Civista Bancshares (CIVB) 8-K Civista Bancshares, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Year-to-date 2021 Financial Results

Exhibit 99.1

Civista Bancshares, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Year-to-date 2021 Financial Results

Sandusky, Ohio, February 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/– Civista Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:CIVB) (“Civista”) announced its unaudited financial results for the three and twelve months ending December 31, 2021.

Fourth quarter and year-to-date 2021 highlights:

• Net income of $11.0 million, or $0.73 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2021, compared to $10.2 million, or $0.64 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2020.

• Net income of $40.5 million, or $2.63 per diluted share, compared to $32.2 million, or $2.00 per diluted share, for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

• COVID–19 loan deferrals decreased to 0.26% of total loans at period end, compared to 3.6% at December 31, 2020 and 21.3% at June 30, 2020.

• Based on the December 31, 2021 market close of $24.40, the $0.14 fourth quarter dividend is equivalent to an annualized yield of 2.30% and a dividend payout ratio of 21.30%.

• In the fourth quarter, we began the redeployment of $100.0 million excess liquidity into investment securities, yielding 2.01%.

• In November we completed a private placement of $75 million in aggregate principal amount of its 3.25% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes due 2031.

• In January we announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which Civista will acquire Comunibanc Corp., the parent company of The Henry County Bank.

“We turned in another solid Civista quarter highlighted by solid loan growth and reduced operating expenses. Although Civista remains well capitalized, we did successfully raise $75 million in subordinated debt. This money will allow us to continue to accelerate our growth plans, both organically and through acquisition” said Dennis G. Shaffer, CEO and President of Civista.

Mr. Shaffer continued, “Shortly after the beginning of the new year, we did announce that Civista had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Comunibanc, Corp., the parent company of The Henry County Bank headquartered in Napoleon Ohio. This gives us a presence in Northwest Ohio, and we look forward to welcoming their employees and customers to the Civista family”.

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Results of Operations:

For the three-month period ended December 31, 2021, and 2020

Net interest income decreased $208 thousand, or 0.9%, for the fourth quarter of 2021 compared to the same period of 2020, due to a decrease in interest income partially offset by a decrease in interest expense. Accretion of PPP fees was $1.6 million during the quarter for the fourth quarter 2021 compared to $2.3 million for the same period in 2020.

Net interest margin decreased 49 basis points to 3.42% for the fourth quarter of 2021, compared to 3.69% for the same period a year ago.

The decrease in interest income was due to a $726 thousand decrease in PPP fees of $407 thousand decrease in accretion income related to loan portfolios acquired through acquisitions and a decrease in the average rate earned on assets of 40 basis points. Average earning assets increased $169.5 million, partially offsetting these decreases.

Interest expense decreased $779 thousand, or 35.6%, for the fourth quarter of 2021, compared to the same period last year. The average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities decreased 18 basis points, while average interest-bearing liabilities increased $37.3 million.

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Average Balance Analysis

(Unaudited - Dollars in thousands)

	Three Months Ended December 31,
	2021								2020
Assets:	Average balance			Interest		Yield/ rate*			Average balance			Interest		Yield/ rate*
Interest-earning assets:
Loans**	$	1,973,989		$	21,430		4.31	%	$	2,072,477		$	22,853		4.39	%
Taxable securities		285,734			1,545		2.17	%		178,194			1,259		2.93	%
Non-taxable securities		236,324			1,651		3.76	%		207,985			1,534		4.06	%
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks		277,451			108		0.15	%		145,305			75		0.21	%
Total interest-earning assets	$	2,773,498			24,734		3.63	%	$	2,603,961			25,721		4.03	%
Noninterest-earning assets:
Cash and due from financial institutions		28,401								29,502
Premises and equipment, net		22,734								22,832
Accrued interest receivable		7,609								9,976
Intangible assets		84,541								84,919
Bank owned life insurance		46,807								45,816
Other assets		33,315								35,044
Less allowance for loan losses		(26,595	)							(23,614	)
Total Assets	$	2,970,310							$	2,808,436
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity:
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Demand and savings	$	1,368,640		$	240		0.07	%	$	1,169,152		$	380		0.13	%
Time		250,920			569		0.90	%		289,815			1,083		1.49	%
FHLB		75,000			195		1.03	%		125,000			452		1.44	%
Federal funds purchased		543			1		0.73	%		—			—		0.00	%
Other borrowings		—			—		0.00	%		95,820			80		0.33	%
Subordinated debentures		54,961			402		2.90	%		29,427			188		2.54	%
Repurchase agreements		24,590			4		0.60	%		28,110			7		0.10	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities	$	1,774,654			1,411		0.32	%	$	1,737,324			2,190		0.50	%
Noninterest-bearing deposits		811,053								685,898
Other liabilities		35,632								41,879
Shareholders’ equity		348,971								343,335
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity	$	2,970,310							$	2,808,436
Net interest income and interest rate spread				$	23,323		3.31	%				$	23,531		3.53	%
Net interest margin							3.42	%							3.69	%

* - Average yields are presented on a tax equivalent basis. The tax equivalent effect associated with loans and investments, included in the yields above, was $440 thousand and $411 thousand for the periods ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

** - Average balance includes nonaccrual loans

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For the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2021, and 2020

Net interest income increased $5.7 million, or 6.4%, compared to the same period in 2020.

