Exhibit 99.1

Civista Bancshares, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2018 Earnings
Sandusky, Ohio, November 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/– Civista Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:CIVB) (“Civista”) reported net loss available to common shareholders of $3.6 million, or ($0.31) per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2018. This compares to net income available to common shareholders of $3.4 million, or $0.29 per diluted share, for the prior year period.
For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2018, Civista reported net income available to common shareholders of $5.8 million or $0.51 per diluted share. This compares to $11.0 million or $0.97 per diluted share, in the same period of 2017.
“The third quarter of 2018 was a very busy quarter. We closed on the acquisition of United Community Bancorp and completed the integration of their systems. While those two items are big accomplishments by themselves, we also originated $36.7 million of loans. With our organic growth and the acquisition, our loans are now over $1.5 billion. Our annualized organic loan growth was 12.5% for the quarter,” said Dennis G. Shaffer, President and CEO of Civista.
Factors Affecting Comparability
Most recently, Civista acquired United Community Bancorp (“UCB”) in September 2018. The financial position and results of operations of UCB prior to its acquisition date are not included in the Company’s financial results for periods prior to the acquisition date.
Adjusted Earnings
Financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2018 included $8.8 million and $12.0 million respectively, in acquisition and integration expenses, as well as a loss on sale of securities of $392 thousand. Excluding these expenses, adjusted earnings were $4.8 million, or $0.37 diluted earnings per share, for the third quarter of 2018 and $16.8 million, or $1.37 diluted earnings per share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2018.
A reconciliation of adjusted earnings to net income according to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) is provided in the financial tables at the end of this press release.