)                                 Over 1 through 5         Over 5 through 10
                                 Within 1 Year              Years                     Years              Over 10 Years
                                 --------------       -----------------        ------------------      ------------------
                                 Amount   Yield       Amount      Yield        Amount       Yield      Amount       Yield
                                 ------   -----       ------      -----        ------       -----      ------       -----
<S>                            <C>          <C>    <C>          <C>        <C>           <C>         <C>         <C>
INVESTMENTS AVAILABLE FOR SALE
(AT ESTIMATED  MARKET VALUE):
U. S. Government Agency        $      -     0.00%  $   11,263%  $   6.19%  $         -%  $    0.00%  $       -%  $    0.00%
Mortgage-backed securities            -        -            -          -         1,479        6.36         475        6.37
Corporate bonds                       -        -          996       7.27             -                       -
                                 -------   ------   ----------   --------    ----------   ---------   ---------   ---------
     Total Debt Securities
        Available-for-Sale     $      -     0.00%  $   12,259%  $   6.27%   $    1,479%  $    6.36%  $     475%  $   6.37%%
                                 =======             =========                =========                ========
</TABLE>

LIQUIDITY AND INTEREST RATE SENSITIVITY MANAGEMENT

         The primary objectives of asset and liability management are to provide
for the safety of depositor and investor funds, assure adequate  liquidity,  and
maintain an appropriate  balance between interest  sensitive  earning assets and
interest bearing liabilities.  Liquidity management involves the ability to meet
the cash  flow  requirements


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<PAGE>

of  customers  who may be  depositors  wanting to  withdraw  funds or  borrowers
needing  assurance that sufficient  funds will be available to meet their credit
needs.

         We define  liquidity  for these  purposes  as the ability to raise cash
quickly at a  reasonable  cost without  principal  loss.  The primary  liquidity
measurement we utilize is called the Basic Surplus,  which captures the adequacy
of our access to  reliable  sources of cash  relative  to the  stability  of our
funding mix of deposits.  Accordingly,  we have established borrowing facilities
with other banks  (Federal  funds) and the Federal  Home Loan Bank as sources of
liquidity in addition to the deposits.

         The Basic Surplus  approach  enables us to adequately  manage liquidity
from both a tactical and  contingency  perspectives.  At December 31, 1999,  our
Basic Surplus ratio (net access to cash and secured  borrowings) as a percentage
of total assets was 27% compared to the present internal minimum guideline range
of 7% to 10%.

         Financial institutions utilize a number of methods to evaluate interest
rate risk.  Methods range from the original  static gap analysis (the difference
between interest sensitive assets and interest sensitive  liabilities  repricing
during  the same  period,  measured  at a  specific  point in time),  to running
multiple  simulations  of  potential  interest  rate  scenarios,  to rate  shock
analysis, to highly complicated duration analysis.

         One tool that we  utilize in  managing  our  interest  rate risk is the
matched funding matrix  depicted in the  accompanying  table.  The matrix arrays
repricing  opportunities along a time line for both assets and liabilities.  The
longest  term,  most fixed rate  sources  are  presented  in the upper left hand
corner while the shorter term, most variable rate items,  are at the lower left.
Similarly, uses of funds are arranged across the top moving from left to right.

         The body of the matrix is derived by allocating  the longest fixed rate
funding  sources to the  longest  fixed rate assets and  shorter  term  variable
sources to shorter term variable  uses.  The result is a graphical  depiction of
the time  periods  over  which we expect  to  experience  exposure  to rising or
falling rates. Since the scales of the liability and assets sides are identical,
all  numbers in the  matrix  would fall  within  the  diagonal  lines if we were
perfectly matched across all repricing time frames. Numbers outside the diagonal
lines  represent two general types of  mismatches:  liability  sensitive in time
frames when  numbers are to the left of the  diagonal  line and asset  sensitive
when numbers are to the right of the diagonal line.

         As can be seen in the  Table 9 below,  we are  asset  sensitive  in the
short term and then  become  slightly  liability  sensitive.  This is  primarily
caused by the  assumptions  used in allocating a repricing  term to  nonmaturity
deposits-demand  deposits,  savings accounts, and money market deposit accounts.
While the traditional gap analysis and the matched funding matrix show a general
picture of our potential  sensitivity  to changes in interest  rates,  it cannot
quantify the actual impact of interest  rate  changes.  The actual impact due to
changes in interest  rates is difficult  to quantify in that the  administrative
ability to change rates on these  products is influenced by  competitive  market
conditions  in  changing  rate  environments,  prepayments  of  loans,  customer
demands, and many other factors.

         Thus, the Company utilizes  simulation  modeling or "what if" scenarios
to quantify the potential  financial  implications of changes in interest rates.
In practice,  each quarter  approximately  14 different  "what if" scenarios are
evaluated.  At March 31, 2000,  the  following  12-month  impact on net interest
income is estimated to range from a positive  impact of 8% to a negative  impact
of 4% for the  multiple  scenarios.  In the next  12-month  period  the range of
impact on net interest income is estimated to be from a positive impact of 9% to
a negative impact of 4%. The Company believes this to be well within  acceptable
range given a wide variety of potential  interest  rate change  scenarios.  This
process is  performed  each quarter to ensure the Company is not  materially  at
risk to possible changes in interest rates.


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                                JAMES MONROE BANK
                              MATCH FUNDING MATRIX
                                 MARCH 31, 2000

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                ASSETS    60+     36 - 59  24 - 35  12 - 23  10-11     7 - 9   4 - 6    2 - 3      1
                         MONTHS   MONTHS   MONTHS    MONTHS  MONTHS    MONTHS  MONTHS   MONTHS   MONTH     O/N         TOTAL
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>             <C>      <C>      <C>       <C>      <C>     <C>       <C>     <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>          <C>

LIABILITIES &
EQUITY                   6,985    17,646    3,773    3,417   3,666     2,202   2,669    1,664    6,625    13,180       61,827

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 60+
MONTHS          11,225             4,240                                                                               11,225

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

36 - 59
 MONTHS          5,193                                                             ASSET SENSITIVE                      5,193

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

24 - 35
 MONTHS          4,610             4,610                                                                                4,610

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

12 - 23
 MONTHS          5,313             3,603    1,710                                                                       5,313

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

10 - 11
MONTHS           3,916                      2,063    1,853                                                              3,916

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

7 - 9
MONTHS           2,312                               1,564     748                                                      2,312

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

4 - 6
MONTHS           9,739                                       2,918     2,202   2,669    1,664      286                  9,739

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

2 - 3
MONTHS          18,203                                                                           6,339    11,864       18,203

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  1
MONTH              776         LIABILITY SENSITIVE                                                           776          776

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 O/N                 0                                                                                                    540

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL           61,287   6,985    17,646    3,773   3,417    3,666     2,202   2,669    1,664    6,625    13,180       61,827
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

</TABLE>

NONINTEREST INCOME AND EXPENSE

         Noninterest  income  consist  primarily of services  charges on deposit
accounts and fees and other charges for banking  services.  Noninterest  expense
consists  primarily  of salary and  benefit  costs and  occupancy  expense.  The
following tables shows the detail for the quarters ended March 31, 2000 and 1999
and for the fiscal year ended  December  31, 1999 and seven month  period  ended
December 31, 1998.


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TABLE 10

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                     Three Months Ended March 31,
                                 -------------------------------------        Year Ended          Seven Months Ended
(Dollars in thousands)                 2000                 1999           December 31, 1999      December 31, 1998
                                 -----------------    ----------------    -------------------    ---------------------
<S>                             <C>                  <C>                 <C>                    <C>
Services charges on deposit     $               48   $              13   $                111   $                   5
Other fee income                                16                   6                     48                       9
                                 -----------------    ----------------    -------------------    ---------------------
     Total Noninterest Income   $               64   $              19   $                159   $                  14
                                 =================    ================    ===================    =====================
</TABLE>

         The increase in noninterest  income for the comparative  periods is the
result of the  continued  growth of the  company and the  expansion  of products
resulting in fee income.

TABLE 11

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                              Three Months Ended March 31,
                           -----------------------------------      Year Ended      Seven Months Ended
(Dollars in thousands)           2000               1999        December 31, 1999     December 31, 1998
                           -----------------   ---------------  -----------------   --------------------
<S>                       <C>                 <C>               <C>                <C>
Personnel                 $              290  $            168  $             841  $                355
Occupancy and equipment                  110                77                338                   157
Other                                    153               110                548                   305
                           -----------------   ---------------   ----------------   --------------------
Total Noninterest Income  $              553  $            355  $           1,727  $                817
                           =================   ===============   ================   ====================
</TABLE>

         First  Quarter  2000 versus First  Quarter  1999.  Noninterest  expense
increased $198,000 or 56% from $355,000 in the first quarter of 1999 to $553,000
in the first quarter of 2000. The increase in personnel expense is the result of
adding staff at our main office and the addition of the first branch in December
1999.  James  Monroe Bank  opened in June 1998 with a staff of 9  personnel  and
operated  with  9-10  personnel  until  1999.  The  significant  growth  that we
experienced  required  adding  four  personnel  in  1999 in  both  the  business
development  functions and in the operations  functions.  In December 1999, four
additional personnel were added to staff the new branch. No additional personnel
have been added  since that time.  In  addition  to  increased  staffing,  merit
increases  effective  January  1 of each year  contributed  to the  increase  in
personnel costs.

         Occupancy and equipment costs increased $33,000 in the first quarter of
2000 over the first quarter of 1999.  The increase is  predominately  due to the
rent and other costs of the new branch.  With respect to the $43,000 increase in
other expenses in the  comparative  quarters,  other expenses in connection with
the additional  facility,  higher data processing costs due to the growth of the
bank and the significant increase in the number of accounts being serviced,  and
the general overall higher costs to operate a significantly larger bank were the
cause of the increase.

         1999 versus  1998.  Noninterest  expense in 1999 totaled  $727,000,  an
increase of $910,000 over the period ended December 31, 1998, which consisted of
only seven months of  operations.  In addition to the full twelve month  period,
the  increases  in costs  reflects  additional  personnel  and  occupancy  costs
resulting from growth and branch expansion as discussed above.

TABLE 12

         The following  table indicates the amount of certificates of deposit of
$100,000 or more and less than $100,000,  and their  remaining  maturities.  For
additional  information  regarding our deposit base, see Table 1 at page 12, and
Note 5 to the consolidated  financial statements.  See also "Risk Factors" (page
3)and  "Business  of James  Monroe  Bancorp  and James  Monroe  Bank -- Proposed
Legislation" (page 28).


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                      Remaining Maturity
(Dollars in thousands)                   3 Months     4 to 6      7 to 12     Over 12
                                         or Less      Months      Months       Months        Total
                                        ----------  ----------  -----------  ----------  -------------
<S>                                   <C>          <C>         <C>          <C>         <C>
Certificates of deposit less than
  $100 MM                             $      1,374 $     1,331 $      1,619 $     1,301 $       5,625
Certificates of deposit of $100MM or         1,261       2,242        2,457         931         6,891
                                        ----------  ----------  -----------  ----------  -------------
                                      $      2,635 $     3,573 $      4,076 $     2,232 $      12,516
                                        ==========  ==========  ===========  ==========  =============
</TABLE>

CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

         Management monitors historical and projected earnings, asset growth, as
well as its  liquidity  and various  balance  sheet risks in order to  determine
appropriate  capital levels. At March 31, 2000,  stockholders'  equity increased
$82,000 or 1% from the  $6,599,000  of equity at December  31,  1999  reflecting
earnings of $112,000 partially off-set by a $30,000 negative after-tax change in
the fair value of securities for the quarter.  Stockholders'  equity at December
31, 1999,  was  $6,599,000 or a $60,000  decrease from  stockholders'  equity at
December 31, 1998, or $6,659,000  reflecting  earnings of $125,000 off-set by an
after tax decline in the fair value of securities  of $185,000.  Nineteen-ninety
nine was a period of rising  interest rates  resulting in an unrealized  loss on
the securities portfolio during this period.

         James  Monroe  Bancorp has  reported a steady  improvement  in earnings
since James Monroe Bank opened on June 8, 1998.  Positive earnings were reported
in the ninth month of  operations  and  culminated  with $125,000 of earnings in
1999. Earnings for the first quarter of 2000 were $112,000,  nearly the earnings
level for the entire  year of 1999.  We are making  every  effort to restore the
initial  lost capital  from the initial  organization  costs of $254,000 and the
earnings loss of $452,000 for 1998.  All but $469,000 of the initial  losses and
start-up  costs has been  recaptured  with  earnings.  We expect to complete the
recovery by the end of 2000 and should have fully  recovered  the Net  Operating
Losses  for tax  purposes  before  the end of 2000.  There can be no  assurance,
however,  that we will be able to  successfully  continue our recent  history of
growth in earnings.

         Asset  quality  remains  strong,  the  net  interest  margin  has  been
consistently over 5%, and loan and deposit growth continues strong as well. With
these  factors in place we believe the current  level of capital as augmented by
this offering, will be adequate for the immediate future. However, if the growth
trend we have experienced continues, then additional capital will be required to
support the higher level of assets.

             BUSINESS OF JAMES MONROE BANCORP AND JAMES MONROE BANK

GENERAL

         James Monroe  Bancorp was  incorporated  under the laws of the State of
Virginia on April 9, 1999 to be the holding  company for James Monroe Bank,  and
acquired  all of the shares of James  Monroe Bank on July 1, 1999.  James Monroe
Bank, a Virginia  chartered  commercial  bank,  which is a member of the Federal
Reserve System,  is James Monroe  Bancorp's sole  subsidiary.  James Monroe Bank
commenced banking  operations on June 8, 1998, and currently operates out of its
main  office and one branch  office.  James  Monroe Bank seeks to provide a high
level of personal  service and a  sophisticated  menu of products to individuals
and small to medium  sized  businesses.  While  James  Monroe Bank offers a full
range of services to a wide array of depositors and borrowers, it has chosen the
small to medium sized business, professionals and the individual retail customer
as its primary  target  market.  James  Monroe Bank  believes  that as financial
institutions  grow and are merged with or acquired by larger  institutions  with
headquarters  that are far away from the local customer base, the local business
and  individual  is further  removed  from the point of decision  making.  James
Monroe Bank attempts to place the customer contact and the ultimate  decision on
products and credits as close together as possible.

LENDING ACTIVITIES

         James  Monroe  Bank  offers a wide  array of  lending  services  to its
customers,  including  commercial loans,  lines of credit,  personal loans, auto
loans and financing  arrangements for personal equipment and business equipment.
Loan


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<PAGE>

terms,  including  interest rates,  loan to value ratios,  and  maturities,  are
tailored as much as possible to meet the needs of the borrower. A special effort
is made to keep loan products as flexible as possible  within the  guidelines of
prudent banking practices in terms of interest rate risk and credit risk.

         When  considering  loan  requests,   the  primary  factors  taken  into
consideration  are the cash flow and financial  condition of the  borrower,  the
value  of the  underlying  collateral,  if  applicable,  and the  character  and
integrity  of the  borrower.  These  factors are  evaluated  in a number of ways
including an analysis of financial  statements,  credit reviews,  trade reviews,
and  visits  to  the  borrower's  place  of  business.  We  have  implemented  a
comprehensive  loan policy and  procedures  manual to provide our loan  officers
with term, collateral,  loan-to-value and pricing guidelines.  The policy manual
and sound credit analysis,  together with thorough review by the Asset-Liability
Committee,  have resulted in a profitable loan portfolio, with no non-performing
assets.

         Loan   business  is   generated   primarily   through   referrals   and
direct-calling  efforts.   Referrals  of  loan  business  come  from  directors,
shareholders,  current customers and professionals such as lawyers,  accountants
and financial intermediaries.

         At March 31, 2000, James Monroe Bank's  statutory  lending limit to any
single borrower was  $1,113,225,  subject to certain  exceptions  provided under
applicable law. As of March 31, 2000, James Monroe Bank's credit exposure to its
largest borrower was $984,837.

         Commercial  Loans.  Commercial  loans  are  written  for  any  business
purpose,  including  the  financing  of plant and  equipment,  the  carrying  of
accounts   receivable,   contract   administration,   and  the  acquisition  and
construction  of  real  estate  projects.  Special  attention  is  paid  to  the
commercial  real estate  market  which is  particularly  active in the  Northern
Virginia market area. James Monroe Bank's  commercial loan portfolio  reflects a
diverse group of borrowers with no  concentration  in any borrower,  or group of
borrowers.

         As part of its  internal  loan  review  process,  James  Monroe  Bank's
Asset-Liability  Committee,  comprised of loan  officers and staff,  reviews all
loans 30-days delinquent,  loans on the Watch List, loans rated special mention,
substandard,  or doubtful,  and other loans of concern at least quarterly.  Loan
reviews are reported to the Audit and  Examining  Committee  with any  adversely
rated changes specifically mentioned. All other loans with their respective risk
ratings are reported  monthly to James Monroe  Bank's  Board of  Directors.  The
Audit and Examining Committee  coordinates  periodic  documentation and internal
control reviews by outside vendors to complement loan reviews.

         Other  Loans.  Loans are  considered  for any  worthwhile  personal  or
business  purpose on a case-by-case  basis,  such as the financing of equipment,
receivables, contract administration expenses, land acquisition and development,
and automobile financing.

INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES

         The  investment  policy of James Monroe Bank is an integral part of its
overall  asset/liability   management  program.  The  investment  policy  is  to
establish a portfolio  which will  provide  liquidity  necessary  to  facilitate
funding  of  loans  and to cover  deposit  fluctuations  while at the same  time
achieving a satisfactory  return on the funds invested.  James Monroe Bank seeks
to maximize  earnings from its investment  portfolio  consistent with the safety
and liquidity of those investment assets.

         The  securities  in which  James  Monroe Bank may invest are subject to
regulation  and,  for the  most  part,  are  limited  to  securities  which  are
considered  investment  grade  securities.  In  addition,  James  Monroe  Bank's
internal  investment policy restricts  investments to the following  categories:
U.S. Treasury securities;  obligations of U.S. government  agencies;  investment
grade  obligations of U.S.  private  corporations;  mortgage-backed  securities,
including  securities  issued by Federal National  Mortgage  Association and the
Federal Home Loan Mortgage  Corporation;  and securities of states and political
subdivisions,  all of which must be considered  investment grade by a recognized
rating  service.  See  Note  2 to  the  Consolidated  Financial  Statements  and
"Management's  Discussion and Analysis" (page 15) for further  information about
the investment portfolio.



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<PAGE>

SOURCES OF FUNDS

         Deposits.  Deposits  obtained  through bank offices have  traditionally
been the  principal  source of James Monroe  Bank's funds for use in lending and
for other general  business  purposes.  At March 31, 2000 total  deposits in the
Bank amounted to $54.3 million.  Non- interest bearing demand accounts and money
market demand accounts were James Monroe Bank's primary source of deposit funds,
representing  over  32.5%  and  37.5% of the  deposit  base,  respectively.  See
"Management's  Discussion  and Analysis"  (page 15) for  additional  information
regarding  James Monroe Bank's  deposit base. See also "Business of James Monroe
Bancorp and James Monroe Bank -- Proposed Legislation" below.

         In order to better serve the needs of its customers,  James Monroe Bank
offers  several  types of deposit  accounts in  addition  to  standard  savings,
checking,  and NOW accounts.  Special deposit accounts include the Clarendon and
Fairfax Money Market  Accounts which pays a higher rate of interest but requires
a larger minimum deposit.  Personal checking requires a $300 minimum balance and
may have no monthly fee, per check charge,  or activity  limit.  Small  Business
Checking allows a small business to pay no monthly service charge with a minimum
balance of $1,000 but limits the number of checks and deposits per month. If the
minimums are exceeded in this account, the small business automatically moves to
another  account  with a minimum  balance of $2,500 and would be  entitled  to a
higher minimum number of checks and deposits without incurring a monthly fee. If
the small  business  grows and exceeds these  minimums,  the regular  commercial
analysis  account is  available  where  adequate  balance can offset the cost of
activity.  Therefore,  the bank  offers a range of accounts to meet the needs of
the customer without the customer incurring charges or fees.

         Borrowing.  While we have not traditionally placed significant reliance
on  borrowings  as a  source  of  liquidity,  we have  has  established  various
borrowing arrangements in order to provide management with additional sources of
liquidity and funding, thereby increasing flexibility.  Management believes that
James Monroe Bancorp  currently has adequate  liquidity  available to respond to
current liquidity demands. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis" (page 15).

PROPOSED LEGISLATION

         A bill is currently pending in Congress which would permit banks to pay
interest on checking and demand deposit  accounts  established by businesses,  a
practice  which  is  currently   prohibited  by  regulation.   If  the  proposed
legislation  is enacted in its current form, of which there can be no assurance,
it is likely  that we may be required  to pay  interest  on some  portion of our
noninterest  bearing  deposits in order to compete  against  other  banks.  As a
significant  portion of our deposits,  32.6% at March 31, 2000, are  noninterest
bearing demand deposits established by businesses,  payment of interest on these
deposits  could  have a  significant  negative  impact  on our net  income,  net
interest income, interest margin, return on assets and equity, and other indices
of financial performance. We expect that other banks would be faced with similar
negative  impacts.  We also expect that the primary focus of  competition  would
continue to be based on other factors, such as quality of service.

COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT ACT

         James  Monroe Bank is  committed  to serving  the banking  needs of the
entire community, including low and moderate income areas, and is a supporter of
the Community  Reinvestment  Act ("CRA").  There are several ways in which James
Monroe Bank attempts to fulfill this commitment, including working with economic
development agencies,  undertaking special projects,  and becoming involved with
neighborhood outreach programs.

         James Monroe Bank has contacts with state and city agencies that assist
in the financing of affordable housing developments as well as with groups which
promote the economic  development of low and moderate income individuals.  James
Monroe Bank has computer software to  geographically  code all types of accounts
to track  business  development  and  performance  by census tract and to assess
market penetration in low and moderate income  neighborhoods  within the primary
service area.  James Monroe Bank is a registered  Small Business  Administration
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         James  Monroe   Bancorp   encourages  its  directors  and  officers  to
participate  in community,  civic and charitable  organizations.  Management and
members of the Board of Directors periodically review the various CRA activities
of James Monroe Bank,  including the advertising  program and geo-coding of real
estate  loans by census  tract  data  which  specifically  focuses on low income
neighborhoods,  its credit granting  process with respect to business  prospects
generated  in these  areas,  and its  involvement  with  community  leaders on a
personal  level.  See "Business of James Monroe Bancorp and James Monroe Bank --
Community Reinvestment Act" (page 26).

OFFICE PROPERTIES

         The  executive  offices of James Monroe  Bancorp and James Monroe Bank,
and the main office of James  Monroe Bank are located at 3033 Wilson  Boulevard,
Arlington, Virginia. Our offices occupy 5,400 square feet on the ground floor of
a seven story office building,  including  approximately 1,800 feet used for the
banking lobby. We lease the property in which the main office is located under a
ten year lease at a current  monthly  rent of $13,600,  subject to fixed  annual
increases  of  approximately  3%  annually,  plus an  allocated  portion  of the
building  annual  operating  expenses.  There are no options to renew the lease.
James  Monroe  Bank has one  branch,  located  at 7023  Little  River  Turnpike,
Annandale,  Virginia. The branch consists of 1,445 square feet in a professional
office building.  The property is occupied under a five year lease,  terminating
on September 30, 2004, at a current  monthly rental of $2,450,  subject to fixed
annual  increases of  approximately  3%  annually.  We have options to renew the
lease for two additional five year terms.

         Management  believes  the existing  facilities  are adequate to conduct
James Monroe Bancorp's business.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

         We are  involved  from  time  to  time  in  routine  legal  proceedings
occurring in the  ordinary  course of  business.  In the opinion of  management,
final  disposition  of these matters will not have a material  adverse effect on
our financial condition or results of operations.

COMPETITION

         In attracting deposits and making loans, we encounter  competition from
other institutions,  including larger commercial banking organizations,  savings
banks,  credit  unions,  other  financial  institutions  and non-bank  financial
service  companies   serving  our  market  area.   Financial  and  non-financial
institutions  not  located  in the  market  are also able to reach  persons  and
entities   based  in  the  market   through  mass   marketing,   the   internet,
telemarketing, and other means. The principal methods of competition include the
level of loan interest rates, interest rates paid on deposits, efforts to obtain
deposits,  range of services  provided  and the quality of these  services.  Our
competitors  include a number of major financial  companies whose  substantially
greater  resources may afford them a  marketplace  advantage by enabling them to
maintain  numerous  banking  locations  and  mount  extensive   promotional  and
advertising  campaigns.  In light of the  deregulation of the financial  service
industry and the absence of interest  rate  controls on deposits,  we anticipate
continuing   competition   from  all  of  these   institutions  in  the  future.
Additionally,   as  a  result  of  legislation  which  reduced  restrictions  on
interstate banking and widened the array of companies that may own banks, we may
face additional competition from institutions outside our market and outside the
traditional  range of bank holding  companies  which may take  advantage of such
legislation to acquire or establish  banks or branches in our market.  There can
be no  assurance  that we will be able to  successfully  meet these  competitive
challenges. See "Risk Factors" (page 3)

         In addition to offering  competitive rates for its banking products and
services,  our  strategy  for meeting  competition  has been to  concentrate  on
specific  segments  of the market for  financial  services,  particularly  small
business and individuals, by offering such customers customized and personalized
banking services.

         We believe that active  participation in civic and community affairs is
an  important  factor  in  building  our  reputation  and,  thereby,  attracting
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EMPLOYEES

         As of  March  31,  2000,  James  Monroe  Bank  had 16  full-time  and 3
part-time  employees.  James Monroe  Bancorp has no  employees  who are not also
employees  of James  Monroe  Bank.  Our  employees  are not  represented  by any
collective  bargaining  unit,  and we believe our employee  relations  are good.
James Monroe Bank maintains a benefit  program which includes  health and dental
insurance,  life and  long-term  disability  insurance,  and a  401(k)  plan for
substantially all employees.

                           SUPERVISION AND REGULATION

JAMES MONROE BANCORP

         James Monroe  Bancorp is a bank holding  company  registered  under the
Bank  Holding  Company Act of 1956,  as  amended,  (the "Act") and is subject to
supervision  by the Federal  Reserve  Board.  As a bank holding  company,  James
Monroe  Bancorp is be required to file with the Federal  Reserve Board an annual
report and such other  additional  information as the Federal  Reserve Board may
require   pursuant  to  the  Act.  The  Federal  Reserve  Board  may  also  make
examinations of James Monroe Bancorp and each of its subsidiaries.

         The Act requires approval of the Federal Reserve Board for, among other
things,  the  acquisition by a proposed bank holding  company of control of more
than five percent (5%) of the voting shares, or substantially all the assets, of
any bank or the merger or  consolidation  by a bank holding company with another
bank holding company.  The Act also generally  permits the acquisition by a bank
holding company of control, or substantially all the assets, of any bank located
in a state other than the home state of the bank holding  company,  except where
the bank has not been in existence  for the minimum  period of time  required by
state law,  but if the bank is at least 5 years old, the Federal  Reserve  Board
may approve the acquisition.

         Under  current law,  with certain  limited  exceptions,  a bank holding
company is prohibited from acquiring control of any voting shares of any company
which is not a bank or bank  holding  company  and  from  engaging  directly  or
indirectly in any activity other than banking or managing or  controlling  banks
or furnishing services to or performing service for its authorized subsidiaries.
A bank  holding  company  may,  however,  engage in or acquire an interest in, a
company  that  engages  in  activities  which  the  Federal  Reserve  Board  has
determined  by order or  regulation  to be so  closely  related  to  banking  or
managing or controlling banks as to be properly incident thereto. In making such
a  determination,  the Federal Reserve Board is required to consider whether the
performance of such activities can reasonably be expected to produce benefits to
the public, such as convenience,  increased  competition or gains in efficiency,
which  outweigh  possible  adverse  effects,  such  as  undue  concentration  of
resources,  decreased  or unfair  competition,  conflicts of interest or unsound
banking practices.  The Federal Reserve Board is also empowered to differentiate
between   activities   commenced  de  novo  and  activities   commenced  by  the
acquisition,  in whole or in part, of a going  concern.  Some of the  activities
that the  Federal  Reserve  Board has  determined  by  regulation  to be closely
related to banking include making or servicing  loans,  performing  certain data
processing  services,  acting as a fiduciary or investment or financial advisor,
and making investments in corporations or projects designed primarily to promote
community welfare.

         Effective on March 11, 2000, the Gramm Leach Bliley Act (the "GLB Act")
allows a bank holding  company or other company to certify status as a financial
holding company,  which will allow such company to engage in activities that are
financial  in  nature,   that  are  incidental  to  such   activities,   or  are
complementary to such activities. The GLB Act enumerates certain activities that
are deemed financial in nature,  such as underwriting  insurance or acting as an
insurance principal, agent or broker, underwriting, dealing in or making markets
in securities,  and engaging in merchant banking under certain restrictions.  It
also  authorizes the Federal Reserve Board to determine by regulation what other
activities are financial in nature, or incidental or complementary thereto.

         Subsidiary  banks of a bank  holding  company  are  subject  to certain
restrictions  imposed by the Federal  Reserve Act on any extensions of credit to
the bank  company or any of its  subsidiaries,  or  investments  in the stock or
other  securities  thereof,  and on the  taking of such stock or  securities  as
collateral  for  loans to any  borrower.  Further,  a  holding  company  and any
subsidiary bank are prohibited  from engaging in certain tie-in  arrangements in
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extension of credit.  A  subsidiary  bank may not extend  credit,  lease or sell
property,  or furnish any services,  or fix or vary the consideration for any of
the foregoing,  on the condition  that: (i) the customer  obtain or provide some
additional credit,  property or services from or to such bank other than a loan,
discount,  deposit or trust  service;  (ii) the customer  obtain or provide some
additional  credit,  property  or  service  from or to the  company or any other
subsidiary  of the company;  or (iii) the customer not obtain some other credit,
property or service from  competitors,  except for  reasonable  requirements  to
assure the soundness of credit extended.

         The  Federal  Reserve  has also  adopted  capital  guidelines  for bank
holding  companies  that are  substantially  the same as those applying to state
member bank,  although these requirements are not currently  applicable to James
Monroe Bancorp. See "Regulatory Capital Requirements" (page 13) and "Supervision
and Regulation -- James Monroe Bank" below.

JAMES MONROE BANK

         James Monroe Bank is a Virginia  chartered  commercial  bank which is a
member of the Federal  Reserve System.  Its deposit  accounts are insured by the
Bank  Insurance  Fund of the FDIC up to the maximum legal limits of the FDIC and
it is subject to regulation, supervision and regular examination by the Virginia
Bureau of Financial  Institutions  and the Federal  Reserve.  The regulations of
these  various  agencies  govern most aspects of James Monroe  Bank's  business,
including required reserves against deposits,  loans,  investments,  mergers and
acquisitions,  borrowings,  dividends and location and number of branch offices.
The laws and  regulations  governing  James  Monroe  Bank  generally  have  been
promulgated to protect  depositors and the deposit  insurance funds, and not for
the purpose of protecting stockholders.

         Competition among commercial banks, savings and loan associations,  and
credit unions has increased  following  enactment of  legislation  which greatly
expanded the ability of banks and bank holding companies to engage in interstate
banking  or  acquisition  activities.  The GLB Act will  allow a wider  array of
companies  to  own  banks,  which  could  result  in  companies  with  resources
substantially in excess of James Monroe Bancorp's entering into competition with
James Monroe Bancorp and James Monroe Bank.

         Banking is a business which depends on interest rate differentials.  In
general, the differences between the interest paid by a bank on its deposits and
its other  borrowings  and the interest  received by a bank on loans extended to
its customers and  securities  held in its investment  portfolio  constitute the
major portion of James Monroe Bank's earnings.  Thus, the earnings and growth of
James  Monroe  Bank will be  subject to the  influence  of  economic  conditions
generally,  both  domestic  and  foreign,  and also to the  monetary  and fiscal
policies of the United States and its agencies, particularly the Federal Reserve
Board,  which regulates the supply of money through various means including open
market dealings in United States government securities. The nature and timing of
changes  in such  policies  and their  impact  on James  Monroe  Bank  cannot be
predicted.

         Branching and  Interstate  Banking.  The federal  banking  agencies are
authorized to approve  interstate  bank merger  transactions  without  regard to
whether such transaction is prohibited by the law of any state,  unless the home
state of one of the banks has opted out of the interstate bank merger provisions
of the Riegle-Neal  Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994 (the
"Riegle-Neal  Act")  by  adopting  a law  after  the  date of  enactment  of the
Riegle-Neal  Act and  prior  to June  1,  1997,  which  applies  equally  to all
out-of-state  banks  and  expressly  prohibits  merger  transactions   involving
out-of-state  banks.  Interstate  acquisitions of branches are permitted only if
the law of the state in which the branch is located  permits such  acquisitions.
Such  interstate  bank mergers and branch  acquisitions  are also subject to the
nationwide and statewide insured deposit concentration  limitations described in
the Riegle-Neal Act.

         The Riegle-Neal Act authorizes the federal banking  agencies to approve
interstate  branching  de novo by  national  and  state  banks in  states  which
specifically  allow for such  branching.  Virginia has enacted laws which permit
interstate acquisitions of banks and bank branches and permit out-of-state banks
to establish de novo branches.

         Capital  Adequacy  Guidelines.  The Federal  Reserve  Board has adopted
risk-based  capital  adequacy  guidelines  pursuant  to which  they  assess  the
adequacy  of  capital  in  examining  and  supervising  banks  and bank  holding
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and in analyzing bank regulatory  applications.  Risk-based capital requirements
determine the adequacy of capital based on the risk inherent in various  classes
of assets and off-balance sheet items.

         State  member  banks  are  expected  to meet a  minimum  ratio of total
qualifying  capital (the sum of core capital (Tier 1) and supplementary  capital
(Tier  2)) to risk  weighted  assets of 8%. At least  half of this  amount  (4%)
should be in the form of core capital.

