On July 25, 2023, upon the unanimous recommendation of its Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, the Board of Directors of Civista Bancshares, Inc. (?Civista?) increased the size of the Board from ten directors to fourteen directors, thereby creating four vacancies on the Board, and appointed John O. Bacon, Clyde A. Perfect, Jr., Nathan Weaks and Gerald B. Wurm to the Board to fill the vacancies. Each of the newly-appointed directors will serve as a director of Civista for an initial term ending at Civista?s 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The newly-appointed directors previously served as directors of Civista?s subsidiary, Civista Bank, and will continue to also serve as directors of Civista Bank following their appointment to the Board of Civista.

John O. Bacon is President and CEO of The Mack Iron Works Company. Mr. Bacon also serves as Chair Emeritus of Firelands Health and the Erie County Community Foundation. Mr. Bacon has served as a director of Civista Bank since 2005 and also previously served as a director of Civista from 2007 to 2011.

Mr. Bacon was appointed to serve on the Compensation, Benefits and Liability Committee and the Audit Committees of the Board effective July 25, 2023. Clyde A. ?Chip? Perfect, Jr. is President and CEO of Perfect North Slopes and Timberline Snow Company.

Mr. Perfect has also served as an Indiana State Senator (District 43) since 2014 and serves on the Commerce and Technology, Utilities, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Pensions and Labor, and Tax & Fiscal Policy Committees of the Indiana Senate. Mr. Perfect has served as a director of Civista Bank since 2022. Mr. Perfect was appointed to serve on the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the Risk Committee of the Board effective July 25, 2023.

Nathan Weaks is President of Automatic Feed Company, located in Napoleon, Ohio, which is engaged in the design and manufacture of coil processing and automation systems for the automotive and metal processing industry. Mr. Weaks previously served as a director of Henry County Bank from 2017 to 2022. Mr. Weaks has served as a director of Civista Bank since 2022.

Mr. Weaks was appointed to serve on the Audit Committee and the Risk Committee of the Board effective July 25, 2023. Gerald B. Wurm is President of Wurm?s Woodworking Co. and also President of Creative Plastics International, Inc. Mr. Wurm has served as a director of Civista Bank since 2004 and also previously served as a director of Civista from 2007 to 2011.

Mr. Wurm was appointed to serve on the Compensation, Benefits and Liability Committee and the Audit Committee of the Board effective July 25, 2023.