Interest income increased $1.9 million, or 1.9%, for the twelve months of 2021. Average earning assets increased $328.9 million, which resulted in a $5.7 million increase in net interest income. Average yields decreased 41 basis points which resulted in a $1.9 million decrease in interest income. During the twelve-month period, the Bank had average PPP Loans totaling $155.2 million. These loans had an average yield of 7.43% including the amortization of PPP fees, which increased the margin by 23 basis points.

Interest expense decreased $3.8 million, or 37.7%, for the twelve months of 2021 compared to the same period of 2020. Average rates decreased 26 basis points, resulting in a $3.2 million decrease in interest expense. Average interest-bearing liabilities increased $109.4 million, but a mix shift toward interest-bearing demand deposits led to a decrease in interest expense of $664 thousand.

Net interest margin decreased 23 basis points to 3.47% for the twelve months of 2021, compared to 3.70% for the same period a year ago.

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Average Balance Analysis

(Unaudited - Dollars in thousands)

	Twelve Months Ended December 31,
	2021								2020
Assets:	Average balance			Interest		Yield/ rate*			Average balance			Interest		Yield/ rate*
Interest-earning assets:
Loans**	$	2,026,907		$	89,570		4.42	%	$	1,953,472		$	87,777		4.49	%
Taxable securities		232,813			5,473		2.41	%		183,721			5,359		3.03	%
Non-taxable securities		217,786			6,250		3.96	%		202,982			6,123		4.15	%
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks		347,573			449		0.13	%		155,960			606		0.39	%
Total interest-earning assets	$	2,825,079			101,742		3.69	%	$	2,496,135			99,865		4.10	%
Noninterest-earning assets:
Cash and due from financial institutions		35,404								77,848
Premises and equipment, net		22,617								22,831
Accrued interest receivable		8,010								9,043
Intangible assets		84,747								84,953
Bank owned life insurance		46,435								45,454
Other assets		36,456								37,675
Less allowance for loan losses		(26,366	)							(19,231	)
Total Assets	$	3,032,382							$	2,754,708
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity:
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Demand and savings	$	1,315,220		$	1,219		0.09	%	$	1,050,544		$	1,813		0.17	%
Time		265,294			2,956		1.11	%		288,262			5,068		1.76	%
FHLB		94,041			1,163		1.24	%		133,151			1,932		1.45	%
Federal funds purchased		137			1		0.73	%		288			1		0.35	%
Other borrowings		—			—		0.00	%		101,295			354		0.35	%
Subordinated debentures		35,863			955		3.28	%		29,427			945		3.21	%
Repurchase agreements		26,165			23		0.09	%		24,390			25		0.10	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities	$	1,736,720			6,317		0.36	%	$	1,627,357			10,138		0.62	%
Noninterest-bearing deposits		907,591								739,648
Other liabilities		38,868								51,242
Shareholders’ equity		349,203								336,461
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity	$	3,032,382							$	2,754,708
Net interest income and interest rate spread				$	95,425		3.33	%				$	89,727		3.48	%
Net interest margin							3.47	%							3.70	%

* - Average yields are presented on a tax equivalent basis. The tax equivalent effect associated with loans and investments, included in the yields above, was $1.67 million and $1.64 million for the periods ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

** - Average balance includes nonaccrual loans

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No provision for loan losses was recorded during the fourth quarter while we recorded $830 thousand for the first twelve months of 2021. The provision for loan losses was $2.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2020 and $10.1 million for the twelve months of 2020. The reserve ratio increased to 1.33% at December 31, 2021 from 1.22% at December 31, 2020. The reserve ratio without $43.2 million of PPP loans would have been 3 basis points higher.

For the fourth quarter of 2021, noninterest income totaled $6.8 million, a decrease of $855 thousand, or 11.2%, compared to the prior year’s fourth quarter.