         Tier 1 Capital  generally  consists of the sum of common  stockholders'
equity  and  perpetual  preferred  stock  (subject  in the case of the latter to
limitations on the kind and amount of such stock which may be included as Tier 1
Capital),  less goodwill,  without adjustment for changes in the market value of
securities classified as "available for sale" in accordance with FAS 115. Tier 2
Capital  consists  of  the  following:  hybrid  capital  instruments;  perpetual
preferred  stock  which  is not  otherwise  eligible  to be  included  as Tier 1
Capital;  term  subordinated  debt and  intermediate-term  preferred stock; and,
subject to limitations,  general allowances for loan losses. Assets are adjusted
under  the   risk-based   guidelines  to  take  into  account   different   risk
characteristics,  with the  categories  ranging from 0% (requiring no risk-based
capital)  for  assets  such as cash,  to 100% for the bulk of  assets  which are
typically  held  by a  bank  holding  company,  including  certain  multi-family
residential  and  commercial  real estate loans,  commercial  business loans and
consumer  loans.  Residential  first  mortgage  loans  on  one  to  four  family
residential  real  estate and certain  seasoned  multi-family  residential  real
estate loans, which are not 90 days or more past-due or non-performing and which
have been made in accordance with prudent underwriting  standards are assigned a
50%  level  in  the  risk-weighing  system,  as  are  certain   privately-issued
mortgage-backed  securities  representing  indirect  ownership  of  such  loans.
Off-balance  sheet items also are  adjusted to take into  account  certain  risk
characteristics.

         In addition to the risk-based capital requirements, the Federal Reserve
Board has  established a minimum 3.0% Leverage  Capital Ratio (Tier 1 Capital to
total adjusted  assets)  requirement for the most  highly-rated  banks,  with an
additional  cushion  of at least 100 to 200 basis  points  for all other  banks,
which  effectively  increases the minimum  Leverage Capital Ratio for such other
banks to 4.0% - 5.0% or more.  The  highest-rated  banks are those  that are not
anticipating or experiencing  significant growth and have well diversified risk,
including no undue interest rate risk exposure,  excellent  asset quality,  high
liquidity,  good earnings and, in general,  those which are  considered a strong
banking organization. A bank having less than the minimum Leverage Capital Ratio
requirement  shall,  within  60 days of the date as of which it fails to  comply
with such requirement,  submit a reasonable plan describing the means and timing
by which a bank shall achieve its minimum Leverage Capital Ratio requirement.  A
bank which  fails to file such plan is deemed to be  operating  in an unsafe and
unsound manner,  and could subject that bank to a  cease-and-desist  order.  Any
insured  depository  institution with a Leverage Capital Ratio that is less than
2.0% is deemed to be  operating  in an unsafe or unsound  condition  pursuant to
Section 8(a) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (the "FDIA") and is subject to
potential  termination of deposit insurance.  However,  such an institution will
not be subject to an  enforcement  proceeding  solely on account of its  capital
ratios,  if it has entered into and is in compliance with a written agreement to
increase  its  Leverage  Capital  Ratio and to take such other  action as may be
necessary for the  institution  to be operated in a safe and sound  manner.  The
capital  regulations  also provide,  among other  things,  for the issuance of a
capital  directive,  which  is a final  order  issued  to a bank  that  fails to
maintain  minimum  capital or to restore  its  capital  to the  minimum  capital
requirement within a specified time period. Such directive is enforceable in the
same manner as a final cease-and-desist order.

         Prompt  Corrective  Action.  Under Section 38 of the FDIA, each federal
banking agency is required to implement a system of prompt corrective action for
institutions  which it regulates.  The federal banking agencies have promulgated
substantially  similar  regulations to implement the system of prompt corrective
action  established  by Section 38 of the FDIA.  Under the  regulations,  a bank
shall be  deemed to be:  (i) "well  capitalized"  if it has a Total  Risk  Based
Capital  Ratio of 10.0% or more,  a Tier 1 Risk Based  Capital  Ratio of 6.0% or
more, a Leverage Capital Ratio of 5.0% or more and is not subject to any written
capital order or directive; (ii) "adequately capitalized" if it has a Total Risk
Based  Capital  Ratio of 8.0% or more, a Tier 1 Risk Based Capital Ratio of 4.0%
or more and a Tier 1 Leverage  Capital Ratio of 4.0% or more (3.0% under certain
circumstances)  and does not meet the  definition of "well  capitalized;"  (iii)
"undercapitalized"  if it has a Total Risk Based Capital Ratio that is less than
8.0%,  a Tier 1 Risk  based  Capital  Ratio that is less than 4.0% or a Leverage
Capital  Ratio that is less than 4.0% (3.0% under certain  circumstances);  (iv)
"significantly undercapitalized" if it has a Total Risk Based Capital Ratio that
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Capital  Ratio that is less than 3.0% or a Leverage  Capital  Ratio that is less
than 3.0%; and (v) "critically  undercapitalized"  if it has a ratio of tangible
equity to total assets that is equal to or less than 2.0%.

         An institution  generally must file a written capital  restoration plan
which meets specified  requirements  with an appropriate  federal banking agency
within 45 days of the date the institution  receives notice or is deemed to have
notice that it is undercapitalized, significantly undercapitalized or critically
undercapitalized.  A federal  banking agency must provide the  institution  with
written  notice of  approval  or  disapproval  within 60 days after  receiving a
capital restoration plan, subject to extensions by the applicable agency.

         An institution  which is required to submit a capital  restoration plan
must  concurrently  submit a performance  guaranty by each company that controls
the  institution.  Such guaranty shall be limited to the lesser of (i) an amount
equal to 5.0% of the institution's  total assets at the time the institution was
notified  or  deemed to have  notice  that it was  undercapitalized  or (ii) the
amount  necessary at such time to restore the relevant  capital  measures of the
institution  to the levels  required for the  institution  to be  classified  as
adequately  capitalized.  Such a guaranty shall expire after the federal banking
agency notifies the institution that it has remained adequately  capitalized for
each of four consecutive calendar quarters. An institution which fails to submit
a written capital  restoration plan within the requisite  period,  including any
required performance  guaranty,  or fails in any material respect to implement a
capital  restoration plan, shall be subject to the restrictions in Section 38 of
the FDIA which are applicable to significantly undercapitalized institutions.

         A  "critically  undercapitalized   institution"  is  to  be  placed  in
conservatorship  or  receivership  within  90  days  unless  the  FDIC  formally
determines  that  forbearance  from such action would better protect the deposit
insurance fund. Unless the FDIC or other appropriate  federal banking regulatory
agency makes specific  further  findings and certifies  that the  institution is
viable and is not  expected to fail,  an  institution  that  remains  critically
undercapitalized on average during the fourth calendar quarter after the date it
becomes critically undercapitalized must be placed in receivership.  The general
rule is that the FDIC will be appointed as receiver  within 90 days after a bank
becomes critically  undercapitalized unless extremely good cause is shown and an
extension  is agreed to by the federal  regulators.  In  general,  good cause is
defined  as  capital  which has been  raised  and is  imminently  available  for
infusion into a bank except for certain technical  requirements  which may delay
the infusion for a period of time beyond the 90 day time period.

         Immediately upon becoming undercapitalized, an institution shall become
subject to the provisions of Section 38 of the FDIA,  which (i) restrict payment
of capital  distributions and management fees; (ii) require that the appropriate
federal  banking agency monitor the condition of the institution and its efforts
to restore its capital;  (iii) require submission of a capital restoration plan;
(iv)  restrict the growth of the  institution's  assets;  and (v) require  prior
approval of certain expansion proposals.  The appropriate federal banking agency
for an  undercapitalized  institution  also may take any number of discretionary
supervisory  actions  if the  agency  determines  that any of these  actions  is
necessary  to resolve the  problems  of the  institution  at the least  possible
long-term  cost to the  deposit  insurance  fund,  subject in  certain  cases to
specified procedures. These discretionary supervisory actions include: requiring
the  institution to raise  additional  capital;  restricting  transactions  with
affiliates;  requiring  divestiture  of  the  institution  or  the  sale  of the
institution to a willing  purchaser;  and any other supervisory  action that the
agency  deems  appropriate.   These  and  additional  mandatory  and  permissive
supervisory actions may be taken with respect to significantly  undercapitalized
and critically undercapitalized institutions.

         Additionally,  under  Section  11(c)(5) of the FDIA, a  conservator  or
receiver  may  be  appointed  for an  institution  where:  (i) an  institution's
obligations  exceed its assets;  (ii) there is  substantial  dissipation  of the
institution's  assets or  earnings  as a result of any  violation  of law or any
unsafe or unsound  practice;  (iii) the  institution  is in an unsafe or unsound
condition;  (iv) there is a willful violation of a  cease-and-desist  order; (v)
the  institution  is unable to pay its  obligations  in the  ordinary  course of
business;  (vi) losses or threatened  losses deplete all or substantially all of
an  institution's  capital,  and there is no  reasonable  prospect  of  becoming
"adequately capitalized" without assistance; (vii) there is any violation of law
or unsafe or unsound practice or condition that is likely to cause insolvency or
substantial  dissipation  of  assets  or  earnings,   weaken  the  institution's
condition,  or otherwise  seriously prejudice the interests of depositors or the
insurance fund; (viii) an institution ceases to be insured; (ix) the institution
is  undercapitalized  and  has  no  reasonable  prospect  that  it  will  become
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to do so, or fails to submit or materially implement a capital restoration plan;
or  (x)  the  institution  is  critically   undercapitalized  or  otherwise  has
substantially insufficient capital.

         Regulatory   Enforcement   Authority.   Federal   banking   law  grants
substantial  enforcement powers to federal banking regulators.  This enforcement
authority  includes,  among  other  things,  the  ability to assess  civil money
penalties,   to  issue  cease-and-desist  or  removal  orders  and  to  initiate
injunctive  actions against  banking  organizations  and  institution-affiliated
parties.  In general,  these enforcement actions may be initiated for violations
of laws and  regulations  and  unsafe or  unsound  practices.  Other  actions or
inactions may provide the basis for enforcement action,  including misleading or
untimely reports filed with regulatory authorities.


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      SHARE OWNERSHIP OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS

         The following table sets forth certain information as of April 30, 2000
concerning the number and percentage of shares of the common stock  beneficially
owned by our directors and executive  officers,  and by all of our directors and
executive  officers  as a group,  as well as  information  regarding  each other
person  known by the  Company to own in excess of 5% of the  outstanding  common
stock. Also shown, for illustrative purposes only, are the number and percentage
of shares  that will be owned by such  persons  after the  offering,  based upon
their current  intentions to purchase  shares in the offering,  and assuming the
sale of  338,983  shares in the  offering  at a price of  $14.75.  The  purchase
intentions  of these  people may change,  and they may  purchase  more shares or
fewer shares.  The number of shares they purchase may also vary depending on the
price at which shares are actually  sold.  Except as  otherwise  indicated,  all
shares are owned directly,  and the named person  possesses sole voting and sole
investment power with respect to all such shares.  Except as set forth below, we
are not aware of any other person or persons who  beneficially  own in excess of
five percent of the common stock.  Further,  we are not aware of any arrangement
which at a subsequent date may result in a change of control of the James Monroe
Bancorp.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                  NUMBER OF SHARES                                NUMBER OF SHARES
                                    OWNED BEFORE             PERCENT OF             OWNED AFTER              PERCENT OF
       NAME                         OFFERING(1)               CLASS(1)              OFFERING(1)              CLASS(1)
-----------------------          -----------------         --------------        ------------------        ------------
<S>                               <C>                      <C>                    <C>                      <C>
Directors

Fred A. Burroughs, III                 4,900                     *                     8,290                     *

Terry L. Collins, Ph.D.               38,200(2)                5.12%                  51,700                   4.76%
12701 Fair Lake Circle
Fairfax, Virginia 22033

Norman P. Horn                         4,967                     *                     6,667                     *

David C. Karlgaard, Ph.D.             38,267(3)                5.12%                  53,367                   4.91%
3949 Pender Drive
Fairfax, Virginia 22030

Richard C. Litman                      7,700                   1.03%                   9,400                     *

John R. Maxwell                       29,586                   3.75%                  29,586                   2.67%

Alvin E. Nashman , Ph.D.              11,700                   1.57%                  15,100                   1.39%

Helen L. Newman                       13,733(4)                1.84%                  23,733                   2.19%

Thomas L. Patterson                    8,267                   1.11%                  11,667                   1.08%

David W. Pijor                         6,600                     *                     9,000                     *

Russell E. Sherman                     6,733                     *                     7,733                     *


Executive Officers

Richard I. Linhart                     8,016                   1.07%                   8,016                     *


All directors and                    178,669(1)               22.52%                 234,259                  20.69%
executive officers as a
group (12 persons)


Other 5% Shareholders

Nino Vaghi(5)                         43,515                   5.85%                  87,582                   8.08%
5225 Pooks Hill Road
#1512-S
Bethesda, MD   20814
</TABLE>


*        Less than one percent

(1)      For purposes  hereof,  a person is deemed to be the beneficial owner of
         securities  with respect to which he has or shares voting or investment
         power.  Except as otherwise  indicated,  the named beneficial owner has
         sole  voting  and   investment   power  with   respect  to  all  shares
         beneficially  owned by such  person.  The  percentage  of shares  owned
         before the offering is based on 744,290 shares  outstanding as of April
         30, 2000, except with respect to individuals holding options to acquire
         common stock exercisable  within sixty days of April 30, 2000, in which
         event  represents  percentage  of shares issued and  outstanding  as of
         April 30, 2000 plus the number of such options held by such person, and
         all directors and officers as a group,  which represents  percentage of
         shares outstanding as of April 30, 2000 plus the number of such options
         held by all such  persons as a group.  The  percentage  of shares owned
         after the  offering  is based  upon the sale of  338,983  shares in the
         offering.

         (Footnotes continued on following page)


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<PAGE>

         (Footnotes continued from prior page)

         Directors and executive  officers  beneficially  own option to purchase
         shares of common stock which are exercisable within sixty days of April
         30,  2000 as  follows:  Collins - 2,100  shares;  Horn - 1,467  shares;
         Karlgaard  - 2,767  shares;  Litman - 2,700  shares;  Maxwell  - 24,586
         shares; Newman - 1,233 shares;  Patterson - 1,267 shares; Pijor - 4,100
         shares; Sherman - 1,733 shares; Linhart - 7,266shares.

(2)      Includes 1,100 shares of Common Stock held individually by Mr. Collins'
         daughter.  Mr. Collins disclaims  beneficial ownership of the shares of
         Common Stock held by his daughter.

(3)      Includes  35,000  shares  of  Common  Stock  held  individually  by Mr.
         Karlgaard and 500 shares of Common Stock held by his children.

(4)      Includes 10,500 shares of Common Stock held individually by Mrs. Newman
         and 2,000 shares of Common Stock held individually by her spouse.

(5)      Mr. Vaghi was an  organizer  of James  Monroe  Bank,  and served on the
         Board of Directors from its organization until December 31, 1998.

                                   MANAGEMENT

         The  following  table sets forth the name,  age at April 30, 2000,  and
principal  position  with James  Monroe  Bancorp  and James  Monroe Bank of each
person who is currently a director or executive officer of James Monroe Bancorp.
James  Monroe  Bancorp's  Board of Directors  currently  consists of eleven (11)
members,  all of which serve for a one year term.  Each director of James Monroe
Bancorp is also a director of James Monroe Bank.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
          Name                   Age                            Position
--------------------------    ----------    --------------------------------------------------
<S>                             <C>         <C>
Directors

Fred A. Burroughs, III           64                             Director

Terry L. Collins, Ph.D.          53                             Director

Norman P. Horn                   67                             Director

David C. Karlgaard,              53                             Director

Richard C. Litman                42                             Director

John R. Maxwell                  39          Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
                                              of James Monroe Bancorp and James Monroe Bank

Alvin E. Nashman, Ph.D.          72                             Director

Helen L. Newman                  56                             Director

Thomas L. Patterson              47                             Director

David W. Pijor                   47                Chairman of the Board of Directors

Russell E. Sherman               62                             Director


Executive Officers

Richard I. Linhart               56           Executive Vice President and Chief Operating
                                             Officer of James Monroe Bank and James Monroe
                                                                Bancorp
</TABLE>

         Set  forth  below is  certain  additional  information  regarding  each
director and  executive  officer of James Monroe  Bancorp and James Monroe Bank.
Except as otherwise  stated,  the  principal  occupation  indicated has been the
person's  principle  occupation  for at least the last five  years.  Each of the
members of the Board of Directors  of James Monroe  Bancorp has served since its
organization in April 1999, and has served as a member of the Board of Directors
of James Monroe Bank since its organization in 1998,  except for Mr.  Burroughs,
who joined the Board of Directors of the Bank in February 1999.

         Fred A. Burroughs, III. Mr. Burroughs retired in 1997 from his position
as  Chairman  of the Board and Chief  Executive  Officer of The Bank of Northern
Virginia.



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<PAGE>

         Dr. Terry L. Collins.  Mr.  Collins is the  Co-Founder and President of
Argon  Engineering   Associates,   founded  in  1997  (Systems  and  Information
Technology  Firm).  He was also the Vice  President  and General  Manager of the
Falls Church Operation of Raytheon E-Systems from 1989 - 1997.

         Norman P. Horn.  Mr. Horn,  retired,  was a Principal in Homes,  Lowry,
Horn & Johnson, Ltd. (Accounting Firm).

         Dr. David C.  Karlgaard.  Mr.  Karlgaard  is the Founder,  Chairman and
President of PEC Solutions,  Inc  (Information  Technology  Firm) (listed on the
Nasdaq National Market).

         Richard  C.  Litman.  Mr.  Litman  is  a  Registered  Patent  Attorney;
President of Litman Law Offices, Ltd.

