Cornerstone Bancshares, Inc. Announces Cash Dividend

HIXSON, Tenn., June 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Cornerstone Bancshares, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CSBQ - News) today announced the following:

Cornerstone Bancshares, Inc. Board of Directors announced the record date and payment date of Cornerstone’s quarterly dividend. The dividend $.06 a share will be issued to shareholders of record as of June 12, 2006, and will be paid July 7, 2006.

Cornerstone Bancshares, Inc. is a one-bank holding company serving the Chattanooga, Tennessee MSA with 5 branches and $340 million in assets specializing in business financial services.