Franklin Financial Network, Inc. Increases Its Quarterly Cash Dividend 50% to $0.06 Per Share

Franklin Financial Network, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE: FSB), parent company of Franklin Synergy Bank, today announced that its Board of Directors has increased the Company’s quarterly cash dividend 50% to $0.06 per share, payable on November 29, 2019, to shareholders of record as of November 15, 2019.

Commenting on the announcement, J. Myers Jones, III, Chief Executive Officer, said, “We are committed to returning capital to our shareholders, including providing investors with a stable and growing dividend. The increase announced today demonstrates not only our commitment to that pledge, but the confidence that we have in our ability to generate strong cash flow, even as we remain well-positioned to capitalize on growth opportunities that arise in the future.”

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About the Company

Franklin Financial Network, Inc. (NYSE: FSB) is a financial holding company headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee. The Company's wholly owned bank subsidiary, Franklin Synergy Bank, a Tennessee chartered commercial bank founded in November 2007 and a member of the Federal Reserve System, provides a full range of banking and related financial services with a focus on service to small businesses, corporate entities, local governments and individuals. With consolidated total assets of $4.1 billion at June 30, 2019, the Bank currently operates through 15 branches in the growing Williamson, Rutherford and Davidson Counties, all within the Nashville metropolitan statistical area. Additional information about the Company, which is included in the NYSE Financial-100 Index, the FTSE Russell 2000 Index and the S&P SmallCap 600 Index, is available at www.FranklinSynergyBank.com.

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