         John R. Maxwell.  Mr.  Maxwell has been  President and Chief  Executive
Officer of the Bank since  April 1997 and of the  Company  since its  formation;
Senior Vice  President - Lending of the Bank of Northern  Virginia  from 1988 to
1996; Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer of the Bank of Northern
Virginia from 1996 to 1997.

         Dr. Alvin E. Nashman.  Mr. Nashman retired in 1992 from his position of
Head of the Systems  Group of Computer  Sciences  Corporation  which he held for
over 27  years;  Director  of  Halifax  Corporation  (publicly  traded on AMEX);
Director of Andreulis Corporation;  Director of Spaceworks;  Director of Federal
Sources, Inc.

         Helen L. Newman.  Ms.  Newman is Senior Vice  President  of  Government
Operations for Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation.

         Thomas L.  Patterson.  Mr.  Patterson  is an attorney  with Linowes and
Blocher,  P.C. (Law Firm) since May 2000, and prior to that time was an attorney
with Tucker, Flyer & Lewis (Law Firm).

         David W. Pijor.  Mr. Pijor has been Chairman of the Bank since February
1997 and Chairman of Bancorp since its formation,  and is Of Counsel to the firm
of Sherman & Fromme, P.C. (Law Firm).

         Russell E. Sherman.  Mr.  Sherman is the President of Sherman & Fromme,
P.C. (Law Firm).

         Richard I.  Linhart.  Prior to joining the Bank in February  1998,  Mr.
Linhart  was  President  of ALM  Associates  from 1995 to 1998,  Executive  Vice
President  and CFO of Hubco,  Inc.,  Mahwah,  New  Jersey  from 1994 to 1995 and
Executive Vice President and COO of NBT Bancorp,  Norwich, New York from 1991 to
1994.

DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

         Directors do not receive fees for  attendance  at meetings of the Board
of  Directors  of Bancorp or the Bank,  or  committee  meetings.  Directors  are
entitled to receive  options  under the 1999  Directors'  Stock Option Plan (the
"Director  Option  Plan").  In 1999,  director  received  options to purchase an
aggregate of 57,200  shares of Common  Stock at an exercise  price of $10.00 per
share.

     The Directors'  Option Plan was approved by stockholders in 1999. Under the
Directors' Option Plan, 66,800 shares of common stock are available for issuance
under  options  granted  between  1999 and 2004.  The purpose of the  Directors'
Option Plan is to enable James Monroe  Bancorp to continue to attract and retain
outstanding  outside  directors,  and to further  the  growth,  development  and
financial   success  of  James  Monroe  Bancorp  and  James  Monroe  Bank.  Only
non-employee  directors of James Monroe  Bancorp and any subsidiary are eligible
to  participate  in the Plan.  As of March 31,  2000 there was an  aggregate  of
55,500  options  to  purchase  shares  of  common  stock  outstanding  under the
Directors'  Option  Plan,  at an exercise  price of $10.00 per share,  and 9,680
options remained available for issuance.


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<PAGE>

             EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION AND CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS

COMPENSATION - OVERVIEW

         The  following  table  sets  forth  a  comprehensive  overview  of  the
compensation  for Mr.  Maxwell,  James Monroe  Bancorp's and James Monroe Bank's
Chief  Executive  Officer  during  the  1999  and 1998  fiscal  years.  No other
executive  officer of James Monroe  Bancorp  received  total salary and bonus of
$100,000 or more during the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999

                           SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                         Annual Compensation                        Long-term
                                                                                   Compensation
                                                                                      Awards
                                                                                     Securities          All Other
 Name and Principal Position     Year          Salary              Bonus        Underlying Options   Compensation($)
 ---------------------------     ----          ------              -----        ------------------   ---------------
<S>                             <C>           <C>                 <C>              <C>               <C>
John R. Maxwell, President      1999          $118,750            $10,000              -0-           Less than $10,000
and Chief Executive
Officer
                                1998           $64,167               -0-               36,880        Less than $10,000
</TABLE>
 ---------------------------
(1)  Compensation  for 1998 is from the date  the Bank  opened  on June 8,  1998
through December 31, 1998

         AGGREGATED OPTION EXERCISES IN LAST FISCAL YEAR AND FISCAL YEAR
                                AND OPTION VALUES

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                           Number of Securities         Value of Unexercised
                                                                          Underlying Unexercised      In-The-Money Options at
                                                                        Options at December 31, 1999     December 31, 1999
          Name           Shares Acquired on Exercise    Value Realized    Exercisable/Unexercisable   Exercisable/Unexercisable
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                   <C>               <C>              <C>                      <C>
John R. Maxwell                      -0-                $-0-             12,294/24,586            $24,588/$49,176
------------------------
</TABLE>

EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

         James Monroe Bank  provides all officers and full-time  employees  with
group life and medical and dental insurance coverage.

         401(k) Plan.  James Monroe  Bancorp has a defined  contribution  401(k)
retirement  plan which  covers  employees  that meet  certain  age and length of
service  requirements.  The Company does not currently  contribute to the 401(k)
plan nor does it currently match employee contributions.

         Stock  Option  Plans.  Under James  Monroe  Bancorp's  1998  Management
Incentive  Stock Option Plan,  approved by  stockholders  in 1998 and amended in
1999 (the "1998 Option  Plan"),  91,800 shares of common stock are available for
issuance  under options  granted  between 1998 and 2008. The purpose of the 1998
Option Plan is to enable James Monroe Bancorp to attract, retain and incentivize
outstanding  employees  for James Monroe  Bancorp and James Monroe Bank,  and to
reward  excellent  performance  by the  employees  and to  further  the  growth,
development and financial  success of James Monroe Bancorp.  Eligible  employees
are those employees,  including  officers,  who at the time options are granted,
are  deemed  to be "key  employees"  by the  Board of  Directors.  The  Board of
Directors  administers the 1998 Option Plan. As of March 31, 2000,  there was an
aggregate of 54,630 options to purchase shares of common stock outstanding under
the 1998 Option Plan, at $10.00 per share, 64,130 options had been allocated for
issuance to certain employees upon achievement of certain performance goals, and
27,750 options remained available for issuance.

         Employment  Agreements  The  Bank  and  Bancorp  have  entered  into an
agreement with Mr. Maxwell pursuant to which Mr. Maxwell serves as President and
Chief  Executive  Officer of each  institution.  Without cause or Mr.  Maxwell's
consent,  he may not be removed  from  these  positions,  nor may any  executive
position  higher than Mr.  Maxwell's  be  established.  The initial  term of Mr.
Maxwell's  agreement  expires  on May 31,  2002,  and is  subject  to  automatic
one-year  extensions  on each June 1,  provided that neither the company nor Mr.
Maxwell  has given  written  notice of  intention  not to renew at least 90 days
prior to the renewal date.  The  agreement  provides for the payment of cash and
other benefits to Mr.  Maxwell,  including a base salary of $125,000  during the
period June 1, 1999 to May 31,


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<PAGE>

2000.  Mr.  Maxwell's  base salary for  subsequent  periods is subject to annual
review by the Board of Directors,  provided that the salary may not be less than
105% of his base  salary for the prior  period.  Mr.  Maxwell is  entitled to an
annual bonus determined by the Board of Directors,  $1,000,000 of Bank paid life
insurance  (subject  to  increase  based upon the  percentage  increase  in base
salary), use of a Bank owned or leased car and an automobile  allowance,  and is
entitled to reimbursement of reasonable business expenses.  Under the agreement,
Mr. Maxwell has been granted non qualified  options to purchase 36,880 shares of
common stock at an exercise price of $10.00 per share, vesting over a three year
period ending on June 1, 2001,  exercisable through May 31, 2008,  regardless of
earlier  termination of the agreement or Mr. Maxwell's  employment or the reason
for the  termination.  Mr. Maxwell is entitled to  reimbursement of income taxes
payable upon the  exercise of the  options,  up to the amount of the tax benefit
realized  by  Bancorp  as  a  result  of  the   exercise,   and  under   certain
circumstances,  to  registration  of the shares under the  securities  laws. Mr.
Maxwell is also  entitled to  participate  in any  pension,  retirement,  profit
sharing,  stock purchase,  stock option,  insurance,  deferred  compensation and
other benefit plans provided to other executives or employees.

         The  agreement  terminates  as of the end of the initial or any renewal
terms if either party gives notice of  nonrenewal.  If Mr. Maxwell elects not to
renew the  agreement,  he is not  entitled to any  additional  payments,  and is
subject to a two year  noncompetition  agreement.  If the Bank or Bancorp elects
not to renew the agreement, Mr. Maxwell is entitled to receive continued salary,
bonus and benefits for 18 months, and is subject to the noncompetition agreement
for that period.  If the agreement is terminated by Mr. Maxwell,  at his option,
within six months of a "change in control" (as  defined),  Mr.  Maxwell shall be
entitled to receive  continued  salary,  bonus and benefits for one year, and is
subject to the  noncompetition  agreement  for that period.  If the agreement is
terminated  by the Bank or Bancorp in breach of the  agreement,  Mr.  Maxwell is
entitled to receive continued salary,  bonus and benefits for 12 months,  and is
not subject to the noncompetition  agreement.  The agreement prohibits conflicts
of interest,  and requires  that Mr.  Maxwell  maintain the  confidentiality  of
nonpublic information regarding the Bank, Bancorp and its customers.

         Certain Transactions with Management. James Monroe Bancorp has had, and
expects to have in the future,  banking  transactions  in the ordinary course of
business  with  some  of  its  directors,  officers,  and  employees  and  their
associates. In the past, substantially all of such transactions have been on the
same terms, including interest rates,  maturities and collateral requirements as
those  prevailing at the time for comparable  transactions  with  non-affiliated
persons  and did not  involve  more than the normal  risk of  collectibility  or
present other unfavorable features.

         The  maximum  aggregate  amount  of loans to  officers,  directors  and
affiliates of James Monroe Bancorp during 1999 amounted to $980,900 representing
approximately 14.7% of total  shareholders"  equity at December 31, 1999. In the
opinion  of the  Board  of  Directors,  the  terms of  these  loans  are no less
favorable  to James  Monroe  Bancorp  than  terms of the  loans to  unaffiliated
parties. On December 31, 1999, $737,500 of loans were outstanding to individuals
who,  during  1999,  were  officers,  directors  of  affiliates  of James Monroe
Bancorp.  At the time  each  loan was made,  management  believed  that the loan
involved  no more than the normal  risk of  collectibility  and did not  present
other unfavorable  features.  None of such loans were classified as Substandard,
Doubtful or Loss.

                         SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE

         All  shares  sold in this  offering  will be  freely  tradable  without
restriction or  registration  under the  Securities Act of 1933,  except for any
shares  purchased  by an  "affiliate"  of James  Monroe  Bancorp,  which will be
subject  to  the  resale  limitations  set  forth  in  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission Rule 144.

         All of James Monroe  Bancorp's  directors are  considered  "affiliates"
within the meaning of Rule 144 and will, therefore, be subject to the applicable
resale  limitations  with respect to the shares  purchased in this offering.  In
general,  the number of shares  that can be sold by each  director  in  brokers'
transactions,  (as that term is used in Rule 144) within any three month  period
may not exceed the greater of (i) one percent (1%) of the outstanding  shares as
shown by the most recent report or statement  published by the company,  or (ii)
the  average  weekly  reported  volume of trading in the shares on all  national
securities exchanges and/or reported through the automated quotation system of a
registered  securities  association during the four calendar weeks preceding the
sale.


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<PAGE>

                          DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

         James Monroe Bancorp's  authorized capital consists of 2,000,000 shares
of common  stock,  $1.00 par value.  As of March 31,  2000,  there were  744,290
shares of common stock outstanding.

         Common Stock. Holders of common stock are entitled to cast one vote for
each share held of record,  to receive such  dividends as may be declared by the
Board of Directors out of legally available funds, and, subject to the rights of
any class of stock having  preference to the common  stock,  to share ratably in
any distribution of James Monroe Bancorp's assets after payment of all debts and
other liabilities, upon liquidation,  dissolution or winding up. Shareholders do
not have  cumulative  voting  rights or  preemptive  rights  or other  rights to
subscribe  for  additional  shares,  and the  common  stock  is not  subject  to
conversion  or  redemption.  The  shares  of  common  stock to be issued in this
offering will be, when issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

         Limitations on Payment of Dividends.  The payment of dividends by James
Monroe  Bancorp  will depend  largely  upon the ability of James  Monroe Bank to
declare and pay dividends to James Monroe  Bancorp,  as the principle  source of
James Monroe Bancorp's revenue will be from dividends paid by James Monroe Bank.
Dividends will depend primarily upon the bank's earnings,  financial  condition,
and need for funds, as well as governmental policies and regulations  applicable
to James Monroe  Bancorp and James  Monroe  Bank.  Even if James Monroe Bank and
James Monroe Bancorp have earnings in an amount sufficient to pay dividends, the
Board of Directors may  determine to retain  earnings for the purpose of funding
the growth of James Monroe Bank and James Monroe Bancorp.

         Regulations of the Federal Reserve and Virginia law place limits on the
amount of dividends  James Monroe Bank may pay to James Monroe  Bancorp  without
prior  approval.  Prior  regulatory  approval is required to pay dividends which
exceed  James  Monroe  Bank's net profits for the current year plus its retained
net profits for the preceding  two calendar  years,  less required  transfers to
surplus. Federal bank regulatory agencies also have authority to prohibit a bank
from  paying  dividends  if such  payment  is deemed to be an unsafe or  unsound
practice, and the Federal Reserve Board has the same authority over bank holding
companies.

         The Federal  Reserve Board has  established  guidelines with respect to
the  maintenance  of  appropriate  levels of capital by registered  bank holding
companies.  Compliance with such standards,  as presently in effect,  or as they
may be amended from time to time,  could  possibly limit the amount of dividends
that James Monroe Bancorp may pay in the future.  In 1985,  the Federal  Reserve
Board issued a policy statement on the payment of cash dividends by bank holding
companies. In the statement, the Federal Reserve Board expressed its view that a
holding company  experiencing  earnings weaknesses should not pay cash dividends
exceeding its net income,  or which could only be funded in ways that weaken the
holding  company's  financial  health,  such as by  borrowing.  As a  depository
institution,  the  deposits of which are insured by the FDIC,  James Monroe Bank
may not pay dividends or distribute  any of its capital  assets while it remains
in default on any  assessment  due the FDIC.  See "Market  for Common  Stock and
Dividends" (page 14).

CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND VIRGINIA LAW

         James Monroe  Bancorp's  Articles of  Incorporation  do not contain any
provisions  which  would  require  a  greater  or  lesser  than  normal  vote of
shareholders, any provisions which impose special approval or other requirements
on corporate  transactions or other matters, or which could be deemed to have an
antitakeover  effect.  The Virginia Stock  Corporation Act (the "VSCA") which is
applicable  to James  Monroe  Bancorp and the holders of common  stock  contains
provisions which could be deemed to have an antitakeover  effect. The discussion
of the following provisions is not exhaustive, and is not intended to imply that
all material  provisions of either the Articles of Incorporation or the FBCA are
enumerated herein.

         Affiliated   Transactions.   The  VSCA  contains  provisions  governing
"affiliated  transactions."  These include various transactions such as mergers,
share  exchanges,  sales,  leases,  or other  material  dispositions  of assets,
issuances  of  securities,   dissolutions,  and  similar  transactions  with  an
"interested  shareholder." An interested shareholder is generally the beneficial
owner  of more  than  10% of any  class of a  corporation's  outstanding  voting
shares.  During the three  years  following  the date a  shareholder  becomes an
interested   shareholder,   any  affiliated   transaction  with  the  interested
shareholder must be approved by both a majority of the "disinterested directors"


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<PAGE>

(those directors who were directors before the interested  shareholder became an
interested  shareholder  or who were  recommended  for election by a majority of
disinterested  directors)  and  by  the  affirmative  vote  of  the  holders  of
two-thirds of the  corporation's  voting  shares other than shares  beneficially
owned  by  the  interested  shareholder.  These  requirements  do not  apply  to
affiliated  transactions if, among other things, a majority of the disinterested
directors  approve the  interested  shareholder's  acquisition  of voting shares
making  such  a  person  an  interested  shareholder  before  such  acquisition.
Beginning three years after the shareholder  becomes an interested  shareholder,
the  corporation  may engage in an affiliated  transaction  with the  interested
shareholder if:

         o        the  transaction  is approved by the holders of  two-thirds of
                  the   corporation's   voting   shares,   other   than   shares
                  beneficially owned by the interested shareholder,

         o        the affiliated  transaction has been approved by a majority of
                  the disinterested  directors, or subject to certain additional
                  requirements,  in the  affiliated  transaction  the holders of
                  each class

         o        or series of voting shares will receive  consideration meeting
                  specified fair price and other requirements designed to ensure
                  that   all   shareholders    receive   fair   and   equivalent
                  consideration, regardless of when they tendered their shares.

         Control Share Acquisitions. Under the VSCA's control share acquisitions
law, voting rights of shares of stock of a Virginia  corporation  acquired by an
acquiring person or other entity at ownership levels of 20%, 33 1/3%, and 50% of
the outstanding shares may, under certain  circumstances,  be denied. The voting
rights may be denied:

         o        unless  conferred by a special  shareholder vote of a majority
                  of the  outstanding  shares  entitled  to vote for  directors,
                  other than shares held by the  acquiring  person and  officers
                  and directors of the corporation, or

         o        amongother  exceptions,  such  acquisition  of  shares is made
                  pursuant to a affiliation  agreement  with the  corporation or
                  the corporation's  articles of incorporation or by-laws permit
                  the  acquisition of such shares before the acquiring  person's
                  acquisition thereof.

