Effective September 14, 2018, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 11, 2018, by and among Civista Bancshares, Inc. (Civista), Civista Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Civista, United Community Bancorp (United Community), and United Community Bank a wholly-owned subsidiary of United Community, United Community merged with Civista, with Civista being the surviving corporation, and United Community Bank merged with Civista Bank, with Civista Bank being the surviving banking subsidiary of Civista. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, Civista increased the number of members of its board of directors by two and appointed two members of United Community's board of directors as members of the Civista board. The Civista board appointed William F. Ritzmann and Julie A. Mattlin to fill the created vacancies on the Civista Board. Mr. Ritzmann and Ms. Mattlin are both independent directors under applicable NASDAQ rules. William F. Ritzmann served as Chairman of the Board of the United Community and United Community Bank since October 2014. From 1999 until his retirement in June 2014, Mr. Ritzmann served as President and Chief Executive Officer of United Community Bank. From 2006 until his retirement in June 2014 he also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of United Community. He served as a director of United Community since 2006 and United Community Bank since 1999. Ms. Mattlin is a principal with MAC Consulting, LLC, a firm she formed in 2004. She is also a principal with DKMG Consulting LLC, formed in 2014 to provide financial consulting services to airports. Previously, Ms. Mattlin worked for one of the world's leading transportation planning and consulting firms for 20 years. From 2000 to 2004, she served as Vice President, Group Manager, Financial Services and was responsible for a team of consultants that provided services to more than 50 airports nationwide.