Exhibit 99.1

Civista Bancshares, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2019 Earnings
Sandusky, Ohio, October 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/– Civista Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:CIVB) (“Civista”) reported net income available to common shareholders of $7.5 million, or $0.46 per diluted share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2019, compared to a net loss of $3.6 million, or ($0.31) per diluted share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2018. Net income available to common shareholders for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2019, was $25.5 million or $1.54 per diluted share, compared to $5.8 million or $0.51 per diluted share, in the same period of 2018.
Adjusted Earnings
Financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2018 included $8.8 million and $12.0 million respectively, inpre-tax acquisition and integration expenses, as well as apre-tax loss on sale of securities of $392 thousand, which was part of a restructuring of securities after the United Community Bancorp (“UCB”) acquisition. 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.
“Once again, we have had a great quarter of earnings and growth. Our loan growth for the third quarter was strong, at 12.4% annualized. Our core diluted earnings per share for the quarter are up 24.3% compared to 2018. It has now been a full year since we brought on UCB. The results since the acquisition have exceeded our expectations. We also announced earlier this week that we will be redeeming our convertible preferred shares on December 20th. We believe that the redemption will assist us in aligning our capital structure more fully with our strategic plan,” said Dennis G. Shaffer, President and CEO of Civista.
Results of Operations:
Net interest income increased $4.6 million, or 29.0% for the third quarter of 2019, and $18.5 million or 40.8% and for the nine months ended September 30, compared to the same periods of 2018. Interest income increased $6.1 million, or 34.3% for the third quarter of 2019 and $23.6 million or 47.2% for the nine-month period ended September 30. Average earning assets increased $487.7 million for the third quarter of 2019 and $519.5 million for the nine-month period ended September 30. The increase in average earning assets resulted in $5.6 million and $18.6 million of the increase