         If  authorized  in  the  corporation's  articles  of  incorporation  or
by-laws,  the statute also permits the corporation to redeem the acquired shares
at the  average  per share  price  paid for them if the  voting  rights  are not
approved or if the acquiring  person does not file a "control share  acquisition
statement"  with the  corporation  within sixty days of the last  acquisition of
such shares.  If voting rights are approved for control shares  comprising  more
than 50% of the corporation's outstanding stock, objecting shareholders may have
the right to have their shares  repurchased by the corporation for "fair value."
The  provisions  of the  Affiliated  Transactions  Statute and the Control Share
Acquisition  Statute are only applicable to public  corporations  that have more
than  300   shareholders.   Corporations   may  provide  in  their  articles  of
incorporation or bylaws to opt-out of the Control Share Acquisition Statute, but
we have not done so.

         Supermajority  Voting  Provisions.  The VSCA  provides  that,  unless a
corporation's  articles  of  incorporation  provide  for a higher or lower vote,
certain  significant  corporate actions must be approved by the affirmative vote
of the holders of more than  two-thirds of the votes  entitled to be cast on the
matter.  Corporate actions  requiring a two-thirds vote include  amendments to a
corporation's  articles of  incorporation,  adoption of plans of  affiliation or
exchange, sales of all or substantially all of a corporation's assets other than
in the  ordinary  course  of  business  and  adoption  of plans  of  dissolution
("Fundamental  Actions").  The VSCA provides that a  corporation's  articles may
either increase the vote required to approve Fundamental Actions or may decrease
the required vote to not less than a majority of the votes  entitled to be cast.
The  articles  of  incorporation  of James  Monroe  Bancorp do not  contain  any
provisions altering the vote required for any Fundamental Action.

                                  LEGAL MATTERS

         The validity of the  securities  offered hereby will be passed upon for
James Monroe  Bancorp by Kennedy,  Baris & Lundy,  L.L.P.,  Bethesda,  Maryland.
Members of such firm may  subscribe to purchase  shares of common stock  offered
hereby.



                                       41
<PAGE>

                                     EXPERTS

         The audited financial statements of James Monroe Bancorp, Inc. for year
ended  December  31,  1999  which are  included  in this  prospectus,  have been
included in reliance upon the report of Yount, Hyde & Barbour, P.C., independent
certified public accountants,  and upon the authority of said firm as experts in
accounting and auditing.

         On May 24, 1999, Keller Bruner & Company,  LLP ("Keller  Bruner"),  the
independent  certified  public  accountants  which  audited  James Monroe Bank's
financial  statements  for the period from June 8, 1998 and ending  December 31,
1998,  was dismissed by the Board of Directors  upon the  recommendation  of the
audit  committee.  Keller  Bruner's  report  on James  Monroe  Bank's  financial
statements for the period from June 8, 1998 and ending December 31, 1998 did not
contain an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, and were not modified as to
uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.

         There  were no  disagreements  with  Keller  Bruner  on any  matter  of
accounting principles or practices,  financial statement disclosure, audit scope
or procedure  which would have caused it to make reference to such  disagreement
in connection with its report.

         Yount, Hyde & Barbour, P.C. was retained by James Monroe Bancorp on May
24,  1999  to  audit  its  financial  statements  for  fiscal  year  1999 as its
certifying  accountant.  The  appointment of Yount,  Hyde and Barbour,  P.C. was
recommended by the audit committee of the Board of Directors and approved by the
Board of Directors. There were no consultations between James Monroe Bancorp and
Yount, Hyde & Barbour.  P.C. regarding the application of accounting  principles
to any matter, or as to any type of opinion that might be issued on James Monroe
Bancorp's financial statements.

                    WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
                           ABOUT JAMES MONROE BANCORP

         This prospectus is part of a registration  statement on Form SB-2 filed
by James  Monroe  Bancorp with the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission.  This
prospectus does not contain all of the information contained in the registration
statement,  certain  parts of which  have  been  omitted  under SEC  rules.  Any
statements in this  prospectus  about the provisions of any document filed as an
exhibit to the  registration  statement or otherwise  filed with the SEC are not
necessarily  complete,  and reference is made to the copy of the filed  document
for a more complete description of the matter involved,  and each such statement
is qualified in its entirety by such reference.  The registration  statement may
be read and  copied at the SEC's  public  reference  room  located  at 450 Fifth
Street,  NW,  Room  1024,   Washington,   DC  20549.  Please  call  the  SEC  at
1-800-SEC-0330  for further  information on the public  reference  room. The SEC
maintains an Internet web site that contains  information of issuers,  including
James Monroe Bancorp,  who file electronically with the SEC. The address of that
web-site is http://www.sec.gov.

         James Monroe  Bancorp  distributes  annual reports  containing  audited
financial  statements to its  shareholders.  As a result of the effectiveness of
the  registration  statement of which this  prospectus  is a part,  James Monroe
Bancorp will file annual and quarterly reports under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934,  and will continue to file such reports until such time as it has fewer
than 300 shareholders of record.


                                       42
<PAGE>

                   INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                                            <C>
AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999

Independent Auditor's Report.....................................................................................F-2

Audited Balance Sheet............................................................................................F-3

Audited Statement of Income......................................................................................F-4

Audited Statement of Changes in Stockholders' Equity.............................................................F-5

Audited Statement of Cash Flows..................................................................................F-5

Notes to Audited Financial Statements............................................................................F-7

UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2000

Unaudited Balance Sheet.........................................................................................F-22

Unaudited Statement of Operations...............................................................................F-23

Unaudited Statement of Changes in Stockholders' Equity .........................................................F-24

Unaudited Statement of Cash Flows...............................................................................F-25

Notes to Unaudited Financial Statements.........................................................................F-26
</TABLE>
                                       F-1
<PAGE>

                          INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT





To the Stockholders and Directors
James Monroe Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiary
Arlington, Virginia


     We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of James Monroe
Bancorp,  Inc.  and  Subsidiary  as  of  December  31,  1999,  and  the  related
consolidated  statements  of income,  changes in  stockholders'  equity and cash
flows for the year ended December 31, 1999.  These financial  statements are the
responsibility of the Company's management.  Our responsibility is to express an
opinion  on  these  financial  statements  based  on our  audit.  The  financial
statements  of James Monroe Bank as of December 31, 1998 and for the period June
8, 1998  (commencement  of banking  operations)  through  December 31, 1998 were
audited by other  auditors whose report,  dated February 17, 1999,  expressed an
unqualified opinion on those statements.


     We conducted  our audit in  accordance  with  generally  accepted  auditing
standards.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes
assessing the  accounting  principles  used and  significant  estimates  made by
management,  as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.


     In our opinion,  the consolidated  financial  statements  referred to above
present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of James Monroe
Bancorp,  Inc. and  Subsidiary  as of December 31, 1999,  and the results of its
operations  and its cash  flows  for the year then  ended,  in  conformity  with
generally accepted accounting principles.


/s/ Yount, Hyde & Barbour, PC


Winchester, Virginia
January 7, 2000


                                       F-2

<PAGE>


                           JAMES MONROE BANCORP, INC.
                                 AND SUBSIDIARY


                          CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                           December 31, 1999 and 1998

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                               DECEMBER 31,
                                                                       ----------------------------
                                                                           1999            1998
                                                                       -------------    -----------
<S>                                                                    <C>             <C>
               ASSETS

Cash and due from banks                                                $  2,640,520     $ 1,305,528
Federal funds sold                                                        1,537,000       4,967,000
Securities available for sale at fair value                              13,518,256       3,988,212
Loans, net of allowance for loan losses of $363,000 in 1999
 and $132,000 in 1998                                                    30,675,915      12,637,318
Bank premises and equipment, net                                            713,978         493,163
Accrued interest receivable                                                 345,794          87,686
Other assets                                                                186,166          29,655
                                                                       -------------    -----------
                                                                       $ 49,617,629     $23,508,562
                                                                       =============    ===========

    LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

LIABILITIES
  Deposits:
    Noninterest-bearing deposits                                       $ 13,216,794     $ 6,493,982
    Interest-bearing deposits                                            29,602,269      10,287,015
                                                                       -------------    -----------
      Total deposits                                                   $ 42,819,063     $16,780,997

  Accrued interest payable and other liabilities                            199,078          68,926
                                                                       -------------    -----------
      Total liabilities                                                $ 43,018,141     $16,849,923
                                                                       -------------    -----------
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES                                          $         --     $        --
                                                                       -------------    -----------

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
  Common stock, $1 par value; authorized 2,000,000 shares;
    issued and outstanding 742,590 shares in 1999, 737,590
    shares in 1998                                                     $    742,590     $   737,590
  Capital surplus                                                         6,683,310       6,638,310
  Retained earnings (deficit)                                              (581,059)       (706,503)
  Accumulated other comprehensive (loss)                                   (245,353)        (10,758)
                                                                       -------------    -----------
    Total stockholders' equity                                         $  6,599,488     $ 6,658,639
                                                                       -------------    -----------
                                                                       $ 49,617,629     $23,508,562
                                                                       =============    ===========
</TABLE>


The  accompanying  notes are an integral  part of these  consolidated  financial
statements.



                                      F-3


<PAGE>

                           JAMES MONROE BANCORP, INC.
                                 AND SUBSIDIARY

                        CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                For the Year Ended December 31, 1999 and for the
               Period from June 8, 1998 through December 31, 1998

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                          FOR THE PERIOD
                                                              FOR THE    FROM JUNE 8, 1998
                                                            YEAR ENDED       THROUGH
                                                           DECEMBER 31,    DECEMBER 31,
                                                               1999            1998
                                                               ----            ----

<S>                                                      <C>          <C>
INTEREST INCOME:

  Loans, including fees                                       $2,007,874   $ 339,630
  Securities, taxable                                            622,129      39,217
  Federal funds sold                                             214,770     250,824
                                                              ----------   ---------
     Total interest income                                    $2,844,773   $ 629,671
                                                              ----------   ---------

INTEREST EXPENSE, deposits                                    $  920,740   $ 147,442
                                                              ----------   ---------

       Net interest income                                    $1,924,033   $ 482,229

PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES                                        231,000     132,000
                                                              ----------   ---------

        Net interest income after provision for loan losses   $1,693,033   $ 350,229
                                                              ----------   ---------

NONINTEREST INCOME:

  Service charges and fees                                    $  110,764   $   4,936
  Other                                                           48,605       9,013
                                                              ----------   ---------
        Total noninterest income                              $  159,369   $  13,949
                                                              ----------   ---------

NONINTEREST EXPENSES:

  Salaries and wages                                          $  743,885   $ 305,929
  Employee benefits                                               96,998      49,084
  Occupancy expenses                                             234,265     119,084
  Equipment expenses                                             103,992      37,950
  Other operating expenses                                       547,818     304,613
                                                              ----------   ---------
        Total noninterest expenses                            $1,726,958   $ 816,660
                                                              ----------   ---------

        Income (loss) before income taxes                     $  125,444   $(452,482)

PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES                                            --          --
                                                              ----------   ---------

        Net income (loss)                                     $  125,444   $(452,482)
                                                              ==========   =========

EARNINGS PER SHARE, basic and assuming dilution               $     0.17   $   (0.61)
                                                              ==========   =========
</TABLE>


The  accompanying  notes are an integral  part of these  consolidated  financial
statements.

                                      F-4
<PAGE>
                           JAMES MONROE BANCORP, INC.
                                 AND SUBSIDIARY

      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
                For the Year Ended December 31, 1999 and for the
               Period From June 8, 1998 through December 31, 1998


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                           ACCUMULATED
                                                                                              OTHER
                                                                                RETAINED      COMPRE-      COMPRE-        TOTAL
                                                    COMMON        CAPITAL       EARNINGS      HENSIVE      HENSIVE     STOCKHOLDERS'
                                                    STOCK         SURPLUS      (DEFICIT)      (LOSS)        INCOME        EQUITY
                                                    -----         -------      ---------      ------        ------        ------

<S>                                             <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>            <C>            <C>
BALANCE, JUNE 8, 1998                              $ 737,590     $6,638,310    $(254,021)    $      --                  $ 7,121,879
  Comprehensive (loss):
    Net (loss)                                            --             --     (452,482)           --     $  (452,482)    (452,482)
    Net change in unrealized (losses)
      on available for sale securities,
      net of deferred taxes of $5,542                     --             --           --       (10,758)        (10,758)     (10,758)
                                                   ---------     ----------    ---------     ---------     -----------     --------
  Total comprehensive (loss)                                                                                 $(463,240)
                                                                                                           ===========
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 1998                         $ 737,590     $6,638,310    $(706,503)    $ (10,758)                 $ 6,658,639
  Comprehensive (loss):
    Net income                                            --             --      125,444            --     $   125,444      125,444
    Net change in unrealized (losses)
      on available for sale securities,
      net of deferred taxes of $120,852                   --             --           --      (234,595)       (234,595)    (234,595)
                                                                                                            ----------
   Total comprehensive (loss)                                                                              $  (109,151)
                                                                                                            ==========
   Issuance of common stock                            5,000         45,000           --            --                       50,000
                                                   ---------     ----------    ---------     ---------                  -----------
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 1999                         $ 742,590     $6,683,310    $(581,059)    $(245,353)                 $ 6,599,488
                                                   =========     ==========    =========     =========                  ===========

</TABLE>


The  accompanying  notes are an integral  part of these  consolidated  financial
statements.

                                      F-5


<PAGE>


                           JAMES MONROE BANCORP, INC.
                                 AND SUBSIDIARY

                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                For the Year Ended December 31, 1999 and for the
               Period From June 8, 1998 through December 31, 1998
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                        FOR THE PERIOD
                                                                           FOR THE     FROM JUNE 8, 1998
                                                                          YEAR ENDED        THROUGH
                                                                         DECEMBER 31,     DECEMBER 31,
                                                                             1999             1998
                                                                             ----             ----
<S>                                                                   <C>             <C>
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
 Net income (loss)                                                     $    125,444    $   (452,482)
 Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by
  (used in) operating activities:
  Depreciation and amortization                                              80,681          37,815
  Provision for loan losses                                                 231,000         132,000
  (Increase) in accrued interest receivable                                (258,108)        (87,686)
  Amortization of bond premium                                                3,213           2,560
  Accretion of bond discount                                                 (6,653)             --
  (Increase) in other assets                                                (35,660)         (7,423)
  Increase in accrued interest and other liabilities                        130,152          68,926
                                                                       ------------    ------------
    Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities                $    270,069    $   (306,290)
                                                                       ------------    ------------

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

  Purchases of securities available for sale                           $(11,112,050)   $ (4,007,072)
  Proceeds from calls and maturities of securities available for sale     1,230,000              --
  Purchases of premises and equipment                                      (301,496)       (363,629)
  (Increase) decrease in Federal funds sold                               3,430,000      (4,967,000)
  Net (increase) in loans                                               (18,269,597)    (12,769,318)
                                                                       ------------    ------------
    Net cash (used in) investing activities                            $(25,023,143)   $(22,107,019)
                                                                       ------------    ------------

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

  Net increase in demand deposits, savings deposits
    and money market accounts                                         $ 19,945,916    $ 13,462,570
  Net increase in time deposits                                          6,092,150       3,318,427
  Proceeds from issuance of common stock                                    50,000              --
                                                                      ------------    ------------
    Net cash provided by financing activities                         $ 26,088,066    $ 16,780,997
                                                                      ------------    ------------

    Increase (decrease)in cash and due from banks                     $  1,334,992    $ (5,632,312)

CASH AND DUE FROM BANKS

  Beginning                                                              1,305,528       6,937,840
                                                                      ------------    ------------

  Ending                                                              $  2,640,520    $  1,305,528
                                                                      ============    ============

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION,

  cash payments for interest paid to depositors                       $    825,947    $    120,686
                                                                      ============    ============

SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE OF NONCASH INVESTING ACTIVITIES,

   unrealized (loss) on securities available for sale                 $   (355,447)   $    (16,300)
                                                                      ============    ============


The  accompanying  notes are an integral  part of these  consolidated  financial
statements.

</TABLE>


                                      F-6

<PAGE>

                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


                           JAMES MONROE BANCORP, INC.
                                 AND SUBSIDIARY

                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


NOTE 1. NATURE OF BANKING ACTIVITIES AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

On May 27,  1999,  the  stockholders  of James  Monroe  Bank voted in favor of a
merger to become a wholly owned subsidiary of James Monroe Bancorp,  Inc., which
became a newly formed one-bank holding company.

Upon consummation of the reorganization effective July 1, 1999, each outstanding
common  share of James Monroe Bank was  exchanged  for one share of James Monroe
Bancorp, Inc. common stock, par value $1 per share. The exchange of shares was a
tax-free  transaction for federal income tax purposes.  The merger was accounted
for on the same basis as a  pooling-of-interests  and financial  statements  for
prior  periods  are   identical  to  the   financial   statement  of  the  Bank.
Stockholders'  equity has been restated to reflect this transaction in all prior
periods.

James Monroe Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiary (the Corporation) offers various loan,
deposit  and other  financial  service  products to its  customers,  principally
located throughout Northern Virginia.  Additionally,  the Corporation  maintains
correspondent   banking   relationships   and  transacts   daily  federal  funds
transactions on an unsecured basis, with regional correspondent banks.