Noninterest income
(unaudited - dollars in thousands)	Three months ended December 31,
	2021			2020		$ change			% change
Service charges	$	1,813		$	1,476	$	337			22.8	%
Net gain/(loss) on sale of securities		(1	)		2		(3	)		-150.0	%
Net gain/(loss) on equity securities		(5	)		69		(74	)		-107.2	%
Net gain on sale of loans		1,467			3,062		(1,595	)		-52.1	%
ATM/Interchange fees		1,493			1,246		247			19.8	%
Wealth management fees		1,287			1,065		222			20.8	%
Bank owned life insurance		448			244		204			83.6	%
Swap fees		72			199		(127	)		-63.8	%
Other		237			303		(66	)		-21.8	%
Total noninterest income	$	6,811		$	7,666	$	(855	)		-11.2	%

Net gain on sale of loans decreased primarily as a result of a decrease in volume of loans sold. Proceeds from the sale of loans sold totaled $54.8 million and $91.8 million during the three months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Service charges increased as a result of higher overdraft fees and service charges. During 2020, customer behavior changed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in fewer overdrafts. Overdraft fees are trending toward pre-pandemic levels.

ATM/Interchange fees increased as a result of increased volume of transactions and incentives from our network providers.

Wealth management fees increased due to an increase in average assets under management as well as an increase in the average rate earned on the assets in 2021.

Bank owned life insurance (“BOLI”) increased due to death benefits paid during the three-months ended December 31, 2021.

Swap fees decreased due to the volume. For the quarter, we recorded one $7.6 million swap compared to $19.6 million during the same period last year. We reduced the loans we entered into swaps on as a part of our asset liability management program. Given current rates, we have chosen to book the variable rate loan that we might otherwise have swapped to a fixed rate.

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Other decreased due to a loss on the sale of OREO property, a decrease in item processing fees and a decrease in deluxe income.

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2021, noninterest income increased $3.3 million, or 11.6%, compared to the same period in the prior year.

Noninterest income
(unaudited - dollars in thousands)	Twelve months ended December 31,
	2021		2020			$ change			% change
Service charges	$	5,905	$	5,288		$	617			11.7	%
Net gain on sale of securities		1,786		94			1,692			1800.0	%
Net gain/(loss) on equity securities		186		(57	)		243			426.3	%
Net gain on sale of loans		8,042		8,563			(521	)		-6.1	%
ATM/Interchange fees		5,443		4,472			971			21.7	%
Wealth management fees		4,857		3,981			876			22.0	%
Bank owned life insurance		1,200		977			223			22.8	%
Tax refund processing fees		2,375		2,375			—			0.0	%
Swap fees		207		1,459			(1,252	)		-85.8	%
Other		1,451		1,030			421			40.9	%
Total noninterest income	$	31,452	$	28,182		$	3,270			11.6	%

Service charges increased due to increased account service charges and overdraft fees of $510 and $107, respectively.

Net gain on sale of securities increased as a result of the sale of Visa Class B shares.

Net gain (loss) on equity securities increased as a result of market value increases.

Net gain on sale of loans decreased due to a $43.7 million decrease in the volume of loans sold.

ATM/Interchange fees increased as a result of increased volume of transactions and incentives from our network providers.

Wealth management fees increased due to an increase in average assets under management as well as an increase in the average rate earned on the assets in 2021.

Swap fees decreased as a result of a decline in the volume of loans. Year to date we swapped $13.3 million compared to $104.4 million during the same period last year. We reduced the loans we entered into swaps on as a part of our asset liability management program. Given current rates, we have chosen to book the variable rate loan that we might otherwise have swapped to a fixed rate.

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BOLI income increased due to death benefits paid.

Other increased due to increases in wire transfer fees, the amortization of mortgage servicing rights, merchant credit card fees and gains on the sale of OREO properties.

For the fourth quarter of 2021, noninterest expense totaled $17.2 million, an increase of $205 thousand, or 1.2%, compared to the prior year’s fourth quarter.

Noninterest expense
(unaudited - dollars in thousands)	Three months ended December 31,
	2021		2020		$ change			% change
Compensation expense	$	10,112	$	10,417	$	(305	)		-2.9	%
Net occupancy and equipment		1,495		1,528		(33	)		-2.2	%
Contracted data processing		363		540		(177	)		-32.8	%
Taxes and assessments		804		716		88			12.3	%
Professional services		460		506		(46	)		-9.1	%
Amortization of intangible assets		222		227		(5	)		-2.2	%
ATM/Interchange expense		471		552		(81	)		-14.7	%
Marketing		103		18		85			472.2	%
Software maintenance expense		883		483		400			82.8	%
Other		2,260		1,981		279			14.1	%
Total noninterest expense	$	17,173	$	16,968	$	205			1.2	%

Compensation expense included decreased primarily due to a $1.2 million decline in commission, partially offset by increases in salaries of $182 thousand, unemployment taxes of $103 thousand and employee insurance of $180 thousand. The increase in salaries is due to annual pay increases, which occur every year in April. The increase in employee insurance is due to increased claims experience.

