DEFIANCE – As part of their movement designed to foster kindness, “Powered By (kind) People. Fueled By You.”, Premier Bank has awarded more than $167,000 in community support to 97 organizations in the Northern market throughout 2022. These community partners share in the Bank’s dedication and passion for spreading kindness, doing good and making our communities stronger.

“Giving back to our local communities and spreading kindness in the places that we call home is at the heart of what we do,” said Jim Williams, Northern Market President, Premier Bank. “We truly value our relationships with our community partners and we’re appreciative of the work that they do to enrich the lives of families here in the Northern market. We believe that working together we can make our community stronger.”

This community support includes, but is not limited to the following community partners:

• Boys & Girls Club of Lenawee for the sponsorship of the 2022 Blue Jean Ball & Youth of the Year Breakfast

• Defiance Area YMCA for the sponsorship of the Defiance Festival of Lights

• Henry County Chamber of Commerce for the sponsorship of Feast Fest

• Operation K.A.V.I.C-Veterans in Crisis for the sponsorship of their Golf Outing

For more information, please visit YourPremierBank.com/Kindness.

About Premier Bank

Premier Bank, headquartered in Youngstown Ohio, operates 74 branches and 12 loan offices in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Pennsylvania and West Virginia (West Virginia office operates as Home Savings Bank) and serves clients through a team of wealth professionals dedicated to each community banking branch. The holding company for Premier Bank and First Insurance Group is Premier Financial Corp. (Nasdaq: PFC), headquartered in Defiance, Ohio. First Insurance Group is a full-service insurance agency with ten offices in Ohio. For more information, visit the company’s website at YourPremierBank.com.