The accounting and reporting  policies and practices of the Corporation  conform
with generally accepted accounting principles. The following is a summary of the
most significant of such policies and procedures.

PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION

The  consolidated  financial  statements  include the  accounts of James  Monroe
Bancorp,   Inc.  and  its  wholly  owned  subsidiary,   James  Monroe  Bank.  In
consolidation,  significant  intercompany  accounts and  transactions  have been
eliminated.

USE OF ESTIMATES

The preparation of financial  statements in conformity  with generally  accepted
accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect  the  reported  amounts  of  asset  and  liabilities  and  disclosure  of
contingent  assets and  liabilities at the date of the financial  statements and
the  reported  amounts of revenues  and expenses  during the  reporting  period.
Actual results could differ from those  estimates.  Material  estimates that are
particularly  susceptible to  significant  change in the near term relate to the
determination of the allowance for loan losses and the valuation of deferred tax
assets.

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

For purposes of reporting  cash flows,  cash and due from banks  include cash on
hand and amounts due from banks, including cash items in process of clearing.




                                      F-7

<PAGE>


                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


SECURITIES AVAILABLE FOR SALE

Securities  classified as available for sale are equity  securities with readily
determinable fair values and those debt securities that the Corporation  intends
to hold for an indefinite  period of time but not  necessarily to maturity.  Any
decision to sell a security  classified  as available for sale would be based on
various factors,  including  significant movements in interest rates, changes in
the maturity mix of the Corporation's  assets and liabilities,  liquidity needs,
regulatory capital  considerations,  and other similar factors. These securities
are carried at fair value,  with any  unrealized  gains or losses  reported as a
separate component of other comprehensive income net of the related deferred tax
effect.  Interest  income,  including  amortization of premiums and accretion of
discounts,  computed by the interest  method,  is included in interest income in
the statements of income.

LOANS

The Corporation grants mortgage,  commercial and consumer loans to customers.  A
substantial  portion of the loan  portfolio is  represented  by commercial  real
estate loans  throughout  Northern  Virginia.  The ability of the  Corporation's
debtors to honor their  contracts is dependent  upon the real estate and general
economic conditions in this area.

Loans that  management  has the intent and  ability to hold for the  foreseeable
future or until maturity or pay-off  generally are reported at their outstanding
unpaid  principal  balances  adjusted for  charge-offs,  the  allowance for loan
losses,  and any deferred fees or costs on originated loans.  Interest income is
accrued on the unpaid principal  balance.  Loan origination fees, net of certain
direct  origination  costs,  are deferred and recognized as an adjustment of the
related loan yield using the interest method.

Interest on loans is accrued based on the principal amounts  outstanding.  Loans
are placed on nonaccrual  status when principal or interest is delinquent for 90
days or more.  Any unpaid  interest  previously  accrued on nonaccrual  loans is
reversed from income.

ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES

The  allowance  for loan losses is  established  as losses are estimated to have
occurred  through a provision for loan losses  charged to earnings.  Loan losses
are charged against the allowance when management believes the  uncollectibility
of a loan balance is confirmed.  Subsequent recoveries,  if any, are credited to
the allowance.

The allowance for loan losses is evaluated on a regular basis by management  and
is based upon management's periodic review of the collectibility of the loans in
light of  historical  experience,  the nature and volume of the loan  portfolio,
adverse  situations that may affect the borrower's  ability to repay,  estimated
value of any  underlying  collateral and prevailing  economic  conditions.  This
evaluation  is  inherently  subjective,   as  it  requires  estimates  that  are
susceptible to significant revision as more information becomes available.


                                      F-8

<PAGE>


                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


A loan is considered  impaired when, based on current information and events, it
is probable that a creditor will be unable to collect the scheduled  payments of
principal or interest  when due according to the  contractual  terms of the loan
agreement.  Factors  considered by management in determining  impairment include
payment status,  collateral  value and the  probability of collecting  scheduled
principal and interest  payments when due. Loans that  experience  insignificant
payment delays and payment shortfalls  generally are not classified as impaired.
Management  determines the significance of payment delays and payment shortfalls
on a case-by-case  basis,  taking into  consideration  all of the  circumstances
surrounding  the loan and the borrower,  including the length of the delay,  the
reasons for the delay,  the borrower's  prior payment record,  and the amount of
the  shortfall in relation to the  principal  and interest  owed.  Impairment is
measured on a loan by loan basis for commercial and construction loans by either
the  present  value of  expected  future  cash  flows  discounted  at the loan's
effective  interest rate, the loan's  obtainable market price, or the fair value
of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent.

Large groups of smaller balance homogeneous loans are collectively evaluated for
impairment. Accordingly, the Corporation does not separately identify individual
consumer and residential loans for impairment disclosures.

BANK PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT

Premises and  equipment  are stated at cost less  accumulated  depreciation  and
amortization that is computed using the straight-line  method over the following
estimated useful lives:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                               YEARS
                                                               -----
<S>                                                           <C>
       Leasehold improvements                                     10
       Furniture and equipment                                  5-10
</TABLE>

Costs incurred for maintenance and repairs are expensed currently.

INCOME TAXES

The  provision  for  income  taxes  relates  to items of  revenue  and  expenses
recognized for financial accounting  purposes.  The actual current tax liability
may  differ  from the charge  against  earnings  due to the effect of  temporary
differences  between financial and tax accounting,  resulting in deferred income
taxes.  The differences  relate  principally to amortization  and provisions for
credit losses. The deferred tax assets and liabilities  represent the future tax
return  consequences  of those  differences,  which  will be either  taxable  or
deductible when the asset and liabilities are recovered or settled,  computed on
the liability method.

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Comprehensive  income is the change in equity of a business  enterprise during a
reportable  period from  transactions  and other events and  circumstances  from
non-owner sources. In addition to the Corporation's net income, change in equity
components  under  comprehensive  income  reporting  include  the net  change in
unrealized gains and losses on available for sale securities.



                                       F-9

<PAGE>


                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

SFAS No. 107, "Disclosures About Fair Value of Financial  Instruments," requires
disclosure of fair value information about financial instruments, whether or not
recognized in the balance  sheet,  for which it is  practicable to estimate that
value.  In cases where quoted market prices are not  available,  fair values are
based  on  estimates  using  present  value  techniques.  Those  techniques  are
significantly  affected by the assumptions used, including the discount rate and
estimates of future cash flows. In that regard, the derived fair value estimates
cannot be substantiated by comparison to independent markets and, in many cases,
could not be realized in immediate  settlement of the  instrument.  SFAS No. 107
excludes certain financial instruments and all nonfinancial instruments from its
disclosure requirements. Accordingly, the aggregate fair value amounts presented
should not be  considered  an  indication  of the fair value of the  Corporation
taken as a whole.

EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic  earnings per share  represents  income  available to common  stockholders
divided by the  weighted-average  number of common shares outstanding during the
period.  Diluted earnings per share reflects additional common shares that would
have been outstanding if dilutive  potential  common shares had been issued,  as
well as any  adjustment  to income that would result from the assumed  issuance.
Potential  common shares that may be issued by the Corporation  relate solely to
outstanding stock options, and are determined using the treasury stock method.


                                      F-10


<PAGE>

                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


NOTE 2.    SECURITIES AVAILABLE FOR SALE

The amortized cost and estimated fair value of securities  available for sale at
December 31, 1999 and 1998, summarized by contractual maturity, are as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                      GROSS            GROSS         ESTIMATED
                                  AMORTIZED         UNREALIZED       UNREALIZED        FAIR
                                    COST              GAINS           (LOSSES)         VALUE
                                 --------------    ------------     ------------    ----------
                                                               1999
                                 -------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                             <C>               <C>               <C>            <C>
U.S. Treasury and
 other U.S. Government
 agencies and corporations:
    Due within one year          $          --     $        --       $       --     $       --
    Due after one year
      through five years            11,654,751              --         (347,662)     11,307,089
    Due after five years
      through ten years              1,548,766              --          (28,818)      1,519,948
    Due after ten years                486,636           4,733               --         491,369
                                 -------------     -----------       ----------     -----------
                                 $  13,690,153     $     4,733       $ (376,480)    $13,318,406
Equity securities                      199,850              --               --         199,850
                                 -------------     -----------       ----------     -----------
                                 $  13,890,003     $     4,733       $ (376,480)    $13,518,256
                                 =============     ===========       ==========     ===========
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                               1998
                                 --------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                             <C>               <C>               <C>            <C>
U.S. Treasury and
  other U.S. Government
  agencies and corporations:
    Due after one year
      through five years         $   1,350,052     $      820         $  (4,575)    $ 1,346,297
    Due after five years
      through ten years              2,433,160            701           (13,246)      2,420,615
                                 -------------     -----------        ---------     -----------
                                 $   3,783,212     $    1,521         $ (17,821)    $ 3,766,912
Equity securities                      221,300             --                --         221,300
                                 -------------     -----------        ---------     -----------
                                 $   4,004,512     $    1,521         $ (17,821)    $ 3,988,212
                                 =============     ===========        =========     ===========
</TABLE>

Actual maturities may differ from contractual  maturities because borrowers have
the right to call or prepay some  obligations with or without call or prepayment
penalties.

Securities  carried at  $1,750,000  and  $600,630 at December 31, 1999 and 1998,
respectively, were pledged to secure public monies as required by law.


                                      F-11


<PAGE>

                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


NOTE 3. LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES

Major classifications of loans are as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                      DECEMBER 31,
                                                                       ------------------------------------
                                                                             1999                  1998
                                                                       -----------------     --------------
<S>                                                                   <C>                   <C>
           Commercial                                                  $      15,812,035     $    5,639,371
           Commercial real estate                                             11,010,355          5,307,686
           Residential real estate construction                                       --          1,424,809
           Consumer                                                            4,216,525            397,452
                                                                       -----------------     --------------
                                                                       $      31,038,915     $   12,769,318
           Allowance for credit losses                                           363,000            132,000
                                                                       -----------------     --------------
                                                                       $      30,675,915     $   12,637,318
                                                                       =================     ==============
</TABLE>

Changes in the allowance for credit losses are as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                             FOR THE PERIOD
                                                                         FOR THE               FROM JUNE 8,
                                                                       YEAR ENDED              1998 THROUGH
                                                                       DECEMBER 31,           DECEMBER 31,
                                                                           1999                   1998
                                                                       ------------          --------------
<S>                                                                   <C>                     <C>
           Balance, beginning                                          $    132,000           $        --
           Provision charged to operations                                  231,000               132,000
                                                                       ------------           -----------
           Balance, ending                                             $    363,000           $   132,000
                                                                       ============           ===========
</TABLE>

        The Corporation has had no loans charged off since its inception.

NOTE 4.    BANK PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT

           Bank premises and equipment consist of the following:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                     DECEMBER 31,
                                                                        ---------------------------------
                                                                              1999                1998
                                                                        ---------------      ------------
<S>                                                                    <C>                  <C>
           Leasehold improvements                                        $      213,689      $    207,506
           Furniture and equipment                                              199,004           188,725
           Computers                                                            117,994           100,957
           Software                                                              53,974            33,790
           Premises and equipment in process                                    247,813                --
                                                                        ---------------      ------------
                                                                         $      832,474      $    530,978
           Less: Accumulated depreciation                                       118,496            37,815
                                                                        ---------------      ------------
                                                                         $      713,978      $    493,163
                                                                        ===============      ============
</TABLE>

Depreciation and amortization charged to operations totaled $80,681 for the year
ended  December  31, 1999 and  $37,815 for the period from June 8, 1998  through
December 31, 1998.


                                      F-12

<PAGE>


                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


NOTE 5. DEPOSITS

Interest-bearing deposits consist of the following:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                         DECEMBER 31,
                                                            ------------------------------------
                                                                  1999                1998
                                                            -----------------     --------------
<S>                                                         <C>                  <C>
NOW accounts                                                $       3,009,059     $    1,081,863
Savings accounts                                                      319,140            193,680
Money market accounts                                              16,863,493          5,693,045
Certificates of deposit under $100,000                              4,347,889          1,200,470
Certificates of deposit $100,000 and over                           4,790,576          2,103,957
Individual retirement accounts                                        272,112             14,000
                                                            -----------------     --------------
                                                            $      29,602,269     $   10,287,015
                                                            =================     ==============
</TABLE>

At December 31, 1998, the scheduled maturities of time deposits are as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEARS ENDING DECEMBER 31,
-------------------------
<S>                                            <C>
       2000                                     $8,014,085
       2001                                        927,783
       2002                                         65,641
       2003                                        113,041
       2004 and thereafter                         290,027
                                                 ---------
                                                $9,410,577
                                                 =========
</TABLE>


NOTE 6. INCOME TAXES

Significant  components of the Corporation's  deferred tax assets consist of the
following:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                       DECEMBER 31,
                                                              -----------------------------
                                                                   1999           1998
                                                              ------------    -------------
<S>                                                          <C>            <C>
Deferred tax assets:
 Provision for loan losses                                     $     42,840     $   13,552
 Unrealized loss on securities available for sale                   126,394          5,542
 Amortization of organization and start-up costs                     56,344         76,748
 Other                                                                2,074          1,020
 Net operating loss carryforward                                    105,171        145,890
                                                               ------------     ----------
                                                               $    332,823     $  242,752
  Deferred tax liabilities:
 Depreciation                                                        13,565             --
                                                               ------------     ----------
                                                               $    319,258     $  242,752
 Less valuation allowance                                           192,864        237,210
                                                               ------------     ----------
                                                               $    126,394     $    5,542
                                                               ============     ==========
</TABLE>

The Corporation has a net operating loss carryforward  totaling $254,967 that is
available until December 31, 2018, to offset future taxable income.



                                      F-13

<PAGE>


                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


NOTE 7. LEASE COMMITMENTS AND TOTAL RENTAL EXPENSE

The Corporation leases its facilities under operating leases expiring at various
dates through 2007.  The leases provide that the  Corporation  pay as additional
rent,  its  proportionate  share of real  estate  taxes,  insurance,  and  other
operating  expenses.  The leases contain a provision for annual increases of 3%.
Total  rental  expense for the year ended  December  31, 1999 was  $168,326  and
$92,794 for the period from June 8, 1998 through December 31, 1998.

The minimum lease commitments for the next five years and thereafter are:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEARS ENDING DECEMBER 31,
-------------------------
<S>                                      <C>
       2000                               $176,092
       2001                                181,375
       2002                                186,816
       2003                                192,421
       2004                                184,408
</TABLE>

NOTE 8. STOCK OPTION PLANS

EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION PLAN

The  Corporation  has a stock  option  plan (Plan) for key  employees,  which is
accounted for in accordance with Accounting  Principles  Board (APB) Opinion 25,
"Accounting  for Stock Issued to Employees,"  and related  interpretations.  The
Plan  provides  that 66,880  shares of the  Corporation's  common  stock will be
reserved for both  incentive  stock options and  non-qualified  stock options to
purchase  common  stock of the  Corporation.  The  exercise  price per share for
incentive stock options and  non-qualified  stock options shall not be less than
the fair market value of a share of common  stock on the date of grant,  and may
be exercised in increments  commencing  after the date of grant.  Each incentive
and  non-qualified  stock option  granted  under this plan shall expire not more
than ten years from the date the option is granted.

Had  compensation  cost for the  Corporation's  employee  stock option plan been
determined  based on the fair value at the grant dates for awards under the plan
consistent   with  the  method   prescribed  by  FASB  Statement  No.  123,  the
Corporation's  net income and earnings per share would have been adjusted to the
pro forma amounts indicated below:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                1999           1998
                                                              ---------     ----------
<S>                               <C>                        <C>           <C>
Net income                         As reported                $125,444      $(452,482)
                                   Pro forma                  $ 71,021      $(486,439)

Earnings per share                 As reported                $   0.17      $   (0.61)
                                   Pro forma                  $   0.10      $   (0.66)

Earnings per share                 As reported                $   0.17      $   (0.61)
  assuming dilution                Pro forma                  $   0.09      $   (0.66)
</TABLE>



                                      F-14

<PAGE>


                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


The fair value of each option  grant is estimated on the date of grant using the
Black-Scholes   option-pricing   model  with  the   following   weighted-average
assumptions:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                 1999          1998
                                             -------------  -----------
<S>                                         <C>             <C>
Dividend yield                                        0.0%         0.0%
Expected life                                     10 years     10 years
Expected volatility                                  0.50%        0.50%
Risk-free interest rate                              5.83%        4.50%
</TABLE>

A summary of the  status of the  Corporation's  employee  stock  option  plan is
presented below:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                 1999                        1998
                                             -------------               -----------
<S>                                         <C>                         <C>
                                                WEIGHTED                   WEIGHTED
                                                AVERAGE                    AVERAGE
                                                EXERCISE                   EXERCISE
                                          -------------------        ---------------------
                                           SHARES      PRICE          SHARES       PRICE
                                          --------   --------        --------     --------
<S>                                      <C>        <C>             <C>          <C>
Outstanding at beginning of year            46,880   $  10.00             --      $     --
Granted                                      3,000      10.00         46,880         10.00
                                          --------   --------        --------     --------
Outstanding at end of year                  49,880      10.00         46,880         10.00
                                          ========   ========        ========     ========
Options exercisable at year end             16,624                        --
Weighted average fair value of
  options granted during the year         $   4.37                  $   3.59
</TABLE>

DIRECTOR STOCK OPTION PLAN

In 1999, the Corporation adopted a stock option plan in which options for 66,880
shares of common  stock  were  reserved  for  issuance.  The stock  option  plan
required that options be granted at an exercise  price equal to at least 100% of
the fair market value of the common  stock on the date of grant.  Options may be
exercised in increments  commencing after the date of grant and shall expire not
more than ten years from the date the option is granted.