The decrease in Contracted data processing fees is due to lower core processing fees and payments in 2020 for early termination fees.

The increase in Taxes and assessments was due to increases in the assessment bases associated with both the FDIC assessment and the Ohio Financial Institutions tax.

The increase in Marketing expense is primarily due to increases in marketing expenses as a result of lower expenses in 2020. The decreases in 2020 are related to lower advertising and business promotion expenses, primarily due to COVID-19.

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The increase in Software maintenance expense is due to both increases in software maintenance contracts the implementation of our new digital banking platform.

The efficiency ratio was 56.2% for the quarter ended December 31, 2021 compared to 53.7% for the quarter ended December 31, 2020.

Civista’s effective income tax rate for the fourth quarter 2021 was 15.3% compared to 15.1% in 2020.

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2021, noninterest expense totaled $78.5 million, an increase of $7.8 million, or 11.1%, compared to the same period in the prior year.

Noninterest expense
(unaudited - dollars in thousands)	Twelve months ended December 31,
	2021		2020		$ change			% change
Compensation expense	$	44,690	$	42,480	$	2,210			5.2	%
Net occupancy and equipment		6,051		6,085		(34	)		-0.6	%
Contracted data processing		1,725		1,880		(155	)		-8.2	%
Taxes and assessments		3,240		2,641		599			22.7	%
Professional services		2,715		2,795		(80	)		-2.9	%
Amortization of intangible assets		890		913		(23	)		-2.5	%
ATM/Interchange expense		2,314		1,868		446			23.9	%
Marketing		1,103		1,074		29			2.7	%
Software maintenance expense		2,755		1,833		922			50.3	%
Other		13,001		9,096		3,905			42.9	%
Total noninterest expense	$	78,484	$	70,665	$	7,819			11.1	%

Compensation expense included increases in salaries of $1.0 million and Employee insurance of $480 thousand. The increase in salaries is primarily due to annual pay increases which occur in April. The increase in employee insurance is due to increased claims experience.

The increase in Taxes and assessments was due to increases in the assessment bases associated with both the FDIC assessment and the Ohio Financial Institutions tax, as well as to $64 thousand small bank assessment credits applied to the 2020 assessments and a $172 thousand increase in state franchise tax related to additional taxes paid on the Company’s 2019 franchise tax return.

The increase in ATM/Interchange expense is primarily due to additional volume and to a settlement received in the second quarter of 2020.

The increase in Software maintenance expense is due to both increases in software maintenance contracts as well as the implementation of the new digital banking platform.

The increase in Other expense is primarily due to the prepayment penalty of $3.7 million related to the early payoff of an FHLB long-term advance.

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The efficiency ratio was 61.1% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021, compared to 59.1% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020. Removing the effect of the FHLB prepayment and the gain on the sale of the VISA B shares, the 2021 efficiency ratio would have been 59.0%.

Civista’s effective income tax rate for the twelve months of 2021 was 14.8% compared to 13.3% in same period in 2020.

Balance Sheet

Total assets increased $243.1 million, or 8.8%, from December 31, 2020 to December 31, 2021, primarily due to an increase in Securities available for sale of $196.4 million, or 54.0% and an increase in cash of $126.4 million, or 90.6%. The decrease in PPP loans of $174.1 million drove the overall loan portfolio decrease of $59.6 million.

End of period loan balances
(unaudited - dollars in thousands)
	December 31,		December 31,
	2021		2020		$ Change			% Change
Commercial and agriculture	$	203,293	$	192,581	$	10,712			5.6	%
Paycheck protection program loans		43,209		217,295		(174,086	)		-80.1	%
Commercial real estate:
Owner occupied		295,452		278,413		17,039			6.1	%
Non-owner occupied		829,310		705,072		124,238			17.6	%
Residential real estate		430,060		442,588		(12,528	)		-2.8	%
Real estate construction		157,127		175,609		(18,482	)		-10.5	%
Farm real estate		28,419		33,102		(4,683	)		-14.1	%
Consumer and other		11,009		12,842		(1,833	)		-14.3	%
Total Loans	$	1,997,879	$	2,057,502		$(59,623)			-2.9	%

Loan balances have declined during 2021, primarily due to a decline in PPP loans. Removing the effects of PPP loans, the loan portfolio would have increased $114.5 million, or 6.2%. Commercial real estate continued to grow due to consistent demand in the Non-owner occupied category and the movement of successfully completed projects from the Real estate construction category. Construction availability remains high going into 2022. Real estate construction loans also reduced due to completed projects refinanced into the permanent market. All markets contributed to the loan growth but was especially driven by our metro markets. The decrease in Residential real estate was a result of portfolio loans refinanced into saleable mortgage products.

