ECB Bancorp Inc. reports reported its financial results for the three months ended March 31.

For the three months ended March 31, net income totaled $377,000 compared to a net loss of ($1,084,000) for the three months ended March 31, 2011. After adjusting for $265,000 in TARP preferred stock dividends and the accretion of warrant discount, net income available to common shareholders for the three months ended March 31 was $112,000 or $0.04 per diluted share compared to a loss of ($1,349,000) or ($0.47) per diluted share for the three months ended March 31, 2011.