A summary of the  status of the  Corporation's  director  stock  option  plan is
presented below:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                 1999
                                                      ---------------------------
                                                                         WEIGHTED
                                                                         AVERAGE
                                                                         EXERCISE
                                                         SHARES           PRICE
                                                      ------------      ---------
<S>                                                  <C>              <C>
Fixed Options:
  Outstanding at beginning of year                              --       $     --
  Granted                                                   57,200          10.00
                                                     -------------
  Outstanding at end of year                                57,200          10.00
                                                     =============

Options exercisable at year end                             19,067
</TABLE>



                                      F-15

<PAGE>

                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Information  pertaining  to  options  outstanding  at  December  31,  1999 is as
follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                     OPTIONS OUTSTANDING                OPTIONS EXERCISABLE
                                  -----------------------------      ------------------------
 WEIGHTED
  AVERAGE                                          WEIGHTED                         WEIGHTED
 REMAINING                                         AVERAGE                           AVERAGE
CONTRACTUAL      RANGE OF           NUMBER         EXERCISE              NUMBER     EXERCISE
   LIFE       EXERCISE PRICES     OUTSTANDING       PRICE             EXERCISABLE     PRICE
-----------   ---------------    -------------    ----------        -------------- ----------
<S>          <C>                <C>              <C>               <C>            <C>
 8.5 yrs.     $       10.00            46,880     $   10.00                15,626   $   10.00
 9.5 yrs.     $       10.00             3,000     $   10.00                   998   $   10.00
9.75 yrs.     $       10.00            57,200     $   10.00                19,067   $   10.00
</TABLE>


NOTE 9. 401(K) PLAN

Effective  January  1,  1999,  the  Corporation  adopted a Section  401(k)  plan
covering  employees meeting certain  eligibility  requirements as to minimum age
and years of service.  Employees may make voluntary  contributions to the 401(k)
plan through  payroll  deductions on a pre-tax basis.  The  Corporation may make
discretionary  contributions  to the  401(k)  plan  based on its  earnings.  The
employer's  contributions  are  subject  to a  vesting  schedule  requiring  the
completion  of five years of service  before these  benefits  become  vested.  A
participant's 401(k) plan account, together with investment earnings thereon, is
distributable  following retirement,  death,  disability or other termination of
employment under various payout options.


NOTE 10. STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

CAPITAL

The  Corporation  (on a consolidated  basis) and the Bank are subject to various
regulatory  capital  requirements  administered by the federal banking agencies.
Failure to meet minimum capital  requirements can initiate certain mandatory and
possibly  additional  discretionary  actions by regulators  that, if undertaken,
could have a direct material effect on the  Corporation's  and Bank's  financial
statements.  Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory  framework for
prompt  corrective  action,  the  Corporation  and the Bank must  meet  specific
capital  guidelines  that  involve   quantitative   measures  of  their  assets,
liabilities and certain  off-balance-sheet  items as calculated under regulatory
accounting practices. The capital amounts and classification are also subject to
qualitative judgments by the regulators about components,  risk weightings,  and
other factors.  Prompt  corrective  action provisions are not applicable to bank
holding companies.

Quantitative  measures  established  by  regulation to ensure  capital  adequacy
require the Corporation and the Bank to maintain minimum amounts and ratios (set
forth in the  following  table) of total and Tier 1 capital  (as  defined in the
regulations)  to  risk-weighted  assets (as  defined)  and of Tier 1 capital (as
defined) to average assets (as defined). Management believes, as of December 31,
1999 and  1998,  that the  Corporation  and the  Bank met all  capital  adequacy
requirements to which they are subject.


                                      F-16


<PAGE>

                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


As of December 31, 1999, the most recent  notification  from the Federal Deposit
Insurance  Corporation  categorized  the  Bank as  well  capitalized  under  the
regulatory  framework for prompt  corrective  action.  To be categorized as well
capitalized,  an  institution  must maintain  minimum total  risk-based,  Tier 1
risk-based  and Tier 1  leverage  ratios as set forth in the  following  tables.
There  are no  conditions  or  events  since the  notification  that  management
believes  have changed the Bank's  category.  The  Corporation's  and the Bank's
actual  capital  amounts  and ratios as of  December  31, 1999 and 1998 are also
presented in the table.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                          REQUIRED FOR CAPITAL
                                   ACTUAL                  ADEQUACY PURPOSES
                               -------------          --------------------------
                               AMOUNT   RATIO            AMOUNT             RATIO
                               ------   -----         ----------          ---------
<S>                          <C>         <C>                <C>             <C>
                                                             (Amount in Millions)
As of December 31, 1999:
  Total Capital (to Risk
    Weighted Assets):
      Consolidated              $7,208     21.4%  greater than          greater than
                                                  or equal to  $2,700   or equal to    8.0%
      James Monroe Bank         $7,254     21.5%  greater than          greater than
                                                  or equal to  $2,700   or equal to    8.0%
  Tier 1 Capital (to Risk
    Weighted Assets):
      Consolidated              $6,845     20.3%  greater than          greater than
                                                  or equal to  $1,350   or equal to    4.0%
      James Monroe Bank         $6,891     20.4%  greater than          greater than
                                                  or equal to  $1,350   or equal to    4.0%
  Tier 1 Capital (to
    Average Assets):
      Consolidated              $6,845     13.9%  greater than          greater than
                                                  or equal to  $1,470   or equal to    3.0%
      James Monroe Bank         $6,891     14.0%  greater than          greater than
                                                  or equal to  $1,470   or equal to    3.0%
As of December 31, 1998:
  Total Capital (to Risk
    Weighted Assets             $6,801     44.7%  greater than          greater than
                                                  or equal to  $1,217   or equal to    8.0%
  Tier 1 Capital (to Risk
    Weighted Assets)            $6,669     43.8%  greater than          greater than
                                                  or equal to  $  609   or equal to    4.0%
  Tier 1 Capital (to
    Average Assets)             $6,669     30.6%  greater than          greater than
                                                  or equal to  $  873   or equal to    4.0%

<CAPTION>



                                               REQUIRED
                                                TO BE
                                           WELL CAPITALIZED
                                         --------------------
                                      AMOUNT              RATIO
                                     ---------           -------
                                     <C>                <C>
As of December 31, 1999:
  Total Capital (to Risk
    Weighted Assets):
      Consolidated                              N/A

      James Monroe Bank          greater than           greater than
                                 or equal to  $3,375    or equal to  10.0%
  Tier 1 Capital (to Risk
    Weighted Assets):
      Consolidated                              N/A

      James Monroe Bank          greater than           greater than
                                 or equal to  $2,025    or equal to   6.0%
  Tier 1 Capital (to
    Average Assets):
      Consolidated                              N/A

      James Monroe Bank          greater than           greater than
                                 or equal to  $1,474    or equal to   3.0%
As of December 31, 1998:
  Total Capital (to Risk
    Weighted Assets              greater than           greater than
                                 or equal to  $1,522    or equal to  10.0%
  Tier 1 Capital (to Risk
    Weighted Assets)             greater than           greater than
                                 or equal to  $  913    or equal to   6.0%
  Tier 1 Capital (to
    Average Assets)              greater than           greater than
                                 or equal to  $1,091    or equal to   5.0%


</TABLE>


                                      F-17

<PAGE>

                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


RESTRICTION ON DIVIDENDS

The  approval of the Bank's  regulatory  agencies  is required to pay  dividends
which  exceed the Bank's net profits for the current  year plus its retained net
profits for the preceding two years.  The Bank did not pay any dividends  during
the year ended December 31, 1999.


NOTE 11. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

The Corporation's  financial  statements do not reflect various  commitments and
contingent  liabilities  which arise in the normal  course of business and which
involve  elements of credit risk,  interest rate risk and liquidity risk.  These
commitments  and  contingent  liabilities  are  commitments  to  extend  credit,
stand-by  letters of credit  and  revolving  lines of  credit.  A summary of the
notional amount of the Corporation's  commitments and contingent  liabilities is
as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                           1999             1998
                                                     ---------------    -----------
<S>                                                 <C>                <C>
Commitments to extend credit                         $     8,589,750    $ 6,639,388
Stand-by letters of credit                           $        47,000    $    52,500
</TABLE>

Commitments to extend credit and stand-by  letters of credit include exposure to
some  credit  loss  in  the  event  of  nonperformance  of  the  customer.   The
Corporation's   credit  policies  and  procedures  for  credit  commitments  and
financial  guarantees  are the same as those for  extensions  of credit that are
recorded on the balance sheets.  Because these  instruments  have fixed maturity
dates,  and because many of them expire  without  being drawn upon,  they do not
generally present any significant liquidity risk to the Bank.

The  Corporation  has entered an agreement to invest a minimum of $57,500 in the
Virginia Bankers Insurance Center, LLC. As of December 31, 1999, $5,750 had been
invested.


NOTE 12. TRANSACTIONS WITH DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

The  Corporation  has had,  and may be expected  to have in the future,  banking
transactions  in the ordinary  course of business  with  directors and principal
officers,  their immediate  families and affiliated  companies in which they are
principal stockholders (commonly referred to as related parties). In the opinion
of management,  such loans are made on the same terms,  including interest rates
and collateral, as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with
others.  They do not  involve  more than  normal  credit  risk or present  other
unfavorable features.

Aggregate loan balances with related  parties  totaled  $735,719 and $666,903 at
December  31, 1999 and 1998,  respectively.  During the year ended  December 31,
1999, total principal  additions were $935,000 and total principal payments were
$866,184.




                                      F-18

<PAGE>


                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


NOTE 13. DISCLOSURES ABOUT FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The following  methods and  assumptions  were used to estimate the fair value of
each class of financial instruments for which it is practicable to estimate that
value:

CASH AND SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS  For these short-term instruments, the carrying
amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value.

INVESTMENT  SECURITIES   Fair values are based on quoted  market  prices.  If a
quoted  market  price is not  available,  fair value is  estimated  using quoted
market prices for similar securities.

LOANS  RECEIVABLE  Fair value for performing loans is calculated by discounting
estimated cash flows using interest rates currently being offered for loans with
similar terms to borrowers of similar credit quality.

Fair value for  non-performing  loans is based on the lesser of  estimated  cash
flows which are discounted  using a rate  commensurate  with the risk associated
with the estimated cash flows, or values of underlying collateral.

DEPOSIT  LIABILITIES  The fair value of demand  deposits,  savings accounts and
certain money market  deposits is the amount  payable on demand at the reporting
date. The fair value of certificates of deposit is based on the discounted value
of  contractual  cash flows.  The  discount  rate is  estimated  using the rates
currently offered for deposits of similar remaining maturities.

ACCRUED  INTEREST  The carrying  amounts of accrued  interest  approximate fair
value.

The estimated fair values of the Corporation's financial instruments at December
31, 1999 and 1998 are as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                           DECEMBER 31, 1999                DECEMBER 31, 1998
                                 ---------------------------------   --------------------------------
                                    CARRYING             FAIR          CARRYING           FAIR
                                     AMOUNT              VALUE          AMOUNT           VALUE
                                 ----------------  ---------------   ---------------  ---------------
<S>                             <C>               <C>               <C>               <C>
Financial assets:
 Cash and due from banks         $      2,640,520  $     2,640,520   $     1,305,528  $     1,305,528
 Federal funds sold                     1,537,000        1,537,000         4,967,000        4,967,000
 Investment securities                 13,518,256       13,518,256         3,988,212        3,988,212
 Loans                                 30,675,915       31,586,141        12,637,318       12,744,518
 Accrued interest                         345,794          345,794            87,686           87,686
                                 ----------------  ---------------   ---------------  ---------------
                                 $     48,717,485  $    49,627,711   $    22,985,744  $    23,092,944
                                 ================  ===============   ===============  ===============

Financial liabilities:
 Deposits                        $     42,819,063  $    42,807,489   $    16,780,997  $    16,798,906
 Accrued interest                          73,441           73,441            26,757           26,757
                                 ----------------  ---------------   ---------------  ---------------
                                 $     42,892,504  $    42,880,930   $    16,807,754  $    16,825,663
                                 ================  ===============   ===============  ===============
</TABLE>



                                      F-19

<PAGE>


                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


NOTE 14.  LINES OF CREDIT

The Bank has  unsecured  lines  of  credit  with  correspondent  banks  totaling
$5,000,000  available  for overnight  borrowing.  There were no amounts drawn on
these lines at December 31, 1999 and 1998.


NOTE 15. EARNINGS PER SHARE

The  following  data shows the amounts used in computing  earnings per share and
the effect on the weighted average number of shares of dilutive potential common
stock.  The  potential  common  stock did not have a  significant  impact on net
income.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                        1999           1998
                                                     ----------    -----------
<S>                                                 <C>           <C>
 Weighted average number of common
  shares, basic                                         742,028        737,590
 Effect of dilutive stock options                         8,924             --
                                                     ----------    -----------
 Weighted number of common shares
  and dilutive potential common stock
  used in diluted EPS                                   750,952         37,590
                                                     ==========    ===========
</TABLE>




                                      F-20



<PAGE>










                   UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                                 MARCH 31, 2000












                                      F-21

<PAGE>


                         JAMES MONROE BANCORP, INC.
                               AND SUBSIDIARY

                         CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                                            (Unaudited)
                                                                                                 MARCH 31,               MARCH 31,
                                                                                                   2000                    1999
                                                                                               ------------            -------------
<S>                                                                                            <C>                     <C>

                 ASSETS

Cash and due from banks                                                                        $  2,875,420            $  1,667,190
Federal funds sold                                                                                5,328,000               3,157,000
Securities available for sale at fair value                                                      14,558,049               8,575,180
Loans, net of allowance for loan losses of $419,200 in 2000
     and $192,000 in 1999                                                                        37,159,429              17,897,692
Bank premises and equipment, net                                                                    715,352                 483,567
Accrued interest receivable                                                                         409,667                 226,966
Other assets                                                                                        212,658                  53,819
                                                                                               ------------            ------------

                                                                                               $ 61,258,575            $ 32,061,414
                                                                                               ============            ============

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

LIABILITIES
  Deposits:
     Noninterest-bearing deposits                                                              $ 17,723,361            $  5,654,519
     Interest-bearing deposits                                                                   36,625,445              19,604,788
                                                                                               ------------            ------------
            Total deposits                                                                       54,348,806              25,259,307
  Accrued interest payable and other liabilities                                                    228,344                 167,434
                                                                                               ------------            ------------
            Total liabilities                                                                    54,577,150              25,426,741

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES                                                                            --                      --

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
  Common stock, $1 par value; authorized 2,000,000 shares;
     issued and outstanding 744,290 in 2000 and 737,590 in 1999                                     744,290                 742,590
  Capital surplus                                                                                 6,698,610               6,683,310
  Retained earnings (deficit)                                                                      (469,158)               (740,736)
  Accumulated other comprehensive (loss)                                                           (292,317)                (50,491)
                                                                                                   --------                 -------
            Total stockholders' equity                                                            6,681,425               6,634,673
                                                                                               ------------            ------------

                                                                                               $ 61,258,575            $ 32,061,414
                                                                                               ============            ============


</TABLE>


                                      F-22

<PAGE>

                            JAMES MONROE BANCORP, INC.
                                  AND SUBSIDIARY

                        CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                                                                (Unaudited)
                                                                                 FOR THE QUARTER         FOR THE QUARTER
                                                                                       ENDED                   ENDED
                                                                                     MARCH 31,               MARCH 31,
                                                                                       2000                    1999
                                                                                 ---------------         ---------------
<S>                                                                                  <C>                   <C>
INTEREST INCOME:
  Loans, including fees                                                             $  757,471             $  340,433
  Securities, taxable                                                                  223,823                122,171
  Federal funds sold                                                                    39,990                 48,529
                                                                                    ----------             ----------
       Total interest income                                                         1,021,284                511,133

INTEREST EXPENSE, deposits                                                             364,548                148,403
                                                                                    ----------             ----------

       Net interest income                                                             656,736                362,730

PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES                                                               56,200                 60,000
                                                                                    ----------             ----------

       Net interest income after provision for loan losses                             600,536                302,730

NONINTEREST INCOME:
  Service charges and fees                                                              48,201                 12,992
  Other                                                                                 15,620                  5,734
                                                                                    ----------             ----------
       Total noninterest income                                                         63,821                 18,726

NONINTEREST EXPENSES:
  Salaries and wages                                                                   253,511                145,159
  Employee benefits                                                                     36,443                 23,199
  Occupancy expenses                                                                    66,452                 54,065
  Equipment expenses                                                                    43,395                 23,452
  Other operating expenses                                                             152,655                109,814
       Total noninterest expenses                                                      552,456                355,689
                                                                                    ----------             ----------

       Income (loss) before income taxes                                               111,901                (34,233)
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES                                                                  --                     --
                                                                                    ----------             ----------

       Net income (loss)                                                            $  111,901             $  (34,233)
                                                                                    ==========             ==========

EARNINGS PER SHARE, basic and assuming dilution                                     $     0.15             $    (0.46)
                                                                                    ==========             ==========