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Paycheck Protection Program

During 2021, we processed approximately 1,300 loans totaling $131.1 million of PPP loans as part of the second round of the PPP. This is in addition to the $268.3 million that we processed in round one during 2020. Of the total PPP loans we have originated, $356.2 million have been forgiven or have paid off. We recognized $1.6 million of PPP fees in income during the quarter, and $10.0 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021. On December 31, 2021, $1.8 million of unearned PPP fees remain.

COVID-19 Loan Modifications

As of December 31, 2021, the remaining loans modified under the CARES Act total $5.1 million, or 0.26% of total loans at period end, compared to 3.6% at December 31, 2020. Details with respect to the loan modifications that remain on deferred status are as follows:

Loans currently modified under COVID-19 programs
(unaudited - dollars in thousands)
Type of Loan	Number of Loans		Balance		Percent of loans outstanding
Commercial and Agriculture		2	$	498		0.02	%
Commercial Real Estate:
Non-owner Occupied		5		4,644		0.23	%
		7	$	5,142		0.26	%

Deposits

Total deposits increased $227.3 million, or 10.4%, from December 31, 2020 to December 31, 2021.

End of period deposit balances
(unaudited - dollars in thousands)
	December 31, 2021		December 31, 2020		$ Change			% Change
Noninterest-bearing demand	$	788,906	$	720,809	$	68,097			9.4	%
Interest-bearing demand		537,510		410,139		127,371			31.1	%
Savings and money market		843,837		771,612		72,225			9.4	%
Time deposits		246,448		286,838		(40,390	)		-14.1	%
Total Deposits	$	2,416,701	$	2,189,398	$	227,303			10.4	%

The increase in Noninterest-bearing demand of $68.1 million was primarily due to a $28.5 million increase in business demand deposit accounts and a $23.6 million increase in public fund demand deposit accounts. Interest-bearing demand deposits increased $127.4 million, primarily due to a $43.3 million increase in non-public fund accounts, a $41.4 million increase in public fund accounts and a $36.4 million increase in business accounts. The increase in Savings and money market was primarily due to a $60.1 million increase in statement savings, a $28.2 million increase in personal money markets and a $15.7 million increase in public fund money markets, partially offset by a $40.1 million decrease in brokered money market accounts.

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FHLB advances totaled $75.0 million at December 31, 2021, down $50.0 million from December 31, 2020. The decrease was due to the prepayment of a $50 million, 2.06% long-term advance.

Stock Repurchase Program

During 2021, Civista repurchased 983,400 shares for $22.2 million at a weighted average price of $22.59 per share. We have approximately $9.3 million remaining of the current $13.5 million repurchase authorization, which was approved in August 2021. In addition, Civista liquidated 5,065 shares held by employees, at $17.71 per share, to satisfy tax obligations stemming from vesting of restricted shares.

Shareholder Equity

Total Shareholders’ equity increased $5.1 million from December 31, 2020 to December 31, 2021, primarily due to an increase in Retained earnings of $32.5 million, net of a $22.3 million repurchase of treasury shares and a decrease in accumulated other comprehensive income of $5.8 million.

Asset Quality

Civista recorded net recoveries of $783 thousand for the twelve months of 2021 compared to net recoveries of $149 thousand for the same period of 2020. The allowance for loan losses to loans was 1.33% at December 31, 2021 and 1.22% at December 31, 2020. Without the PPP loans, the 2021 and 2020 allowance ratios would have been 3 basis points higher and 14 basis points higher, respectively.

Allowance for Loan Losses
(dollars in thousands)
	December 31,			December 31,
	2021			2020
Beginning of period	$	25,028		$	14,767
Charge-offs		(159	)		(465	)
Recoveries		942			614
Provision		830			10,112
End of period	$	26,641		$	25,028

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Non-performing assets at December 31, 2021 were $5.4 million, a 26.7% decrease from December 31, 2020. The non-performing assets to assets ratio decreased to 0.18% from 0.27% at December 31, 2020. The allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans increased to 496.10% from 343.05% at December 31, 2020.

Non-performing Assets
(dollars in thousands)	December 31,		December 31,
	2021		2020
Non-accrual loans	$	3,873	$	5,399
Restructured loans		1,497		1,897
Total non-performing loans		5,370		7,296
Other real estate owned		—		31
Total non-performing assets	$	5,370	$	7,327

Conference Call and Webcast

Civista Bancshares, Inc. will also host a conference call to discuss the Company’s financial results for the fourth quarter of, and year ending 2020 at 1:00 p.m. ET on Friday, February 4, 2022. Interested parties can access the live webcast of the conference call through the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website, www.civb.com. Participants can also listen to the conference call by dialing 855-238-2712 and ask to be joined into the Civista Bancshares, Inc. 2021 earnings call. Please log in or dial in at least 10 minutes prior to the start time to ensure a connection.