</TABLE>



                                      F-23


<PAGE>

      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
            For the Quarters Ended March 31, 2000 and March 31, 1999
                                   (Unaudited)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                        ACCUMULATED
                                                                                          OTHER
                                                                           RETAINED       COMPRE-        COMPRE-          TOTAL
                                                COMMON       CAPITAL       EARNINGS       HENSIVE        HENSIVE      STOCKHOLDERS'
                                                STOCK        SURPLUS       (DEFICIT)       (LOSS)         INCOME         EQUITY
                                              ---------    -----------    ----------    -----------      -------      -------------
<S>                                           <C>          <C>            <C>            <C>             <C>           <C>

BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 1999                    $ 742,590    $ 6,683,310    $ (581,059)    $ (245,595)                   $ 6,599,246
   Comprehensive (loss):
      Net income                                                             111,901                     $ 111,901         111,901
      Net change in unrealized (losses)
         on available for sale securities,
         net of deferred taxes of $24,821                                                   (46,722)       (46,722)        (46,722)
                                                                                                         ---------
   Total comprehensive (loss)                                                                            $  65,179
                                                                                                         =========
   Exercise of stock options                      1,700         15,300            --             --                         17,000
                                              ---------    -----------    ----------     ----------                    -----------
BALANCE, MARCH 31, 2000                       $ 744,290    $ 6,698,610    $ (469,158)    $ (292,317)                   $ 6,681,425
                                              =========    ===========    ==========     ==========                    ===========

<CAPTION>


                                                                                        ACCUMULATED
                                                                                          OTHER
                                                                           RETAINED       COMPRE-        COMPRE-          TOTAL
                                                COMMON       CAPITAL       EARNINGS       HENSIVE        HENSIVE      STOCKHOLDERS'
                                                STOCK        SURPLUS       (DEFICIT)       (LOSS)         INCOME         EQUITY
                                              ---------    -----------    ----------    -----------      -------      -------------
<S>                                           <C>          <C>            <C>            <C>             <C>           <C>

BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 1998                    $ 737,590    $ 6,638,310    $ (706,503)    $  (10,758)                   $ 6,658,639
   Comprehensive (loss):
      Net loss                                                               (34,233)                    $ (34,233)        (34,233)
      Net change in unrealized (losses)
         on available for sale securities,
         net of deferred taxes of $20,468                                                   (39,733)       (39,733)        (39,733)
                                                                                                         ---------
   Total comprehensive (loss)                                                                            $ (73,966)
                                                                                                         =========
   Issuance of common stock                       5,000         45,000                                                 $    50,000
                                              ---------    -----------    ----------     ----------                    -----------
BALANCE, MARCH 31, 1999                       $ 742,590    $ 6,683,310    $ (740,736)    $  (50,491)                   $ 6,634,673
                                              =========    ===========    ==========     ==========                    ===========

</TABLE>


                                      F-24


<PAGE>

                           JAMES MONROE BANCORP, INC.
                                 AND SUBSIDIARY

                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                                      (Unaudited)
                                                                                          FOR THE QUARTER       FOR THE QUARTER
                                                                                               ENDED                  ENDED
                                                                                             MARCH 31,              MARCH 31,
                                                                                                2000                  1999
                                                                                          ---------------       ---------------
<S>                                                                                       <C>                    <C>

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
  Net income (loss)                                                                       $    111,901          $    (34,233)
  Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by
    operating activities:
      Depreciation and amortization                                                             30,714                18,957
      Provision for loan losses                                                                 56,200                60,000
      (Increase) in accrued interest receivable                                                (63,873)             (139,280)
      Amortization of bond premium                                                                 151                 1,853
      Accretion of bond discount                                                                (2,541)                 (271)
      (Increase) in other assets                                                                (2,298)               (3,697)
      Increase in accrued interest and other liabilities                                        28,598                98,508
                                                                                          ------------          ------------
        Net cash provided by operating activities                                         $    158,852          $      1,837
                                                                                          ------------          ------------

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
  Purchases of securities available for sale                                              $ (1,143,424)         $ (4,998,750)
  Proceeds from calls and maturities of securities available for sale                           35,531               350,000
  Purchases of premises and equipment                                                          (32,088)               (9,361)
  (Increase) decrease in Federal funds sold                                                 (3,791,000)            1,810,000
  Net (increase) in loans                                                                   (6,539,714)           (5,320,374)
                                                                                          ------------          ------------
        Net cash (used in) investing activities                                           $(11,470,695)         $ (8,168,485)
                                                                                          ------------          ------------

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
  Net increase in demand deposits, savings deposits
    and money market accounts                                                             $  5,437,593          $  7,698,348
  Net increase in time deposits                                                              6,092,150               779,962
  Proceeds from issuance of common stock                                                        17,000                50,000
                                                                                          ------------          ------------
        Net cash provided by financing activities                                         $ 11,546,743          $  8,528,310
                                                                                          ------------          ------------

        Increase (decrease)in cash and due from banks                                     $    234,900          $    361,662

CASH AND DUE FROM BANKS
  Beginning                                                                                  2,640,520             1,305,528
                                                                                          ------------          ------------

  Ending                                                                                  $  2,875,420          $  1,667,190
                                                                                          ============          ============

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION,
  cash payments for interest paid to depositors                                           $    364,548          $    148,482
                                                                                          ============          ============

SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE OF NONCASH INVESTING ACTIVITIES,

  unrealized (loss) on securities available for sale                                      $     71,543          $     60,201
                                                                                          ============          ============

</TABLE>

                                      F-25

<PAGE>

                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


1.   GENERAL

The accompanying  unaudited  consolidated  financial  statements of James Monroe
Bancorp,  Inc.  and its  subsidiaries  (the  "Company")  have been  prepared  in
accordance with generally accepted  accounting  principles for interim financial
information.  All significant  intercompany  balances and transactions have been
eliminated.   In  the  opinion  of  management,   the   accompanying   unaudited
consolidated  financial statements contain all adjustments and reclassifications
consistently of a normal and recurring  nature  considered  necessary to present
fairly the financial  positions as of March 31, 2000 and December 31, 1999,  and
the results of  operations  and cash flows for three months ended March 31, 2000
and 1999.

Operating  results  for the three  month  period  ended  March 31,  2000 are not
necessarily  indicative  of the results that may be expected for the year ending
December 31, 2000.




                                      F-26




<PAGE>

















                                     [LOGO]





                           JAMES MONROE BANCORP, INC.




                                 _______ SHARES


                                  COMMON STOCK



                                   Prospectus

                                ___________, 2000





         JAMES MONROE BANCORP HAS NOT AUTHORIZED  ANYONE TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION
OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION ABOUT THE OFFERING THAT DIFFERS FROM, OR ADDS TO, THE
INFORMATION IN THIS  PROSPECTUS OR IN ITS DOCUMENTS THAT ARE PUBLICLY FILED WITH
THE  SECURITIES  AND  EXCHANGE  COMMISSION.  THEREFORE,  IF ANYONE DOES GIVE YOU
DIFFERENT OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION,  YOU SHOULD NOT RELY ON IT. THE DELIVERY OF
THIS PROSPECTUS AND/OR THE SALE OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK DO NOT MEAN THAT THERE
HAVE NOT BEEN ANY CHANGES IN JAMES MONROE BANCORP'S  CONDITION SINCE THE DATE OF
THIS PROSPECTUS.  IF YOU ARE IN A JURISDICTION  WHERE IT IS UNLAWFUL TO OFFER TO
SELL, OR TO ASK FOR OFFERS TO BUY, THE SECURITIES OFFERED BY THIS PROSPECTUS, OR
IF YOU ARE A PERSON TO WHOM IT IS UNLAWFUL TO DIRECT SUCH  ACTIVITIES,  THEN THE
OFFER  PRESENTED  BY THIS  PROSPECTUS  DOES NOT EXTEND TO YOU.  THIS  PROSPECTUS
SPEAKS ONLY AS OF ITS DATE EXCEPT WHERE IT INDICATES THAT ANOTHER DATE APPLIES.

UNTIL  __________________,  ALL DEALERS EFFECTING TRANSACTIONS IN THE REGISTERED
SECURITIES,  WHETHER OR NOT PARTICIPATING IN THIS DISTRIBUTION,  MAY BE REQUIRED
TO DELIVER A  PROSPECTUS.  THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE  OBLIGATION  OF DEALERS TO
DELIVER A  PROSPECTUS  WHEN  ACTING AS  UNDERWRITERS  AND WITH  RESPECT TO THEIR
UNSOLD ALLOTMENTS OR SUBSCRIPTIONS.


<PAGE>

                 PART II: INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 24.  Indemnification of Directors and Officers

         The  Articles of  Incorporation  of James Monroe  Bancorp  provide that
James Monroe  Bancorp shall  indemnify  its officers and  directors  against all
claims,  liabilities,  judgments,  settlements,  costs and  expenses  (including
attorney's  fees)  resulting from any action suit,  proceeding or claim to which
such  person is a party as a result of having been an officer or director if not
grossly  negligent in such person's  actions,  such person conducted  himself in
good faith and believed (a) in the case of such person's official capacity, that
his conduct was in the best interests of the corporation, (b) in all other cases
that his conduct was at least not opposed to its best interests;  and (c) in the
case of any criminal proceeding, that he had no reasonable cause to believe that
his conduct  was  unlawful.  The  indemnification  provided  by the  Articles of
Incorporation is not exclusive of any right to indemnification  which any person
may be entitled to under any bylaw, resolution,  agreement, vote of stockholders
or provision of law. No indemnification may be made where  indemnification would
be in violation of Virginia law.

Item 25.  Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution

         The estimated  expenses  payable by James Monroe  Bancorp in connection
with  the  offering  described  in  this  Registration   Statement  (other  than
underwriting discounts and commissions) are as follows:

SEC registration fee                                                  $   1,848
Blue Sky qualification fees and expenses                                  3,500
Printing, engraving & Edgar expenses                                     17,500
Legal fees and expenses                                                  50,000
Accounting fees and expenses                                             20,000
Other                                                                    17,152
                                                                         ------
         Total                                                         $110,000
                                                                       ========

Item 26.  Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities.

         During the past three  years,  James  Monroe  Bancorp  has not sold any
securities without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, except for the
initial issuance of shares of its common stock, par value $1.00 per share, as of
July 1, 1999, in  connection  with the  establishment  of the company as the one
bank  holding  company  for James  Monroe  Bank.  The  company  relied  upon the
exemption  provided  by  Section  3(a)(12)  of the  Securities  Act of 1933.  In
connection  with that  reorganization  transaction,  each  share of  outstanding
common stock of James Monroe Bank was  converted  into one share of James Monroe
Bancorp  common  stock,  and  each  shareholder  retained  the  same  percentage
ownership  interest in James  Monroe  Bancorp as such  shareholder  had in James
Monroe Bank.  Each  outstanding  option to purchase  shares of James Monroe Bank
common stock was converted into an identical  option to purchase shares of James
Monroe  Bancorp.  No  shares  of  James  Monroe  Bancorp  common  stock or other
authorized class of securities were sold for cash, and no underwriter, broker or
dealer was involved in  connection  with the  reorganization  and  conversion of
shares.

         Prior to  establishment  of James Monroe Bancorp as the holding company
for James Monroe Bank, on June 8, 1998,  James Monroe Bank  consummated the sale
of 737,590  shares of its common  stock,  par value  $5.00 per share  through an
offering  to members of the general  public.  All shares were sold at a price of
$10.00 per share,  resulting in net proceeds to the Bank of  approximately  $7.4
million.  The bank relied upon the  exemption  for bank  securities  provided by
Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. No underwriter,  broker or dealer
was involved in the offerings.

         On February 10, 1999,  James Monroe Bank sold 5,000 of its common stock
to an  individual  in  connection  with his joining the Board of  Directors at a
price of $10.00 per share.  The bank relied on the exemption for bank securities
provided by Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. On February 10, 2000,
Director Dr. Alvin  Nashman  exercised his 1,700 vested option shares at a price
of $10.00 per share.



                                      II-1
<PAGE>

Item 27.  Exhibits.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
         Number            Description
         ------            -----------
<S>                       <C>
         3(a)              Articles of Incorporation of James Monroe Bancorp, as amended

         3(b)              Bylaws of James Monroe Bancorp

         5(a)              Opinion of Kennedy, Baris & Lundy, L.L.P.

         10(a)             Employment contract between James Monroe Bancorp and John R. Maxwell

         10(b)             James Monroe Bancorp1998 Management Incentive Stock Option Plan

         10(c)             James Monroe Bancorp1999 Director's Stock Option Plan

         16                Letter of Keller Bruner & Company, LLP, pursuant to Item 304 of Regulation S-B

         21                Subsidiaries of the Registrant

         The sole subsidiary of James Monroe Bancorp is James Monroe Bank, organized under the laws of Virginia.

         23(a)             Consent of Yount, Hyde & Barbour, P.C., Independent Auditors

         23(b)             Consent of Kennedy, Baris & Lundy, L.L.P., included in Exhibit 5

         24                Power of Attorney

         27.1              Financial Data Schedule (December 31, 1999)

         27.2              Financial Data Schedule (March 31, 2000)

         99(a)             Form of Subscription Agreement

         99(b)             Form of Escrow Agreement
</TABLE>
--------------------------

Item 28.  Undertakings.  The Registrant hereby undertakes that it will:

         (1) file, during any period in which it offers or sells  securities,  a
post-effective  amendment  to this  registration  statement  to: (i) include any
prospectus  required by section  10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; (ii) reflect in
the prospectus any facts or events which,  individually or together  represent a
fundamental  change  in the  information  in  the  registration  statement;  and
notwithstanding the foregoing,  any increase or decrease in volume of securities
offered (if the total dollar value of  securities  offered would not exceed that
which  was  registered)  and any  deviation  from  the  low or  high  end of the
estimated  maximum  offering  range may be reflected  in the form of  prospectus
filed with the Commission  pursuant to Rule 424(b)  (Section  230.424(b) of this
chapter) if, in the aggregate,  the changes in the volume and price represent no
more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate  offering price set forth in the
"Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement;
and (iii) include any additional or changed material  information on the plan of
distribution.

         (2) for  determining  liability  under the  Securities  Act, treat each
post-effective  amendment  as a new  registration  statement  of the  securities
offered,  and the offering of the securities at that time to be the initial bona
fide offering.



                                       II-2
<PAGE>

         (3) file a post-effective  amendment to remove from registration any of
the securities that remain unsold at the end of the offering.

         Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act of 1933 (the "Act") may be permitted to directors,  officers and controlling
persons of the Registrant  pursuant to the foregoing  provisions,  or otherwise,
the  Registrant  has been  advised  that in the  opinion of the  Securities  and
Exchange  Commission such  indemnification is against public policy as expressed
in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.

         In the event that a claim for indemnification  against such liabilities
(other than the  payment by the  Registrant  of  expenses  incurred or paid by a
director,  officer or  controlling  person of the  Registrant in the  successful
defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer
or controlling  person in connection with the securities being  registered,  the
Registrant  will,  unless in the  opinion  of its  counsel  the  matter has been
settled by controlling precedent,  submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction
the question of whether such  indemnification  by it is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities  Act and will be governed by the final  adjudication
of such issue.


                                      II-3
<PAGE>

                                   SIGNATURES

         In accordance with the  requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the  requirements  of filing on Form SB-2 and  authorized  this  registration
statement  to be  signed  on its  behalf  by  the  undersigned,  thereunto  duly
authorized, in Arlington, State of Virginia, on, May 26, 2000.

                                       JAMES MONROE BANCORP, INC.



                                       By:  /s/ John R. Maxwell
                                           -----------------------------------
                                           John R. Maxwell, President
                                                and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,  this  registration
statement has been signed below by the following  persons in the  capacities and
on the dates indicated.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
       SIGNATURE                                            TITLE                                   DATE
<S>                                                <C>                                           <C>

 /s/ Fred A. Burroughs, III*                       Director                                      May 26, 2000
---------------------------------------------
Fred A. Burroughs, III


 /s/ Terry L. Collins*                             Director                                      May 26, 2000
---------------------------------------------
Dr. Terry L. Collins


 /s/ Norman P. Horn*                               Director                                      May 26, 2000
---------------------------------------------
Norman P. Horn


 /s/ David C. Karlgaard*                           Director                                      May 26, 2000
---------------------------------------------
Dr. David C. Karlgaard


                                                   Director                                      ________, 2000
---------------------------------------------
Richard C. Litman


 /s/ John R. Maxwell                               President, Chief Executive Officer            May 26, 2000
---------------------------------------------      and Director (Principal Executive Officer)
John R. Maxwell


 /s/ Alvin E. Nashman*                             Director                                      May 26, 2000
---------------------------------------------
Dr. Alvin E. Nashman


                                                   Director                                      ________, 2000
---------------------------------------------
Helen L. Newman
</TABLE>



<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<S>                                                <C>                                           <C>

                                                   Director                                      _______, 2000
---------------------------------------------
Thomas L. Patterson


 /s/ David W. Pijor*                               Chairman of the Board of Directors            May 26, 2000
---------------------------------------------
David W. Pijor


 /s/ Russell E. Sherman*                           Director                                      May 26, 2000
---------------------------------------------
Russell E. Sherman


 /s/ Richard I. Linhart                            Chief Operating Officer, Secretary            May 26, 2000
---------------------------------------------      (Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)
Richard I. Linhart
</TABLE>

* By John R. Maxwell as Attorney-in-Fact



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