An archive of the webcast will be available for one year on the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website (www.civb.com).

Forward Looking Statements

This press release may contain forward-looking statements regarding the financial performance, business prospects, growth and operating strategies of Civista. For these statements, Civista claims the protections of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements in this press release should be considered in conjunction with the other information available about Civista, including the information in the filings we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements provide current expectations or forecasts of future events and are not guarantees of future performance. The forward-looking statements are based on management’s expectations and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. We have tried, wherever possible, to identify such statements by using words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “will” and similar expressions in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial performance. Although management believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. Risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially include risk factors relating to the banking industry and the other factors detailed from time to time in Civista’ reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those described in “Item 1A Risk Factors” of Part I of Civista’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December

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31, 2020, and any additional risks identified in the Company’s subsequent Form 10-Q’s. Undue

reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Civista does not undertake, and specifically disclaims any obligation, to update any forward-looking statement to reflect the events or circumstances after the date on which the forward-looking statement is made, or reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except to the extent required by law.

Civista Bancshares, Inc. is a $3.0 billion financial holding company headquartered in Sandusky, Ohio. The Company’s banking subsidiary, Civista Bank, operates 35 locations in Northern, Central and Southwestern Ohio, Southeastern Indiana and Northern Kentucky. Civista Bancshares, Inc. may be accessed at HUwww.civb.comUH. The Company’s common shares are traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “CIVB”.

For additional information, contact:

Dennis G. Shaffer

President and CEO

Civista Bancshares, Inc.

888-645-4121

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Civista Bancshares, Inc.

Financial Highlights

(Unaudited, dollars in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

Consolidated Condensed Statement of Income

	Three Months Ended						Twelve Months Ended
	December 31,						December 31,
	2021			2020			2021			2020
Interest income	$	24,735		$	25,721		$	101,742		$	99,865
Interest expense		1,412			2,190			6,317			10,138
Net interest income		23,323			23,531			95,425			89,727
Provision for loan losses		—			2,250			830			10,112
Net interest income after provision		23,323			21,281			94,595			79,615
Noninterest income		6,811			7,666			31,452			28,182
Noninterest expense		17,173			16,968			78,484			70,665
Income before taxes		12,961			11,979			47,563			37,132
Income tax expense		1,979			1,806			7,017			4,940
Net income		10,982			10,173			40,546			32,192
Dividends paid per common share	$	0.14		$	0.11		$	0.52		$	0.44
Earnings per common share
Basic
Net income	$	10,982		$	10,173		$	40,546		$	32,192
Less allocation of earnings and dividends to participating securities		51			35			173			98
Net income available to common shareholders - basic	$	10,931		$	10,138		$	40,373		$	32,094
Weighted average common shares outstanding		15,009,376			15,915,365			15,408,863			16,129,875
Less average participating securities		70,349			54,274			65,648			49,012
Weighted average number of shares outstanding used to calculate basic earnings per share		14,939,027			15,861,091			15,343,215			16,080,863
Earnings per common share (1)
Basic	$	0.73		$	0.64		$	2.63		$	2.00
Diluted		0.73			0.64			2.63			2.00
Selected financial ratios:
Return on average assets		1.47	%		1.44	%		1.34	%		1.17	%
Return on average equity		12.49	%		11.79	%		11.61	%		9.57	%
Dividend payout ratio		19.13	%		17.21	%		19.76	%		22.05	%
Net interest margin (tax equivalent)		3.42	%		3.69	%		3.47	%		3.70	%

(1) The Company is now presenting earnings per share using the two-class method. As such, the presentation for the prior periods have been revised. Earnings per share for the prior periods did not change as a result of using the two-class method.

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Selected Balance Sheet Items

(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

	December 31,			December 31,
	2021			2020
	(unaudited)			(unaudited)
Cash and due from financial institutions	$	265,969		$	139,522
Investment securities		560,946			364,350
Loans held for sale		1,972			7,001
Loans		1,997,879			2,057,502
Less: allowance for loan losses		(26,641	)		(25,028	)
Net loans		1,971,238			2,032,474
Other securities		17,011			20,537
Premises and equipment, net		22,445			22,580
Goodwill and other intangibles		84,432			84,926
Bank owned life insurance		46,641			45,976
Other assets		41,329			45,552
Total assets	$	3,011,983		$	2,762,918
Total deposits	$	2,416,701		$	2,189,398
Federal Home Loan Bank advances		75,000			125,000
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase		25,495			28,914
Subordinated debentures		102,813			29,427
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		36,762			40,071
Total shareholders’ equity		355,212			350,108
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	3,011,983		$	2,762,918
Shares outstanding at period end		14,954,200			15,898,032
Book value per share	$	23.75		$	22.02
Equity to asset ratio		11.79	%		12.67	%
Selected asset quality ratios:
Allowance for loan losses to total loans		1.33	%		1.22	%
Non-performing assets to total assets		0.18	%		0.27	%
Allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans		496.10	%		343.05	%
Non-performing asset analysis
Nonaccrual loans	$	3,873		$	5,399
Troubled debt restructurings		1,497			1,897
Other real estate owned		—			31
Total	$	5,370		$	7,327

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Supplemental Financial Information

(Unaudited - dollars in thousands except share data)

	December 31,			September 30,			June 30,			March 31,			December 31,
End of Period Balances	2021			2021			2021			2021			2020
Assets
Cash and due from banks	$	265,969		$	253,165		$	245,306		$	437,238		$	139,522
Investment securities		560,946			499,226			458,831			357,798			364,350
Loans held for sale		1,972			5,810			6,618			10,769			7,001
Loans		1,997,879			2,004,814			2,019,196			2,060,239			2,057,502
Allowance for loan losses		(26,641	)		(26,568	)		(26,197	)		(26,133	)		(25,028	)
Net Loans		1,971,238			1,978,246			1,992,999			2,034,106			2,032,474
Other securities		17,011			17,011			20,537			20,537			20,537
Premises and equipment, net		22,445			22,716			22,817			22,265			22,580
Goodwill and other intangibles		84,432			84,589			84,980			84,682			84,926
Bank owned life insurance		46,641			46,728			46,467			46,219			45,976
Other assets		41,329			44,745			46,088			43,754			51,496
Total Assets	$	3,011,983		$	2,952,236		$	2,924,643		$	3,057,368		$	2,768,862
Liabilities
Total deposits	$	2,416,701		$	2,434,766		$	2,402,992		$	2,475,907		$	2,189,398
Federal Home Loan Bank advances		75,000			75,000			75,000			125,000			125,000
Securities sold under agreement to repurchase		25,495			23,331			24,916			29,513			28,914
Subordinated debentures		102,813			29,427			29,427			29,427			29,427
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		36,762			41,262			39,895			47,463			46,015
Total liabilities		2,656,771			2,603,786			2,572,230			2,707,310			2,418,754
Shareholders’ Equity
Common shares		277,741			277,627			277,495			277,164			277,039
Retained earnings		125,558			116,680			109,178			101,899			93,048
Treasury shares		(56,907	)		(55,155	)		(45,953	)		(38,574	)		(34,598	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income		8,820			9,298			11,693			9,569			14,619
Total shareholders’ equity		355,212			348,450			352,413			350,058			350,108
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity	$	3,011,983		$	2,952,236		$	2,924,643		$	3,057,368		$	2,768,862
Quarterly Average Balances
Assets:
Earning assets	$	2,773,498		$	2,747,450		$	2,776,131		$	3,006,653		$	2,603,961
Securities		522,058			482,642			413,494			382,313			386,179
Loans		1,973,989			2,010,665			2,054,784			2,069,419			2,072,477
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Total deposits	$	2,430,613		$	2,437,580		$	2,448,183		$	2,632,782		$	2,144,865
Interest-bearing deposits		1,619,560			1,588,079			1,580,622			1,532,759			1,458,967
Other interest-bearing liabilities		155,094			127,511			157,264			185,605			278,357
Total shareholders’ equity		348,971			348,970			349,256			349,625			343,335

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Supplemental Financial Information

(Unaudited—dollars in thousands except share data)

	Three Months Ended
	December 31,		September 30,		June 30,		March 31,		December 31,
Income statement	2021		2021		2021		2021		2020
Total interest and dividend income	$	24,735	$	25,784	$	25,498	$	25,725	$	25,721
Total interest expense		1,412		1,351		1,657		1,897		2,190
Net interest income		23,323		24,433		23,841		23,828		23,531
Provision for loan losses		—		—	��	—		830		2,250
Noninterest income		6,811		6,426		9,025		9,190		7,666
Noninterest expense		17,173		19,454		22,467		19,390		16,968
Income before taxes		12,961		11,405		10,399		12,798		11,979
Income tax expense		1,979		1,763		1,235		2,040		1,806
Net income	$	10,982	$	9,642	$	9,164	$	10,758	$	10,173
Per share data
Earnings per common share
Basic
Net income	$	10,982	$	9,642	$	9,164	$	10,758	$	10,173
Less allocation of earnings and dividends to participating securities		51		46		43		32		35
Net income available to common shareholders - basic	$	10,931	$	9,596	$	9,121	$	10,726	$	10,138
Weighted average common shares outstanding		15,009,376		15,168,233		15,602,329		15,867,588		15,915,369
Less average participating securities		70,349		72,071		72,563		47,286		52,574
Weighted average number of shares outstanding used to calculate basic earnings per share		14,939,027		15,096,162		15,529,766		15,820,302		15,862,795
Earnings per common share (1)
Basic	$	0.73	$	0.64	$	0.59	$	0.68	$	0.64
Diluted		0.73		0.64		0.59		0.68		0.64
Common shares dividend paid	$	2,104	$	2,140	$	1,885	$	1,907	$	1,753
Dividends paid per common share		0.14		0.14		0.12		0.12		0.11

(1) The Company is now presenting earnings per share using the two-class method. As such, the presentation for the prior periods have been revised. Earnings per share for the prior periods did not change as a result of using the two-class method.

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Supplemental Financial Information

(Unaudited - dollars in thousands except share data)

	Three Months Ended
	December 31,			September 30,			June 30,			March 31,			December 31,
Asset quality	2021			2021			2021			2021			2020
Allowance for loan losses, beginning of period	$	26,568		$	26,197		$	26,133		$	25,028		$	22,637
Charge-offs		(11	)		(77	)		(25	)		(46	)		(139	)
Recoveries		84			448			89			321			280
Provision		—			—			—			830			2,250
Allowance for loan losses, end of period	$	26,641		$	26,568		$	26,197		$	26,133		$	25,028
Ratios
Allowance to total loans		1.33	%		1.33	%		1.30	%		1.27	%		1.22	%
Allowance to nonperforming assets		496.10	%		501.01	%		443.50	%		423.09	%		341.59	%
Allowance to nonperforming loans		496.10	%		503.50	%		443.50	%		423.09	%		343.05	%
Nonperforming assets
Nonperforming loans	$	5,370		$	5,277		$	5,907		$	6,177		$	7,296
Other real estate owned		—			26			—			—			31
Total nonperforming assets	$	5,370		$	5,303		$	5,907		$	6,177		$	7,327
Capital and liquidity
Tier 1 leverage ratio		10.21	%		10.01	%		9.92	%		9.23	%		10.77	%
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio		12.92	%		14.18	%		14.65	%		15.20	%		14.74	%
Total risk-based capital ratio		14.35	%		15.43	%		15.90	%		16.45	%		15.99	%
Tangible common equity ratio (1)		9.33	%		9.28	%		9.51	%		9.00	%		9.98	%

(1) See reconciliation of non-GAAP measures at the end of this press release.

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Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

(Unaudited - dollars in thousands except share data)

	Three Months Ended
	December 31,			September 30,			June 30,			March 31,			December 31,
	2021			2021			2021			2021			2020
Tangible Common Equity
Total Shareholder’s Equity - GAAP	$	355,212		$	348,450		$	352,413		$	350,058		$	350,108
Less: Goodwill and intangible assets		81,791			82,013			82,235			82,458			82,681
Tangible common equity (Non-GAAP)	$	273,421		$	266,437		$	270,178		$	267,600		$	267,427
Total Shares Outstanding		14,954,200			15,029,972			15,434,592			15,750,479			15,898,032
Tangible book value per share	$	18.28		$	17.73		$	17.50		$	16.99		$	16.82
Tangible Assets
Total Assets - GAAP	$	3,011,983		$	2,952,236		$	2,924,643		$	3,057,368		$	2,762,918
Less: Goodwill and intangible assets		81,791			82,013			82,235			82,458			82,681
Tangible assets (Non-GAAP)	$	2,930,192		$	2,870,223		$	2,842,408		$	2,974,910		$	2,680,237
Tangible common equity to tangible assets		9.33	%		9.28	%		9.51	%		9.00	%		9.98	%

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Efficiency Ratio

(Unaudited - dollars in thousands except share data)

For the three months ended :	December 31, 2021									December 31, 2020
	GAAP			Non-GAAP adjustment			Non-GAAP			GAAP			Non-GAAP adjustment		Non-GAAP
Noninterest expense		17,173			—			17,173			16,968			—		16,968
Net interest income (FTE)		23,763			—			23,763			23,942			—		23,942
Noninterest income		6,811			—			6,811			7,666			—		7,666
Efficiency ratio		56.2	%					56.2	%		53.7	%				53.7	%
For the twelve months ended:	December 31, 2021									December 31, 2020
	GAAP			Non-GAAP adjustment			Non-GAAP			GAAP			Non-GAAP adjustment		Non-GAAP
Noninterest expense		78,484			(3,717	) (1)		74,767			70,665			—		70,665
Net interest income (FTE)		97,092			—			97,092			91,369			—		91,369
Noninterest income		31,452			(1,785	) (2)		29,667			28,182			—		28,182
Efficiency ratio		61.1	%					59.0	%		59.1	%				59.1	%

(1) FHLB prepayment penalty

(2) Gain on sale of VISA B shares

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